Hello, and happy teacher appreciation week! As a former teacher, I always have a lot of fun spoiling my kids' teachers for holidays like this one. This year, it looks a little bit different since the kids haven't been at school. I still wanted to do something to say thank you to their teachers, so I whipped up these fun sliding gift boxes and we dropped them off yesterday when we picked up their schoolwork.
Now when I say I "whipped them up", it was not really quick or easy. Creating my own 3D projects is a little out of my comfort zone. Usually I find a tutorial I can copy and then create my own design from the tutorial. This time I actually figured out the measurements myself, and only wasted a few pieces of paper! I will be sharing a tutorial I created for this box with my email subscribers on Thursday. If you aren't on my email list, you can join here.
If you're reading this farther down the road, just send me a message after you join my email list, and I'll forward the tutorial on to you. Hopefully this project inspires you to do a little something extra for the teachers in your life this week!
Stamps: Ornate Thanks
Paper: Whisper White, Terracotta Tile, Old Olive, Crumb Cake, Ornate Garden Specialty DSP
Embellishments: Ornate Garden Ribbon Combo Pack, Gilded Gems
Tools: Versamark, White Embossing Powder, Heat Tools, Stitched Shapes Dies
Adhesives: Tear and Tape, Stampin' Dimensionals, Mini Glue Dots
Happy Stamping!
Rachel
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I have a sneak peek for you today - the Ornate Garden Suite is a new suite of products from the 2020-2021 Annual Catalog that starts in June. However, Stampin' Up! is releasing this suite early, in April, or you can add these products to your starter kit right now! The suite includes 2 stamp sets, 2 sets of dies, a ribbon combo pack, an embossing folder, and some gold gems. I think you will love everything!
The color scheme for my card today was inspired by last week's GDP color challenge. I didn't quite get my card finished in time to enter the challenge, but I love how the card turned out, and I still wanted to share it with you!
I used the Corrugated Embossing Folder for the Petal Pink piece in the background. This embossing folder has been on my wish list for a long time, and I finally added it to my last order. I think it will get a lot of use - it adds the perfect texture to your projects!
I had all of my teacher friends in mind when I picked the sentiment for this card. When I was a teacher, it was always SO much extra work to get ready for a substitute teacher, and teachers everywhere are having to prepare for substitute teachers (parents) who aren't even teachers! This morning, our schools officially closed for the remainder of the school year, and I am still trying to wrap my brain around what that means for my family. Lots of challenges ahead for sure, but stamping is my stress relief - so that is not going to change! Hopefully stamping is stress relief for you too, and you can find some time in your day to be creative.
Stamps: Ornate Thanks, Ornate Style
Ink: Sahara Sand, Stampin' Blends Markers: Light Crumb Cake, Light Daffodil Delight, Light & Dark Pool Party, Light & Dark Petal Pink
Paper: Sahara Sand, Petal Pink, Pool Party, Shimmery White Cardstock, Whisper White
Embellishments: Petal Pink Metallic Edge Ribbon, Gilded Gems
Tools: Versamark, Gold Embossing Powder, Heat Tool, Corrugated EF
Adhesives: SNAIL, Stampin' Dimensionals, Mini Glue Dots
Happy Stamping!
Rachel
