Guest artist gifts for the teacher

Thank goodness for guest artists!  Perfect for those times when you are completely out of sorts, and haven't been creating, let alone blogging about it!  Please forgive me as I indulge in a guest artist post while I get my inspiration back...

Aren't these beautiful?  My clever sister Anna-lise made these as a thank you for my niece's daycare teacher.  I love how she has made her very own, one of a kind, patterned paper using the lovely 'Simply Said' stamp set. Being a two step stamping set this is just so versatile, and you know I am a big fan of DIY patterned paper!  The lovely script thank you is from the now retired, but still much loved 'Warm Words' set.

I do believe that the 'box in a bag' (bag in a box?) gift bag had yummy homemade fudge in it.  We love fudge too Anna-lise.  Just in case you had nothing better to do today!  And thank you, for being the guest artist, and helping me find my inspiration again (and what a bother I have to go and help at school in an hour!)

A Guest Artist!

A little while ago my sister Anna-lise sent me a photo of a project she had just finished. It was a gift for a daycare teacher who was leaving - a clever gift bag ('bag in a box' - or is it 'box in a bag' ? - I can never remember) - I think filled with yummy home made fudge, and a matching card.

I thought she had done a great job, and suggested that perhaps she could be my first 'guest artist'. She thought I was joking! Now she knows I would never joke about something like that! I think she has done a great job, and I especially like the way she has used her stamps to make her own 'patterned paper'. That is a favourite technique of mine too - and makes for a truly one of a kind project.

The flowers were stamped using the 'Simply Said' stamp set. The 'Thank You' comes from the now retired 'Cheery Chat' set.

And Thank You Anna-lise, for being my first guest artist.

Guest artists are always welcome, and that isn't a joke!