CCC#12

Woo Hoo, got it done before the weekend again! Continuing with the lovely Linda Ledbetter's Compendium of Curiosities Challenge................#12: Chipped Enamel Technique from page 14 of T!m's book. I did a quick and simple tag this week.

I was going for a sunflower look. My kids start school the day after Labor day and I always associate this with sunflowers. My explanation: On my son's first day of kindergarten (5 years ago) I sent him off on the bus only to find myself unexpectedly burst into tears (he is obviously my first born). My first reaction was to grab my then toddler daughter and jump in the car and run down to the school to see him get off the bus. I was not alone in this sentiment, as there were moms in minivans actually following the bus;) I still remember waiting in the school parking lot where the busses drop the kids and my daughter being mesmorized by the tall sunflowers along the wall of the school. The elementary school has a tradition every year of holding 'sunflower day' where they dress in yellow, green and or brown and each class goes outside at some point during the day to plant sunflower seeds. So, enough of my sentimental blah, blah, blah..........What images does back to school conjure up for you?????

Here's what I used:

**Distress inks as well as Distress Embossing powders: Mustard Seed and Peeled Paint

**Embossing Distress inkpad and heat gun

**tag by Stampers Anonymous

**metal flower and leaf by Milestones (metal shapes)

**adage ticket by Tim Holtz

**water to splatter over final project for water color effect

**Birds and Swirls embossing folder by Cuttlebug/Provo Craft

**misc fibers