June 2015 Tag

This month, Tim Holtz demonstrated a technique to create a plaid design on a tag.  His tag is just so creative (as always).  This is what his looks like: 

 

And here is my interpretation of his tag:

 

 

We have a gift exchange at the end-of-the-school-year teacher luncheon tomorrow.  So I used what I have to make my tag.  I did have the stencil that he used, but I just used my Distress Ink pads instead of the custom one he created.  I don't have his coffee cup die, so I cut out a cup with my Cricut.  It's not easy to see it, but the "steam" is gussied up with a Wink of Stella clear pen.  And instead of using the hashtag stamp, I added one of Tim's stamps on the bottom of the tag.  This tag was then adhered to some designer paper with a space left open to slip in a gift card, similar to what Tim did.  The lucky recipient will also find a bag of Colombian coffee in the bag.  I hope he/she enjoys it.

 

Remember this:

Whether you think you can or you think you can't, you're right!

Merci Beaucoup

The Mojo Monday sketch for this week is perfect!  So perfect, in fact, that I just had to create a card ... and you never know when you'll need a thank you card, so that made it even perfecter (yes, I know that's not a real word).  Here's the sketch for this week's challenge #398:

And here is my interpretation:

 

I used the merci beaucoup stamp from Verve that I won a while back.  It fit perfectly in the space that was available.  I had a difficult time trying to come up with something to put on the three banners on the top, but when I rummaged through my punches looking for a circle punch, my eyes lit on the flower instead.  Perfect!

 

Don't forget:  Whether you think you can or you think you can't, you're right!

VES PTO is the BEST!

The week of May 4-9 was Teacher Appreciation Week.  And, boy, were we teachers appreciated!  They went all out with lunch on Monday and breakfast EVERY MORNING AFTER THAT!  Then on Friday we received coupons for a free massage, a coupon book, and a gift card.  Did I mention that we felt really appreciated?  Well, we were!  So, this is my little thank you card that I whipped up and left in the PTO mailbox.  Just a small way of thanking them for thanking us.

 

I used my new Tim Holtz Sizzix Mixed Media die for the cutout and my Simon Says Stamp Thanks Craft Die S202.  The flower comes from Tim's Tattered Florals die; everything is on white cardstock that I colored using a number of Distress Inks.

 

I am entering this into the Simon Says Stamp Monday Challenge Blog: Challenge: Simon brand products.  As mentioned above, I used the Thanks Craft Die S202.

 

Happy (First) Mother's Day to Becca

Today is the first time that Becca will celebrate Mother's Day.  I made this card for her while Oliver was staying with us for a few days.  I used a tutorial from Naniwale's blog to make a mailable card display.  This way, she can use the card as a photo "frame" as well.

 

The "so darn cute" piece is on an Action Wobble to make it even cuter.  I took the photo of Oliver, my grandson, a week ago, and I thought it would be perfect on this card.

 

I had the great idea to type out the words for the tag in Microsoft Word and then to print it on plain paper.  I then taped the tag exactly over the print on the paper and ran it through again.  Great idea, huh?

Happy Birthday to a Dear Friend!

Oh, how I wish I could remember where I saw some of these techniques. Here's a birthday card that I sent to a dear friend.  Enjoy!