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Tuesday 2 February 2010

...Day 3 post 1 Faux Fun circles


Good morning and welcome to day 3 of the samples before the big release on Thursday!! Don't miss the festivities, call back here to the blog on Thursday, to see the stamp sets revealed and do the DT blog hop!! There will be prizes up for grabs!!

After you've had a peep at this little project you might like to pop over to see what Lisa and Lynn have made with the new stamps!! - ooh and pop over to Anya's, although she is not officially peeking today you might like to see her card, it's divine!!

Yesterday I showed you the new stamp set Spring Baskets, today I'm giving you a peep at Faux Fun circles. One of the TWO circle sets releasing on Thursday!!

Apologies for using the knitted circle again but I love it so much and as Anya says, the knitted texture just seems to fit in with any project!

Today I thought it would be fun to show you the stamps from Faux Fun used to dress up a basket! You can see on the tag above how I stamped the knitted circle and then used a slightly smaller circle (from the Spellbinders large Classic circles) to trim it out so that the stamped image 'bleeds' of the edge of the circle. I love how this can make the cream card circle appear to merge with the ginger coloured mat. I then stamped the little wreath image in green inside the knitted circle and used a copic marker just to dot the little berries in a shade of blue. Inside that I stamped an egg and coloured it to match my chocolate foil wrapped eggs.

I made a secondary tag cut with a Spellbinders tag die and stamped with a sentiment from L'il Buddies, (also releasing Thursday). I dressed it up with a tiny sprig which also comes as one of the little accessory stamps in the Faux Fun circles stamp set! There are 8 accessory stamps in the set as well as the 7 circle frame stamps! The circle stamps co-ordinate with the Spellbinders Classic circle dies. I sized them around the Small Classic circles set but of course they can be used with the larger circles dies too, it's just a matter of what size of border you prefer around the stamped image. Some of the smaller circle frames also co-ordinate with popular punch sizes!!

On the sides of the basket I used the co-ordinating branch element on the decorative cream panels, I like the slightly 'regency' look this gives to the basket.


This is obviously a tall basket, and I love the proportions of the long base with footed stand, however, like the stamp set, there is another version of this basket, call back later today to see it in my second post!!!


Inside the liner, you can see that I used an egg stamp to make a subtle pattern. A fancy fiskars border punch finishes the edge of the liner beautifully!


So, does it tickle?? and what do you think is coming next?? lol

26 comments:

  1. WOW Claire...this basket is astoundingly beautiful and you amaze me with your ability to create such a unique design from paper. FANTASTIC!

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  2. A gorgeous basket Claire - and it better be the tutorial for it that is coming next!!!! Can't wait to try one of these - Love your pretty eggs and the great framing stamp! A beautiful creation!

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  3. What an amazing basket! Oh my goodness...it is BEAUTIFUL!!! Wow...

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  4. You totally amaze me with these baskets you whip up! This is beautiful and those Faux Fun Circles are perfect!

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  5. It's hard to believe that this basket is made out of paper! It's just gorgeous, as is everything on this post - as usual!!!!

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  6. Hi Claire
    So beautifull a gorgeous basket.
    The next will be a small basket?
    (less tall like your stamp)

    Holly.

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  7. I wait the tutorial too. Its wonderfull project!!

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  8. This is just fabulous as were yesterday's posts! Such lovely baskets and the circles are definite must haves. It is so wonderful to see your sweet spring creations on a gloomy, overcast day!

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  9. This is gorgeous Clare! You know my mom has almost the same basket, except hers is made of ceramic.

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  10. Goodness, I hope the tutorial is NEXT! Your basket is crazy-amazing!!

    THANK YOU for sharing!

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  11. Wow. Wow! That basket is so fantastic! What a tremendously beautiful creation. I am at a loss for words, this release has been out-of-this-world!

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  12. Grogeous... and I hope the tutorial comes next too !!!
    Angela xxx.

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  13. Gorgeous! I love that tall basket - why haven't I thought of that?! What a lovely centerpiece that would make for any Easter dinner table :)
    I can't wait to see more!

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  14. OMGosh, I hope what's coming next is the template to make that basket!!!! Your project is beautiful, Claire! I love the color scheme, and the way you used double circle images. Perfection!!!

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  15. OK Claire, you're doing it to me again today, that'll be enough of that young lady lol :) Seriously, I'm blown away by the stunning BEAUTY of this basket Claire!!! Simply AMAZING!

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  16. Ack!! Claire, you are going to be so bad for my budget...I can tell! I have resisted thus far, but I don't think it will last...LOVE THIS!!

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  17. This is so pretty!!! A perfect gift for a *mum* :)

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  18. Ummmm, I'm speechless here! Seriously, there aren't words for just how AWESOME this is Claire! Wow!!!! You are a papercrafting genius!!!!!! WOW!

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  19. Claire, WOW! I am in awe of you! I knew you were talented and amazingly creative, but these latest images are WOWEE!!!!!!!
    WOW!

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  20. Oh Claire! You are amazing!! This basket is stunning!!!

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  21. So looking forward to seeing the Faux Circles in full - the Faux Fun stamp set is one of my faves yet!

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  22. Those baskets CANNOT be made out of paper...Really?...Claire, you are just knocking me OUT with these....GORGEOUS!

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  23. Absolutely stunning--your baskets. Everything that you create is so unique, beautiful, and the attention to detail is amazing. I'm in awe of you:-)

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  24. What an amazing basket! I can't believe it's made out of paper! You are one talented gal!!! I sure wish money weren't so tight right now...I'm all over everything you're releasing!

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  25. Claire this is just stunning!

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