Tuesday, September 27, 2016

SOS: Apple for the teacher...

This week's challenge at Shopping Our Stash is cleverly titled...

An Apple for the Teacher!

We are inviting you, dear crafters, to create either a teacher appreciation project or a project featuring fruits and/or veggies!

Here is my (hopefully) inspiring tag, meeting both of the challenge options!:




I plan to give this to my youngest daughter's teacher looped over a nice big bottle of hand sanitizer!  An apple a day may keep the doctor away, but some good hand-sanitizing may well do the same!

Supplies and notes:
  • I employed Tim Holtz's Rusted Enamel Technique from Creative Chemistry 101 for the background, using Forest Moss and Frayed Burlap DIs on a 7 Gypsies tag
  • The apple was made by cutting the shape from heavy-duty packing kraft and following this technique, inspired by THIS project by Jenny Marples for Frilly & Funkie.  I used Red Pepper, Currant, and Rust Adirondack alcohol inks and a Walnut Stain Distress Crayon over Ranger Crackle Accents.  The stem is a piece of penstamen stem painted with Walnut Stain Distress Paint.
  • Ribbon, trim, and brad from my stash
  • Image of kiddies is from Heartwarming Vintage, 2009
  • I scrawled the note with Pebeo Relief Liner in Faux Lead
  • Border dots by Viva
Really love to see what the people of Blogland have stashed!  See you guys over at SOS! 

7 comments:

  1. Well Mimi, I've always admire people who used mixed media to create gorgeous projects, this tag is amazing, you have such imagination to combine all of this elements in one small space without making them look crowded.
    I love the picture of those little kids, I'm totally sure your little daughter's teacher would appreciate this thoughtful gift made with love, of course, she'll appreciate the hand sanitizer as well, Lord knows little kids are walking germs, LOL!!
    XO
    Maria.

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  2. Well Mimi, I've always admire people who used mixed media to create gorgeous projects, this tag is amazing, you have such imagination to combine all of this elements in one small space without making them look crowded.
    I love the picture of those little kids, I'm totally sure your little daughter's teacher would appreciate this thoughtful gift made with love, of course, she'll appreciate the hand sanitizer as well, Lord knows little kids are walking germs, LOL!!
    XO
    Maria.

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  3. Wonderful job with the techniques, I love mixed media but haven't had the nerve to go in the direction of this gorgeous tag.

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  4. Love this mixed media tag, Mimi! All that gorgeous texture and images are fabulous! Your daughter's teacher will really adore this!

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  5. Perfect tag to give a teacher and I bet it will be appreciated so much!!

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  6. Yummy looking glazed Apple. This is very Mimi style, combing old looking items with new, modern techniques. Great style!

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  7. so cool, so clever... so very YOU, missus! love it! <3

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