Oh so frustrating - I had this post done and went to save it and it disappeared, so here we go again!
Last minute Annie here spent the evening making this stationary ensemble as a thank you gift for Sarah's teacher.
This is a box with a pull-out folio, and the genius behind the design is Andrea Walford. She's brilliant when it comes to boxes and packages!
Without a template, I thought I'd give it a go.
I started with Elegant Eggplant cardstock, because Sarah said Miss Jackson loves purple. Do you realize we don't have any designer paper with purple in it? Well, we have one, but I don't own it. Not even in my stash of retired paper. So I went with the paper from Crew Cut Girls because it has a bit of gray in it that I thought would work with the Eggplant, and then the pinks and greens would brighten it up.
The set used is new - like out of the yet to be released new catalogue - new! It's called Fresh Cuts. All colouring was done with a blender pen and the Elegant Eggplant, Regal Rose, Pretty in Pink and Wild Wasabi inks.
When you tug on the ribbon handle at the right, this slides out of the box...
... well it's this when you flip it open once.
I thought the greeting was appropriate for a teacher:
May happiness touch your life today as you have so often touched the lives of others.
That sentiment comes from a set in the Occasions mini called For Father. See, it's not just for fathers. :-)
When you flip these pieces out, you get...
... this.
Each pocket holds 2 thank you cards and envelopes.
Unfortunately I don't have photos of the cards - they got lost in uploading. The joys of technology - it's only as good as the operator!
In addition to this boxed set, Sarah made a cardstock basket onto which she wrote all kinds of sentiments and memories of grade 3. She used some eggplant grosgrain to tie in a bag of Steeped Cherry Rose Sencha. We also added some Geronimo Stilton and Magic Treehouse books. I added my Tart & Tangy card using the chalkboard technique - you can see it here. So she's receiving something for herself and something for her classroom - I hope she likes it!
