Posts Tagged ‘Cosmo Cricket’
Congrats Grad!
It’s that time of year again. The end of chapters and hopeful good-byes. Time for commencement speeches, and celebrating. I love graduation season! I love the celebrating and recognizing one’s accomplishments and I love the chance for new beginnings and new growth. From Kindergarten to College I bet you have a grad in your life who who love a little extra congrats. Look at the Grad cards That Debbie Fisher for the High School Grad’s in her life. 
She used Tombow Dual Brush Pens (#856 & N15), MONO Adhesive Dots and Cosmos Cricket Patterned paper. The Chipboard letters are Maya Road with a Basic Grey button. I’m off to make up Kindergarten Grad. cards for my Kindergartner. What about you? What do you have in the works today?
This week is Teacher Appreciation Week and I have a fun project to share with you. I found this fun tutorial on Shannon’s blog. It’s perfect for a quick gift. I filled these with paper clips, erasers that go on the end of pencils, and candy! Ü
I used fun papers from Cosmo Cricket’s Early Bird and The Boyfriend lines. These papers are perfect for a teacher gift. I used Tombow’s MONO Adhesive DOTS, MONO AQUA Liquid Glue, MONO Glue Stick and MONO adhesive POWERBOND. For the ruffles on the chipboard circle, I just hand-sewed a running stitch along one edge of ribbon and then gathered up and knotted and placed behind the chipboard. I glued it with the MONO Aqua Liquid Glue. A great tip on how I cut the curve for the carton closer flaps is that I just half inserted my piece into an oval punch shown below. It made it super easy and come together great.
What better way to give a neighbor a little added support then sharing a recipe and a loaf of bread? I love how April created such a personal gift using Tombow MONO Mega Adhesive DOTS Roller and The Early Bird Collection from Cosmo Cricket. Doesn’t it make you wish you were lucky enough to be April’s neighbor?! Yummy!
We’re all loving the excitement here this week and to thank our loyal readers we’re giving away a Tombow MONO Adhesive Pack… Full of PowerBond, Permanent and DOTS to Erika M, thanks for the comments, girl! Keep ‘em coming! Check out more Tombow and Cosmo Cricket Creations on their blog!
i had seen an idea to use a picture frame as a message board over a year ago and i just had to made some… i went through my scraps, bought some frames and was totally uninspired. fast forward to last week. i opened a box that had the lovely early bird collection from Cosmo Cricket and i knew just how to use it! i’ll definitely be making more of these, what a fun gift. it came together quickly too. just a paper trimmer and Tombow MONO MULTI liquid adhesive is all it took to wrap the paper around the chipboard that is included with the frame. a few Cosmo Cricket chipboard stickers, a quick title and i was done. seriously, fifteen minutes from start to finish! i’m off to get a jumpstart on this fun gift for a few special people in my life. thanks Cosmo Cricket, for some much needed inspiration.
Today’s tot project might have been my kids all time favorite. I’m pretty sure it’s because it combined both craft time and food! These little Picnic baskets are inspired by the standard plaid ones you used to get at Mom and Pop diners across the country. Ours are just as simple but thanks to Cosmo Cricket, they make our picnics much, much cuter!
Supplies;
Scissors
Cosmos Cricket (double sided) card stock paper (cut 6×12)
Clear Contact Paper
Pattern (click here to download)
Tombow MONO POWER BOND Adhesive Roller
1. Download, Size and Print Pattern. I sized mine out to be 6″ wide for kids portions, and I was able to get two baskets per 12″x12″ paper. Trace pattern onto desired decorative paper and cut out.
2. Apply contact paper on one side (this will be the inside that the food touches). Cut slits and Trim edges.
3. Fold and Crease towards center. Apply Tombow MONO Power Bond Adhesive to the two short edges and fold upwards, attaching to the long edges. Press firmly to set (about 5 seconds).
4.Repeat to get as many baskets as needed! Easy as pie!
The kids made food labels out of scraps and loved every minute of their special picnic. I’ll definitely be using this one again for birthday parties and other events. It was super easy and super cute!
Be sure to check out Cosmo Cricket’s Blog and Facebook page for more inspiration using The Early Bird Collection and Tombow!
I love Team up’s with Tombow Weeks! This week it’s all about Cosmo Cricket and the creativity is sprouting as fast as the spring flowers. Cosmo Cricket has so many fresh, fun and creative products that just beg to be touched, attached and altered on every project! Be sure to check out their BLOG HERE and become a fan of them on FACEBOOK HERE. We’re both going to be featuring Tombow and Cosmo Cricket projects all week to get your spring creative juices flowing! Debbie created this adorable card using The Early Bird Collection and Tombow’s MONO DOTS Adhesive Runner, I just love the layers and stitching on it. Come back all week and comment often, be sure to check out OUR Facebook page while you’re at it… Marie has another card using Cosmo Cricket’s The Boyfriend Collection posted over there!
I made up this fun birthday card using Tombow DOTS adhesive runner. Just roll the adhesive out, lay down your ribbon, stitch down the center and rub the excess. Easy as pie! So, do you like my Birthday card? Then be sure to check back all next week! Another Tombow Team-up with the amazing Cosmo Cricket! New project from both design teams, prizes and lot’s of fun on both our blogs. It’s going to be a blast. See you there!
