KSCC#17 - Back to School

Kitchen Crew Member Makiko Jones is hosting Kitchen Sink Crew Challenge #17. She has asked us to use any type of school supplies as components in our projects! She says:

Use school supplies or items to make a card or project! Or you can alter the items.

Your finished project doesn't have to be the school theme but it would be great if it is. I altered (embellished) a plastic pen case with index cards and made the matching card. You can alter a composition book, use note book paper for a background of your card, embellish pens, pencils, markers or any other thing you can dream up!

Join us in the challenge! If you use Kitchen Sink images and some kind of school supply to create your project, you will qualify to enter the drawing for the prizes being offered by Kitchen Sink Stamps! Be sure to post your project using Mr. Linky on the KSS Weblog. If you post to other online galleries be sure to use the keyword KSCC#17! Check out these fabulous prizes!!!

1st prize is one NEW Large KSS set from Sept. 25th's Anniversary Release.

2nd prize is one NEW Small KSS set from Sept. 25th's Anniversary Release.

3rd prize is one (NEW SIZE) New Mini KSS set from Sept. 25th's Anniversary Release.

As you can see, the main school supply I have used to create my pencil holder is No. 2 pencils. I emptied and washed a tomato can to use as the base for my project. I got to get out my old Design Technology tools from my teaching years and sawed off all my pencils to 4.5 inches. After placing a strip of .5 inch Scor-Tape around the top and bottom rims of the can, I laid the pencils side to side all the way around the can.

I stamped the ruler from 3 Step School Days by Kitchen Sink Stamps twice end to end on white Georgia Pacific card stock and then matted it with red and black to create the bottom band. The top of the black matting was punched with my new EK Success punch and red rhinestones added for bling. I also added the apple with dimensionals. The "To my Teacher" tag was created using Other Important People also by KSS.

The tags on the pencils were created to look like spiral notebook paper using the Sprial Punch by Stampin' Up. I drew the lines with my markers after printing the message on my computer.

The pencil sharpener was covered with red and black cardstock and stamped with Whisper White ink by Stampin' Up.

Stamps: School Days Multi Step Clear Stamps and Other Important People Clear Stamps
by Kitchen Sink Stamps

Papers: White Georgia Pacific, Real Red and Basic Black by Stampin' Up

Inks: Real Red, Riding Hood Red, Kiwi Kiss, Old Olive, So Saffron, Creamy Caramel, Close to Cocoa, and Whisper White by Stampin' Up, Versafine Onyx Black

Embellishments: Ribbon, Rhinestones, and Dimensionals

Tools: EK Success Punch, Spiral SU Punch, Scor-Tape, Bench Hook, Hack Saw

Other: No. 2 Pencils, Tomato Can

I can't wait to see what the rest of the crew has cooked up for us today!! Let's go check it out!!

Lisa**Makiko**Connie**Dee
Angela**Maria**Lori**Julie

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