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Hey Oddies, we are sneaking up on Valentine’s Day next week so we are here to get you in the mood with some crafty goodness from our Odd Girls. We want to give you some inspiration for your own creations.

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Hi Oddies, Elle here with a quick and easy tutorial on making a matchbox-style holder for a sticker. If you’re a teacher or you’ve got kids in kindergarten or elementary school, holidays like Valentine’s Day can be a pretty big deal! Parents and teachers are encouraged to make little treats for the classroom, but with 20+ students to make things for, it can be a challenge. So, I’ve come up with a quick-n-easy way to dress up a Valentine’s sticker to make it look more special.


My cute sticker holder is a matchbox-style holder, decorated with the adorable Panda Nerd digi. I chose Panda Nerd because he’s simple and can be colored very quickly and easily – since pandas are black and white, you wouldn’t necessarily need to do any shading, either. Just simple black, white and a pop of color on the tie. If you want to make your project interactive, you could also leave the panda blank and let the kids color them in with their favorite colors.


Here’s what you’re going to need for this holder:
– 1 piece of cardstock measuring 3¼ by 7 inches
– 1 piece of patterned paper measuring 3 by 2 7/8 inches
– Foam tape (to create the pocket) and adhesive (to adhere patterned paper) – OPTIONAL: Velcro tabs to keep the holder closed
– Decorations such as printed and colored Panda Nerd digi, stickers and enamel dots


Directions:
– Using a scoring board, score your cardstock at 3 and 6 inches. If you’re using a puffy sticker, also score at 2 7/8 and 5 7/8″. Fold and burnish your lines.

– Add foam tape to the shortest rectangle. For puffy stickers, you might need to double up on the foam tape.
– Adhere the short rectangle to the middle, then fold the longer rectangle over the top. They should match up at the bottom. You can add a Velcro tab if you want to keep the holder closed securely.
– Adhere your patterned paper to the top of the longer rectangle.
– Decorate with Panda Nerd digi, stickers and enamel dots!

I hope this quick project will inspire you to share your own creations! Head over to our Some Odd Girl community and show us what you’ve been working on.

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Hey everyone!

Stephanie here with you to kick out our super fun Valentine inspirational week! All week long we’re going to have lots of different project ideas for you to either get started, finish up or catch up on your lovey creations for the holiday so stop back daily!

Okay, so this one isn’t very “material” stuff, more about reminding you to reach out to the ones you love in general. Sometimes, a simple handmade card can mean the world to someone, and love can be recognized everywhere: a close friend, a mother with a child at the supermarket (NOT the one crying in the crib while scouting for cereals: just kidding!), brother & sister at the family dinner, even a total stranger helping one old lady getting out of her car on icy ground.

So here’s my inspiration for you, a very colourful card featuring Tiny Baby Bottle digi stamp with cozy bright embellishments, to send some love out there!  (because what’s more lovable than a BABY?!)

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See? So cute! 

Be sure to check back the blog everyday this week for more inspiration and tutorials from my fellow teammates, plus show US your lovely creations on the Some Odd Girl Community Facebook group! We want to share our love with you too.