Pretty Project

The stormy weather these past few days have flooded lots of roads around the area, so our schools were closed yeaterday and today. I've been busy working on some projects for school, but also had some time to whip this up.

DEEtails:

It was pretty simple, really. I just took a piece of Whisper White card stock and some pretty butterfly stickers from my stash and framed them in a shadow box. These are special stickers because, although it's hard to tell in the photo, the butterflies have clear acetate wings over the colorful base, making them look pretty realistic. I can't wait to hang this up on my wall!

I Heart Ribbon Challenge 9

Hello friends! It's Wednesday, so you know what that means! Another I {Heart} Ribbon Challenge!

I thought I'd switch things up a bit this time and give you an inspiration photo to work with. Surprise!

via Pinterest

This photo is all about ribbon, but your project doesn't have to have ribbon. Interpret the photo as you wish making a card, scrapbook layout or any other project, inspired by the photo above.

Here's my little project:


I wanted to make some cute ribbon embellished paperclips, so I pulled out some ribbon from my stash and some colorful clips that my mom got me for school. Aren't they fun!? And so easy and inexpensive! :)

Link below by Wednesday, September 28th. One lucky winner will win a selection of ribbon from my stash! :) Can't wait to see how you are inspired by ribbon!

Polka Dot Parade

After a busy week, I'm here to share a card with you for this week's Cupcake Inspirations Challenge.

Here are the DEEtails:

I started with some white card stock and adhered punched circles in an assortment of colors (Calypso Coral, Perfect Plum, Island Indigo, Crushed Curry, and Old Olive). Then I added the Happy Birthday banner, stamped with the sentiment from SU!'s Bring On The Cake and an Island Indigo daisy.

If you're interested in the first week of school, here's a quick recap:

• Our school system was closed on the first day of school, while our buildings were inspected for damage after Hurricane Irene.
• We were featured on the front page of our local paper, The Maryland Independent on Wednesday with photos from the first day of school.
• Although we didn't have any on the first day, we had a few kiddos crying throughout the week.
• On Wednesday, we found a hummingbird flying around in our Activity Room!
• On Thursday, one of our kindergarteners fell off the monkey bars and broke his arm!

I think that's all the excitement I can take for a single week! Yikes! I'm glad we have the long weekend to recover!