Friday, 2 September 2011

Back to School

Hello Everyone,

Well I've been a bad blogger this week, never quite catching up with all your blogs. Excuses : We still have no laptop so I'm sharing one computer with my crafty daughter who also loves to blog and we have been away on an impromptu sleep-over at my Brothers house too, but I will catch up this weekend ......  promise.

Just before we went to my brothers I made a card for this weeks ....Wee Memories challenge which is back to school. I apologise for the photo quality as Ive taken the photos this evening so I could enter it before the challenge closes !


I made a satchel on the front of a 5x7 inch card and the flap actually opens to reveal a pocket inside.
I love designing and making these novelty type of cards :)
The closures are sticky back magnets and the 'Back To School' is a rub on
At this point I wondered who and why would someone send a back to school card ?  I decided to utilise the pocket for three tab top file cards so a child could record info about their school year. I know Hannah would have loved something like this!
I've cut the tab tops with a Tim Holtz edge die and then used rub ons for the headings etc..

I suppose this idea is aimed more at younger children .... the sort that like secret diaries with padlocks on :)

Right I'm gonna get this posted and then go to bed as I'm shattered .... looking forward to a weekend at home so I can catch up with everyone.

Thanks for looking X
 

30 comments:

  1. This is absolutely adorable! What a clever idea - so sweet. Thanks so much for playing at Wee Memories this week!

    ReplyDelete
  2. What a lovely idea, I'm sure lots of kids would like this, they all seem to like things with flaps and secret file papers! Hope you enjoy catching up with everything, we could do with a weekend like that but we're off to a wedding! Becky x

    ReplyDelete
  3. Wow! Awesome project. Looks like lots of work but it would make a great gift.

    ReplyDelete
  4. What a great idea!! I love this. Thanks for playing along with us at Wee Memories!

    ReplyDelete
  5. What a fantastic idea! I may have to case this one for my daughter, she would love it! What a great memory keeper!

    ReplyDelete
  6. This is awesome Jenny! CAS yet still full of details!

    ReplyDelete
  7. You are so creative Jenny! This is absolutely fabulous...love everything about it. :)

    ReplyDelete
  8. Wow Jenny .. .. this is just so brilliant!! I love it!!

    I must admit that if I had been completing those cards for myself all those years ago the answers would have changed daily!! LOL!!!

    This is just so special!

    It must have taken quite a while to make.

    Lots of other beautiful makes too whilst I have been banned from blogland!

    Thank you for your visits and lovely comments.

    Have a great weekend.

    Love Jules xx

    ReplyDelete
  9. Jenny what a fantastic idea... think I might have to case this also ready for when my granddaughter starts school.... Hope you get your PC back soon

    Anne

    ReplyDelete
  10. Hi Jenny, Thank you for leaving me a lovely comment, especially when your time on the net is limited:0) I love your satchel, how fab is that you clever lady, hugs Gay xxx

    ReplyDelete
  11. p.s I forgot to say I do like the new look blog very fetching LOL Gay xxx

    ReplyDelete
  12. Gasp! This is adorable! And I love the clever way you made it into a memory keeper!

    ReplyDelete
  13. wow-this is great, looks so realistic. Love the way you have made it practical too.
    Linbyx

    ReplyDelete
  14. This is brilliant and I totally would have wanted this as a kid! :) Secret pockets and info to fill out - bliss! Fantastic detail on the straps and buckles. :)

    ReplyDelete
  15. Wow, this is really amazing and so clever Jenny.

    ReplyDelete
  16. What a brilliant idea - any young schoolchild would love to own one of these. Love the record cards and the magnetic fasteners - I use sticky back magnetic sheets for storing my Nestie dies, but have never thought of using them in this way - thank you for such a useful tip.
    Sylvia x

    ReplyDelete
  17. This is brilliant, what a fab card and idea. Love it. x

    ReplyDelete
  18. This is so inventive Jenny - I really love it!
    Tara x

    ReplyDelete
  19. This is wonderful, I love it!
    Thanks so much for playing at Wee Memories.

    ReplyDelete
  20. This is amazing Jenny, a wonderful project! I used to have a bag just like that for school!

    ReplyDelete
  21. Totally brilliant Jenny and I love the way you question what it would be used for! I agree that lots of junior girls would adore this to record all their school year. Vx

    ReplyDelete
  22. I agree - this is just BRILLIANT! What a fun, FUN idea --TFS!
    Cheers, Karen
    alteredscrapbooking.blogpspot.com

    ReplyDelete
  23. Cute, Cute, Cute!! And Soooo much work, what a wonderful creation, I adore it!

    ReplyDelete

Thanks for taking the time to leave a comment :0)

LinkWithin

Related Posts Plugin for WordPress, Blogger...