Studio Calico November Card Kit

Today is an exciting day for me,

the cards I created for Studio Calico are featured

on the Studio Calico blog! I had a blast playing with the

November kit, I just couldn't stop creating, I

made a total of 6 cards!! If you know my card making

style, you know that I like to pile on the embelishements,

even in doing so with these cards, there is still plenty of stuff

leftover. As well, aside from the essential such as

twine, ink and mist, I only used the contents of this kit.

That's a sign of an awesome kit.

Today I will post a couple of these cards,

the remainder can be seen on the Studio Calico blog,

I would truly appreciate it if you stop by the SC blog

to check things, even better, leave a comment

if you like what you see. There were 3 other girls

playing along with me, their cards are fabulous!!

This card features the November background cut file,

availabe here at Studio Calico. I used this

file with my Cameo, love how it turned out!

For good measure I added some stitching and a dash

of yellow for a pop of color. Embossed the stamp banner

using AC Zing embossing powder, which is also

available here at Studio Calico. This time I left the

feather wood veneer au naturel!

This card features the November Pocket cut file,

availabe here at Studio Calico. Added lots of layers using

the diecuts hexagons and I just can't get enough of

those tabs. A bit of bling here and there and of

course those awesome alpha stickers by Jenni Bowlin,

ties it all up nicely together.

This time around I added some Mister Huey in Warm

and Shine Calico, love the dark woodgrain effect it produced.

These are again available in the SC store, here.

Thanks for stopping by, hope you have enjoyed these cards!

Tiny Pumpkins

Happy Friday y'all! Hope you have some fun

stuff ahead this weekend. Today I'm sharing a layout

I created for Jillibean Soup. This was designed using

the Country Pumpkin Soup collection, love love love

a good Fall theme collection. I went digging to find

older pictures of the girls, these are a couple

years old, they are so small, Bri was only 2 in that

picture, time flies!!!

Again I went for a neutral background, I'm also a sucker

for a good plain background, the grid design is

so perfect. I added layers, tags, doilies and twine.

We haven't made it out to the pumpking patch this year,

I was hoping to do this weekend but they are calling

for rain, hopefully we will catch a break!



Studio Calico November Card Kit

A while back I received an email from the wonderful

people at Studio Calico inviting me to participate in a special feature

of the card kit! After picking up my jaw from the floor, shouting out to

my husband to come and read the email, I quickly replied that I

would be thrilled and honored to participate.

You see, I love making cards but I usually make them for DT

assignments or with leftover papers, I never worked with a kit.

I was so exctied to receive my first card kit and let me tell you,

 it is stunning! The custom made 6x6 paper pad is THE best!!!

When making cards I love working with the smaller scale prints

and that's exactly what the paper pad offers. Of course, true to its roots,

Studio Calico includes a wonderful greeting stamp that is ultra versatile

and some stunning embelishments, all in all, I was in love with this kit.

I've been posting my sneaks on Instagram and Twitter (scrappymelb)

and thought I should share them here today. The full reveal will be at

the end of the month, I can not wait. In the meantime, I truly

hope you will like what I have to share.

A HUGE thank you to the folks at SC,

this has made me a very happy cardmaker!!!

Thinking of You

Well it's already Monday, the weekend sure went by quickly!

I do like Mondays, a fresh week, new possibilities, opportunities

and of course, cards Monday with Jillibean Soup!

This week I'm sharing a card I created using the new Hexies,

aren't they fabulous!? No cutting, just peel and stick, easy

peasy, love it! I paired them with a journaling card,

wood flag, twine and voila, a quick and easy card.

Happy Monday y'all!

Hello Trendy Girl

As Danika is getting older she is becoming more aware of what is trendy

and cool. Right now she has a love for friendship bracelets and feather

earrings. Of course this was the perfect scrapping subject.

To create this layout I used a Studio Calico kit - Summer of 69,

btw still love that Bryan Adams song!

I did lots of layers, used my cameo, sewing machine

and stamps. I tried to make this layout as trendy as possible.

Of yeah, I used color cardstock!!!

I haven't done that in ages, I usually use white or pale pattern paper.



Wordless Wednesday

This little beauty is now 3 months old!

Be still my heart!

Just A Note

I am sharing with you today a card I created with leftovers

 from a Studio Calico kit. It's a simple card, that came

quickly together, a perfect example (i think) of how scraps

can be used up for cards. I have to make a special mention for

the Prima Crystals, they are my new favorite embelishement.

So perfect for any project, the pack offers multiple sizes,

that is why I love getting kits, you get to try things you wouldn't

normally purchase or in my case, find in my area.



A little note, I'm now on Instagram and Twitter, so if you are interested

in following me, my name is scrappymelb, I would love to see what you

are up too on Instagram (I'm completly addicted to that site and my new iphone!)

Butterflies

Happy friday friends. I saw some flurrings this morning, eeeek!

I am not ready for winter!!!

Today I'm sharing a lo I created with a Studio Calico kit,

Summer of 69. Love these pics of Brianna, my sweet shy girl.

First time activities are hard for her, starting school was

no exception, even if she was excited, she would have prefered

to stay home with me and the baby. But with the help of her

big sister and lots of encouragement, she no longer cries

in the mornings when Dan drops her off. Yep, it took 6 weeks

for this to happen, I am sooooo proud of her.



Leg warmers

When I was pregnant with Alexia I found these adorable leg

warmers for babies. They are so pratical, especially when around

the house and she's wearing a onesie, plus she's totally cute.

I didn't have any of these for the older two girls, I guee it wasn't

on the market yet, funny how with every pregnancy there

is a new trend or hot item that I must purchased. Since

this is our last baby I was good but I couldn't resist the leg warmers.

I create this layout for Jillibean Soup using the new Grandma Lima

Bean Soup. I also used a wood banner  on which I stamped 

on the underside portion of the banner. I thought it was a fun way

to get more use out of those wood banners that I love!

Using a Studio Calico template I misted the white cardstock,

I wanted to mimic the stripes pattern in the leg warmers. I used

3 different mist to create a multicolor pattern.



As always, thanks for the visit!

Wordless(ish) Wednesday

This girl doesn't smile, she smirks!

Cheers

Happy Thanksgiving to my Fellow Canadians.

I hope your day is filled with lots of yummy fall goodness.

I have so much to be thankful for;

 my healthy girls who bring me so much joy;

my loving supportive husband who is my best friend;

being off work for a year while I enjoy my new baby;

our health!;

enjoying the Fall colors and activities our land has to offer;

this wonderful hobby which gives me the creative outlet I so

badly need and the fact that I've had some amazing opportunities

and met so many wonderful people because of paper!

One of these amazing opportunities is designing for Jillibean Soup.

You all know my love for Jill and her company,

I am so very grateful to have "met" her, Kimber and the team.

Today I'm sharing a card I created for Jillibean Soup.

Lots of my go to items on this card, the shipping tag,

the Soup Labels, the diecut border, I think these items always

make their way onto my Jillibean Soup projects.



Happy Day to You!

Happy World Card Making Day

I hope you have something crafty planned for today!

I'm sharing a challenge on the Studio Calico blog.

All the details are posted here - Studio Calico blog.

Along with some other amazing challenges offered by fellow message

board members and DT members.

Lots of great prizes are up for grabs, including a 3months

sub to their wonderful card kit! It doesn't get better than that!

Hope you will join us!

Happy crafting!!!!

Love x3

This week I played along with the sketch challenge at Studio Calico.

This picture totally gets to me, the girls were all ligned up on our bed,

their feet together, how could I resist this moment?!

 Of course I had to capture it on film.

To create this layout I used the August kit, which I've just

opened for the first time (yep I'm a bit behind).

If you haven't yet played along with the challenges

at Studio Calico you should check them out,

lots of inspiration going on.

On yeah, got some of my first cut with my new Cameo.

Still learning the ins and outs of this awesome machine,

the options are endless!!!

Wordless(ish) Wednesday

9 years ago I married my high school sweetheart,

my best friend, my rock.

We met 20 years ago, on the dance floor at school.

It was love at first sigh, ever since he's been

making me laugh and providing endless

support and love.

Happy Anniversary my luv!



& Spin

Well it seems that I have a thing for yellow!

If I have yellow papers, embelishments, letters, you

name it, it will find it's way on my lo!!!

The chipboard pieces were covered using various methods,

for one I used woodgrain washi, the other a Studio Calico

exclusive die cut, at finally good ol' ink! Love the

various looks this creates.

Love love love Danika's expression in this picture,

pure glee!!!!!

Words of Wisdom

Well I've finally done it and used up a whole Studio Calico kit!

You see, when it comes to my kits, I'm a chronic horder.

I store them in their pretty bags, pull them out to do one or

two layouts and back in the bag it goes.

Well this month I did things differently, I created

4 layouts and a card, yeah I have stuff leftover, but

I'm ready to move on and part with what's left over of the kit,

I'm ok with that because I'm happy with what I created.

Danika turned 8 a couple of weeks ago and when I

saw the Amy Tangerine speech bubble paper, I knew

I wanted to use it to showcase randome quotes

that I like to tell Danika. This was also inspired

by Nicole Samuel's DT layout for Studio Calico.

I cut out the inside of the speech bubble using an exacto knife,

printed the quotes on vellum, and glued both parts together,

trimmed the edges and voila, instant speech bubbles with flair.

I just think it's a fun take on some pretty funky pattern paper.

With the scraps of paper, I managed to whip up a quick

fun card for a very awesome friend!

Can you spy something new on this card? If you noticed the

diecut word you are correct!!! My Silhouette Cameo arrived this

past week and I've been having a blast with it!

Happy Mondahy y'all!