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weekly challenge

My favorite part about scrapbooking and Project Life is recording the every day. Each day is different and new even if the schedule doesn't change. Sometimes I don't have quite enough to fill in a week of Project Life so having prompts on hand make filling in slots of the week that much easier. Prompts also help to remember other details of your day! Here are a couple prompts I like to use when putting personal information and thoughts into my projects. These can also be used for other members of your family. You could even make up prompt cards ahead of time and leave them out encouraging others to fill them out from time to time!

(supply list - Studio Calico Block Party Project Life Kit (journaling card, star sticker); Basic Grey Micro Monogram Stickers red and black)

I challenge you to use one (or all) of these prompts to create your own Project Life card or layout. I can't wait to see what you come up with!

Create a projectfor this challenge, then share it in the Studio Calico gallery. Leave us a link to your project by January 7th in the comments here to be entered to win a $5 GC to the Studio Calico Shop.

Sunday Sketch

This week we are offering you TWO sketches...one for cards and one for layouts!! The card sketch is from Stephanie Washburn's Block Party gallery:


And the layout sketch is from Celeste Vermeend's Block Party gallery:

We asked longtime member Allison (scrapally) to choose one of these to use as a starting point this week, and she chose the card sketch...we adore this layout she designed!

(Supplies: Leather Jacket Add On from Sock Hop, Six String Add On from Summer of '69, Jenni Bowlin Weather Vane ink, Calico V.3 Wood Veneer Circles, Silhouette Cameo, EK Success border punch)

Here's what Allison had to say about her process:

I consider myself an old school, simple lines kind of scrapper. So, when I saw the sketch for Stephanie's card, I was immediately drawn to its easy, graphic design. Because I received the sketches before reveal, I could only guess what Stephanie had used on either side of her ampersand. But being a card, I assumed they were dies with words. I decided to use the sketch for a layout though, and I knew right away that I wanted to use photos cut in circles on either side of the large symbol. As I started out, I was thinking that I'd use the sketch quite literally. But once I gathered my photos and supplies, I realized that I wasn't going to be able to make the large ampersand work between my chosen pictures. Since I also like to "use what I have," and the photos were just too big, and my ampersands were just too small (I had precut two), I had to adjust. I still wanted the look of the larger ampersand though, so I moved it to act as my accent in the corner instead. Ah, that worked! I also loved the way my two kits, Leather Jacket from Sock Hop and Six String from Summer of '69 played well together. I had recently combined the two kits into one storage sleeve thinking they would complement each other, and I love the results. A little calico wood veneer to finish it off, and I'm excited to share this layout with my friend, Bernadette (who is featured here). I love working with sketches because they give me a great jumping off point, but I often switch gears in the middle of creating as happened here a little. Thanks Stephanie for the great inspiration! 

We love Allison's use of clean & simple lines, as well as the kind words that depict a beautiful friendship. She followed the sketch fairly closely, yet swapped a few elements out to switch things up a bit...thanks for sharing this with us, Allison!!

Please check out Allison's gallery and blog for more inspiration!You can also find her on Twitter @scrapally.

How will YOU use this sketch?  Whether it's a layout, a card or something else, link us up to your project by January 7th for a chance to win a $5 gift card to the Studio Calico shop. (Please remember, your project must be loaded into our gallery to qualify...and your comment has to link back to it in the SC Gallery)

Layout of the Week

You Smile, the layout of the week, is brought to you by Christin, member name christin.gronnslett. We love her use of texture and elements that all come together perfectly, and so did our members! If you want to see more of her work, you can stop by her gallery here at Studio Calico or her blog.

Each week, the layout in the gallery is linked, so you can add it to your favorites easily. This layout has been added to your favorites more than any other layout in the SC community gallery for the week of 12/9-12/15.

Congratulations Christin!! Because your work has caught our member's eyes you have won a $10 gift card to be used on any new purchase at Studio Calico.  Want a chance to win next week? Be sure to upload your projects to the SC gallery, and support your community by adding special projects that catch your eye into your favorites! It could be YOU next week!

winners

Congratulations to our latest set of challenge winners! Thank you to all who participated. Winners, watch your inboxes - you'll be getting an email from us soon!

tips and tricks with elise

This month, join Elise Blaha Cripe as she puts together a "best of" page for her Project Life album. You can download the PDF by clicking here.

block party reveal

Main kit and add-on kits are available for purchase at 12:00 am EST on 12/28/2012. Remember, the links to purchase the Scrapbook, Card, or Project Life kits will not work until this time.



Join the Waiting List for our Project Life kit to become a subscriber as soon as kits become available!

Our Day by Day class enrollment ends on December 31st - don't forget to sign up! You can see class sneaks from the Project Life Creative Team here on the message board. We hope to see you in class!

RevealGiveaway

Learn to Embellish with Ease with Studio Calico Card Creative Team member Danielle Flanders! Leave a comment below with your Studio Calico username for a chance to win one of three copies of this e-book. We'll draw a winner next Thursday.

december daily

Our new Handbooks albums have been a hit, and we love getting to see how you're using them! One of our new Project Life Creative Team Members, Natalia Bun, is using one for her December Daily (tm). Here's a look at what she's put together :

(supply list - Handbook album and page protectors, Studio Calico Wonderland patterned papers, School Life stamp set, Yearbook speech bubble wood veneer, Classic Calico v.3 wood veneer circles)

What are you recording in your Handbook? We'd love to see! Link us up in the comments.

happy holiday

From all of us to all of you - wishing you a wonderful holiday season & a happy new year!

weekly challenge

We fell in love with this page from Becky Novacek - she did a great job making the sophisticated color scheme of Darling Dear fit with her adorable photo of her grandson. Our favorite part of the page was the line of chipboard speech bubbles - how fun is that detail?

(supplies - Darling Dear chipboard speech bubbles, badges, Monroe patterned paper and wood veneer letters)

For this week's challenge, we want you to create a line of embellishments on your next project. It could be chipboard shapes, stickers, sequins or buttons - just make sure to line them up!

Create a project, then share it in the Studio Calico gallery. Leave us a link to your project by December 31st in the comments here to be entered to win a $5 GC to the Studio Calico Shop.