Hello Kiwi Fans! and all others who may stumble upon this blog :) Today I have a few cards for Kiwi Lane's Sincerely. I was given the assignment of "Back to School" and immediately I thought of crayons, pencils, notebook paper and chalkboards and that's what ended up on these cards!
A+
Supplies: patterned paper, stamp (Imaginisce); card stock (Provo Craft, Bazzill); ink (Ranger, Tsukinedo); alphabet stickers (DCWV); ribbon (Offray); circle punch (EK Success)
Kiwi Lane Templates: Thoughtful 2B, Tiny Wacky 3T, Tiny Accents 4T, Tiny Tags 3T, Adorn 2A
For this card, I stamped the notebook paper on white card stock, cut it out and added letter stickers. I also made a pencil using layers of the same template shape. Here's how:
First, cut a full tag shape out of cream colored paper (this serves as the base for all your layering and ends up only showing the tip of the pencil) like this:
Then cut another full tag out of yellow paper (I used a pattern for a bit more interest) and cut the tip off with those zig zag scissors that I know you have ;) like this:
Turn the yellow paper so the back side is showing and score every 1/4". This makes raised lines and adds some texture to your pencil. You can use a scoring board or the groove in your paper trimmer:
Now use sandpaper or a sanding block to gently sand off the surface of the scored lines, exposing the white core (if you used a solid core card stock, use a bit of ink on a dauber to add some ink to the scored lines instead) like this:
Next, trace just part of the tag onto pink cardstock for the eraser like this:
Layer your yellow paper and eraser on the pencil base and add the "metal" part of your pencil just below the eraser using a silver metallic ribbon (I used 1/8", but 1/4 would also work) like this:
As the final touch to your pencil, punch a 1/2" circle out of black cardstock and adhere it to the point of the pencil like this:
Now all you have to do is trim off the extra black card stock and silver ribbon and you have a pencil!
#1 Teacher
Supplies: patterned paper (Imaginisce, Prima); card stock (Provo Craft); ribbon (Pebbles); crayon (Crayola); ink (Ranger)
Kiwi Lane Templates: Tiny Tags 3T, Tiny Wacky 1T, Tiny Strips, Tiny Shapes 8T
This card has a crayon, also made out of the tiny tags! I'll show you how in just a bit... But, I wanted to point out that I used crayon to write the sentiment (I also tried writing it with my left hand to make it look like a child wrote it, but it was unreadable!). Remember that in your card making, you can use things that you normally would never use for your scrapbook layouts, like writing with crayons and pencils. You don't have to worry about your card materials being archival quality and acid free, which opens up a whole world of options.
So here's the step by step for the crayon:
Trace the tag on card stock like this:
Then make a dotted line across the tag, separating the tip from the rest. Move the tip down a bit and trace again, only going to the dotted line. Make another line at the top to mark where you will cut the point off the tip to make the flat crayon top. Like this:
Now erase the outside line where you have doubles, and the pointy part of the tip. This is what you should have left:
Cut along the solid lines (NOT the dotted line) and you have your crayon base. Just flip it over (or erase all the lines), add a "wrapper" and whatever you want to use to embellish it and you're done!
Back 2 School
Supplies: patterned paper (Imaginisce, Prima); card stock (Provo Craft); twine (SupplyOwl on Etsy); "school" sticker (DCWV); glitter letter stickers (Making Memories); ribbon (Offray); ink (Ranger)
Kiwi Lane Templates: Tiny Holiday 4T, Tiny Accents 4T, Adorn 3A & B
While Kiwi Lane does not currently have an apple template, you can think outside the box a little and use a pumpkin with a bit of modification. I trimmed the bottom so it looked more like an apple, and I made the stem more rounded.
So, I would love to see what you come up with from looking at these school-inspired cards! Leave a link in the comments so I can take a peek!
Thanks for stopping by and happy scrapping!
