4/11/11

April Design Team Challenge: For the Kids

It is time for April's Design Team Challenge. This month's theme is For The Kids and the challenge is to create a children's gift item! You can stop by Kim's Blog to see all the designers who are participating in the challenge.

For my gift item I created an altered chipboard and pencil holder. The clipboard is from the dollar bin at Staples and the wooden pencil box if from Michael's.

To cover the wooden box I traced the shape of the box on my DP, which is from Crate Paper, Emma's Shoppe. I used the Simply Scallop Die for the border and the Pretty Posies Die for my flower. I layered all three flowers and added a button and Caribbean Teal Twine.

I used the Typewriter Alphabet stamp set to spell out "Paige". The letters are stamped in black on pink paper and I added clear pebbles to the top of each letter.

My little PI is called Making a List. She is colored with Copics and then I cut her out.

Before I covered the clipboard I painter the top pink. Then I layered the paper and scalloped border and added three more Pretty Posies using the die for the flowers and the centers.

At the top of my clipboard I added a layered Pretty Posies and added a button and twine to the center. I am including a small yellow paper pad in my gift set. I covered the top with matching DP.


This was a fun challenge. I can't wait to give my gift to the sweet little girl I had in mind!!

Thanks for stopping by!

Melody


12 comments:

  1. fantastic and oh, so cute! looove this.

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  2. Oh...what a cute little set!!! Love it!

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  3. super cute and way to personalize it!! so special!!

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  4. what a sweet set for a creative little girl to have! ♡ it Melody! :-)

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  5. This is so gorgeous Melody.

    Hugs Riet.xx

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  6. Gorgeous Mel! I love that you used the clear pebbles on the alpha! I so need to try that!

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  7. So cute and I love the dp you used! Adorable.

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  8. LOVE this Melody!! What a GORGEOUS set!! The pencil box is SO cool! LOVE the papers and stamps you used on these!!

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  9. This is such an absolutely fun project, love the look of the gorgeous decorated pencil box and clipboard together!

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  10. so darling! i always forget how great clipboards look altered! these are great papers & make a gorgeous set!

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  11. Oh my gosh -- this is beautiful! What a fabulous gift! :)

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