Back to School...

...for our favorite little mice!  Yes, school is starting back soon and it's time to think about those teacher "here's to a great year" cards.  Stampendous has celebrated all week with House-Mouse Designs® as we prepare for yet another school year!  Here's my card:

This is what I used to create this card:

Stampendous® House-Mouse Designs® School Supplies

Stampendous® Burgundy Color Fragments

Memento™ Tuxedo Black Ink Pad

DecoArt® Americana™ Clear Chalkboard Coating

Bazzill® Cardstock

Little Yellow Bicycle® Making the Grade

Neenah® Classic Crest™ Cover Stock in Solar White

Tim Holtz® Distress Ink® in Pine Needles

Krylon® Workable Fixatif

Sargent Art® Chalk

Paperclips

Beacon Adhesive® Zip Dry™ 

Spectrum Noir Markers used:

• GB2, GB4
• FS9
• CR2
• TN1
• EB1
• IG1, IG3, IG4, IG5
• CT2, CT4
• TN5, TN7, TN9

Here's what I did to create this card:

Stamp image on white cs, color and trim to desired size, edge with green ink

Create card base for a 5"x5" square card with a tent fold

Trim patterned papers as shown

Coat "chalkboard" patterned paper with chalkboard coating, allow time to dry

Write on "chalkboard" paper with chalk, spray with Fixatif, allow a few minutes to dry

Arrange patterned papers as shown, add paper clip and adhere all papers to card base

Adhere paperclips in lower corner

Add burgundy fragments

Thanks for stopping by and checking out my card, I appreciate your visit.  Next week will be a busy one so please do stop by.  Dreamweaver Stencils is hopping with Woodware all week and Stampendous is featuring Authentique papers all week.  Yep, it's going to be a busy week in blogland!  Have a blessed day and I'll see you again soon!

Hugs,

Lea