Studio Calico

Tina's Tutorial

Hey Guys! Tina here with a quick tutorial using the brand spanking new Studio Calico stamps from their recent release of the Take Note line.

I was immediatly drawn to the speech bubble stamp and found that a repetive pattern would make a great statement to this layout. I gathered my supplies, which included my black Staz On ink pad, an acrylic mounting block, my Honey Bee scissors & the ProArts Glue Gun. I also printed off some wallet sized photos as well as a collage of some Instagrams which you can do easisly in Picnik. 


Start by stamping the speech bubble on several different patterned papers & cut out. I also wanted to use some of the other stamps in these sets like the PRINT & Approval.

Next, I stamped the image over several smaller sized photos & cut those out. (please excuse my unkept acrylic block...it's in dire need of a cleaning)

To assemple the layout, I knew I wanted some of the images to pop off the page so I adhered them with foam tabs. I left a blank spot at the bottom right corner to work in my title. This is where you can make these stamps work for you. I often cut up wording because they don't always fit & I'm not not going to use an image I love just because of that. The quote was very fitting for me right now & I wanted to emphasize the word BELIEVED. I used the Amy Tan thickers from the Handmade kit for the title & worked the stamp around the word by cutting "she".


I added a few speckles of Atmosphere mist at the bottom to finish it off. 

Thanks for joining me today! Hope this inspires you to think outside the box with your stamps as far as using photographs and cutting up phrases. 

 

CHA 2012: SC + Hero Arts Stamps

Today I'm excited to share one of my favorite parts of our CHA release... the new stamps!  The Studio Calico stamps will still be produced by Hero Arts, so you can still count on that great quality they've always produced. We've brought back some of your favorite designs and combined them with ones that are sure to be new favorites.

Here's a look at the Abroad stamps:

 

 

All single state name stamps

Cling rubber background

Here are the stamps for the Take Note line:

 

Cling rubber background

And here are the Classic Calico Vol. 2 stamps:

Cling rubber background

Cling rubber

We hope that you like the new stamps!  The design team has been playing with them already so be on the lookout for the stamps to start popping up on their pages soon.

Hero Arts Blog Hop!

Welcome back for the final day of the Studio Calico and Hero Arts Blog Hop.  If you aren't inspired to get stamping yet - well we have 7 more chances to get you that way with our last 7 stops on the blog hop.  And we will start things off with some major inspiration by finally revealing in its entirety the new Studio Calico/Hero Arts line of stamps.

Look for these beauties to be available from your favorite retailers and online shops in Mid-August.

And just like the previous two days, figure out which designer made this amazing project using the new stamps, come back here and leave us a comment and we will draw 2 winners to win a Memoir Collection paper pack. 

Next stop in the hop is the Hero Arts Blog, where I am guessing there will be even MORE opportunities to win amazing prizes!

Studio Calico & Hero Arts Blog Hop!

Last week was a big one with the reveal of our 3 brand new collections as well as some fun new products we are launching next week at Summer CHA.  Well now is certainly not the time to stop the fun, so how about we keep things going with a three day blog hop with our friends at Hero Arts!

As previously announced we have collaborated with Hero Arts to co-develop a series of clear and cling stamps coming in August! Members of the Hero Arts and Studio Calico design team have been busy creating with these new stamps and we can't wait to show them off. 
 
You have a chance to win great prizes at BOTH Studio Calico and Hero Arts!!!

So before you head over to the Hero Arts Blog and see what they have going on and their fabulous giveaway...  take a look at the below sneak of one of the projects you will find as you make your way through the hop today.  Then come back here and tell us whose blog you saw this project on to be entered to win one of 2 paper collection packs from our new Classic Calico Collection. We will randomly draw 2 winners from all the correct entries.

See you at the end of the hop today and come back tomorrow for even more great stamping projects and another chance to win!