Back to School Teacher Gifts

It's Back to School time!! It always brings mixed emotions!! This year I decided to create a few Back to School teacher gifts!! Having been a teacher, I know that teachers always need pencils and pens!!

I used one of the Tag Topper dies from The Stamp Doctor. They have a lot of wonderful dies, stamps, and packaging options!!

This project used the following products from The Stamp Doctor

   Tag Topper Die 2"
   2" Tag Topper Treat Bags #1

The pencil and pen are from The Write Stuff set at Pretty Cute Stamps!! The "Take Note" stamp is from a retired set at Papertrey Ink.

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Rain or Shine Side Step Card

Hello!!

I've been busy making cards for various occasions!! Now I just need to remember to send them!!  :-)

I've been working on improving my blending and coloring skills for about a year with classes from Kit and Clowder. Alyce's classes are AWESOME and she is so encouraging and inspiring.  I just don't spend enough time practicing so not much has improved. I am seeing improvement in skin and hair(still room for improvement but isn't there always?). I'll go back and work on other classes with other skills as time permits!! This weekend I realized that I'm ok with that. Being so focused on blending, shading, etc... has  been holding me back from creating cards. With this card and several I will share over the next few days, I just colored for the sake of coloring and loved it!!

I used the Stamp Doctor Side Step Card Die to make the base of this card!! I have wanted to make these types of cards for a long time but have no patience for cutting them out. So when I found the die at The Stamp Doctor, I was so excited!!! 

The images are from Pretty Cute Stamps specifically the Rain or Shine!!

I used Sharpies to color these instead of my usual Copics. They were quick and easy!!!

I'd like to enter this in the following challenges - 

Artistic Inspiration - Just for Fun

Lil Patch of Crafty Friends - Anything Goes

Corrosive Challenge - Anything Goes

Through the Craft Room Door - Anything Goes

Tuesday Throwdown - Anything Goes

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New Card using The Stamp Doctor Dies

I just found a new company "The Stamp Doctor". She carries a lot of card making dies as well as images and matching die sets. You can get to her store by clicking on the button on the right side of this blog!

I created using this card using The Center Step Card Die." I have always wanted to make the various "step" cards but don't have the patience. It's too much work to pull out my Silhouette and heaven forbid I cut them by hand!! 😁

The stamps are from Pretty Cute Stamps!!

I used the following Copics to color -
     Margarita - RV17, YR68, Y08

The paper and stickers are from Doodlebug!!

I'd like to enter this in the following challenges -
  Crafty Friends - Happy Birthday
   Color Crazy Craft Challenge - Anything Goes
   Crafting with Friends - Anything Goes
   Crafty Catz Challenges - Anything Goes
  Creative Fingers Challenge - Anything Goes

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