School Daze

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. 

 

While you are here, don’t forget to check out my blog candy!

 

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

Back to School Bookmark

*** Please scroll down for my Shelly’s Images GDT post. ***

It’s Thursday so it is time for the new Meljen’s Designs release and the new challenge. Melissa is releasing the cutest back to school images this week on Whimsy Stamps. And…. they work perfectly with the new “Back 2 School” challenge.

Once again my daughter was looking for a bookmark. If you have followed my blog for awhile, you might remember that I have already made her several. I don’t know what she does with them! I will make her a new one (she even made herself one) and she will use it for a week or so. Next thing I know there is a Kleenex sticking out of her book again. What’s a mom to do?

I made another book mark but this time I make one of my own design. I made it a bit bigger than usual (approx. 3-1/2” x 5-1/2” finished size) and slips over the corner of the page to help keep her place. Maybe it will be too big to lose?

I was able to use up some scrap paper when I made this. In fact, everything on the book mark except the image and the stickers, were scraps. Woo hoo, I cleaned out a little bit of my stash.

Please stop by the Meljen’s Designs blog to see the creations from the rest of the DT. Our challenge this week is “Back 2 School”. I hope you will join in and link up your back to school themed projects.

Thank you for stopping by!

Supplies:

• Stamps: Apple for Teacher by Meljen’s Designs on Whimsy Stamps
• Inks: None
• Papers: Neenah Crest Solar White CS, Papertrey kraft CS, Bazzill Basics red CS, October Afternoon Schoolhouse paper pad,
• Tools: Sewing machine, Copic markers, EK Success edge punch
• Embellishments: October Afternoon Report Card stickers, October Afternoon Ducks In a Row Journal cards, misc. gingham ribbon and cotton crochet thread

Challenges:

• Allsorts Challenge – Free & Easy
• Card Makin’ Mamas – Food or Drink
• Catered Crop – FTR17 recipe (I used red, white, green, kraft, sentiment sticker, gingham, copics, ribbon)
• Cheerful Stamp Pad – Going around in Circles
• Come & Get It challenge – Anything Goes
• Craft Your Passion – Anything Goes
• Crafts 4 Eternity – anything but a card
• Daisy Doodles Creative Challenge – School Time
• For Fun Challenge – Anything Goes
• Scrap Creations – Buttons or bows
• Lil Red Wagon – Put a critter on it
• Paper Creations Ink – Stitching
• Ribbon Carousel Challenge – Anything goes
• Sarah Hurley – Punch It
• Sew Many – Anything Goes
• Stamp Man Challenge – Stitching
• Stamp, Scrap & Doodle Saturdays –back to school
• Stampin’ Sisters in Christ – any type of creature
• The Latte Lounge – Anything goes progressive challenge

Thank U Teacher

The school year is winding down and I thought I would try my hand at a thank you card for one of my daughter’s teachers.

I used Back 2 School pencil from Meljen’s Designs. I erased the “Back 2 School” that comes on the image and printed my own sentiment.

Today kicks off the new challenge at the Meljen’s Designs blog. This week we are challenging you to “Go Coastal”. Have a coastal (or beachy) theme to your project. You can find all the details on the Meljen’s Designs blog. The new digital images released today on Whimsy Stamps are perfect with for the theme.

Thank you for stopping by!

Supplies:

• Stamps: Back 2 School Pencil by Meljen’s Designs available on Whimsy Stamps
• Inks: None
• Papers & CS: Stampin’ Up white CS, Neenah Solar Crest CS, PaperStudios black CS, October Afternoon Schoolhouse DP
• Tools: Fiskars edge punch, stapler, Copic markers
• Embellishments: Misc buttons, black rick rack, bakers twine, ribbon, staples

Challenges:

• Crafty Hos – Twine
• Creative Belli – old tools (stapler)
• Fab n Funky – Wha’ eva'
• For Fun Challenge – end of school
• Paper Crafting Journey – anything goes
• Paper Players – anything goes
• Sisterhood of Crafters – buttons

Meljen’s Designs–Graduation Mouse

With the school year winding down, there are sure to be a lot of graduations right around the corner. To help you get prepared, this week on the Meljen’s Designs blog we are challenging you to make a Graduation themed card or project.

Of course Melissa has designed some new digital images that work perfectly with our challenge theme. Here is a peek at the images being released today in the Whimsy Stamps store.

Thank you for stopping by!

Supplies:

• Stamps: Graduation Mouse from Meljen’s Designs on Whimsy Stamps
• Inks: Distress Inks Antique Linen
• Papers: Papertrey kraft CS, Bazzill Basics blue CS, Neenah Solar Crest white CS, Cosmo Cricket the Boyfriend mini deck DP
• Tools: Sewing machine, Big Shot, Spellbinders Nestabilities, Copic markers
• Embellishments: Tim Holtz paper clip, Papertrey baker’s twine, misc. buttons & brads

Challenges:

• Crafts & Me – Punches
• Crafty Creations – Anything Goes
• Crazy Challenge – Anything Goes
• Creative Cowgirls – Anything Goes
• Digi Stamps 4 Joy – It’s a celebration (Graduation)
• Here Come The Boys – Anything goes
• My Mum’s Craft Shop – To Die For
• One Crazy Stamper – Boys and Men
• Papertake Weekly – Fancy a punch?
• Penny’s Paper Crafty challenge – anything goes
• Polly Craft Challenge – Boyz to Men
• Scrappy Frogs – Anything goes
• Stamp Something – Digi day