Stamped Teacher's Gifts

Look at me, I actually used pre-printed, traditional papers! It has been AGES since I've pulled out my paper and it was such a rewarding experience too. I have to make four Teacher Appreciation gifts, and wanted them to be different. For this project, I pulled out my Angel Company supplies and had at it. I am an official demo again and might even decide to hold a demo or two in the near future. I loved being a demo in the past, but to be honest, since starting TAC five years ago, I haven't done any parties. That really needs to change!

I try to be a minimalist in my projects so this project is relatively inexpensive, using a lot of items I already had. Now, I will admit that the Scor-Pal is the big purchase here, but well worth it! I got this last year, but considering I haven't stamped in ages, I use this tool ALL THE TIME. Scoring projects has never been easier. It's definitely a purchase I have not regretted.

Product List:

Willoughby V-844

Coordinating Cardstock B-324

Thank You--Gift with purchase stamp

Scor-Pal F-359

Wonder Tape 1/4 inch F-241

Scallop Scissors

ink

Step 1

To begin, you need to cut your base paper to 7.5 x 10.5 inches. Your highlight papers can be any width, but keep the length 10.5. These will depend on the design you wish.

Step 2

With all your paper cut, you'll want to score your base at 1/2 inch and 5 1/2 inches. This will fit most microwave popcorn pouches well.

Step 3

With the paper scored, fold and seal with Wonder Tape. Any tape will work, really, but I have found this stuff to be the strongest. It doesn't tend to separate as other adhesives can.

Step 4

Assemble your bands and highlights. You can even stamp your base too, Versamark works great for this kind of work!

To finish off the gift pouch, I added a tag with my stamped greeting. I used gold organdy ribbon to wrap around the popcorn, making it easy to pull out of the pouch. In just a few easy steps, you have a cute, easy gift, especially great if you have several people to gift like those teachers.

Here is another example that I made. I used Bazzill cardstock and an older TAC stamp set--one of my favorites. For the greeting, I used the Mini File Tab Punch (D-881) and one of my favorite greeting sets, tagtidbits T-1186. This is a very versatile and inexpensive set. If you need to say something, it has it! I colored these cute characters with my new foound love, Copic markers. So glad I live in Japan.

Hello and Welcome

I've decided to go back to my roots and start stamping and paper crafting again. In just the past couple of days I have done so much and what fun! This weekend I am making teacher appreciation gifts for my kids' teachers. I knew I'd be covering a candy bar and wanted to do something creative with a microwave popcorn bag. After browsing ideas a Splitcoast Stampers, I found this and knew just what I wanted to do! Using some new items from Genevieve Sass, I created a coordinating gift of chocolate and popcorn. (Yes, this from her grab bag!)

Creating this cute and inexpensive gift was not difficult at all. Digitally, I created a new file 7.5 x 10.5 inches and created my main design. I print on HP Everyday Matte Photopaper. This works very well and isn't as stiff as regular photo paper. Using my Xyron, I applied adhesive to my digital paper, then mounted that on to some light-weight pink cardstock to add some stability. I cut my cardstock a little wider than my digital paper, so that I could add a cute decorative border. This idea came from Paper Jewels, a fellow TAC demo. This was one of those "duh" moments in that, why didn't I think of that? I have so many punches and decorative scissors it's not even funny! Once your design is complete, you need to score the papers at 1/2 inch and again at 5.5. Seal using your favorite double stick tape. I prefer wonder tape since it's one of the strongest out there! I finally added some decorative ribbon and paper flowers.

Enjoy, and I hope all your childrens' teachers have a great week!