Good morning! Sweet Stamp Shop is teaming up with Petaloo and Core'dinations this week to bring you lots of back to school projects!
Up first is Jamie!
Today I am altering a pencil box that I picked up from Office Max last week for 10 cents...yes, $0.10! I love the office store back to school specials :) I used the Sweet Alpha Doodles stamp set along with some goodies from Petaloo and Core'dinations!
Have a look...
Supplies:
Stamps: Sweet Alpha Doodles (Sweet Stamp Shop)
Stamps: Sweet Alpha Doodles (Sweet Stamp Shop)
Cardstock: Lime Green and Purple (Core'dinations)
Flower: Cardinal Red Mulberry Paper Flowers (Petaloo)
Adhesive: 1/2" Tape (Scrappy Tape)
Adhesive Runner and 1/4" Zapdots (Helmar)
Ribbon: Green (May Arts)
Ink: Tuxedo Black and Pistachio (Momento)
Other: Pencil Box (from Office Max)
1. Cut the lime green paper to 9" x 3-1/2" then score at 2-1/4, 3-1/2, 6-1/2, and 7-1/4.
2. Use the Core'dinations sanding block to sand the score lines and around the edges
3. Apply adhesive tape to both ends and wrap it around the box. Remove the paper backing and
adhere.
4. Your box should look like this
5. Cut a 1-1/2" x 3" piece of the lime green paper and sand all over. Remove all the dust.
6. Stamp the large frame from the Sweet Doodle Stamp set in the center of the small green
paper.
7. This is my favorite little trick for letter placement! Line all your letters up just how you want
them in your frame so that you can read them.
8. Then simply place your acrylic block over the stamps and press down and they are ready to
ink!
9. Ink the letters and then center them in the already stamped frame.
10. Use the lined stamp and Pistachio ink and ink the paper on the box using the stamp horizontally. Note: Keeping the paper on the box gives a more distressed pattern as it does not stamp fully in some spots.
11. Then go back and stamp vertically to create a checked pattern!
12. This is what your box should look like. Embellish as desired!
Next up is Misty with a quick and easy gift set.
I'm so happy to share this sweet little teacher gift with you. My kids will start a brand new school right after Labor Day. I want to make a good impression on their new teachers ;).
I began by printing out the template from PI. I used the given measurements to cut and score my Core cardstock. I love the two tone weave look of this particular Core paper. Then I stamped the strip of apples from School's Out on the yellow Core paper and then water colored them in red and green. I traced the pencil holder template, cut and folded it and then attached it to the notepad holder piece. I finished off the gift by adding gorgeous coordinating Petaloo flowers to the front with a great sentiment from Sweet Stamp Shop's School's Out set. Thanks for taking a look and I hope you make some time to create!
Aren't those projects just the coolest!?!
As school is getting back into full swing we're ready
to give you some 'back to school' inspiration - so, come
back tomorrow and check out what we have in store!
Also, we have a little give-a-way if you hop with
us this week -
We're giving away a SSS-Petaloo-Core prize pack
valued at $50! Wanna see what it'll include??
Come back tomorrow for a full look at what
your in for!!
How to enter - Be sure to comment below and
head over to the Core Blog and Petaloo's Blog!
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Winner will be drawn at random next Monday
and announced here on the blog!
Thanks for stopping in and checking out the fun inspiration!
See you tomorrow!
