Tuesday 7 September 2010

Back to School

Today the children in this area went back to school following the summer break. To be able to stay at home and craft, instead of going into school to start a new year and teach a new class of children, is just the best feeling! I did enjoy being with the children, but at my time of life, this is much better!
I saw this image from Fred She Said on someone's blog this morning and loved it immediately, so I went straight to the website and bought it.
The apple is coloured with Copics and mounted on a piece of card embossed with the Cuttlebug numbers folder. The paper is from Cuddly Buddly and the corners are made from Cuttlebug Vintage Squares, cut diagonally and trimmed of the excess joining bits in the middle.
Tonight I start back at my choir, I expect the old voice might be a bit rusty!
The Pink Elephant - Back to School
Pixie Dust - Back to School
Our Creative Corner - ABCs and/or 123s
Fussy & Fancy Friday - Back to School
Cupcake Craft - Books and Stories
Crazy 4 Challenges - Anything related to books

15 comments:

  1. This is lovely Chrissie, the gingham looks fab with the apple:)
    Anne
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  2. Fab card Chrissie. Hope the choir goes well later.
    A x

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  3. Know exactly what you mean Chrissie....I used to be admin support at Wildern and it's much nicer to stay at home!

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  4. I love gingham and I love the colour red so this card is 'top of the class' for me Chrissie x

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  5. Mmmmm I so envy you staying at home crafting. My time will come I know :)
    Love your card, fab.
    TFS, Dee xxx

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  6. What a delightful card, I love red & white nearly as much as I love black & white :o)
    Jackie xx

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  7. This is such a sweet card Chrissie ! I love your colouring of the apple. Thank you for joining us at Cupcake Craft this week and good luck ! Smiles from Catherine

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  8. Hi Chrissie! So enjoyed poking abut your blog. You have some fabulous cards and your work is beautiful. Love this image and the way you've pulled this card together. Thanks so much for playing along at Just Scraps. Hope you come back to visit us again.

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  9. This is so darling. With your talent you should consider entering the challenges over at Papercraft Star! http://www.papercraftstar.blogspot.com, they provide the challenges in advance and give away great prizes too!

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  10. I adore the corners of this card. Great job! Thanks for joining us at Fussy and Fancy. Stop back soon!

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  11. Rub it in why don't you, lol! Can't grumble though as my class of 28 year twos are lovely so far. It is a lovely card. Thanks for joining in our book theme at TT this week!

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  12. Sure this time of year holds many memories for you LOL No surprise you got hold of this image it is crisp and clear, beautifully coloured and complimented by the background, thank you for sharing with us at TT this week. xx Zoe

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  13. Hi Chrissie, what a pretty card. The image is so cute and I love the gingham paper (I'm a sucker for gingham, would use it all the time if a could). The corners are beautiful. Thanks for joining us at cupcake craft challenge this week. Hugs, Denise x

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  14. This is so adorable. I love the gingham and the corner accents! Thanks for playing along with The Pink Elephant!
    Krista :)

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  15. What a lovely image - I recently made a card for my niece starting nursery and put an apple or two on the card. Did you ever get brought an apple in from any of your pupils... i never saw anyone take an apple for the teacher while i was at school... wonder where the association came from?

    Paula x x x

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Thank you so much for popping by, I appreciate your comments!
Thanks,
Chrissie