Hi everyone, Jana here with you today! Our little one started 3rd grade in the summer and I have never ever scrapped a picture from his first day of school! What?! So, today was the day and I started this project with the Spooky Stars Background cut file.
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEglTp-wnANJjFxiMGpyO-dwUBxay_BkNBqy6xqiWUvqkdV59pNK1Dc4C6I7WwS7UXveG5Ka_VY_5gskm1PLu-XdjkPJwT6Ko2yugoNUBiB-PGT_-iQ3DQTbdaxA5d92l0NdHPxLpkG2PV3x/s640/1stdayofschool-jana1.jpg)
The new Whimsical collection is full of creative things and it is perfect for school pictures. I decided to go with a white cut for the stars because I wanted to use a patterned paper, Paper 15, as my background and I wanted to use a lot of colorful elements. I also decided to add some vellum to some of the stars. This looks so cool and the background is shining through. I always love to use vellum on my layouts. Then I added a thin layer of white acrylic paint to the patterned paper because I wanted to add some mixed media to it. I used greens and blues with a touch of yellow here and there. After I stitched some of the stars down I placed the picture on top and started to build my layering around it.
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5CNzNY17cNKrfPIv3QcvMbz1TB1zV0nY-xJFeDeoVlH2mst13ipWhX7kgaF5vkSdC__CXdN_O4hXOGxv-XGytLvHWB1Ewi4KjSuP8AWglA0UOUM9jzAeqWHF8ubUlUQTPkfw5E3n3iRn-/s640/1stdayofschool-jana3.jpg)
I used a lot of school-themed images from the Chipboard Stickers, Sticker Book, and Ephemera Die Cuts, like a set of notebooks, some brushes, scissors, and a set of watercolors. I also added some fussy cut details from patterned papers. I tried to do color-on-color with the little titles on the stars and the elements around it. This was a really fun project and I totally love how it turned out. The new Whimsical collection is just awesome and the colors are beautiful!
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgk5pvQmayWMdhrPAmOi59H43Hnk_HYjO_JtfXNoiJOaTATew7icGlfKMTszzKB9XutBHYeGUgodjcZPacY5zHD9h-ISoMxzrz4WScqv-Yyo9JNPDZYA9xVZdgPWkSv2Bc3FYFGCEKN_q8F/s640/1stdayofschool-jana4.jpg)
Thank you so much for stopping by today!
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEglTp-wnANJjFxiMGpyO-dwUBxay_BkNBqy6xqiWUvqkdV59pNK1Dc4C6I7WwS7UXveG5Ka_VY_5gskm1PLu-XdjkPJwT6Ko2yugoNUBiB-PGT_-iQ3DQTbdaxA5d92l0NdHPxLpkG2PV3x/s640/1stdayofschool-jana1.jpg)
The new Whimsical collection is full of creative things and it is perfect for school pictures. I decided to go with a white cut for the stars because I wanted to use a patterned paper, Paper 15, as my background and I wanted to use a lot of colorful elements. I also decided to add some vellum to some of the stars. This looks so cool and the background is shining through. I always love to use vellum on my layouts. Then I added a thin layer of white acrylic paint to the patterned paper because I wanted to add some mixed media to it. I used greens and blues with a touch of yellow here and there. After I stitched some of the stars down I placed the picture on top and started to build my layering around it.
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5CNzNY17cNKrfPIv3QcvMbz1TB1zV0nY-xJFeDeoVlH2mst13ipWhX7kgaF5vkSdC__CXdN_O4hXOGxv-XGytLvHWB1Ewi4KjSuP8AWglA0UOUM9jzAeqWHF8ubUlUQTPkfw5E3n3iRn-/s640/1stdayofschool-jana3.jpg)
I used a lot of school-themed images from the Chipboard Stickers, Sticker Book, and Ephemera Die Cuts, like a set of notebooks, some brushes, scissors, and a set of watercolors. I also added some fussy cut details from patterned papers. I tried to do color-on-color with the little titles on the stars and the elements around it. This was a really fun project and I totally love how it turned out. The new Whimsical collection is just awesome and the colors are beautiful!
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgk5pvQmayWMdhrPAmOi59H43Hnk_HYjO_JtfXNoiJOaTATew7icGlfKMTszzKB9XutBHYeGUgodjcZPacY5zHD9h-ISoMxzrz4WScqv-Yyo9JNPDZYA9xVZdgPWkSv2Bc3FYFGCEKN_q8F/s640/1stdayofschool-jana4.jpg)
Thank you so much for stopping by today!
SUPPLIES: WHIMSICAL: Paper 06, Paper 15, Paper 18, Chipboard Stickers, Sticker Book, Foam Mini Thickers, Ephemera Die Cuts; PICK-ME-UP: Foam Mini Thickers; white cardstock; Die cut machine: Silhouette Cameo; Cut file: Spooky Stars Background by Paige Evans
Blog: Scissors Glue & Paper / Instagram: @janammcc / YouTube: Jana ScissorsGluePaper / Facebook: Jana Maiwald-McCarthy
Love love love this! LOVING the clouds and the stars!!!!!!!!
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