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Thursday, September 20, 2012

Preschool Days

I cannot believe I have a preschooler!  Seems like just yesterday I was bringing her home from the hospital and now she's going off to school 3 mornings a week and asking to stay longer when I pick her up!?!  I am so proud of her, she's doing phenomenal for a 3 year old who has never been in day care or away from her mama aside from a very occasional overnight stay with grandparents.
Having a preschooler also means that this scrapbooker finally got a chance to do a back to school layout and play with all of my awesome school themed Unity stamps!!!
Here we go...
Inspired by the bright blues and pinks in my daughter's first day of school outfit I used some Amy Tangerine Sketchbook papers.  My favorite thing about using stamps in my projects is that instead of being limited by the school themed products on the market I can make my own embellishments to match my pictures with my stamps.  You can use stamps over and over and the possibilities are endless!
Here are some details:



 I made this layout to play along with the current Unity Challenge (banners) and had a ton of fun making this eclectic banner.  I am also playing along with Friends with Flair this week so leave a comment for a chance to win some Unity stamps.  Every Monday one lucky commenter from all of the Friends with Flair entries is chosen to receive a grab bag of Unity goodness!

Unity Stamps used: Smarty Pants (school days, smarty pants, MTWTF, and report card), ABC, 123 Washi (alphabet and numbers), Garden Variety (cute), Simple Pointers (noteworthy), Bitty Regards (proud of you), August SMAK (formula for success tab), September SMAK (date pencil), Champ (pennant banner), Love in Return (banner), Game Day Chili (small banner)

Supplies used:  Amy Tangerine Sketchbook papers and embellishments, EK Success notebook border punch, Smash washi tape, american crafts embossing powder.

Happy weekend and thanks for visiting!



19 comments:

Thienly Azim said...

That is sooo cute! I love how you used various elements to make the banner! Thanks for playing along in the Unity challege!

Julie Odil said...

This is sooo great! I love your daughter's outfit and the papers you used to match it.

Scrapper Myra said...

Love the layout... and specially the banner... BTS is a cool topic to scrap about... :)

kdgowdy said...

OMG! Love this page...and THAT banner ~ AWESOME! THS!

NoraAnne said...

This is so adorable! I love all the bright colors you used and the banner is AWESOME!!!!

Gwen said...

I LOVE this layout! Your banner is totally and completely awesome as is the rest of the page! Love how you added the details to the blackboard!

Eva said...

LOVE this adorable page! Your banner is amazing, and I love all the bright colors you used.

Jen M said...

This is SUCH a sweet layout - love the banner! Glad to hear your daughter loves preschool. :) It's a fun transition!

FiestyCrafter (Tina) said...

Wow, this is super cute!! Loving all the layers!

Ruby said...

WOW I really LOVE this adorable layout. I may have to lift this one for my GD school photos. Thanks for the inspiration.

Paula-Scrap Addict said...

what a cutie! and the layout isn't bad either ;-)

JPScraps said...

The layout is adorable!

Lisa H. said...

what an adorable layout. looove the colors and the banner you created. really cute!

Linda said...

wow i love this page, and pastels colors. so bright and cute.

Angeline Choo said...

Oh my goodness. Your layout is amazing!!! I love love the colors you used and the banners.., GORGEOUS!!

Mary Anne / MA54K said...

Oh, what a gorgeous layout! This will be treasured!

Emily H said...

This is so beautiful! How fun to have a preschooler!

Michelle said...

I love love love it!!

Laura Cox {aka scrapaddict} said...

Such a fun page!!! Love the colors!