Tuesday, April 12, 2011

MINI EASTER TILDAS ON A MINI HANDMADE BASKET

Happy mid-week fellow crafters and Maggie lovers!  Hope your week got off to a good start and now we're almost half way to the weekend!  I finally was able to complete a mini basket that I started over the weekend and only now have the "real mccoy!" to share.  I bought the Grand Labels Eleven die set from SB although I don't own the Grand Calibur yet.  I get to use my sister's Big Shot Pro when I need to.  But I wanted to see if I could use it at home and found that the second from the largest die fit through my Big Shot!  I started scoring and cutting to see what else I could do with it and came up with this:


This is the front of the basket.  It's tiny and perfect for the mini Tildas!
The basket measures approximately 3" wide, 2" deep, and 2-1/4" high.  With the handle it's about 4-1/2" high.  I used a piece of DP 6" x 8.5" for the die, and a strip of CS 1-1/4" x 8.5" for the handle.
The next pic shows the back of the basket.  Notice, I'm not naming the images because at the moment, I can't remember them!  My sweet friend Suzan stamped and sent them to me!  (Thank you, Suzan!)
The third pic shows the right side of the basket and I left the other side of the basket blank because that is where I will add a tag for the recipient.
The fourth pic is from the top looking down into the basket.
If you would like to make a basket like this, I have some pics of how I scored and cut the Grand Eleven Labels die below.





If you have questions, you can email me for clarification.  Sorry this was done so haphazardously, but at the time I made these notes for my own "memory jogger" so I could make more baskets!  Thanks so much for stopping by today!  It's either blurf or blog and sometimes I am not able to do both in a day so I hope you understand LOL!  I'll be making my rounds to visiting all your wonderful sites soon! 
Maggie Hugs,

32 comments:

Mascha Zimmerman said...

Wow Camille, what a sweet and beautiful gift have you been making. The girls are so adorable and nice colored.Bye Mascha

Anonymous said...

I love this Cami! What a great idea! Thanks for sharing the scoring template. Beautiful job and love those adorable images. hugs, Angela

Karen said...

THis is really cute!!!

Christina said...

Woww this is really beautiful Cami!! Thanks for sharing!
Hugs Kristel

Pam said...

Super cute Cami......love the papers and the Tildas are colored beautifully. TFS
Hugs from Indiana,
Pam:)

Peggie said...

What a cutie. Love the basket.

Rene said...

How CUTE! Thank you so much for the directions!
Rene :D

Crafts2do4fun said...

Beautiful job, great idea for table settings at Easter, Thanks for the directions. Love it.

Suzan L said...

Hi Cami, your baskets came out so darling with the mini images on the front of them!! What a wonderful idea to use the Grand Labels to make them!!
Hugs,
Suzan

Linda said...

Hi lady! Wow, you are a genius! I just love how these baskets came out and those mini Tildas are just the cutest things!!! Happy Wednesday GF and see you soon! Luv yah, Elle

Karen Arthur said...

Oh my, how cute is this basket!! You did a fabulous job and I am really liking these mini Tilda's, do no own any but it is on 'my list' of things to buy. Thanks for stopping my my blog and hope to see you again.
Hugs, Karen

Danni said...

These are adorable!

Barb Hardeman said...

Absolutely darling Cami...sweet shape to the basket and the Mini Tilda is perfect...hugs...Barb

1LuvnMama said...

Jaw-dropper! Luv this basket and luv the tutorial you put together. Awesome job Cami! Hey, can the Grand dies really fit in the Big Shot? I can't afford the Pro either . . . man, I think I have to think again about purchasing some Grand dies now. I luv the larger shapes. Thanks Cami!

Only By His Grace said...

Hi Cami!
I love your little basket. The mini Tilda's on the sides are gorgeous and so nicely colored. i love the egg shaped frame around them too.
Thank you for the tutorial. so easy to follow.
hugs Maz

Eve said...

what a pretty easter basket you made, Cami! Very cute tildas images fits perfectly in your design!

Joy said...

OMGoodness Cami! this is fabulous! I do love all your creations and this one takes the cake! love your mini images too! so cute! fabulous coloring and attention to detail! WOW! I will have to pick your brain one day! lol! have a good hump day!

Unknown said...

Wow super cute!!!!Excellent job!!!!

Cyndi said...

super cute basket Cami! you use the maggies so well! hopefully i'll have time to try it out!

Rosie said...

Awwww Cami, this is adorable! Thanks for the awesome instructions. Gotta give this basket a try. Hugs, Rosie :)

cabio's craft corner said...

Super adorable!! This basket folded so beautiful. Love your tute!!! It'll make a great gift of goodies for Easter. Thanks for sharing :o)
Hugs,
Cabio

Diana Crick said...

Absolutely adorable.a delightful gift, clever you!!
hugs, Diana

Candy said...

Great job Cami!!!
You are just so smart!
Love how you have decorated your fabulous basket.
It's as cute as can be :o)
Hugs, Candy

Brenda said...

cute baskets! thanks for the tutorial also! those images are adorable!

Sandy said...

Very nice basket - love the top view looking down - beautiful worK1
Sandy

Madge H. said...

Beautiful basket Cami. Thank you for supplying the tutorial.
~ rubber hugs, inky wishes ~
Madge

Sharon said...

Oh Cami, this is absolutely beautiful! What a wonderful Easter basket. Thanks for sharing the tutorial with us too, hugs Sharon

Eulanda said...

WOW Cami!! You are so creative! I'm not so sure I'd actually invent something to build but I'd copy it. LOL! So cute and that image makes me giggle. Hugs!

Unknown said...

This is just too ucte! Love the basket, Cami! Thanks so much for the template too! Have a great weekend!

Elise said...

Oh Cami!!! How wonderful is this?!!! Wow! You are such an inspiration!! Beautiful, beautiful, beautiful!!! You're so creative!!!

Love,
Elise

Iulia said...

What a nice basket, Cami! Love zour sweet Maggie you chose for this and your beautiful coloring! How lovely is that! Cute as a button!
Hugs, Iulia

MarieL said...

What a beautiful easter basket and oh so much work. It looks so cute. Terrific job my friend.

Hugs....Marie