Category Archives: DIY

pocky stick class valentines + free printable

February 12, 2012

i just put together some fun valentine goodies for my almost five year old, ezra’s pre-school class. he loves pocky sticks that you can find at most asian markets.

they come in their own little cute red box, that i thought would be perfect for valentine’s day.

i designed a little note that says, “Valentine, I’ll STICK with you!”

i cut them out using the darling mini valentine die from lifestyle crafts! it fit perfectly on the box, and really helped make them look cute!

Free Class Valentine Printable // Pocky Stick Valentine // Armelle blog

i used regular white card stock for the note inside, and kraft paper card stock for the outside heart fold over.

if you are in need of a last minute valentine, i made the little valentine note printable available to download for free. just click here.

supplies you will need
pocky sticks (affiliate)
kraft paper
white card stock
printer

you can still make these with out having the die cut, just attached the little note to the box, and you are set!
as always, you can receive 20% off your entire purchase from lifestyle crafts if you type ARMELLE at checkout!

click here for the free valentine note download.
**please let me know if you are not able to pull up the download to print

happy valentines day!

{all photos by me}

DIY // treasure class valentines + free printable

February 11, 2012

Free Class Valentine Printable // Treasure Box Valentine via Armelle Blog

My little two year old norah is in pre-school this year. So, we decided to create a little valentine goodie for her little classmates.

She loves anything to do with pirates, so we decided to do a treasure valentine with a map, gold chocolate coins, and a treasure box.

I designed a little “map” to go with her treasure that says, “Dear Valentine, Your Friendship is a Treasure.”

It was a lot of fun for me to put them together, because, let’s be honest… they are two, they just want the chocolate, right?!

So, if you are in need of a last minute valentine. This is your lucky day! I have the free treasure map download for you right here. And, here are some details about how to put them together.

Supplies
chocolate coins (affiliate)
wooden treasure boxes- michaels craft store, $1 each. (you could also just skip this and put the coins in clear cellophane bags with the map attached
kraft paper- to print the maps on
twine

Happy Valentine’s Day!

To download this free Valentine’s Day Card Treasure map pdf file*, click here.

*Please let me know if you have any trouble downloading the file.

new DIY business cards …

February 4, 2012

so, last month i was able to attend altitude design summit (alt!) again, and it was such a blast!

i made the mistake last year of showing up with a sub-par business card, and i knew i had to step it up a bit this year.

i didn’t have a lot of time or funds to hire someone to design my card, so i decided to go the DIY route. i was hoping other bloggers and DIY types would appreciate the effort.

i first designed a custom stamp for the cards, i got the stamp idea from melissa of ISLY’s cute cards last year.

i liked the stamp idea, because you could do several colors, and stamp on a variety of surfaces. i stamped my logo and information onto lifestyle crafts mini cards. i love how they are already cut to size and they are thick cotton-based high quality paper.

for the back of the cards, i wanted some texture and some fun, so i used the lifestyle crafts L letterpress with the wintertide polka dot plates, and hand rolled the back of the card with hot pink letter-pressed polka dots. (loving polka dots!)

i couldn’t decide on a color, so i ended up doing three! a turquoise with pink polka dots on the back. a gold with pink polka dots on the back, and a hot pink with gold letter-pressed polka dots on the back.

now for the fun part!

i decided i wanted to hand out a few goodies to my friends at alt. so, i placed my business cards in a small glassine bag, and put a few of my favorite candies inside with a sticker attached that had my QR code.
a QR code is a label you can scan with a smartphone and it will bring up a website. so, when you scanned my stickers they brought up my blog.

i attached the QR code stickers to some of my favorite asian candies, hi-chews and guava candies, along with a tiny pack of chicklet gum.

i stuffed it all into the glassine bag, and sealed it with some japanese masking tape. and, viola!
it was fun to make, and hand out the little goodies with my business card! hopefully everyone i met along the way liked them! (i was up way to late finishing them up, and i am not a night person, ha!)

so, there you have it! some fun DIY business cards!

{all photos by me}

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