WSC94: The Most Wonderful Time of the Year

It's Beate's Weekend Sketch Challenge #94 today.  Please visit Beate's blog to see her sample and enter your creation.  These wonderful ladies also have sample eye candy for your viewing pleasure today: Cambria, Charmaine, Laurie, Lori and Mary Jo -- I can't wait to see what everyone created!

I can't take credit for the idea of my card today ... that came from a challenge from a friend and I'm not sure she'd want her name attached to it, so she shall remain nameless!  We were discussing our children going back to school and while we love them dearly, they are bored and ready to get back to the routine of school and their friends.  So that's the story behind another way to use this center sentiment from JustRite Stampers' Christmas Treasures set:

Ha!  Yes, going back to school can be a wonderful time of the year ... for teachers who love their jobs and kids and miss them over the summer, for the kids themselves and yes, even us parents!  :D  When my new Cosmo Cricket Mini Deck-The Boyfriend arrived this week and I saw this pencil patterned paper, I knew it would be perfect for a back-to-school card!  Combined with other primary colors from this collection, I think it conveys that feeling of school.

This stamp center & border normally fits on JustRite's 3-1/4" circle wood stamper but I decided to just use the center, which took the die cut image down to 2-3/8".  I stamped it with Brilliance Graphite Black ink onto some of the Boyfriend paper. 

TIP: Whenever I want to be sure and get good, even coverage on any kind of stamp, I use a fast drying pigment or chalk ink -- they just stick better to any kind of rubber or acrylic stamp and you'll usually get a flawless impression.

After die cutting the image, I decided I wanted a bolder edge so I used my Black 100 Copic marker to color in the debossed edge ... both on the circle sentiment and on the black patterned label layer underneath it.  Kim Hughes' ruler from Making the Grade set was also stamped onto patterned paper and cut out.

I think this card could also be used for a child's first, second, third or fourth birthday -- you could easily circle one of the numbers on the ruler, indicating the recipient's age.  Here, I used Clear Copic Spica glitter pen on the number 2 ... which happens to be the number of days until my dear sweet children go back to school -- just sayin'!!  :D

All joking aside, I think this sentiment from the Christmas Treasures stamp set is a gorgeous font (I can't wait to use it on a holiday card) and I think it can be used for more occasions than just the holidays ... so I challenge you to think of other unusual ways to use your stamps!

Supplies:

• Stamps: JustRite Stampers Christmas Treasures, Kim Hughes Making the Grade by Cornish Heritage Farms
• Paper: Cosmo Cricket-The Boyfriend mini deck, Basic Grey Ambrosia, Papertrey Ink True Black
• Ink: Tsukineko Brilliance Graphite Black, Copic Black 100 marker & Clear Spica Glitter pen
• Accessories: Spellbinders Classic Circle & Labels One Nestabilities dies, My Mind's Eye buttons, embroidery floss, dimensional foam tape

Comments

[Angela]

1.

very nice card Sharon. I like that you were thinking outside the box and used this sentiment for something other that Christmas. I am also very excited for school to start. My daughter has already packed her backpack and chosen the outfit she will wear for the first day (and she doesn't start until Sept 2!). I think she is excited to go back to school as much as I am for her to go back

TFS,
Angela

[Charmaine Ikach]

2.

This is adorable, Sharon! I LOVE the ruler. So, so cute! Have a great weekend!

[Shawna S.]

3.

Super cute! Love your card! I made a card the other day coloring that little edge around the die cut, too. Need to get it posted. It's a very bold and effective treatment. Happy Friday! The weekend is almost here!

[Jenn]

4.

ADORABLE and oh-so-right. Cannot wait for Monday!

[Michele]

5.

This just had me laughing as I was thinking about the commercial where they play that song while the Dad is very happily filling his shopping cart with back to school supplies! His 2 children look on sad and depressed! This is just adorable!

[Kim Howard]

6.

This turned out fabulous! Love the ruler! And your picture setting is awesome :-)

[beate]

7.

That cracks me up and it's so true. It's the most wonderful time of the year for mothers! LOL
Your card looks wonderful! Have a wonderful weekend.
Hugs and smiles
Beate

[sheri miller]

8.

TOO FUNNY, my darling grandkids are all in school now and their mommies have been dancing all week!! LOL there have been some tears though, 2 started Kindergarten..the little ones had no tears, their mommies did and so did their MA-MA..
ur card is so unique, the paper, The Boyfriend, is one of my new favorites! have a wonderful week-end.

[Cambria Turnbow]

9.

LOVE it Sharon! Always do! So sorry I was late today! Have a great weekend!!

[Mary A.]

10.

CUTE card... HILARIOUS sentiment!!! I can totally relate! LOL!!!

[Susan (rainy)]

11.

Yup it is a wonderful time of the year!
Love your card, Sharon. Outlining with the Copic is a fabulous idea!

[kathy s]

12.

thanks for the idea about the stamp sentiment- hadn't thought of that- and glad to see someonegame enough to state what we all think in the back of our minds at the end of the holidays love it- you could even use it for the end of the year- 'cause by then we all feel that way again.

[Lori Craig]

13.

Let the winter vacations begin....Card cracked me up. Love the 'fall back on black' and bright colors. Very cool! Hugs!

[KathyJ (wattle)]

14.

OH MY GOSH!!! That's priceless!!! Love how you used that sentiment and what an awesome job you did with the sketch!! :)

[janet mack]

15.

I love this idea, coloring around the nestie. Sometimes they look so blah. This really brightens them up. Have to practice so I don't get a shakey line.

[Michele Boyer]

16.

SUPER cute, Sharon! PERFECT sentiment for the occasion! :) (I just love that commercial and hope that store never goes out of business so we can all sing along. lol.)

[Brenda A.]

17.

Very cute for that special day (back to school).

[Mary Jo Albright]

18.

Oh, this card is perfect! I agree...can be a wonderful time of year:)
Hope you had a wonderful weekend.