Tuesday, August 25, 2009

Simon Says Back to School :-) + hidden candy :-)

As you know I have been on holiday for ther last 3 weeks so I haven't been around to visit your blogs but i will pop by in the next few days :-)

This week on the Simon Says Chellenge we have a Back to School Challenge :-) The DT have made some lovely creations for you to see so pop on over to the challenge blog to see them and don't forget to leave a comment too :-) We really do appreciate them :-) Also some may have hidden candy ,,,, so don't miss it !! :-)




While I was in London I called in the Paperchase shop and bought the pencil box which I thought would be perfect for this challenge :-)
I used some definitions paper which I tore and inked with Vintage Photo and Black soot Distress ink. The text around the top is from a fab Melissa Frances transfer set.

The notebook was made using some mountboard from my friendly frame shop ( he gives his excess bits to me for free !! :-))I covered this using the same definition paper and distressed too. I stamped various Tim Holtz Stampers anonymnous images onto the paper,, birds etc,,, . The 'Imagination' text was stamped onto a separate piece of card and inked with distress inks and sprinkled with distress EP too :-) I then used Vintage Photo crackle paint 'dolloped' around the edges ;-) When dry I sponged with black soot ink too.

The flower is Prima which I inked too and I used a Tim Holtz foliage flower in the center, the butterfly is a grungeboard die cut that I embossed with the cuttlebug script folder and inked ,,, I used a Tim Holtz ornate frame with a Melissa Frances vintage rub on text 'Dream' :-)

The mesh is something i have had for ages and is by Magenta :-)

With the exception of the mesh and paper,, everything I have used on this project is from the Simon Says Stamp Site :-)

Sorry that this is a long post ,,, I must have bored you to tears by now :-)

I will be offerring a set of Tim Holtz Ideaology ORNATE PLATES Book Hardware Frame Label as my weekly blog candy sponsored by Heidi at Simon Says Stamp Store :-) Please see a separate post at the top of my blog for details of how to win !

Luv
lols x x x

12 comments:

Helen said...

This is beautiful!
Sadly the 'Back to school' theme reminds me that I'll no longer have all this time to craft - I'm a teacher :0(
Helen x

Crafting Queen said...

Wow, love the note book, fantastic. The pencil case is wonderful as well. Great job. Anesha

Emma said...

Wowzers these are totally stunning...
Emma x

Juls said...

gorgeous!! Love the vintage feel of this!

Crystal said...

This looks Amazing, love the vintage feel of this and the GREAT colors...wow your pencil holder looks awesome!!

email: Steph@SimonSaysStamp.com said...

This is beautiful work! I really like the paper mache look on the pencil case and the coordination with the notebook, what a cool set!

Thanks so much for your creativity and innovation which contributes to an awesome DT! :)

<3,
Steph

Cathy Spicer said...

I love your notebook and pencil box! What a fun and stylish way to look 'scholarly'! EXCELLENT!!!

Riet said...

Ohhh wowwww Lorriane,what a beautiful creations,i love the colour.

Hugs Riet.x

Timcso said...

Absolute amazing work! I love it!:)

Hugs, Tímea

Simone said...

What a wonderful set! I love this Vintage look!!! Absolutely great, Lorraine!
Simone

Moni said...

OMG so fab goregous project! Love it! Hugs,Moni

Nunt said...

This is so gorgeous it almost makes me cry as I cannot even begin to make anything so great! ;P

xx,
nunt