Notepad Holders - Teacher Appreciation Day

Hi friends, I took a little time off from my craft work to be with my family. Here I’m back! Teacher appreciation week is around the corner and I’ve made these cute little post-it note holder for my son’s daycare teachers.

I used the school theme patterned papers from Recollections. I inked all sides with coordinating color to give a distress look. I embellished the top with a circle scallop punch attached with a Thank You note. I adhered the embellishment using foam adhesive to give a little dimension to the holder. Then, I stamped the teacher’s name on a piece of notebook paper using Hero Arts alphabet stamp set. Finished off with contrasting color paper clips to hold the teachers name and black stitch lines around the front card.

Hope you have enjoyed and get inspired to create something special for the dedicated teachers who plays an integral role in educating and nurturing our kids.

I'm entering my work in this week's Simon Says Stamp - Anything Goes challenge.

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Back to School!

Hi!! I made this card for this week's back-to-school challenge at Simon Says Stamp. I used the sketch from Friday Mashup challenge. It just happens to be that both the challenges I'm participating in are based on school theme :)

I drew the 'pencils' using Uni Ball black pen to give a stamped image look. Then, I colored them using ColorBox inks with my Pentel Aquash brush. I must say that this brush is just an outstanding tool! It's so helpful for beginners like me to try some simple and basic coloring while making card. I definitely need a lot of practice but it's fun so far! Overall, it was very interesting to work on this card.

I hope you like my card and thanks for stopping by!