Teach & Inspire

Welcome back, friends!

Today the Papertrey Ink design team is coming together for our second group featuring more from the August release {all available for purchase starting August 15}. 

And today's feature?  An all new set called Teach & Inspire...

I'm thinkin' you were able to tell the theme, though :)

I used four of the images in the set in strips right along the top.  I also added a strip of the Houndstooth background there at the end. {Sidenote... yeahhhh... *love* that new background.  It's definitely a new basic to me.} Love that the images definitely fit the school theme but are also so classicly designed... there's lots of room for creativity with them. 

I also found that Teach & Inspire also pairs super well with the new Thanks All Ways set.  The "thanks" sentiment is from that set while the smaller sentiment is from Teach & Inspire.  Layering smaller sentiments over larger ones is a favorite of mine... it's just an easy way to help each sentiment pack even more of a punch.

Because we're a homeschooling family, when it comes to teacher gifts, I'm usually thinking of Sunday School teachers in addition to our kiddos various other teachers (art, Spanish, etc.).  For that reason, I was trying to come up with a simple gift that would work for mass production.

Obviously, I went with the classic, never fail option :)
Who doesn't love an apple all cuted up with a little stem flag?
I used the lined stamp and stamped the alphabet image right on top to create that cutie pie flag. 

Brian found this whole set quite humorous... he thinks I made basically this whole set for myself since I'm the teacher around these parts ;)  I should probably give him a nudge that the teacher would not mind one bit if my sweet students showed up with a little gift for the teacher on the first day of school this year, ha! 


Let's switch gears a bit and focus on some of the other images in Teach & Inspire...

I have to say, as much as I love the school/teacher-y images in the set, there are some other sentiments in the set that really make it invaluable to me.  Can't tell you how much I really *love* the sentiments, especially the references to mentors.  They are just so perfect for me to make some special thank yous for the women that serve as mentors in my life.

I paired a few of those sentiments with another "thanks" from Thanks All Ways on this card to make a bit of word art on this vellum strip.  A little felt heart surrounded by the filigrees from Foodie Fun breaks things up nicely.

I repeated the chevrom image in Summer Sunrise, Berry Sorbet, Raspberry Fizz, and Royal Velvet and used those to frame the sentiments.  The chevron feel is repeated in the Houndstooth impression plate background. 

That little chevron image... holy cow is it going to get a lot of use around here.

This card makes me so happy... love my mentors and love that I have something just for them.  My favorite sets are always the versatile ones... this one fits the bill.
And for even more Teach & Inspire ideas, check out the rest of the design team...
Nichole Heady

Betsy Veldman

Maile Belles

Dawn McVey

Heather Nichols

Melissa Phillilps

Danielle Flanders

Cristina Kowalczyk
(Erin Lincoln is taking a few months off to celebrate baby Sully!)

Thanks for all your sweet comments and encouragement this week!  Love that you guys love that little Foodie Fun chocolate bar from the last post.  You guys are the best.

{Making a Difference} card & apple

Supplies not available now but available 7/15: 

Stamps -Teach & Inspire, Background Basics: Houndstooth


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{Inspire Encourage Mentor} card

Supplies not available now but available 7/15: 

Stamps -Teach & Inspire
Other - Houndstooth Impression Plate


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