My Second Attempt

I knew if I got my energy level back I could come up with something better than my last effort for the heart box. Well I think I have and I also used the other method to create the heart basket that I had thought of. I actually started this while I was supposed to be getting ready for work this morning. I frequently take 10 minutes to 'play' before going to work - gotta have my craft 'fix' ya know!



I am gonna apologise for the colour exposure and quality of my photos right here and now. The flash over exposed the shots so I took it off and then stupidly played with the colour saturation while editing thinking it would make it look better - NOT! Then when I tried to get a better shot my batteries died and I'm not sittin around waitin for them to charge up. I am tired of hearing myself say it looks so much better up close and for real so I may post another shot later when my batteries have new juice just to prove it. These colours actually look closer in hue than this shot shows but I guess you'll have to take my word for it. Actually the 3rd picture down is pretty close.

Anyhow! Here's how I made this one.

I started by cutting a whole bunch of hearts with the nestabilities dies. I stamped the heart design and cut it out and also the text and cut it with an oval die. I cut the holly leaves by hand cos all my dies were too big and added the red 'faux dew drops' as berries. This shot may be a bit blurry but you can see how close the colours are.

I just love that the nestabilities lend themselves to layering up and I especially love to alternate so some layers are 3D and some are flat. I layered up the front heart but left the back plain. I could've decorated it but I didn't want to waste supplies on an area that most probably won't be seen.

Then I added the holly and berries and this is how my finished heart looked. I am planning on re-creating this but then adding it to a card to match the heart basket when I give it. This is a truer colour shot.

All that was left was to join the two hearts together so I cut a strip measuring 2" x 6 3/4", scored 3/8" down both sides to create long tabs and folded in half. While it was folded in half I cut away a small triangle notch to make it easier to attach and avoid a bulky overlap. Then I added larger eyelets for the ribbon.

I added adhesive tape and secured one side to the back heart and the other to the front - simple!

After that I tied a pretty bow with wired ribbon (stuck myself too - owie!) and threaded the ends through the eyelets and tied knots. This colour is somewhat weird I know but when I was editing I played around and decided this colour scheme gave it kind of a vintage feel. I'm sharing it cos it shows the design concept without the colours distracting.

I have someone special in mind as the recipient for this with the matching card. Will post later if I get it done. I am demonstrating this Saturday and while I can't use these cute stamps, I have thought of another way I can use this basket design.