Apple for the Teacher

Apple for the Teacher

Hi There!

If you need more encouragement 

for an end of term thank you, or

a thank you at any other time

come to that, here is Jane Castle

to show you the way........

"Over the last couple of years I have made

 some 'End of year' cards for my Grandchildren 

to give to their teachers and I have been amazed 

at some of the gifts families buy for their teachers.

 So here is an idea that is fairly quick to make,

 not expensive, very acceptable as we all 

need to send a little thank-you/thinking of you

 type note and one that the kids can get 

involved in as well.

'What is it ?' I hear you saying.

Inside the tissue wrapping are 6 postcards,

 3 different designs but all of a similar nature.

I started with a pad of watercolour postcards 

which can be found at most art shops, 

added some Distress Oxide inks to my craft mat,

 sprayed with a little water and 

applied this with a brush.

I made a total of 6 using slightly different

 colour combinations each time.

I then cut my tag from some watercolour card 

and added some of the D.O. to this also.

Then using Archival ink in Cornflower Blue 

began to stamp the main images.

This is the smaller of the 2 flowers from 

Woodware's Clear Magic Singles set Dotty Flowers.

I really like this image with its library stamps----- 

quite fitting for a teacher!

A great stamp to use if you are organising a 

gathering/get together or thanks for a 

lovely dinner party.

Here are the stamp sets I used for the whole project.

I decided to include envalopes as then the 

recipient has the choice as to whether or not 

they use them.

Now it's just the tag left to finish off. 

I chose the cheeky pirate figure as it reminded 

me of my eldest Grandson (a big grin when 

he's been up to no good!) then 'Best' & 'Teacher' 

were cut out from an old dictionary and attached 

to the top and bottom. 

If you didn't have an old dictionary for crafting

 purposes you could always print the definitions

 from the computer.

The 6 cards were then wrapped in tissue paper 

and tied with bakers twine. 

This would be a suitable gift for a 

male or female teacher and it could easily

 be customised to include a subject/hobby."

Items used

Woodware Clear Magic Singles Stamps :

Dotty Flowers, Memories, Time to Wind Down

 & Ahoy Matey

Distress Oxides:

 in Broken China, Faded Jeans, Fossilized Amber 

and Pistachio.

Watercolour Postcard 300gsm pad.

Archival Ink : Cornflower Blue

Bakers Twine

Tag Die

Sheet of Tissue Paper

 Thank You Jane, a lovely choice of

stamps there and as you say

the whole project would make a

very acceptable present.    

This project

has reminded me that I have

a thank you or two to do.....

....... there's always something isn't there?

'Till tomorrow

Mickie xx