Back 2 School

This week my kids headed back to school and they were looking way too cool! I try to capture these pics each and every year, its a good reminder. This time I remembered to add some identification cards with information like their height, weight and grade. It will be interesting to look back at these when they have kids of their own!

I am also entering this layout in the Back to School challenge at Heart2Heart Challenges Blog.

I used some older Typeset papers and canvas compliments. There is some really cool "new" products on here though. Check out those hounds tooth irresistibles chipboard letters inked in black and ruby. I doodled "school" on a chalkboard label using the chalk marker and finally finished it off with the black & white grosgrain ribbon and some strips of Moonlight paper.

As I was filling in the "school" letters on the chalkboard label, I was thinking about all the really big chalkboard signs at Chili's restaurants. The restaurants are super colorful and I don't think it's really chalk, but made to look like chalk.

How cool are these canvas stickease. Ironically only 2 came on the sheet and they both had the first initial of my children. This one for my daughter says R is for rabbit, she was born in the year of the rabbit and I used stuffed bunnies to decorate her nursery, crazy right?!

Be sure to share your back to school projects over on Heart 2 Heart this week!

Twine Jar

Here is a little project that I shared at my Open House using some new, very cool, products! We now carry sheets and labels of Chalkboard Paper. You can use the chalk marker to permanently add your words, letters or even doodles to these magical sheets of chalkboard. They are also self adhesive so your project is complete in a snap!

 My little jar is from IKEA. I wrote "twine" on the label before I applied it to the jar. Inside I've filled it with an assortment of twine on coordinating "spools" of cardstock which I cut on the Cricut with the Artiste cartridge. I keep my jar within reach on my desk and can clearly see the twine I need for my project. It's super cute and sooo easy!