The very moment I saw this weeks’ fun Freshly Made Sketches challenge from Kim Singdahlsen, I knew I’d be making a pretty Easter- or Spring-themed card. I was itching to play with my Basket Bunch bundle from the Occasions Catalog, and Kim’s sketch was exactly what I needed. These colors are contrary to the Winter chill, but that makes them all that much more refreshing. Here’s my card:
And here’s the banner for this week’s Freshly Made Sketches challenge that inspired my card:
Tips, Tricks and Reminders
- Basket Bunch. If you are excited to make adorable, fun projects for Easter, then the Basket Bunch is for you! What an adorable mix of sweet bunnies, bitty chicks and beautiful flowers. There are peeps and chocolate bunnies and many, many eggs. These Basket Builder Framelits Dies are perfectly paired with the stamps, and there are some great Thinlits in there, too. The patch of grass has so many great uses, and the three eggs can be used for beautiful and sophisticated projects. This set is super-flexible for either cute or beautiful projects.
Basket Bunch Bundle, Stampin’ Up!
- Build-a-Basket. I was thrilled with how beautifully and easily the dies helped me to create a beautiful basket of flowers. So sweet! As with arranging real flowers, the arrangement didn’t look so great until I was done. To show you how this is assembled, I’m sharing my after and before shots. Here’s a closeup of the basket when it was done and glued to the project.
Beautiful, right? Before I glued it down, I snapped this picture of the back of the basket to show how many pieces come together to make this image come to life. 
- Spring Colors. To create this beautiful, ombre backdrop for the flowers (doesn’t it look like the sun is about to rise behind these flowers?). It was simple to create – I simply cropped the design from a page of Stampin’ Up!’s By the Shore Designer Series Paper. Easy! The remaining colors were selected to pair with the Calyspo Coral in this paper. If you like this combination of soft colors, please save this:
Stamp Sets: Basket Bunch Papers: By the Shore Designer Series Paper, Calypso Coral, So Saffron, Pear Pizzazz, Soft Suede, Crumb Cake, Whisper White Inks: Archival Basic Black Accessories: Basket Builder Framelits Dies, Stampin’ Dimensionals
I hope you’ll pop over to the Freshly Made Sketches site to see the cards by the design team members and to play along with this week’s challenge.
Thanks for stopping by today!
Brian
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Oh Brian – this basket set wasn’t on my wish list but now it is! This card is gorgeous! That DSP works so well.
Really cute ! I think this basket of flowers would be sweet on note cards too . Thank you for the picture of the back of your basket and how you put it together .
I may have to look at this set closer because it is full of CUTE !
Love the colors and what a sweet card. I like how you can use this set for more than just Easter. Perfect for spring!
Darling. I believe this is sitting in a box of goodies that just arrived. Love how you showed the back of the basket and how you adhered!
I ordered this bundle yesterday and can’t wait for it to come. So many possibilities for this set Do love your card
Oooooooooh, I love love love ❤️ it a lot , that’s my next months order,
Thanks my friend for sharing,
Hugs Frenchie,
Perfect colors ?
Oh wow!! I love this!! Great color combo and layering:-). Thank you for the inspiration!
What a beautiful card! Love love love it!
Fabulous, fabulous, fabulous card from a fabulous creator. Absolutely, positively love everything about this one Brian!
Sweet basket of flowers! I love that DSP behind it……instant background…..perfect!
What a cute card. Daffodils are my favorite. Thanks for showing the back of the basket, it really helped. I read your blog every day. Thanks for sharing your thoughts, creativity, and your knowledge. You have really helped me to grow as a stamper.
Cutest card ever! This set wasn’t even on my radar until I saw this card! Now it is a must have!
Adorable!!
Thanks for sharing. Definitely a CASE!
Love the colors and your interpretation of this week’s sketch.
The Calypso Coral color transitions are great in the sky rectangle!
Yes! I must get this bundle…just plain pretty!
Such a sweet card and the color choices are so refreshing. Who wouldn’t be ready for spring.
I received my order Brian and the Whisper White ink will work out great. Thank you for the heads up on the ink your tips are greatly appreciated!
Fun card. Love the background choice too. One would think spring is on it’s way when checking out your cute basket of daffodils but we are to have rain Sunday turning to ice. Not fun but it could be a lot worse!
Oh NO! I had no interest in this set at all and now I want it in a bundle. I totally overlooked the daffodils and I think they are super great. The bow is very cute too!
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Ditto on Nancy’s comment and love the color combo!
What a lovely basket of flowers. A breath of fresh air during this long, cold winter! Thanks for playing along with us at Freshly Made Sketches!
Happy Easter! Thanks for the cute card idea.