A new beginning....

Well, it is the first week of school here for my children. So with this there is lots of change. I have three kids at different public schools. I feel like I am living in my car again. Thankfully McKay drives herself to high school. She is a BIG Senoir this year!!!! Zach is in 8th grade and Ty is in 7th grade but they are at different Jr. High Schools. Gentry leaves today to go back to school at Brigham Young University. The house is quiet in the day again. The only good thing about this is that I can design during the day and not feel guilty. In the Summer, I tend to stay up way to late to get things done so I can spend the days enjoying my family. This Summer was probably the best ever. It was simply many many days & hours of quality family time. I used to be so uptight if the house was clean and always on the kids to clean more. I did not do it THIS Summer...it made a HUGE difference in our home. It really does not matter at the end of the day if I had a perfect home. I made a decision when the kids got out of school to not let the kid mess (trust me they are MESSY!) get to me. I am happy to say it WORKED... and I realized how unimportant my clean house really is. 

The kids are now in school. Zach's fall baseball starts tonight (love THIS!), Ty is doing his BMX bike racing and McKay will perform at the football game Friday night with her drill team. THIS is what I love! I can't express how much I love watching them grow up. I know it is WHAT inspires all my product lines. I am just like YOU and I want to remember- soak it all in!!!! I stayed up to 2am working on a new line. It is so ME...so what I believe in. I can't sleep because I know it will be debuting at CHA W and it's something that speaks to my heart. 

Today I am preparing my visuals for CKU Reunion in San Deigo. I love hearing from those of you who are going! I have some fun things in store and hope you will join us. It will be a event full of fun memories.

Now I want to share (since for many of us it is BACK TO SCHOOL time) projects designed with the TC Stampmaker-http://photocentric-imagepac.blogspot.com Check out the website for more inspiration!

 

This layout is designed by Julie Jacob. The A+ is the August FREE download stamp on the TC Stampmaker website.

Julie wrote: "This is an 8x8 chipboard mini book for my son's school pictures.  I think it's fun to have them all in one place, so you can see the changes year to year.

I have them for all my children, and I'm looking forward to displaying Luke's book at his High School graduation party next June.  

I just covered chipboard pages with various school-themed patterned papers, matted a 5x7 picture, and added the grade, school, and teacher's name.

I made other stamps for the book as well (see picture).  I left the binder rings "naked" so to speak.  The kids love to look through their books...and lots of opening and closing is hard on ribbons and doo-dads. :)

Thanks so much for the extra supplies, as well!  Much appreciated. :)

~julie

Supplies Used:

TC Stampmaker - Photocentric
August free download stamps

Ink - Tsukineko (Versa Fine - Onyx Black)
8x8 chipboard pages

Patterned Papers - Simple Stories (cover), Studio Calico (kindergarten), Fancy Pants (1st grade), Basic Grey (2nd grade), Bo Bunny, October Afternoon, Crate Paper.
Embellishments - October Afternoon, Ting A Ling, 7 Gypsies

Letters - chipboard - Scenic Route, foam - EK Success

Mist - Studio Calico (Schoolhouse)

Black cardstock - for matting photos

3D foam squares - ThermoWeb

2 binder rings
black journaling pen

I love what Julie created and feel inspired to work on my own children's school memory books and love how she created her own stamps!!!!

Have a fabulous day!