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Back to School With Petaloo and Graphic 45 ABC Primer

Hello, Friends!  Are you getting ready to go back to school?  Already back in school?  Either way, I have a super fun Back to School Ensemble to share with you today using fabulous Petaloo flowers and Graphic 45's ABC Primer Classic Edition.

 

This trio of vintage goodness includes a card, a mini album and a fun cork board to help you keep track of all those important dates.

 

I picked up this cork board some time ago at a yard sale.  No one wanted it because it was sooooo ugly!  It's amazing how a coat of black chalkboard paint, some fun papers and gorgeous Red Petaloo blooms can transform a cast off, isn't it?  I doubled the thickness of the cork panels so that the cute little push pins would stay in.  These Chantilly Petaloo Blossoms in Burgundy and Red match the ABC Primer papers so well.  And I love the touch of vintage goodness that the Velvet Hydrangeas add, don't you?  And do you spy that sweet little Darjeeling mini butterfly? Here are some close up shots so you can catch all the details.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Does your school have a teacher appreciation day?  If so, why not make your child's teacher a pretty card as a way to break the ice? 

 

I love to make easel cards because they display nicely on a desk.

 

Easel cards are simple to make.  Build your card base to whatever size you choose.  This one measures 4.25" x 5.5".  Score the card front half way up; for this card, that would be at 2.75".  Then crease along the score line, folding the bottom of the card front in toward the interior of the card base.  Cut a second piece of cardstock to match the size of your card front.  For this card, you would want it to measure 4.25" wide by 5.5" tall.  Build your card design on this base, and then glue it to the bottom half of your scored and folded base.  Adding a stopper on the interior of the card means that the card can stand on it's own.

Since I already had all my papers scattered all over the place, I decided to make a matching mini album.  This is my own design, and it uses just 2 sheets of 8.5x11 cardstock. Although it only measures 4.25" x 6.25", it's loaded with pockets, pull outs, fold outs and even has a waterfall folio inside.  It's the perfect spot to save photos from the upcoming school year.

 

Once again, I love the way these Petaloo flowers complement the papers. 

 

 

Would you like to take a peek inside?

 

 

 

I created a short video tour of the album in case you want to see all the details.

 

Thanks so much for joining me here today!  I hope you all have the best school year ever!  Cherish the moments, write stuff down, take lots of pictures because the years fly by so fast! 

Cheerio,

kathy

 

Product Used in these Projects

Mini Butterflies x 8 Teastained Red SKU: 1486-101

Chantilly-Mixed Blooms x 6 Red/Burg. SKU: 1279-192

Chantilly-Velvet Hydrangeas Red SKU: 1272-192

Graphic 45 ABC Primer, Deluxe Collector's Edition

Graphic 45 Alpha Tags, ATC Alpha Tags

Black Cardstock

Black Plaid Ribbon

Red Burlap Striing

Novelty Buttons, Paper Clips

Novelty Buttons

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Back to School House Tag with Petaloo and Graphic 45

Hey there Paper Peeps! Ginny here to share an oh so sweet and charming house tag I created with a vintagy back to school theme. I pulled out the Graphic 45 papers which by the way are a perfect partner for the Petaloo flowers and layered them up with some ribbon trims and fun embellishments.

I started with my house tag base and added the papers mixed in with some painted chipboard and fussy cut images.

These flowers are just scrumptious!!! And the reds and blues coordinate perfectly with the patterned papers : )

Ribbon trim and twine clipped with a tiny tag are joined by pom pom trim, buttons and a number plate on the rooftop.

I've added spacers between the layers for added dimension and a pretty lacy looking laser cut doily.

~Petaloo Supplies Used~

DaisyLayers x 15 Burlap-Canvas 1205-220

Flowering Berry Pick x 2 Blue Berry 1170-122

Anemone x6 Red 1176-005

Patterned Papers-Graphic 45

Really Reasonable Ribbon Trims

Gypsy Soul Laser Cut Chipboard

 

Okay that's all for me....wishing all of you a happy and productive day with lots of time to be creative : ) G

A college survival kit!

Hi everyone out there in cyberspace!  Thanks for joining me, Maggi, on the Petaloo blog.  Today I'm sharing a fun gift idea for college bound students; it's a survival kit filled with little things that students will inevitably find themselves needing.

Of course, you need a pretty box to house those survival items so I've repurposed an old candy box by covering it with Graphic 45's DIY craft paper and design paper from their Artisan Style collection. This is the perfect backdrop for my gorgeous Petaloo blooms!

 

Inside the box:

 

Ideas for filling the box: stamps, envelopes, highlighters, pens, pencils, tape, index tabs, paperclips, toiletries in travel sizes like toothpaste, mouthwash, Advil or Tylenol, shampoo, conditioner, nail polish remover pads, deodorant, mousse, hairspray, hair ties, styling gel, the list goes on and on.

 

 

I made a pocket on the inside lid where you can tuck the most important item of all, cash, a gift or credit card.

 

I adore Petaloo's berry picks and love how they add so much to my floral clusters.

 

 

 

 

I'm sure that anyone bound forcollege would appreciate a gift like this because it's all so useful.  Travel size toiletries are great for quick weekend trips with a suite mate and desk supplies are always needed!  You could also change it up and make it a fun box for high school or elementary students.

 

Petaloo Supplies:

Dogwood x 24 Canvas Antique Red 1211-250

Flowering Pick x2 Fuschia Berry 1170-102

Mixed Textured Blossoms x 4 Teal 1256-205

Burlap Flowers x 11 Denim Blue 1208-220

Butterflies & Blossoms Denim Blue 1203-220

 

Other Supplies:

Graphic 45 DIY Craft Paper - Architecture & Alphabet

Graphic 45 Aartisan Style Collection

Graphic 45 Door Knockers

 

Thanks for joining me today, hope you have a chance to get creative!

Maggi

Table Organizer using Recycled Boxes

Hello Petaloo fans! It's Irene here again and this time, I'm sharing with you all another back to school project which is very useful. I always have problem getting my kids to tidy up things on their table. Therefore, I decided to make table organizers for them. It is very easy to DIY a table organizer. Simply gather some recycled boxes (such as cereal boxes, gift boxes), pattern papers, washi tapes and beautiful Petaloo flowers.

 

Just arrange the boxes together in the combination you want and start covering them up with pattern paper and washi tapes. You can cut the cereal box into the shape of a magazine or paper holder.

Finally decorate it with flowers, ribbons, jewels and cut-outs.

Petaloo Products Used:

Daisy Layers - Ivory (1205-200)

Daisy Layers - Denim Blue (1205-220)

Burlap Blossoms - Ivory (1201-200)

Burlap Flowers - Ivory (1208-200)

Burlap Flowers - Denim Blue (1208-220)

Burlap Butterflies & Blossoms - Denim Blue (1203-220)

Mini Daisies - Ivory (1214-200)

DIY Queen Annes Pick - White (1650-016)

Hope to see you all again soon!

xx Irene Tan

Back to School Vintage Inspired Lunch Pail

Hey there Paper Peeps! Well we're still sharing loads of fabulous back to school project inspiration here at Petaloo and I'm so excited to show off my Vintage Inspired Lunch Pail.   I used a store bought case with a great little handle and metal clasp so I could skip right to the fun part....adding layers of patterned papers and gorgeous Petaloo flowers. Of course you can't carry your lunch in it.....but wouldn't it be super sweet to display on a shelf and store small keepsakes from the school year???

I'm pretty smitten with how it turned out. This vintagy paper goes so well with the flowers.

It's easy to go overboard with papers on cases like these so I just added a few layers on the sides where you would naturally change patterns like on the lid.

I will always love plaids and stripes together. It's just so classic. Incorporating the ruler border at the bottom helps to offset the visual heaviness of the striped lid.

I love  the red tone of the Anenome...it's just a bit darker so it coordinate really well with the vintagy patterned papers. I'm adding Darjeeling Mini Garden Rosettes to lighten up the arrangement along with the leaves from the package and some trims and twine.

All the layers are attached using spacers between to add a lot of depth and dimension.

This clasp and handle will make it easy to collect and save keepsakes from school. The flat bottom will keep it standing upright to make a fabby vintage display.

~Petaloo Supplies Used~

Botanica Anenome Red 1176-005

Darjeeling Mini Garden Rosettes Cream 1491-105

Patterned Papers~Graphic 45

Ribbon Trim and Twine~Really Reasonable Ribbon

Cheery Lynn Die

Okay that's all for me. Wishing all of you a happy and productive day with lots of time to be creative : ) G

 

Back to School Journal with Shona

 

Hello Petaloo Fans. Shona here today with a fun Back To School project. I altered a journal and added lots of pretty Petaloo blooms to create it!  

 

 

I had so much fun creating my own bloom colors with some Shimmerz mists. Just add the mist to your flowers (ivory or white ones) and create the perfect color for your project! I colored the Mini Daisies, Daisy Layers and DIY Burlap Blossoms.

 

 

I tucked in a few Dogwoods and DIY Burlap Blossoms to finish it all off.

 

 

That is it for today. I hope you create a fun Back to School Journal too!  Make sure to check out our Facebook page, there is always something fun and creative there! Take care and Happy Scrapping!

 

 

Petaloo Products:

 

Dogwood x 24CANVAS ant red ITEM: 1211-250

 

DIY-BurlapBlossoms x 10 Ivory ITEM: 1650-004

 

DaisyLayersx 15 Burlap-Canvas Ivory ITEM: 1205-200

 

Daisy layersx 15 Antique Red SKU: 1205-250

 

Mini Daisiesx 8 BURLAP ivory ITEM: 1214-200

 

 

 

Other Products:

 

Journal

Gesso

Shimmerz Mists

Feather

Creative Embellishments Chipboard

Papers

Old school vintage ruler project by Cherry Nelson

Hey folks!  Summer is just a rolling along and September is almost here.  This month here at the Petaloo blog we are coming up with fun "back to school projects".    Of course when I think back to school....I think "old school"....like vintage old school.   Love me some vintage and any chance to create using vintage items!  

 

 Petaloo blooms mix so well with true vintage items.  I had this collection of old rulers I had been hoarding and decided to put some to good use.  

 

 

I used some old chipboard apples and covered them up and had fun embellishing with buttons, stickers, Petaloo sunflowers, botanica petites, and Dogwoods flowers. 

 

 

I than added the vintage rulers to the bottom portion of the apples for a neat Teacher gift!!! 

 

 

 

I love how they turned out!   Thanks for visiting today!  hugs, cherry

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Supplies used- DIY-Burlap Small Sunflowers x 4 - Ivory 

                        Botanica Petite’s x 11 - White 

                        Dogwood x 24 CANVAS - ant red  

Back To School with some altered clips

Hello Petaloo fans! Today, I'm going to share with you all some cute accessories that you can create for your kids to use in school. I've altered several paper clips. These can also be used a bookmarks or paper binders.

Here are some close-ups on each clip. This first one is a binder clip.

Here are some banner clip and bookmark clip.

Hope you all like this idea and play along!

xx Irene Tan

Petaloo Supplies:

Daisy Layers - Antique Red (1205-250)

Daisy Layers - Ivory (1205-200)

Mini Daisies - Ivory (1214-200)

Daisy Layers - Denim Blue (1205-220)

Burlap Flowers - Denim Blue (1208-220)

DIY Queen Annes Pick - White (1650-016)

Flowering Pick - Fuschia Berry (1170-102)

Brad Asst - Shades of Green (1920-009)

 

Back to School Desk Set

Hello, Friends!  Is it really August already?  Seems like we just got our flip flops out of the closet and now it's time to buy new backpacks!  Sometimes it's hard to get the kids revved up and ready to head back to class. It's nice to ease them back into classroom mode with a little creative endeavor.  This Back to School Desk Set is a project that is kid friendly and earth friendly because it uses upcycled tin cans.  You can let the kids get in on the creating, and who knows...they might even get excited about going back to school!

 

The cheerful bold colors of Graphic 45's World's Fair collection is filled with inspirational sentiments that work perfectly for a back to school theme.  I repurposed two black bean cans and a small tea tin by covering them with patterned papers from the collection. 

 

 

I added ribbon or sticker borders along with loads of cheery Petaloo blossoms.  Isn't it fun?

 

 

I used Matte Multi Medium to decoupage this ephemera card to the front of my pencil tin.  The sentiment reads "Creativity is Intelligence Having Fun."  It's just the inspiration needed to get started on a report or term paper.

 

 

Each side of the image is framed by gorgeous Petaloo blooms.  The Black Burlap Blossoms, Yellow Dahlias, and Antique Gold Mixed Blossoms are a match made in heaven for the World's Fair papers.

 

 

Tiny black buttons make everything POP!

 

 

This tiny tea tin holds paperclips.  It' had a black base to begin with, so I just wrapped it with designer papers, and topped it with a blue bow and a Black Mixed Textured Blossom.  Quick and easy!

 

 

I've loaded this cute tin up with all my shaped scissors, but you could put pens or markers or assorted desk tools in here as well.  This sentiment reads, "Logic will get you from A to Z, but Imagination will get you everywhere."

 

 

Here's a neat way to alter your Petaloo Dahlias.  I gently heated the bottom two layers on each flower, then separated them from the top.  Then I mixed and matched top and bottom layers to create these pretty custom blooms.  The edges were lightly inked with Vintage Photo Distress to give them an antique look. 

 

 

This burlap butterfly is part of the Burlap Blossoms pack.  It offers a great contrast to the soft yellow flowers.  These little ribbon pennants are topped with the smallest burlap blossoms in the pack.  So cute!

 

So break out some tins from the recycle bin, let the kids choose some colorful, fun papers along with their favorite Petaloo blossoms. Give them a budget to purchase supplies  and spend some time creating a little back to school project.  Throw in some cookies and milk, and you're the hero of the day!

Thanks for stopping by!

Cheerio,

kathy

 

Product Links

Teastained Yellow Dahlias x 10
SKU: 1467-109

Antique Gold Mixed Blossoms x 8
SKU: 1836-052

Black Mixed Textured Blossoms x 4
SKU: 1256-209

Black Burlap Blossoms x 10
SKU: 1201-209

Graphic 45 World's Fair Collection

Really Reasonable Ribbon Canvas Color Band Ribbon

 

Back to School Memory Jar

I have to be honest, I'm usually completely stumped when challenged to create a 'back to school' project. This year however I was a woman on a mission! I knew that I wanted to create a project for keeping memories.

I've taken a good sized jar with a wide mouth. The lid has been gussied up with a bit of paper from Graphic 45's ABC Primer Deluxe Collector's Edition and I've added trims and flowers from Petaloo.

A length of wide Crochet Lace Trim and Burlap Trim are wrapped around the jar, then Burlap Small Sunflowers, Burlap Wild Sunflowers and a sprig of DIY-Baby’s Breath is added. A tag and key are the final touches.

So now I have a place to store all of my son's memories from grade 7. Notes from his adventures, snapshots and small treasures from his pockets will fill this jar and be kept safe and sound. Here's hoping grade 7 is the best year ever :)

Petaloo Supplies
Crochet Lace Fancy Trim 2.25 yds
Burlap Trim
Burlap Small Sunflowers
Burlap Wild Sunflowers
DIY-Baby’s Breath

Other:
Graphic 45's ABC Primer Deluxe Collector's Edition
Glass jar
Glue