Teacher Valentine Gifts.
Posted by Michelle on February 7th, 2011 . Filed under: Echo Park Paper, Gift Packaging, It's in the Bag!, Papertrey Ink, Valentine's Day .Alright girls, it’s Monday the 7th. We’ve got exactly 1 week left to get all our Valentine goodies made and packaged up. I think I’m good on cards, school Valentines are done, for the school party goody bags I found a bunch of Oriental Trading stuff in the garage to put together including canvas Valentine bags so that’ll be a piece of cake; all that’s left are the teacher gifts which is what I’m sharing with you today.
Sharpies were on sale BOGO at Office Depot last month when I went with the free $30 that they sent me.
So each teacher is getting a set of Sharpies in these limited edition colors.
I love using my brown paper sacks for gifts, and vintage screams love to me, so I thought these vintage print sacks would be perfect to Valentize.
The patterned paper I was going to work with has a lot of white in it, so I wanted to get some white on to the bags so that the kraft color wasn’t overpowering.
A little messy, but fun.
Echo Park’s Be Mine collection – with pretty damasks and Parisian images, is modern vintage with that great raspberry color.
I love using doilies. Get them super cheap at Hobby Lobby or your local craft store in the baking section….and use your weekly 40% off coupon; you’ll get a bunch for cheap and they’ll last you forever.
Some people Glimmer Mist their doilies. I am anti-Glimmer Mist so to add color I just took my Raspberry Fizz inkpad and patted the border of my doilies.
When I first got in to cardmaking I bought every set of Spellbinder’s Nesties they had. Then I sold them all. I kept a flower and a Christmas tree and a pointsettia and this scalloped heart set.
Once I had my bag, my doily, and my heart ready, I started embellishing with stickers from Be Mine, ribbons, and a little piece of bling.
And then I made some quick, coordinating gift tags to go on the Sharpie packs inside of the bags.
February 7th, 2011 at 4:43 am
OH MY LORD …….. I mean seriously this is going to send those hard working teachers over the edge with all the beauty. You have out done yourself on this one young lady!!!!
February 7th, 2011 at 9:30 am
WOW! These are gorgeous! I love the layering, especially on the tags.
February 7th, 2011 at 11:54 am
These are just fab……I am serious – You have such a talent! I love these! I am going to try and keep my eye out for things like this – you are so good to those you know! And Don’t!
BTW – my package is to deliver today for the valentines gift!!!
February 7th, 2011 at 1:15 pm
Ooh, gorgeous gifties! Love your vintage bags, the papers (wow, that line looks yummy!), all the different elements you used! and hey, anti-glimmer mist? well, you did get dirty with the white paint…LOL!
February 7th, 2011 at 6:13 pm
Wow, can I come be a teacher for your kids?! 🙂 Loving all of this!
February 7th, 2011 at 7:58 pm
You are so amazing! Those gift bags are to die for!
February 8th, 2011 at 7:56 am
gorgeous projects!!!!! love all the tags and bag!!! very beautiful
February 8th, 2011 at 8:12 pm
Those bags and tags are AMAZING! You have out done yourself! What an awesome gift for the teachers!!!
February 9th, 2011 at 2:35 am
Awww those are stunning. I was just going to say what Ted said – can I come and be your kids’ teacher (pretty please?)