You're the Best (English) Teacher!

You're the Best (English) Teacher!

The second Teacher's Day card is a card for my daughter English teacher who is a male teacher.

Freshly Made Sketches #87 - A Sketch by Jennifer T

Again, I adopt the sketch from Freshly Made Sketches #87 - A Sketch by Jennifer T as shown above due to its simplicity (if not I do not think I can make eight (8) Teachers' Day cards in few hours). This time, I decided to stick to the sketch as it is.

Close-up : Apple as embellishment

A zig zag strip is trimmed from a pattern paper and attached directly onto a green card base. Another two (2) apples are stamped onto a white card stock, colored using Copic marker and trimmed accordingly. They are then attached to the yellow panel as in sketch using pop dots.

Close-up : Sentiment

The sentiment is stamped onto the card base at the right bottom corner. There is no 'English' in the stamp set, if not I would stamp that!

Dimension : 10.16cm x 15.24cm or 4" x 6"

Type :Vertical fold

Inlay : None

If you would like to have a similar design of these items or individual item, please fill up the custom order form here. Please do include the color or theme you prefer, purpose of the item(s) (farewell, retirement, birthday and etc) and message (if any).

This card is entering the challenge(s) organized by :

1) Freshly Made Sketches #87 - A Sketch by Jennifer T (ending 27 May 2013)

Stamps and tools used :

You're the Best Art Teacher!

I am in the midst of burning midnight oil to make eight (8) Teachers' Day cards for my daughter tomorrow, Thursday morning. I suppose to make them earlier when I got my Sweet Stamp Shop School's Out stamp but my day job and life leaves me no extra time for card making! Thus, I am burning the midnight oil now!

You're the Best Art Teacher!

The first Teacher's Day card is a card for teacher who teaches both Science and Art (I wonder how Science and Art connected to each other). However, my daughter favor her to teach Art more. Thus, I address the card to solely Art teacher.

Freshly Made Sketches #87 - A Sketch by Jennifer T

I adopt the sketch from Freshly Made Sketches #87 - A Sketch by Jennifer T as shown above. However, I decided to clockwise the sketch. I choose simple sketch and keep my card as minimal as possible as I need to make eight (8) Teachers' Day cards.

Close-up : Self-made apple pattern paper

Since this is a card for an Art teacher, I make extra effort on this card (just to impress the teacher). I make my own pattern paper by stamping rows of apples onto a white card stock. The apples are colored in red and green alternatively using Copic markers. Then, it is attached onto a pink card base.

Close-up : Sentiment panel

A yellow panel is trimmed accordingly. The sentiment is stamped onto the panel before attaching to the apple pattern paper as in sketch.

Close-up : Apple as embellishment

Another two (2) apples are stamped onto a white card stock, colored using Copic marker and trimmed accordingly. They are then attached to the yellow panel as in sketch using pop dots.

The card is finished with two (2) pink gems to the right and left of the word 'best'.

Dimension : 10.16cm x 15.24cm or 4" x 6"

Type :Vertical fold

Inlay : None

If you would like to have a similar design of these items or individual item, please fill up the custom order form here. Please do include the color or theme you prefer, purpose of the item(s) (farewell, retirement, birthday and etc) and message (if any).

This card is entering the challenge(s) organized by :

1) Freshly Made Sketches #87 - A Sketch by Jennifer T (ending 27 May 2013)

2) Bearly Mine Challenge #87 - Anything Goes (ending 27 May 2013)

Stamps and tools used :

A Box of Goodies!

From left to right :

Bo Bunny SCT187 Camp-A-Lot (above)

Sticky Thumb Sticky Dimensionals (below)
Lawn Fawn Belinda's Borders
Inkadinkado 97529 Humorous Birthday
Tombow Mono Multi Liquid Glue

It is a hot summer sale at Custom Crops from 25 July 2012 till 27 July 2012 with all glue and adhesive 25% discount, stamps 20% discount, other items 10% discount and etc. How could I miss all these!? Thus, I decided to grab some goodies!

From left to right :

Sticky Thumb Sticky Dimensionals

Tombow Mono Multi Liquid Glue

I am keen on some foam adhesives as the dimensional foam or pop dots I been using are actually some foam tapes I bought from local stationary stores. Every time I want to use them, I need to use scissors to cut them which resulted my scissors being sticky. Not to mention that the shape of the trimmed foam will lose its shape as it is not that sturdy as it seem to be especially when I need a very tiny pieces. Another issue I face is that the thickness of the foam is not that thick whereby I need to fold the foam tape twice if I really need my layer(s) to pop up. Thus, I seldom make pop up or dimensional projects.

Sticky Thumb Sticky Dimensionals

However, I could not resist this time as the hot summer sale at Custom Crops really capture me. I go through all the brands that Custom Crops offers on adhesives as there are various sizes and quantities in each pack with different pricing. Due to its pricing, some brands or adhesive items need to be purchase more than one (1) pack which I a bit reluctant as I would like to sample how good these foam adhesives first. Finally, I settled for Sticky Thumb Sticky Dimensionals that consist of 442 pieces variety of rectangular, squares and circles in big, medium, small and mini sizes in 2mm thickness! Great pack for starter like me at valuable price!

Tombow Mono Multi Liquid Glue

There is once that Kristina Werner introduce or share some 'must-have' glues for crafters and one (1) of them is this Tombow Mono Multi Liquid Glue. There are other crafters are using this Tombow Mono Multi Liquid Glue as well when I watch video tutorial. Since the Custom Crops' hot summer sale is having all glue and adhesive at 25% discount, I grab my chances to own one of this Tombow Mono Multi Liquid Glue. Afterall, glue can bonds things together and it can be used not on for crafting.

From left to right :
Inkadinkado 97529 Humorous Birthday
Lawn Fawn Belinda's Borders
Bo Bunny SCT187 Camp-A-Lot

As stamps are at 20% discount as well, I definitely have to add some to my cart! I decided to have something out from my wish list as do not know why, I just find them so cute and adorable. Or perhaps I am going through the item-by-item in the stamp category and see which stamp sets catch my eyes. Oh, well! There are of course!

Inkadinkado 97529 Humorous Birthday

Even I already have some amount of stamp sets that related to birthday, I decided to add this Inkadinkado 97529 Humorous Birthday to my stamp collection as I find it really humorous. Those sentiment really useful in some situation and people especially when you have them inside the card! So meaningful!

Bo Bunny SCT187 Camp-A-Lot

The stamp designs in this Bo Bunny SCT187 Camp-A-Lot are so cute and really can be used in many ways not just in camping situation. The boot print can be used for a nice trail or border while the little map can be used for graduation or promotion with sentiments like, "Follow Your Destination", "You Make Your Way to Your Career Destination" and so on.

Lawn Fawn Belinda's Borders

Lastly, I chosen Lawn Fawn Belinda's Borders over my Lawn Fawn wishlist as this stamp set has inspired me to do something out of norm or they call it stress your stamp to the maximum use. I get the idea from Yainea that these borders can be used to create something else like she did for this card on the gingham!

A box of goodies

My goodies finally are on my hand today and I did not expect it come in a box as most of my items are actually flat items except that Tombow Mono Multi Liquid Glue. I think that why Custom Crops use a box instead of a padded envelope. Even that is the case, I am not sure why it is such a big box! My items are actually filled up only half of the box depth! Due to that big box, the postman unable to deliver to me at my house and have me go to the post office to collect instead. I waited for another day to get my items which I been wondering why I need to do so as the notification slip just written 'box'. Once the postman surrender my box at the post office, I really shocked!

October Afternoon Very Merry: Bake the Cookies - Front

Like previous order, Custom Crops included a quarter part sample paper for me. This time is the same October Afternoon Very Merry: Bake the Cookies that I got from my previous order. The difference this time is that I get the top part of the quarter. Not bad that I have three of a quarter of the 12x12 October Afternoon Very Merry: Bake the Cookies pattern paper on my stash! I bet if I order again from Custom Crops next time, I might get the same pattern paper and that give me a piece of 12x12 October Afternoon Very Merry: Bake the Cookies.

October Afternoon Very Merry: Bake the Cookies - Back

Hopefully in the next blog post, I am posting cards that use these supplies and stamp sets!

Bo Bunny Learning Curve Items Arrived!

I was waiting for my husband with my four (4) years old daughter at the lift lobby when my daughter pulled out a big envelope from the mailbox. I was a little surprise as I did not expect any parcel today. The reasons being are that there is no news on the stamp sets I bought and I checked the consignment number few days ago for the a2z winning and the tracking said that it is still in transition to Malaysia. Thus, I am really surprised and happy to get the parcel.

Actually, I e-mailed Linda on the 02 November 2010 when I did not receive anything after a month of winning from a2z Scrapbooking Supplies. Linda replied that there is some issues with the address I gave her earlier and was returned back to her. I e-mailed my new address to her as I moved on the 29 November 2010. Well, that is another reason why I e-mailed Linda to check on the shipping status of the prize as I afraid the parcel is missing during transition as I moved.

Anyhow, finally my winning prizes are here which includes :

1) One (1) Bo Bunny Learning Curve Project Kit (Item #CKLC768)

2) One (1) Bo Bunny School is Cool cardstock stickers (Item #10SC178)

3) One (1) Bo Bunny Learning Curve iCandy Dimensionals 3D cardstock stickers (Item #LCS379)

4) One (1) Bo Bunny Learning Curve Clearly Stamps (Item #SL676)

5) One (1) Bo Bunny Denim Wraps (Item #WRDW928)

Items I won from a2z Scrapbooking Supplies

Linda is so nice that she included a hand-made card for me to congratulate me on winning the items.

Hand-made card from Linda

Thanks so much to a2z Scrapbooking Supplies!