Back To School Again

Yesterday was the first day of school for my kids.  Everyone was feeling confident and in good spirits, surprisingly!  My oldest child started high school, 9th grade, so life for him is about to change significantly.  My middle child is in 5th grade and seems determined to have a great year.  And my baby is in 2nd grade and seems to love everything about school right now, but that could change any minute!

I of course couldn't resist getting those yearly shots of them prepped and ready before heading out.  And I also couldn't resist getting my daughter at her desk taking all those supplies from her new backpack.  I hope this year turns out to be a wonderful year for everyone!

Halloween Timspiration

I love Halloween just like everyone else.  The costumes, the candy, and Tim Holtz inspiration...or Timspiration for short.  Tim posted some spooky goodies on his blog just in time for Halloween crafting season.  I especially love these.  For more yummy "creative trickery", hop over and check out Tim Holtz blog.

Inspirational ATC Challenge

I stayed up last night to work on this ATC for the challenge over at Scraps of Color.  I'm just happy that I actually completed a challenge on time!  I embossed kraft cardstock with my Cuttlebug using the script folder and distressed it with a bit of Tim Holtz distress ink in vintage photo and black soot.  I used paper from Colorbok's Truffle paper pad that I picked up over at Walmart.  I also cut the word "faith" with my Cricut from the Home Accents cartridge and layered it and distressed it a bit with ink.  Threw in a bit of ribbon and embellished a corner with a corner punch.  I also dabbed on a bit of  crystal Stickles over the already glittered paper just to emphasize those leaf-like edges and give it a bit more shimmer.  The stamp is one that I have had in my stash for ages, so I'm not sure of the manufacturer.
Thanks for looking!