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School Days

By: KellyCreates
05-Mar-12

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I designed this layout for Canadian Scrapbooker magazine using the Graphic 45 ABC Primer Collection, and it appears in the newly released Spring 2012 issue.

As soon as I saw this G45collection, I knew I wanted to scrapbook one of the photos from my mom's school days. I am blessed with a mother who scrapbooked, albeit the old-fashioned way, and I have in my possession her albums ....the kind with black pages and pictures adhered with black photo corners. They are so precious to me :)

This is her class photo from 1940, in a one-room school in the country (she grew up on a grain farm). I know the photo isn't the greatest quality, but she is the one standing to the right of the last girl seated on the right...she is wearing a dark pinafore dress.

I tried to make a blackboard using real wood veneer paper from Creative Imaginations. The actual blackboard is blackboard paper from DCWV...but I tried using chalk and it was too smudgy, so I scratched the letters of the title "School Days" with a pin.

I made the fabric flower with DCWV Fabric Paper...it is adhesive backed and so easy to work with. I created a tutorial for this flower and how to use the DCWV Fabric Paper to make a card on the Canadian Scrapbooker magazine website/blog www.canadianscrapbooker.ca/jackie [date March 6, 2012]

You can also view this layout on my own blog, along with a collection of all my Graphic 45 layouts....because I auditioned for their DT. Gulp....so far I've made the top 30 finalists list. We'll see what happens on March 30 when they pick their final DT. www.kellycreates.blogspot.com [Date February 25, 2012]

Thanks for stopping by....Your kind comments are a joy to read!

Products Used

Advantus - Tim Holtz - Idea-ology Collection - Accoutrements - Buttons $6.99 Sale : $6.50	Advantus - Tim Holtz - Idea-ology Collection - Pen Nibs $6.99 Sale : $6.50	Die Cuts with a View - Adhesive Fabric Paper Stack - Blue Floral - 12 x 12 $19.99
Tim Holtz Distress Ink Pads - Vintage Photo $5.00 Sale : $4.65	Graphic 45 - The Magic of Oz Collection - 12 x 12 Double Sided Paper - Yellow Brick Road Item Discontinued	Graphic 45 - An ABC Primer Collection - 12 x 12 Double Sided Paper - Alphabet Soup Item Discontinued
Graphic 45 - An ABC Primer Collection - 12 x 12 Double Sided Paper - The Three R's Item Discontinued	Graphic 45 - An ABC Primer Collection - 12 x 12 Paper Pad Item Discontinued

Other Products: Fiskars border punch, Ezee Pzee chipboard clock, black paint, Little Yellow Bicycle doilies

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	By Annavalentin 31-Jul-12 WOW fantastic page!!!

	By Carlies 29-Mar-12 GORGEOUS DESIGN Kelly, I love everything

	By Barb.may 28-Mar-12 This is awesome! I have a couple of class pictures of my great aunt's, I will have to try something similar!

	By Omacarmen 21-Mar-12 Your chalkboard, and all the detail's are awesome on this beautiful lo. Love the vintage photo.

	By Tgershteyn 21-Mar-12 Love all the details and chalkboard,great LO!

	By Emelineh 18-Mar-12 Beautiful work Kelly!

	By Asassyscrapper 14-Mar-12 GORGEOUS, KELLY! It is no wonder you keep getting published!!!! YOU are rocking the SBing world! Woo-HOO!!!!

	By Chez49 14-Mar-12 very adorable and appealling creation...big congratulations to you kelly well deserved, ....xo

	By Delaina Burns 14-Mar-12 Big Congrats on the Pub! Love the LO!!

	By Kls123 14-Mar-12 This is fabulous! Love all the details...chalkboard and flower are awesome. How awesome that you have your mom's scrapbook album. It is so amazing how much scrapbooking has changed over the years.

	By Meowgal 13-Mar-12 I bought this line to scrapbook my family's old class photos too! This is a great inspiration and beautifully done!

	By Mrs. Bean 12-Mar-12 Very sweet! I love your embellishments. The chalk board looks great, as do the embellished students. Congratulations on being published too!

	By Jenniferjfletcher 11-Mar-12 great ideas here-love the frame and all the embellies to add to the photo!!

	By Michelle Hernandez 10-Mar-12 The flipped over border on the blackboard element is SO SMART! LOVE this page- the pen nibs on the clock chipboard are fantastic as well. Great details!

	By Scrappin Kaz 10-Mar-12 I love this Kelly! Using a pin to scratch the title is a great idea! Love the design and the photo! How wonderful that you have your mum's scrapbooks too! So precious..

	By Fritchey 10-Mar-12 Congratulations Kelly!!!!! I can't even tell you how excited I am for you!!!!! Just the fact that you got published is so amazing, but to hae made the top 30 finalists is so, so wonderful. this page is fantasitc - all of the details are fabulous. The photo is a real treasure. You always make your pages with love, and it shows in your work!!!!!

	By MommyofPandE 09-Mar-12 Hi Kelly! I saw on your blog that you were in the top 30 finalists. In my opinion, you can count on getting SWEET news on March 30th! I'm looking forward to hearing all about it. I love how you used the pin to scratch your title out. I think it looks great!

	By Moonmist 08-Mar-12 Wow you have created a wonderful vintage lo.The photo ,pps and wonderful details are perfect with your chosen embellishments. Congratulations so far and good luck in the future.

	By Lisasimo 08-Mar-12 Very pretty!

	By Tgershteyn 08-Mar-12 Absolutely wonderful page!Love all little details!

	By Nfldmichelle 08-Mar-12 Love this Kelly! You are so lucky to have these awesome pics from your mother's childhood! I love the chaulkboard...especially the framing! and the little girl peering over the top of the photo is adorable. Oh my! Just noticed the pen nibs as the hands on the clock! How cool is that! Staright to faves my friend!

	By KadeeBear 08-Mar-12 Oh Kelly where do I begin, I love it all. I love the chalkboard and the way you scratched the words, it looks just like chalk. Using the pen nibs as hands on the clock, very clever. I have my fingers crossed, you would be a perfect addition to the team!!!

	By Skrapaddict 08-Mar-12 This is fantastic!!! Love the chalkboard (it looks real) and how clever to scratch the words into it. I have chalkboard paper too (which I haven't used yet) and wondered how chalk would actually stay on and not get smudged off. Great idea...and it looks like chalk too! Love the clock and the handmade flower too...such a great layout!!

	By SheilaMarie 08-Mar-12 Great photo and pps! Love the cut outs and chalk board you created!! Awesome page!!

	By Wolfhuntress2002 07-Mar-12 beautiful! Love all the elements

	By Simply Paper 07-Mar-12 great design, so elegant

	By Rosita 07-Mar-12 This is gorgeous! I think I've seen a photo like this in my uncle's stash...

	By Steph Devlin 07-Mar-12 Hey Miss Kelly, A thing of BEAUTY!!!! I love this, your design is absolutely fantastic ox

	By Oziem 06-Mar-12 Oh and a huge congrats on making the top 30...your talent is very inspiring to us all...fingers and toes crossed for you!!!

	By Oziem 06-Mar-12 Absolutely wonderful page...those pp's couldn't be more perfect. Love the school photo ...it is a true gem to have!! Love your flower and the TH embellies!! The blackboard looks fabulous and a very creative display for your title! Why does the mere mention of scratching the blackboard send shivers down your spine..lol. Beautifully done Kelly...love it!!!

	By Nkaigle 06-Mar-12 Oh My Kelly, what a fabulous page!!! I truly love the stunning design!! It is perfection!! Everything is placed so wonderfully with such care! I love the photograph and the story behind your Mom's schooldays and scrapbooking! The old scrapbooks on black paper with black corners are great too, I think, they have a charm all their own! My Mom made me one for my baby book all those years ago, only she used white ink to write down the captions etc... Congrats on being published, and I hope you make the design team, wow, you made the top 30, that's an accomplishment you should be proud of!! Hope you enjoy a good week ahead! Thanks again my friend! Natalie

	By Mistymomof2 06-Mar-12 I don't have any new adjectives to describe how much I love your pages! Awesome, Gorgeous, Amazing...are so over done...but this is all of those! So just know that I LOVE EVERYTHING you do!

	By Cndgay 06-Mar-12 Love it Kelly. Very neat about your Mother scrapbooking (I loved those black corners!)

	By Rachie Babe 06-Mar-12 sooooo awesome!!!

	By Isnthisfun 06-Mar-12 Kelly another wonderful page! Congrats on the publishing and I'm still crossing my fingers for you in the G45 DT team! Saw you made the finals...yippee!!

	By C Mom Go 06-Mar-12 So creative and cool. Perfect school day page. fave

	By Cox3349 06-Mar-12 Soooooo HAPPY for you Kelly! This is a stunning page, really well done ... like everything you do!!!!!!!!

	By Precious310 06-Mar-12 WELL< I AM JUST DOWNRIGHT JEALOUS of you having all those pictures!!!!!!!! You are so LUCKY~~~ Kelly, you know i'm joshing~~I love your Lo. Especially the little girls with the books!!You are so sweet!!

	By Dollscrap 06-Mar-12 Oh Kelly congratulations on being published and I hope you will be on the G45 DT...congrats on making the top 30. They'd do well to pick you! Wish I could vote. I love all the authentic looking details here...your chalkboard is such a great and creative embelly and love the cutouts especially the little girl with the books. I always love doilies and the old photo is still wonderful even if you think it isn't the greatest quality it is a treasure right? I have and love some of those pps and now I need to get them out..I've been playing with G45's other line, Little Darlings, another fave. I'd love to see what you do with those.

	By Ninigirl1022 06-Mar-12 Hi Kelly, wow this is beautiful...wonderful job!

	By LaceyKat 06-Mar-12 This is phenominal, Kelly!!! and congrats for being published!!! TOTAL FAVE for me!!! absolutely darling page!!!

	By Such A Wonderful Mess 06-Mar-12 wonderful photo......this is just gorgeous and LOVE the papers

	By Lost Coast Scrapper 06-Mar-12 Beautiful work Kelly, love how you used the G45!!!!!

	By Helbert 06-Mar-12 FAB-U-LOUS work Kelly!!!!!! Love the great old photo & your entire design! Your blackboard turned out perfect & your scratched letters look exactly like chalk!!!!!!! Love the doilies & clock!!! BEAUTIFUL work!!!!

	By MissyG9 06-Mar-12 Love this old fashion Pic & LO! The paper & embels are so sweet! Best of Luck with your contest!

	By LynneJ 06-Mar-12 this is awesome, Kelly; love the old time school feel and the pic is great; you're definitely blessed to have your mom's albums and pictures!

	By Anna C 06-Mar-12 Fabulous layout, love what you have done with this and that fabric flower is awesome!

	By Scrappydianne 06-Mar-12 G45 is one of favorites...love what did with it here!!!

	By Kzookeeper 06-Mar-12 Awesome page - the pps and embellies are just perfection!

	By Rice8994 06-Mar-12 So pretty my friend good luck your so amazing creative,love the papers and the photo is a tresuare!!!!!!

	By Cindy JK 06-Mar-12 Congratulations and good luck!!! Everything about this layout is stunning! I love the work you did on the chalkboard. How inventive! I know exactly how you feel about those old scrapbooks with the black corners....I'm in possession of my dad's (thanks to gramma) and my mother's. Those are true treasures. So very glad you have your mother's albums. Love your work!

	By CookieGranny 06-Mar-12 that blackboard is ingenius!! I love the cut out children... just everything is perfect, Kelly! Great work!!

	By Dawna.s Place 06-Mar-12 Oh my goodness Kelly!!! I wish you all the best as you seek a position to the G45 team!!! Boy how exciting is that!!! I absolutely love, love, love this lo!!! I really didn't give this line of papers a second look but after seeing this, it's now a must have for my vintage school pic's too! I love what you did with the children, the boarder and that beautiful clock!!! Like I said, good luck to you darlin!!!! I'm rooting for ya!!!!

	By Cshortel 06-Mar-12 Wonderful page. Love your blackboard. I have a bunch of that paper, but haven't tried it yet.

	By Luzma 06-Mar-12 What a precious and adorable LO Kelly!!

	By Placktorin 06-Mar-12 Amazing work Kelly....keeping my fingers crossed for the DT spot!!!!!!

	By Dnurse 06-Mar-12 totally fabulous Kelly! Congrats on your publication! Love all the texture/depth on this!

	By Maggieanne 06-Mar-12 Beautiful layout Kelly! I love how you used the pen nibs on the clock chippie! So creative of you. Love the blackboard too...it's sweet and fun layout to look at! What a great pic of your mom's school days! fave

	By Pippi66 06-Mar-12 Stunning! So cute! Great design on this! Love it!

	By RachelUK 06-Mar-12 What a completely cool lo! Everything about it is thought through and well designed - the blackboard is perfect - the scratching makes me think of old slates (which were way before your mom's time but a great idea anyway)! The pen nibs as the clock hands - brilliant! Fave.

	By Twinlets Mama 06-Mar-12 stunning! you captured it perfectly!~

	By Ozzyvik 05-Mar-12 Wow!!! Love the chalboard and the alpha border....chalkboards certainly are a thing of the past now, they all have interactive whiteboards over here!! Awesome school lo :)

	By Prentiss 05-Mar-12 GORGEOUS DESIGN Kelly, I love everything in this school layout!!! You are very creative!!!!

	By Dsatter 05-Mar-12 Well...I think it would be great for you to be for their final DT...your work is awe inspiring!!! I love this lo...it is so old fashioned looking!! The blackboard is excellent and the flower is beautiful! Love the 2 little girl embellies! AWESOME!!!! FAVE!! xox

	By Cricut OCD 05-Mar-12 So GREAT! Love the Graphic 45 and all the fussy cutting! Great flower and love how you used the Holtz for the clock hands! Fav!