Sep 12 2009
Kindergarten Report Card Cover!
Recently I was a very lucky stamper. 
I was a delighted winner of one of the new release stamp sets from Gina K. Designs! And what set did I win? The one that touched my heart … “Back to School”! This one is packed with sweet schooltime images by the talented Rupe Shevde, and as soon as I saw it in the GK previews, I was “wishing” for this set. Thank you, Gina!!
Originally, I ‘thought’ that my first project would be something for my g’son’s Kindergarten teacher. I hadn’t received the set by the time I attended Grandparent’s Lunch with him last week at his school, and once the set was in my hot little hands, I had spotted a sweet tutorial for a report card cover by the uber-talented Kim Hughes. Well … that settled that! The first project “had” to be a report card cover for that treasured Kindergarten Report Card ….truly a no-brainer for this Mimi!
The template allows for an ‘edge’ along the side of the cover for whatever identification one elects to include. I wanted a ‘tabbed’ alphabet look, but didn’t find the right size in my small stash of stickers. Aha! Turn to the always-available printer. Score! Once I found the size & font I liked, I simply trimmed my own tabs and adhered them to the edge. Cheap & easy!
I love the ease of this template .. you really must give it a try. I used my favorite Scor-Tape to adhere the sides and lower edges, as your regular adhesive won’t be sufficient if you really intend to be slipping a folded page in & out of the cover. 
The books were stamped twice, once on the dsp, and once on white cardstock. The dsp version was colored with a W2 Copics to amplify the appearance of shadowing, while the white c/stock version was colored with Copic markers, cut out, and popped up on foam tape for added dimension. The ‘Star Student’ image was stamped on white c/s, colored, and glittered with MS Glitter in the middle, with a lighter Stickles glitter on the outer edges. Again, cut it out, pop it up, and it adds more zing to any project. If this were for a girl, it would have been so easy to use ribbon! However, I chose to stick with mono-tone brads for the bordering edge, and a sweet little clip for lifting the actual report card from the cover.
I hope you’re enjoying a marvelous weekend! We’re enjoying the rare treat of a bit of rain and are oh so thankful here! Thank you for checking in on your sweet time off. Have a blessed weekend, friends!
Project Recipe: STAMPS = “Back to School“ (Gina K. Designs)
INKS = Memento Tuxedo Black, Copic markers, Ruby Red
PAPERS = Imaginisce “Teacher’s Pet” dsp, Naturals Ivory, Basic Gray, Textured Ruby Red
ACCESSORIES = Scor-Tape 1/4″, Scor-Pal, EK Success 1.25″ Circle Punch, computer printer, Quickie Glue Pen, Martha Stewart Glitter – Smoky Quartz, Stickles glitter glue, library clip, paper-piercing tool, Mini-Brads – The Paper Studio, foam tape.
3 responses so far
Is there a reason you didn’t show the whole cover?
Oh my goodness! Thank you, Rache! I might not have realized this error for hours or days!
Off to make repairs as I keyboard!
Blessings & thanks to you!
~Bev
You are the best Mimi evah!!!! James is sooo lucky to have you in his life….the report card cover is just the perfect thing to start out the new school year!!!! I love your new stamps (congrats, btw!!) and what a great design with his name and school!!! Only a teacher would think of something as cute as this!!!!