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Our talented Gretchen makes me ooh and aah again!! Look how cute this darling basket is.

Gretchen wrote:

On the second day of Christmas, my true love gave to me ... well gee, what could you give to someone in this darling little basket, so easy and quick to make with the Baskets & Blooms Die and the Big Shot! This is a Christmas version of one of my favorite little treat boxes/baskets to make! I created it using Merry Moments Designer Series Paper, Old Olive Cardstock (and just a bit of Real Red for the Tag and Snowflake), and Very Vanilla Cardstock. The Snowflakes were punched with the new Jumbo Snowflake Punch and then coated with Dazzling Diamonds Glitter (using a 2-way glue pen). Look at that sparkle? (click on the thumbnail for a larger image). A little more holiday bling is applied with a Clear Rhinestone Brad in the middle of each snowflake. The tag is stamped with the Christmas Punch Stamp Set and punched out with the Scallop Oval Punch (sorry, the Old Olive layer will need to be cut by hand). A little of the new Real Red 5/8" Polka Dot Grosgrain ribbon finishes off this darling little box. You could put Santa's Elfs to shame and crank out several of these in less than an hour! More photos and details are available at http://gretchenbarron.typepad.com/my_weblog/2009/07/on-the-second-day-of-christmas-.html. If you would prefer to purchase kits for these little baskets (winter, fall and floral themes), I have Class-on-the-Go Kits avilable on my blog as well at http://gretchenbarron.typepad.com/my_weblog/2009/08/a-bevy-of-beautiful-baskets-new-class-kitonthego.html. Thanks so much for looking! Blessings, Gretchen

Thanks as always Gretchen. You are awesome.

Enjoy your day everyone

Max