the march kit, into the woods, is now available at studio calico! this month i again purchased all four add-ons.
i have never really been one for all four in the past, but the last few months i’ve decided i need to build my stash up again.
over my pregnancy and in the early days after the babies were born, i lost a bit of mojo. i got rid of a lot of supplies that had just been sitting around for ages.
besides, everything this month called my name for different reasons. SC is pretty much the only place i shop now, with no LSS here (boo hiss), so for a few months I’ll just get it all. 🙂
here’s what I came up with this month. i decided i wanted to challenge myself a bit with scrapbooking. when you design for a company, you are supposed to inspire people to use their products. in order to do this, you have to keep things fresh and i think it’s high time for me to learn a few more techniques!
nothing fancy, i’m starting slow…but i want to learn how to incorporate techniques and still keep my style.
three
size: 12×12
made using:
martha stewart butterfly punch
alphabet from main kit
yes it’s true. i misted! i can’t believe it myself. i’ve resisted the trend for a while now. mainly b/c it’s not “me”. and i’m fine with that. but i really wanted to use PINK mister huey!
i really feel i found a way to use mist and still have the layout look like “me”. pretty proud of myself i must say. HA!
i used the violet die cut paper as a mask, placing it on top of a sheet of cardstock. i misted with piglet, removed the die cut paper, and voila. simple, i know. but oh do the results make me happy.
i then cut a couple of the flowers from the die cut paper to frame these sweet photos of sadie.
the book page to the left has a banner on it, i trimmed the banner off of the page so it could overlap my photos.
i think the little yellow tulle flower is super sweet as well.
i used the woodgrain stamp and chicken feed ink to stamp on cardstock, and then i punched butterflies using the martha butterfly stamp.
you know what i love about this page now that i think about it? it’s SO sadie.super soft and sweet, but also messy. just right if you ask me.
awe
size: 12×12
made using:
close to my heart lagoon ink
martha stewart scallop dot punch
a smidge of babbling brook (stamp,paper,trim)
my favorite part about this page is the “ruffles” i made using border punches.
i layered them and flipped up the edges with my finger to give the page a bit of texture.
and yes, i stamped again. i figure it’s time to stop saying i don’t stamp and get over it. i want to stamp, so i’m going to dang it! it sure doesn’t have to be perfect!
i treasure these photos of j and the babies. i think every day how cool it is to have twins. i’m STILL in shock and awe that we have TWO. i’m wondering if that feeling will ever stop and i wanted to do a page about it. 🙂
already
size: 8 1/2×11
made using:
versafine onyx ink
a little bit of everything, ha!
from main kit: stamp, patterned paper
from babbling brook: office pockets, sugar and spice sticker
from mossy knoll: ribbon
from sunny clearing: alphabet, crochet doily
from wildflower: button, sticker
this photo? makes me laugh SO HARD. so so so so so hard. i wanted to do a page that was a bit quirky…about how lucy already has a bit of sadie spunk to her.
not much to explain here, just fun bits and pieces here and there.
feels like spring at forsyth park
size: 12×12
made using:
sunny clearing– yellow die cut paper, gingham paper, butterfly
main– papers, stamp, alpha
mossy knoll– alpha
i was looking at these KI die cut calendar papers and thinking how much i loved them. then i realized that one kind of looked like a sun and one could be a hill.
we had just visited forsyth park on a beautiful sunny day…i decided to go with my idea and do a page about that day.
i cut an edge from the yellow calendar paper and used it, along with the gingham paper for the rays, to make a sun at the top of my page.
i placed my title work, and a sweet little bee (stamped using lemon drops), on the sun.
on the “hill” i did a collage of my iPhone photos from our day at the park. I backed each square photo with patterned paper, and scattered tiny butterflies in the collage.
this is a different style for me, but it was so fun to make and i’m super happy with the results.
so that’s it for this month! if the sickies wouldn’t have gotten me, who knows how many i would have done…this month is so bright, happy, and full of fantastic texture.
i also wanted to let y’all know that the january stamps are now available in the store.
i LOVE how the circle/words stamp looks here, it’s one of my favorites and i’d grab it up if i were you :):
happy monday!
xo
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