Thank You for Teachers

As the school year draws to an end, this is what I made for my daughter's teachers.  This is CASE'd from Holly.  When I was making this (um... the day before they were given out... ahem), I could not find my Woodgrain background stamp.  So I didn't copy Holly's card exactly.   In any case, the apple is made from the now-retired Round Tab punch.  Oh, the sadness of it. *sniff, sniff*  The seeds are from the also-retired Triple Blossoms punch.  The Pencil is made from using Word Window punch.  I cut the letters using my electronic cutter, only because I don't have any alphabet dies for the Big Shot.  Would have been easier than to tinker with sizes and fonts on the electronic machine and wasting a few sheets of paper in the process.

 This is an Easel Card turned on the side.  I simply put a gift card on the inside of the card.

To all my teacher friends and all the teachers out there... THANK YOU for teaching our children.  I don't know how you do it, but my child loves school, loves learning, and I am amazed at her progress in the last 9 months.  Can't wait to see what's in store for next year!

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Anniversary

Today is our Anniversary.  I wanted to make my husband a nice card without being too frilly.  I saw THIS card on Laurie's blog, which is perfect!  Of course I had to CASE it.

I didn't do the hearts, because that's just not us. :)  This was such a simple card, and very sweet, I think.
Here's the inside:

I used a sheet from the Elegant Soiree DSP for the background.  Have I ever sung the praises of this DSP for its masculine patterns???  I LOVE using this DSP for my male cards.  This particular pattern reminds me of one of my husband's shirts.  I just love the simplicity of this card.  Love the owls in the shadow (only had to punch them out in black!).  I didn't have any sentiment stamps for the "LOVE" part.  So I cut it using my Cr*cut.

BTW, since we're always looking for good masculine cards, HERE's another awesome card using Elegant Soiree DSP and Owl punch.

My Supplies List (all supplies and images by Stampin' Up! unless otherwise noted):

Stamp Set(s): A Word for You (inside)

Ink: Baja Breeze, Soft Suede

Papers:  Baja Breeze, Elegant Soiree DSP

Accessories: Polka Dots embossing folder, Two-Step Owl punch, Two-Step Bird punch, Cr*cut