T is For: Typeset, Teacher & Thank You

Today is the last day of school for my kids. They both had a great year and accomplished so much. My daughter and I sat down to design some Thank You cards for her teachers. She had some great teachers this year and a Thank You card is the least we can do for their hard work and dedication.

{All product used is Close To My Heart with the exception of the brass star brads}

Teacher Banner

My daughter was thrilled to find out that she would have a teacher again this year that she had last year. She is a wonderful instructor and fairly new to teaching. Seeing that her classroom was a little empty, my daughter wanted to create something special for her.

I flipped through my Cricut Art Philosophy booklet and gave my daughter all sorts of options to choose from. {There are 700 images on this cartridge you know!} She chose the scallop banner and insisted on the layered butterfly. She also picked out some Wings paper which was a perfect fit for that butterfly image. The Cricut practically did all the cutting. My daughter inked and pieced everything together. I only helped with the ribbon connecting each pennant.

Bottom line~ The Cricut is so easy to use a "middle-schooler" can do it. A cute and simple project. Her teacher really liked it too!

School's Out!!

As of this afternoon... school is out for summer!!! Before we departed we needed to say our "Thanks" and show some gratitude.

This first project was for a friend and customer. She is new to scrapbooking and wanted to make something creative for her sons teachers. She likes the recycled crystal light containers so we whipped these up in less than an hour. She did most of the work and was really happy with the results.

Here are a few gift bags filled with goodies for my daughter's teachers. I used the same apple stamp again on brown bags. I created little tags and tied the colorful tissue paper together with twine.

And of course, you can't forget the SWEETS!!! I just had to bring something fun for the kiddo's! I like to go surfing on the web for ideas, but sometimes I just have to work with what I can find in my small town store!! I originally wanted blue jello and gummy sharks, but we improvised with assorted flavors of sugar-free jello and gummy octopus. To get the ocean effect I swirled some blue food coloring in cool whip and topped each little cup. I used graham cracker crumbs for a mini island and the octopus are chill~laxing in the shade of the umbrella! They were a hit!

Last Day of School!

Today was the last day of school for my kiddo's and the last day of work for me! I can't wait to hibernate in my craft room now all summer long. Speaking of craft room... it has been under remodeling now since Spring Break. I hope to finish some last details and will reveal pictures soon.

I really enjoyed being a classroom aide this year and found the position to be very rewarding. The school I work at is also where my daughter attended fourth grade. It is a wonderful, well run school and has the best staff among other area schools. My daughter and I put together some little treats for her teachers and other school leaders to show our appreciation. These goodies were made with recycled Crystal Light containers. We simply decorated them, added a thank you note and filled with wrapped chocolates.

Supplies used: All Close To My Heart

Key to my Heart B&T papers, Stamps; checklist, thank you, Paper Flowers, Spring Brads, Creme Bulee ribbon, Inks; tulip, juniper, creme brulee, sorbet