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I chose to do a “Thinking of You” card and a slatted flower basket. I got my inspiration for the card from Linda Heller over at Stamping School. The slatted basket is from a tutorial I found in Splitcoast Stampers.
Using the diamond design from the retiring “Happy Patterns” decorative mask (138313), I sponged in a diagonal pattern, bottom right to upper left … darker to lighter using Elegant Eggplant, Perfect Plum and Wisteria Wonder ink on Whisper White cardstock. The sentiment is from the retiring hostess set, “Best Thoughts“. I mounted this on a Basic Black card base.
I stamped the hyacinths from “Helping Me Grow” (140764) in archival black ink onto Whisper White cardstock. After coloring the image with Elegant Eggplant and Perfect Plum using daubers and a Pear Pizzazz marker, I fussy cut them out and popped the blossoms up on dimensionals. A piece of Pear Pizzazz cotton ribbon and some clear Wink of Stella completes the card front. Inside I stamped a portion of the hyacinth image, leaving the rest blank for a personal note.
The Slatted Basket is amazingly easy to make (following the tutorial at Splitcoast Stampers). I think it makes a perfect presentation for a small plant. The basket’s inside dimension is 4″ x 4″ x 3.25″ tall. It is extremely sturdy. 
I used a 12″ x 12″ sheet of Elegant Eggplant cardstock for the basket’s foundation and 6- 1″x11″ strips of Regals Designer Series Paper Stack for the side accents. I decided to add a 1/2″ narrow strip of DSP around the top. I chose not to add a handle since I put a plant inside.
I think this is a great gift to show someone you are thinking of them.
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