School Bells! I was glad for a chance to catch up and do something with the photos of my daughter from the first day of school, along with her second grade school photo. What could be more fun to work with than a mini-album made with acrylic and chipboard bells from Accent Scrapbooking (see link at top of my page.) At first I wasn't sure what to take on with the bells, but was quite inspired at doing a school themed mini-album! To start with, I used gold alcohol ink on the acrylic bell, just around the edges so that the first designed bell shows through. Each bell is covered with paper and then distressed on the edges with brown ink. On the acrylic frame I used lettuce and copper alcohol inks, along with some walnut colored distressing ink (all Tim Holtz). Green button brads were added to the flowers. On the small bell, I used Tim Holtz distressing embossing powder to give it a "rusty" look. To top it off I added a colored ring and a variety of fibers. I also gave the back page a small pocket, where I plan to add a reduced sized copy of my daughter's report card, and any other important little momentos that we collect through the year. I also plan to add her teacher and school names to the project. I had a lot of fun with the bell theme, and with incorporating the other elements into the project as well.
