School days - Cosmo Cricket layout

2010 has  beena  special  school year for our family.  Teleah  started  Pep and   2010  will be the only year  that all of my children are at school at the same time.  Joshua  starts High school next year.  With that in mind, I wanted  to document that event  - staring with a photo of the  2 of them together.  The Cosmo Cricket  papers  are pefect  for these school layouts~

2010 – A school layout

Products Used:

• Cardstock
• Cosmo Cricket paper
• Maya Road envelopes which are on sale! 40% off RRP
• Tim HOLTZ crackle paint which are on sale! 40% off RRP
• A2Z chipboard shape which are on sale! 40% off RRP
• chipboard buttons which are on sale! 40% off RRP
• Foam Alphas which are on sale! all alpha stickers 40% off RRP

1. Use the teal cardstock as your base

2. Take”Now thats a good thing” from Cosmo Cricket and cut to 7 inches across and 8 inches down. Ink edges

3. From the scrap that remains cut to 5 inches x 9 i/2 inches. We will use the coloured striped side. Ink edges

4. Take “ Homework” by Cosmo Cricket and cut to 3 ½ inches by 11 inches . Ink edges.

Adhere with pencil side up.

5. Adhere photo. I have used a 6 x 4 portrait. Leave a gap at the top to slide in the Maya road pocket for any journaling or samples of writing etc.

6. From Cosmo Cricket “Now thats a good thing - select desired cutouts , phrases or journal blocks. I have cut SMILE and a journal block. Adhere

7. Paint chipboard bird - I have used Tim Holtz distress paint.

8. Attach journal block and any words – I have raised SMILE up on pop dots.

9. I have then cut out two pencils from th scrap paper and have these coming out from the diecut

10. Slip Maya road tag in behind the photo

11. Add inked chipboard buttons

12. Add title and journaling

So get into Tanyas  store and check out these  seriously  SCHOOL papers!!!!