Happy Tuesday! I hope you had a fabulous weekend. We really enjoyed having an extra day off this week for Labor Day.
Today is my daughter’s first day of school. I can’t believe she is in 5th grade! It seems like yesterday when I was sending her off to Kindergarten. In the spirit of sending her off to her first day of middle school, I made this card for her using Bitty Love from Paper and Such.
Once again I was trying to do a bit more of a CAS card than my usual style. I had to go back and layer the apples to give it a bit of dimension because I just couldn’t leave it as it. I have to admit I originally envisioned a single layer card but that was just too much outside my comfort zone. I love when other people make single layer cards but I just can’t do it myself.
Julie made a big announcement on the Paper and Such blog last night. She has made the difficult decision to close the store. Of course she is going to have a big sale! Right now, you can get 30% off everything in stock.
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Thank you for stopping by! Have a great day!
Supplies:
- Stamps: Bitty Love from Paper and Such
- Inks: Memento Tuxedo Black, Distress Ink Antique Linen
- Papers: Papertrey kraft CS, October Afternoon Schoolhouse & Detours papers
- Tools: Sewing machine, Big Shot, Provo Craft Seeing Spots embossing folder, Close To My Heart corner punch, Stampin Up edge punch, Fiskars edge punch
- Embellishments: October Afternoon Report Card sticks, Tim Holtz paper clip, Twinery Charcoal baker’s twine (available at Paper & Such), misc. button, Jenni Bowlin malted milk paint dauber, Zig Pure Red pen, Copic black multiliner, Copic markers & colorless blender
Challenges:
- Critter Sketch - Back to School is Cool
- Fashionista Challenge - M, (Running 3wks) - (3rd week) Card for a Child
- Incy Wincy Designs - Back to School
- Love to Create - 3E - Back to School
- Make it Monday - always Anything Goes
- Stamp with Fun – Button
- Always Something Creative - P1, JFF - Enrollement/back to school
- Desert Island Crafters - M, 2W, P1/15 - choose 3 or more from the list (pens <to color with>, alphabet, apple for teacher)
- Doodle Challenges - P1, M, 3E - (ends Sept-12) School Days
- Ladybug Crafts - M, P1, 3E - Anything Goes
- Natalie and Amy's Challenge - M, P30 - Anything Goes
- Scrappy Frogs - M - (Sept) Back to School
- Catch The Bug - 3E, SIO - Anything Goes
- Just Some Lines 2W, SIO - 2ndW Back to School
- Inspire Me Fridays – Always Anything Goes
- CCEE Stampers - 1E, JFF – back to school
- Do You Stack Up? - 3E – back to school
- Paper Crafting Journey - 2W - (ends Sept-12) Anything Goes
- Pixie Dust Studio - SIO - the bell is ringing - back to school
- Creative Belli - 2W - #151 back to school
- Simon Says Stamp - anything goes
- The Perfect Sentiment - must have sentiment on front - anything goes
- Papelito's Stamps 3E - Anything Goes
- Papertake Weekly -Anything Goes
- Through The Craft Room Door 3E - Always Anything Goes
51 comments:
Cheryl this is so beautifully designed and the colours and embellishments work well together.
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Desíre
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This is beautiful!! I love those apple embellies!! Amazing creation!
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Jaya
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Your card is adorable! Love the vintage look of it! Great choice of layout and papers!
I think it's just lovely and perfect for your daugther :) I have trouble making 'real' CAS cards as well, so you're not the only one!
So sweet! Love the apples and sweet sentiment. Fun card for your DD. Hope her first day went well.
This is gorgeous, love those apples! Thanks for joining us at DICC and at Just Some Lines. :)
What a sweet card! Hope your daughter enjoys the 5th grade. Just the thought brings back happy memories for me!
Darling! I love all the school themed elements and the collage like look :) Hope she has a great first day back.
AWESOME card Cheryl! I love it...so many cute elements! Thanks so much for playing along with the Catch the Bug challenge this week. Good luck and please do join us again.
Lori
What a beautiful card Cheryl.
Hugs Riet.xx
Fabulous card! Thanks for playing along with us at the Simon Says Stamp Challenge Blog! Cheiron
So cute with the vintage look and those adorable apple embellishments! hugs, Kimberly
What a beautiful card!! I love all the vintage elements you used!! The design is fabulous!!
Lisa
A Mermaid's Crafts
Cheryl, this is gorgeous. I totally love this card. Everything about it is just awesome.
a perfect card to mark this occasion...my dgs started jr. high school today...they grow up way too quickly
Awe Cheryl this is adorable! I love those apples!
Hugs, Renee
how cute...i love those apples and the added twine...such a fun card..
This is so beautiful!! I love those apples. Great choice of layout and papers! Thanks for joining us at Fashionista Challenge
This is a great back to school card and just love the retro elements!
Shelby
Cheryl, this card is adorable! I am sure your daughter loved it! I certainly do! Love all your layers, embossing, stitching, and embellishments! Thank you so much for joining our challenge at TTCRD! I hope to see you again soon! :^)
Hugs,
Penny
Very cute, love all the fun embellishments you added! Thanks for sharing!
Such a fab card, Cheryl!
This is just precious hunnie, I love it...I'm sure your daughter is going to treasure this...Thank you for sharing such a lovely card with us this week at Make it Monday...
Hugs,
Marjorie
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Just love those little apples..they look good enough to eat lol!! xxx
Wow Cheryl this looks good enough to eat. A fab card with fantastic layout.
Hugs
Cathy
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This is absolutely gorgeous and cute....................Thank you for playing our Back to School challenge at Just some lines........... Great job!!!!!
SOMA
Just Some Lines (DT)
Hope your daughter's first day went well! Your card is just gorgeous! I'm sure this really brightened her day. SO love the embossed kraft and love what you did with the journaling card. Those apples are absolutely amazing!
Beautiful card Cheryl. I love your layout and that little paperclip is so perfect. Really like the layered apples too. Hope your daughter has a great first day!
I love the layout on this card Cheryl. :-) It's crisp and clean and those layered apples were just the thing to finish it off. Hugs!
Who cares if you can't do one-layer cards! We love the cards you do!
This is such a fab Back To School card! I'm sure Liz loved it!!
Love those apples!!!!!!
Fab card Cheryl, great layout and I love the little dimensional apples.
Pauline
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What a fabulous card. Love all your layers and textures. Great colors. Thanks for joining us at Perfect Sentiment. Hope to see you back again.
You have such a nice combination of elements on this card. Thanks for sharing it at the Perfect Sentiment Challenge.
Im with you Cheryl those single layers are really out of the comfort zone :) You card is fabulous Love those apples. Very fun to celebrate your daughters first day of school ;)
Fantastic back to school card I love the layout. Thanks for sharing at Natalie and Amy's challenge xxx Pascale
This is such a great card! I love th popped up apples. Thanks for playing along with us at the Love to Create Challenge. NancyD
Sweet card, lovin all the borders!
Fantastic card, thanks for playing along this week at Catch The Bug.
This is so cute! I love your composition and those apples made with the graff paper are darling.
Another flipping AWESOME creation and I love those apples too! hugs me xx
Hi There Cheryl,
I just wanted to thankyou for entering your project into our challenge this month, hugs hun, Vick xx
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Fantastic card, I love that sentiment and your use of embellishments is great. Thanks for joining us at paper Crafting Journey
hugs Vicky xxx
Wonderful card...love the layout with those cute apples. Thanks for joining us at the Belli Challenge. hugs, Pat K.x
Gorgeous first day card - I hope your daughter enjoyed it!
Thanks for taking part at INCY WINCY this week - great to see you there.
Good luck Sheryl xx
This is very creative.... I did a BTS card and its not an easy challenge! You rocked it!
Thanks for joining us at Fashionista this time... top 5 will be posted Monday, please be sure to check if you are selected and VOTE!
Rina Fashionista
Wonderful.
Thanks for joining us at ASC.
Hugs Stine
I love how this card turned out (lots of layers or not)! Just perfect!
Thank you for joining us at Papertake Weekly :)
Hugs Lisa
Oh Cheryl, this is gorgeous. Love all the details and your fabulous design. You are such a good mom!
Oh this is so cute Cheryl! AWESOME design and details!!
Tammy x
Lovely card! Love the way you
added dimension to the apples.
Thanks for joining us at The
Doodle Garden.
What an adorable card! LOVE the apples! Thanks for joining the Pixies at Pixie Dust Studio!
Ik vind dit een hele mooie kaart,mooi gedaan met de appels.
Gr Elly
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