TLC115 - End of the School Year Gifts: Card Techniques & Samples

showmestamper · 05-07-2007

TLC115: End of the School Year Gifts

The end of the school year is rapidly approaching! Teachers, bus drivers, administration staff, counselors and everyone else at the school work so hard all year long, and they deserve a small token of our appreciation. A hand-stamped gift is sure to earn you an A+! And it doesn't have to be elaborate to be a perfect gift.

Here are just a few items I found in the gallery for your inspiration. If you go to Anything but a Card, there are lots and lots more goodies of all kinds for your viewing pleasure. There are so many awesome creations!

Mine (I made this for a bake sale, but I might make some more! Quick and Easy!).

Bambi64 beautiful note cards

dfaust very creative candy jar!

ladyofleisure a charming assortment of gifts

scrapqueen another charming gift ensemble

Please upload your gift into the appropriate category in “Anything But a Card” and use the keywork TLC115.

Have fun!

stamp_momma · 05-07-2007

Great idea...definately IN!

taxi mom · 05-07-2007

Perfect timing for this, thanks Beth!

kimreid_stamper · 05-07-2007

Hmmmm....my daughter is in high school now so they don't do the gift thing anymore, but I'll try to make a little altered gift thing for ..... someone!!

DawnL · 05-07-2007

great idea Beth...thanks

papermoon04 · 05-07-2007

Oh fun! I need to start thinking of year end gifts so this is perfect!

Wendybell · 05-07-2007

We're outta grade school, too, but I'm always looking for fun & clever ideas!!

Julesiana · 05-07-2007

AWESOME! I am in the mood for a project!!

sherristampsalot · 05-07-2007

GREAT challenge! Maybe I can actually get them done before the night before since we don'tget out til June 14!

Thanks Beth!

StampingQueenJAR · 05-07-2007

This is a great challenge!! I am a teacher - maybe I will make mine for me! lol

Loree2000 · 05-07-2007

Hmmmm.....I'll have to think about this!

bambi64 · 05-07-2007

Great challenge Beth. I could almost sit this one out.

Thanks for showcasing my set.

No offense ladies, but just cause your kids are out of grade school doesn't mean that a favorite middle school/high school teacher wouldn't love a set of notecards or something small.

Cammie · 05-07-2007

Great challenge, Beth....I needed to do these!
I will get to this one as soon as I can!

DawnL · 05-07-2007

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Originally Posted by bambi64

Great challenge Beth. I could almost sit this one out.

Thanks for showcasing my set.

No offense ladies, but just cause your kids are out of grade school doesn't mean that a favorite middle school/high school teacher wouldn't love a set of notecards or something small.

exactly what I'm doing

stampkat · 05-07-2007

I have a half finished clipboard that I need to get done for a friend who is a teacher! Perfect excuse to finish it up

abmurray · 05-07-2007

I have been thinking about what I should do for my kids teachers! Thanks for lighting the fire Beth!

myboys · 05-07-2007

great samples and thank you for the inspiration and motivation.

ctrmom3 · 05-07-2007

I've been thinking I need to do this. Less than a month of school left--YIKES! Great challenge, Beth. Thanks!

kimreid_stamper · 05-07-2007

I know exactly what I'm going to do!! Thanks for the inspiration!!

TruCarMa · 05-07-2007

PERFECT! My oldest gets out of school a week from Friday -- can you believe it?! So I definitely need this challenge!

myboys · 05-07-2007

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Originally Posted by DawnL

exactly what I'm doing

I love Ambers idea too!

dancerriley · 05-07-2007

i don't have any kids, so obviously i don't have any teachers to give gifts to.... but my mom is a teacher, so maybe i can make something for her... once again, i'm not sure i have time today... sooooo busy right now

PenelopePitstop · 05-07-2007

Beth, you read my mind. I was making a list of everything I need to do this week and teacher gifts were a high priority. Thanks for the challenge and the samples to get my creative juices going.

lacyquilter · 05-07-2007

Great challenge, Beth. My kids are in college, so I certainly don't need teacher gifts, but could use a hostess gift for my Friday workshop. For those of you with HS kids, just be sure it's ok with them before you give a gift to the teacher. You really don't want to totally embarrass them in front of their friends.

Oh, and may we have the recipe, please, Beth?

msdaiquiri · 05-07-2007

great challenge Beth! hmmm...thinking cap on....might try to do one for the challenge! Swamped with invites and studying for a final for tomorrow night!

bambi64 · 05-07-2007

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Originally Posted by lacyquilter

Great challenge, Beth. My kids are in college, so I certainly don't need teacher gifts, but could use a hostess gift for my Friday workshop. For those of you with HS kids, just be sure it's ok with them before you give a gift to the teacher. You really don't want to totally embarrass them in front of their friends.
Oh, and may we have the recipe, please, Beth?

Really? I thought as a parent, that was our job?? lol
I second that Beth!! Pretty please with cherry ontop like my 4 yr old DS says?

julia_s · 05-07-2007

Subscribing so I will get on the ball and do end of the year stuff early-- I just finished all my Teacher Appreciation stuff (altered notebooks, card sets, coaster photo frames) in 2 days due to thinking T.A. week was NEXT WEEK instead of this week!!

Barbra1224 · 05-07-2007

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Originally Posted by bambi64

Great challenge Beth. I could almost sit this one out.

Thanks for showcasing my set.

No offense ladies, but just cause your kids are out of grade school doesn't mean that a favorite middle school/high school teacher wouldn't love a set of notecards or something small.

Or even a mother or grandma.. Mother's Day is right around the corner!

Oh yeah.. Beth.. please pass along the recipe!!

reneejul1 · 05-07-2007

OOO - I have just the thing!

Twinshappy · 05-07-2007

Great idea Beth! Thanks... have to play later today.

Babsnelson · 05-07-2007

I need to start thinking about these. Not sure what I plan on making, but I bet I'll get lots of great ideas from all of you talented stampers!!

luvtostampstampstamp · 05-07-2007

Hmmm, DD1 as a male teacher! Any ideas for that??? He is young, preppy and very into sports!

nmslmomto3 · 05-07-2007

this is so timely, I was thinking of this today, been frantically working on Mother's Day cards, but might have to squeeze this one in, I absolutely love the things you showcased Beth.

papermoon04 · 05-07-2007

Here's my first end of the year gift. I started out with the lunch lady. Thanks for the push to get going on this!

Lunch Lady Gift

stamper-c · 05-07-2007

here is mine...I posted the pail last week - here is a close up of the stamped notecards that are included in the pail! This is just for teacher appreciation week - I haven't even begun to think about end of the year...I have until 6/21 and I know I will find awesome ideas on here so bring them on!!!!!

oh, and thanks for looking....

http://www.splitcoaststampers.com/ga...0&ppuser=15151

bambi64 · 05-07-2007

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Originally Posted by luvtostampstampstamp

Hmmm, DD1 as a male teacher! Any ideas for that??? He is young, preppy and very into sports!

DD had a Male student teacher a few years ago. We (k, I) gave him one of those acylic frames with the post it notes attached. I used a fishing stamp that I had and put his name at the bottom. He still uses it today (he now has a postion at the school). I know we gave him more stuff but for the life of me, I can't rememeber what. I do know he saved all the cards that we had made for him. Don't forget that just cause he is a male, he is still a teacher and still needs to send notes home, etc. so any kind of note pad/card/postit note set, etc would work. Use a sport stamp set. If I think of what we did do for the teacher, I'll pm you.

MommaStamper · 05-07-2007

My kiddos are out of school but here are a few gift items I have made for other events:

http://www.splitcoaststampers.com/ga...8982?nocache=1

http://www.splitcoaststampers.com/ga...7622?nocache=1

http://www.splitcoaststampers.com/ga...6530?nocache=1

reneejul1 · 05-07-2007

OK - here is mine : http://www.splitcoaststampers.com/ga...49459?cat=3832

Since I have no teachers (yet), this will be for my niece's birthday gift!

nmslmomto3 · 05-07-2007

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Originally Posted by luvtostampstampstamp

Hmmm, DD1 as a male teacher! Any ideas for that??? He is young, preppy and very into sports!

My son's teacher is young and male too, I found out his favorite candy is Resse's Peanut butter cups, so I am going to make him a big plastic container covered with paper, and just filled with all kinds of resse's in it, the big ones, the little ones, the huge ones, etc!

I know he will love them!