Back to School at Die Cuttin' Divas

 Hello Crafty Friends,

Welcome back to Carson's Creations! I am glad you are stopping by to see what I have been creating this week. I am trying to balance school, home, and crafting again and before long I will have a nice routine. Until then...I have to have patience!

Today brings a new challenge at Die Cuttin' Diva.

This Week's Challenge...

~ Back to School ~

Here is my Design Team project...

I think a nerdy apple is very appropriate for the first week of school. I got my glasses back in January and have to wear them all the time. I don't mind though becuase I think it makes the teacher look even smarter. I have a couple students that need to wear glasses and don't like to, so it is my way of encouraging them to keep them on.

The nerdy apple is by SVG Cutting Files ~ Kawaii Nerdy School.

The stamped sentiment is by Jaded Blossom ~ School Rules set.

I hope you will join us at Die Cuttin' Divas this week for our "Back to School" challenge. Be sure to check out the other design team projects.

Stay Creative,

Georgiana

Back to School Linky at Craftin' Desert Divas

Hello Crafty Friends,

It's party time! A crafting party that is!

Today brings a new Linky Party at Craftin' Desert Divas hosted by Tara.

Party Theme is...Back to School

I returned to my class last week and the students start today! The beginning of the year is always exciting and this school year is going to be awesome! I met quite a few students and parents at Meet the Teacher this past Friday and I know I have the BEST class in the entire school. Lucky me! I can't wait to get started!

Here is my Design Team project...

Even though school just started we have a field trip planned to Silver River State Park within the first two weeks. This is a fabulous trip that teaches the students about environmental science and the best part is we get to take a pontoon boat ride on the Silver River. We count alligators and turtles while learning about our science standards. 

I created this set for the bus driver. The driver always picks us up on time and returns us to school safely. I wanted to show our appreciation.  

The card base is from Campin' Critters (cut at 4 1/2" and the layers are 4"  and 4 1/4"). This bus is from Miss Kate Cuttables and I cut it on my Cameo (approximately 3"). I added the black polka dot ribbon to look like the road.

I used the Simply Said stamp set by Craftin' Desert Diva for this sentiment.

Lastly, the bus treat box is by My Scrap Chick (It is part of the School House Trio set.).

Other Materials:
white, yellow, black, silver, orange, and red card stock
blue polka dot pattern paper
Colorbox ink pad (inked the edges) provided by sponsor
black pearls
Black Versafine ink

Hope you will join us for this "Back to School" linky party at Craftin' Desert Divas! The more projects you submit, the better chance you have to win! Visit Craftin' Desert Divas for all the rules and to play along.

Sponsors for this Linky Party...
CDD - one stamp set

My Scrap Chick: $10 Discount Code

Clearsnap: Prize Pack

Stay Creative,

Georgiana 

Back to School Challenge at DoubleClick Skittles

Hello Crafty Friends,

Welcome back and thanks for stopping by today for a new challenge at DoubleClick Skittles! I went back to school yesterday and today is work in the classroom, so I am hoping to get quite a bit finished before Meet the Teacher on Friday. I like to make a list and cross of each task as it is completed. It sure is nice to see when the list is finished.

This Week's Challenge...Back to School

Whether you have a child, or you decided to go back to school it is that time of year.  New clothes, new books, or new supplies are needed to make Back to School a success.

Here is my Design Team project... 

A teddy bear (Little Scraps from Heaven) ready for learning with a pencil.

I used the Simply Said stamp set from Craftin' Desert Diva. A bit of twine around the eraser and a few pink pearls in the lower corner.

Here is a close-up of the skittles. Loving the pink again...just like my favorite color from yesterday...pink!

Hope you will join us at DoubleClick Skittles this week for our "Back to School" challenge. The other design team members have done a fantastic job with their scholarly creations, so be sure to check them out! Be sure to enter, so you can win some skittles for Challenge #3.

Hope you will join the challenge this week!

Stay Creative,

Georgiana

An InLinkz Link-up

Getting Ready for the 2014 School Year

Hello Crafty Friends,

Hard to believe this is the last weekend before going back to school on Tuesday. I sure have enjoyed summer, but wish I had another couple weeks to get a few more projects done (mainly birthday and thank you cards). Here are a few school projects that I have created during the last week.

I made 24 of these Granny Smith apple treat boxes (matches my class colors ~ click here to see pictures of my class).

 This is a Lori Whitlock 3D treat box from the Silhouette on-line store. I made one previously at 5" (see here), but these are only 2 1/2". I added a yellow ribbon, a black button, and a white twine bow to each one. The stamp is from Jaded Blossom's  School Rules stamp set. They each have 5 Starbursts, which represents 5th grade.

I made a new sign for the front of my class door. It was a black chalkboard plaque that I bought at Hobby Lobby. It was originally $4.49, but I used a 40% off coupon. Good deal! Save money to buy more!

First, I used an old white ink pad and a dauber to create the background. Then I cut out the letters (at 3") in the lime green and yellow polka dot paper using the Plantin Schoolbook Cricut cartridge. I hung the sign on my door yesterday when I stopped by school and it looks great!

The last project I made was for a friend. She is a new Reading Coach this year and she wants to give each of the teachers she will be working with a special treat. I created the chalkboard tags for her to attach to a hand sanitizer container. Once her husband found out I was making them he asked for some since he is a Reading Coach too but at a different school. I made a total of 60 tags!

I typed the sentiment in Word onto a chalkboard background (15 to a page), used a scalloped Spellbinder die and the Cuttlebug to cut each one, and inked the edges with that old white ink pad.Then I used a small hole punch to punch two holes in each tag. After that my daughter feed the twine through the holes. All my friend needs to do is tie each one on her hand sanitizer containers! 

Challenges:

Cardz TV ~ 3D Back to School

Jaded Blossom ~ Crafter's Choice

Little Scrap Pieces ~ Show it off Saturday

Scrappy Moms Stamps ~ Back to School

DL.Art ~ August Linky

Now I have some clerical work I want to get done (name plates, Communication Logs, Folder Labels, etc.), so when we start Tuesday I can look at the new schedule and create my lesson plans. I am super excited about this new school year and I can't wait to meet all my students. I will be sure to keep you posted! 

Enjoy your weekend!

Stay Creative,

Georgiana 

Mini Lunch Notes at 3 Girl JAM

Hello Crafty Friends,

 Today is my day to share at 3 Girl JAM and I sure do love to share! I am using another popular product from the 3 Girl JAM shop...crinkle ribbon.

Here is my Design Team project...

I made these mini note cards for my daughter's lunch bag. Even though she is going to be a Junior in high school this year, I think she will like to find a "thinking of you" note in her bag. I think some of friends might even be jealous!

LG Bundle ~ $4.97 for 8 yards

I am saving this one for that first BIG test! She studies for hours and hours, then worries and worries until she gets her score. Anything I can do to help alleviate some of that stress is worth it.

I used DCWV paper ~ Grade School stack for all three mini cards. I added buttons, skittles by Carri, and Lemon-Lime crinkle ribbon from the 3 Girl JAM shop..

Other Materials:

yellow, black, red, lime green, and white card stock

Create a Friend Cricut cartridge ~ lunch box cut at 2"

School Zone stamp set by Craftin' Desert Divas (...Pass the Test)

School Rules stamp set by Jaded Blossom (Lunch Box...)

black and red ink

Don't forget about our monthly challenge...

Back to School with Ribbon

August 2nd - August 29th

Prize: $15 Gift Certificate to 3 Girl JAM store

Stay Creative,

Georgiana 

An InLinkz Link-up

August Linky Party at Craftin' Desert Divas ~ A Sketch

Hello Crafty Friends,

Are you ready for a party?!?!

Today brings a new Linky Party at Craftin' Desert Divas hosted by Tara.

Party Theme is...A Sketch

Sketches are quite versatile...you can rotate or flip them, use any color combination, and pick any theme. You can use it for a card, a gift bag, a layout...you choose! 

Here is my project...

A fun back to school card for any teacher.

The classic school house was cut from the Recess Cricut cartridge.

I am just loving these gable boxes! I made them to match the card. They were cut from Tags, Bags, and Boxes 2 Cricut cartridge (cut at 5.5"). I made two...one was created with the Cricut scoring tool and the other was not. Can you tell the difference? The scoring tool makes it easier, but it definitely is not required. The apples are from "Just Because" Cricut cartridge (p. 46, cut at 4 3/4") and the tags are from Plantin Schoolbook (2").

I used the new School Zone stamp set...every teacher must have this set! Be sure to get your set today!

Other Materials:

Fancy Pants paper stack ~ Off to School

red, black, yellow, teal, and white card stock

red buttons

black organza ribbon

red pearls

black ink

Hope you will join us for this "Sketch" linky party at Craftin' Desert Divas! The more projects you submit, the better chance you have to win! Visit Craftin' Desert Divas for all the rules and to play along.

Sponsors for this Linky Party...

CDD ~ one stamp set
Resale ClipArt ~ $10 G.C.
My Scrap Chick ~ $10 Coupon Code
My Scrap Chick ~ $10 Coupon Code

Stay Creative,

Georgiana

Write On!

 

Hello Crafty Friends,

 

Can you believe the weekend is over already? It was a busy one, but before I continue I need to say "THANK YOU" to Carri (aka...Abusybee) for pulling me away from grading my papers for a little while this evening to hit the craft table. I haven't been able to do to much crafting, especially during the week so I truly appreciate this time.

 

Here is my newest card...

The centerpiece is attached with an action wobble.

 Materials:

kraft paper

red and yellow pattern paper ~ Bo Bunny

yellow, red, and black card stock

black gems

black craft thread

Pink by Design stamp ~ Write on!

brown and black inks
action wobble

Spellbinders ~ Large Scalloped Octagons

Potpourri Basket Cricut cartridge ~ pencil (p. 62) and tag (p. 65) 

 

Challenges:

Tuesday Throwdown ~ gems

Shopping Our Stash ~ 3, 2, 1 (3 gems, 2 pattern papers, and 1 die cut)

Docerela Creations ~ Anything Goes

Simply Create Too ~ Anything Goes

DYSU ~ Kraft and Twine

Pause Dream Enjoy ~ Red and Yellow

Scrappy Frogs ~ Back to School

The Order of the Opus Gluei ~ Back to School

Little Scrap Pieces ~ Action

Crafty Creations ~ Move It

Sentimental Sundays ~ Back to School

The Craft Place Challenge ~ Bling

Frosted Designs ~ Journal Card

Tuesday Morning Sketch

 

Hope you have a great week.

 

Stay Creative,

Georgiana

 

Back to School at Creative Cutter Room

Thank you for joining us for our new challenge! We enjoyed looking at your Googly Eye projects! We appreciate you joining us and hope you will join us for this next challenge!

Challenge Theme: Back to School, but you must use school related (apple, pencil, book) die-cut and at least one brad

Here is my Design Team project...

Materials:

pattern paper ~ Target dollar bin last year

yellow, red, and white card stock

Locker Talk Cricut cartridge ~ apple (p. 32) cut at  2"

star brads

abc123 edge punch by Martha Stewart

red ribbon

Pink by Design stamp ~ School is Cool set

Tim Holtz barn door red ink

Only entries that fit the challenge guidelines will be entered to win the prize!

 

Some rules to keep in mind while playing along:

Be a follower of the Creative Cutter Room (CCR)
Project submissions must be new, no back linking

CCR must be mentioned in the description with a link back to site

Entry must fit theme to be qualified for the prize

Prize must be claimed within 2 weeks

Please link your project posting not just your blog

Please comment after linking

You have until September 19, 2012 to enter your project.

Here is the line-up for some great inspiration:
Carri

Georgiana

Diana

Tracy

Looking forward to seeing your project.

Stay Creative,

Georgiana

Back to School, Part III

Welcome Back Crafty Friends,

I hope your weekend is off to a great start. I appreciate you stopping by and checking out my school series. So far I have shared the WELCOME banner, a centerpiece, and the student cards.

Here is Day 3.

I created treat bags for each of the students using the same color scheme and the school mascot. Currently there are Smarties in each bag, but I am going to add a few other treats before the first day of school. I really want to get some Hershey kisses and add a school theme stamp to the bottom.

The 21 treat bags were cut from the Plantin Schoolbook Cricut cartridge at 5 1/4" using kraft paper. A few weeks ago I cut a variety of bags/boxes and this size was the most practical. 

I used the Picot Edge Circle Spellbinder just like I did on the pinwheels. The eagle was cut from the Wrap It Up Cricut cartridge. Each treat bag is closed with red raffia and a blue tag was glued to the handle to tie in the school colors.

I want to say Thank You to my children. My daughter helped cut out and emboss the Spellbinders, and my son even helped while he was home from college for the weekend by gluing the white circles on. Great team work!

Although I am not quite ready for school yet, I sure do feel good that I have a warm welcome planned for the parents and students. I have one other project planned, but I cannot complete it yet. I have a candy basket in my class that I need to retrieve when the custodians are done. I am going to decorate using the same theme. I will be sure to share once it is complete.

Thanks again for stopping by!

I will announce the winner of the Exploring Cricut Christmas in July hop tomorrow. Sorry for the delay!

Stay Creative,

Georgiana

Back to School, Part II

Welcome Back Crafty Friends,

Thank you for stopping by yesterday to see my Back to School projects.

 Here is Day 2.

First, this is a picture of the my school. My class is on the top floor just above the horse. (You can see a little bit of the windows.) It has a great view of the tree and the students enjoy watching the squirrels chase one another.

For today's project, I used the outline of our school as inspiration. I found the perfect cut of a historic school on the Heritage Cricut cartridge. I cut out 23 schools (and shadows). I used Kraft paper and put it through the wave crimper, so it would match the banner.

 I made a banner for each card shaped just like yesterday's WELCOME sign. The banners were cut from the April Showers Cricut cartridge.

 I used an assembly line format to create these cards.

I made 21 cards so far (with two on hold) since our numbers are currently 19 - 20 students per class. There are 3 different sayings on the front...

Welcome Grade 4

8th Street

Welcome Back

The inside sentiment reads: Happy 1st Day of School (Pink by Design ~ School is Cool set).

Are your kids ready to go back to school?

Do you teachers have a theme picked out for the year?

Thanks again for stopping by!

Please come back tomorrow for Day 3.

Stay Creative,

Georgiana

Back to School, Part I

Hello Crafty Friends,

I hope you are all doing well. I have been enjoying my summer very much, but it is going to come to an end soon in a couple weeks. I actually have training the week of August 6th for a new program that I am piloting and then teachers report on August 13th. Students begin August 20th. I knew I could not go back to school without bringing a piece of my summer with me. I decided to share what I enjoy to do the most with my students, parents, and fellow teachers...crafting!

I have worked on Back to School projects for the past two weeks that I will be sharing during the next three days. I hope that you will feel inspired to create a project that you can share in your child's class or make for your students.

When my new students enter the classroom I want them to feel comfortable and at ease. I created this banner to hang above the doorway. (This was the first time I made a banner! I now want to make one for a teacher friend for her class.)

The colors are school colors and are used throughout all the projects. I used a raffia by Celebrate It Christmas that I happened to find in my stash to attach each pennant.

The banner pieces were cut from Birthday Bash (then I ran them through a wave crimper tool), the circles were cut from Elegant Edges at 5 1/2", and the letters were cut from Plantin Schoolbook at 3".

Once the students enter the classroom, they will need to sign in and collect important papers. I will have everything organized at a table along with a centerpiece.

I think the students will like these pinwheels. They were super easy to make (as shown above). The center was covered with a Picot Edge Circle.

 Our school is a historic 3 story building, our mascot is an eagle, I am teaching 4th grade this year, and our school name is Eighth Street. I filled the vase with white rock and blue gems (Dollar Tree) and tied a bow with raffia.

If you enjoyed these Back to School projects, here are some others.

project 1

project 2

project 3

project 4

project 5

I hope you will come back tomorrow to see Part II.

Stay Creative,

Georgiana