creativitE by Erin Bassett

Scrapbook Page {Life is Good}

Here's a page I made with a really old photo I love.  It's from one of our many trips to the beach with our dog...she was still a puppy then...so cute!!

I had fun painting with acrylic paint around the edge of the photo and die cutting that bird out with my Cricut and then Glimmer Misting her up.  There's also a bit of i-rock bling for her eye.  I also added a bit of stitching with my sewing machine. 

 

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Sponsor: Remember When, ProvoCraft, Tattered Angles, Imaginisce
 

 

 

 

Vote For Me!!

I've entered the Scrapbook Invitational...please vote for me by either:

• visiting the site and then emailing in your vote {pics should be up there soon}

OR

• if you happen to be at CHA go over to booth #1216 and see all the entries & place your vote there.

 

Here's closer looks at what I made:

A card...and when you open it it plays Christmas music thanks to DinoTalk's Talking Paper that I adhered to the inside.

 

Here's a gift card holder that says Merry Christmas when you open it up thanks to the DinoTalk Talking Envelope.

 

  

 And here's my Christmas ornament thanks to the DinoTalk Talking Ornament.

 

And if you're wondering where all that fabulous Christmas paper and embellishments are from they are Imaginisce's new line called "Cottage Christmas"...isn't it cute!!  

Ok now...go vote!!

 

 

Layered Fabric Flower

Who loves fabric flowers as much as I do?  I know a lot of you must because I get a lot of hits & emails about my flower tutorials!  

Well, here's another one for you!  I posted the tutorial on the Mixology Crafts blog today so hop on over there to get it.

Sponsor: ProvoCraft, Imaginisce

Handmade Card - So Grateful

Today I posted a tutorial on the Tattered Angles Educator's blog on how I made these simple "flowers" for this card using Sticky Back Canvas, some Tattered Angles products, & my Cricut.  

 

I actually had made a bunch of these flowers as part of a giveaway my local scrapbook store was having and after making so many of them I thought I'd actually make something with them LOL.  I love this card...simple and cute!!  I've been wanting to use that stamp for a really long time; it's from Unity.

 

Oh, and here's the ones I made for the store:

 

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Well, I'm headed off to CHA...will post about THAT soon!

Sponsors: Tattered Angles, ProvoCraft

 

One more flower technique video

I got a email request last week asking about how to make those cute crinkly edged flowers that are all the rage, so I thought I'd put together a video real quick to show you all how to do it.  

I think it was Janna Wilson that showed me how to make these beauties.  That girl has so much talent! 

The material I used to make these feels like the stuff that they make ladies slips out of.  Is that rayon???  I bought a bunch of it in different colors awhile back so I could make some of these flowers.   I know this flower can also be made with organza fabric. 

Anyways, here's the video...

Scrapbook Layout: Flying High

Here's a scrapbook layout featuring my first cousin once removed (aka: my cousin's son).  It was his first time flying with his Daddy as his pilot!  Doesn't he look happy?!  

 

Here's some close-ups:

 

 

If you swing by Remember When you'll be able to see it on display for awhile and then it's getting sent off to him to keep.  :)

Supplies - Patterned Paper & paper tags: My Mind's Eye, Die cut starts & other doo-dads : Remember When; Ink - Quick Quotes Powder Puff Ink; Staples; Thread

Sponsor: Remember When Scrapbooking

  

 

 

Mixology Crafts & a cute T-shirt!

Remember when I said I had more good news? Well, I'm now blogging at Mixology Crafts! I'll be blogging there every Tuesday, so make sure you stop by and say "hi"! Every week I'll have free downloadable tutorials for you and tons of eye candy!

My post today on the Mixology blog is about using my Cricut to make this cute T-shirt.

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So stop on by, leave me a comment & grab the tutorial.  See ya there!

Sponsor: ProvoCraft

Handmade St. Patrick's Day T-Shirt

Here's a cute little T-shirt I made for my niece for St. Patrick's Day.  I used my Cricut Expression to cut out some hearts out of different patterns of fabric to make a shamrock (I hand cut a stem for it).  I also cut out a small little heart for the sleeve.

 

To cut fabric with the Cricut I first ironed some Heat N Bond Iron On Adhesive onto the "wrong" side of the fabric and then placed it on the mat.  I change my settings to medium speed and high pressure.  I then just cut as I normally would.  

 

Once the pieces were cut out I took them off of the mat, removed the protective backing, and then ironed them onto the shirt.  Next I added some decorative stitches to the shamrock and heart.

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Go check out When Creativity Knock and see the cute bangle bracelets the ladies are making...I think I need to add this to my to-do-list!

Sponsor: ProvoCraft

Disclosure

Video Tutorial: Fabric Flowers

Boy, technology has not been my friend the last couple of days!  So frustrating!!  -However I did get a new microphone out of it, so I guess that's good.  :)

After many requests on how to make fabric flowers like the ones I made on my shirt from Spark, I finally made a video for you!  -Actually made it a week or so ago and my mic died in the middle of it so that's why I'm so delayed in getting it to you.  I also filmed this at night, so hopefully it's not too dark.  Ok, enough of all that...on to the video...

{Edited to add: Go check out the House of 3 blog...Rhonna just put up a similar video...great minds think alike!}

Here's some close-ups of some fabric and zipper flowers I've made...here's the one in the video made out of an old T-shirt:

 

This next one I wound the fabric tightly around and let the raw edges and "wrong" side of the fabric show:

 

  

This next one I wound looser:

 

 

Now, one made out of a zipper:

 

It's such a fun and easy technique to do. It's great to embellish them even further by adding lace, pearls, buttons,etc.  I hope you all have as much fun with making these as I do. 

My vintage fabric flowers - love them!!
  

 

  
 

 

Holiday Banner

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When I was at the Polka Dot Whimsy Holiday crop this was one of the projects Michelle had for us to work on....I took my pieces home then last week I finally put it together.  I cut the letters out of fabric on my Cricut which was really fun to do since I hadn't cut fabric with it before.  I just ironed on some Heat'n Bond on to the fabric and then had my Cricut do the rest.  After the letters were cut I just ironed them on to the felt triangles.  I then sewed the triangles onto a long strip of fabric and then embellished.  

Supplies: Fabric, Felt, Cricut cartridge - Winter Woodland, Buttons, Thread

Sponsor: Provo Craft