First Day Sunburst

     Many are getting ready for that first day of school - students, teachers, bus drivers, cafeteria workers, and all. How about a card to wish them a great first day and good luck all year. 

     The alarm clock base is die cut from red holographic paper. The face of the clock is cut and embossed in one step. (Spellbinders: Rise & Shine) I added black gel pen to make the numbers readable. The black band on the bottom is dry embossed with type set embossing folder. I dragged a white pigment ink pad over the letters to give the chalkboard effect. 

Inside of Card

 Challenges

Crafty Addicts - Use Die Cuts - #5 - *
Crafty Creations - Letter Background - #4 - *
Crazy for Challenges - #8 - Back to School 
My Time to Craft - Dry Emboss - #23 - *

Stamp TV - Back to School -*

 

Corrugated Coffee

     Another coffee card?  No problem. It's one of my favorite topics. 
     I started by using the shabby polka dot background, only with the coffee bean embossing folder. I made two and dragged Gina K's Kraft ink pad over one of them and lightly distressed the other with the same ink.
     I tore a large corner from the first background and distressed roughly with Tim Holtz distressing tool along the tear. I mounted this background over the other and centered on the card base. 

     The stamp set used is Claire Brennan's "Coffee". I stamped using Kraft and Tomato Soup. The red corrugated card stock is used as a mat and a thin line for the mugs to sit on. I found the Darice nesting die set (Wavy Squares) at Tuesday Morning last week. I couldn't wait to use it. 

 Same card - different sentiment

Challenges 

Polkadoodles Crafting Challenge - Use a Die Cut - #86 -*
Sisterhood of Crafters - Make Background - #23 -*

Stamp TV - Coffee, Tea, Sweets, Oh, My -*
TPD Card Challenge - Coffee, Tea, Cocoa - #9 - *

Vacation Planner for Savvy Challenge

     For the April Savvy Challenge, patrons of the Scrapp'n Savvy in Spring, Texas were asked to use a Clear Scraps chipboard shape. I chose the Eiffel Tower.

     I designed this tri-fold folder to organize my next trip. It could also be used to outline my daily activities as I travel. Sometimes when I return home it is hard to remember which day I did certain activities. I then could use it as a scrapbooking reference. 
      For the cover I stamped ivory heavy-weight card stock using "Victorian Floral" from Carta Bella. This stamp is part of the newest paper line currently on display at Scrapp'n Savvy in Spring, Texas called "Old World Traveler".
     This background technique is called "Parisian". Simply heat emboss your favorite floral stamp with shiny silver embossing powder (or gold if you prefer) and distress with 3 or 4 inks. I used silver and randomly distressed it with Weathered Wood, Broken China, Pumice Stone, and Antique Linen. 

     I used these 5 steps to get a gunge effect on the Eiffel Tower:

1. Cover with 2 coats of white Gesso.
2. Cover with black Gelato - spread with wet wipe.
3. Place Dutch Doobadoo burlap stencil over chipboard and wipe black Gelato away.
4. Place Huey's Mask - Chevron over chipboard and cover liberally with Versa Mark.
5. Sprinkle with shiny silver embossing powder and heat emboss.

     The other stamps are from "You Say Goodbye and I Say 'Ello" by Gina K. 

      The folder is made with a 12 x 12 extra-heavy card stock. Here is a diagram to score and cut card stock into a tri-fold. The pages are held together with 6 silver eyelets and 3 silver brads. This fold also makes 3 small pockets behind the planning pages. 

     Here is a diagram with score and cut lines. After cutting away at the red lines, fold the 1/2 inch score line and add 3 evenly spaced eyelets. Fold up the 3 1/2 inch score line and add 3 more eyelets. Make sure they are lined up with the last three. Choose your vacation organizational forms. Hole-punch them so that they also match up with the eyelets. Now place the sheets in between the eyelets and secure with brads thru both eyelets and the forms.
     I got the planning pages from free downloads at this website: I Should Be Mopping the Floors. There are a weekly planner, a daily planner, and several versions of packing lists.

Challenges

Amusing Challenges - Create Background - #5 -*
Bunny Zoe's Crafts - Traveling - #2 - 5/9

Craft for the Craic - No Cards - #37 -*

Crafty Catz - Hobbies/Interests - #24 *

Creative Artiste Challenge - Chipboard, Stencils, Flowers - #47 -*
Paper Girls Challenge - Mixed Media - #19 - *
Sparkle n Sprinkle -  Embossing Powder - #11 -*