My Craft Spot Stamp Release Party Day 1 - Stampin' Around Fall and Tiny Doilies Metal Dies

Good morning! Are you ready for a fun week of sneak peeks, inspiration and great prizes? Today starts the week long Stamp Release Party at My Craft Spot ...woohoo!! Kimberly is releasing another group of amazing stamps and the DT has been having a blast playing around with them so we can show them off for you! Today's sneak peek is of the new stamp set, Stampin' Around Fall and a fun set of Tiny Doilies Metal Dies!   Robin did an such amazing job on these!  This set has so many cute stamps to carry you all the way through the fall season!  Here is my sneak peek!

I made this little goodie basket up for my daughter's new teacher.  Of course I couldn't send in a plain old basket, so I prettied it up with a bright cone wreath and used the new Stampin' Around Fall and Tiny Doilies Metal Dies to accent it!  I also weaved a Snow White Crinkle Ribbon accent around the top and a little Cherry Divine Twine bow (both available at My Craft Spot)!  

 

These new sets are so much fun to play with!  There are 6 different dies to layer and add fun dimension to your sentiments and the stampin' around sentiments in the new stamp set are perfect for all your fall projects!! 

 

Here is a look at the fun dimension on the wreath!

 

And here are all the teacher gifties included inside the basket!  We also gave her a four box pack of tissues for the classroom because I'm sure the class will go through them!  What teacher wouldn't love all these goodies on their first week of school?

I hope you enjoyed my project for today and that it inspires a fun teacher project for you!  Be sure to stop by My Craft Spot to see the amazing Sneak Peek projects made by Kimberly and the DT using the new Stampin' Around Fall and Tiny Doilies Metal Dies and for a chance to win a great prize today!  All the new sets will be revealed and available for purchase on Saturday along with our fun Blog Hop! Thanks for stopping by today and please stop back again tomorrow!

Hello Everyone! Welcome to the Back to School Blog Hop hosted by Jenny at Crazy about Cricut and the Thankful Thursday Design Team! Thankful Thursday is all about getting crafty with your kiddos (or loved ones)!! If you are coming from the talented Cheryl at Cards by CG then you are heading in the right direction! If not, stop by Crazy about Cricut to start from the beginning!

I have a very simple Back to School project to share with you today since this week has been so hectic with our own Back to School fun.  I like to make teacher gifts (I'll share classroom teacher gifties next week), but I also like to include the specials teachers (art, gym, library, music) when we are making them. 

This year we made them a little pocket with a few pens because what teacher doesn't need a few extra pens!

 

I used a scrap of 2.75" x 11" paper and folded it at 4.75".

I layered on some pattern paper, glued the edges with Glue Lines then added a little tag using a My Creative Time sentiment.   Simple but cuter than just handing the teachers a few pens!

 

 Thanks for hopping by today!  Your next stop on our Back to School Blog hop is the crafty

Sandra at Sweet Peas Crafty Creations!

 

 

Jenny - http://www.crazyaboutcricut.blogspot.com/
Heather - http://www.paper-junkie.blogspot.com
Leah - http://www.leahscarddesigns.com/
Sharon- http://simplysweetbysharon.blogspot.com/
Cheryl - http://cardsbycg.blogspot.com/
Amber - http://my3escrapbooking.blogspot.com/
Sandra - http://sweetpeascards.blogspot.com/

 

End of the School Year Teacher Appreciation Gifts

Good morning!  I wanted to share some of the fun End of Year gifties that we made for my daughters teachers.  She just completed Kindergarten and I can't believe how quickly the year passed!  She was inspired every step of the way so we wanted to make sure to show all her teachers the appreciation they deserve!  My daughter and I starting by looking on Pinterest for some ideas (yes that site is sooooo addicting...hehe)!  She picked out several of the projects she wanted to make from there! 

First are the gifts she made for her Art and Gym teachers.  They both love sewing so she picked out little sewing baskets for them!   The awesome tutorial for these cuties came from the little blue room!

The card for her Art Teacher was cut from the Locker Talk Cricut Cart and stamped with a sentiment from My Craft Spot's Tiny Tags Stamp Set.  The soccer ball card for her Gym Teacher is cut from Life is A Party cart.

Next is the gift for her Music teacher.  He was the hardest to find a craft for.  We ended up coming up with our own gift for him. 

We made him some page clips with music notes on them.  She made these mostly by herself.  The scallop circles are punched out with SU punches and I'm not sure which cricut cart the music notes came from.  She found them on the Gypsy. 

 

She had fun working on her gifts for the librarians!  She LOVES the little bookworm so naturally she wanted him on their cards!  She made them little 3x3 note cards because she said they like to write notes : )  The sentiment for these comes from My Craft Spot's Sweet Sentiments Set #1.

She also wanted to make sure she had something special for each one of her classmates!  She LOVES reading so she wanted to make sure to make something each of her friends could use for their Summer Reading, so bookmarks it was!

Their class are know as the T-Birds and being a T-Bird is A BIG DEAL!!   We used the little birdy from Four Legged Friends and welded it to a bookmark from Animal Kingdom.  Then we added the lettering and laminated them so they would last longer.  She kids thought they were so cool and even her teacher asked for a few extras for his special stash!

Our last gift to share is the one she made for her homeroom teacher.  He is an absolutely AMAZING Kindergarten Teacher and such a caring person!  He is hard to make gifts for but the second she found this one Pinterest, she knew she wanted to make it for him. 

The tut for this one can be found HERE.  We revamped a little to be fitting for him.  He is a big environmentalist so recycling is part of everything they do in the classroom.  We used as many recycled items as we could.  The container is one that can be re-used in the classroom.  Instead of floral foam, we used the packaging from the markers to stick the markers to and the grass is cut up newspaper.  Even the flowers were punched from my cardstock scrap pile!  She made a fingerprint card and wrote inside "Thank you for helping me grow this year!  I will miss you!"

We had so much fun making these projects together!  She was so proud of each of her little gifts and each of her teachers enjoyed them.  We hope you found some crafty inspiration!  Thanks for stopping by to check them out!



My Craft Spot Stamp Release Party Day #4

Hello Again! Day 3 of the My Craft Spot Stamp Release Party! Have you had a chance to check out all the amazing DT projects and giveaways this week! If not, make sure you go to My Craft Spot and check it out! Today we are sneak peeking Kimberly's new set called Tiny Tags! I can't even start to describe how fabulous this set is! There are just so many fun sentiments! Here is my favorite project using the set.

The weather has been so nice here, that we have been walking to/from school each day. I wanted to make some special cards for the school crossing guards since they help us get there safely each day!

I cut them to make 3.5" x 3.5" sized card and stamped the "Thanks!" sentiment around the outside! The little bear is cut from Create A Critter and I added a PKS Critter face. The little vest is from Paper Dolls and I hand cut the details. I finished the little cards off with some Orange Divine Twine.

We live quite a distance from the school so we pass through several of the crossing guards. I made sure to make a card for each of them!

For the next project, I actually used one of the tag stamps on a retirement card for a teacher. 

the "Happy Retirement" stamp is Stampin' Up and is not part of the new stamp set

Here is a close up of the adorable tag stamp!! They are all so cute and all the sentiments fit into the tags!

 

I used the apple from Doodlecharms and the super cute bookworm from Create A Critter!

I made sure to add a PKS Critter Face and glossy his glasses.

Tomorrow is the last day of Sneak Peeks then Blog Hop on Saturday....YAY blog candy! Make sure you stop by My Craft Spot and check out Kimberly and the DTs amazing projects! Thanks for stopping by today!

Teacher's Apple Box Set

Since the end of the school year is upon us, I wanted to make another teacher gift!

Doodlecharms has one of the cutest apples! 

 I decided to make another box set of cards like my last teacher appreciation project!

The box apple is cut at 6" and the card apples are cut at 3".  I used my Gypsy to weld them into cards. 

I added the little tag with Bakers Twine from My Craft Spot and stamped it with a My Creative Time stamp.  The tag was missing something so I sponged it blue (which actually worked out great because now the project fulfilled a Throwback Thurs requirement)!

The little apple shaped cards are stamped with "...just a little note" but it does not show up well in the pictures. 

Products Used:

• Stampin' Up! Solid Cardstock, Stamp, Bermuda Bay Ink
• Bo Bunny Double Dot Paper
• Doodlecharms Cricut Cartridge
• My Creative Time I Believe in Leprechauns Stamp Set
• My Craft Spot Black Licorice Bakers Twine
• Stickles

Challenges:

FCCB Challenge Me Monday #59 Teacher Feature

My Creative Time Throwback Thursday Doodlecharms must use blue somewhere

More Than Favors Wacky Wednesday #38 Anything Goes

Whimsical Wednesday Challenge #6 Take Shape
 ***I'M ALSO ADDING THIS TO YOU HAD ME AT CRAFT'S FIRST OFFICIAL MADE IT MYSELF MONDAYS!!  WHAT A FUN WAY TO SEE NEW CREATIONS!***

I hope this inspires you to thank a teacher this year!  Thanks for stopping by! 

This project was a Top 5 pick at FCCB!!



Teacher Appreciation Blog Hop

Hello Everyone!  Welcome to the Teacher Appreciation Blog Hop!  It is that time of year that we are saying "thank you" to all those wonderful teachers that touch our lives and help mold the minds of our little ones!  I am so excited to be a part of Jen's hop today!  If you are coming from Lisa's Crop & Create then you are heading in the right direction.  If you just happen to be stopping by today and want to hop along, you'll want to start at Jen's blog, Jen's Craft Corner!  You don't want to miss out on the wonderful ideas and the fabulous blog candy!  Here are my Teacher Appreciation projects!

I made a very special little chalkboard bag for a very special teacher! 

Here is a view of the dimension!  I folded a strip of paper to make a ledge for the chalkboard.  Then I added a rolled piece of paper for the chalk and used different brands of pop dots on the book and the bookworm.

The bookworm was cut from Create A Critter and I added a Peachy Keen Critter Face.  For the lens on the glasses, I used a dot of Crystal Effects.  I love how they turned out!

I added Cherry Red Baker's Twine from My Craft Spot as an accent to the bag!

I made a set of simple note cards to fill the bag!  I left them blank so the teacher can use them for anything!

My second project are quick little items for the support teachers and helpers. 

They are post-it note books made using the same little bookworm and a cute background paper!

Here is the side view of the post-it note books!

and last but certainly not the least, I made these little cards for my kiddos Sunday School and Awana teachers. 

They are all volunteers and they do it for the love of the Lord and for the love of the children!  I just had to make a special thank you for them so they know they are appreciated too! 



Products Used:

Chalkboard Bag and Card Set

• Stampin' Up! Cardstock, Red Polka-Dot Ribbon, Jumbo Eyelets, Button, Crystal Effects
• My Craft Spot Cherry Red Baker's Twine
• Bo Bunny Double Dot Paper
• Create A Critter Cricut Cartridge
• Peachy Keen Critter Faces Stamp Set
• My Creative Time I Believe in Leprechauns Stamp Set
• White Signo Gel Pen

Post-it Note Books

• Stampin' Up! Cardstock, Red Gingham Ribbon
• SU! Oval and Scalloped Oval Punches, Crystal Effects
• Me & My Big Ideas School Days Paper
• My Craft Spot Cherry Red Baker's Twine
• Create A Critter Cricut Cartridge
• Peachy Keen Critter Faces Stamp Set
• My Creative Time I Believe in Leprechauns Stamp Set

Jesus Loves the Children Card

• Stampin' Up! Whisper White Card Stock and Scalloped Border Punch
• Paper/Envies are a note set from Target
• My Craft Spot Black Licorice Baker's Twine
• Car Decals Cricut Cartridge
• My Pink Stamper More Faithful Sayings Stamp Set

Now are you ready for some BLOG CANDY!!  This is my first Blog Hop so I wanted to make it special.  The first item I am giving away is a set of my most favorite embellishment...Hand Dyed Crinkle Ribbon from My Craft Spot!!

One lucky winner will get their choice color set!  If you haven't seen all the gorgeous colors available you must check them out at My Craft Spot!!

The second item I am giving away is a More Punny-licious stamp set from My Pink Stamper!

In order to enter the drawings you must leave a comment below and tell me about a special teacher in your life!  You do not have to be a follower but I would love if you were!  I truly appreciate all of my followers so if you are a follower, you can add a second comment for a second chance to win!!  Easy enough!  I will pick the two lucky winners on Monday May 9! 

Now hop on over to my very talented friend Rae at Wahoo Crafts for her creative Teacher Appreciation project!  I have listed the Hop line-up below just in case you get lost along the way! 

Jen - Jen's Craft Corner

Julie - A Little Bit of Bling

Amber -  Amber's Crafts and Stuff

Libby - Beach Creations

Lisa - Crop & Create

Amber - My 3 E Scrapbooking (YOU ARE HERE)

Rae - Wahoo Crafts (Your next stop)

Michelle - My Passion for Crafting

Candice - Stampin' Pearls with Candice

Sonia - Scraps 4 Fun

Tiffany - Sparkled Memories

Tracey - Trace-Elementz

Cindy - Creating with the Heart

Vivi - Vivi en Papel

Tara - Homemade Happiness

Thanks for stopping by and hopping with me today!!  I hope you'll stop by again!