Dorcas & Dawn Mercedes Celebrate Birthdays & Back to School ♥

Hi everyone!

We recently celebrated my sister's birthday.  My daughter wanted to give her a gift, so we quickly packaged up some cute hair clips (because hers had broken) and we tied it with ballet slippers rumple ribbon.  I have been dying to use the Jaded Blossom Flag die and decided to use this striped paper straw and create a flag for it.  I think it's cute.  What do you think?

 

Don't forget to visit my blog too!

 

and now for Dawn Mercedes' project

 

Getting ready to ship those kiddos off to school? 

Why not make a little pocket for them to tuck in their new pencils.

(Or gift to a teacher...who can never have enough in her stash!)

Here I used the Apple Treat Box svg file

from The Cutting Cafe.  Cut two apples and two stems. 

Just remember to "flip" the image if you are using printed paper 

so that your shapes are mirror images.

That way, they line up when you line them up.

Green Leaves Rumple Ribbon is the perfect color for implied apple leaves!

And, your student, or teacher, will have a smile on their face every time 

they need to get out a new pencil!

For more information, check out my blog:

Sunnyside Up.

 

 

 

 

Back To School Blog Hop

Welcome to the Back to School Blog Hop. If you were locating your locker and stopped over from LORI you're in the right hallway but if you stumbled upon our hop and want to begin with our blog principal, Connie Can Crop, go HERE

Today we invite you to check out this great group of crafters who will be showcasing cards, layouts, or projects all about school days. This is a one day blog hop and we appreciate you leaving a comment to encourage all our fabulous crafty friends to continue sharing their ideas and creations.  

We have an awesome sponsor and giveaway for this hop!

My Craft Spot HERE

Kimberly has donated a super cute Birthday Wishes Stamp Set

My Craft Spot has over 50 stamp and metal die sets.  Shipping is free in the U.S.  They also have an awesome Gallery Blog that is full of fun projects. Please feel free to show our sponsor some love by visiting the links below!

Clear Stamps - http://craftspotbykimberly.blogspot.com/p/clear-stamps.html

Metal Dies - http://craftspotbykimberly.blogspot.com/p/metal-dies.html

Gallery - http://craftspotbykimberlygallery.blogspot.com/

So what do you need to do to win? Easy... become  a follower of each of the fabulous blogs in this hop and leave each of us a comment letting us know what you liked best about our projects.  Then come back to Connie Can Crop and post that you followed the "school" rules.

You will have until 9:00 pm Sunday to finish the hop and leave your comments. 

My project is a perpetual calendar for any important dates - as a school treat it could contain the b-days of family, friends, classmates, big events like holiday occasions or school celebrations, etc.  This would be a wonderful gift for the teacher, librarian, bus driver, etc for Christmas.  The possibilities are endless.

I decided to participate in a Linky Party at Craftin Desert Divas

Recipe
*A blank pre-made perpetual calendar - each month allows one to note important dates; at the end of the year you don't have to recopy the info which makes this much better than the old "take a new calendar and copy the important items onto it and throw away the old calendar" method
*Specialty school cardstock
*Clipart images from Digi My World - each one of the eight school tool characters that I used (there's more in that collection) is delightful for other things - 3D projects, cards, bookmarks, scrapbook LO's, etc; I printed, fussy cut, positioned, and gel-pen highlighted each character - see these sweeties HERE
*Computer-generated sentiment - School Is Cool
*LoveBug Creations Rumple Ribbon - bows on several characters and two for the top to give those finishing touches - check out LBC online store HERE

As a retired teacher with 38 years in the same system, I wish I had one of these during my career, but sadly I wasn't into paper crafting then.......on the upside, I can design one for myself as well as give these as gifts.  I bet you know someone who would like one too!!



Locker line-up for the hop:
1. Connie - http://conniecancrop.blogspot.com

2. An'Jenic- http://anjenicgibson.blogspot.com

3. Lori - http://scrappinmystressaway.blogspot.com/

4. Pam - http://lovebugcreations3.blogspot.com/ HERE

5. Robin - http://cutonedesignsbyrobin.blogspot.com/ NEXT

6. Christine - http://hotberrydesigns.blogspot.com 

7. Raquel - http://kraftykaboose.blogspot.com/

8.  Lucy ~ http://love2createitall.com

9. Nadja - http://nadjarobbins.blogspot.com/

10. Sandy- http://scrapbookblessings.blogspot.com

11.  Lisa ~ http://honeybearzdesigns2011.blogspot.com/

12. Angela - http://angelascraftyspot.blogspot.com/

13. Tabetha - http://tabethascreations.blogspot.com/

14. Miranda - www.nanasscrapspot.com 

15. Jessica - www.craftinandstampin.blogspot.com

Remember no matter how you piece your paper and rumple your ribbon, have fun with it.......cyberschooldays...........Mama LoveBug

Your next School Days Project is with ROBIN