For a Great Teacher

I couldn't let Teacher Appreciation Week go by without sharing a teacher themed design! This one is based on the current challenge at Sunday Stamps. It's a loose interpretation of the sketch, but I think it still works...

My focal image is the large stitched apple I created with a die from Lil' Inker Designs. I positioned the apple at the right side of a kraft card base, then added a strip of green gingham patterned paper across the cardfront at the bottom of the apple. For texture, I wrapped a piece of cream twine around the strip and secured it with a tiny bow before adding it to the card. A strip of dark brown cardstock was tucked beneath the bottom edge of the gingham strip to set it off from the kraft cardfront. For the sentiment, I stamped the "for a great teacher" sentiment from LID's Apple of My Eye stamp set in red ink on a cream panel. The panel was matted on green cardstock and placed on the cardfront at the bottom of the apple using foam tape.

Materials Used:
Apple of My Eye stamp set, Apple Shaker dies (Lil' Inker Designs); Memento Rhubarb Stalk ink (Tsukineko/IMAGINE Crafts); Kraft and Simply Chartreuse cardstock,Simply Chartreuse patterned paper (Papertrey Ink); Chocolate Chip and Riding Hood Red cardstock (Stampin' Up!); twine; foam tape