In our household, we love teachers! And this is long before I decided to follow a particular career in the teaching field as well! It has always been important for my children to fully appreciate and respect each teacher that crosses their path in life. So when my daughter graduated high school in 2017, I wanted to honour these amazing people by documenting each teacher's name and the Grade in which they taught her.
When I think of teachers, the apple becomes quite symbolic. I really wanted it to feature on my layout, so I found a free "apple" cut file on Pinterest and modified it to my needs.
I added a fold line to the centre of the cut file then deleted one half. The detached leaf and extra stem were easily removed once the shape was folded. The image below is the reverse side of the cut file. I've used the All My Love patterned paper from the Home Sweet Home collection.
I've resized the apples to make a background of sixteen. But I really only wanted to show twelve. Each apple is to represent Grades One through Twelve. The four apples in the bottom right corner is the perfect area for my photo placement.
My journaling or the list of Teachers has been typed onto a cardstock tag and embellished with a cute clip and a Thank Yous Heart Hugs.
A generic black tassel and bakers twine complete the embellishment of the tag.
The tag then slips behind the layers of the photo for easy access.
For the title stand out, I chose to use the new Florence Alphabet Stickers. However, before I added the stickers, I muted the background patterned paper slightly by applying a thin layer of white paint.
To complete the layout, McIntosh Mix Puffy Stars were added, along with Paper Pieces from Oh My Stars Tabbies and Illustrated Faith Basics.
I also plan to create similar lists for each of my sons when they graduate. Hopefully this layout has helped to inspire a different way to document and appreciate all the teachers in your or your child's life. Thanks for visiting.
Home Sweet Home: All My Love, Borders, Ephemera Icons; Florence Alphabet Stickers: Black Florence; Oh My Stars: Tabbies; McIntosh Mix Puffy Star Stickers; Cute Clips; Heart Hugs: Thank Yous; Illustrated Faith Basics: Paper Pieces.
Totally adore this layout! Love the folded apple cut file!
Posted by: Monique Liedtke | June 09, 2019 at 05:01 AM