Good Morning! Another Wednesday is upon us – this one bearing the distinction of being the last day of August (wow – another month has flown by) as well as my last day as a guest DT for Doodle Pantry – Laurie has some amazing images and I’ve been fortunate to create with them.
When Laurie released her Treat Dish Card template, I knew I “had” to play with it! I thought it would be perfect for a Back To School gift – even more so when combine with Laurie’s School Sheep stamp set and School Time digi-papers. 
Laurie included line art and pre-colored options as part of the School Sheep set, so I opted to use her pre-colored collage for my projects. I love how versatile the template is!!! 
For the Welcome Back project, I used the scalloped edge version of the template opened in Make The Cut at 72 DPI. I cut the accent pieces from one of the School Time papers printed on white cardstock using my printer’s borderless 8.5×11 setting. The apple sparkles courtesy of a Spica glitter pen and the Welcome Back “pops” after a coating of Clear Glaze pen. I used an EK Success edge punch on the main image to coordinate with the scalloped edges of the card/dish. Two strands of adhesive pearls and hemp twine completed the look. 
I didn’t open up the A+ Teacher dish as I wanted to show the “card” look as well – easily packaged in a standard A2 envelope for quick giving or posting. I opted for the “pinked” edge this time around and a different sentiment on the blackboard. As before, the papers are printed from the School Time set and cut out using MTC. Once again, an EK Success edge punch made matching the edges of my image and card/dish base a breeze. I added Spica sparkle to the blackboard message and the apple before using by IRock tool to adhere Swarovski gems to the top. I tied the front panels together with a bit of hemp twine as a final touch.
Nadya was very excited with the end result and will be carting these off to preschool this week. It’s amazing what a difference time can make – 
last year she was shy and a bit uncertain and we both suffered separation anxiety – 
this year, not a tear! I’m so very proud of my sweet girl!
In the way of challenges, I’m playing along with these:
If you’d like to “score” yourself some of Laurie’s fabulous images, Doodle Pantry is sponsoring both the current Paper Playtime and Digital Tuesday challenges. Don’t forget, the next Doodle Pantry release is Sept. 5 – which will mean a whole new challenge as well!
Have a great Wednesday!
We sent this card to my SIL, who was quite pleased as their chosen dinner locale also housed and wildlife preserve, so she observed a real ostrich on her big day as well. I opted for the pre-colored ostrich, then “paper pieced” the gifts, an addition from the Santa Accessories set, using the coordinating digi-papers included in the Quirky Ostrich set. After printing and trimming, I added some sparkle and shine with my Gelly Roll Stardust and Glaze pens, then pop-dotted the image to a DCWV card base. A fun and simple card – which is the way my DH prefers them (at least when he requests them).
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