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Layout of the Week

GO, the layout of the week, is brought to you by Jennifer, member name starxlr8. Words take the spotlight on this amazing project, along with a sweet photo of her daughter. The vellum banner and cork arrow are all that was needed to round things out...no wonder our members fell in LOVE with this! If you would like to see more of her work, you can stop by her gallery here at Studio Calico or her blog. Jennifer is also active in the Twitter community: @jenniferswilson. The text printed on the vellum came from this source.

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 6/2-6/8.

Congratulations Jennifer!! 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!

Start to Finish | Gillian Nelson

Hi, guys!  It's Gillian here to share a video with you showing you how I scraplifted one of our Studio Calico members from start to finish!  One of my favorite challenges in which to participate on the message boards is the "Lift the Person Above You" challenge.  Recently, I took part in one of these challenges and got the great pleasure of lifting our very own "goldenblind221" (Jackie Rodriguez)!  Jackie has so much inspiration in her gallery, but the page I finally settled on lifting was her "Floating On Cloud Nine" layout.  (You can find this gorgeous page of hers right here:  Floating On Cloud Nine by goldenblind221.) 

Here is the page that I created, drawing inspiration from Jackie's theme and overall design:

And to see exactly how I put this together, you can check out this video:

 

Jackie, I loved being inspired by your beautiful page!  Thank you so much!

Supplies used:  patterned paper--Studio Calico Atlantic line: Atlantic City, Montauk, Portsmouth, and Bridgeport; vellum--Studio Calico Atlantic 12x12 printed vellum and More Vellum Add-On Kit; wood veneer embellishments--Studio Calico Atlantic Burnished Circle Wood Veneer; chipboard star stickers--Studio Calico Atlantic Glittered Star Stickers; vellum arrow--Studio Calico Atlantic Vellum Die Cut Shapes; chipboard alphabets--Studio Calico Here & There Notebook Thickers,  Studio Calico Sundrifter Ombre Aqua Thickers, and Studio Calico Atlantic Rockabye Thickers; pen--Precision Pen .03 Black; adhesive--This to That Solid Glue Runner and Martha Stewart Glue Pen; ink--StazOn Ink Pad Jet Black; mist--Studio Calico Mister Huey Opaque White; sealant--Super Surface Sealer; other--cardstock, staples, permanent marker

-Gillian Nelson

Roundabout Add-On Spotlight

When you take the ROUNDABOUT way, you're bound to find adventure. Our Creative Team is here to whisk you away to three destinations by sharing some inspiration with our still available add-on kits for June!

Kick back on the beach of the OUTER BANKS. This soft mix of pinks and aquas from Anna Griffin, My Mind's Eye and Basic Grey brings to mind a gorgeous sunrise over the ocean.

Anna-Maria Wolniak - this is what summer looks like :

Dana Fleckenstein - Hello :
Sasha Farina - A Day Well Spent :

Do a little sightseeing at CUMBERLAND GAP. This add-on mixed bold and bright journaling cards from Echo Park, Simple Stories and Studio Calico with cameras from Maya Road and a filmstrip alphabet from Basic Grey.

Nicole Reaves - PL week 17 :

Mary Ann Perry - Camp Calico :

Spend an afternoon on the veranda with SAVANNAH SHORE. This elegant add-on conjures up images of days gone by with products from Anna Griffin, Freckled Fawn, and an exclusive copper mist from Studio Calico.

April Foster - Happy :

Stephanie Washburn - Hello :

Becky Novacek - I Love Spring :

winners

We have a new set of challenge winners - CONGRATS to all of you!! If your name is on this list, you'll be getting an email from us with info about your prize. Thank you again to all who take part in our challenges!

you've got mail | Dawn McVey

Hi there!  Dawn McVey here with another installment of You've Got Mail here at Studio Calico, where we show you a card and coordinating envelope!  You may have seen this card in my Roundabout gallery.....I had so much fun making this card because of all those gorgeous green and aqua patterned papers in the kit!  

 

Any time there are a lot of patterned papers I'd like to showcase, I tend to use a layout similar to this one, where I can incorporate several strips of papers one way or another.

I always vary the widths of the strips to keep things balanced and interesting.  (And of course, my favorite patterns are always the widest strips!)

I also kept the large green space open at the top, so that it would really allow my die-cut sentiment to shine!  By using a lighter colored paper for the die-cut, it really pops on the darker green background!

(supplies - Roundabout Card Kit ; Outer Banks Add-on Kit ; Coconut Grove Add-on Kit ; Wine Bottle Tag Die : Papertrey Ink)

I kept a few of those same principles in mind when I decorated the outside of my envelope.  Again, a large green space to provides a lot of color impact and will serve as the perfect place to address the envelope.  But I also got some pattern worked in, by again using small strips.  I used a wine bottle tag die to cut out the green paper, and then trimmed the sides down a bit to fit the envelope a little better.  Such a simple way to dress up the outside of an envelope, and it perfectly coordinates with the card at the same time.  

If you plan to put an envelope like this in the mail, be sure to really secure all of the papers with plenty of adhesive.  You don't want anything coming off in the mail!

Hope you've enjoyed this installment of You've Got Mail! Have a great day, Friends!

- Dawn McVey

 

seeing stars | Becky Novacek, Jenn Picard & Suzy Plantamura

From Becky Novacek :

The moment I saw the gold glitter stars I was in love. I've been so into gold lately. Love the mix of pink and gold too...so I am really fond of the Atlantic collection. 

I made a little random string of stars which I stitched over and between. It's subtle, but I like the effect.

I also used the Mister Huey's Gold and the transparent watercolor papers to fill in the month the photos were taken. 

As tempting as it is to hoard these gorgeous glitter stars, be sure to use them! 

supplies: Gold Stars - grey tags, pattern papers - Roundabout Scrapbook Kit, Outer Banks Add-on Kit, New Haven, Slide Frames- Navy Pier, Ink - Staz-On Black Ink Pad, Mister Huey's Gold, Transparent Watercolor Paper

From Jenn Picard :

The Atlantic star stickers are a great way to add a quick accent to any to any or project or perfect for making a fun focal point. For my card I combined them with some pattern paper, thickers, stamps, and of course mists.

Stars are such a classic shape and I love the colours that are offered on this sheet but for my card I decide to jazz them up a bit by adding some Mister Huey’s Mists to alter the colours a little and add some sparkle. I cut a section off of the sheet then misted the Shell and Shine Mists all over this piece being careful not to get them too wet. I then blotted up the excess with a paper towel and dried the stickers with my heat tool.

Here you can see how shimmery they are up close.

(Supplies- Stickers: Atlantic Star Stickers Stamps: Navy Pier June Add On, Paper: Atlantic South Hampton, Thickers: Atlantic Sunrise, Mists: Mister Huey’s Shell, Navy and Calico Shine, Staples: Tiny Attacher , Other: Twine: Lawn Fawn, Metallic Dots: Silver Metallic Decor (Hero Arts), Card stock: Stampin’ Up!)

From Suzy Plantamura :

My two favorite design elements to add to my project life spreads are stars and arrows. They add the perfect finishing touch and draw the eye to the photos. I used the star stickers and chipboard stickers from the Atlantic Collection to bring all my project life card inserts together making it a cohesive spread. 

I made my weekly title card using stamps from the May kits and then added different elements on top including some of the star stickers. I then added the gold chipboard stars to each photo and card insert as well. The star and anchor designs work nicely with my beach pictures that are part of this week. 

I used a piece of patterned paper from the Atlantic 6x6 paper pad that has playful circles with words on them as an insert for a 4x6 slot (cut down to fit). I then covered some of the circles with vellum circles from the die cut set and added stars on top.

I like having a theme for the embellishments I use on each of my spreads to tie it all together. The star stickers added just the perfect touch to finish off my week!

(supplies: patterned paper - Atlantic 6x6 paper pad; stickers - Atlantic star stickers, Atlantic glittered star stickers , Atlantic cork arrow and chevron stickers ; sequins: Atlantic variety sequin pack ; chipboard letters: Atlantic Rockabye thickers; Atlantic Sunrise thickers; die-cuts: Atlantic vellum die-cut shapes; project life cards: Planetarium project life kit; stamps: Planetarium project life kit; brads: Atlantic epoxy brads ; staples: Tiny Attacher ; corner rounding punch: Corner Chomper ; other: digital printable files)

Now that you've seen how our team is using stars, we'd love to see YOUR star studded projects! Link us up in the comments.

weekly challenge | Susan Weinroth & Ashley Cannon Newell

Take out your punches, dies, and cut files because this week is all about using those negative cuts on your projects. You can get so much more out of your punched or cut shapes by using the negative shapes as well, so don't throw those away. Even better - how about you purposefully cut shapes just to use those negative designs. Susan and Ashley have teamed up to take on this challenge.

From Ashley :  I wanted to create a focal backdrop on my card that used a negative shaped images, so I picked my current favorite punch - the mini anchor and punched a few patterned paper strips. I layered the punched paper over contrasting patterned paper. To complete the design, I added the vellum die cut shape and some hemp cord as a border for the patterned paper lines.

Tip: To punch an even anchor design, the first punched image should rest against the punch as you punch the next anchor. Also, save those punched anchor shapes for your next project!

(supplies - patterned paper : Studio Calico Atlantic Montauk, Portsmouth, Seabrook, Nantucket, South Hampton; cardstock : Studio Calico white; punch : Studio Calico mini anchor punch ; vellum : Studio Calico Atlantic Vellum Die Cut Shapes; hemp cord : Coconut Grove kit)

From Susan : I used the negative of my arrow cut as a foundation for my title.  I added a circle cut around the arrow, and was left with the arrow cut into the circle.  I backed it first with Vellum and then with lime green cardstock (which muted the color).  Then I machine stitched around the edge to finish off the look, before adding title stickers.

(supplies - patterned paper : Studio Calico Atlantic Atlantic City, Atlantic Montauk, Atlantic Plymouth, Atlantic Vellum; embellishments: Atlantic Vellum Die Cut Shapes; Staples: Tiny Attacher ; other : sequins)

Let's see how you use those negative shapes! Make a project for this challenge, then share it in the Studio Calico gallery. Leave us a link to your project by June 17th in the comments here to be entered to win a $5 GC to the Studio Calico Shop.

Sunday Sketch

This week, we invited SC member Valerie (username valerieb) to share her take on one of our sketches. Her use of color against neutral backgrounds has caught our eye, and we were happy to have her with us this week!

First up is our card sketch, based on a card from Maile Belle's Roundabout gallery :

This week's layout sketch is based on a project from Nicole Samuels' Roundabout gallery:

Valerie saw the potential in the layout sketch and took off running!

Suppies: Atlantic paper, fabric bow, vellum die cuts, glittered gold stars, wood veneer, anchor punch, cork arrows

I'm always so inspired by all the awesome design team work at SC and was thrilled to be asked create a layout using a sketch from one of the fabulous designers. I chose the sketch of Nicole's layout as I love the design. Since hers was a more simple layout, I tried to figure out how to make it my own with all the layers I like to have. I started by making the central square background shape. I made a grid with several pattered papers and then separated the top and bottom with a line of embellishments across the middle. I layered my photo on top, then layered a few journal boxes to the top of the photo in place of the mini photos that were part of the original design. I was inspired by Nicole's stitching on the chevron paper, so I cut a piece of the Atlantic chevron papers into strips and layered them at the top and bottom of the middle layers and instead of hand stitching I machine stitched in between them. I layered on a few more embellishments and called it done! Thanks for the challenge!! :)

We think Valerie mixed the perfect elements from Atlantic together...how cool are the little flags made with the vellum diecut shapes and arrows?!

Valerie, thank you so much for sharing your project with us! If you'd like to see more of Lea's work, please visit her Studio Calico gallery or her blog.

Now it's your turn! Make a project with using one of this week's sketches as a starting point, then share it in the Studio Calico gallery. Leave us a link to your project by June 17th in the comments here to be entered to win a $5 GC to the Studio Calico Shop.

Layout of the Week

Hello, the layout of the week, is brought to you by Ewa, member name itisallaboutscrap. What's not to love about the bright yellow tones against the neutral background?! So many details on here as well...we adore this layout. If you would like 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 5/26-6/1.

Congratulations Ewa!! 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!

tutorial | digi stamping with Geralyn Sy

If you've wanted to give digital stamping a try, this tutorial by Geralyn Sy is a great way to get started! She'll walk you through using the brushes to build a background, and how to personalize the Adventure stamp by adding text. She's turned her background into this amazing page, but you could adapt the concept to Project Life cards by starting with a smaller canvas.

Click here to download Geralyn's tutorial.

(supply list: Roundabout Scrapbook Kit, Roundabout Scrapbook digital stamp brushes, Photoshop CS3)