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Saturday, May 21, 2011

Blast Off Into Summer Blog Hop

3 - 2 - 1 - BLAST OFF!! 
~~~~~~~SUMMER~~~~~~~

WELCOME all and thanks for stopping by and a big THANK YOU to Lynda and Wendy for hosting this hop.

My project is simple and very easy and when making things in multiples, easy-peasy is the way to go. 

I bought acrylic frames at the dollar store - you know the kind with the magnetic strip on the back. 
Jazzed it up with some chipboard that I got in a huge seasonal pack from HOBBY LOBBY and with red tape and ribbon I made the ruffle.  Then I hot glued it directly to the frame.

Some cute "school" cardstock for the background and black as the mat for the picture with (of course) white stitching around the edge of the black paper (I was trying to make it look like a chalkboard). 

I printed out my favorite teacher quote then punched it out with a tag punch.  Inked the edges and added a little ribbon.




This is my wonderful daughter on her first day of student teaching and as you're reading this, we are at her college graduation.  She is going to be the most wondeful teacher ever!!  <---- a little bias I know :)

Thanks again for stopping by and please become a follower, leave a comment and a way for me to contact you  for a chance to win a little gift from me to you

Now head on over to the next stop on this hop ~ Becky at http://cricutinmyclassroom.blogspot.com/.

If you just stumbled arcross my blog and would like to start at the beginning, head on over to Wendy's place at http://www.cricutyourclassroom.com/

Wendy- http://www.cricutyourclassroom.com/
Angi @ CokiePop- http://cokiepopaper.blogspot.com/
Elizabeth- http://visionsofpaper.blogspot.com/
Mihaela- http://mihaela-creativeart.blogspot.com/
Kristy- http://craftin-on-my-door.blogspot.com/
The Crafting Misfit- http://craftingmisfit.blogspot.com/
Sue- http://siskiyousue.blogspot.com/
Suzy- http://scrapwithsuzy.blogspot.com/
Ellen-
http://lifeatwalnuthill.blogspot.com/  <- you're here
Becky- http://cricutinmyclassroom.blogspot.com/
Courtney- http://keekerzcrafts.blogspot.com/
LaKesha- http://scrapingdiva.blogspot.com/  
Jamie- http://myamusinglife.blogspot.com/ 
Lynda- http://lyndascreativetouches.blogspot.com/

25 comments:

  1. Very cute project:) I am a new follower:) http://visionsofpaper.blogspot.com/

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  2. Congrats to your daughter, she should be so proud. Love your frame. Thanks so much for sharing. I am a follower
    Trish
    krazykcrafters at msn dot com

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  3. I hope she loves teaching as much as I have.
    It is a great profession- cute project and congrats and good luck to the new college graduate.
    perderg{at}q{dot}com

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  4. Hello, I am a new follower. Ah, I remember when my daughter went through those student teaching days! The teachers were so tough on her, she was in tears a couple of times, but she hung in there! Good luck to your daughter!

    america57@comcast.net

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  5. This is so cute Ellen! I think as a mother, one of the jobs I would want most for my child would be a teacher - they are so important in so many ways! Good luck to your daughter!

    rebeccadunham at hotmail dot com

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  6. Congrats to your daughter!! I hope she has many, many wonderful years to inspire the children she teaches!
    Tracy
    jtg0398(at)sbcglobal(dot)net

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  7. Fabulous project! Your daughter is going to love it! Tfs and have a great day!

    stars paper passion at gmail dot com
    starspaperpassion.blogspot.com

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  8. Wonderful project! Your daughter is going to LOVE teaching! It's the BEST job ever!!!! Thanks so much for being a part of this blog hop! You did a great job!

    ~Lynda
    rlhamm1 at gmail dot com
    lyndascreativetouches.blogspot.com

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  9. Great project. New follower. Love your blog.

    Hugs,
    Patty
    creativediva98.blogspot.com
    creativediva98 at gmail dot com

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  10. Such a great project!

    craftingmisfit.blogspot.com

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  11. super duper cute project!!!! I love the colors and what a wonderful way to showcase your daughter ;) Thanks for joining in on the blog hopping fun!!!!

    Wendy

    www.cricutyourclassroom.com

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  12. I love altered projects. Yours is adorable. So happy to participate in the blog hop with you. :)

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  13. Great project, so nice and bright and cheery. Congrats to your daughter.
    jennyplace26@gmail.com

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  14. Such a cute idea! I love getting things from the Dollar Store and turning them into something fabulous! =)

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  15. Congrats to your daughter!! Great project. I am a follower of yours already:)
    Sherrie K
    http://sherriescraps.blogspot.com

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  16. Nice frame. Congratulation to your daughter!!!
    Love your blog.
    Best wishes!

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  17. Cute project!Have a great summer!
    craftin-on-my-door.blogspot.com

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  18. Love the ruffle you added.
    http://digipage-blog.everything-digital-scrapbooking.com/

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  19. I love this I'm gonna make one for my friend LaKesha she will have her first day at teaching really soon! Great inspiration!
    http://www.simplesentiments1.blogspot.com/

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  20. Your frame is awesome. Congrats to your daughter also.
    Kathy
    Katsews at gmail dotcom

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  21. Hi Ellen, Very cute frame, I like the little ruffle at the bottom. Congratulations to your daughter!

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  22. Very cute, I just graduated also (at the age of 50) but now I am so excited to be working on projects for my own classroom. Thanks for all the great ideas on your blog.

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  23. hii

    new follower here

    found your blog in blog hop..
    the blog hop and all blogs r too good..

    http://stepstowardscrafting.blogspot.com/

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  24. Your altered frame turned out great...congrats to your daughter!

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  25. Great frame. Congratulations to your daughter.

    Smiles Sher
    ShersL84bed@aol.com

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