What's In A Title?

The blog title is my take on my favourite quote from Stephenie Meyer's Twilight novel, when Bella realises she is in love with vampire Edward. My version is slightly less impressive than that in the book but never the less true:


"About three things I was absolutely positive, first I was an obsessed crafter, second, there was a part of me - and I didn't know how potent that part might be, that thirsted for beautiful craft materials, dies, stamps, papers, cardstock etc, and third, I was unconditionally and irrevocably in love with scrapbooking and cardmaking"







Monday 29 March 2021

Easter Baskets

 





Over the last three weeks I have been making two Easter baskets for family members.  For the baskets I have used my Scan n Cut machine and cutting files I purchased from the svgcuts.com website called Picnic in the Park SVG kit.  

I used double sided pearl cardstock in a pinky peach colour for the base of the basket and some dark red card strips for the woven pattern on the side of the basket.  To decorate the basket I used papers from the Rose Garden paper pad by Crafter’s Companion.  After cutting the paper panels I inked around them using some brown quick dry ink before sticking them to the basket.  I attached the handles using some peach coloured brads.  I’ve decorated the side of the boxes with flowers and leaves cut using the gorgeous Climbing Rose die set by Sharon Callis.  The flower bases are rolled using a quilling tool and they look fabulous in whatever material you use and are so easy to make.  The white fronds were cut using dies by Bright Rosa and a drop of Tonic Nuvo Dream Drops added to each frond.  I cut the tag from the pinky peach pearl cardstock and added a black die cut sentiment, sorry, I can’t remember where I got it from.  I also made an Easter Bunny using the Bunny die set by Elizabeth Craft Designs.  I cut a thin strip of card and glued the bunny to it then tucked the strip into the opening at the back of the box.  To finish it off I added the tag on a matching ribbon.

I bought a large box of chocolates, split the chocolates between two cellophane bags, stapled the bag tops closed and put one bag inside each side of the basket along with the label from the chocolate box and the insert that shows what the chocolates are.  I took real willpower not to pinch a chocolate or two before sealing up the bags.  I hope the recipients enjoy the baskets as well as the chocolates.

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