Back To School Cards .

These two cards measure 6ins x 6ins and use smooth, white, pre-scored blanks from a bulk pack from Hobbycraft, bought in a sale quite a while ago now.

This morning finds me in an emotional frame of mind.  Today as Iris returns to school to start Year 2 just ten minutes away from the Reception/Year 1 site, Bertie will be embarking on the first day of his school career in Reception.  Where have those four years gone? It only seems like yesterday that he came into the world, bum first, proclaimed by Tom as the biggest baby he had ever seen, he was huge, but now I reckon he will be among the smallest in his class (like Iris) as he has had to have an extra small size in all his school uniform and PE kit.  What can I say? 

Naturally I made them each a card to mark the day.  No great shakes to either of them.  I simply took a pre-scored card and covered the front with a pastel coloured, number patterned paper.

I haven't used Jolees 3D embellishment stickers for years as they got a little expensive, but when I found a shop on e-bay selling them for £1.99 a pack I admit I invested in one or two or three packs as they are so classy and detailed for really special card, that you might want to frame later.

I mat and layered the embellishments on a coordinating spotty paper, and then a gold mirror card, before adding a little faux stitching round the edges using a black fine liner pen. I also mat and layered their names which were made up using small, coloured, adhesive alphabet stickers.  

I shall be thinking of Iris and Bertie throughout the day, it's going to be strange for them both, I just wish we didn't have this wretched, fun sponge, virus hanging over our heads to stifle the joy such a wonderful adventure should normally bring.