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NSD : vee's make and take

note card by Vee Jennings

(products used: adhesive; kit:lawn party; mister huey's ink; tweets rubons; pen)

I love to use as much of my kits as possible and cards are the perfect way to use those last odd and ends and really "kill" a kit! ;)

You will need the following supplies for this make and take:
Adhesive
3D adhesive (pop dot)
5x12 piece of cardstock, color of your choice
Craft Knife
Embellishments
Ink Pad
Pattern Paper
Paper Cutter
Rubons
Spray Ink (optional)
Twine

1. Cut your cardstock down to a 5x12 strip (basically almost cutting your 12 x12 piece in half)

2. Place  your cardstock in front of you horizontally and fold cardstock from left to right to the size you want it to be (the one created here is 5x8) Make a hard crease on the left side to create the spine of your card.

3. Take your scratch pattern paper and cut it to a 4x5 size and adhere it to the center of your card with your favorite adhesive. * optional (after adhering paper you can mist it with your favorite mister huey's ink)

4. To create the white square with the circle punch out, cut a 3x3 square and punch out the middle with a 2"in circle punch.  Add a circle die cut to the corner and wrap your favorite twine around the square and adhere it to the right side of the card.

5. Add a small scratch of small pattern paper to the lower left side of the white square and add a rubon on top of it. Use the same style rubon two more times but adhere the last two rubons  to white cardstock and cut them out with a craft knife. Add them to the card with a 3D adhesive.

6. Add additional embellishments such as bling or pearls and a title of  your choice with small alpha stickers.

7. Ink the sides of the card by rubbing the ink pad along the corners of the card! Hope you enjoyed making this card and thank you for spending your day with Studio Calico!

HAPPY CREATING!! We'd love to see your cards based on this make & take - link them here by 5/13 for a chance to win a $5 gift card! We'll post a winner on 5/14.

Happy NSD!

NSD : emily's make and take

framed art by Emily Pitts

supply list :

One frame w/ and 8" x 10" opening

One sheet of white cardstock, cut to 8" x 10"
Studio Calico Notions in yellow (need 2)
Studio Calico Mister Huey in Clover

Studio Calico Wood Veneer Butterflies

Studio Calico Cloud Rub ons in Blue Graph

Studio Calico Doily Stamp Set

Studio Calico's Tickets Please from the State Fair Line

Studio Calico's Guess Your Weight from the State Fair Line

Jenni Bowlin Studios' Stick Candy ink pad

2 yards of red and white baker's twine

American Crafts Foam Adhesive dots 

Martha Stewart Punch Anywhere Pinking Circle

Martha Stewart 3 in 1 Butterfly punch

Liquid adhesive 

Tape Runner

2 red buttons

 

We'd love to see your projects based on this make & take - link them here by 5/13 for a chance to win a $5 gift card! We'll post a winner on 5/14.

NSD : dav's make & take

Love you Mom by Davinie Fiero

(supply list : cardstock - vanilla ; patterned paper - State Fair Midway, Countryside Wildflower, Countryside Barn Swallow ; stickers - yellow labels, pink Addy alphabet ; chipboard - Tan chipboard alpha ; other - circle punch)

1.  Trim card base to the standard size (4.25 x 5.5 inches)
2.  Trim patterned paper 4 x 5.
3.  Trim floral patterned paper 4 x 1.5 inches high.
4.  Using a border punch, trim two 4 inch wide strips from a third pattern.
5.  Layer prints and adhere.  Stitch around the edges.
6.  Use a circle punch to trim extra images from the patterned paper.  Use pop dots and adhere.
7.  Layer label sticker at top and adhere.
8.  Apply sentiment stickers.

We'd love to see your cards based on this make & take - link them here by 5/13 for a chance to win a $5 gift card! We'll post a winner on 5/14.

NSD : multiphoto challenge

 

Happy NSD friends!  I've got a fun challenge for you to try... MULTI-PHOTOS!  Single page layouts come the easiest to me and the idea of putting more than one photo on a page stresses me out just a little bit.  But multi-photo layouts turn out to be my favorites because they tell such great stories. So I'm going to challenge you to create a layout using FOUR OR MORE photos.  Have fun!

Stephanie's Page :

Kelly's page :

(Supplies: Kit - Lawn Party, Clear Skies)

Link your page in the comments of this post by Friday May 13th for a chance to win a My Mind's Eye Stella and Rose Lush 2 prize package!

NSD : color challenge

If you're familiar with mine and Susan's work, you know that we're both big fans of using fun and bright colors on our pages. There are so many beautiful color combos out there...the possibilities are endless! For our NSD challenge, we thought it would be fun to challenge you to use a specific color combo on your page. The combo we chose is aqua, tangerine, lime and kraft...so perfect for all those spring and summer photos!

Susan's page :

My page :

We can't wait to see how you use this color combo! Link your page in the comments of this post by Friday May 13th for a chance to win a My Mind's Eye Stella and Rose Hazel prize package!

 

NSD : stitching challenge

 

Hello!  Happy National Scrapbook Day!

 

Kimberly and I are here today to issue a stitching challenge.  Grab your paper piercer or that Sew Easy tool, and create a project or card using hand stitching. 

 

If you need instruction on using the Sew Easy tool, check out this video:

 

 

And if you need help on hand stitching, check out this one:

 

 

My Sew Easy tool video shared the creative process behind this layout, which uses the State Fair line from Studio Calico:

And check out what Kimberly came up with for this challenge:

I’m so excited to be co-hosting with Davinie a challenge for you all here for NSD!

I love to add a bit of stitching to my projects. I think it adds a perfect finishing touch to a project, or an added dimensional value as well.

For my projects, I cut out some circles and placed them on cardstock and sprayed with Mister Huey's Bonny Blue and lemonade, then used the scallop attachment around the circles. I also wanted to add a bit more to the design, so I used the blanket attachment attaching the 2 pattern papers together. I find it fun to use the stitch tool with out stitching, you will see how I did this on the inside of the circle.

(Supply list- Cardstock: More Vanilla; Papers: Studio Calico State Fair-Best in Show and Guess your Weight; Mister Huey’s: Lemonade and Bonny Blue; Sew Easy Tool and heads- Scallop, Blanket and straight stitch)

 I really love how she created a circular pattern with the Sew Easy tool.

 

The tool is not required, but hand stitching is if you'd like to play for a prize and perhaps learn a new technique.

 

Have a great day!  We can't wait to see what you create. Link your page in the comments of this post by Friday May 13th for a chance to win a My Mind's Eye Lush 2 prize package!

NSD : scrap recipe challenge

Yes! Scrap Recipe is back! Vee and I are hosting this one and we had so much fun creating our sample layouts. 

Here's your recipe

• at least two colors of cardstock *excluding white and black*
• hand stitching
• 3 buttons/epoxy shape
• 3 brads
• usage of a punch - any shape.

Vee's take on the challenge :

My take on the challenge :

As usual, you're free to add anything else on top of the recipe. Think of it as 'frosting' :) Go make it your own and most important - have fun!! Happy NSD! Link your page in the comments of this post by Friday May 13th for a chance to win a My Mind's Eye Stella and Rose Hattie prize package!

 

NSD : sketches

We wanted to give you a little extra inspiration this NSD, so we're bringing you TEN new sketches based on the LAWN PARTY design team gallery!

This sketch is based on our May Guest, Jennifer Barksdale's, "awesome season" layout. CLICK HERE TO SEE THE ENTIRE SKETCH GALLERY.

Use any of these sketches and link it in the comments by Friday, May 13th for a chance to win a Sassafras Ellie's Tale prize pack! You can enter multiple times with different sketches - just leave a comment / link for each one you complete.

NSD : photo scavenger hunt

Grab your camera, we're sending you on a photo scavenger hunt! Each item you "find" counts as one entry - so the more you find, the more chances to win!! Please put all of your items into one gallery post and then comment here with a link and let us know how many you found.

Ready..  set...  GO!

• your favorite Studio Calico product
• your scrapbook desk / work area
• a product that you can't figure out how to use
• your favorite scrappy snack / beverage
• a promo card for a Studio Calico kit
• your favorite page
• a NSD self portrait
• your computer showing the SC message board or blog

We can't wait to see your photos! Link your pictures in the comments of this post by Friday, May 13th for a chance to win a Bella Blvd Sophisticates prize pack!