Basket o Valentines - Tutorial

Alrighty, here's the tutorial for my Basket o Valentines!

You'll need the following materials to make the mini cards and basket:
Originals Card Confidence book, 4 sheets cardstock (similar), 3 sheets 12x12 patterned paper (I used Laughing Lola, NLA), Heart embossing folder, September 2014 SoTM - NLA, Smokey Plum ink, 2x2” My Acrylix block, SureCut™ Deluxe Craft Paper Trimmer, Versamat, Non-Stick Micro-Tip Scissors, Spritz, Scrubber, 3L® E-Z Dots® Adhesive, Bone Folder, Scoring Board, Flaxen twine, Shimmer trim, small boxed candy (like Smarties, I got mine in from Aldi)


Mini Valentines Design based on Originals page 113
To make the cards, cut patterned paper into 2.5" squares. Cut 2 sheets of cardstock into 3.5x5" bases then into 1.5x2.5" rectangles. Emboss rectangles with Heart folder. Score and fold the bases as shown.

Only cut 12 of each piece! Set aside the remaining sheets of cardstock and paper.

Using Versamat, 2x2" block, Sweet Moments image (from SoTM), and Smokey Plum ink stamp chosen image inside card. Assemble and embellish with shimmer trim as desired.

Place mini candy inside and use flaxen twine to tie shut. Trim ends with scissors.

To make the basket:
1) Using bone folder or score board, score remaining cardstock sheet at 3.5" on all sides as shown.

2) Fold all lines in to center, using bone folder to ensure crisp folds.

3) Fold the sides as shown and use adhesive to stick triangle flaps down.

4) If desired, punch 4 holes and use twine to attach a handle. Decorate using scrap pieces of patterned paper. Fill with mini Valentines and hand out.

That's all there is to it! A bit of cutting, a bit of stamping, a bit of embossing, and assembly. I hope you enjoyed making this lil basket o' Valentines! For a pdf of these instructions, contact me and I'll send you a copy.

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Finished

I finished making the rest of our jars last night. :)

One for me, one for my husband, one for his mum & dad, one for his brother and our sister-in-law, and one for our niece. :)

Tutorial - Easter "baskets"

Good evening my lovelies! I've just finished my little niece's Easter gift!

I'm a serious coffee drinker, and my preferred brand is Moccona. The jars are so pretty and useful that I have a problem throwing them in the recycling bin. (I've decanted my laundry powder, laundry soaker, even my cereal into various sized jars!) My sister-in-law decorated a Moccona jar and filled it with Easter eggs and chocolates one year as our gift. I finished the chocolate and then filled the jar with my espresso. This year I'm decorating and filling jars from my stash for Easter gifts to my family. And I'm going to show you how I did it. All measurements are in inches, and are based on me eyeballing my way through.

This is my first tutorial so bear with me. You can buy the items listed from my website. Just follow the links! :)

Easter basket jar - Materials needed:
50g Moccona glass coffee jar
B&T Duos paper of choice, I've used Chantilly (discontinued)
Adhesive tape (similar)
12inch paper trimmer
Hollyhock Exclusive Ink
Glamour Alphabet upper and lowercase stamp sets
My Acrylix block, I used 2"x3.5"
Ribbon or other embellishments, I used pink glitter gems.

1) Peel off the labels from jar and lid. Wash and dry your jar.

2.) Choose your B&T Duos paper, and embellishments.

3.) Trim your paper to a rectangle 1.5"x9.25".
With larger Moccona jars, simply scale up your measurements. For a 95g jar, 2.5"x10.5". For a 200g jar, 3"x12". Or just measure the label after you remove it.

4.) Put a bit of adhesive in the middle of your paper strip. Center and adhere to your jar. I simply chose the spot where the original label was stuck as my place to start from. Adhere one end of your strip and press firmly.

5.) Center and adhere remaining end of paper to jar, pressing firmly. Queensland is very humid so I used an extra bit of double sided tape to ensure my strip would stay on my jar.

6.) Embellish! I cut a length of white ribbon and adhered it to the middle of my jar. Then I stamped my niece's name using Hollyhock ink and the Glamour alphabet stampsets on a scrap of pink paper. Sticking that down over the seam of the ribbon and the paper, I added some pink sparkles. I trimmed the rim of the jar with some blue ribbon from my stash. (You could also color your own ribbon using CTMH Exclusive Inks if you like.)

7.) Fill with Easter grass, treats, and close before giving.

And there you have it! A quick, personalized way to turn your empty coffee jar into an Easter treat! I hope you've enjoyed this lil tutorial. :)

You can see the rest of the set here. :)