Pack up the back pack...

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ALL THE BACK TO SCHOOL PARTY IDEAS!

 

THIS POST FEATURES....THE BACKPACKS!

 

 Isn't this ADORABLE?!

Yeah, I may be a little biased...

but my groupies were impressed

and I am, too!

Here's a side view...

 

and a back view...

 

I cannot take credit for designing this project---

Becky at INKING IDAHO
 created it

and the template AND/OR a precut kit

can be purchased by going to her blog

just by clicking here!
It is a real deal (cost wise) and her instructions are top notch
(words and pictures, step by step!)


I first purchased this template from Becky some years back.

I liked the *new* look (scalloped!) she gave the flaps-

and those were easily cut with the Art Philosophy Cricut cartridge

from Close to My Heart.
These are girly--but they easily adapt for a boy--
change out the papers-use brads vs. bows,
a rougher looking ribbon = backpack for a boy!
Back to Beckys instructions
(Blogger is doing something weird with all my punctuation mark stuff
all of a sudden...bear with me-I did pass college English!)
 

The ribbon measurement for the straps that she gives

is most generous--I even cut it down some

but she gets an A+ there as one thing I despise

is skimpy ribbon (measurements or in  kits!)

 

Trust her instruction steps and DO NOT

put the box together

until you have attached the backpack straps!

Ya just don't even want to go there!

I did change up a few things...

I did not bother with eyelets at each of the holesfor the straps--

I did not have enough (of one color) on hand,it was a cost-saver not to

and there's not that much stress on them.

If I were doing 1 or 2 vs. 6, I would have.

 

The other minor change was to the front pocket.

I simplified it some by just cutting a full rectangle

matching her measurements,

scoring across for the bottom of the pocket

(again, matching her measurements)

and then along either side

and just cutting  along the bottom of the pocket side  flaps

to make a small box out of it.

The rectangle was just easier.

 

Then came filling them...



 

 

 

 

I found the back to school survival kit list

somewhere on-line.

I looked at so many websites and posts

I have no clue who to give credit to for that...

and I added the hand sanitizer to the list as well.

 

 

I found a free template on-line for notebook paper

and sized it in Publisher and added the title and list.

Oh-and a personal note under bubble gum--

my god-daughter and I had watched some Duck Dynasty videos...

great Christian messages behind each one!

I then used the Stampin' Up roll-a-dex punch to

make the edge appear as if it had been torn out of a notebook...

 

 



For the front pocket...

I took a stack of small post it notes

and broke them apart into smaller pads.

I stamped note to self on the first page

then had to cover the sticky top of the back page...

 

 just grabbed my Washi tape!

 

 So...

those were the backpacks!

I placed one at each place setting.

The pencil I used...are the small golf pencils.

I picked up a box of a gazillion years ago...

and whoa-just had a brainstorm--

these would be great for a mini-version of my pencil wreath!

Hmmm!

 

Gotta go grab some pencils...hot glue and...

 

Until next time,

happy stamping and scrapping!

Blessings,