Welcome to Julie

Here are some great ideas from an artist that helped with Locker Decorating this past season at Collins Hill. Her kids have played a variety of sports, so I am thrilled to show off her examples! Julie loves making her decorations larger than 8 1/2 X 5 1/2, so they make a big impact! She also uses Fun Foam and lots of die-cuts! The foam comes in sheets and cuts in many different sizes, shapes & colors. Fun Foam can be found at arts & craft stores.

Die cuts are shapes which have been machine punched out of card or paper, using a die pattern. You can buy die cut decorations in packets, or you can buy die cut machines and punches to use at home. In our NE Atlanta suburb area, we have found that the public schools have these machines in the teacher's workroom. Call your high school to see if they have this equipment and what access is needed to use it. Usually, you will need to bring your own paper and sign in at the main office. The patterns will vary depending on the school, location and mascot. If your high school doesn't have the machine, don't hesitate to contact the lower grade schools because they use this type of gadget more than the older classes! Some scrapbook stores also allow use of their tools if you buy your other supplies there! Please let us know if you have any questions!

Enjoy!

Thanks Julie!(Send her some comment love!)

Its Tennis Season

It is Tennis Season so many of the samples coming in are for that sport! Don't worry about your handwriting, you don't have to be an artist or a scrapbooker, just have some fun with construction paper, clipart and markers! If you can find stuff that you like on the web. . .try making photocopies of your yearbook pages from last year! Plenty of mascots and plenty of photos to "steal"!

Great Clipart

Thanks Diane Lum for the contribution!

Cat Cliches

Try some of these against your opponent!

Raining cats and dogs, Quick as a cat, There's more than one way to skin a cat, Let the cat out of the bag, Fat cat, Catbird seat, Cat's paw, Cat's meow, Has the cat got your tongue?, Busy as a cat on a hot tin roof, More nervous than a long tailed cat in a room full of rocking chairs, All cats are grey in the dark, Curiosity killed the cat, Cat's pajamas, Look what the cat dragged in, While the cat's away the mice will play, The cat's whisker looking like the cat who swallowed the canary, Not enough room to swing a cat, He was on that like a pack of dogs on a three-legged cat. Like two tomcats in a gunny sack, I don't know you from adam's house cat!, Busier than a three legged cat in a dry sand box. Busier than a one-eyed cat watching two mouse holes, Looks like a black cat with a red bird in its mouth, Morals of an alley cat and scruples of a snake, A Cat has nine lives, A cheshire-cat smile!

Collage Style Decoration

Just glue all parts to one paper!

Make Your Own Spirit Clipart

Start by finding clipart that you like, ...or ask a creative friend to doodle the sports equipment for the team. Use a copy machine or scan to repeat the designs. Make a page of designs for each of the locker committee members. Feel free to right clip on this pic and save it to your computer. It will be easy for you to print out from there! Hope this helps!