School days, school days

Dear old golden rule days

Readin' and 'ritin' and 'rithmetic

Taught to the tune of the hickory stick

You were my queen in calico

I was your bashful barefoot beau

And you wrote on my slate"I love you, so"

When we were a couple of kids

The three Rs, a widely used abbreviation for the basic elements of a primary school curriculum: reading, ’riting (writing), and ’rithmetic (arithmetic) which is what the theme is for this month's Her Craft Kre8tions challenge!

Each Design Team member has received a piece of chalkboard paper approximately 6 x 6-inches. Now, where the challenge lies, is Design Team member is to create a "school" type theme whether it be a class lesson or something that their beau or them could have written on their slate. We're going to see how creative this piece of chalkboard paper can be made into with their "School Lesson" of "readin', 'ritin' and 'rithmatic.

We have a great line-up of super creative talent along with our Design Team Page:

1. Her Craft Kre8tions ~ http://her-craft-kre8tions.blogspot.com/
2. Lynne ~ http://slasewcraftiness.blogspot.com 
3. Lisa W.~ http://mycraftyspace.blogspot.com/
4. Rachelle~http://creationsbyrachelle.blogspot.com/
5. Kimberly ~ http://scrappingrookie.blogspot.com 
6. Janet ~ http://www.ladyluvbug.blogspot.com/ 
7. Colleen ~ http://www.cbcscrapbooking.blogspot.com
8. Susan ~ http://susanascorner.blogspot.com/
9. Lisa ~ http://handmadewithlove-lisa.blogspot.com/

I decided to make a scrapbook page to commemorate my youngest son's entrance into High School. I cannot imagine where the time has gone. I made the page using Cricut Craft Room and the My World cartridge that was free to play with. I also used my Winnie the Pooh cartridge for the chalkboard frame. I wish the pic was better. One chalkboard says, "Welcome to the Class of 2016" and the other "Welcome Freshman 2012". Here is my page:

There will be some super blog candy for one lucky winner that posts on each post along the way including the Design Team blog. Please make sure you stop by http://

her-craft-kre8tions.blogspot.co
m/. Until next time...

Pencil Lines Design Team Project - Week 11

Woohoo, this new sketch was wonderful to work with! This week it was changed up a bit where we received the sketch and a color palette with it. Now these are not normally colors I would have tried together but they worked!!! Here is a pic of the original sketch:

Those colors really are fun. And here is my take on the sketch:

The butterflies are brads from my stash, the sentiment was cut with Provocraft's Pooh & Friends (my new favorite font), the palm fronds, flowers and circles are all Stampin' Up. The paper is a mish mosh (mostly) from my scrap pile. And here is a closeup. My Mom will love the journaling:

Please pop over to Pencil Lines Blog to see what my fellow creative team members have made. Until next time....