Back-to-School CP Project Inspiration: Sweet Teacher Tags - Anabelle O'Malley

A 'teacher gift' means so much more when made from the heart.. Just look at how sweet and pretty these tags are from CP Gal, Anabelle O'Malley. Now, imagine what a beautiful surprise they would be the first day of school–a great start to a brand new school year!

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One of my favorite things to do is make teacher gifts. I give little gifts on the first day, last day, and on the holidays in between. They don't have to be big presents, just something thoughtful. As a teacher myself, I know how meaningful these little gifts can be. I decided to create a set of tags/cards to give out on the first day of school. I decided to use the beautiful, soft colors from the Styleboard collection. Just because it's a 'teacher' gift, doesn't mean it has to be created with school themed materials. These tags are so sweet and would be perfect for any occasion. Here they are.

I began by embossing the tags with the folder from the Style Board collection. Then, I picked out my embellishments. I chose aqua, pink and yellow as my main colors. Each tag received a chipboard frame, some flowers and a bobby pin to that serves to attach a journaling card (for my message) to the tag.

I find that by creating sets of tags using a similar design makes the process so much easier. The Styleboard stickers and die cuts were perfect for coordinating and decorating the tags. I added a strip of gold washi along the bottom of each tag and added some stitching.

Small stickers and chipboard pieces were added for more detail. Then, I finished the tags off with some gems.

I wrote a short message on each of the journaling cards and clipped them to the tags. Here is what the aqua one looks like.

The little gift I picked up is a pack of sticky notes and some fun gel pens. I found them in the Target Dollar Spot. As you can see, the gifts don't need to be large or expensive!

I tied the tags to the stationery with a sheer ribbon. It makes for a beautiful presentation.

I'm not necessarily looking forward to the start of school, but I am looking forward to giving these away and hopefully putting a smile on the teacher's faces.