Week 9 of the Alpha Challenge over at The Craft Barn and the letter we are asked to use is 'A'.
So this time my word of choice is Arithmetic.
The only stamp I used was from Stampers Anonymous, the ruler round the edge. The clock was a mask. Telling the time and learning to count were and probably still are, part of the arithmetic lessons in the 'early years at school'.
In case you wonder about the flowers, I did use them together with , buttons, lego, marbles, straws and many other items as props, to help the children I worked with to learn simple adding and taking away.
The shading is Pans pastels , with a few mopped up ink blots on the background.
Thank you for stopping by to take a look, I realy appreciate your comments.
These pages look terrific Yvonne--who would have thought that maths could be so colourful-love it.
ReplyDeleteChrissie xx
Very cute! Wish I had these pages to learn by!!!
ReplyDeletePam
Such a clever page Yvonne I love how you have interpreted A:)
ReplyDeleteVal x
Great choice of theme and brilliantly depicted.
ReplyDeletehugs {Brenda} x0x
Love how you did this! ~Diane
ReplyDeleteGreat pages - love how you've used the flowers for the sums!!
ReplyDeleteBeautiful pages! Good that I saw this, I still need to do mine, I forgot! Hugs, Valerie
ReplyDeleteLovely pages Yvonne x
ReplyDeleteWell maths has never looked so pretty! Beautiful and clever pages. Xx
ReplyDeleteGood ole math! It starts out so easy and fun and then wham!...it starts getting harder and harder the further you get into it. Your pages look splendid and remind me of the days when it was fun.
ReplyDeleteHow cool - that's a great idea, the pages are fabulous.
ReplyDeleteGreat pages Yvonne ,you really got your sums right on this one, love the flowers as counters(we used dried beans when I was in junior school!)
ReplyDeleteLoving the use of flowers in your equations, aren't you a clever girl? Thank you so much for stopping my blog, I appreciate YOU more than you know! waving hi from the hills of North Carolina ♥
ReplyDeleteWho knew maths could be that pretty?! Lovely page...
ReplyDeleteAlison x
Great page and the memories it brought back - my grandmother was a teacher and she always referred to the 3 Rs - reading, writing and arithmetic.Loved the first two not so keen on the last one but your page makes it seem a much pleasanter subject.
ReplyDeleteMaths never looked this good! Love your page so delicate
ReplyDeleteMaggieH
Great pages Yvonne, love all the different elements you've included.
ReplyDeleteAvril xx
Now, I could love maths ;)
ReplyDeleteGorgeous pages with such a beautiful edge.
ReplyDeleteHugs Shirley x x
What a fantastic page, love the pretty flowers and delicate background colours.
ReplyDeleteSylv xx
Love the little touch with the flowers
ReplyDeleteThanks for playing with us at the Craft Barn
Izzy