An Echo Park That's My Boy School Themed layout

I'm happy to be sharing a layout on Lori Whitlock's blog today.  I couldn't wait to play more with Lori's newest paper collection "That's My Boy" paper pad which she designed for Echo Park!  Since I don't have boys of my own I used many of the basic patterns from the collection to create a colorful back-to-school layout.  

For my number border, I cut out an extra size 6 in a contrasting navy to emphasize the fact that she was entering 6th grade.  If that wasn't enough, I added a little arrow to complete my visual triangle.  For my title, I used a chalkboard style die cut, but omitted the chalkboard and enlarged the coordinating apple.

I can't tell you how happy I was to finally get a picture of my daughter boarding a school bus for the first time!  We have always lived within walking distance of her schools, but with a recent move we finally lived far enough away to ride the bus and as a scrapbooker dying to play with adorable "bus" themed embellishments for all these years, I was overjoyed.  :)

To create today's layout I used the following cutting files available for purchase in Lori's shop:

• Back To School Board
• Back To School Icons
• Number Border
• 12 Arrows

I hope I've inspired you to look at boy themed collections with fresh eyes for both genders.  :)