Hi there! Welcome back! The summer days are dwindling, the start of school is upon us. It brings mixed emotions for me. I wouldn't be honest if I didn't say I was ready for the boys to be back in school. It was a busy summer, and three active boys make summer pretty messy and pretty loud, but I know that these summers are limited, and soon I will miss them... Being as this month's blog hop theme was End of Summer, I decided to work on a project that I do every year for my boys' first day of school, an unofficial end of summer to me....
Come the first day of school, I'll make the boys pose with these, in front of the same cabinet as always... Last year I decided to make their signs in their school colors, so it's SUPER easy for me to slide them into their scrapbooks as a divider of sorts! Dual purpose! (They'll all pretty much look the same, just the different colors.)
I thought that the Above the Clouds bundle would be perfect for this project. The balloons were a great way to showcase the school colors! I loved coming up with different ways to bring them to life with our Stampin' Blends. Not only did I try to make the balloons pop, but I had some fun with them for the letters of each of their grades! Creating ombre looks is so easy with their blending abilities!!!
I thought that this year I could also create a card for each of them to give them on the first day of school!
I kept with the same color scheme, but wanted to play with another balloon! I used the Night of Navy Blends along with the Seaside Spray Blends to create the same ombre look as the letters on the sign.
You are going to LOVE this month's hop - there are so many great ideas! Make sure you check them all out!
I truly appreciate the opportunity to be your Stampin' Up! Demonstrator. When you place your order this month, please use the hostess code TZW3SEBG for a special thank you treat from me!
I put together a shopping list of the items I used for these projects for you. All you have to do is click on the image and you'll be taken right to my online store!
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Thank you so much for visiting today! As always, I hope that you have a great day, and a great week, and take some time to create, because it's always Stamp Time Somewhere!
Great projects!!
Posted by: Liz Yuille | August 08, 2019 at 03:47 AM
Neat idea! They turned out beautifully!
Posted by: Anna Helman | August 08, 2019 at 05:42 AM
These are amazing!!
Posted by: Martin Stone | August 08, 2019 at 05:52 AM
This is adorable Jeanna!
Posted by: Ashley Fifer - stampedAF | August 08, 2019 at 05:56 AM
Love your idea for year specific dividers for a scrapbook -- so cute!!
Posted by: Sara Levin | August 08, 2019 at 06:54 AM
These are so great! Love the ombre coloring! Spot on!
Posted by: Mary Haugen | August 08, 2019 at 08:22 AM