Good morning!! This is an exciting post for me as I was chosen last week to be the Guest Designer for the Cinema Saturday Creative Challenge :) When I found out the movie was "School of Rock," I was sooooo happy!!! I love this movie and I'm a teacher!! My son even gave me a copy for my birthday a few years ago. I watched it again this week to get the creative juices flowing, making a list of sayings, images and my favourite parts....hmmm, good student/teacher's pet? Primary colours, notepaper, binder edge, cork, musical background stamp, chalkboard with white sentiment is what I came up with after all the brainstorming. The requirement this week was to use cork (I helped with the idea as I love cork and don't use it enough) :)
I actually took some notepaper from work (shhh..) and glued it to cardstock to make it firmer. I really liked how it turned out... I love the white sentiment on the chalkboard and the cork flower. The fabulous sentiment refers to the student who was in charge of the costumes...he said, "(my creations) are fabulous!" After making the card, I left it on my computer desk and decided it needed one more detail...a little library clip :) They are so adorable and so "school." This movie is so funny. It made me a fan of Jack Black. A few of my favourite parts are: when he stage dives at the beginning and no one catches him; when he holds up 3 fingers, spreads them apart and says, "read between the lines;" when he does the special rock handshake with one of his students; and when he's singing the ticked off song and kicks over a desk with passion. It's just adorable!! This card has already been given away!! A dear teaching friend of mine is heading back to her own classroom full time after being on mat leave. I know she will love it and the goodies I've packed to go with it :) Please check out the Cinema Saturday Challenge and join in!! "For those of you about to {stamp}, I salute you!!!"
Onto other news...my classroom is ready for kids next Tuesday. I have a writing workshop tomorrow and then the weekend will be spent with my son and the rest of the family. We went to Home Depot last night and got 2 big lights for the light box they made me :) It works pretty well so far. I've been fiddling with camera settings...and like the results so far. I velcroed my fabric to the inside of the box and can change it to a darker piece when a card has a cream or white base. Here are a couple of pictures...one of my handsome and handy builders and one of the box itself...thanks Tanny for the tutorial!! I just need to find room for it...it's in the hall right now!!
I'm also trying out a new signature...thanks, Marisa!! I'm still learning so much with all this blog stuff! Please check back Saturday morning when I'm guest designer for Cinema Saturday :) Until then, have a fabulous Friday!!
What's in it?
Stamps: SU old world map; PTI birthday basics
Paper: SU kraft, dp, white
Ink: basic gray
Accessories: stitching, button, linen thread, twine, foam letters (dollar store)
Good morning! I'm not sure if everyone knows, but I am not a Fall person. Oh, I love the colours and the slightly cooler temperatures, but I miss my lazy summer days. Spring is actually my favourite season with all the new signs of life and, of course, my birthday. I strive to love Fall and so here's my ode to it. Dawn's colours this week scream Fall. It made me think of Thanksgiving so I chose this sentiment from Verve (a free stamp with purchase this month...thanks, Julee!). I also got my new lattice die from Stampin' Up! I knew I wanted to use it on this card. I had drawn out the sketch in my head but had to rework it over and over for 1.5 hours last night! I tried 3 different colours of lattices, 3 different colours of card bases and 3 different colours of sentiments. I really earned my money on this one (too bad it's a hobby!!) I also wanted to make the flower yellow with a brown middle like a sunflower. It's been stamped with a small damask image and clear embossed. I like the clean lines of the card. I have a feeling I'm going to have a lot of fun with this die...I also tried layering two lattices together, kind of like a shadow effect...it looked great, just not for this card. So this card, along with Dawn's love of Fall, is making me chant an "Ode to Fall ". I'm off to get ready to go back to the classroom. My son comes home today until Monday:) Yippee!!
