Paperscrapz has a variety of templates for cards, scrapbooking, and projects (like the strawberry that I am going to show you today.)
I will call these my "So Berry Special Strawberries".
The strawberry template was submitted to Paperscrapz by Sherry Brickey.
I printed it out and cut out the patterns. Then I enlarged each 150%.
Place the strawberry template to red backside of the cherry paper from Summer Picnic DSP and trace it with a pencil. Then cut it out.


Turn it over and use the black scoring blade on your paper cutter and score each petal to the middle point as well as the end tab.


It should look like this when you are done:

Take a sponge dauber and ink it up in Real Red. Distress the edges for shading and punch holes.


Take the leaf template and place it on textured Wild Wasabi card stock. Trace it with a pencil. Cut it out and distress the edges with a sponge dauber that has been inked up in Wild Wasabi. Punch hole in the middle.




Add a strip of sticky tape to the end tab on the strawberry cut out.
Attach end tab to the inside of the other end of the cut out.


Thread about 11" of Old Olive poly-twill ribbon through the holes of the strawberry cut out. Tighten the top as you go. Fill the inside just before you close it up tight. I filled mine up with watermelon, cherry, and apple Jolly Rancher candies. It makes this smell so fruity!



Take the leaf cut out and use your fingers to curl the ends a little. If you gently rub it between your thumb and forefinger, the warmth of your fingers will help curl the ends without creasing the card stock.


Attach the leaf cut out to the strawberry box by threading both ends of the ribbon through the hole. Tie a double knot up on top.



I hope you think these are "so berry special" strawberries and find this tutorial helpful!

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