Back to School Digi

Wow! Can you believe it is that time already?  Back to School!!!!! 

Here are a few digital elements that can be used as overlays, titles, frames, etc.  Just a little something to help mark the occasion.  Hope you enjoy! (As always free for personal, not commercial use.)

Here a few ideas of what you can do with them...

Back to School Pixie!

Hello SOC friends!  I hope you are enjoying a sweet summer...I know some kids are already back in school and mine only have a few short weeks left, so I am getting all their supplies together now!  Now-a-days, all the notebooks are supposed to be plain and simple, but I like to put a little handmade surprise in the backpack for each one of my babies.

Today, I'm sharing with you a mini sketch pad I altered for my tween.  This little fairy pixie is from Whimsiedoodles, isn't she adorable?   I knew she would be the perfect digistamps for this project.

I picked up a couple of notepads from the $1 spot at Target and  pulled out some ribbon, papers and my Copic Sketch Markers to match.

Some strips of ribbon softens up all those metal rings :)

I don't know about you, but coloring the hair gives me a fit.  After searching the Internet, I came across this detailed tutorial by Lydia Boode and I love her technique, so I am sharing here.   I added a little coordinating pen to to go with the pad.

 This little notebook is just the right size for my budding artist to carry with her in the car, to school and more.  Hope my girl likes it!

Do you make something special for your kids' first day/week of school?

Supplies used:  Cardstock: DCWV Nana's Kids; Ribbon; Mostly from Michaels $1 Bin;  Digistamp: Whimsidedoodles.com; Pen; Staples; Copics: Hair E15, E37, E79, E25; Pencil Y32, Y35, Y38; Pencil tip Y32 Pencil Eraser R20, R43; Skin E00, E13, E15; Dress R20, V06, V17; Shoes and headband G20, G24.

Thanks for stopping by!
{{Hugs}}
Kimberly

Back To School

August is here and it is already Back To School time! I am still trying to figure out what happened to the summer.  Although I am not in school, nor do I have children in school - I still get excited during this time of year.  Maybe it is the ushering in of Autumn or maybe its the fact that I love school supplies.  When I was young I always enjoyed getting new notebooks, pens, pencils, crayons, etc.  Actually, I enjoyed school supply shopping MUCH more than I enjoyed shopping for new school clothes.  With that in mind, I decided to create a few digital papers that celebrate the Back To School spirit.  Feel free to download (right-click) and use in your personal projects (not for distribution or commercial use in any way).

Back To School Digi-Paper Collection
By: Aysha Livingston

Back to School

Hey everybody, Barb here. With school back in session, many of us with school-age children, may be able to carve out a block of time to get some serious scrapping done and that is super exciting to me! I always take a first day of school picture of my girls. I like how fresh and hopeful they look, I like the excitement on their faces and the anxious gleam in their eyes. Putting together a ‘first day’ page can be really fun and easy. I let my girls choose the photo they want showcased, that way I know they’ll appreciate it later, and then I choose my supplies. I try to keep my pages age-appropriate, as well. Since this daughter is in high school now, I used subtle hints of school…lined paper in the title area and small embellishments around the journaling.

 

First Day of 9^th Grade by Barbara Walker. Supplies- template-Shabby Princess; Digital Kits:Hop Scotch, Hop Scotch School Additions, Barefoot-Shabby Princess

Many digital scrapping sites offer school-themed kits. Browse thru your favorite site and see what they have to offer. Or visit your local scrap book store and take a look at their school selections. I know some stores stock paper, card stock and embellishments that coordinate with the local schools', theme and colors..you could make an entire album of your students’ school times, what a keepsake that would be! No matter the type of scrapping you choose, just grab some photos, create a page or two and share them with us in SOC gallery. We love looking at your artwork!

Need of some inspiration? Download your FREE copy of E:spire, and take a look at the wonderful school-themed layouts on page 35.

Now go on...then go create something beautiful!

Scrapping school portraits

Pre-K by Tena Ellison. Supplies - Patterned Paper: Cosmo Cricket, Fancy Pants; Cardstock: Kraft; School Embellishments: Reminisce; Punch: EK Success, Fiskars; Distress Ink: Tim Holtz.

4th Grade by Tena Ellison. Supplies - Patterned Paper: Sassafras Lass, Cosmo Cricket, Simple Stories; Foam Letters: American Craft; Felt Ribbon: My Mind's Eye; Punch: EK Success; Flower: Misc.

Okay, if you're like me with a child that's all grown up now but you still have all his/her old school photos...you know the ones that you have left over from being taken twice a year, every year and no matter how they turn out you end up buying them anyway LOL. Well I've got plenty left over after sending to family and friends.

I've been working on a 6 x 12 landscape album just for these photos and since I already have all the school photos I want to keep in frames or my own albums, this album will go to my daughter. I'm also adding an educational quote on each page and using any old school memorabilia from each year that I still have.

It's a great way to have all those school portraits together in one place and finally all scrapped.

I would love to hear how you're planning to scrap your kids, nieces or nephew school photos. You can always post and share your layouts in the SOC gallery. If you need some inspiration, check out the great back-to-school layouts in the Seasonal section of our current issue starting on page 35.

Remember with school already back in session "Picture Day" is coming very soon!