Tuesday, June 25, 2013

Kindergarten Loves


This month is "Something Old and Something New" month at Punky Sprouts.  We each received a 'retro' album--one of the original albums as well as new Punky Sprouts embellishments.  That's right Punky Sprouts has some gorgeous new buttons and crochet trims.  I am in love!

I received a Punky Love mini and decided to create a 'Kindergarten Loves' album for Ellie:  things that she's loved about this past year.  The pages in this mini are a mix of clear acrylic and cardboard, but I opted to go ahead and cover all the pages regardless of what they were.

In keeping with the Something Old part of the challenge, I decided to do some stash busting and use some of my older collections.  There's a bunch of My Little Shoebox Up in the Trees and Oh Deer, Pink Paislee Hometown Summer, and Echo Park This and That.

For the cover on the canvas piece I painted color on using a paintbrush and a couple spray mists.  The 'loves' thickers are DIY thickers that were colored with a Spectrum Noir marker.

Ellie loved her teachers this year, so the first page is going to hold photos of her with her two teachers.  You'll notice the album is mostly devoid of photos.  That's because I got most of them at the end of the year and haven't had a chance to print them yet, plus I don't want to post pictures of her friends without asking their parents and I haven't gotten around to that either.

I used a black journaling pen to add some doodles around the pages and frames for a little definition, and you can see those great new buttons/trim.

 

Field trips are next.  Ellie's kindergarten class went on FIVE field trips.  Granted I only went to 1/2 day kindergarten, but I'm pretty sure we didn't have field trips until we were in the higher grades when I was growing up.  Ellie loved them.  They were lots of fun, plus she is a walker so any reason to ride a school bus at this point is aces with her.

The numbers are Elle's Studio stamps stamped on the same paper I'm using for a mat on the right hand side, and I used a few of the stickers from MLS's Oh Deer collection as accents.  I'm going to create a mini collage of field trip photos to add to the right hand side.


Learning:  Ellie is really made for school.  She loves structure and she loves to learn.  I was actually really surprised when I asked her what her favorite subject was and she said math because that is the subject that caused the most frustration for her this year.  When I asked her why she liked it best she said because even though it's hard she likes being able to do it and that there are different levels that get harder.  LOVE that she likes to be challenged!

Ellie also learned to read this year, a big deal for someone who is as into books as she is.  I included an excerpt from her report card:  "Ellie is reading independently.  She has a lot of confidence when she is reading and is not afraid to make mistakes."


And finally making new friends.  On the first day of school I asked Ellie what specifically she'd like me to pray for and she said "that I would make some new friends."  She definitely has.  We have been so blessed to have her in this class!


This mini came together so easily and quickly, and I think it will be a lot of fun for Ellie to flip through to remember her year.

Supplies Used
Punky Sprouts:  Punky Love Album, buttons, and crocheted lace
Other:  Pink Paislee - Hometown Summer collection; My Little Shoebox - Up in the Trees and Oh Deer collections; May Arts - White Burlap String; Elle's Studio - Number It Stamp; American Crafts - Assorted thickers; Studio Calico - First Kiss Mister Huey's; Dylusions - Bubblegum Pink Ink Spray; Pigma - Black Micron Pen; Fancy Pants - Childish Things Alpha Stickers; October Afternoon - Mint & Creme Mini Market; Helmar - Craft Adhesive; Tombow - Mono Adhesive; CTMH - Colonial White cardstock; Corner Rounder


21 comments:

  1. This is gorgeous!! LOVING the colors and that heart shape!!!!

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  2. I love this! Can't wait to see it when you and Ellie fill out the whole thing :)

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  3. What an adorable idea. She will love looking back at this gem someday.

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  4. Oh Miriam, LOVE your mini, and LOVE that you ask your daughter what she'd like you to pray for! And great that you've recorded it to. What a wonderful Mama you are : )

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  5. SUPER cute! I can see this made with shapes from the CTMH Cricut Cartridges, too. Great job, Miriam! :-) -B

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  6. Such a fun mini, Miriam. It will be a wonderful keepsake to look back on in the years to come.

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  7. You are such a great mom to create this memento for Ellie! (I know you had more than a little fun making it, too!). She will indeed LOVE looking back at this...

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  8. Oh, this is fabulous, Miriam! I love it!

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  9. This is darling! That little heart in the wood is so cute!

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  10. What a great, little album, Miriam! She will treasure this for years and years and years to come! Great job, Mom!

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  11. Ellie will keep this forever! You're such a cool mom, they will appreciate all your documentation and creativity when they are older I'm sure!

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  12. What a great idea and such a priceless keepsake! My 4th and 6th graders were just talking about their kindergarten memories today!

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  13. awww...Miriam...what a precious mini! and a treasure to behold forever!
    I love it!
    Thank You for sharing it with us~

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  14. This is a fabulous mini album. What a great way to capture those memories.

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  15. So cute mini !....You are very clever witrh it !

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  16. What a fabulous idea! When Ellie is older she will look back on this mini album fondly - such a brilliant and beautiful way of keeping those memories ;)

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  17. What a cute idea and beautiful!! She will live looking through this!

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  18. So sweet! I love the doodled outlines.

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  19. Precious, Miriam! This inspired me to make a mini album!! Love the design and details!

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  20. Oh, your mini album is so original, love it !

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