Studio Calico's Sandlot is Here!

We just got back from sunny Florida & I think I still have vacation brain.  (By the way, can I tell you how challenging it is to get my teenager to smile?  Sigh...)  I'm a couple of days behind, but I wanted to share the new August kits with you from Studio Calico!

 

Take a peek at Sandlot:

 

  Card Kit

Project Life® Kit

Scrapbook Kit

If you're like me & enjoy cute, whimsical stamps... you're going to LOVE the Sandlot card kit.  The bubblegum machine is the perfect size for a card front, but it's large enough to use on scrapbooking layouts or party decor & still stand on its own.

The kit comes with both bright & vibrant patterned paper/embellishments as well as soft & pastel.  

I really love the school themed patterns mixed in the kit.  The great thing is, if you don't have school-aged kids, the patterns are neutral enough to be used in many other ways.  (The card above uses the pencil patterned paper.)

If you like more of a romantic, elegant style then the Squints add-on is for you!  It comes with a beautiful, layerable stamp set & sentiments that coordinate with wood veneer pieces.

 I made this bouquet by stamping several flowers & adding them to a cone that I made with a square of vellum.

For those of you who have kids getting ready to start school (Ours start next week!  Crazy!) you'll definitely want to check out the Teacher's Pet stamp/die set.

 I make a lot of school themed cards.  They're perfect for sneaking into lunch boxes & backpacks... but they also are handy for schmoozing teachers.  ;)  (I'm not going to lie.  When you have a house filled with boys, especially a little mischievous one, it's always good to have a card on hand.  Those teachers need all of the encouragement they can get!)

Here are a couple of my other favorites from this month:

These Kraft Daily Envelopes stole my heart.  They're 3x4" & perfect for Project Life®.  I think they'd also make great focal points on cards & are the perfect size to hold gift cards.  I ordered two sets.  I couldn't help myself.

 Another thing that I'm REALLY excited about are these Color Theory acrylic paints.  I recently shared a video on how to create a stained glass effect with stamps on the Studio Calico blog & I can't wait to have all of these colors to work with!

 Thanks for stopping by!  You can find all of the new releases here & a gallery FILLED with ideas from the creative team here.

Summer Card Inspiration

 Things are finally starting to bloom here.  I love these coneflowers!  They're the one thing I can't seem to kill with my black thumb.

 I'm not much of a "fancy flower" kind of girl.  My husband knows to never buy me roses.  Echinacea is definitely more my style.

That's when I flipped when I saw this stamp set designed by 1Canoe2 for Studio Calico's July release.

It's filled with gorgeous "buildable" floral images & big, beautiful sentiments.

 

I don't know what these flowers are called (I'm so clueless when it comes to botany.)  I just know that I love them... and if my husband brought me a bouquet of them home, he would have my heart.  ;)  They are also included in the stamp set.  I'll share a fun tutorial on how to paint these flowers in an upcoming blog post at Studio Calico.

 I'm just going to admit it right now.  I think I've eaten my weight in watermelon this summer.  I can't seem to help myself.  So, when I saw the paper in the Penny Arcade card kit this month, I knew I had to use it to make a summery card.  It was just crying out to be made into a watermelon!

 

If you can cut a circle, you can make this card,  It's definitely easy to do & I think it turned out so sweet.  (Pun intended.)  

I used my Silhouette to cut out the circles, but you can easily make this design by tracing small saucers or anything round you have at home.  It's also a great project to make with kids!  Here's the basic run down:

1. Cut one full circle out of white cardstock.  Score down the middle & fold in half.
2. Cut a half circle (the same size as the first) using the green patterned paper found in the kit.
3. Cut another smaller half circle from white cardstock.
4. Cut a slightly smaller half circle from the red patterned paper from the kit.
5. Apply adhesive-backed Velcro

I used a sentiment stamp from the Pinball card kit & added a snip of Velcro to hold the fruit closed.  I thought the little triangle banners from the Penny Arcade stamp set looked like pieces of watermelon, so I stamped them with Versamark ink to make a border.  (See.  I've eaten so much watermelon that everything I look at turns into the fruit!) 

 I hope you're enjoying your summer!  Thanks for stopping by.

Happy NSD (National Scrapbook Day)

 

I love that there is a holiday that celebrates the love of memory keeping, paper, & art.

Studio Calico designed an exclusive NSD kit & stamp set.  Those acrylic stars are so fun!

 NSD Mini Kit

NSD Stamp Set

There are so many great challenges going on that help to inspire new projects & there are some awesome prizes up for grabs.  You can check them all out on the blog.

I participated in one of the sketch challenges:

 

Ever since my Morgan kit arrived, I knew I wanted to use the circle stamp & die to make a moon. This sketch gave me the perfect inspiration! I flipped the sketch & used a journaling card as my sentiment. 

Supplies : Bluegrass Farm PL kit: journaling card; Pretty Little Paper Pad: striped vellum & gold foiled star bg; Morgan Card Kit Add-on: circle stamp & die; ink: ColorBox Gold Pigment Inkpad; other: gold stars & thread 

My sister's last name is Moon & I sent this card out to her this morning.  I love sending her things that play off of her name.  ;)  There is actually another challenge that is perfect for card makers.  (It involves mailing out a handmade card & you can find out more here.)

Happy National Scrapbook Day!  Have fun!  :)

Studio Calico {Cuppa} Projects

It's that time again!  The Studio Calico November {Cuppa} kits became available today to subscribers (& will be up at midnight for non-subscribers.)

For my projects, I used all 3 Main kits (scrapbook, card, & Project Life), the card add-on (Cinnamon Spice) & add-on 3 (Chai.)  You can find all of the kits here.

I have 10 cards to share with you today!  For my first card, I wanted to use the real wood slice tag that's found in the PL kit.  I covered it with paper from the card kit & sanded the edges to give it a worn-in feel.

The leaf stamp from the PL kit coordinate perfectly with these rub-on transfers by Amy Tangerine.  I love that the card add-on comes with these natural kraft card bases & matching envelopes.

 This card uses one of the transparent icon squares that are exclusive to the main scrapbooking kit.  I used some of the washi from the card kit to hold it in place.

 The digi cut files, templates & printables are SO cool this month!  I used this Where the Wild Things Are set for this card.  (It was one of my favorite books as a kid.)

 The Chai add on comes with TONS of transparent vellum die cuts (like these glasses) & other die cuts as well.  The paper & stars are from the card kit.

 This card uses a lot of elements from the Chai add-on as well.  The patterned paper is already die cut, making it really easy to create a cool layered look.  I just added bits & pieces from the other kits to fill in the circles.

This was one of my favorite projects this month.  I made it solely from the card kit.

I love that these clocks fit perfectly inside of the hexagon stamps from the kit.

 This card uses another one of the transparent icon squares from the main kit.  This card would be perfect for someone buying a new home as well.

 I had a lot of fun filling up all of the squares in this coin pocket sheet.  This Peppermint stamp add-on is the coolest holiday set!

 I used bits & pieces from all of my kits to make this one.  The chalkboard paper is from the card kit & I love it's worn feel.

 This card uses stamps from the card kit add-on.  The stamps were designed by Mama Elephant & I LOVE their style!

 Thanks so much for taking a peek!  You can find more specific info on each card (as well as links to each product used) in my Cuppa Gallery at Studio Calico.