Back-To-School Crafts by Robert’s Crafts

Brett Lund from Robert’s Crafts shares ideas for stylized school supplies.

Altered Paper clips

Created By: Brett Lund

Skill Level: Beginning

Time to Complete: 30 mins

Supplies:

All paper and stickers are from Die Cuts With a View

Jumbo paper clips

Black ribbon

3D pop dots

Tattered Florals Alterations die

Chipboard

Instructions:

Cut enough sizes of the medium flower out of the chipboard, patterned paper, and black paper.

Glue the patterned paper to the front of the chipboard. Glue the black paper to the back of the chipboard flowers.

Sandwich the front and the back of the chipboard with a paper clip and a pop dot.

Adhere a sticker to the front of the flower.

Tie a piece of ribbon onto the paper clip.

Card & Envelope gift set

Created By: Brett Lund

Skill Level: Beginning

Time to Complete: 45 mins

Supplies:

All paper and stickers are from Die Cuts With a View

Assorted solid color sheets of paper

Black ribbon

Envelopes

1 ¼” scalloped square punch

Crop-a-dile

For the cards do the following:

Cut a piece of solid cardstock 4 ¼” x 5 ½”

Cut a piece of white cardstock 4″ x 5 ¼”

Glue the white piece of paper to the center of the colored paper.

Cut a piece of patterned paper ¾” x 4″.

Glue the patterned paper to the top of the white cardstock

Punch a scalloped square out of cardstock and glue it to the center of the strip.

Attach an embellishment to the center of the scalloped square

For the folder do the the following:

Take a piece of 8 ½” x 11″ paper and score on the 2 ½” line.

Score the piece in half at 5 ½”

Fold up the strip of paper that is 2 ½”

Punch a small hole about 2″ from the bottom.

Take a piece of ribbon and tie a knot in the end. Thread the ribbon with the knot in the inside of the folder.

Repeat with the other piece of ribbon.

Cut a piece of paper 5 ¾” x 5 ¼” and glue to the front of the folder.

Mini clipboards

Created By: Brett Lund

Skill Level: Beginning

Time to Complete: 30 mins

Supplies:

All paper and stickers are from Die Cuts With a View

Black ribbon

Scalloped corner punch

Medium binder clips

Mat board or heavy chipboard

Instructions.

Cut a piece of mat board to 4″ x 5 ½”

Cover the mat board with patterned paper.

Cut the corners if you want rounded corners.

Cut a piece of patterned paper 1″ x ½”. Glue this piece of paper to the front of the binder clip.

Tie ribbons to the binder clip.

Get 3″ x 5″ index cards and using the binder clip, clip them to the front of the mat board.