Teacher Appreciation at Die Cuttin' Divas

Hello Diva Fans!

Welcome back to Carson's Creations and thanks for stopping by! The last few weeks have been a roller coaster. I was told I have to do a different position after 17 years (that I don't really want to do), I have to pack up my classroom and move all my stuff (been in this classroom for 11 years and have LOTS of resources), a position I applied for was cancelled by the district that I was looking forward to, and I am still in limbo about a different position (they said it would be a couple of weeks, but the waiting is still hard). All of this has put me in a sour mood and unfortunately my crafting has been affected.

 

Today I am sharing the new challenge at Die Cuttin' Divas.

 

This Week's Challenge...

~ Teacher Appreciation ~

Our PTO has planned a week of themes for the students to show their appreciation. Yesterday was flowers and today is notes. One day is favorite treat...Yum! So sweet of our PTO!

Here is my Design Team project...

I had these two black treat containers on my craft table just sitting there ready to be used, so I thought why not now. I love everything nerdy, so I found this Pretty Paper Pretty Ribbon (PPPR) nerdy apple in my svg collection.

I cut the apple on my Cameo, added some Emerald green glitter glue to the leaves, and stamped the Jaded Blossom ~ School Rules sentiment on a MFT fishtail strip. Starburst are just a little something extra. I have been giving them to my students during FSA testing.

Hope you will join us at Die Cuttin' Divas this week for our "Teacher Appreciation" challenge.  Next week we will begin offering prizes again! Rubbernecker Stamps is our first sponsor. Thanks for the support and generosity! Here are some others...

Stay Creative,

Georgiana

Teacher Appreciation, Thank You, and a Sneak Peek

Hello!

Happy Mother's Day! 

Hope you are enjoying your day of family, rest, and/or surprises. Me...I went for a walk with a dear friend this morning since we haven't been in quite some time and then I have been relaxing this afternoon. The perfect way to spend a Sunday!

The other day was Teacher Appreciation and I wanted to share how FABULOUS my students are. YES, they are the BEST!

To show how grateful I am for their generosity I starting making a few Thank You cards for them. They didn't turn out how I expected, but I think a 10 year old will not mind. I need to make a couple more this evening, but this is a good start.

I used the Tuesday Morning Sketch (since I love polka dots it seemed to be calling out to me...Use me! Use me!).

If you get the opportunity and have a Facebook account, please stop by the Craftin' Desert Diva and KaDoodle Bug Summer Lovin' hop. Here is a sneak peek of my project.

Here is my FB fanpage link...

https://www.facebook.com/pages/Carsons-Creations/720805904638123

Enjoy the rest of your Mother's Day/Sunday.

Stay Creative,

Georgiana 

Happy Teacher Appreciation Week

Did you know that Teacher Appreciation is this week? Since 1985, the National PTA established Teacher Appreciation Day as the first Tuesday of the first full week in May.

My husband and I went shopping today to buy goodies for all of his staff. He is a  principal of an elementary school (not the one I work at) and wanted to buy treats for 80 employees to show how much he appreciates them (not just teachers but paraprofessionals, clerks, cafe, etc.).  

First, we went to Walmart and bought 84 water bottles and 100 Grand candy bars. My daughter and I wrapped all the water bottles with school themed paper and then I made tags from the Preserves cartridge for each one.

Double-sided tape made attaching the strips quick and easy.  I used the Ghandi quote that I had stamped on my student's FCAT postcards. I used royal blue craft thread to tie the tags.

My husband actually used the "crazy" scissors to cut all these tags himself. : )

Then we went to Michaels where we found a surprise deal. Individually wrapped soaps regularly $1.00 were on sale for 60 cents each (We had no idea until we checked out!) and then I had a coupon for another 15% off the total purchase.

 My husband came up with the sentiment and we used pastel cardstock in the printer.

Here is my hubby. I told him I was taking his picture to show all my crafty friends. He says he doesn't understand why I enjoy crafting so much. He thought it was a tedious process that takes too long.

I sure hope all his teacher appreciate what he has done for them. Each day they will get a different treat. I told him I would. He seems to think it is because I did a bunch of the work. Actually, I think it is thoughtful!

Hoping you show some appreciation this week to someone who has inspired you or has a special place in your child's heart.

Georgiana

P.S. Here is an update for the 500 Follower Appreciation Giveaway.