Don't forget to join us tonight for our Friday Night Crop. Just drop us a quick call at the store to reserve a spot as we do sometimes fill up.
Today marks the beginning of summer holidays for us as both kids finish preschool today. June has been so busy, but I still wanted to make a card and a give a little something as a thank you to the teachers in appreciation for the wonderful preschool experiences they have given my kids this year.
So the other night I whipped up these three cards in about two hours, it likely won't take you that long, but I'm a slow scrapper. First I hit the Pick of the Patch store to use the Accucut machine. I used an envelope die cut and cut off the thin side flaps. Then I cut three piece of patterned paper, inked the edges and adhered them to the inside of the envelope. I then attached a photo of the kids, layered a circle punched from patterned paper over a bit of my photo and using alphabet stickers wrote out my thank you sentiment. I computer generated my personalized message and glued that to the bottom section of the card. Then I adhered a strip of ribbon to the outside back of the card ensuring it was long enough to reach around to tie in a loose knot or bow.
I bought the teachers a nice bar of soap (who doesn't love a high quality soap, I know it perks up my few minutes to myself every day?). To wrap it, simply cut a strip of patterened paper the same width as the soap and long enough to wrap around the entire bar. Tie with ribbon and bow and there you have a quick, yet thoughtful last minute thank you card and gift. All in just over an hour.
Those are so cute Erica.
Posted by: Nancy De Sousa | June 19, 2009 at 09:46 AM