Studio Calico

stamps

Our CHA-S release stamps have made it to the Studio Calico shop!We know you've been waiting patiently for these, and will want to ink them up the second you get them. Here's a little inspiration to get you started!

 

(spread joy by Lisa Spangler - featuring the Spread Joy stamp set : veneer trees - Studio Calico; ink - Hero Arts Ruby Dye Ink & Green Hills mid-tone ink, Evergreen Bough Distress ink, Colorbox white pigment ink; notecard - Hero Arts; embossing folder - Hero Arts/ Sizzix; twine - Lawn Fawn; other - Rock Candy Distress Stickles)

(happy holidays by Dawn McVey - featuring the Spread Joy stamp set : veneer - Wonderland snowflakes; patterned paper - Wonderland Toboggan, Alpine, Ice Caps;

(Junkstock by Lisa Truesdell - featuring Oh Snap and Sam stamp sets : patterned paper - Studio Calico Wonderland Toboggan; Darling Dear Flynn, Temple, Monroe, Hepburn Vellum; feather veneer - Sock Hop kit, ledger washi - Roller Rink kit; thickers - Charcoal Sotheby's; star sequin - Yearbook Ephemera; chipboard heart - Darling Dear Printed Chipboard Hearts ; arrows - Darling Dear Heart & Arrow Stickers, Vellum Shapes; ink - Hero Arts Wet Cement, Black StazOn; tiny attacher)

(Back to School by Kelly Noel - featuring the Back to School stamp set : cardstock - American Crafts; patterned paper - SC Darling Dear Flynn, SC Darling Dear Monroe; stickers - SC Darling Dear Hearts & Arrows;  ink - Prima Chalk Edger; diecuts - SC Yearbook Ephemera Pack; badge - SC Darling Dear Badges)

(Love Jason and Lisa by Lisa Spangler - featuring the Cal & Spread Joy stamp sets : mist - Mister Huey's Calico White; ink - Hero Arts Neon Pink, Neon Green, Soft Granite and Tide Pool; Colorbox white pigment ink; gems - Hero Arts; washi - Heidi Swapp & etsy; other - gray cardstock and corner rounder punch)

We're excited to see what all of you make with these stamps!

Summer Stamp School

Just when you thought school was out for the summer, we're ready to put you back in class! Join us in July for Summer Stamp School taught by stamping extraordinaire Robyn Werlich.

This self-paced class is complete with amazing PDF lessons you can download all at once to use at your own pace. You'll find new techniques and amazing inspiration from your favorite stampers.


Included in the cost of the class is an EXCLUSIVE stamp set (not available separately, ships free) designed just for Summer Stamp School. You'll see Robyn and contributors put this awesome set to work throughout the class.


The dream team of contributors joining Robyn are: Danielle Flanders, Ali Edwards, April Foster, Vee Jennings, Nicole Harper, Jessica Witty, Susan Weinroth, Shari Carroll, Geralyn Sy, Jennifer McGuire, Davinie Fiero, Maile Belles, Dawn McVey, Keisha Campbell, and Teri Anderson.

Registration ends June 30th and the classroom opens July 1st with all materials available on that date. See you in class!

Geralyn's Insider Tips

Hi everyone! It’s Geralyn here today, and I wanted to show you how I used Studio Calico’s super fun new Airmail stamp set from the Abroad collection to create the design of my travel layout.
I started out by stamping the polaroid stamp several times on a sheet of Folio paper. Then I cut out each polaroid frame so I could move them around and arrange them on my page until I was satisfied with how they look.

After figuring out the design, I decided which polaroids would have photos and which polaroids would be embellished. For added interest to the page, I also stamped some of the phrase stamps from the Airmail stamp set around the arrangement of polaroids.

Once I decided where the photos and embellishments would go inside the polaroids, it was just a matter of adding a title and journaling, as well as a few more embellishments around the page. Super simple right? :) I also used the cute luggage tag stamp in the corner so I could date the page (I cut off the JFK part since these photos were taken in San Francisco).


Look for all the new Studio Calico stamps to arrive in stores this March. Hope you enjoyed this little peek into my process of putting together a layout and I hope you’ve been inspired to pull out your stamps and use them on your pages!

Hero Arts Blog Hop!

Welcome back for the final day of the Studio Calico and Hero Arts Blog Hop.  If you aren't inspired to get stamping yet - well we have 7 more chances to get you that way with our last 7 stops on the blog hop.  And we will start things off with some major inspiration by finally revealing in its entirety the new Studio Calico/Hero Arts line of stamps.

Look for these beauties to be available from your favorite retailers and online shops in Mid-August.

And just like the previous two days, figure out which designer made this amazing project using the new stamps, come back here and leave us a comment and we will draw 2 winners to win a Memoir Collection paper pack. 

Next stop in the hop is the Hero Arts Blog, where I am guessing there will be even MORE opportunities to win amazing prizes!

Studio Calico & Hero Arts Blog Hop!

Last week was a big one with the reveal of our 3 brand new collections as well as some fun new products we are launching next week at Summer CHA.  Well now is certainly not the time to stop the fun, so how about we keep things going with a three day blog hop with our friends at Hero Arts!

As previously announced we have collaborated with Hero Arts to co-develop a series of clear and cling stamps coming in August! Members of the Hero Arts and Studio Calico design team have been busy creating with these new stamps and we can't wait to show them off. 
 
You have a chance to win great prizes at BOTH Studio Calico and Hero Arts!!!

So before you head over to the Hero Arts Blog and see what they have going on and their fabulous giveaway...  take a look at the below sneak of one of the projects you will find as you make your way through the hop today.  Then come back here and tell us whose blog you saw this project on to be entered to win one of 2 paper collection packs from our new Classic Calico Collection. We will randomly draw 2 winners from all the correct entries.

See you at the end of the hop today and come back tomorrow for even more great stamping projects and another chance to win!