Super Exciting News!! and the Pumpkin Basket How-To

Here is a little sneaky peeky to the Super Exciting News!!!

Today I am the guest designer for UStamp and here is a smidgen of the project exclusively for UStamp!

This is my first time ever with UStamp. For those of you who are not familiar with UStamp, here is Dawn in her own words:

We come together because of our love of Stampin' Up! products, but we leave with so much more. Did you ever think that your heart could be touched by so many you never even met?? Us neither!! But that is exactly what happens every time, and THAT my friends is what makes US so special!!

When you join us, expect to feel connected, be inspired, have fun and lots of laughs in our chat room open 24/7, maybe even win a prize!! Our Design Teams ROCK!!

Our "Dream Team", "Creative Crew" and "Guest Designers" are Stampin' Up! Demonstrators from each country that Stampin' Up! is open for business. The United States, Australia, New Zealand, Canada, Germany, France and the United Kingdom are all on board for our Fall 09 event!! We will be celebrating the exciting New Stampin' Up! Catalog release and the FABULOUS NEW Holiday Mini catalog, so will NOT you want to miss this event!!

UStamp with Dawn and Friends!! Fall 09 will open bright and early Friday, September 4th and will wrap up Friday, October 2nd. You are getting an even GREATER value with this event because I have added 4 MORE days!! YES!! 28 days of amazing creative fun!! New projects/video every day!! Tons of Chats, Lots of Prizes, Gallery Sharing, of course the highly requested "Creative Swap", and a few surprises too!!

Attention International Friends... All project dimensions will be available in both CM and Inches!! Every Project PDF will be translated and available in French, German and Spanish!!

It's not too late to register for UStamp Fall Session. You can still see the first 6 days that have already 'aired'.

Register HERE today, at http://www.ustampwithdawn.blogspot.com/ and you too can create this project!!

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Yesterday I received a TON of e-mail asking for the little pumpkin basket directions. It's always funny to me to see what catches people's attention! Here we go...

1. Cut cardstock to 2-1/4" x 5-3/4".

2. Score along the bottom at 1".

3. Score the length at 1-3/4", 2-3/4", 4-1/2" and 5-1/2"

4. Cut on the score lines up to the intersecting score line at a slight angle (to avoid any overlap and it 's cleaner look). Cut off the little piece at the end as shown in the photo.

5. Punch 5 ovals with the Wide Oval Punch, sponge the edges for added depth. I used Pumpkin Pie cardstock and ink.

6. Handle is 6" x 1/2".

7. Apply SNAIL adhesive to back of the center punched oval and start layering the ovals on the left and right sides alternately.
8. Bottom view is what the back looks like when complete

9. Fold the box and secure with Sticky Strip.

10. Attach pumpkins to the front and back of the box.

11. Hand cut little stems and stamp leaves if desired.

12. Attach handle with a brad.