I was a teacher for a few years, so I know just how important a little thanks and encouragement can be. Just out of college, I taught Algebra in a Grand Forks, ND, high school. I had the students who were struggling and needed extra help. Even though math was difficult for most of them, we had a great year. It has been decades since I taught there, but I still have some of the notes of thanks and encouragement that I received.
When my twin daughters asked if I would make some teacher thank you cards for their children to give to their teachers, I jumped at the chance.
This is the first card I made, using some alphabet paper that I printed from a CD onto cream colored cardstock, inked along the edges and then matted on black CS. The stems for the Petaloo flowers were cut from the "Walk in My Garden" cartridge. I inked and bent the leaves a little for more dimension, and the two largest blossoms are popped up on dimensionals. The sentiment has been cut out with a Lifestyle Crafts label die, matted on black cardstock and adhered with dimensionals. Can you see that the design of this label looks like an open book?
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This card uses some paper and cardstock from my stash that I've had for eons. I was so glad to find a card to use it on. The strawberries were cut from the "Preserves" cartridge, embossed with the Swiss Dots folder and popped up on dimensionals. I hand-embossed some lines in the leaves and inked them for extra dimension. A little twine around the sentiment and it's done! By the way, all the sentiments on these cards were computer-generated.
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My third card also used the "Preserves" cart for the apple and "Nate's ABCs" for the lettering. I'm not sure why 'teacher' cut a little funkily, but I thought it still looked okay. The inside sentiment for this card uses the same label die and matting as the flower card, but says, "Thank you for a great year!"
A final look at the cards as a group. They were fun to make, and one of each will be in the mail to my daughters today.
Remember to laugh--a little or a lot--every day!
Cheryl