Easter Basket

The Envelope Punch Board is useful for making things other than envelopes. Just look at this great Easter Basket!

Supplies

Stamps: none
Ink: none
Paper including cutting dimensions:  Share What You Love Specialty Designer Series Paper (146926) Pattern with pink flowers and light brown background 9” x 9”; 12” x 1”
Accessories:
Envelope Punch Board (133774)
Big Shot (143263)
Playful Pennants Framelets Dies (146352) scallop border die
Bone Folder (102300)
Tear and Tape (138995)
Polka Dot Tulle Ribbon (46912) 16”

Instructions

1. Place one edge of the 9” square on the 3” mark of the punch board. Punch and score.
2. Turn the square 90 degrees, punch and score. Repeat for the other two sides.
3. Turn the paper over, place the edge at 3”, punch and score. This will give you two punches and score lines 3” apart. Continue on around the square.
4. Now place the square with one of the notches and a score line along the score line marker on the punch board. Score across the corner. See photo 2. Repeat across the rest of the corners.

5. Fold on the score lines burnishing them with the bone folder.
6. Fold two opposite sides in and place the scallop die on one of the corners just above the score line and run through the Big Shot. See photo 3. Repeat on all corners. Now you have 4 sides with triangles between the sides.

7. Bring the intersecting score lines at one corner together with the flap to the inside. Burnish the flap well. Repeat on all corners.
8. Put a piece of Tear and Tape on the right side of the corner flap as shown in photo 3 and adhere the edges of the sides together. Then adhere the flap inside to one of the sides. Repeat on all four corners.
9. Put a couple short strips of Tear and Tape on each end of the 12” x 1” strip of dsp and attach the ends inside the basket for the handle.
10. Tie the Polka Dot Tulle Ribbon around the handle. Fill basket with Easter candy.