Hello Echo Park friends and fans, Becki here to share a back to school layout with you. Summer is winding down and that means the kids will be going back to school soon. I love back to school time, not because I love my kids to be in school. I actually enjoy having them home. What I do love about back to school time is the fact that we get back into a routine and start a brand new school year with a clean slate. It's a time of new beginnings.
Last fall my daughter started the 6th grade. I wanted to document the start of her school year with a nontraditional "back to school" layout. I dove into my stash and pulled out the "Summer Fun" collection. This collection is full of bold, classic colors with a pop of black. While this collection is summer themed, I used a lot of die cuts to make the collection work for the back to school theme.
The base design element of this layout is the large pie chart to the left of the photo. I filled each section of the pie chart with a different colored patterned paper. Before I adhered the pie chart to the layout, I carefully stitched around the pie chart with my sewing machine and white thread.
After adhering the photo to the layout, I die cut three flowers using the Summer Bloom die set. Each flower is a little bit different. I love the brad in the center of the flower. The brads add such a fun pop of texture to the layout.
THe title of this layout is created with a die cut title (school) and stamping (days). I've fallen in love with the Carter alphabet stamp set. It's so versatile.
As a finishing touch to the layout, I stitched four 1/2" strips of black and white striped paper to the edges.
I love how this layout came together! Even though Summer is winding down, don't put those Summer collections away. Use your dies to stretch the themes and use those Summer collections. Thank you for stopping by the Echo Park blog. I'll see you again soon!
Summer Fun element sticker sheetEbony Black Felt designer cardstock
Ultra White Felt designer cardstock
