Wednesday, August 10, 2011

Back To School With Hello Kitty





Hello everyone! It's time for a new challenge at Whimsical Wednesday's! This time the challenge is Back To School...NO cards.  Our talented designer Faith came up with this fantastic challenge.
First I have to say that I had SO much fun making this cute little set! This backpack was actually very easy to make. I cut the backpack from Camping Critters at 10 1/2 inches. I didn't want the sleeping bag roll so I simply omitted those cuts. I used my sewing machine and did a stitching line down the straps and around the flaps on the pockets. I cut Hello Kitty at 2 inches from Hello Kitty Greetings. After it was all assembled I decided I wanted a stitching line around the flap too so I did that with a white gel pen. This backpack holds a box of crayons perfectly!
For the pen box I used a pattern that can be found HERE. I originally wanted to make a pencil box but this pattern wasn't tall enough to hold pencils. I estimated approximately where I would need a window cut out for my box and cut the rectangle using George and Basic Shapes. I then lined up my pattern over the cut out for perfect alignment and cut out the box. I added a piece of acetate to the window and assembled the box. I modified the closure flap a little and added a border punched strip to it and the background of the decorative strip. I cut Hello Kitty again but this time at 1.5 inches.
I hope you all enjoyed seeing my projects and will play along this week! I can't wait to see what you will create! And don't forget to check out what the other fabulous designers have created this week!Have a great day!

22 comments:

Amanda said...

This is SO cute!!

Pat N. said...

That is so adorable, Gigi. Good job, it's amazing how things look when they're cut bigger. Love it!--pat N.

Shorty Creations said...

Hey Gigi... this is fantastic! Love it :)

Melissa said...

This is adorable, I love it!

The Archiving Angel said...

Hi Gigi! These are so wonderful, practical & CUTE!
You did a great job with this challenge.
Who among us wouldn't want hello kitty anything?
Crafty best wishes,
Sonia

Anonymous said...

Absolutely Adorable!!! :-)

Unknown said...

Gigi, this is adorable! I love the little backpack for the crayons. A little girl would go crazy over this. The box for the crayons, so clever too. I am going to check out the pattern. Ya know you project would also make for the cutest little gift set! What a unique, and clever back to school project...LOVE it, and so glad to hear you enjoyed making it. Hugs.

joni said...

This is adorable! Love the backpack for the crayons...what a cute, cute idea!!! Awesome job on the challenge!!! TFS
hugs,
joni

Cindy Beland said...

Hi Gigi,OMG this is just ADORABLE!SUPER SUPER job,I LOVE it,The backpack SO SWEET!!AMAZING job as always my friend!:)

Karen H said...

Gigi, this is such a sweet set! Hello Kitty makes everything wonderful, but your fabulous ideas gave her such a joyous setting. Beautiful work and I cannot wait to try my hand at one of these, too! :o) Love them!

Hugs and blessings! :o)

Esther said...

Such a wonderful set, you did a great job!!
They are both soooo cute!!!!

shelly said...

gigi this is the cutest set ever. cant go wrong with hello kitty, adorable paper choice on this .

Kathy Salido said...

OMG, GiGi, this is so stinkin' cute!! I love that little backpack!
Kathy
http://3spoileddogs.blogspot.com/

Jayne said...

Wow again Gigi!Love your backpack.
Jayne x

Nicole said...

so so so cute!!

Melanie - The Paper Retreat said...

Gigi - Wonderful projects!!! I love that you used Hello Kitty and the backpack and pencil box are such sweet gifts that I am sure will be treasured for years to come. The stitching you did to make it look like a real backpack is fab too! Melanie

My 3 E Scrapbooking said...

LOVE IT! LOVE IT! LOVE IT! You can never go wrong with Hello Kitty and now I know where I need to look when I need a bigger backpack! I forgot about Campin' Critters! So cute! Great job with the challenge!

girlia said...

Amazing job as always

Cathie Rigby said...

So stinkin'cute. I hope you enter it in the Creative Cutter Room Design Time Thursday Challenge. Love it-Cathie
www.creativecutter.org

Chloe and Her Clip On Koalas said...

Such a great take on using the backpack. Love it! Will send a pic of it to the designer of the Campin Critter cartridge if that's ok with you, he would love to see this!

*Star said...

OMG, this is so stinkin' cute!!! I love everything about your projects!! great job! Tfs and have a great day. :)

Sherrie K. said...

I LOVE your sweet backpack!! Just darling..you are so creative with your projects, love visiting!
Sherrie K
http://sherriescraps.blogspot.com