5 Apples for the Teacher

Re-posting last years Teacher's Appreciation projects for some last minute ideas.....

Apples for the Teacher

Apples have long been the symbol of knowledge, therefore often used to symbolize teachers. I really wanted to create something not using an apple because, well, everyone uses apples and I thought I should try to do something different. I just couldn’t do it. Apples equal teachers in my mind and when I came across this really cute apple on the Create a Critter digital cartridge, I had to go with it.
Here I’ve made a selection of Teacher gifts that anyone could give to their teacher as a little token of their appreciation for what they do. Just a little thank you.


This Apple box is created using the bottom of the cupcake box from the Sweet Tooth Boxes cartridge. I cut the bottom once and then again a little bigger so it would slide down over the bottom slightly for a top. This top piece has a strip of pattern paper layered on cardstock going around it. It measures approximately 1″ x 12″ and slides through the label with the Thank You sentiment sticker. The stem is similar layered pattern paper and cardstock, rolled and glued to the top.


Here I started out with the lipstick box from Tags, Bags, Boxes and More 2 Cartridge and embellished it with familiar learning icons – the book worm, a book and the apple. Inside the box are jumbo paper clips, embellished with the apples, that can be used as book marks or just a means of clipping a stack of papers together. The jumbo clips are sandwiched between the shadow layer of the apple and the remainder. I first glued the clip itself to the shadow piece with a strong liquid glue. Once dried, I took a 3D glue dot and adhered the apple to the shadow layer. You can certainly just glue the apple to the clip in the same manner as the base, but I went for the quicker way and grabbed glue dots.



These are 3 x 3 post-it note pads that I’ve covered, allowing for a mini gel pen to tag along with it. There are lots of directions online for doing this, so you might want to do a search to find the one easiest for you to follow. Rather than do the typical cut in the binding to create the pen holder, I added a strip of cardstock, knowing it was going to be hidden by pattern paper.



These are just little gifts, but it’s really not about the gift itself, but more about letting the teachers know that what they do is appreciated and to thank them.
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APPLE BASKET


BOOKMARK CLIPS


POST-IT NOTE COVERS



Designed By: Cindy Royal
Cricut Machines Used: Cricut Expression Machine, Cricut Craft Room, Cuttlebug Machine
Cricut Cartridges Used:Sweet Tooth Boxes, Mother’s Day Corsage (Cricut Craft Room Exclusive), Cricut Font & Basic Shapes – Digital, Labels (Cricut Craft Room Exclusive), Recess, Create a Critter – Digital, Tags Bags Boxes & More 2
Other Supplies: Cuttlebug Love Language Combo Set, Patterned Paper (Pink Paislee), Twine, Googly Eyes, Distressing Ink, Post-It Notes, Jumbo Clips, Gel Pens, Thank You Sentiment Sticker (SRM Press), Helmar Adhesives
 

1 Berry Box for Mother's Day

A fun descontructed Strawberry shortcake for Mother's Day. 


I started with a large round Chipboard box and covered it with pattern papers I printed on my Imagine.  I added lace and twine, then embellished it with rosettes and strawberries.  

I made rosettes using the Cuttlebug and the Cuttlebug Scallop Rosettes kit. 


Knowing the box wasn’t going to be deep enough, I put a ring of stencil material inside my box.  I used the stencil material by Provo Craft and left the protective release liner on it.  You can also extend the box height with cardstock, but I liked the matte look of this stencil material and chose to use it. The top will now sit on top of the stencil material.













Materials:
Cricut Craft Room
Cricut Expression 2
Cricut Imagine
Cuttlebug
Cricut Rock Princess (strawberry vine)
Cricut Preserves (strawberry tags)
Cricut Ribbons and Rosettes (border)
Imagine Elise  (pattern paper)
Cuttlebug Swiss Dots folder
Cuttlebug Simply Charmed Emboss Set
Cuttlebug Scallop Rosette Quilling Kit
Other:  Circle Chipboard box, Cricut Stencil Material, cardstock, inks, twine, buttons, lace.

2 Purse Party Favors

FLORAL PURSE FAVORS by Cindy Royal

Super quick party favors using the Cricut Imagine.   Cut, assemble, embellish!

Cricut Imagine Machine
Imagine Floral Emporium Cartridge
Imagine More Cartridge (purse shape)
Paper Trimmings Cartridge (flowers)
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4 For A Wedding

A Wedding ensemble.  A fair amount of work, but certainly worth it.


Directions:
All Cricut images and flowers are sprayed with coordinating shimmer spray before assembling or embellishing.
Flowers and leaves -The larger flower is quilled using the large petal die from the Daisy Quilling Kit. Smaller flowers are quilled using 1/2  of a cut from the small petal die.  Cut and finger shape leaves.  I made 7 smaller flowers and 1 large flower. I cut several leaves, using them where I liked on all components of this set.
Dragonflies -: Cut and assemble layers adhering only along body and antennae so that the wings are loose. Add
green rhinestones down body.
Card/frame-


Start with a card base of 7 1/4 x 5 3/8.  Emboss cardstock using the Brocade Window and Lace Door Embossing Plus folders (note that you place your paper ‘good’ side down in the folder).

Before removing the cardstock from the embossing folders, lift the film to reveal the embossed areas and spray with shimmer spray.

Blot away the excess  spray and remove the paper from the folder. The folder can be cleaned up with a wet cloth or baby wipe.

Trim the Brocade Window piece down to 5 x 7 and layer onto a piece of 5 1/8 x 7 1/8 green and place the small cutout from the Lace Door folder in the center.   Stitch around edges and adhere to card base. Trim the Lace Door frame embossed piece to 3 7/8 x 5 3/4.

I adhered the door to the card front by using Glue Arts foam tape, trimmed into 1/8″ strips.   Add flower, leaves, dragonfly and sentiment.

Candle Cake-

Cut all pieces and spray with shimmer spray before assembling cake.
Measure the depth and diameter of the candle for a strip of paper to cover around it. Mine is 3/4 x 5.


Adhere strip around candle first, then frosting layers around top and bottom of this strip. Glue scalloped circle with the hole in it on the bottom using a strong liquid glue.

Make tiny snips around the hole in the other scalloped piece to allow it to slide over the flame easily. Place this piece on top of the candle and shape the edges downward.


Add leaves and flowers with hot glue. Add dragonfly and rhinestones.

Bubbles-

Measure distance around bubble bottle and cut a 3/8″ strip of paper long enough to go around. Adhere to bottle, add leaves, flower and dragonfly.


Glass-
For my particular glass stem I cut two 1/4 x 1 3/4 pieces of cardstock and wrapped them around the stem, adhering the ends together with Glue Arts mini glue squares.  I then added the leaves and a flower.


Toss in a some confetti hearts and I think you have a lovely display for a wedding table!  I hope you can use one or all of these ideas for your next wedding, shower or party.

***DOWNLOAD  PDF Wedding Set Instructions***
***DOWNLOAD Wedding Set Gypsy File***
Materials
Cricut Expression
Gypsy
Cuttlebug
Cricut Elegant Edges (scalloped circle)
Cricut George and Basic Shapes (circle)
Cricut Cake Basics (leaves)
Cricut Tie the Knot (I do)
Martha Stewart All Occasions Cake Art (frosting trim, dragonflies)
Cricut Walk In My Garden (confetti hearts)
Cuttlebug Brocade Window Embossing Plus
Cuttlebug Lace Door Embossing Plus
Cuttlebug Daisy Quilling kit
American Crafts Cardstock (ivory, green, red)
Glue Arts Foam adhesive from 3D combo pack
Glue Arts Adhesive squares, minis
Rhinestones (green, red)
Smooch Spritz (vanilla, cherry ice)
Glimmer Mist (olive vine)
Bubbles, battery tea light (found both at my local Dollar Tree)

1 Ocean Theme Keepsake Box

 

A keepsake box for Maine memories.  The box is cut from Cricut Sweet Tooth Boxes cartridge, with 2 lids.  The ocean icons are cut from various other cartridges and are heat embossed for added texture and stability.


 Cricut Machines Used: Cricut Expression 2 Machine, Cricut Craft Room, Cricut Imagine Machine
Cricut Cartridges Used: Imagine Ancestry (patterned paper), Imagine Yummy (patterned paper), Sweet Tooth Boxes (box), Pack Your Bags (lobster), Life is a Beach (seagull), Seashells (Craft Room Exclusive)
Other Supplies: Cardstock, Ribbon, Twine, Star Fish Charm, Embossing Pad, Embossing Powders, Wide Net Ribbon, Foam Core Board, Inks, Sentiment Rubon, Adhesives