PP453 Back to School

Hi everyone!  It's time for another Paper Players sketch, and Claire is our hostess today!  If any of you know Claire, she used to be a teacher, so this is quite apropos for her as well as this time of the year!!  And I am willing to bet that her students LOVED her--she has the perfect personality to teach those little ones!

I was pretty excited about this challenge too, because it gave me a chance to break out my new set, Check You Out!  It's perfect for the challenge!  I paired it with some school-themed papers from a few years back:

I started with the sketch from Try Stampin On Tuesday:

My bottom mat was some computer paper I stamped with the Writing Notes stamp in Balmy Blue and diecut with a Stitched Shapes square; the other elements were simply stamped in primary colors and fussy-cut:

The sentiment was punched out with a circle punch and backed with a scalloped circle mat.  On the inside, I stamped a sentiment from Seaside Notions, which has a really nice variety, the heart from the Check You Out set, and a pencil from It Starts With Art, stamped in Crumb Cake and colored with SU markers:

Cassidy will be nine in a couple of weeks, and will start fourth grade at a new-to-her school closer to home, so I will not be getting her on and off the bus any longer.  Although it's sad for me, because I won't see her as much, I know it will be good for her.  So this will be for her on her first day school; she loves getting mail, and hopefully she'll enjoy opening it!

SO....what will you create for this challenge?  I hope you'll check out all the DT samples on the PP blog, or you can check them out here:

Ann

Claire

Jaydee

Joanne

Laurie

Nance

Anne Marie

Su

Wanda

Windy

Then share yours with us too!  Thanks for popping in today!

 Last week, Cassidy attended a small science camp at our library put on by Glaxo Smith Kline; I didn't get many pictures, but this particular experiment had the kids mushing up Rice Chex with water in a baggie (representing food in one's stomach):

 

Then putting it into a nylon stocking and squeezing it along the leg, watching what oozed out, (which represented the intestines and how your body gets its nutrients):

Her partner was a boy from karate, so they already knew each other....but it was interesting hearing all the comments, especially from the boys (as you can imagine!).  Next week she will be attending an animal science camp at the University of Delaware, so that should be fun as well!  Can't wait to hear what she has to say about that!  Enjoy your day and be blessed!

GDP077 For A Friend

Happy Wednesday, peeps!  My card today is for a friend who's going through a rough patch; it uses the colors from the Global Design Project this week:

My "free choice" color was Soft Sky; I chose Jar of Love to create a paper bouquet for her!

 I stamped some of the florals on my Soft Sky card base in Craft White ink; it's very soft and pretty, although it's hard to see here.  This might be the first time I've used the background stamp Writing Notes...I stamped it in Soft Sky to replicate a piece of notebook paper and stamped my image on top.  The florals were stamped on Thick White cardstock, which diecuts beautifully!  I arranged them in my "jar" and added some water, stems and some little flying critters!  To continue in the notebook paper them, I added a paperclip and some baker's twine, then scattered a few sequins for fun!

I had a little piece of scrap notebook paper left from the front, so I stamped my sentiment on it and added another white spring behind it on the inside.

 It's also my sweet friend Sandy's 70th birthday today....I hope I look as good as she does when I am that age!  She is beautiful inside and out!  I added some fun embellishments to February's Paper Pumpkin card for her:

Some numbers, a couple of stamped hearts and some stitched ribbon on the outside, and here's the inside:

These are so cute, and I love the font in the sentiments!!!

Cassidy wanted to try out a fruit smoothie, so we got some strawberries, blueberries, milk and yogur:

Whirled it all up with the immersion blender and added some whipped cream!  It was delish!

Thanks so much for popping in today!  Have a blessed day!

Project Details--All Products SU Unless Otherwise Noted
Stamps	Writing Notes, Jar of Love, Feb 2017 Paper Pumpkin, Work of Art, Avant Garden (speckles)
Card stock & Papers	Feb 2017 Paper Pumpkin Kit, Thick White, White, Soft Sky,
Ink	Early Espresso, Bermuda Bay, Soft Sky, Craft White, Peekaboo Peach
Accessories	Sequins (Pretty Pink Posh), Baker's Twine (Doodlebug Designs), Paperclip (office supplies!), Midnight Muse Stitched Ribbon (ret)
Tools	Big Shot, Everyday Jars Dies, Ruler for distressing edges