Tutorial 1 - finally!
Easter Baskets - what you need:
1. 1 piece of card stock A5 size (exactly half of A4 so you can make 2 baskets with 1 sheet) or 210mm x 297 mm for A4 and 210mm x 148 for A5
2. 1 strip of DST 4 cm x 21 cm
3. 1 strip of matching card stock 1.5 cm x 15 cm
4. 32 cm ribbon plus 16 cm (2 pieces)
5. 12" (one side of a 12"x12" sheet), scalloped and cut at 1.5 cm . More explanation further on.
6. 12" (one side of a 12" x 12" sheet) strip 2 cm wide
7. double sided tape
8.any hardware or finishing you choose
1. Start by marking the card stock. On the wider side, mark on 3 cm, 5 cm, 16 cm and 18 cm. I trace lines from top to bottom so they cross when I do the other side. If you have a different technique, it's great too. On the narrow side, mark 1 cm, 5.5 cm, 9.5 cm and 14.8 cm.
2. Cut where the 1 cm x 3 cm lines meet on the corners and remove them. Join that point to the 5 x 5.5 cm corner, on four sides, and cut those as well.
3. Score the center rectangle (5 x 5.5 cm, 5 x 9.5 cm, 16 x 5.5 cm and 16 x 9,5 cm) where you see the dotted line.
This is the base of your box. All you need now is decorations...
(notice that I chose this color and made the lines strong enough so you could see them. Normally, the lines are only indicative and do not show at all...
Decorations
1. Cut a strip of 4 cm x 21 cm for the bottom.
2. Punch a 12" DST of your choice the whole length...
then measure 1.5 cm to the tip of the punch curves and cut.
3. Cut a matching 2 cm wide strip of the 12x12" DST and put aside.
4. Cut a 1.5 cm x 15 cm of the same cardstock as the base for the handle and 16 cm of coordinating ribbon.
5. cut a 32 cm piece of coordinating ribbon and choose 2 pieces of hardware for the sides, and 2 pieces of hardware for the handle
6.To decorate the base, you may used stamped images, big shot impressions, etc. In this case, I am going to create an image with the Cottage Garden clear stamp set using the block H and Rich Razzleberry Ink
To create the image, simple press on the block the desired stamps on the position you find more appropriate, making sure they adhere firmly to the block
Assembling the box/basket
1. Adhere the bottom strip aligned to the score, from edge to edge
2. Cut the strip you punched in half and adhere each half to the 1 cm lip on each side on the outside of the box - make sure you choose which design you want to show inside and outside and do both the same !
When you glue the trip, center it, so any left over is equally distributed on both sides. Add double sided tape to the ends of the bottom strip and the bottom of the side strips to secure the sides and the ribbon.
3. Mark and make a whole halfway the strip where you will attach the hardware to secure the handle. This will be used as a guide so you know where the whole are once the ribbon is attached
4. Now make sure all the scored sides are well creased.
5. Peel off the bottom strip tape first and fold the sides over as shown, making sure you meet the sides in the middle. You will know the position because the strips match and align perfectly. press down so the tape will hold the sides in place. Do the same on the other side.
6. Peel off the side strips and start adhering the tape close to one of the holes you made on step 3 . Make sure the ribbon is aligned tightly and neatly, because it is what holds the box together and gives it its oval shape.
7. Make a hole through the ribbon on each side and attach the hardware
8. Glue the ribbon onto the handle and attach it to the previous holes with the chosen hardware. At this point, if you have different hardware for front and back, make sure you attach the correct ones in the right places.
9. For a neat finish, add double table to the 2 ends and middle of the strip you cut on step 9 and glue it to the inside edge so to cover the hardware and edges.
notice you don't need much tape because the oval shape of the box will hold the strip in place. make sure the ends are always on the mid section of the box so they don't show
again, no lines will show in your project . these were left here for representation only.
Now, add some nesting paper, some eggs and you are done!
and if you feel like playing with your BigShot, you can always create a coordinating card...
to go with your basket!!
I hope you enjoyed the tutorial and have lots of fun making baskets. Just remember, always give credit to the original artist (in this case, yours truly) and understand you are not authorized to publish or submit this project to any publication without my express written consent (mainly because I have already done it).
Enjoy!!
UPDATE: download the pdf with the template here... then all you have to do is print and cut!
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