Back to School Teacher Desk Set

Spark Some Creativity Saturday at the Kraaft Shaak

Happy Saturday Everyone!

This month, the Kraaft Shaak Design Team is bringing you our spin on back to school projects.  I went digging through my mixed media kit for what I was going to use.  I knew I wanted to make some type of desk set for the teacher.  And I was determined not to let that red burlap scare me anymore!  My project turned out to be a mix of paper craft items and a bit of mixed media fun.

I used a mix of the map pages in my Old Book Pages sampler, along with some red dot scrapbook paper to cover the jar.  I simply used satin Mod Podge to apply them because that's what I had handy!  I added red grosgrain ribbon along the top and bottom edges using red liner tape.  I also used the red liner tape to add the burlap strip around the middle of the jar.

 Next, I drew a simple apple shape on red card stock and cut it out.  I also cut a couple of leaf shapes from green cardstock.

For the leaves, I took my sample of 3d Gloss Gel and coated the leaves.   I then added glass beads in peacock green and set them aside to dry.

To give my apple some shimmer, I mixed a little bit of Lindy's Magicals in Rudolph's Nose Red with a bit of water and brushed it on the apple.  Instant bling!

All dried and attached to the pencil jar.

For the next part of my project, I decided to make a 2016 desk calendar for the teacher.  These have been a super popular item for me.  I dug out a cute little school bus stamp I had, stamped it in Memento ink and colored the image with my Copic markers.  Quick and easy!

The third component of my teacher set is a note card portfolio.  I continued my school bus theme throughout.  The portfolio holds four 4.25" X 5.5" note cards with envelopes, and four little 3" x 3" cards with envelopes.  Teachers always need cute ways to send notes home to parents, right??

I added a little extra pizzazz to this little bus, giving an extra scallop layer from the red card stock that had the shimmer applied to it.  The black outline was added with a Micron pigment pen and really made it pop off the background.

Here's how the finished set looks together.

Are you doing anything special for teacher gifts this year?  Be sure to comment below and let me know.

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