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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.

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Here's a peek at how our Creative Team has been using our Atlantic and Snippets  lines :

Susan Weinroth - Right Now : 

Anna-Maria Wolniak - Summer Loading : 

Joy Taylor - Me Oh My! : 

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Here's a peek at how our Creative Team has been using our Here+There, Snippets and Sundrifter lines :

Marcy Penner - Piggyback : 

Lisa Spangler - Hello : 

Celeste Vermeend - Love You More :

Susan Weinroth - Be Happy :

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Here's a peek at how our Creative Team has been using our Here+There, Snippets and Sundrifter lines :

Kelly Noel - Good Eats : 

Dana Fleckenstein - Happy Birthday : 

MaryAnn Perry - S'mores : 

Susan Weinroth - You Are The Best : 

Natalia Bun - Remember : 

Ashely Cannon Newell - Be Fabulous :

sunday sketch

Happy Sunday! We're back with two new sketches. The first is a card from Jen Jockisch's Neverland gallery - this tall skinny card has a simple graphic design. 

For the layout sketch, we have a classic grid design from Susan's Weinroth's gallery. 

This week, we asked SC user Stepahnie Bryan to make a project based on one of the sketches - she choose to take on Susan's design for her layout. 

Supplies used : SC Sundrifter 6x6 paper pad, SC Sundrifter Die Cut Cardstock Shapes, SC wood veneer stars, SC wood veneer heart, SC Front Row labels, Dear Lizzy 5th & Frolic Die Cut Shapes & Stickers, Dear Lizzy Lucky Charm sticker, Martha Stewart fabric flower, Ali Edwards Hello Heart Boxes, Zing Opaque White embossing powder, Watercolors, Sewing machine

Stephanie says : 

I am a grid girl so I loved loved loved this sketch.  As soon as I saw the sketch I knew exactly what picture of my daughter I wanted to use and the color combo I was going for.  The Studio Calico Sundrifter collection was perfect for the lightness of my photo.  I wanted to add some pops of yellow to the page so I cut down a piece of yellow star transparency I had in my stash and also painted (with watercolors) a piece of card stock I had embossed with a flower image.  I added the yellow ribbon at the end to soften it up a little.  I used my Silhouette to cut the title and the Ali Edwards "Love You" box and then added little embellishments here and there to finish my page.  Thank you so much SC for inviting me to play along.  This was an awesome challenge!

Stephanie's layout has a beautiful dreamy feel thanks to the soft colors and gorgeous photo - a perfect example that grid designs don't need to feel too graphic. Thanks for sharing your work with us, Stephanie! If you want to see more from Stephanie, stop by her SC gallery or her blog, or check her out on Instagram.

How will YOU use these sketches? Whether it's a layout, a card or something else, post it in the Studio Calico gallery and  link us up to your project by March 11th for a chance to win a $5 gift card to the Studio Calico shop. 

 

weekly challenge

Hi Everyone - Susan & Ashley here today with this week's challenge.  We thought it would be fun to issue a color challenge for a change...  And in keeping with the spirit of Valentine's Day coming up, we drew colors from that palette. 

So our challenge to you is to create a card or layout using primarily the following colors:

• Red
• Pink
• Aqua
• Kraft 

Here is Susan’s layout for the challenge.

(supplies : Here and There Arrow Chip, Snippets Adhesive Badges, Snippets Epoxy Brads, Snippets Woot Paper, Snippets Stop Paper, Snippets Oh Snap Paper, Here and There Chattanooga Paper)

Here is Ashley’s card for the challenge.

(supplies – Stamps: Front Row Main Card Kit; Embossing Powder: Aqua Zing; Button: Junior Mints Add-on Kit; Chipboard Star: Junior Mints Add-on Kit; Patterned Paper: Matinee Add-on Kit; Heart Sticker: Matinee Add-on Kit; Letter Stickers: Matinee Add-on Kit; Ribbon: Matinee Add-on Kit; Vellum: Front Row Main Card Kit; Enamel Dots: Front Row Main Card Kit; Versamark)

I hope you love this color combination as much as we did. We can’t wait to see what you create.

Create a project for this challenge, then share it in the Studio Calico gallery. Leave us a link to your project by February 11th the comments here to be entered to win a $5 GC to the Studio Calico Shop.

weekly challenge

Hey everyone - Susan here today with the challenge this week!

I've decided to use one of my December kit projects as inspiration for the challenge this week.  The journaling on my "She Said" layout was prompted by the 'she said' journaling card that was included in Addon #1 - Herald Square.  I used it as a "jumping off" point, thinking of the "she said" as the first part of my journaling block.

(supplies - 34th Street, Penn Station, Herald Square, Murray Hill)

So my challenge to you is to use a journaling card, sticker, rub on, die cut, or anything with a pre-printed or cut phrase on it as the starting point for your journaling on a page.  I can't wait to see what you make!

Create a project , then share it in the Studio Calico gallery. Leave us a link to your project by December 10th in the comments here to be entered to win a $5 GC to the Studio Calico Shop.

Sunday Sketch

This week's sketch comes from Susan Weinroth's 34th Street gallery - and is based on her layout titled "Happiness Here."



We were excited to see how Tracy (mercytiara) interpreted the sketch for herself, and it looks fabulous!



Here is what Tracy had to say about using the sketch:

One of the things I love about this sketch is that it uses 2 vertical photos, but I couldn’t find any pairs of vertical photos in my recent pics, so I decided to switch it up and use one horizontal picture instead.  Other than that I kept to the sketch fairly closely.  I used the Sock Hop kit with the Poodle Skirt and Penny Loafers add-ons, along with a few Studio Calico die cuts from previous kits, Mister Huey’s, Thickers, and October Afternoon Mini Market stickers from my stash.  The colours in this kit are so fun to work with, and I am really loving this combination of yellow, turquoise, and red!

We love all of the pops of color too, Tracy...this looks great!!

Please check out Tracy's gallery and blog for more inspiration!

How will YOU use this sketch?  Whether it's a layout, a card or something else, link us up to your project by December 10th 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)

 

cut it out

Enrollment for our Cut It Out class closes on October 31st - if you've been thinking about signing up, time is running out! We can't wait to inspire you to use your Silhouette more often - and today we want to give you a little peek at what Susan Weinroth has in store for you!





In addition to awesome projects, tips and tricks from Susan and our contributors, each student will also receive a $10 dowload card for the Silhouette online store, more than twenty exclusive cuts from Studio Calico, Ali Edwards and Kerri Bradford (check them out here) and a set of printable journaling cards and accents.

We hope to see you in class on November 1st!!

Cut It Out

It's time to CUT IT OUT. You already know that your Silhouette is a pretty amazing machine, and Susan Weinroth wants to help you put it to work on your pages and cards. In this self paced class, we'll be exploring a handful of basic techniques and fun cutting materials, but the real focus of the class is helping you make your Silhouette an integral part of your projects.

Susan is joined by a talented group of contributors (Ali Edwards, Nichol Magourik, Lisa Dickinson, Jen Gallacher, Lexi Bridges, Robyn Werlich, Becky Novacek, Sasha Farina, Rebecca Trump, Shanna Noel, Julie Campbell, Lilith Eeckels, and Nicole Harper) and they will be showing you step by step just how they make using their Silhouette a part of their design process. The PDFs will contain 20 layouts, 3 cards, and a countless number of tips that will leave you inspired and ready to CUT IT OUT on your next project!

This class is sponsored by Silhouette America, and every student will receive a $10 download card to the Silhouette Online Store. We've also put together a collection of cool exclusive cuts from Studio Calico, Ali Edwards, and Kerri Bradford Studio and a printable PDF of journaling cards and accents.

PDF 1 : out of the box to finished layout (Susan will walk you through the process of downloading a file, installing it in Silhouette Studio and using the cut)
PDF 2 : Accents
PDF 3 : Titles
PDF 4 : Backgrounds
PDF 5 : Basic techniques from Susan (turning a stamped image into a cut, creating a print and cut, making your own cut design & using sketch pens)

If you haven't grabbed a Silhouette yet, we have an AWESOME deal for you!! We've worked with Silhouette to build you a special offer Silhouette Cameo Bundle! You can find all of the details here.

Registration for this class will close on 10/31, and our first day in the classroom will be 11/1. We can't wait to CUT IT OUT with you - see you in class!