Teacher Gifts- Calendar Cube

Hi friends,
Today I'm giving you a peek at the project I created to go along with my Teacher Table Trio & Desk Caddy. I call it:
Teacher's Calendar Cube
Here it is:

It has a perpetual calendar to show the date, there are 2 drawers, a back pocket, and a Kleenex dispenser.

Here's the back of the box:

Here are the opened drawers:

My friend asked me if I would teach this project as a class at her scrapbooking store this weekend & I hesitantly agreed. I have no problem standing in front of nearly 200 teenagers a day but put me in front of adults & I've got the butterflies in the belly! Eeek!!! Hopefully, they won't boo me out the craftroom! Hee Hee! So, I'll make the tute available for ya on Monday. It is not hard, & it's a cool & useful little box, me thinks.
Have a great weekend & I'll see ya back here on Monday!
Thanks so much for peeking :)
Gotta Go!

Teacher Gifts- Projects in Review

Helloooooooo Friends!
I'm baaaack :)  and it feels soooooooo good to be crafting again!
First of all, THANK YOU SO MUCH for your kind words of encouragement & prayers. I can't begin to express my deep appreciation and how full you've made my heart. It has been a bummer summer, but we're past that last huge bump in the road. This summer knocked the wind outta me, let me tell ya. Unfortunately, there are some more bumps coming this year, but at least I know they're coming & I can prepare for them or at least brace myself! I am grateful for that.  It will be a tough, challenging year to come. I know they say "what doesn't kill you, makes you stronger" so I suppose after this year I'll be able to bend steel with my pinky toe! Hee Hee! I'm still teaching High School Spanish, just not the same levels as last year :( This year I have the one level I requested NOT to have (Spanish 4 Honors) which prepares students for AP Spanish. Ugh, Good luck to all of us :( Well, 'nuff said.

It's that time again- Back to School! So I know you're here cuz you're the overachiever who wants to start off the year with an A+, and I like that :) so over the next few days, I'll be sharing some ideas & projects to help you make the grade! As with previous years, I'll have instructions, tutorials, templates, and all the goodies you'll need to recreate the projects for yourself.

So for Day 1, we'll take a walk down memory lane and review the projects from the past 2 years. If you're new to my blog, I hope you'll find some projects you'll want to give a go, and if you're a return player, I hope you're reminded of something you'd like to give a go too. So, let's play!!!

Click on the title for each project's post

Teacher's Table Trio

Teacher's Lanyard

Teacher's Pointer

Teacher's Boo Boo Box

Teacher's KISS: Keep It Safe & Secure

Teacher's Table Trio Companion

Teacher's Back Pack

Teacher's Note Holder

Teacher's Student Info Folder

Teacher's Whiteboard Magnets

You can also see more Teacher gift projects by clicking on the "Teacher Appreciation" link on the left sidebar. See you back here for another project!
Gotta Go!
Karli

Not Good-Bye, but...

Hi friends,
I want you to know I'm stepping away from the blogging world for a while. Life made other plans with our plans for a great summer, so I need to focus on the next difficult weeks to come. Nothing tragic, just an unfortunate change my family and I were not expecting. Sadly, I have decided to step down from all the Design Teams I'm currently on (and luuuuuv) since I don't feel I could meet deadlines, expectations, and such.

I plan on returning to crafting soon cuz it IS my drug of choice. It is how I unwind and get out of my head---> kwim? As I've told others, it's either crack or craft, and I choose the one with the more positive side effects! I hope to be back in time for my annual "Beginning of the Year Teacher Gifts & Ideas" in August/September sometime, as I know so many of you enjoy that :)

Thanks you for your visits to my blog, your comments that I truly appreciate, and for being my blogging buddies! Have a wonderful summer or whatever season it is in your part of the world!
Hugs,

ABC Blog Hop!

Hi ya friends,
Today marks a special day at ABC Challenges!  It's our birthday and we're celebrating in a BIG way with a birthday blog hop!

If this is your first stop, you may want to head over to the ABC Challenge Blog and get the full scoop about all the events and sponsor prizes up for grabs! If you've arrived from the lovely Angelique's blog, you're right where you should be :)
Here are the highlights:
1) There's a new challenge up that will run for 2 weeks : Y is for yesterday
Go vintage, use an old stamp, or choose an old ABC theme

2) There's a DT call! If you'd like to join us as part of the DT, email us with your info (check the main blog for all the deets)

3) Blog Hop! There's a list of the blog hop participants. Be sure to comment on all blogs to be eligible for the prizes~ and there are loads of prizes up for grabs! Check the main blog for contest rules---> HERE!

So on to my project:
First, here's my card:

 My sponsor is our lovely friends at Pollycraft. Who are offering a *special* prize for one lucky winner. I am using Swings & Slides- Cute as a cupcake image on my card. Isn't she a cuuuutie! She's holding a scrumptious cupcake while sitting on a present. My "yesterday" piece is the pattern paper I used which was last year's Quite Contrary collection from My Mind's Eye. I also added pearl detail with my Viva Decor Pearl pens. I used another fab sketch from The Sweet Stop for my card as well. 

I have a project to go along with this cuuuutie inspired by her yummy cupcake.
Here it is:

 Looks yummy right??!! But, this is no ordinary cupcake....nooooo...... this cupcake is hiding a surprise! Hee! Hee!

When you pull up on the cherry...

higher...

 HIGHER....

 You'll find a gift card!

 Here's the gift card completely out of the cupcake. Just remove it from the binder clip & it's ready to be used & enjoyed!

Here's the way it tucks into the cupcake. shhhh, it's our secret ;)

It took me about 1 1/2 hours to do this & a few fried fingers from the glue gun I hardly ever use! But isn't the final product so unique & a perfect way to give a gift card, don't ya think?

I followed a great tutorial to make this however one of the biggest complaints people had was that it took them several HOURS to make, so I did make a few modifications to be able to make it faster.
To make this cupcake, you'll need a styro foam ball, ribbon, flowers, a cupcake liner, & that dangerous weapon called a hot glue gun---> ouchy!

Thanks for joining us & being part of our birthday bash! Don't forget to check the main blog for all the deets & leave a comment on the DT blogs. I'm sending you off to my uber fab teammie Suzanne T who has an AMAZING creation to share with ya!

Thanks for sharing an ABC birthday with us!
Gotta Go!

Cardabilities DT Reveal Sketch #34

Hi ya friends,
It's the end of June & the end of my time with Cardabilities :( Today is my last reveal as part of the DT. It's been awesome to work with all the talented designers over the past year & with Cardabilities sketches.
Here's Sketch #34

 Here's my card:

 This stamp is MFT Pure Innocence Pucker Up- isn't she adorable :) Although she looks like business is slow & she's got lemonade to sell! She's colored with Copics. Her lemonade got a bit of Yellow Stickles to give it some kick.
Here's a closer peek:

I also used the MFT banner die for the banner. Pretty simple card :)

I hope you can join us on Sketch #34 & if you do, you could be in the running for a generous prize pack from our Sponsor ---> Robyn's Fetish!

Be sure you Linky your card creation by the 14th!

Thanks so much for peeking
Gotta Go!

ABC Challenge: X is for...

Xing (crossing) Ribbons!

Hi again friends,
We've got a brand new challenge for ya at ABC Challenges. This week we want to see you cross ribbons.  That could be quite simple or a little more complicated. Guess which one I chose???  ;)
Here's my card:

 I crossed ribbons to create the look of a garden trellis. That wasn't hard to do at all. I just added adhesive to the back edges of my cardstock, cut strips of ribbon, lay them across the cs, & secured them in the back. I used one of my all-time fav stamp sets (now retired) called Wild Rose (SU) along with the matching DP. These are way old, but I still luuuv them :) The GORGEOUS die cut of the leaves with flourishes is a Heartfelt Creation die from the Bella Rose collection. (I am in love with this die!) The sentiment is stamped on a Spellbinder's Ribbon Banners Die.
Here's a closer peek:

The rose centers got a bit of Stickles & a pearl. Of course, I added my obligatory Viva pen work all over it :) (Thanks, Sankari- you've created a monster ;)  Hee!

Head over to the ABC Blog to check out the creative ways my teamies have crossed ribbons and be sure to Linky your crafty creations by Monday night. Oh, the letter X is brought to you by our friends at One Stop Card Crafts and they're offering this fabbie gift voucher to our lucky winner!

For my card, I used this week's sketch at The Sweetest Thing- SSSC123.

Thanks so much for peeking!
Gotta Go!

D2D: Tropical Summer Hibiscus

Hi friends,
I'm here to remind you about the Progressive Challenge at Designed 2 Delight. If you played along last week you got this week's awesome images called Tropical Summer Hibiscus in your mailbox. Here's a little card  I created with it:

I printed out 6 Hibiscus flowers, colored them with Copics, & cut them out to create a Lei. I added a few sprinklings of my Viva Decor pen to the middles of the flowers.

You can find all the deets to the progressive challenge at the D2D blog.
Thanks for peeking!
Aloha!