Spring Crafting in a Pinch with Sharyn Sowell

Let’s face it. You’re busy. I’m busy. In an ideal world, we’d have hours to craft all day but this is real life and sometimes what we need is crafting in a pinch. So let’s make something ultra fast to celebrate spring!

I used the Baby’s Garden die from my Little Loves collection. Since I wanted to bring a bouquet to my neighbor but had literally only ten minutes to spare, I grabbed a generic looking tag I had made months ago and not used. I scrounged some ribbon from my stash and decided it was a perfect match for the daffodils in my garden. I sliced a little opening in the tag and threaded a piece of ribbon through.

You could use whatever you have on hand. Just cut a random background for your tag; it can even be a square scrap. Add a ribbon.

The point is no fussing, just take a scrap or two or something you made but didn’t end up using and add a pretty ribbon.

Next I cut out the sweet Baby’s Garden die and glued it to the tag.

I delivered it to my friend with a minute to spare, and that included dashing out to the garden for flowers. I bet she thought I spent a great deal of time on this pretty gift. Don’t tell her it was a five minute craft- that’s our little secret!

The only thing I didn’t have time for is cleaning up after my little crafting adventure… but I’ll only mess up the table again later today anyway when I’m crafting in a hurry.

About my die cut designs… Did you know I cut them all freehand using only a pair of scissors and a piece of ordinary paper? I’m in love with my scissors and I always dream up the image, usually based on my garden or family and friends or something I’ve seen while out and about. Then I snip away anything that isn’t part of the picture I’m creating. I draw with scissors and watch the image emerge. I’ve been known to whip out paper and scissors in a museum or at a soccer game, at a birthday party or wandering in a garden. I capture it all in a single piece of paper. Isn’t that wonderful fun?

Spellbinders Supplies:

• S3-332 Baby’s Garden
• PE-100 Platinum 6 Die Cutting and Embossing Machine
• T-001 Tool ‘N One

Other supplies:

Adhesive of your choice; Scraps of paper; Ribbon; A little bouquet and flowers.

For more information about my scissor cuts and my perfectly imperfect creative lifestyle, you can find me at www.sharynsowellartblog.blogspot.com or www.sharynsowell.com.