Papertrey Ink Blog Hop-Teacher Text

It’s time for another Papertrey Ink Blog Hop. This month’s theme was text. I knew right away what I wanted to create for the hop. I went with a back-to-school theme incorporating text with a traditional school image.

I used patterned paper with text as the focal image on my project. With the help of my Slice die cutting machine, I cut an apple shape (3 ½” setting) from several different papers. I was worried that the machine might balk at the heavy weight of the PTI cardstock, but it cut nicely. I paper pieced sections from the different apples together to create this one. The majority of the apple is made from the alphabet patterned paper from the Chocolate Remix paper pack, with Pure Poppy as the base and New Leaf for the leafy top.

I made a quilted panel to set the apple on by assembling patterned paper squares on a Dark Chocolate mat. I used my sewing machine to stitch the pieces together, then layered the apple on top with dimensionals. I added a button embellished bow to complete the panel. I stamped some of the sentiments from the Teacher’s Apple set in Pure Poppy ink to finish off the card.

Materials Used:
Teacher’s Apple stamp set, Pure Poppy Palette ink, Pure Poppy, New Leaf, Dark Chocolate, and Cream cardstock, Chocolate Remix and 2008 Bitty Dot Basics designer papers, Pure Poppy grosgrain ribbon, wooden button, twine (Papertrey Ink); Kraft cardstock, 1 ¼” square punch, silver brad, dimensionals (Stampin’ Up!); Back to School cartridge (Slice); sewing machine