Random Jumble of Scraps : Back to School Fun

Back to School is always a fun time of year. I loved it as a child and love it now as a mother. Back to school has always represented to me starting fresh, new beginnings and the anticipation of what the year can bring.

I loved this week's challenge over at the Global Design Project blog. This weeks challenge was a theme challenge and you guessed it - this weeks challenge was a School Days theme. Take a look:

I had a vision in my head right away of what I wanted to do and what stamp sets I planned on using. I was really pleased with the outcome because it turned out just as I visioned. Here's waht I came up with:

Nothing screams school to me more than a little red school house. I love the layers of this card and combination of colours.

I started with a Crumb Cake base (my all time fav colour for my card bases). I added ink splatters to my card base by using my black and Old Olive Stampin' Write markers. I do this by flicking my marker tip into the lid facing down towards my card surface.

My main card layer is also Crumb Cake. I did the faux suede technique on this piece. I achieved this by separating the cardstock layers which results in me having a rough exposed surface.

I stamped my pens over top with Crumb Cake ink and adhered this to the centre of my card base.

I die cut my Whisper White stitched label and stamped a ground surface with Pear Pizzazz ink and Crumb Cake ink. I used the Waterfront stamp set.

I die cut my school house from the Hometown Greeting die set. I adhered my school house to the right side of my label. I then stamped out my sentiment by using the Labeler Alphabet stamp set. I stamped my letters on a scrap of paper then cut out my words. I adhered my words to the left side of my label frame.

I next used a piece of the Share What You Love DSP and flagged the ends. I tied a piece of black Baker's Twine into a bow around the centre of my flagged DSP. I adhered this to the centre of my card.

I decided at the last minute to add some vellum foliage. I used the In The Woods die set and added my leaves to the corner of my main element. I bunched up some Gold Metallic thread and added it to the top right corner and bottom left corner to sit behind my main element.

Lastly I used my Stampin' Dimentionals to attach my main piece to my card base.

I love how classic and fresh my card turned out and can't wait to give it to my little munchkin starting Grade 1.

All the products used for this card are available in my online store - any questions please do not hesitate to send me a message.

Check out the Global Design Challenge Blog and play along too!

Thanks for stopping by and Have Fun Stamping!

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