Tuesday, August 9, 2011

It's almost Time....

This week it's "School Daze" at The Paper Players Challenge.  I can't believe the school year is almost upon us again.  Ya Know - it's one strange profession - you close EVERYTHING down for two/three months (depending on where you live) and then you start EVERYTHING back up again.  I'm always excited to get back though - it's good to see the kids again and to see how they've changed in that short amount of time.

I had to go into some retired paper for an appropriate background - and when I found the die-cut "message" - I thought this would be a perfect card for one of my friends who retired in the spring and won't be starting up again in couple of weeks.

I'm spending this week in Banff - my husband has a conference - and will enjoy the final bit of relaxing before my head starts swimming with school start up again.

I hope you have a fantastic day - not filled with too many plans yet.  Thanks for stopping by!
Joan

8 comments:

Lauri said...

So cute!! Love the colors...just like a school bus!!! Thanks for playing with the Paper Players this week!

LeAnne said...

This is so fun! And I wish I was in Banff....one place I'd truly love to visit! Thanks for playing with us this week!

Nance Leedy said...

Adorable layout Joan and those little kidlets are so cute! Perfect for our theme this week. Thanks for joining us at The Paper Players!

Carrie Gaskin said...

So cute! What a great use for these two stamp sets. Thanks for sharing your creativity at The Paper Players.

Ann Schach said...

Cute, cute, cute, Joan! How sweet of you to remember your retired friend! Thanks for playing with The Paper Players!

Sandra Azzopardi said...

This is such a perfect card for your retired teachers friened, Joan. I'm sure she will love it! Thanks for playing along with the Paper Players this week!

jaydee said...

Joan this is absolutely adorable. It's fresh and I love the colors. I also love that you pulled out the little bus as an additional element!
Gorgeous
Jaydee

Anne Marie Hile said...

Joan, your card makes me smile in a BIG way! Love that trio of tiny people and the lettered background. An all-around FUN card for back-to-school! Thanks so much for joining us at the Paper Players this week! :)