Sunday 6 July 2008

Teachers present - a new idea

So what do you do when your eldest son goes away for a week with school, you've finished packing your second son's case to go away on Wednesday, the weather is absolutely awful for July, you've done the housework ........................... you make a thank you present for your daughter's teacher.

An email this morning from TV Weekly (an americal internet show) with a great new idea - expandable boxes. So having had a look at it before work this morning, I decided that having not really scrapbooked for ages I would have a go at this.

And here is the result:




I have used some papers from the costco papers i bought a while back which I am loving along with some scraps of chipboard I found. The expander in the centre is made from some 12 x 12 card for the sides and some navy A4 card I had laying around.

I really enjoyed making this, it was a challenge but an enjoyable one, which although wasn't scrapping, was in it's own way and exceptionally theraputic experience and hopefully has got my mojo back (which is just as well as I am away next weekend with the Leeds Paper Dolls for a weekend retreat!!)

5 comments:

dddeeebbbzzz said...

This is fab! A really great teacher pressie. I've seen the TV weekly programmes before. That's where I learned to make maze books!

Unknown said...

Great prezzie for a teacher!

Kerry said...

WOW that is fab. What a lucky teacher.

Tinkerbelle said...

Wow what a great make, love the gift.... and congratulations on winning your stash. I bet it was really exciting opening the parcel xxxx

Fay aka Beautifullily said...

Fantastic box, haven't watched any TV weekly webisodes lately, think I'll have to go and a have a look