Lauren's Picnic Basket

I had a late night last night. Didn't get to sit and relax till gone 10pm and I was determined to create something before I went to bed. Yesterday Lauren Meader released her new template 'Pack a Picnic'. I'm so in awe of this lady - she really is very clever. I totally loved what she did here with the basket so I purchased my template from Papertrey Ink here and set about making my own.I have to say I 'cased' Lauren's almost to a tee but I'm glad I did - it's gorgeous. I used So Saffron with Cameo Coral along with a stamp from the Live Your Dream set. I ran out of time to stamp and cut some flowers so I cheated and dipped into my old stash for a few silk ones. If you want to see a truly beautiful basket with stamped flowers though, try this one here made by the very, very talented, and good friend, Jenny Moors. It's stunning! There's also a template included for a smaller version which I'm going to tackle shortly. This big'en will go to Jake's teacher for an end of year gift. I've put some Body Shop bits and bobs to go in it and I shall make a couple more in different colours, one for the Teaching Assistant and another for the student teacher. I went to help out with the class swimming lesson last Friday and spent the whole morning in Jake's class. I had such a lovely time! The kids were really well behaved and very sweet, and the teachers really are fabulous - I take my hat off to them. I think these gifts are well deserved and I hope they like them - I would definately love to be given one! lol Right, onward.... tfl and 'see' you soon. Jo :)