It's up! Time to race to the shop and load your carts with the March kit from Studio Calico. This is what I came up with. I bought all three add-ons this month. First, a fun thing the team did this month was to lift a layout in the gallery from one of our members. My sweet friend Dani has been sharing her work at SC, so she was an easy choice for someone to lift. I have had her Lolli Love layout in my favorites for a bit. I just adore the way she layered that crepe paper ribbon. So easy and effective! I *almost* asked if I could lift Everyday, but decided to get creative, as we didn't have crepe paper ribbon in the kit this month. You'll notice the pink JBS paper is very textured. To do that was simple. First, I chose the Jenni Bowlin paper because it isn't cardstock weight, and therefore easy to mess with. To make it look this was was simple. I trimmed the paper into strips. And then I ran them under the faucet, scrunched them up, and then flattened them back out again. When they dried they were warped and crinkly, just like crepe paper. I then layered them just as Dani did, and sewed them down. I chose to layer mine on patterned paper and then adhere that to kraft, because I needed some of my plain in this layout, lol. The colors and patterns on their own were scaring me a bit. To mimic Dani's journaling box, I used one of the super cool veneer circles, and then added some green stars made with the medium star punch from Fiskars. Voila! Do your kids have Twinkletoes from Skechers? Mine are obsessed with them. I admit, I think they are super cool too, and wish they also came in my size. Alas...... On to the second layout: I think Becky Fleck changed me forever with regards to my two pagers. I don't know. When trying to come up with a design with these photos, I was really inspired by how she did her journaling box on her January sketch for my Project 12 challenge, so I decided to incorporate something similar with this layout. It worked perfectly with my photos. I loved the great big flowers so decided to use them on this layout. It's a bit of a play on words, really. The title is "at her own pace" and Payton can sometimes be one of those who likes to "stop and smell the roses". Makes sense, huh, huh? The polka dots on my butterflies was easy. First I sprayed the chipboard with creme mist. Then I took a scrap piece of cardstock, punched holes in it, and layered it over the butterfly, after which I sprayed it with pink mist. Have a wee bit of fun with my mists there. I also used two of the stamps in the kit. Isn't that trike adorable? I had to go with pink to match Payton's pink bike in the layout (the frame is in the wedding ring add-on, the bike is in the honeycomb add-on). I'm proud of myself and my use of white space on this one. I could have gone with more patterned paper, but I held myself back! I decided to go pretty and 8.5 x 11 with my last layout of the month. The AC ribbon was already ruffled a bit, but I ruffled it some more and used two rows of it on my layout for some fun texture. The rose ribbon is pretty, and I wanted to do something besides lay it across my layout. One of the smaller veneer circles worked perfectly as a frame, so I trimmed out one bloom and added some leaf pins. My photo is what I'm most excited about. That's printable fabric! I'm hoping to get some added to the shop at SC. I distressed it a bit so that it was more obvious that it was fabric. LOVE how it turned out. That's it for layouts this month. I just ran out of time. I did have one more project with the kit this month. Here's my baby, the Patchwork add-on. This features delicious Nicey Jane fabric from Heather Bailey as well as canvas pendants from Maya Road and delicious vintage style buttons from Jenni Bowlin. SO fun. Another fun thing about this project kit is the photo transfer paper, as well as the additional canvas. There's so much of it that after finishing my banner, I still have plenty of product to use on another project that I'll share with you soon. I just need to add a Lizzy flower or two (they weren't at SC headquarters when the DT boxes were ready to ship so I've had to be patient and wait until my next shipment to get them). This project kit also contains photos and instructions to recreate this banner: There were a couple of fun flowers made with fabric for this project, so the instructions for these will be fun to have on hand as well. On top of another assignment or two, this is why I've been so busy! It's a lot of work to know what you are going to do in advance, so that you can document the process with photos and words. In the daylight. :) Additional product I purchased to make this banner extra special were: the I top tool (and this tool has paid for itself already with the use it has gotten, especially with fabrips! I can't wait to share the layout I'm working on right now that has fabrip brads). medium brad daddies hydrangea mist pinking shears You will still be able to create a beautiful banner with the project kit if you do not have these items, but I used them and had a lot of fun with them so I thought I would let you know what I picked up. As I mentioned, there is photo transfer paper in this kit. At first, I had a hard time deciding what type of photos to use with it. Baby photos? Favorite photos? The photos Steve took of me with the girls? In the end I decided to channel my inner Jenni Bowlin, and I took photos of my favorite old things/ junk around the house so that I could have a vintage style banner for my scrapbook room. I have a photo of an old milk can, a Coca Cola crate, my favorite rooster salt and pepper shakers, and some blue Ball jars. It was fun to explore the house for junk to photograph. I wanted to use a window and some of my old suitcases, but having to trim the pendant in a triangular shape limited the way I could photograph my subjects, so I had to pick and choose. If you pick up this add-on and have any questions creating your projects, please let me know! AND be sure to share your finished projects by linking me here or loading them to the gallery at Studio Calico. I'd love to see! Have a great night! Davinie
This week our scrapbook sketch is a 12" x 12" layout featuring a grid design of wide patterned papers in the upper half with four square photos and circular embellishments. Our notebook sketch has six
The kit is live for regular sale time! Things to note from the morning: #1 Babbling Brook sold out first. It was probably that super cute stamp and the KI pockets. If you are familiar with the frenzy that is SC at kit time, I would make this one a first purchase if you are after it. Next to sell out was #3 Sunny Clearing. I picked this one up and am a huge fan. This had the number stamp set, the delicious trims from Stella Rose, the button clips, and the fun Cosmo butterfly and doilies. It also adds a bit of pink to the color palette. #2, Mossy Knoll sold out as well. I also picked this one up and am happy to have that AC Paperback alpha, more trims from MME Stella Rose, and the KI stitched paper. I think #4 Wildflower was still available but I can't see the presale screen so I don't know for sure. The Epiphany Crafts products are under supplies, not Punches. There are the three different tools, as well as the buttons and epoxy shapes. I'm looking forward to making these a staple to my projects! If you want more of the exclusive Crate label stickers from the Candy Shoppe kit, there are a few in the embellishment section of the shop tonight. Get them now because they won't be restocked and are expected to sell out. Ever get More Calico? I've noticed more dark brown as part of the color palette in our kits lately, so I definitely think getting more Kraft, Black, white, vanilla, and delicious coffee is a great way to stretch your kit. Only $5 for 10 pieces of cardstock is a great deal too. On to my layouts: I've been obsessed with hexagons. It started when I first noticed these shapes in the designs on some of my favorite scrapbook papers. When I got my CHA assignment for the Countryside Collection from Studio Calico, I knew immediately that hexagons were going to be part of my layout (along with that cute Betsy pattern with the cows on the B side). You can check out that CHA layout here. I've seen the hexagons trimmed out of the patterned paper, but I hadn't seen hexagons trimmed from different patterns. Imagine my surprise when I found out that the Basics cartridge that came with my original blue Slice HAS a hexagon shape. For pete's sake. Isn't it interesting how focused you can be on one shape, maybe because of a trend, and totally overlook things that have been staring you in the face all along? It makes me take a second look at a lot of things that inspire me. I adore the bee stamp in the main kit and see myself using it a lot. I also used my WRMK Sew Easy tool and that zig zag stitch for this layout. I am usually a scallop girl, but I'm a huge fan of the zig zag, for some reason. I'm also having fun doing random stitchery on my projects rather than using it to hold down a piece of paper or frame something. My next layout was inspired by the MME Stella Rose (from add-on 2). I loved the color palette here. I chose a strip of pink scallop on the bottom to match the pink in their matching girlie helmets. I love hand stitching the circles. When Basic Grey had a similar design in the Bakers Dozen kit, I hand stitched the circle. This time it was all about the machine. I also used new Studio Calico mists. Barnwood (a grey/brown), and white, a staple. I had to dirty the layout up a bit since it's about my girls being tomboys and playing on the 4 wheeler. P.S. 2peas now has the mists, Countryside, and State Fair. Check it out! I also had fun being creative with the numbers stamps from #3 Sunny Clearing. Misting! I did some misting! Bonny Blue and Pickle used here, blue over the Sassafras alphas in the main kit. I wanted to use this paper from KI (from the main kit), but the alphas matched the paper too closely, so misting over them and then peeling them off was a great alternative. It also made the layout more fun to create. The chipboard alphas came from #3 Sunny Clearing. I was happy to have a yellow alpha to use. I hope you can tell what this is supposed to represent at the bottom here, fishies in the ocean. Fishies and water are also made courtesy of the #3 add-on, Sunny Clearing. To make the fish I snipped an X alpha in half for their tails. The ric rac makes the perfect water, don't you think? The yellow in the fishies also balances out the use of the yellow alpha on the upper right which brings the design together. I finished the kit up with a quick and easy card. As I mentioned, I'm digging the bees. The bees and the paper all came from the main kit, but the alphas and buttons come from #2, Mossy Knoll. Those crochet yellow doilies? They are in #3 Sunny Clearing, and they are handmade by one of our members at Studio Calico! I love that we had a touch of handmade in the kit, and the fact that we used one of our own members to do it is just awesome. That's it! Good luck tonight, and any questions about my work, just let me know! Have a great night! Davinie
Our Layout of the Week comes from our member Janine (username JanineLanger). Her pretty layout captured the attention of the Studio Calico community! To keep up with Janine
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THE UNDERGROUND kits are now available for subscribers at Studio Calico! Once I started I couldn't stop and I made FIVE (5!) layouts with THE UNDERGROUND scrapbook kits (THE UNDERGROUND, PICADILLY, NOTTING HILL, and KING'S CROSS). So so so much good stuff in these kits. And they all go together like peanut butter and jelly. Like I said in my sneaks post, I pretty much used all of my product and I still have a layout with how-to video to create for next week, so it'll be a fun challenge to see how I can use up my scraps and officially "kill" these kits :) Alrighty, enough jibber jabber, here's what I made, in the order they were created: HAPPY 2ND BIRTHDAY by Paige Evans DESCRIPTION: Recently I was asked to showcase a digital element on one of my layouts every month, and since I pretty much do that for 75% of my layouts anyway, it's a win win kinda situation :) For this layout I turned the circle from the Project Life digital stamps into a cut file. Also, I wasn't sent the wood veneer alphas in the main scrapbook kit, so I had to get creative with my titles for my two main kit layouts. And turned more digital stamps into cut files and used printables. JOURNALING SAYS: This girl is the definition of Terrible Twos :) but she's oh so darling! She has a great vocabulary and can say what she needs and wants to say to get what she wants. She's always up to mischief and follows Fox around 24/7. She even prefers his toys over dolls. She loves to read and draw. HOW TO: Turn the circle ring from The Underground Project Life digital stamp into a cut file: Die cut three concentric circles from white cardstock. Trim bits of patterned paper from THE UNDERGROUND main kit to back the open spaces and adhere them in place with foam dots. Definitely a labor of love but you gotta do what you gotta do! Adhere the circles on a gray cardstock layout base. Place two photos in the center. Turn the "HAPPY" from The Underground Card digital stamps into a cut file and die cut the letters from white cardstock; piece the letters along the curve below the photos and stitch over them. Print The Underground Printable by Hello Forever and punch out a number (in this case, "2" because that's how old Jane turned on this birthday). Write "nd" with a white pen. In a new photoshop document, places the letters from The Underground Project Life digital stamps to spell "BIRTHDAY", turn them mint, print onto white cardstock, and trim into a banner before adhering. Trim a sentiment banner from The Underground Printable by Hello Forever, add it above the title, then slip a "2014" bobby pin between. The title is complete! Journal with a white pen around the smallest circle. Print the 8.5 x 11" The Underground Digital Layout Template by Shanna Noel onto white cardstock then trim out the tags. Place three tags in a triangle around the biggest circle. Add matching colored cabochons on top. Print The Underground Printable by All For The Memories and trim out a couple matching colored hexagons. Print The Underground Printable by In a Creative Bubble, punch out the house circle, and add it by the last tag. Zigzag stitch over the tags for a bit of whimsy. Stamp the date with black ink on one of the tags. Drop white paint around the tags and let it dry. Phew, all done! SUPPLIES: Scrapbook kit: THE UNDERGROUND by Studio Calico; Cardstock (gray, white), adhesive: American Crafts; Printed tags: Shanna Noel for Studio Calico; Circle ring cut file: The Underground Project Life digital stamp by Studio Calico; Sentiment banner and number printable: Hello Forever for Studio Calico; Hexagon printables: All For The Memories for Studio Calico; Round house printable: In a Creative Bubble for Studio Calico; Roller date stamp: Kesi'Art; Ink: StazOn; White pen: Uniball Signo; Die cut machine: Silhouette Cameo by QuicKutz; Circle punch: EK Success; Paint: Americana; Sewing machine: Brother; Thread: Coats & Clark ********************************************************************************* SAY YES TO ADVENTURES by Paige Evans DESCRIPTION: When I have a lot of patterned paper to work with one of my favorite ways to showcase them all is to create a quilt-inspired layout! JOURNALING SAYS: With Prague only 2 hours away, how can we say no to going as often as we can?! HOW TO: Trim (16) 2.5" squares from the polka dot paper in THE UNDERGROUND main scrapbook kit. Punch or trim triangles and diamonds from all of the patterned papers in THE UNDERGROUND main scrapbook kit. Piece the papers onto each square in the same way, then put the 16 squares together on a cream cardstock layout base to create an interesting pattern. Stitch spiral circles at the corners of the squares. Trim a few tags from the 8.5 x 11" The Underground Digital Layout Template by Shanna Noel and add three to the top left corner and one more on the bottom right. Trim out the "HELLO" banner from The Underground Printable by Hello Forever, the "HERE & NOW" sentiment from The Underground Printable by In a Creative Bubble, and an orange label from The Underground Printable Labels by Hello Forever, then layer them over the tags on the top left. Journal with a gray pen on the label. Trim the "CURRENTLY" sentiment from The Underground Printable by In a Creative Bubble and a pink tab from The Underground Printable Labels by Hello Forever then layer them along with a photo on the bottom right. Stamp the date with black ink on the tab and slip an ampersand bobby pin over the photo. Turn the "adventures" and "say yes to" from The Underground Project Life digital stamps into cut files and die cut them from white cardstock; adhere the words across the top and bottom of the "quilt" and stitch them in place. Drop black India ink over the top left and bottom right sides and let it dry. All done! SUPPLIES: Scrapbook kit: THE UNDERGROUND by Studio Calico; Cardstock (cream, white), adhesive, pen: American Crafts; Printed tags: Shanna Noel for Studio Calico; Word cut files: The Underground Project Life digital stamps by Studio Calico; Banner and tab printable, label printable: Hello Forever for Studio Calico; Sentiment printable: In a Creative Bubble for Studio Calico; Roller date stamp: Kesi'Art; Ink: StazOn; Die cut machine: Silhouette Cameo by QuicKutz; Circle punch: EK Success; Sewing machine: Brother; Thread: Coats & Clark; India ink: ProArt ********************************************************************************* BLUE EYES by Paige Evans DESCRIPTION: Sometimes I like to challenge myself to use only an add-on kit and that's how this here layout came to be. Using almost entirely the PICADILLY add on, plus two butterfly stickers from NOTTING HILL and the patterned paper gray striped base is from THE UNDERGROUND. JOURNALING SAYS: You are such a beautiful girl with stunning blue eyes and a sweet personality. I love being your mom! HOW TO: Paint white in diagonal strokes across a gray striped paper background and let it dry. Place Polaroid chipboard frames in a 3x3 grid over the dried paper. Back three of the frames with photos. Have fun embellishing each frame with stickers, sequins, Thickers, watercolor cards, printables, stamping, and more. Staple and/or stitch each frame in place. SUPPLIES: Scrapbook kits: THE UNDERGROUND, PICADILLY, and NOTTING HILL by Studio Calico; Adhesive, pen: American Crafts; Printed tags: Shanna Noel for Studio Calico; Printables: The Underground Printable by Hello Forever, The Underground Printable by In a Creative Bubble, The Underground Printable by All For The Memories, The Underground Printable Labels by Hello Forever; Sewing machine: Brother; Thread: Coats & Clark; Paint: Americana; Staples: Tiny Attacher by Tim Holtz ********************************************************************************* YOU ARE LOVED by Paige Evans DESCRIPTION: I found a fun paper folding technique to make unique bookmarks on Pinterest and thought it'd be fun to try in miniature on a layout! I used papers from all of THE UNDERGROUND scrapbook kits (THE UNDERGROUND, PICADILLY, NOTTING HILL, and KING'S CROSS). JOURNALING SAYS: We had some time to kill before naps so what did we do? Take a few selfies of course! So fun to be with you! HOW TO: Draw three interlocking hearts across a kraft cardstock layout base. To make the mini bookmark paper pieces, I punched (4) 1" squares from each side of every paper in all of the kits. Then I folded two corners down and trimmed each piece back into a square. Took some time, but it's therapeutic for me. And I was watching Sherlock whilst cutting and piecing so all was right with the world. Place the mini bookmarks around the hearts then sew them down. Paint inside the hearts with white paint and let it dry. Adhere a photo inside each heart. Embellish with bits and pieces from all of THE UNDERGROUND scrapbook kits on the top left and bottom right corners and around the curves and angles of the hearts. Journal with a black pen on a badge sticker then stamp the date with black ink below. Drop white spray mist over the embellishments. SUPPLIES: Scrapbook kits: THE UNDERGROUND, PICADILLY, NOTTING HILL, and KING'S CROSS by Studio Calico; Kraft cardstock, adhesive, pen: American Crafts; Spray mist: Mister Huey's by Studio Calico; Roller date stamp: Kesi'Art; Ink: StazOn; Die cut machine: Silhouette Cameo by QuicKutz; Paint: Americana; Sewing machine: Brother; Thread: Coats & Clark ********************************************************************************* XO by Paige Evans DESCRIPTION: We're asked to make 4 layouts every month, so when I'm still feeling creative enough to make a 5th layout, you know the kits are good :) So, once again, I had the wonderful privilege to design a background cut file exclusively for Studio Calico and I usually try to feature how to use it. I wasn't sure how this layout was going to turn out. I actually die cut this cardstock first thing, letting the ideas simmer and stew around in my brain while I created the other four layouts. In the beginning I only painted 5 diamonds (the ones under the photos and the center). It didn't feel complete. So I let it sit overnight while I thought and envisioned what to do next. In the morning I came back to it and painted the rest of the diamonds. Now it's probably my favorite layout of the bunch. From super unsure to most liked - funny how that works! JOURNALING SAYS: Ain't none :) All of the little sentiments tell the story! HOW TO: Die cut the 12x12 The Underground Background Cut File by Paige Evans from white cardstock. Use Mister Huey's watercolors to paint inside each diamond and let it dry. Adhere the die cut cardstock on the Note paper by Crate Paper (from THE UNDERGROUND main scrapbook kit). Add a sequin and chipboard "XO" to the center flanked with wooden epoxy chevrons then add small diamond photos around. Cut out all the bits and pieces from the Memo paper by Crate Paper (from the NOTTING HILL add on) then use the little sentiments as well as stickers and printables to embellish the rest of the diamonds. Stamp the date with black ink on one of the diamonds. Easy peasy lemon squeezy! SUPPLIES: Scrapbook kits: THE UNDERGROUND, PICADILLY, NOTTING HILL, and KING'S CROSS by Studio Calico; White cardstock, adhesive: American Crafts; Printables: The Underground Printable by Hello Forever, The Underground Printable by In a Creative Bubble, The Underground Printable by All For The Memories, The Underground Printable Labels by Hello Forever; Roller date stamp: Kesi'Art; Ink: StazOn; Die cut machine: Silhouette Cameo by QuicKutz; Watercolors: Mister Huey's by Studio Calico ********************************************************************************* See you again at the next reveal on October 27th!
The kit is live for regular sale time! Things to note from the morning: #1 Babbling Brook sold out first. It was probably that super cute stamp and the KI pockets. If you are familiar with the frenzy that is SC at kit time, I would make this one a first purchase if you are after it. Next to sell out was #3 Sunny Clearing. I picked this one up and am a huge fan. This had the number stamp set, the delicious trims from Stella Rose, the button clips, and the fun Cosmo butterfly and doilies. It also adds a bit of pink to the color palette. #2, Mossy Knoll sold out as well. I also picked this one up and am happy to have that AC Paperback alpha, more trims from MME Stella Rose, and the KI stitched paper. I think #4 Wildflower was still available but I can't see the presale screen so I don't know for sure. The Epiphany Crafts products are under supplies, not Punches. There are the three different tools, as well as the buttons and epoxy shapes. I'm looking forward to making these a staple to my projects! If you want more of the exclusive Crate label stickers from the Candy Shoppe kit, there are a few in the embellishment section of the shop tonight. Get them now because they won't be restocked and are expected to sell out. Ever get More Calico? I've noticed more dark brown as part of the color palette in our kits lately, so I definitely think getting more Kraft, Black, white, vanilla, and delicious coffee is a great way to stretch your kit. Only $5 for 10 pieces of cardstock is a great deal too. On to my layouts: I've been obsessed with hexagons. It started when I first noticed these shapes in the designs on some of my favorite scrapbook papers. When I got my CHA assignment for the Countryside Collection from Studio Calico, I knew immediately that hexagons were going to be part of my layout (along with that cute Betsy pattern with the cows on the B side). You can check out that CHA layout here. I've seen the hexagons trimmed out of the patterned paper, but I hadn't seen hexagons trimmed from different patterns. Imagine my surprise when I found out that the Basics cartridge that came with my original blue Slice HAS a hexagon shape. For pete's sake. Isn't it interesting how focused you can be on one shape, maybe because of a trend, and totally overlook things that have been staring you in the face all along? It makes me take a second look at a lot of things that inspire me. I adore the bee stamp in the main kit and see myself using it a lot. I also used my WRMK Sew Easy tool and that zig zag stitch for this layout. I am usually a scallop girl, but I'm a huge fan of the zig zag, for some reason. I'm also having fun doing random stitchery on my projects rather than using it to hold down a piece of paper or frame something. My next layout was inspired by the MME Stella Rose (from add-on 2). I loved the color palette here. I chose a strip of pink scallop on the bottom to match the pink in their matching girlie helmets. I love hand stitching the circles. When Basic Grey had a similar design in the Bakers Dozen kit, I hand stitched the circle. This time it was all about the machine. I also used new Studio Calico mists. Barnwood (a grey/brown), and white, a staple. I had to dirty the layout up a bit since it's about my girls being tomboys and playing on the 4 wheeler. P.S. 2peas now has the mists, Countryside, and State Fair. Check it out! I also had fun being creative with the numbers stamps from #3 Sunny Clearing. Misting! I did some misting! Bonny Blue and Pickle used here, blue over the Sassafras alphas in the main kit. I wanted to use this paper from KI (from the main kit), but the alphas matched the paper too closely, so misting over them and then peeling them off was a great alternative. It also made the layout more fun to create. The chipboard alphas came from #3 Sunny Clearing. I was happy to have a yellow alpha to use. I hope you can tell what this is supposed to represent at the bottom here, fishies in the ocean. Fishies and water are also made courtesy of the #3 add-on, Sunny Clearing. To make the fish I snipped an X alpha in half for their tails. The ric rac makes the perfect water, don't you think? The yellow in the fishies also balances out the use of the yellow alpha on the upper right which brings the design together. I finished the kit up with a quick and easy card. As I mentioned, I'm digging the bees. The bees and the paper all came from the main kit, but the alphas and buttons come from #2, Mossy Knoll. Those crochet yellow doilies? They are in #3 Sunny Clearing, and they are handmade by one of our members at Studio Calico! I love that we had a touch of handmade in the kit, and the fact that we used one of our own members to do it is just awesome. That's it! Good luck tonight, and any questions about my work, just let me know! Have a great night! Davinie
May kit reveal It's that time again! The 35MM kit and add-ons are live and available for purchase at Studio Calico. I purchased Leica, Holga, and Lomography this month. I'm not sure why I didn't choose Brownie other than to say you can't buy everything all the time, you know? First up is my main kit layout: I felt like making those triangle/ chevrons again, and wanted to make a little T ball layout for my #4, Payton. The title and the baseball stitches were created with my Cameo. I love these next two. I love the Lomography add-on because I covet that MME polaroid paper. I cut it in to bits and had a lot of fun with the bits for this layout about Morgan at Eight: The tag under the M and the banners were also in the Lomography add-on. Holga had the fun twist on the ampersand stamp as well as the fun Cosmo Cricket tags. That's where the black washi and the title alphas came from too. I had to have that touch of pink! I also loved the pink crystals. The M and the triangle piece are scraps from my main kit layout which is fun. Use those scraps! This last layout was a long time coming. I'm not sure why I haven't put these photos on a layout before, but I'm really glad I did and finally got the story out, about the first moment Morgan and Payton met: This layout was about the photos and the journaling, but I did have fun with the details at the top. I'll share how I came up with that chevron piece in a tutorial soon. The word "sight" was created with my cameo and the Pacifico font. I adore the wood buttons, those are in the Leica add-on. Leica actually has a lot of fun embellishments in it that I didn't get to. Be sure to check that one out. Once I was finished with layouts, it was on to cards: The "remember when' sentiment was created by chopping into a piece of Cosmo Cricket paper. Tons of sentiment ideas there. That's it for 35mm this month! Thanks for stopping by! Davinie P.S. Check out this post below for tips on memory keeping and why you need to pick up the Heidi Swapp Memory file sytem. InLinkz.com
I loved this kit! Loved this kit! I had a lot of fun with this kit. And the stamps were delicious and I can't wait to use them on other projects. The kit is still available and I think a couple of add-ons are too, so head on over here if you want to check them out. We had some great friends over for dinner last night, so I wasn't able to be on the boards for the reveal, but I checked out the gallery at the first opportunity, and the girls rocked this kit! I could not pick a favorite layout overall. I think everyone really enjoyed this kit, and look forward to seeing Kirsty's gallery as soon as she can get it loaded too (she's in the UK and the snail mail that is often that system hasn't managed to get her a kit yet. boo). Without further ado, here's what I came up with. I had these three photos of Morgan,and when I saw the Scenic Route chipboard frames, I knew what I wanted to do. I always trim a white border around my photos, so I painted my frames white. Then I layered the photos and frames so that they mimicked each other, and mirrored each other in their placement. Then I had fun choosing bits of paper to use inside my frame. I needed some more color, so I trimmed the kraft about 3/4 of an inch on two sides and used the blue print as the border to the layout. I took a pair of scissors and trimmed out the bulk of the inside of this paper so I could use it on another project, including a small piece for the inside of one of my frames. I used buttons to help carry the eye through the design, and decided to do my journaling on the edges. I've seen this done but haven't done this one myself, but I think it adds to the design on this layout. Ugh, this was a horrible day. That good witch/bad witch day. But when I was outside in the hammock, playing with my camera and counting to 4327, Morgan came out and showed me that no matter how much we argue, she still has the love for her mama. And then I snapped some photos. This layout means a lot to me. I had fun with this layout. A couple of weeks go I went shopping at Anne Taylor's Loft and walked in to small boob heaven. There were ruffles. Everywhere. EVERYWHERE. I bought a couple of things and came home inspired to create. I went a little crazy with my ruffles, pleating paper AND using my scallop punch, but I love how it turned out. I cut strips that were 2x12. I then pleated them and when the paper ran out I folded another strip into the fold and kept going. It was a little tricky to adhere but it had to be pink, and I had to use photos of my little mini me for this one. She's such a doll. She really cracks us up and gives us a run for our money. This layout was all about this photo, so I printed it three times. This month was therapeutic for me, because I expressed some feelings and concerns for my sweet Morgan. I think I"m having a sort of early midlife crisis with my fears about my baby heading to Kindergarten, but I'm sure it will all work out. Anyway, the focus was on the photos. I layered that Basic Grey chipboard flower around the photos and used a stamped butterfly to help keep the design clean. I REALLY loved that butterfly stamp, as well as the exclusive butterfly paper from Studio Calico. I am going to get more of that, I tell ya! I used pinking shears on my black ribbon, and since I don't have a pinked border punch, I used this older punch I have from Martha Stewart that's pinked and scalloped too. It's very versatile! Because the butterfly paper is busy I typed my journaling for this layout. This two pager is one of my favorite things this month, because it's not always about the fabulous design, etc. The thing I love about this layout is the photos. I was at the beach with my dad, and some great friends, and I got to use a little bit of everyone's photos. My step-mom took the train photo and the photos of my kids, and my friend Marci took our family photo. I took the rest. I love how I was able to pool my favorite photos that told our story and use them all together. I wanted to keep the design fairly simple, but had to stitch somewhere. I haven't been hand stitching as much as I usually do, so I decided to do that, and train tracks were the thing to do! I also punched the log out of our train tickets for this layout as well. I love using a bit of ephemera when I can. I had fun with this last layout, and you wouldn't even know it. The Jenni Bowlin memo books have tan pages. I wanted to use it at the top of this layout with the past due stamp, but it was bugging me, because the apple paper and the library cards were all white. So, I took out my blending tool, and using some antique linen ink, I muted the color of my apple paper and the library card. Then it all matched! :) I was really excited to see these items in my kit. My kids and i have been going to the library for story time all summer long, so I was happy to have a fun way to document it. And I didn't feel weird at all, hauling my Rebel to the library. Sometimes I feel weird saying I'm a scrapbooker, or wanting to take a photo inside a store or something, and wonder what people must think, but in the end, I do it anyway. I'm the historian. I'm documenting our life. And sometimes, the outside of Target and the school supply aisle MUST be documented, lol. So I just grin and take my photos. Fast. heehee. I also managed a couple of sweet cards with this kit. If you have any questions about anything else I did, please let me know. Have a great day! It's Friday. That means the weekend is just about here. Soak up summer while you still can! Davinie
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