Layout of the Week

The layout of the week is brought to you by Kimberly Neddo (kimberly).
Each week, the layout in the gallery is linked, so you can add it to your favorites easily.


This layout has been added to your favorites more than any other layout in the SC community gallery for the week of 3/14-3/20.

Congratulations Kimberly! Because of this you have won a $10 gift card to be used on any new purchase at Studio Calico.

Want a chance to win next week? Be sure to upload your projects to the SC gallery, and support your community by adding special projects that catch your eye into your favorites! It could be YOU next week!

Please note, winners are not allowed to win more than once in a four-week period.
Winners are not limited to those using Studio Calico kits.

insider tip*

here's a quick and easy way of mixing different patterned papers to a layout.

start by punching out several different sizes of circles with a good mix of patterned paper.
cut them in half.mix the different cut pieces around an image that's been punched in circle to create petals.
add some texture by sewing around the petals.

voila.

Member Spotlight - Larissa Albernaz

I'm so happy and honored to have Larissa Albernaz from Brazil be our guest for this new Member Spotlight post :)

I was lucky enough to meet Larissa when I taught in Brazil in 2008 and not only this girl is talented but oh dear, she's also a doll! :) Let's get to know this incredible artist!


how did you get started with Scrapbooking?

Well, I had my colorful agendas in my teenage years; full of stickers and attachments. I also used to make detailed notebooks with magazine clippings, book passages, pictures and drawings. After that, when I got married, as my husband has photographing as hobby, I started setting up albums of our trips, putting together a little bit of everything we brought such as tickets, stickers, post cards and so on. I even used some scrapbook products without even knowing the whole theory. At least, scrapbook really, I only started getting to know in September of 2005 when I took my first class.

When my daughter was born, I decided it was also time to tell the story behind those pictures. I set my first scrapbooking album during my pregnancy but, I made it with no techniques at all. It was only when she turned two years old that I saw an ad about a scrapbooking class near where I live. I got eager to learn more and nowadays I’m completely addicted.

How do you usually start with a new layout?

If I’ve got a particular photo that I want to use, I’ll start by matching up some paper to it, but usually, as I only have time to DT work, I start with the papers/kits and plann my design, then find the photos that suit. I try everything and If i´m satisfied, I stick them down, then onto the title, and finally add the embellishments.

What do you like so much about Studio Calico?

I really think the kit is perfect, awesome! Everything is super fancy and come in beautiful colors!!!

Your favorite SC stamp.

Ferris Wheel Stamp set (stamp included in the Wedding Ring add-on kit this month)


Your favorite SC kit.

I adore the Home Front Collection, but my favorite SC kit is "The yearbook"

If you had to move to a desert island, what would you bring?

Something to kill the insects, a knife, a lighter, shampoo, toothbrush, my computer, internet... and Josh Holloway!



Your favorite book.

The little Prince


Your favorite song/album.

Multishow Live, Vanessa da Mata



Thnk you Larissa for being such an inspiration! Visit Larissa's blog and Larissa SC gallery :)

xoxo
Céline

outside inspiration

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Skateboard and snowboard graphics and photography has inspired my scrapbooking for years. I can't quite pinpoint as to why or the specific reason. It could be because it's so far from scrapbooking.

what outside of the scrapbook world is inspiring you right now?

Lucky Winner

The winner of the 4-leaf clover stamp is:

mom2ee said...

of course I'm wearing green!

March 17, 2010 3:11 PM

Please send an email to info@studiocalico.com to claim your prize.

Feeling Lucky?

Want a chance to win this one-of-a-kind clover stamp?

Just leave a comment letting me know if you are wearing green today.

This stamp was originally designed for the Chocolate Clover Scrapbook Store in Dawson Creek, BC, Canada. If you're in the area, you might stop by, make a purchase and ask about this stamp.

Turn your paper towel into a piece of art!

Hi everyone ^^

Today I will show you, in this fun little tutorial, how to turn any paper towel into a fun, textured little piece of fabric to use for your layouts and albums.
I was recently inspired by Karine Cazenave-Tapie's new book, "Les Ateliers de Karine : Scrap Texture" (available in French) in which you can discover many fun and amazing techniques and I fell in love with one of her layouts, where she used some paper towel for her layout.

First of all, all you'll need for this technique is paper towel and Maya Mists.

For this layout, I used the Purple and the gold ones, but of course feel free to use any color depending on the papers you picked. You'll find so many amazing colors in the SC boutique, you'll just faint ^^

Take a piece of paper towel and spray the darkest color on top of it.

Then add some gold in order to get a shinier effect on the paper towel.

Let it dry or use a heat gun.

Depending on the paper towel that you have, you might have different designs and several layers.
On this one, there are circles. I decided to separate the two layers of papers for this one, hesitating between using the most colorful one or not.

And I decided to use the white one on which you can see the circles that soak all of the Maya Mists in.


I highly recomment this adhesive to glue the paper towel as it usually moves if you use regular double sided tape.

And here's my layout :


Isn't my mom a doll? :)

I couldn't resist using the Hot Air Balloon stamp for this layout, I don't know why, I think it reminds me of Spring :) And it's my favorite SC stamp so I could use it for every single layout :)

You'll also be able to purchase this cute little doily garland (that was in the last month's kit) pretty soon in the SC boutique.


Of course you can spray on top of the rubons but let it dry a little bit longer than on paper.


Feel free to mix stamps together : here I stamped with brown versafine ink (or brown Distress ink)the journaling square onto kraft paper then used a green versafine ink (or green Distress ink) to stamp the star.

By adding the butterfly stamp later, you get lots of contrast and a lot of brand new stamps :)

Same thing here : I used green Distress ink to stamp the house and then a brown Distress ink to stamp the HAPPY word.

How cute is this JBS garland?


I hope you enjoyed it and I am looking forward to seeing your beautiful PAPER TOWEL layouts :D

xoxo

céline

Challenge - Print or Stamp on Masking Tape

Hello everyone!

Hope you had a wonderful weekend and are ready to get started with this new challenge this week!

You know how much I love masking tape? Well I wanted to play with it a little bit this week :) and maybe inspire you to do the same!

Here, for this layout, I simply put my masking tape on my patterned paper and did the same sketch on a Photoshop file, trying to figure out exactly where I put the masking tape, so that I could write my journaling.

My journaling and the title are both printed on masking tape.

I chose not to print them in black not to get an overwhelming and bold contrast between my bright background and the color of the journaling.


Write your journaling and pick a grey color for it : it will look like it's more into the masking tape.

Choose a bold font for your title.


If you wish to stamp on masking tape, I highly recommend you to use Stazon ink (black or brown) or Distress Ink (and use a heat gun for this one to make it dry faster) because any other ink might not dry on the masking tape.


I did this layout using past add-on kits but any kits this month will look amazing. As long as you have masking tape! :)

So use some masking tape on a NEW layout, print your journaling, title or stamp on it and link it up by next Saturday, March 20th at midnight EST for a chance to win a $5 gift certificate to the Studio Calico shop!

xoxo,

Céline

List Challenge Winner

The random winner of the list challenge is Laura with this super-cute layout! Laura, send your info to livingroomfloor [at] gmail . com and we'll get your $5 credit for the SC shop out to you!

Thanks, everyone for playing! I loved seeing all of your lists :)


xoxo,

Steph W.

Sneak Night Winners

Winners of the AC prize packs:

Jennifer said...

Love AC and that new stuff looks so cool! Thanks for a chance to win :)

March 13, 2010 8:23 PM

Trisha Peterson said...

LOVE American Crafts and LOVE Dear Lizzy!!! Thanks so much!!

March 13, 2010 8:36 PM

Fan(nie) de scrap said...

I love AC products!! Thanks for this giveaway.

March 14, 2010 5:26 AM

Please send an email to info@studiocalico.com with the following information to claim your prize:

• Name
  
• Address
• Subscriber? (yes/no)
• Contest: Sneak Night Giveaway
• Prize: American Crafts Prize Pack