Thank you gift bag

January 11, 2018 · by The Morning Scrapper

Happy 2018!

I hope everyone had a wonderful holiday season and a safe but fun new year’s celebration. We, unfortunately, spent most of it sick with this nasty flu that is going around. On the bright side, we did get to spend time together over kleenex boxes and between coughs. That is odd you might say, but as a Mom with teenagers, I take what I can get with them. 🙂

In between, being sick and trying to finish the craft room move (so overwhelming) I did this design team project for the challenge site http://giveacrafteracookie.blogspot.com. Deanne offers challenges based on these yummy decorated cookie pictures she finds on Pinterest. Participants in the challenge can make a card, project, scrapbook page, etc. inspired by the cookie decorations, this first one of the year is kicking off today with a “Thank You” theme.

I decided to do a “thank you” bag using my cameo and some older Bo Bunny that I thought went well with these inspiration cookies.

I found this Scallop Favor Bag Design #143525 in the Silhouette Design Store. It has all the pieces you see here, making it a matter of picking your paper and deciding your message on the tag. The bag base comes together in one piece and has pre-cut slots for the handles.

The seams are on the side and come together with some folding to which I advise using your strongest adhesive if using a heavyweight paper. (I define heavyweight anything over 65 lb ) I used a liquid adhesive, simply because lining up things takes me a couple tries otherwise I would have used a Scor tape or the red line tape. The base comes together rather quickly.

The tag layers in the center are all part of the cut file, I choose from Bo Bunny’s Double Dot paper line. Then stamped the “thank you” with one I had from Stephanie Bernard in her Avocado green. You could use your fonts in the Cameo to cut a word as well.

One of the embellishments was the red scallop border piece. It is actually meant to go on the handles, but I felt I needed to pull a little more red out of the design paper. This is one of the reasons I like this cut file as it has so many options to make it your own.

I hope you will check out the challenge at http://giveacrafteracookie.blogspot.com. and join us.

Here is my supply list:

Bo Bunny Alora Collection
Bo Bunny Double Dot Papers in powder blue, teal, and poppy
PPA (Perfect Paper Adhesive) Matte Adhesive
Stephanie Bernard Avocado ink

Until next time…

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Shadow Box Frame

May 31, 2017 · by The Morning Scrapper

Good Morning,

About a year or so ago I came across this fantastic Boys Collection called “So Rad” by Simple Stories. I know I have written about it before but it has been a while. What I loved most about this collection was the positive messages in the cut apart sheets (4×4, 3×4) many of which seemed frameable. I thought it would be a fun project to get one of the inexpensive frames at the craft store, customize it with the collection papers then put in the sentiment, but I can’t seem to find the frames at said craft store. Thus, this project has been on the back burner for a while, until now.

As you know I have been using my Silhouette a lot lately and of course, my favorite designer has not let me down. Lori Whitlock has come out with different size shadow boxes complete with holes to string ribbon through for wall hanging. I thought I would give this a try on her 4×4 frame and some old Bo Bunny paper from my stash.

This frame could not be easier to cut and put together, the issue is figuring out the inside cuts versus the outside cut that make up the frame and interior walls. Lori does have a video that gives some helpful tips on assembly. For example, I would not have thought to adhere all the inside sides in a line then attach the ends to make the frame. I like these frames and will be making more of them, maybe next time I will try it with the ribbon so I hang it. This one will be going on a hallway shelf.

If you wondering why I choose this saying, please keep in mind I have 3 sons (one of which is a teenager and another about to become one) a husband and an Australian Shepherd who loves to play hide and seek with socks. Long story short, given I am usually subconsciously keeping track of everyone, if I can’t find it, it is lost! I am sure I might have a reader or two who can relate to my situation. 🙂

Anyways, I am off on sock hunting adventure!

Until next time…..

P.S. If you like the “So Rad” Collection you can also find it now at Scrapbooking For Less at a considerable discount. Again just sharing no compensation from anyone.

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Valentine’s Cup of Sweetness

February 10, 2017 · by The Morning Scrapper

Good Morning,

Today I am sharing this tea cup I found on my Valentine’s Day quest for my son’s school. When I spotted this cut file in the Silhouette Store I knew I wanted to make it. It is actually considered a box (lidless) designed by Lori Whitlock. While it may not work for the kids I think it strikes just the right tone for a teacher and staff gift.

Let’s get into it……

The completed tea cup measures approx. 2 5/8 (across the base) stands at 3 5/8 tall with an opening of 2 1/8. There is plenty of room to add a generous portion of treats. This cut file was relatively easy to put together. For the cup itself, you will need one sheet of 12×12 paper. It cuts two large pieces to form the base and sides of the cup. Then for the decorative layer (included in the file) you could use either a 12 x12 patterned paper or a 6×6 pad would work as well.

Bo Bunny’s “Head over Heels” collection (circa 2013) has been hoarded in my stash since it came it out. I finally decided it was time to break into it. I used it to cover the front and back and keeping things simple I used a flower piece from the 12×12 chipboard sheet. It was tempting to want to put a lot of embellishment’s on it but since I am giving out about ten and make something for the classrooms, I decided to be easy on myself and keep it simple.

As the title says this is a generous cup of sweetness as it can easily hold 20 to 30 pieces of Hershey Kisses. I could also see it holding cocoa packets, coffee or maybe a gift card with some other small items. OOOH! Bath crystals or heart shaped soaps would be nice too, then again chocolate works nicely. 🙂

Stay tuned for tomorrow’s post of what I finally decided to make for the kid’s classrooms.

Are you making anything this Valentine’s Day? Please feel free to share in comments about your crafty project.

Until next time……

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New Project: Graphic 45 /Bo Bunny Album for a Special Teacher

April 26, 2016 · by The Morning Scrapper

It is not often given how our current primary school systems works to find a teacher that is dedicated so wholeheartedly to teaching to different kids levels. It requires a ton of extra work. No pulling the same ole’ worksheets from previous years. A teacher who looks for content that is of interest to the current class and goes with them down a discovery path when the topic evolves. That kind of teacher is special!

While the class chips in to give a gift at the end of the year I wanted to do some a little more special since she has had both of my kids. Each time delivering education in ways that benefited them the best. Not every parent understands this, she gets push back for “not enough homework” or too much, I guess in a teacher’s life the adage of not being able to please all the people all time is a way of life.

She is also the type of teacher that expects nothings and appreciates everything she is given. One of our shared interest is photography, as she likes to document the highlights of the year with the students. Each class has their own collage board on display in her room, so cool! Past parents have given her a basic album, not too fancy just some photos on paper. While my idea is to make an interactive mini album, this worried me. What if she has enough of that or my work is awful? The mental negative messages continue to scroll through my brain, which is why the project is getting started now even though it seems early.

While I conquer my inner messages around giving a handmade gift made by me, not some amazingly talented other person; I am wondering is there anyone else out there who is making gift for their child’s teacher? Maybe you experienced a special teacher you wanted to make something for, how did that go? I hope you will share your story in comments, I would love to hear about it. Even if you want to share about a project that went wrong…I have had a few of those.

Here is the specifics of my album idea:

I am thinking of making it a 9 x 11 using Graphic 45 ABC primer mixed with Bo Bunny School Days, to add a little more color. The album is meant to encompass two years so I am hoping with the extra real estate on the pages she will be able to get in a ton of pictures.The plan is to do some waterfall pages and pull out picture folios like my last album.

Graphic 45 ABC primer

Bo Bunny School Days

The goal is to have something to share each week as I progress through the album along with any techniques or product I think is worth sharing. I hope you will join me on this next project and please share your experineces in making a gift for that special teacher.

Unitl next time…….

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