Teachers Gifts and Cards

Hi again

So it's not been a great two weeks health wise :-( but I've been able to make some teachers gifts and cards from my bed which has helped keep me happy :-).  Crafting is definitely good for the soul...

So my challenge was something not too expensive, that teachers might like and a little bit different.  I have made some boxes for some amazing soaps from the Faith in Nature company.  They are organic and don't contain any nasties which is an essential for my super-sensitive skin, oh and they smell delicious. The coconut soap smells of fresh coconut straight from the palm tree!  You can also get them from Holland and Barret or Amazon for very little money and they are manufactured in a small town near where I grew up which is even better. I love supporting British companies and for a couple of pounds it is a really affordable little gift, especially when you have to produce 10+ gifts for all the teachers, TAs, dinner ladies, lollipop lady etc :-D.  It's all different from when we were kids hey?

The boxes are made on my trusty Stampin' Up Simply Scored board(how could I live without it!), but you could use the Stamin' Trimmer as it scores as well as cuts. Have I ever said how much I love my trimmer? I LOVE it! So much so I've sold one to my sister after raving so much...

Anyway, back to the projects.  I've used up some retired papers and punches as we all do.  But the oval framelets would work just as well.  A happy coincidence was that I lined the sniff-hole (everyone has to smell the soap!) up with the word 'faith' on the soap - and seeing that they are going to a CofE school that was perfect. 

The cards are made from the Stampin Up notecards and leftover ovals from the holes and using the bits cut off the boxes.  Cunning hey? And very economical. The dimensions are below if you are interested.  Get in touch if you have any issues re-creating them.

Hope you like them and hope the recipients do too!

Helen x

Dimensions:

Cut card stock to: 20.5cm x 17.5 cm
Score LONG side at 6, 9.5, 15.5 and 19 cm
Score SHORT side at 1.5, 5, 12.5 and 16 cm
Cut DSP at 7cm x 5.5 cm

Finished dimensions 7cm x 5.5cm x 3cm

Rough diagram (I can do a video if it makes no sense at all - just ask!) 

Product List

Simply Scored

[122334]

£27.00

Stampin' Trimmer

[129722]

£27.00

Fast Fuse Adhesive

[129026]

£9.00

Regals A4 Card Stock

[131284]

£7.25

Rich Razzleberry A4 Card Stock

[119981]

£7.25

Garden Green A4 Card Stock

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£7.25

Whisper White Note Cards & Envelopes

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£5.50

Thoughtful Banners Photopolymer Bundle

[142330]

£31.50

Rich Razzlebberry Classic Stampin' Pad

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£6.00

Elegant Eggplant Classic Stampin' Ink Refill

[105222]

£3.00

Petite Petals Punch

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£11.50

Layering Ovals Framelits Dies

[141706]

£32.00

Tiny treats and teeny-tiny treats dimensions

You may remember a while ago I shared some pictures of my tiny treat pouches  which are perfect for a pack of Biscoff biscuits and a wrapped tea bag, or a small bag of chocolate buttons.

and on facebook my teeny-tiny treat pouches - perfect for 2 mini Kinder chocs:

They are both made in the same way and I've been asked to share the dimensions.  So here goes:

Tiny Treat Pouches

Cut your paper to 8"x6"
Score on the LONG side at 3 1/4" and 4 3/4"
Score on the SHORT side at 1 1/2" and 4 1/2"
You then glue and fold as the diagram shows below:

Teeny Tiny Treat Pouches


Cut your paper to 6"x4"
Score on the LONG side at 2 1/2" and 3 1/2"
Score on the SHORT side at 1" and 3"

Diagram below:

Both are perfect for little teacher presents, party favours, or tiny thank-yous for colleagues.  Love them! Hope that helps and if you are still stuck I might be persuaded to do a little video tutorial for you.

Helen x

Product List

Simply Scored

[122334]

£27.00

Stampin' Trimmer

[129722]

£27.00

Tiny treats

One thing I love making are tiny treat packages.  For friends, customers, colleagues, those in need of a little treat.  Here are some of my latest:

These were made out of our Regals Designer Paper Series pads, using the score board and the tiniest bit of glue.  The stamp is from Me=Grateful set. Super easy. If you want the dimensions and score lines then drop me a line.

Then a quick sneak peak of the new Pop of Pink paper stack (what's not to love), the new Melon Mambo bakers twine and again the stamp from same set.

Talking of new things. If you would a one of the new annual catalogues posting for you then just leave me a comment or send me an email and I'll pop one in the post for you :-)

Hope you like my little treats.

Helen xx

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Me = Grateful Clear-Mount Stamps

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£18.00

Regals Designer Series Paper Stack

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£20.00

Decorative Label Punch

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£16.00

Delightful Dijon Classic Stampin' Pad

[138327]

£6.00

Bow Paper Clips Embellishments

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£5.00

Simply Scored

[122334]

£27.00

Pop Of Pink Specialty Designer Series Paper

[141648]

£11.75

Everyday Chic Designer Washi Tape

[138385]

£7.25

Melon Mambo Thick Baker's Twine

[141689]

£3.25

Stampin' Dimensionals

[104430]

£3.75

Fast Fuse Adhesive

[129026]

£9.00

A little thank you box and card

How's this for a cutie of a box?

It's a very simple box to make, with a hinged lid. The white paper has been inked up using the Gorgeous Grunge stamps to make my own background. A couple of gorgeous butterflies and gems and there you go! I wanted something that would really stand. It's a little thank you for a colleague and look at the goodies inside:

A bag of delicious fudge and a teeny tiny card to match. Fudge is my favourite as my nephews now know.

I hope she likes it! What do you think?

Helen x

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A little chocolate treat!

So how's this for a tiny little treat:

I've used the Butterfly Basics set again to tie in with the cards I've made - see here and here.  I get the little chocolate bars from Aldi - 5 in a pack for £1.25 and they have loads of different kinds. And it is really good chocolate.  What's not to love!

I'm thinking of having sotruemething like them as little thank-yous for my customers (just a few that I'm hugely grateful for - early days and no card classes yet so not a surprise yet really!  Need to be patient!).

Ooo I'm getting a chocolate craving now...  Until next time,

Helen x

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Easter goodies

Apologies for the ridiculous amount of time since the last post! I have still been crafting but wanted a screen break so haven't kept up online (writing or reading). Anyway just wanted to post a few pictures of some goodies I've been making for the office this Easter. A friend and I are doing a bit of fundraising so have put a basket of goodies together.

My contribution is some Easter cards, jellybean flowers and some little birdhouses.

Inside are chocolate mini eggs and a little chick. I've used a Stampin Up die for the boxes. So cute aren't they?

And here are the flowers:

Bye for now!

Helen x

Snowdrops and Chocolates - two of my favourite things

I love birthdays for being able to connect with family and friends from all over the world and to indulge in a few of my favourite things.  I've been a very lucky girl again this year, and I never really have favourites but do you know what present I can't stop looking at, or smelling, or touching?  Take a luck at these beauties:

What makes them more special is that they were handpicked for me.  Snowdrops encompass that perfect blend of delicacy and strength, surviving in the freezing cold but looking so pretty.  I can't believe I'm going to get poetic here, but I guess poetry is another (great!) form of creativity, but the words of Ted Hughes still ring in my head about snowdrops "Her pale head heavy as metal" - that little flower pushing up through the icy ground but heralding spring and assuring us that all is not dead in the frozen earth. And look at these little flowers; who'd have thought they could achieve so much:

 

Getting back to craft, instead of Thank You cards this year I decided to make little boxes of suprises.  And coincidentally I ended up keeping the snowdrop colour theme! 

Following along with my usual nature theme, don't you just love the little birdies?  I stamped the images using some Inkadinkado stamps, and a little thank you stamp from a Dawn Bibby set my nephew bought me, both from Topaz Crafts.  The boxes are constructed on my very clever boxer board out of Stampin Up Very Vanilla and Certainly Celery card.  The green is just the scrummiest shade.  And take a quick look at the even scrummier contents...

Like I say, don't you just love birthdays?!  And snowdrops!