It's Strawberries with Paper Sweeties!

The August release stamps are all available today at Paper Sweeties!  Today (and tomorrow, too), I've got a strawberry theme going.

I love little baskets and wanted to take advantage of the berry sweet sentiments from the new Thanks Berry Much stamps.  I love the banner stamp which you can see stamped in green here.

Awhile back when I first posted one of these little strawberry boxes, I got quite a few emails asking about how I did the ribbon and tag so that it could still be opened.   So I've got a couple of pictures that might help.

First, thread the ribbon through the holes of the strawberry and bring both ends through the leaves.  The strawberry box pattern I used can be found here.  There are also several available online for diecutting machines.

Then make "bunny ears."  

Simply, tie the tag around the bunny ears.  All your recipient will have to do, is untie the tag and open the strawberry.

To see the entire Paper Sweeties release, you can visit the store today and to see more inspiration using Paper Sweeties stamps, visit the Paper Sweeties blog.  Come back tomorrow when I will feature Paper Sweeties stamps and White Strawberry Tea!

Sweet Strawberry Box for The Cutting Cafe

Strawberries, pink gingham...perfect for me!   This week we are all showcasing strawberries.  This sweet, little box is from the Strawberry Treat Box set at The Cutting Cafe.

Super easy to put together and just the right size for a couple of chocolate covered strawberries.  (Which were yummy, by the way!)  I slipped the strawberries into the small size cupcake holders and lined the box with a doily. 

The tag is also from the Strawberry Treat Box set.  The set comes with all the decorative pieces and lots of tags, so you can pick the best one for your project. 

Today is Memorial Day here in America.  Even though we have a reminder almost every day of the sacrifices and devastation of war, today is a day for us to remember and be thankful collectively as a country.  Thank you to those (past and present) who have given their service to our country.

All of the strawberry projects will be posted at The Cutting Cafe blog on Wednesday.  Through Tuesday, it is buy one, get one (for equal or less value) free at The Cutting Cafe.  This would be a great time to check out all the goodies!  So glad you stopped by and have a wonderful week!

Anything Goes at Craft Us Crazy!

Anything Goes - well, that's pretty easy!  The sponsor for the Anything Goes challenge at Craft us Crazy is Bugaboo Stamps. 

The prize is 7 digi images! 

This oh, so sweet strawberry girl is from Bugaboo Stamps and they have a lot of wonderful digi stamps to offer.   I made a strawberry basket using a template that was designed by Lauren Meador when she was designing for Papertrey Ink.  I believe it's still available there.  It's super easy to put together. 

And of course, I thought the basket needed a strawberry as big as the one in her wheelbarrow!   Be sure to check out all the projects at Craft us Crazy and link up one of your own "Anything Goes" projects!