Covered Tissue Box

Good Morning! I have a back to school project for you that would be great for a teacher gift or for your little student to keep on her desk at home. I decorated this box for my tweenager to keep on her desk in her room.

Using the tree image from Go Green (My Cute Stamps), I stamped it all around the box in Memento Bamboo Leaves ink. To make my focal point, I cut out a white circle using Nestabilities and stamped the top portion of the tree in Memento Tuxedo Black ink and colored with copics. I then stamped the tree trunk, colored it, cut it out and adhered it on the front of the box. I added the circle tree top by adhering with foam tape for dimension.

I made the top of the box blue for the sky and used an Oval Nestabilitie to cut the hole so the tissue can be pulled out. I added a decorative edge using the Martha Stewart Simple Scallop edge punch. I then added a few buttons on the bottom for some color and a splash of yellow in the top corner for some sunshine.

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Have a wonderful Wednesday!

Bag Tag

It's challenge time at ABC Toys and Crafts!  The design team took the summer off and now we're back with 2 new designers and a fitting challenge for this time of year.  It's Back to School time!

I made this cute bag tag for my youngest daughter using the super cute set called Sending Smiles by Hero Arts.  I have a stash of those little plastic holders people use for name tags-- you can use them with a lanyard or you can pin them on.  I like to use these for bag tags for my girls. 

 I opened a document sized 2.5 x 3.5 and added my text.  After I printed it out, I stamped my girl image in Memento Tuxedo Black ink and colored with copics.  I then added some bling to the flowers in her hair, added some ribbon and it's done.

Check out the ABC Toys and Crafts blog for all the details on how you could win a prize from the ABC store.

  All items in the store are 10% off everyday and clear stamps ship free in the US!  

This is a judged challenge, so show us what you've got!

Have a good one!

Pencil project and free cut file

I have a post over on the ABC DT blog today with a project inspired by a sketch in the Paper Crafts Go To Sketches issue.

 You can also snag a free SVG or GSD file in that post.

Have a great day!

Super Summer Sleepover & back to school project

My 10yo daughter and the girls in her class planned a summer sleepover at the end of the school year (May 2011).  I offered to host it at our house because I was temporarily insane.  It was never a good time to do it but we had to get it done before the school  started so we did it on Aug. 5th...3 days before the first day of the new school year.

I wanted to make each girl a little something but even a little something can get expensive when you have 10 girls to do for.  I decided to go with an old favorite.  The altered composition book.  I drew  a shape similar to the one of the front of the book so I could get my Silhouette machine to do the cutting for me--that was a lifesaver.  Even though the design is very simple, having to do each piece x 10 took a chunk out of my evening.

Click for a larger view

I failed to get a pic of the books with the decorative paper clips mentioned
in the cost breakdown.

Composition Book Label SVG

Composition Book Label GSD

Cost breakdown (some figures are approximate):

Pink Notebooks: $4 for 10= .40 each

Pens:  $5 for 10 = .50 each

Paperclips: $1.50 for 10= .15 each

Cardstock & Pattern paper = .30 each

Button & Twine = .10  each

Total of $ 1.45 each notebook

Here are a few pics of the event:

I had 2 tables set up like this in the kitchen.  It was all cheap but shiny. Girls like shiny.

The feeding frenzy. I fed them junk and told their parents
it might be a good idea to give them a vitamin.

One of the party guests getting her pic made with a photo prop.

Mani, pedi and make up in the kitchen.  I'm getting my toes done.
I was told I looked like I would have purple toes.

The girls attempting to settle down for the night.  They didn't settle down. At all.
Even when I told them I was 'oldish' and needed rest.

We also had Karaoke, Just Dance on the Wii, pillow fighting, celebrity charades and a tiny amount of drama. All in all, it was a good night.

Will I do it again?

NO.

Probably not.

Well, maybe. I do like to plan parties...

No, definitely not. 

Eh, as Justin Bieber says...never say never.