Wednesday, September 21, 2011

Just Popping In....It's Good to be Back!

Hi Everyone!

How are you all?  I have to say that it's good to be back!  I had no intention of disappearing for the summer, but life just gets in the way!  I spent a fun-filled summer with my kids, and now that they're back to school, I should have a bit of time to craft, so I'm going to make the best of it!  I'm trying real hard to work on my scrapbooking, but I'll be making a few cards here and there for special occasions.  I'm also trying to catch up on blogs, so don't be surprised if you see a comment from me on yours!  :-)

Since I had back-to-school pictures close at hand, I decided to jump right back into scrapping by making this "School Days" page.  Simple, but effective.  My oldest son started middle school this year....oh, my...I know I'm treading on new turf!!  The birdie with the books and backpack is from the 3 Birds on Parade cartridge, as is the "School Days" title.  That cart is a keeper!  The pencil is from Locker Talk - another fave - perfect for this time of year.  The two little birdies are DCWV chipboard pieces.  I thought they'd be cute buddies for my school-bound birdie.  :-)  Hope you like!


Recipe
Birdie with books & backpack, "School Days" title - Cricut 3 Birds on Parade
Pencil - Cricut Locker Talk
Chipboard birdies - DCWV Green Stack chipboard box
Background paper - DCWV Grade School Stack
Cardstock - Bazzill, Recollections
Black Creative Memories marker for journaling/doodling
Cat's Eye chalk ink
Recollections dimensionals

I'm entering this layout into 2 challenges:
Quick Quotes: Friday Challenge #3 - Back to School - Any back-to-school project.
Whimsical Wednesday: Scrapping School Memories - Scrap some school memories and add a chipboard element.

Have a great day!
~Sharon

7 comments:

Unknown said...

OMG..I was just thinking about you the other day. You have been gone for so long. Missed you. Your lo is adorable, great colors. Love the bird and the pencil. Wonderful pictures of the kiddies:) Hugs!

Sonya said...

Super cute, Sharon--I've missed you! I did a very similar layout a few weeks ago--great minds think alike! Glad you're back in crafty action!!!

Sonya

Julie said...

What an adorable layout. Love that birdie with the backpack!

~Thanks for playing with us at Quick Quotes!
Julie QQ DT

Adora Concepcion said...

great take on the challenge!great layout! thanks for sharing this with us at QQ.

Adora (QQ DT)

**Treefrog** said...

What a great "Getting back into it after your break layout" Love it, oh so Cute, and perfect for school! So glad you shared with us over at the Quick Quotes challenge!
((Hugs)) Theresa (QQ DT)

Melinda Beltran said...

What a great layout! WOW not too often you miss the first day of school for bad weather! What a great way to jump back in from your "unintentional" LOA. Thank you so much for playing along with us atQuick Quotes

Melin
QQ DT
Blog: CookingWithCricut.com
Shop: PaperCraftingWorld.com

abusybee - DoubleClick Connections said...

Cute lay-out! Fun paper!