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.
So cool ♥
Posted by: Maria Therese | 02/16/2012 at 02:22 AM
I love grid-type designs and this design is amazing. Now I want to dig through my stamps and see what I can use - since the new set isn't available yet. ;-) Great page Tina!
Posted by: Beth Ann | 02/16/2012 at 12:38 PM
Love this! Great Job!!
Posted by: @drienne | 02/16/2012 at 01:51 PM
awesome Tina. :)
Posted by: Suz | 02/16/2012 at 02:09 PM
i Love this Tina! :)
Posted by: Gracie | 02/16/2012 at 02:17 PM
Wow Tina I love this, thanks for sharing! Can't wait to get my hands on those stamps!
Posted by: rhonda nickol | 02/16/2012 at 02:31 PM
Brilliant layout Tina!
Posted by: Betsy Gourley | 02/16/2012 at 03:05 PM
love it!!
Posted by: Elisa | 02/16/2012 at 03:18 PM
when are the stamps coming out?
Posted by: melanie g | 02/16/2012 at 04:30 PM
awesome work
Posted by: Jaq | 02/16/2012 at 06:25 PM
This is so awesome! Love everything!
Posted by: Sara B. | 02/16/2012 at 06:31 PM
Genius! thank you Tina!!
Posted by: lindam | 02/16/2012 at 07:58 PM
Tina, you are amazing. Love this :)
Posted by: Geralyn | 02/17/2012 at 12:25 AM
That's awesome! Thanks for sharing that great idea!
Posted by: Célia | 02/17/2012 at 01:31 AM
Love this layout.
Posted by: Jackie Davis | 02/17/2012 at 05:49 AM
uuummmmmm interesanteeeeeeeee
Posted by: anuska | 02/17/2012 at 06:21 AM
I'm speechless... this is gorgeous!!!
love it!
Posted by: Aline Salmon | 02/17/2012 at 07:49 AM
AMAZING!!! That is wonderful!
Posted by: tanya ham | 02/17/2012 at 08:43 AM
I love how you did your layout. Great idea. Thanks for sharing,
Posted by: Johanne L. | 02/17/2012 at 08:45 AM
so cooooooollllll!!!!!!!
Posted by: soapHOUSEmama | 02/17/2012 at 10:37 AM
OH I can NOT WAAAAAIT to get these stamps AMAZING!! :)
Posted by: Ellie A. | 02/17/2012 at 10:42 AM
NICE! THanks for the idea.
Posted by: cindy b | 02/17/2012 at 10:45 AM
Love this! When are these stamps going to be available?? I'm dying to get my hands on them!!
Posted by: Michelle Whitlow | 02/17/2012 at 01:16 PM
Thanks everyone! The stamps will be available mid March along with the rest of the new lines!
Posted by: Tina | 02/17/2012 at 08:32 PM
amazing, tina. cannot wait to find the stamps so i can, ahem, borrow this design!
Posted by: kelly | 02/17/2012 at 08:48 PM