Ready for school!!!

Hello blogland! And welcome to almost back to school time! :) My current college freshmen are moving into dorms this week and I'm in the process of buying school supplies and getting my daughter back into a healthy sleeping routine! :) WOOOT!!!! I'm kinda looking forward to going back to work this year...I enjoyed the time at home with the kiddies, don't get me wrong, but teaching a bunch of high school students is WAY easier than taking care of five bratty kids all summer, just sayin! :)

In preparation for going back to school, I did work on some more student based cards this past week. I have all of five cards ready for my 40 graduating seniors but the year is still young yet... :)

This one was made featuring one of my favorite stamps from Kenny K...

I made this card with a special student in mind... the red highlights are totally inspired by her current doo... :) The notebook paper is also a stamp I snagged at Scrap-A-Doodle Doo recently and inked up with some distress ink (Weathered Wood)... the paper kinda goes with that school theme...

I colored the image with copics and am STILL scared of the dark when it comes to darkening up my skin tones... I was told at the recent Copic Intermediate Certification class that my skin looks like y girls are vampires... WELLL.... this one may be a bit Bella-esque, but I'm working on it... :)

Thanks for looking and as always, happy scrapping! :)

Challenges:

Kenny K's (Anything Goes)

Catered Crop (Distress)

Pile it On (P.... Patterned Paper, iPOD)

Where is the summer going?

I agonized over the summer each year worrying about finances, projects around the house, keeping the kids occupied, etc... But by the time reality sets in and I get a second to breathe, its August and almost time to go back to work!
And I never ever get through all the crafty projects I plan on completing when I daydream about the summer months.
I can't even count how many things are just waiting for creative genius... I should probably purge papers and such because its physically impossible to use all the stuff I have stashed...
Anywhoo, I may not have done everything I wanted to do, but I DID finish a Graphic 45 baby inspired altered book for my nephew's son early this summer that I totally love...


The front cover incorporated scrabble tiles and some Tim Holtz goodies...


The back cover was a paper baby tribute...
And the inside was a combination of papers, found items, and lots of love...

The idea for the hollowed out book came from a blog post on G45's site a while ago and i had been dying to finally use these papers!!!
Thanks for looking and i do hope you enjoy the rest of your summer!!