Our beloved Mrs. Murphy

Well, I told you I was trying to get teacher gifts done.....& I finally finished my card for Michael's kindergarten teacher. A bunch of us went in together & got her a gift card, but I wanted to give her a card & something I bought her years ago (more on that later).




Mrs. Murphy LOVES bumblebees. Her whole classroom is decorated with them, so I knew I had to use this Tilda for her card. I used Garden Green for the base, Bravo Burgundy for the matte & the pattern paper is Bo Bunny. It's actually Xmas paper....but it worked for this card. The larger scallop is the reverse side....I think the paper is called Christmas Dots (this paper was in my stash & of course I didn't have the actual name anymore). I colored Tilda with Prismas & cut her out. I used jewelry wire for the antennae. Tried to keep it somewhat simple, adding just the burgundy ribbon & a flower/leaf combo.




Here's a close up of Miss Tilda...I added glitter to the bee's wings, but I'm not sure you can see it.





Here's the inside....had to keep it simple & the writing area big enough...I have lots to say, lol!




And here is what I am giving her. It's a box decorated with flowers & bees & says "Bee Happy". My older son Matthew had Mrs. Murphy for kindergarten 4 years ago. The summer after he finished K, a great new store opened up near us & I found this adorable gift set. I thought "Well, this would have been perfect for Mrs. Murphy". Thinking about it, I knew that when Michael started kindergarten, I would be requesting her, so I bought it. I was worried the candles would lose their smell over time & was prepared to fill it with something else, but they are as aromatic as ever, even through the plastic! I can't believe I'm finally giving this to her, lol. I also made her a candy jar & filled it with chocolates......but I didn't take a picture of that.



I hope she likes it. I'm going to be a very sad sack tomorrow. The kids go just for 3 hours, then they are done. I told her I wanted to come in & just sit in the middle of the classroom & cry, lol. I know.....you all are thinking "What is she going to be like when her kids graduate from high school?". I don't want to talk about it.

Thanks so much for visiting....one more card to make & I'm done with school stuff!