Hey guys! It’s midnight on the 28th and that means a new Studio Calico kit reveal!
I’m really loving this month. I had more fun than I’ve had scrapping in a LONG time and I attribute that to loving what April put together for June. 🙂
This month I got
So Cal (obviously!)
And here’s what I came up with:
18 mos.
Made using:
I loved this Pink Paislee paper the moment I set eyes on it:
I knew I had to use it as the focus as a page.I hand cut four of the zig zags and layered them to make diamonds.
I filled in the diamonds with the SC pp from this month.
The photo block is layered on 2 sheets of vellum. I just love this page and it makes me so ridiculously happy! I’m really pleased with the way the journaling turned out,too.
But
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This photo of the girls is one of my all time favorites. I enlarged it and printed it and didn’t want to cover much of it with embellishments.
I had the idea to make this little “clothesline” out of twine and secure the ends with washi tape. I cut hearts from the vellum, and hung labels,die cuts,buttons,and sequins from the clothesline.
I adore the MME “elated,smile,etc” tag and I’m so glad I figured out a way to use it.
The adhesive lace from Malibu is awesome and I had a blast using it. It is a BIG roll…lots of bang for your buck!
If You Were Here
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He is going to KILL me for using this photo of him in my sunglasses. HAHAHA. I don’t care. I think he looks hot even if he was wearing lady glasses.
I cut the letters from the SC patterned paper and “painted them” using Mister Huey’s in Dewey (mixed with some water).
I really like the twine/button/butterfly embellishment clusters.
Yes, I use butterflies on “man pages”. Why not? 🙂
Thank You
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I think this might be my favorite layout this month.
Did I mention how much I loved that adhesive lace? 🙂
I’m not really into hexagons (or stamps-HA!) but I actually really liked this stamp set.
Not much to explain about this one!
It was so nice to really click with a kit again. I’ve missed that feeling of loving what I’m making.
Sometimes you guys ask what I loved most for the month. I have to say that (even though Venice Beach was the DT favorite) I enjoyed using Malibu the most.
It’s the add-on that is most “me” this month, I suppose.
See you later, thanks for stopping by!
xoxo
Great, great layouts! Can’t decide if my favorite is the one with the soccer pic or that last one, but they are all wonderful!!!! BTW, I forgot to reply to your BYH post the other day. I so appreciate when you do that, and I’m hoping that you’ll get to do some creating just for you, just because it’s fun and not a job today.
Your “If You Were Here” layout just made me cry. The military life is never understood until you actually live it day in and day out. When emails are slow and phone calls are few and far between, what we wouldn’t give for the simple things like having them home for an evening?
You do an awesome job of wearing multiple hats! I hope this Memorial Day brings you and your family a time of peace. Thank you for sharing what a lot of us face each day.
your girls are great subjects for layouts. so cute!
Fun layouts this month! You can tell you were trying new things this month. Very cute!
just beautiful Stephanie, very fun layouts! I simply can’t wait to get this kit, stalking the ups man 🙂
Wonderful layouts. Love them all! You are the reason I joined Studio Calico. Thank you:)
Love your layouts – especially the one about your hubby and the 18 month one! I love how you made the diamonds out of the zigzag paper – that really inspired me and I’m going to have to try that. Glad you enjoyed making the layouts and thanks for sharing them!!
So glad you had fun scrapping again – it shows! The layouts are just beautiful. I’m thinking of you and your family today. Thank you all for your service.
Love the layouts! The colors are just beautiful! I am the opposite in that I generally am cramming a ton of pictures on my page!
umm -hello?? I thought you haven’t felt like scrappin’ lately?? These layouts are AWESOME!!! Love love them! The one w/ the PP paper?? ahhh! love. ok enough gushing. that is all. 🙂
Wow, Stephanie! Your layouts this month are fabulous. I sure am going to miss your fresh and inspired approach on future SC reveals! I can’t even remember how I found your blog years ago, but know that it’s the first one I go to on reveal night!
Hi steph, do you have twitter account? Longing for your post about memorial day! 🙂
I love them all but the first one is my favorite. sooooo original. love
Beautiful layouts.
super cute
The layouts are fab! But what you did with the chevron paper, in the first layout? I LOVE IT! Glad to see you back scrapping again (and having fun with it).
great layouts! i especially love the first one, 18mos. i never can think outside of the box to make layouts like that…guess i need to push myself a bit more. i’m so happy that i was able to snag all 4 addons! can’t wait for them to come…
wonderful pages…you are sooo talented! glad your mom is coming…she is probably anxious to hold those wonderful girls of yours…
this Memorial Day we went to a little town called Sumpter OR one of our friends is retired military he is in charge of putting the flags out on the graves at the little cemetary. i took our grandson up there while my husband and Carl put out the flags. i wanted him to know about the sacrifices made. our grandson helped carl run a new flag up the flag pole and we looked at the flags…there is one headstone honoring 4 men that perished together probably on a ship in WW 2… four flags…four men gave their lives…two from the same family i believe…very moving site those flags thank you military AND FAMILIES for your dedication and sacrifices…
Stephanie – Loved “But.” So great to capture things like that.
And to Jimmy – Thanks.
Your pages are always such an inspiration. Thank you so much for your encouragement!
Beautiful pages! You totally rocked this kit! LOVE these!!
And wow, those 18 mo pics of the girls! WOW! Gorgeous!!!!
Absolutely fabulous! You are so dang inspiring!!