Thank You Teacher

I'm totally addicted to the Petite Places collection at Papertrey Ink.  They are so much fun to put together.  The combinations are endless.  For this one, I just used the school set for a special thank you card.  I added some apple brads and a pencil made with paper punches to finish my card off.

Supplies:  

Stamps:  Papertrey Ink-Petite Places School

Ink:  Versafine

Paper:  Echo Park, Bazzill, The Paper Company

Misc:  Papertrey Ink Petite Places School & Trees Dies, Paper Punch

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Teacher Backpacks

I love making teacher cards and I thought this great backpack die from the Spellbinders Die of the Month Club would make a great card.

Supplies:
Stamps:  Papertrey Ink-Teacher's Apple
Paper:  Echo Park, Bazzill
Ink:  Versafine
Misc:  Heart Border Die, Backpack Die

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Back To School Basket

I made a little gift basket for my sister.  This year she is teaching World History and Costuming.  The tag was made from using one of my new stamps that I picked up at the Scrapbook Expo.  I found the basket at the Dollar Tree and filled it with little goodies to help her day go a little smoother.

Supplies:

Stamps:  Paper Nest-Back to School Ellie

Ink:  Momento

Paper:  Echo Park, Bazzill

Misc:  Letter stickers, basket, pop up dots, black tulle, Copics, Diamond Glaze, basket

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Teacher Tissues

Tomorrow is the first day of school here in Orange County.  In the event of a few tears or "achoos", I made this box for Ms. Kelly to put on her desk.

I constructed the box with red cardstock and then added two layer panels with coordinating papers.  My little teachers were made using Create A Friend Cricut Cartridge.  The original cut file has the teacher holding a book, but I substituted it with an apple die cut covered in Diamond Glaze.

I also added a little Diamond Glaze to her shoes.  The pointer is a toothpick that I stained with brown ink.  The chalk board is just kraft cardstock with a layer of black cardstock on the top.  With a little white ink, the sentiment was stamped.

The apple is from one of my favorite Cricut Cartridges, Preserves.  The pencil was made using a variety of paper punches, googly eyes and some glasses brads.  All four sides are decorated, so from any angle you can see the designs.

Supplies:

Stamps:  Papertrey Ink-Petite Places School

Ink:  CTMH, Stamps by Judith, Momento

Paper:  Authentique, Bazzill, The Paper Studio

Misc:  Googly eyes, glasses brads, paper punches, pop dots, Cricut Create A Friend & Preserves Cartridges, tissue box, toothpick, Diamond Glaze, Papertrey Ink Apple Die,  Mama Elephant Mini Bow Die

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Teacher Banner

We have a new teacher in our family.  My nephew, Joe, has a lovely girlfriend who is starting her first teaching job this year as a first grade teacher.  We are so proud of her and I just know that she is going to be amazing.

I thought she needed a banner for her classroom.  So, I used one of my favorite Cricut cartridges, Create A Friend and made a few teachers.  The letters are adhered to "chalkboards".  My sister, who is the model in the picture, informed me that they don't use chalkboards in classrooms anymore.  I have fond memories of clapping erasers outside and making huge flumes of chalk smoke.  I can only imagine what inhaling all of that dust can do you to your respiratory system, but it was a great fun, and an honor to be picked by the teacher.

I've made a few more things for Miss Kelly, so make sure you check back tomorrow.

Supplies:

Ink:  Stamps by Judith

Paper:  EchoPark, Authentique, Bazzill

Misc:  Ribbon, pop up dots, toothpicks, Cricut, Create A Friend Cartridge

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Gifts for My Favorite Teachers

I decided to use my Petite Places dies & stamps to make some back to school gifts for my favorite teachers.  Although they have been back to school for a month, I'm sure they will enjoy this special treat.

I decided that I'm not very good at the stamping part, so I used the dies to cut out card stock.  I meant to take pictures before I put the domes on them, but I forgot.  It's kind of hard to see them, but I am very pleased with the way they came out.  I had some gold star glitter in my stash which I think goes quite well with the teacher theme.  It reminded me of those stars that you had to lick that the teachers would put on our papers.  I guess I'm dating myself!

I saw these cut little jars in Wal-Mart, so I made a smaller one for my friend.  She is working at a charter school this year, and they have a strict no junk food policy for teachers and students.  So, she will have to enjoy the candy part at home, if her husband and sons don't find it first!  I used my Cricut to cut the scalloped circle as none of the Nestabilities seemed to be the right size.

Supplies:

Stamps:  Papertrey Ink-Petite Places School

Ink;  Versafine, Papertrey Ink

Paper:  Recollections, Bazzill

Misc:  Mason jars, baker's twine, candy, star glitter, Petite Places School dies,  Cricut Design Space

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K-Cup Gift Box

I've been in a serious funk lately.  I've made some incredibly ugly cards, some of which have wound up in the trash and unfortunately wasted a lot of paper.  I had these grandiose ideals about some beautiful cards and they just didn't pan out the way I had intended. 

My local Publix Grocery Store sometimes has K-Cups on their clearance rack for only $1.00 a box! Needless to say I will buy them all!  The last time I picked up 10 boxes.  They vary from the Publix brand (which is very good), Starbucks, New England Coffee, McDonalds, and many more.  I keep half and give the other half to my sister.

Speaking of my sister, who just happens to be a teacher...so I decided to make a teacher appreciation gift with my haul of K-Cups.  I scoured the internet to try and find one I liked, so I settled on this one as my inspiration.

Using my Coluzzle and my Scor-Pal I constructed the box.  It holds 4 K-Cups.  Then I used my Cricut to make the coffee cups.  They are embellished with a few paper punches, a crimper and some apple brads.

The tag was stamped and then attached with a homemade button and some baker's twine.

Inside the box, I made a little chalkboard and stamped the sentiment.  Then I die cut teacher out of some glitter card stock and finished it off with a paper punched apple.

I thought the coffee holder needed a little jazzing up, so I added a die cut apple.

Supplies:

Stamps:  Papertrey Ink:  Teacher's Apple & Wonderful Words:  Teacher

Ink:  CTMH, Papertrey Ink

Paper:  Recollections, Little Yellow Bicycle, MME, Bazzill

Misc:  Coluzzle, Scor-Pal, brads, Papertrey Ink teacher, button, and apple dies, paper punches, pop up dots, crimper, Cricut Love You A Latte Cartridge, Mama Elephant Bow Die, baker's twine

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Germs Are Scary!!!!

I found these ginormous bottles of hand sanitizer at Target on the clearance rack (a few years ago!)  and decided to dress them up for Halloween.  I had originally planned to use the Frankenstein's Face cut from the Cricut Store, but I couldn't find any green vinyl anywhere.  When I want to do something, I tend to want to do it now, so I'm not a patient person who can wait to get something online!  I had the black, white, and silver vinyl to do most of the face, but then I just made a half oval mouth in the Cricut Craft Room.  I moved the stitches to over his eye, so hopefully will no one will notice that he does not have a nose!  

For the tag, I downloaded the sentiment from Eighteen25.  I cut it out and mounted it on a rectangle of black cardstock.  I added a paper punched pumpkin and then tied it to then eck of the bottle with some black tulle.

I am going to give this to my sister for her new classroom.

Supplies:

Paper:  Recollections

Misc:  Cricut, vinyl, paper punches, tulle, hand sanitizer

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Love You To The Core!

This is the perfect Valentine for your favorite teacher.  I think everyone knows that my favorite teacher is my sister/best friend in the whole world!

It's a pretty simple card.  It's hard to see, but the apple is actually stamped/cut out and put on the inside of the card so it shows though the circle that I cut out on the front?!  Does that make any sense at all?!  One of my favorite die sets to use, as of late, is the Dainty Bow Die-Namics from My Favorite Things.  I got it last year as a gift from my sister, and it's totally awesome.  Lately, I never seem to have the right color of ribbon on hand (I'm trying really hard not to buy new/more stuff) and if I do, I can never get my bows to look right.   This way, I have bows that match the card stock perfectly and they look great.

Supplies:

Stamps:  Papertrey Ink-Fruit Fusion Apple Stamp Set

Ink:  Papertrey Ink, Versafine

Paper:  Bazzill, American Crafts, The Paper Source

Misc:  My Favorite Things Dainty Bow Die Namics, Nestabilities

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Teacher Pails O'Fun

It's never too early to start your holiday shopping/crafting for your favorite teacher!  I decided that my favorite teacher needed a Pail O'Fun to put on her desk.  This size is perfect, not too big and not too small, to hold everything she and her students need to get through their day.

To complete this great gift, I made a pretty, but simple card, to let her know how much she is appreciated.

Ready to get a jump start on your gift giving, hop on over to my Etsy shop to pick one up today.  Don't forget that I also have a digital version of the pattern for the Pail O'Fun also available for all of my fellow sewing friends.

Supplies:

Stamps:  My Favorite Things-Talk Nerdy To Me and Papertrey Ink-Vintage Picnic

Paper:  Bo Bunny, Recollections, Nennah

Ink:  Memento and Versafine

Misc:  Pail O'Fun cover, Papertrey Ink Banner Die, pop up dots, Copics, Leaktite Pail

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Party Like A Patriot!

It's back to school time here in Florida.  Here is quick gift I made for my favorite teacher.  I found this cup on the clearance rack at Kirkmans.  I thought this would be perfect as my favorite teacher not only teaches history, but like me is a huge New England Patriots fan. 

I cut an apple using my Cricut, then I alternated strips of red and white cardstock.  One simple star embellished with a button and a baker's twine bow was adhered to a scrap of blue cardstock.

To personalize my gift, I cut a simple pennant free hand.  Using a sentiment from one of my favorite stamp companies and some letter stickers, I completed my gift.

Supplies:

Stamps:  Dandelion Designs-To My Teacher

Ink:  Papertrey Ink, Momento

Paper:  Simple Stories, Recollections, Unknown designer paper scraps

Misc:  Baker's twine, Disney Classics Cricut Cartridge, pop up dots, button, My Favorite Things Star Die-Namics, seam binding, travel cup

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Pencil Banner

Here is a great banner to welcome your favorite teacher and students back to school!  It was fun and fast to make!  I just cut some pencils out for each panel, then used my Cricut  to cut the letters out.

Supplies:

Paper:  Recollections, Bazzill

Misc:  Ribbon, Criuct,  Alphalicious Cartridge, circle paper punch

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Teacher Tag & A Drawstring Bag

I spent a rainy afternoon working on some tags to go with my Drawstring Bags from my Etsy Shop.  This will be a great back to school gift for your favorite teacher, I know mine will just love it.  I filled the bag with some candy and included two extra pencils for the first day of school.

The tag was made using Papertrey Ink Friendship Jar and the Fruit Fusion Apple Die.  The rulers are from the Lizzie Anne Designs School Days stamp set.

Supplies:

Stamps:  Papertrey Ink-Friendship Jar and Lizzie Anne Designs-School Days

Paper:  October Afternoon, Recollections, Lily Bee Designs

Ink:  Versafine

Misc:  Drawstring bag, button, baker's twine, Papertrey Ink Friendship Jar and Apple dies

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Teacher Chalkboard Clipboards

I'm always a little behind on the latest trends, so here is my first "chalkboard" project.

I painted the clipboards with the chalkboard paint.  The ledges are made from Scrabble tile holders that I stained using some walnut ink, then glued to the clipboard.  Then, using white ink, I stamped the Emma and her Backpack image on the clipboard.

A simple tag was made using Papertrey Ink's Teacher's Apple Set and Nestabilities.  I altered a mini note pad with a few more stamped apples.  I think my favorite part of this is the altered clothespin.   I cut an apple using the Preserves Cricut Cartridge and embellished with some paper punching, a button, and a half pearl.

Supplies:

Stamps:  Papetrey Ink-Teacher's Apple and My Favorite Things-Emma and her Backpack

Ink:  Memento, Versafine, Stazon, Heidi Swapp, Papertrey Ink

Paper:  Bazzill, Recollections,  Sn@pp Simple Stories

Misc:  Clipboards, chalkboard paint, chalk, mini note pads, buttons, clothespin, fabric, baker's twine, half pearls, Cricut Preserves Cartridge, scrabble tile holders, paper punches, ribbon, Nestabilities

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Teacher Test Tube Treats & Tutorial

It's that time of year again, back to school!  I love looking at all of the school supplies in the stores.   Since I have been late with every other gift, card, and project this year, I thought I would get started on my Teacher Appreciation/Back to School goodies.

I have had these Martha Stewart Test Tube Favors in my stash for some time now.  I am trying to re-organize and weed out my stuff.  I'm getting very close to being featured on an episode of Hoarders!  So, with some scraps of leftover paper, one of "my favorite" stamp companies, and some candy, I set out to start my first teacher project.

This is the inside shot of the card.  

Of course, a tutorial is in order.  The base is 6 1/4 inches by 11 inches.  You are going to score at 4 1/2 inches, 5 1/2 inches, and 6 1/2 inches.

Fold it together along the 5 1/2 inch score line.  Now, you are going to cut out the "holder" for the test tube.  From one end, you are going to score at 1 inch up to the 6 1/2 inch score from the previous step.  Measure 1 inch from that score mark, and score again.  Do this on the other end.  Cut away the section that was scored on each end.  

I have three packages of these test tube favors!  So, I will be posting them in my Etsy Shop.  I had a hard time finding them on-line, so I am not sure if they can be purchased anymore.  I have had these in my possession for awhile now, so some of the packaging is a little dog eared.  But, the actual tubes are in great shape and come from a smoke free home.

Supplies:

Stamps:  My Favorite Things- Talk Nerdy To Me

Ink:  Mememto, Close To My Heart

Paper:  Recollections, Bo Bunny, Best Creations, Inc

Misc:  Scor-Pal, Copics, pop up dots, washi tape, mini clothespin, star paper punches, test tubes,  Papertrey Ink  Apple Fruit Fusion die, ribbon, buttons, baker's twine, candy

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Teacher Tiny Totes

I made these for one of my regular Etsy Shop customers.

Supplies: 

Stamps:  Papertrey Ink-Fruit Fusion Apple Set and Teacher's Apple

Ink:  Papertrey Ink, Versafine, Memento

Paper:  Papertrey Ink, Bazzill, Recollections,  Echo Park

Misc:  Ribbon, baker's twine, My Favorite Things Scallop Edge Die-Namics,  Papertrey Ink Fruit Fusion Apple Die, mini clothespin, chipboard coaster, Copics, Stampin Up Slot Punch, tags, Tiny Totes

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Snowman Vitamin Water!

Just a little something to brighten up your favorite teacher's desk this holiday season.  I bought an eight pack of Lemonade Vitamin Water and these leg warmers from the Dollar Spot at Target and got to work.  Some paper punches, fabric scraps, baker's twine, pom poms, and viola...eight tiny snowman!

Family photo:

Supplies:

Stamps:  Dandelion Designs-To My Teacher

Ink:  Versafine

Paper:  Recollections, Bo Bunny

Misc:  Leg warmers, pom poms, pom pom trim, paper punches, Baker's Twine, pop up dots, fabric scraps

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Back To School Treat Box

 

 

Just a little back-to-school present for my favorite teacher.  This was one of my famous in the shower epiphanies!  I am huge fan of Lauren Meader's Timeless Templates.  A few years back she did a video tutorial on how to use a binder clip as a holder for one of her templates.  I though it was a great idea and I very much wanted to try it.  So, the other day, I was thinking about teacher appreciation gifts, and it came to me.  Why not use that same concept on a pencil box for the teacher.  I figured that a plastic pencil box would be more durable for some school supplies than a box made out of card stock.  I went to several stores, but couldn't find what I was looking for.  Then, when I was at JoAnn's with my Mom, they had these 3 1/2 by 5 index card boxes.  Perfect, and they were on sale for 99 cents!  Even better!

 

So, I re-watched the video, you can see it here.  Now, I made a few changes.  Instead of using the Word Window Punch, I just cut a piece of cardstock 3/4 inches by 2 1/2 inches.  Also, because I wanted it to be a little more durable, I made holes into the top of the box then put the brads in.  I was worried that if you lifted the handle, the top panel would fall off.  You could probably use a drill, but I just carefully poked a hole with a pair of scissors, just be careful that you don't stab yourself.  I added a piece of cardstock to the inside of the lid, so you wouldn't see them the brads that popped through.

 

Inside my box, I put a few necessities:  dry erase pens, post it notes, Altoids, Kool-Aid Juice Pouch, Kit Kat Bar, and some Tums.

 

This is the actual box I bought at JoAnn's.

 

To personalize it, I made a simple tag and stamped her name on it with the My Favorite Things Mini Banner Day Alphabet.

 

Supplies:

Stamps:  My Favorite Things-Mini Banner Day Alphabet

Ink:  Versafine

Paper:  Little Yellow Bicycle, Bazzill, Recollections

Misc:  Papertrey Ink Apple Die, Nestabilities, brads, binder clip, ribbon, button, baker's twine, tissue paper, index card box

 

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Apple For My Teacher

I wish I could take credit for this awesome idea, but actually I found it on Pinterest!  It was created by the super talented Creative Jewish Mom, you can find her blog and the instructions here.

 

With the stress of worrying about my move, which is next week, transferring to a new job location and everything else that goes with that, my mojo is all but gone!  I thought this would make a great little gift.  I made it for my favorite teacher. 

 

I made just a few little changes.  The stem of the apple is just a strip of cardstock that I ran through the crimper.  I free hand cut some leaves from felt and added a little machine stitching.  the tag was made using the Papertrey Ink Apple Die and an alphabet stamp set.

 

Inside of my apple is a little bit of candy wrapped in some red tissue paper.

 

Here is the side view of how I attached the top and bottom.  It's a little blurry, but it gives the example of how I connected the top to the bottom.



Supplies:

Stamps:  JoAnn Fabrics-Alphabet

Ink:  Versfine

Paper:  October Afternoon, Recollections

Misc:  Ribbon, 2 plastic seltzer bottles, felt, crimper, tag, tissue paper, sewing machine, Crop-A-Dile, pop up dots, jute

 

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Back To School Gift Bags

I made some gift bags to match the tags that I made to welcome the teachers back to school.  I just used some lunch sacks.  A square was cut out of the bag and clear acetate was adhered to the inside.  I found this "desk tape" at the teacher store and I adhered it to the bottom of the the bag.  The apples were cut using a Papertrey Ink Die.  One was cut out of chalkboard paper then stamped with white ink with a sentiment from the Lizzie Anne Designs School Days stamp set.

I filled the bag with one of my pencil notepads, a little bag of cookies, and a decorated water bottle.

The water looks green, but it's just the other side of the designer paper.  The sentiment is from the Hero Arts My Type stamp set.

The bag is held closed with a clothespin that I decorated with washi tape and a few more stars.

Supplies:

Stamps:  My Favorite Things-Talk Nerdy To Me, Hero Arts-Just My Type, Lizzie Anne Designs-School Days

Paper:  October Afternoon, Recollections, Bazzill

Ink:  Memento, CTMH

Misc:  Lunch sack, desk tape, buttons, baker's twine, pop up dots, clothespin, My Favorite Things Stars Die-Namics, Papertrey Ink Apple Die, paper punches, water bottle, clear acetate, cookies, notepad, sewing machine, typewriter

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