a little bit of me.

{SC's May Kit: Planetarium Revealed}

The blog's been suffering, but I wanted to pop on and share the latest Studio Calico kit - May's Planetarium - and what I put together with it.  This one was a fave for sure!

E&N - made entirely with the main kit "Planetarium" - love this pic of my boys being sweet for all of 10 seconds.  ;)  You can find the & cut HERE.

Beach Afternoon - lots of pics from our first "official" afternoon at the beach - and a mix of phone pics AND big camera shots - they are all sized to 2x2.  You can find that CUTIE sun cut HERE.

Evan - More with that sun cut (sure to be a new fave!) and some cute older pics of Ev from last year this time.

Hello Almost Three - I wrote out the journaling for this to be a blog post a few weeks back and then never added the pics to hit publish.  TYPICAL me these days.  ;)  I might just add it to the blog schedule for later in the week.  If i can get it together enough to make that happen! 

Tybee - Eric and I hit up Tybee Island a few weeks ago for their wine festival, sans kids.  It was FREAKING FANTASTIC.  :))  Lots of Project Life kit cards used here.

You Make Me Happy - Last page - just a big 12x12 pic that I love from last month + a Project Life kit card and voila instant layout.  :))  try it!

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{SC's December Kit: 34th Street Revealed!}

I can NOT believe that December is almost here.

whoa.

Where did November go?!

I have projects from Studo Calico's December kit - 34th Street - to share with you today.  (the kit was revealed last night!)

I love love LOVED December's kit - so much that I got the main, card kit, and ALL FOUR ADDONS.  yep.  ;))  This is what I made with it...

...Happiness Here - Created entirely with the Main Kit and some of the printables for the month.  I used "print and cut" on my Silhouette to print them then trim them out.  Eric snapped these pics of the boys with me on our fall vacay last month.

...Good Cheer - a favorite pic from last Christmas!  I created this page entirely with addon #4 Kris Kringle.

...She Said - inpired by this journaling card that was included in the kit.  Another vacay pic that just makes me smile.  :)

...Hello Love - created entirely with the December main card kit!  love the little 6x6 paper pad that comes with the card kit!

...Hello There - lots of what I loved from the month's kit - all thrown together on a card.  ;)  WISH i had had more time to do a bit more, but that was so far from the case this month...

Happy almost-December everyone!

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{Scrapbook Shares!}

Popping in today with a little scrapbook share...  

I got a big box of Queen & Co's newest goodies (tape, twine, buttons, gems >> aka everything i love!) a few weeks ago, and decided to put them to good use here:

The washi tape, gems, buttons and twine are all Queen & Co.  The background paper is SC and one of my all-time faves.  I kinda need to hoard it ;)

Seemed perfect for both the beach theme of my pics and the colors the boys were wearing!

...There's also lots of Studio Calico paper and wood veneer mixed in (these speech bubbles are a NEW fave!), as well as some Amy Tangerine embellies.

I love scrapping mini pics like this in a patchwork way.  Lots of scraps, fun embellies, and machine stitching just =s fun.

And then I figured - Why not make a card with all that fab tape, too!?  :)

I stacked lots of tape along the left side of the card, covering one edge of the rough ends with a strip of patterned paper, and then wrapped twine around that and tied.

I machine stitched random lines through the tape and added some kraft heart stickers on top, & then embellished with Q&Co gems.

And then I used my Silhouette machine to cut the sun shape out, adding in the custom text greeting (Bebas Neue & Wisdom Script fonts).

(So good to be blogging more often this month!)

:)

Some of the PRODUCTS USED on my projects:

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{Cut It Out - Studio Calico's November Class!}

Can I just tell you that I am so, SO excited about the announcement of this class!  >> I'll be teaching it over at Studio Calico next month (throughout the month of November!).

CLASS UPDATE: The kit is officially sold out - but anyone enrolling now through the rest of the month will get the Exclusive Class cuts, Exclusive Printables, and the $10 off SIlhouette Online Store Gift Card for downloads.

It's all about using your silhouette machine to enhance your pages, and vary them up, and inspire new ideas in your scrapbook.  And other than kraft cardstock (which I almost always use for journaling) & my sewing machine >>> My Silhouette machine is my other MUST HAVE for almost every scrap page I do.

And in case you've been on the fence on purchasing a Silhouette - Here is a fabulous bundle deal to get you started!

And it's PACKED with amazing stuff - including this class kit and stamp set >> the class kit is available on a limited basis - so you DEFINITELY want to be sure to sign up right away to ensure your kit along with my FAVORITE stamp set to date!

There are also a ton of EXCLUSIVE cuts for your silhouette machine that come along with the class (even more than are pictured below, including backgrounds too!).  These won't be available for purchase outside of the class - so if you want them, and TRUST ME you want them ;)) - you'll need to get them with the class!

I've been having fun all week taking the cuts on a 'test drive' while creating projects for the class - and wanted to share a few from my cut-pile with you here...

LOVE.  lovelovelovelovelove.  And I'm not going to lie >>> It's SO nice to be the teacher because I got to suggest all the fun ideas in my brain that have been floating around waiting to be put into action for something crafty and creative!

The class cuts will be provided to EVERYONE who signs up for the class - as well as the fun 'printables' (below), AND a $10 download gift certificate card to the online silhouette store.

Here's the official class description...  You can SIGN UP HERE.  Please let me know if you enroll - Along with a DREAM LIST of contributors, the class kit & stamp set I-want-to-marry-I-love-it-so-much, and the exclusive class cuts -- this class is going the be FAB... :)

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CUT IT OUT Class Description...!

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.

**While supplies last, Cut It Out students will receive a class kit including vellum, American Crafts POW glitter paper, WRMK Washi Paper, Silhouette Sticker paper and an exclusive stamp set - this kit will ship for free beginning on 10/8/2012.**

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)

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{SC's Summer of '69 Revealed!}

Studio Calico's August kit - Summer of '69 - is now available!

And this is what I made with it...

...At-Home SuperHero was created entirely with the MAIN kit - Summer of '69.  Loved this little snap of Ev while he was running around the house one day being Capt America & "kapowing" (his word) everything in site, and I've been saving it to scrap for a while!

...You 2 is a mish-mash of all of my favorite elements of the main kit + the two addons that I grabbed (Five & Dime and Mama's Porch with probably a little bit of Addon Patterned Paper thrown in too).  Every once in a while its fun for me to do a page and throw a little pink in - sometimes i just NEED some pink.  ;)

...Evan @ Five was inspired by a pin on my scrappy inspo pinboard.  The interview style journaling was SO quick to do and I know I'm going to love this page years from now.  :)

...Thank You - these die cut punches were included in Addon Patterned Paper.  I spritzed a bit of Shine on there too for some glitz.

...It's the little Moments - this card's sentiment is the stamp that was included in Mama's Porch.  Actually the ENTIRE card is from Mama's Porch.  :)

...Just a Note - this card's stamp was included in the Main kit.  Wanted to use it somewhere and this seemed just right.

And that was August's Kit.

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{Studio Calico: July's Elmwood Park Revealed!}

Studio Calico's July Kit - Elmwood Park - is now available

 And this is what I made with it...

...First Day/Last Day is my Main-Only Project this month... i love that chevron stripe-y SC exclusive print paper and used it here to tie my non-color-coordinated pics together.  ;)

...Hello Vacation is another favorite beach vacay pic taken last month.  Addon #4 Monkey Bars was my favorite by far this month - used the yellow thickers here and the buttons as well as the pretty aqua striped washi tape.

...Hi, Hello - this card uses bits from the entire kit that I loved.  The cute little hello tag, and stick pin was part of the Capture the Flag addon.

(& finally)...HEY YOU!  loved the wide gross grain ribbon (part of Capture the Flag) and thought it was perfect for a card.  I folded and pleated it to get this look, securing the folded pleats with fabric glue, then running the non-pleated portion of ribbon under my sewing machine.

Happy almost-July Everyone!

:)

{Studio Calico's Hey Day!}

It's "officially" HEY DAY!!!

Studio Calico's newest collection - Hey Day - just hit the shop... And we're having a Hey Day Arrival Party!  wahoo!

I was lucky enough to get a box of this collection a few weeks ago, and have already been putting it to good use both on projects and in my PROJECT LIFE album.  The colors (lots of AQUA & ORANGE) - were MADE for me!  :)

The wave pattern paper was perfect for this layout about Evan's new "word" for pseudo-surfing (aka balancing on a boogie board when it's low tide!)... SURFER-DUDE'ING - sure to be an instant classic word for our family.  ;)  The reverse side is the orange print that I used a strip of abover the photo.

The banner shapes at the top are part of the ephemera pack.

(Glad we got this memory - photos fron Hilton Head - down in the form of a scrapbook page!)

I'm kind of in love with the Hey Day sentiment stamps - so perfect for both cards and little Project Life tags - I used the "You are my sunshine" on BOTH projects, and then also the "snap shot" (LOVE THIS ONE) on the layout.

The 6x6 paper pad is made for cards - I used the papers from this pad for my Hello Sunshine card here.

...AND I also used lots of MIST.  :)  The Mint Julep + a little Shine is the best combo, in my opinion.  You can mist directly onto the "mistables" in this collection - they are "naked" alphas and embellies just waiting for you to add the MIST!

Be sure to check out the SC Blog for more Hey Day FUN!!! :)

Products used on my HEY DAY Projects:

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{Studio Calico's June Kit Revealed}

Studio Calico's June Kit - 35mm - is now available!  This is what I made with JUST THE MAIN 35mm KIT...

LOVED how warm & sunny the main kit was this month - perfect for this sunset pic from our vacay earlier in the month.

I also picked up Addons #1 Santa Monica, #3 Malibu, & #4 Venice Beach this month, as well as MORE SC Paper.  My general process when creating my SC kit projects is to look through everything when it arrives - being CAREFUL to keep it all seperate in case I'm needed to create a sneak page that month - then decide what colors or papers are calling my name - match them up with the pics and/or stories that jump out from recent weeks - resize photos and have them printed - and then scrap my MAIN ONLY page first (so that I can ensure it actually IS main only!).

THEN I MIX EVERYTHING (!!!) into one big pile of papers and embellies and letters and go for it with the rest of my projects.  SO that's probably why I'm not always sure where something on my page came from - regardless, JUNE was a fabulous month - so much so that I needed three of the addons.  ;)

Evan's first T-ball season is now over, but he had a blast playing this spring, and this page is about just that - we are so proud of the effort & enthusiasm he's had for sports this year.  :)

23 Months is another page for Noah's everymonth album.  Need to get the whole album out and figure out what month's I'm missing and then go back and scrap those!

Remember How Sweet is more pics from our vacay.  (even though it was short, we needed that vacay!  The title is word art that I created myself in silhouette studio.

How fabulous is the YOU ARE FABULOUS stamp in Addon #2 Newport?!  I didn't get that addon but was lucky enough to snap the stamp.  It's a good one.

My Thank You hexie card is made with the stamp set in Addon #3 Malibu.  The stamp set breaks apart so that you can use just the varying sized hexie outlines like i did here.

Hello!!!!!  this is my favorite stamp of the month (I think?!) - this month's stamps were the best compilation of stamps in a LONG TIME in my opinion.  Amazingly fab.  This Hello stamp comes from the set in Addon #1 Santa Monica.  The HEY GIRL is part of the 35mm main kit.

And that was June!

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{Project LIFE: Week 12}

More Project Life to add to the blog history tonight...  Here we go - this was Week 12:

The "hello" diecut that I've been using (alot - i know!) on both scrap projects and my project life spreads, is available at the silhouette online store (it's included in a set of four circle type designs).

My little "photog-er" story from my NSD scrapbook challenge page comes from this week...

This week was lots of little bits and pieces - baseball for Evan, March Madness, beach afternoons, and Spring flower planting.  I know I've said it before, but I truly LOVE that these everyday type moments have a home in my PL album.

The insert this week is a cut down Style D (available in this mega-pack) - I love that while I was photographing scrap projects in my front living room (great light there!) I inadvertantly caught the Kids AND the Poodle (midair!) all waiting at the door excited that Daddy had just pulled in.

The back of the insert has scenes from meeting the easter bunny (version 1 - as we'd end up treking out to meet bunny 2.0 again the next week), early egg hunting, and a beach afternoon.

And that was Week 12!  :)

Now just to catch up on printing last week & this week's pics...!

Products Used on Week 12:

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{National Scrapbook Day - The Blog Hop!}

ETA: Winner Info!!!  Congrats Kimberly - please email me your mailing address!

The light in all of your layouts is more than just the bright colors you use, but the love behind your photos! Always a fan!

Posted by: Kimberly L.C. | May 05, 2012 at 09:51 PM

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Hippity Hop, Happy NSD 2012!

Studio Calico is sponsoring lots of National Scrapbook Day fun this year.  Starting with a blog hop - and even MORE inspiration from the May 35mm Main Kit - this was created entirely with the 35mm Main Kit (except for a few veneer birds I couldn't resist throwing on at the last minute!)...

This was without a doubt one of my favorite "main" kits in a long time.  The Hexies had me at hello.  :)

And since 35mm is sold out, we're giving away one of it's addon friends!!!  Just comment here on my post for a chance to win the "Brownie AddOn" from May.

Then, be sure to hop on back to the SC blog & link to all the other stops on the hop.  ;)

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I'm also hosting a NSD challenge at Studio Calico - use 5 or more photos on a page.  Here's my take on my challenge...

...One of my favorite little snaps (& story) of Ev from last month.  And my new favorite chevron paper.  ;)

If you decide to take on the challenge be sure to post it in the SC Gallery and then link your gallery post up to the SC Challenge Blog Post Here for a chance to win a prize from SC!

Happy Scrapping.  ;)

Products Used on Projects here:

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