Easter Baskert Tutorial

Blast from the past!!!

My Easter Basket from Stampin' Up Artisan Award Entry 2009


It's that time of year again to start thinking about Easter projects... I have revised the tutorial I wrote a few years back and it's posted on the SPLITCOASTSTAMPERS website starting today...


Link to the Carrot Easter Basket tutorial on SPLITCOASTSTAMPERS.
HERE.

Beate said this may possible is the longest tutorial they have ever posted... I really tried to combine and pair down some of the steps. Sorry all but you will love the result. If you just can't wait for the Carrots to be in-stock in the stores you can alter the project for St. Patricks day or for any other holiday for that matter.. How fun if you made it into a picnic basket Ooooo so cute.... I didn't get a video tutorial made SOOOO SORRY . I just can't get my camera and the Mac to work together.. We did just recieve an new little gadget called a BLOGGIE TOUCH from SONY but we haven't had time to try it out yet.. It's the SONY version of a FLIP camera... We will be trying it our on our Cruse in 2 weeks.... YAAA!



Let me know what you think of the new tutorial and please leave me a message with a link to your Easter Basket if you make one... I can't wait to see what you all come up with....





Huge Thanks to Beate for asking me to do the tutorial for her.. What an honor.. She is the first blog I ever read about card making.. So she is totally my Idol... How she does it all I will never know... I just know she ROCKS and I LOVE her for it!!!





ENJOY!!!





HUGS

BROOKE

Stampin' Up Artisan Award "09" Entry Easter Basket Tutorial

Happy Easter Weekend everone.. I wanted to share a FREE tutorial with you all for Easter...

Last I entered the Stampin' Up Artisan Award contest and all my projest were on display except 2. One being my bell jar will butterflies and flowers.. Some one of the big wigs fell in love with it at the S.U. Headquarters and had to have it for their desk... You can see a picture of it here. Sure wish I got to keep it I think it was pretty amazing... Glad they liked it... And the second thing that was not on display was this cute Easter Basket..(due to the fact it had chocolate carrots and all the hot light would melt it... RATS!! Hope you enjoy this projest... If you don't get to it intime for Easter not worries you can alter it to fit any season.. Keep your eyes open for great after Easter sales I got these Lindt Carrots for 75% off at Walgreens... HELLO...

Here is a picture of the carrots in it's original state... Yellow and borring.. Below I will show you a jazzed up version.

Step 1 : disacemble the origional package and trace it to get the proper dimensions.

Step 2 : deside how tall you want the new box to be and adjust the patter you have drawn add 1/8 in. all the way around the the fold marks/base of box so the old box can fit inside the new one you are creating. Use a different color marker so you know which color box you will use for your final template. As seen above. The pink uses the new dimensions..

Step 3: Fit the original package with carrots in the new outer box to see the fit.

Check hight of carrots in the box to make sure you are happy with the amount to carrots showing.

Here is the new outer box assembled.. You will notice below that I changed my to Close to Coco to look more like dirt.

Step 4 : Re-create the box in close to coco to look more like dirt.

Step 5: Assemble using sticky strip
Step 6 : Check fit of new box.

Step 7 : I used the same base with original dimensions for the dirt template in Close to Coco so the carrots can rest in a patch of dirt. By using the original dimensions this will allow the dirt to set inside your new box.

Step 8 : I wanted to carrots to be able to stand up straight and also line up with the original box. I made the top layer(dirt) hole smaller than the original. Sense my circle punch wouldn't reach this far in I made a template with the original hole seen to the right and traced them on the finished dirt and made the circle just smaller than the original hole.

Step 9 : To create a hole that had a little grab I used an craft knife to cut lines as if you were cutting a pizza then pushed all the wedges from the top finished side to the inside of the box. Now when you insert the carrot it will help balance it with the original box holes.

Step 10 : Assemble box using stick strip.

Step 11: Check the fit in for both boxes.

Step 12: Make the slats.. I found a patten paper that was perfect for a this project to alternate the patter of the wood slats but you can use any paper you wish.. I cut where the pattern intersected but you can adjust the slats to work with the paper you use.
Step 13 : Round the top corners of each wood slat.
Step 14 : Ink the sides of each slat with color of your choice.
Step 15: Cut a 1/4 in strip of paper, ink it up like the wood slats and attach all the way around the box as seen below.. I cut a piece of grass out ahead of time to make sure I like the placement of the wood slats. The grass was not permanently attached.. You can see I even change my mined on the color later. When you are happy with the hight of the slats you can trim off the edge of one then measure and cut all the slate in advance.
Step 16 : Make a pencil mark where the top of the original box is on the outer box and measure the hight. This is how far you will cut the blades of grass. Seen in step 18.

Step 17 : Use the original measurements of the box to get the hight of the grass needed. use the measurements from step 16 to mark how far dow to cut each blade of grass I used my paper trimmer and cut each blade 1/8 in. Then cut the glass blades a different angle by hand. Finish off with ink to help all the blades stand out.

Step 18 : Adhere grass to inside of new outside box with sticky strip.

Step 19: Using the Crop-a-dile hand tool to punch a whole in the side and set the Jumbo Eyelet using this tool as well.

Step 20 : Put stick strip around the outside of the paper dirt piece and put inside the box push side into the paper dirt so the stick strip will attach.
Step 21: Bend and arrange the grass to have a life like quality.
Step 23: Form a handle for your basket. With a strip of paper about 1.5 in" start to wrap around a large marker to help give a cylinder shape that will overlap. I used my Versa-Marker. You can trim of the excess when you have the shaper you like. The extra length gives you something to pull on for shaping.

Step 24 : Attack Stick Strip to the inside of one edge. Remove tape and use a 1/2 in " circle to use as a temple for desired size.
Step 25 : cut to small holes using your 1/8th in" hand held circle punch. Then center the two holes and punch a 1/2 in"circle punch. These will be the sides of the handle.

Step 26 : Lightly dot glue on the edges of the cylinder and add the circle and let dry.
Step 27: When dry add a little Close to Coco ink to give life to the handle.
Step 28 : String the handle on desired length of wire like a bead. I used a mini glue dot on both ends applied to the wire by sliding it into the 1/8 in" with a paper piercing tool and slid the handle to the desired spot to help hold in place.

Step 29: String wire in both ends centering the handle and finishing the edges with pliers.

Step 30: Place all the Yummy carrots in the newly made basket.Step 31 : Create a fitting tag for the basket.

Last: ENJOY!!!

Convention 2009 and Artisan Award Entries

I am off to convention this week for STAMPIN' UP.. Yahoo... I thought I would post the projects I submitted for the "ARTISAN AWARD" Stampin' Up awards each year at convention... I could not be more happy and proud of the entries I submitted.. I don't think I would have changed a think.. These projects are truly me... The coolest thing about working on this contest was..... THE LOVE AND SUPPORT I RECEIVED FROM MY FAMILY... Especially my Sweetheart.. They were always giving me such sweet comments and boosting me up... I was trying to keep my cool... I REALLY wanted to win this contest. You never know what the next year will bring and if you will have the opportunity to make all these projects the next time around.... I did feel a little disappointed that I didn't win because of all the time I had invested in the projects.. And all the time my family allowed me to create... When I told them I didn't win they all told me that I was still the best ever and I didn't matter.. Hopefully I can get over the guilt and try again next year...

My girlfriend that works at Stampin' Up said she had posted some of the project on the board so keep an eye open I know I will be looking for them. I will defiantly be taking pictures... I have a few blogger friends that did win and I am soooo excited to see what their project look like.. They have not been able to post any pictures because of the contest... CONGRATS to ANGIE TIEMAN for winning the Artisan Award this year.... check her out here.. She is soooo Amazing...

I am not sure if will be able to share picture with you each night like last year... While I am at Convention My DH will be taking my {MAC} in to have the DVD player fixed... This is good timing because I don't think I could go very long with my computer gone and me at home... Sad but true... Good luck macky boy...

If you are attending the convention please stop me and say hi I would love to meet you...

I finally finished my WOW swap cards tonight due to having to much fun with the kiddos and just plain being a busy mom and getting kids to and from activities and getting ready for school... I have a few swaps left from last year so if you didn't trade with me last year you are in luck....

I am of to bed so I can get an early start. I get to be one of the first to shop at Memento Mall in the A.M. SWEET no 4 hour line for me... Wish me luck.. I am NOT a morning person...

I hope you all enjoy the projects below..

Hugs

Brooke

This project was sooooo fun to make I only wish I could keep this one.. some of these flowers I even grew in my flower garden..

I have a full tutorial I will post for easter...

Elegant Wedding..

This card has a clear window using window sheeting..

Happy Birthday "2" you..

Beautiful simplicity...

This is one of my all time favorites.

My Abbie Angel..

I just so hard to be three... You mean I have to share :(

My favorite little chef.. he keeps us young...