Studio Calico

Jennifer's Tips & Tricks

It's Jennifer McGuire here with a new edition of Tips & Tricks using the March kits on sale now.  I put together a video creating a card and layout with the cool chevron border stamp from the Illustrated add-on. I also show you the new Hero Arts shadow inks that are now in the shop and share why they are so great!

Here's a look at the projects up close:

Supplies: March Kits and Add Ons, Happy Little Moments Class kit, Hero Arts Shadow (Soft and Mid-Tone) Inks, Glossy Accents, T-Ruler, Copic Markers (or any marker), Various circle punches, We R Memory Keepers Corner Chomper

Hope you enjoy the video this month!

Tip & Tricks from Jennifer

Hi there, it's Jennifer McGuire here with a new video to share with you.  Today I'm going to be showing you a few ideas for using this Studio Calico circles mask:

Take a look:

Here are the completed cards:

Supplies: 6x6 SC Paper Pads, SC Hooray Stamp Set, SC Butterflies Kraft Stickers, We R Memory Keepers Corner Rounder, Glossy Accents (or other adhesive), Hero Arts Notecards, Hero Hues Black Dye Ink, Hero Arts Soft Pool Shadow Ink, Teal Spica Glitter Pen (or other pen), 1" Circle Punch, Uniball White Signo Broad Pen, Pearls, Buttons, String

Thanks for stopping by today!

Tips & Tricks from Jennifer

It's Jennifer McGuire back with a new video to help kick off your new year!  Today I'll be sharing how you can use the Studio Calico wood veneers to create a quick and easy necklace.
Supplies: Wood Veneer hearts, Mister Hueys, glossy accents, Cropodile - or any hole punch, jewelry pieces, paintbrush

Take a look at the video:

Hope you enjoy and happy new year!

Jennifer's Tips & Tricks

It's Jennifer McGuire with a tips and tricks post using the new January County Fair Kit and add-ons.  Today I want to share how to create chevron or zig-zag patterns from patterned papers. I show an easy way to make lots of borders for multiple projects.

I did a set of cards, but it could be great for scrapbook pages, too!

Supplies: January kits + add-ons, Fiskars premium cut line trimmer, Tombow stamp runner permanent adhesive (any adhesive works), cardstock, computer generated greetings, twine, glue dots, scissors

Hope you enjoy the video and the January kits!

Sunday Sketch

Next week we're bringing you a fresh spin on the Sunday Sketch that you won't want to miss!  Be sure to come back and check it out.  In the meantime, I've got a great sketch from Jennifer to share with you:


If you haven't seen her video yet using the November Handmade kits, be sure to check it out:

This is going to be such a fun sketch to play with. Link us up to your layout in the SC gallery by Monday, December 19 for your chance to win a GC.  Have fun!

Tip & Tricks from Jennifer

It's Jennifer McGuire, bacck again with another tips and tricks video for you.  Today I'm showing you three ways to use one product.  We'll be focusing on Studio Calico Scraps in this video.

Here's a closer look at my projects:

Supplies: Memoir Scraps, Autumn Press Scraps, Classic Calico Scraps, Studio Calico Chipboard Butterflies, Studio Calico Wood Veneer, Studio Calico 6x6 Paper Pads, Studio Calico My Happy Clear Stamps, Hero Arts Latte Chalk Ink, Glossy Accents, Versamark, White Embossing Powder, Hero Arts White and Kraft Notecards, Tim Holtz Sanding Block, Corner Chomper, Distress Inks, Ink Blending Tool with Foam, Silhouette Cameo, Other: Pearls, string, cardstock, circle punch

Hope you enjoy the tips and tricks with Scraps!

Jennifer's Tips & Tricks

Happy Monday!  It's Jennifer back with a fun project to share using the December kit, Brooklyn Flea, and add-ons that just went on sale last night.
Supplies: December Kits, Mister Huey's Calico Shine, Antique Glitter, Winter Seasonal Distress Inks, Ink Blending Tool, Glossy Accents, Hot Glue Gun, Foam Adhesive, Score Board, Tim Holtz Scissors

I created these giant rosettes for the holidays... they're perfect for decorations or work as a cute topper on your presents.  Here's a video to help you to make some this holiday:

Hope you'll give it a try!

Jennifer's Tips & Tricks

Hi everyone! It's Jennifer, with another installment of my Tips & Tricks.  Today I want to share a video showing three creative ways to use the Studio Calico Hooray stamp set...

Supplies: ST509 Hooray set, Memoir 6x6 Pad, Autumn Press 6x6 Pad, Classic Calico fabRips, Classic White Mister Huey's, Versamark, Zing White Embossing Powder, White Uniball Signo Pen, Hero Arts Soft Pool Shadow Ink, Hero Arts Grass Chalk Ink, Hero Arts Punch Chalk Ink, Broken China and Vintage Photo Distress Inks, Hero Arts Notecards, Hero Arts Envelopes, Judikins Eclipse Art Masking Tape, Fiskars Large Cloud Punch, Fiskars Extra Large Cloud Punch, Fiskars Small Stamp Press, various circle punches, twine, paint brush, gems

Here's a look at the completed cards:

Don't forget that all of the new Studio Calico wholesale products, including this Hooray stamp set, go up in the shop this month on the 14th! 

Handmade with Jennifer

Hi everyone!  It's Jennifer, back with another tips and tricks video using the November Handmade kits.  I hope that you'll enjoy these techniques - I used the stamp found in add-on #2 Thimble for paper piecing and combined Mister Huey's white with glossy accents for the letters in add-on #3 Tatting.

Here are a couple close-ups of my layout:

Supply list:
November Kits and add-ons
Versmark
Clear Zing! Embossing Powder
White Zing! Embossing Powder
Broken China and Vintage Photo Distress Inks
Ink Blending Tool
Jenni Bowlin Malted Milk Ink
Classic White Mister Hueys
Glossy Accents

Hope you'll enjoy these techniques and if you give them a try please share with us in the SC Gallery!

Jennifer's Canvas

Welcome to the first installment of our new tips and tricks posts from Jennifer McGuire.  We're so happy to have her on board showing us how to stretch our supplies and use up the kits!  She created this beautiful canvas this month using the October Field Guide kits.

Check out how Jennifer created this beautiful canvas using Mister Huey's and all four kits in her fantastic video:

Look for more great tips coming from Jennifer each month!