Happy Birthday Sweetie!

School is back in full session and I have celebrated 3 birthdays in my class already. This year I have mostly end of the year babies. In celebration of their birthday, I made the following card. I used TGF's Annika for this one. Isn't she adorable? She is one of my favorites.

I have also entered this card into The Greeting Farm's Garden Variety Challenge - 3 or more layers.  

Crossing my fingers I get chosen. :)

Cheeky Lesson

Back to work (school) this week and let's just say I survived! It was tough in the beginning, but the helpful advice and psychological therapy from colleagues and friends really made a big difference. I'm so glad that I have them for support. Anyway, here is a card I made in gratitude of their support. Yay! Go Special Education Teachers!!! 

I am also submitting this card into The Greeting Farm's Fresh Friday Anything Goes Challenge.

Back to School Posters

My O My...where has the summer gone?! I got to spend my last days of summer at Manhattan Beach before going back to work (school). Below are some pictures of all the handmade goodies I created for my classroom; a Birthday poster to help remind my students which month and day their birthday fall in, a Days in School poster to count the number of days in a school year and to also teach placement value, and the Names of the Days in a week to teach time (past, present, future). I'm so excited to share these with my students...I hope they will love it as much as I do! Feeling excited & nervous for the first day...which will be next Tuesday (8/13).  

This is where I posted them in my classroom. :)

Surfer Ian

Hello There! Summer is almost ending, but surfing is still in. The International Surf Festival is still going on around the Southern California beaches until Aug. 4. Click here to check out the schedule of events at the International Surf Festival. Here is my version of the Surf Fest where people are up late enjoying the warm summer nights. I'm sure going to miss it. I used TGF Surfer Ian for this one and added a party tag. I am also entering this card into TGF's Fresh Farm Friday - The Great Outdoor Themed Challenge. 

Thank You

Hello There! Happy Wednesday! Time sure does fly when you don't have to work. I have been spending more time crafting and creating projects for my classroom (will blog another time). Here is a Clean and Simple card I made while taking a break from lesson planning. I used this image from TGF Miss Anya Collection. 

I am entering this card into The Greeting Farm's Garden Variety Tuesday Challenge. 

I haven't won anything YET from all the challenges I entered so wish me luck!!!

Let's Celebrate Red, White & Blue

Happy Belated Independence Day!!!

Hope everyone had a marvelous red, white, and blue long weekend!

While looking through my scraps, I found red, white, & blue scraps which was perfect for 4th of July. Below is an image of the card all made from scraps except for the doily. It is not your typical size card, it measures 5.5" x 3.25". I used Summer from TGF Roll Call Wild Sprouts Collection 1, and the sentiment is from Stampin' Up. 

I am entering this card into the following challenges:

The Greeting Farm's FFF Challenge

Yumi & Fumi Handmade Celebration Challenge

Good Luck to all those who enter! 

Sand, Sun, & Tons of Fun

SUMMER has definitely hit Southern California...it has been soo hot and I am loving it! If you are a teacher like me, you get the luxury of enjoying the summer sun. :) While waiting to go to the beach, I created a fun summer card. I used TGF Cheeky Beach, the sentiment is from the Sunshine set, and their fence die. 

I am also entering this card into the The Greeting Farm's Fresh Farm Friday Challenge.

Happy Summer!!!