Teacher’s gifts don’t need to be expensive — the best ones come from the heart and warm the soul. This little Tea Bag Holder Card is the perfect example! With the sweet sentiment “You are a great TEA-CHER, thanks for all you do!” it’s sure to bring a smile to your teachers' face. The best part? It’s so easy to make! Just Print then Cut on your Cricut, fold, and pop in a tea bag of your choice. That’s it! A thoughtful handmade gift in minutes — perfect for all the busy moms (and dads!) out there. Grab the FREE layout/design on my Cricut Design Space here , and start creating your own TEA-riffic gifts today!
Cramming both a blog post and this week’s planner layout because… well… I didn’t have one last week.
Plus, I wanted a proper to-do list for today and tomorrow before we fly to Seattle!
Yes — the Alaskan Cruise is happening very, very, very soon, and I am beyond excited! Since we arrived last August 9, it’s been a blur of laundry, ironing, and… making scrapbook titles. Oh, and catching up with snuggles and nap disturbances with my cat, Lucky who has been very clingy since we arrived!
Scrapbook Titles - This has become my new travel tradition, inspired by Melanie of @melanie.espe.lim and Michi of @mitchcraftaholic. My first creations were for Abu Dhabi and Malaysia — I had to design them myself because Cricut Design Space didn’t have any. The best part? After our trip, I saw that someone had already recreated my Malaysia design! That gave me the push to make even more titles… so now I have one for each place we’re visiting in Alaska. Because suddenly, just the “Alaska” title I initially made didn’t feel like enough. and because, I was inspired to make the titles that Design Space didn't have!
New designs:
If you want to read about our Abu Dhabi trip, click here. Malaysia is still to follow! hehe.
This Week’s Layout
For this week, I went with a travel theme using The Happy Planner’s Getaway Vibes and Bright Travels sticker books. I added box stickers for each day before our flight so I can jot down important reminders — I’m definitely a “write a list” kind of planner girl.
My sticker sentiments this week include:
“Life is a journey, not a destination” (pretty sure we had a similar quote for our travel themed wedding — sorry hubby, my memory’s fuzzy)
“Take me away”
“Live every day like vacay”
“Born to wander”
“Travel the world”
“Adventure ahead”
Travel Journaling Plans
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Traveler's Notebook and pens are birthday gifts from Chummy. Will bring adhesive so I can stick tickets and other memorabilia I get during our trip! |
I have a new Traveler’s Notebook from my cousin Chummy, and it’s coming along with my photo printer. During our Malaysia trip, I brought the latest mini album I made for Kelly Bangs and we filled it daily with Instax prints from my sister’s camera. It was so fun! I might get one of my own, but I’m only 50% convinced because of the bulk.
Funny side story — someone accidentally spilled Coke (wala pang umaamin pero may nag "spill" na on who - Ollie and Mica both pointing at each other) on the Malaysia album, so I brought it home for repairs. Haven’t fixed it yet, but that’s on my September list. Here's a little flip through with the Coke splatter effect:
If you want to recreate my scrapbook titles, my Design Space account is here. Some titles are designed by others, but most are my own.
Follow me on my socials for more projects — I might even start sharing our travel stories on my crafting IG too!
This is it for now! Have a great week ahead, everyone!
💗 Ana
Another beautiful creation!
ReplyDeleteI like the saying “Life is a journey, not a destination”
So, it’s okay to use it over and over again.
I am bewildered on your multi-tasking ability; crafting, blogging, house chores and bonding with Lucky; I cant even keep up with my laundry! You have a “superstar” brother who changes outfit from time to time. 5-8 pieces of clothing in a day.
Your (travel designs ) are also good you may transform it into ref magnets.
It’s heartbreaking to see Lucky lying in your luggage. It’s as if he doesn’t want you to put your things in it.
You are so lucky to have Lucky who loves you and your hubby so much.
I’m so excited too about your Alaska trip.
Here’s a trivia about Alaska so you may have something to read on you 7-hr flight.
* Alaska was purchased from the Russian Empire by the US for the sum of $7.2 million in 1867.
* The purchase labeled as “Seward’s Folly” or Seward’s Icebox because they thought US had acquired useless land.
William H Seward Secretary of State during that time negotiated with the sale.
* State Flower of Alaska- Forget Me Not
* Year Alaska became a State- 1959
* Largest City in Alaska- Anchorage
*State Motto of Alaska- North To The Future
*State Gem of Alaska- Jade
*State Sport of Alaska- Dog Mushing
*Longest River in Alaska-Yukon River
*Capital City- Juneau
* Alaska City known as “The Salmon Capital of the World”- Ketchikan
*Estimate Number of Glaciers in Alaska- 100,00
-aMOMymous