Project: Tiniest Garden Part 2

I'm *EXTREMELY* pleased to welcome Christy as a regular crafter for APAD! As mentioned before, she's a very talented and very nice lady who runs a super neat, crafty blog, Sweet Tidings. She has a lot of sewing and paper craft projects in her site as well, so make sure to visit :)



1. Happy Gnome Bookplates and Labels in Gift Tin

Forgot to buy a gift? This is the perfect last minute gift craft to
make for any celebration.

Materials:

Printable sticker paper (A4 or letter size)
Colored inkjet or laser printer
Purchased gift tin
Ribbon/twine
Cellophane sleeve(optional)

Make multiple copies of happy gnome bookplate file to fill an A4 or
letter sized photoshop file. Print and cut out with paper cutter. Do
the same with SM-frame icons in pink, teal and purple. Handcut each
sticker label. Arrange bookplates and labels inside the gift tin. You
may want to put the bookplates and labels inside a cellophane sleeve
first if you like. Tie a ribbon or twine around the gift tin and
decorate with coordinating happy gnome embellishments like a cut-out
pink mushroom tag or gnome tag.

2. Happy Gnome on a Hill Cupcake Topper

Add a dash of magical whimsy to garden themed cupcakes. A happy gnome
standing on a mound of chocolate hill is just the sweetest treat!

Materials:

Letter sized board paper
Colored inkjet or laser printer
Toothpick
Craft glue
Chocolate cupcakes (plain or iced)


Resize happy gnome icon file to desired size and paste multiple
copies on a letter sized file on photoshop. Print on board paper. Hand
cut the happy gnome figures. Trace shapes of cut out gnomes on blank
piece of board paper. These will serve as backing/lining for the paper
toppers. Apply glue on the back of cut out gnomes. Position toothpick
in place and sandwich toothpick between backing/lining paper.

3. Tiniest Garden Magical Seed Packet

Enough of traditional ho-hum seed packets! This terrarium garden seed
packet will surprise and delight your green thumbed friends!

Materials:

Letter sized white board paper
Inkjet or laser colored printer
Craft punch
Craft glue/Hot glue
Stapler
Ribbon/twine/raffia
Glitter

Resize terrarium garden icon file and make 2 copies to fill a letter
sized photoshop file. Print and cut out the outline of the images.
Paste the edges together using craft glue or hot glue ( the latter is
recommended). Using a paper funnel, fill the packet with flower, tree
or herb seeds. Cut a piece of gingham paper (you may use the 12x 12
pink gingham file) using paper shaper and cover the mouth the
terrarium bottle. Staple in place. Wrap a piece of
twine/ribbon/raffia around the neck of the seed packet. Embellish with
dimensional sticker or cut-out tag using coordinating happy gnome
elements. Add some glitter for a fancy, magical finish.

4. Happy Gnome Handmade Dimensional Stickers

Make your own dimensional stickers to jazz up your handmade crafts and
scrapbooks! You can use this method with the rest of the A Print a Day
digital kit product line.

Materials:

Letter sized board paper
Scissors
Colored laser or injket paper
Foam core
Double sided tape
Super glossy acetate sleeve/glossy coated adhesive paper

Resize happy gnome elements of your choice (i.e. happy gnome, flower,
tree and mushroom icons) and create assorted copies on a letter sized
photoshop file. Print and cut-out. Cut out a small piece of foam core
and apply a piece of double sided tape to each side. Peel off one side
of the sticker and attach to cut out image. Your super happy
dimensional stickers are now ready to use!

Elements from kit Tiniest Garden

Blog: Sweet Tidings
Shop: Happy Handmades