Teacher Thank You Cards with Laura Kelly Designs for Sizzix

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I am so excited to share a new Teacher Appreciation Craft for Back to School.  As you may know, my mom and dad are both teachers – as a teacher’s kid I recall all of the efforts, joys, frustrations and funny stories that my parents shared as I was growing up and even more once I moved away for school.

Making crafts for Back to School is so fun for me – I basically dream up something I think my mom would have loved to get as a teacher.  My idea today incorporates 2 dies by Laura Kelly Designs for Sizzix, words of appreciation and hand written sentiments.  Here are the Sizzix dies:

Sizzix Bigz Die – Apple #2, click here for link.  (Retail:  $19.99)

Sizzix Bigz Die – Badges, click here for link.  (Retail:  $19.99)

Here are the additional craft supplies for this project:

Sizzix Big Shot and cutting pads

Cardstock paper in red, kraft and white.  To make the folded card (Size A2)  you need to cut, and then fold in half, a piece of paper that is 5.5 by 8.5.

Glitter cardstock (I used gold and I got this at Joann’s)

Aleene’s Turbo Tacky Glue

Foam adhesive dots

Markers in various colors

Burlap twine

Teacher Thank You Cards with Laura Kelly Designs for Sizzix

Step 1:  Select your papers and created your folded card.  ***IMPORTANT***:  Once your card is ready to run through the Sizzix Big Shot, you need to make sure that your card does not cut along one side of the apple die.  I was able to run 2 cards (= 4 pieces of card stock) at once!  You can also cut your glitter cardstock for your gold stems, you only need a small piece of paper to run through for the stem.

Step 2:  Once you have your cards, now you can cut your pieces from the Badges Die Cut with white or another colorful piece of paper.

Step 3:  Use your markers to make your center/badge die cuts awesome and give a shout out to your teacher with some sentiments of appreciation.  What is really neat about the badges dies is that there is a dotted line/texture that is part of the die design, when I showed my friend this card idea she commented “I like the texture.”  I used these sentiments for my cards:

• Best Teacher Ever
• You Rock
• Thank You!
• I am thankful.

Step 4:  Adhere the gold stems and the center/badge die cuts.  For the gold stems, I adhered them with Aleene’s Turbo Tacky Glue and for the center/badge I used foam adhesive dots.

Step 5:  For the “Best Teacher Ever” card – I added a small burlap bow and adhered the box with a dot of Aleene’s Turbo Tacky Glue.  You can also add a special stamp to the back of your card – I used my Expressionery Stamp and made a card for my nephew to give to his teacher.  As you know, I love all the possibilities of Expressionery Stamps. I hope you enjoyed this Teacher Appreciation Craft for Back to School.  Here are some more fun Teacher Crafts that I have made in the past:

• Back to School “Tag Your Teacher”:  http://mothershipscrapbookgal.com/2015/08/12/ieshineon-back-to-school-tag-your.html
• Teachers Have “Caring Hands” with Udderly Smooth: http://mothershipscrapbookgal.com/2016/03/11/udderly-smooth-for-teachers.html
• Customized Teacher Gifts with Expressionery:  http://mothershipscrapbookgal.com/2016/03/24/expressionery-gifts-for-teachers.html

Good Luck with the Giveaway that Laura Kelly Designs is hosting!