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Studio Calico Planetarium layout

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Loved using this months kits from Studio Calico, Planetarium. Here’s how this layout came together using the main kit only. I made quite a few layouts using these awesome kits, which you can view in the gallery. Ironically I am also headed from Perth to Melbourne tomorrow. Can’t wait to see some of you at Better Homes & Gardens LIVE!

An afternoon with Pam Garrison and friends

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It was one of those days where I had so much to catch up on that I wasn’t sure where to begin. When this occurs, it’s usually best for me to start writing a to-do list. It can cover everything from returning emails to starting bigger projects. I like to log all the baby steps along the way. Checking things off gives me a strong Read More »

Studio Calico March Kit Step-Out

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Got a little misty with this month’s Main Kit only layout at Studio Calico, The add-on kits sold out really quick this time, and it’s really no surprise. However there are some more Main kits left. They were so much fun to work with. Here’s how this page came together. I used white mist on the arrow mask that came in the main kit, Neverland. Read More »

Proof – Studio Calico Main Kit Layout

Amy Tangerine | Studio Calico February 2013

For this month’s Main Kit only layout at Studio Calico, I tried to push myself to try new techniques with common supplies. I started out by stitching three arrows with white embroidery floss. Next, I added a few droplets of Calico White Mister Huey. From there, I arranged my photo, patterned paper, and embellishments to my liking and secured them down. Then I placed a Read More »

SC Kit : How this layout came together

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The Block Party kit along with all the add-on’s are sold out. Hope you were lucky enough to get your hands on some of the good stuff. Here is how this layout came together. Inky Black Mister Huey’s is one of my favorite colors. The splatters turn out perfect.You can see all the layouts from the January kit in the SC Scrapbook Gallery.

Project Life – Two Peas

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Delighted to be a part of this new video series at Two Peas In a Bucket. Each Saturday there will be a new Project Life video from one of the Garden Girls. In the first video of this series, I show how a spread of a trip came together. I used photos printed by Persnickety Prints, Design E and Design A of these Project Life Read More »

Studio Calico December kit || My Process

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Studio Calico’s 34th Street December kit is still available. Every month when I get the kits, I have a little routine that I go through. Here is how this layout came together using the main kit only. The firs thing I do is open up the main kit and spread everything out. I like to flip the papers to my favorite sides facing up so Read More »

Allison Kreft’s new collection

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So excited about Allison‘s new collaboration with Webster’s Pages. Her designs have been some of my favorites for years, and these are no exception.The papers are gorgeous – I had a chance to play with her new collection, including transparencies! The colors, icons and patterns are perfection. There’s plenty of woodgrain, chevron, maps and cameras. Here’s how this layout came together.Other supplies: We Were Here Read More »

Process: Sunshine Rays for Studio Calico Layout

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Sometimes when I sit down to make a layout, my initial vision for the project morphs into something even bigger and better than I could have imagined. That’s exactly what happened for this layout that I created for Studio Calico’s November Main kit, Sock Hop. At first I thought I wanted to create a rainbow effect around a sun with Mister Huey, but let’s be Read More »