Posts Tagged ‘October Afternoon’
School’s Out!
School is out and it’s the perfect time to send out Graduation cards and finish up a few School Layouts before the ink dries on the report cards and the memories are covered up by summer fun. This card April made is perfect for slipping a little summer money into and sending to a niece or nephew. I loved the color combo and the pocket idea so much I used it as a little further inspiration on my latest school layout… On mine I added a little Glimmer Mist, a splash of October Afternoon and brought it all together using our MONO Permanent Adhesive Roller. Even the cork elements on the layout are not going to budge. I’ve been meaning to pull all the elements from the school year together in one place and just never felt like I could do it without it being too overwhelming. April’s card was just what I needed. It’s funny how one thing can spur others on in different directions. Thanks girl for the inspiration!
What have you been inspired by lately?
start by going to home depot or lowes or a similar kind of store and picking up some sheet metal.
unfortunately the smallest piece i found at home depot was 12×18, so it needed to be cut down to fit the 8×10 frame. this was the most difficult part, but perhaps a very nice person in the store can help you out. so my 12×18 piece became two 8×10 pieces.
next i gathered up paper and embellishments that coordinated together. the finished picture is october afternoon’s report card line, and the in-process board used the cherry hill line, also by october afternoon. i picked up some chipboard circles that i had from bazzill basics, and i made sure i had my Tombow MONO MULTI liquid glue...my adhesive of choice when putting together chipboard and other altered projects. lastly i made sure i had my scissors and paper trimmer, some “raw” magnets and a picture frame. (take the glass out of the picture frame)
i cut my paper so it was about an inch to an inch and a half bigger than the sheet metal. then i spread Tombow MONO MULTI over the front of the metal. i adhered my pattern paper to the front and folded the excess to the back, gluing it down to the back too, also with my MULTI.
using stickers and paper scraps decorate the front of the sheet metal. i choose to do just a few simple strips.
then cover the chipboard circles with pattern paper, when the glue is dry cut from the pattern paper with scissors or rub the edges with sand paper. embellish the front with stickers, rub-ons, etc., and use Tombow MULTI to adhere a magnet to the back. fyi, “raw” magnets are pretty strong. when gluing them to the chipboard circles be sure to separate them so they don’t accidentally “stick together”.
not pictured…i also took Tombow MONO AQUA liquid glue and a foam brush and coated each finished chipboard circle/magnet, to seal the elements together and protect it a little.
my daughter loved helping to make these for her teachers. i let her pick the embellishments and put down the glue. it really goes together quickly, even when little hands are helping out. she even choose to use buttons for some of the magnets instead of chipboard pieces. nice touch miss c!
thank you to all you teachers! as a parent and a teacher myself i completely understand the challenges you face each day. you are truly appreciated!
Every year we’re in a mad rush the night before Valentine’s to make up 4 dozen class Valentines. This year, I thought ahead thanks October Afternoon’s farm fresh line. After the kids used all the stickers on their cards last month, I knew that the adorable images were too cute to run out of! So I ordered the stamp set too. I also went online and ordered a bunch of these cute pig noses for my daughters pre-school class and some silly piggy key chains for my son’s Kindergarten class. You could make these with any pig item and some candy kisses. Try mini pigskins (footballs), small pig stuffed animals, or even pig pencil toppers. Whatever you can find! To make these fun Valentine’s… Continue Reading
Have you been checking out October Afternoon’s blog for inspiration this week? I have! They’ve posted some great projects using Tombow and October Afternoon products. After seeing all of thier products this week I hope you are inspired. As a Thank you to all of our readers October Afternoon is generously giving a Farm Fresh package of Products to one of this week’s random commenter’s. Jingle was chosen. She commented on the dollhouse layout so THANK YOU for the compliment, girl! Check your email. Tombow will also be sending you each of our rollers as a Thank you for being such a loyal blog follower! Thank you October Afternoon for your amazing partnership. We’ve loved working with you and can’t wait to do it again! If you want to see more like this make a comment and let us know if you enjoyed this match up or email me with companies you’d like to see Tombow Team up with!
Most of the Tombow Team is off to set-up for CHA next week so be sure to check back all next week for announcements, tips and info. direct from the show. If you’re lucky enough to be going to sunny California be sure to stop by and say Hi at Booth #3653. You can sign up for our Tombow Techniques workshop and tell them how much you LOVE the blog!!
One last happy thought before the weekend… Check out our friend, Jennifer McGuire, and her new baby! We think that baby’s pretty cute, don’t you?
This week’s winner is…. Mimi Leinbach! She entered two layouts and BOTH were in our top picks this week. I love how she features her photographs so well in each. The embellishments never take over but are still a main element.
MY BEST- I love the photos in this layout and I love the journaling. So heartfelt and meaningful. Oh and what a creative way to use the October Afternoon Flashcard books! Even those cute bards around the edges are a perfect touch. Honestly it makes me wish I had seen this before I made my layouts.
NATURES BOUNTY- This layout is very inspiring to me. I wouldn’t have thought to use a kraft colored background with the prima flowers like that but it really makes the photographs and the flowers pop. Those flourishes on the corner really balance it all out too. Mimi says her favorite Tombow adhesive is MONO Aqua Liquid Adhesive and that it’s used on every single layout she does. Good Job Mimi and congrats! Check your email, and then your mailbox! It will soon be filled with A 10 pack of Dual Brush Markers, a white MONO gel pen and every single one of our adhesives!
Remember to keep the summissions coming, we’ll do choose another winner next week!
Over the last 30 days my office has been turned into a tiny construction site. Itsy bitsy boards and nails everywhere. Lorali’s Daddy is building her a dollhouse. Not just any dollhouse a hand made heirloom dollhouse. Every night a few more hours are put into it. We take picture at different stages and it’s almost done. She’s excited to get to play with it and I’m excited to get my space to myself again! So to honor the HUNDREDS of hours put into this thin I figured I should document it.. This layout was made using practically every paper from October Afternoon’s Farm Fresh line. The vintage colors and patterns are beautiful. Continue Reading
I have been meaning to make my kids homework charts since September and never really felt inspired enough to tackle the project. Then comes along October Afternoon Report Card Line and I couldn’t stop coming up with new fun projects for the kids using these. Today we made Homework Clipboards and a Book Log. For the clipboard we just used a mini size clipboard and Tombow COLOR Glue Stick. I cut out the background paper and they used rub-ons (tattoos, as they call them), stickers, patterned paper and Dual Brush Pens to decorate. I’ll clip on their homework every week and we’ll use that to keep track of it all and make sure it gets done. It was my Kindergartner that wanted to make the Book Log. He barely learned to read this past month so using the Flashcard Book and the COLOR Glue Stick he wanted to make ‘a place for his stories’. I had him pick 2-3 accents per page and put them in his book. When he finishes reading a book he’ll write it down in his book. I plan on taking a few shots of him reading to quickly print and add to it as well. I hadn’t thought about having the kids start their own little album and then just adding journaling or pictures later but, I‘m already loving it! I can’t wait to see what it turns into throughout the year.
Did you know that happiness can be found in the form of paper? I did! October Afternoon sent over some of their new product lines and I have to tell you that I was so excited to have fresh, new, ADORABLE stuff that was just waiting for my hands to get to work! It’s instant inspiration. All this week , we will be partnering with October Afternoon. Be sure to check both our blogs often this week. We’ll both be posting TONS of inspiration and giveaways. This was a quick card I made up with the *few* supplies that were left after my kids made their Thank You cards last week. All Paper, Stickers and Rub-Ons are from the Farm Fresh line. I added the buttons to the flower centers with MONO AQUA and the papers were attached using our great MONO Permanent Adhesive roller. An easy, quick and WAY CUTE friendship card made in under 5 minutes thanks to the perfect pair, Tombow and October Afternoon!
Every season I struggle after Christmas to remind my kids to have a little gratitude. They’re so excited for all the presents but then they can’t even share them with their siblings. This year we turned our weekly craft time into a lesson that worked so well, I’m sure it will soon be a tradition. We made Thank You cards. I had the kids sit down and list a favorite gift that they received then they made up a Thank You Card for the person that gave it to them. It was so much fun and they were genuinely excited for the chance to make their own special thank you note. Continue Reading
