January 31, 2010

Layouts of the Week


This week there is a tie! The first layout of the week is brought to you by Rita Oliverio (rmoliverio).
Each week, the layout in the gallery is linked, so you can add it to your favorites easily.


The second layout of the week is brought to you by Laura Craigie (lulu).
Each week, the layout in the gallery is linked, so you can add it to your favorites easily.

These layouts have been added to your favorites more than any other layout in the SC community gallery for the week of 1/24-1/30.

Congratulations Rita & Laura! 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.

Sunday Sketch

The sketch this week comes from our talented guest designer Robyn Werlich. I love the way she used 6 blocks sized 3x4" and a narrower block for the title, approximately 2x8". Don't forget to round the corners and embellish the blocks with strips, rub-ons, and stamps. Robyn used the garland doily stamp from the February kit, but you can easily make your own by punching 1/2 circles.

Don't forget to link your layouts in the comment section of this post (by Saturday) and a winner will be randomly drawn for a $5 gift card next Sunday. I can't wait to see what you come up with!

Sketch Winners

The response to Davinie's sketch was overwhelming. Because of that, I chose 2 winners this week, randomly of course. Each and every one was so interesting to look at, and even though the same sketch was used, the layouts certainly had your own flair.

Here are the winners of a $5 gift card to Studio Calico.

by poki


by Chris Dodaj

Please send an email to info@studiocalico.com with the following information:
  • Name
  • Address
  • Contest - Sunday Sketch
  • Prize won - $5 gift card
Stay tuned later today for the next Sunday Sketch!

Home Decor Blog Challenge Winner

Emily here, apologizing that I didn't get a winner picked until now for the Home Decor blog challenge posted two Mondays ago (1/18). I had spotty internet while away at CHA, so I never got around to seeing all the great projects entered into the challenge.

But WOW! Your entries sure impressed me, some beautiful works created, a lot with scraps or products that were collecting dust. I'm glad to see how much was accomplished. Thank you.

And without any further ado, Mindy aka wlsdrew is the winner with this cute framed project. Mindy please email and we'll get you set up with your $5 certificate!

January 28, 2010

Reveal Night Winner!

Flo said...

How cute is that??

January 27, 2010 8:38 AM


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

  • Name
  • Address
  • Contest
  • Prize

CHA Challenge # 4 - What May or May Not be in the March Kit...

Ok ladies, we decided to leave you with a couple of challenges to keep you stumped while we are all flying home today. Your first challenge, should you choose to accept it, is to review all of the products listed below. Once you've looked them over, you must name the 5 items that will make an appearance in the main kit or one of the add-on kits in March. There is a catch this time, you only get one guess, so make it a good one! Lets see how many of you are able to look into your crystal ball and see the future.

The first person to guess all five of the products AND identify them correctly will win a $10.00 Studio Calico gift certificate!

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We'll keep this challenge going until someone gets the right answer! I'll check your answers throughout the day and let you know when we have a winner.
Have Fun!









January 27, 2010

tutorial : misted & stitched background



Hi all! While you're waiting ever so patiently for the February kits and gallery to go live, I thought I'd try to provide a little distraction in the form of a tutorial. I was working on this page for this week's sketch and had quite a bit of fun creating my own background using misting and stitching, and wanted to share how I did it.



I started by cutting my patterned paper (I used one of the grid patterns on a B side of a Basic Grey Origins piece that was in the Whodunit kit) to size and laying out a pattern of punched circles. I just punched them out of scrap paper that was in my misting box - it looks kind of cool as is, doesn't it? I might have to use that idea on another page. =)



I then carefully lifted the paper and placed it in my misting box, and gave it a few sprays with Lemon Maya Mist.



Here's the background after misting. I kept it light enough so that the grid pattern was still fairly visible.



I wanted to add more texture to the page, so I threaded my sewing machine with yellow thread and stitched a wonky spiral in each circle. I just stitched around and around, pivoting the paper with my fingers as I stitched. I didn't slow down or pay any attention to keeping my lines evenly spaced - I wanted an uneven, funky look.



Once I started laying out the rest of my page, I felt like the bottom half still needed a bit of a punch. I started by punching stars with my Fiskars Twinkle Twinkle punch from the same grid paper and spraying them with more Lemon Maya Mist, and then adding them to all of the large circles.



To finish the bottom half of the page, I stapled each star in place, and added some journaling strips and a little bird stamp from one of the Whodunit add-ons stamped in Timber Brown Staz-On. I also added glitter brads from the upcoming Scones add-on to each smaller circle.



To finish the top of the page, I added a strip of Basic Grey patterned paper (from the upcoming Tea Cakes add-on) and some Prima printed canvas (it's in the upcoming Petit Fours add-on), as well as a Jenni Bowlin circle die cut and wood letters from the Whodunit kit and add-ons. Another stamped birdie and two pins from one of the Orchestra add-ons finish the page.

I hope you're inspired play around with sewing, masking and misting to see what kind of fun backgrounds and accents you can create - if you do, please send me a link, I'd love to see it! I also encourage you to play with mixing and matching your kit leftovers - it's a great way to give those leftover bits a new look.

Reveal Night Giveaway


Just leave a comment here for the chance to win the entire collection, embellishments and all.

January 26, 2010

CHA Challenge #3

Okay Guys, here is challenge #3...Name that Manufacturer. The first person to get all 10 correct, will win a $10.00 Studio Calico gift certificate!

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That's all for our challenges today, but we will have some more for you tomorrow. Lorie and I will put our heads together tonight and see what other challenges we can come up with!
Have a GREAT night!







Challenge #2 - Guess that Booth!

Okay Guys, here is challenge #2....Name that Booth! The very first person to get all 6 booths correct will win a $10.00 gift certificate to Studio Calico!

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Make sure to check back at 7:00pm PST for our next challenge. It will be just like this one, the first person that answers correctly will win a $10.00 gift certificate.
Good Luck!





CHA Happenings...Name that Face!

Lorie and I have been cruising the CHA floor for the past few days meeting lots of friends and we thought that it would be fun to have a little contest! We have taken some pics of some familiar faces and will draw a winner from all of the correct answers. The deadline for this challenge is 5:00pm PST (8:00pm EST, 7:00pm CST)...at that time we will post a new challenge...so make sure to check back!

The winner of the Name that Face Challenge will receive a $5.00 Studio Calico gift certificate!

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This is Kristen on the left (one of our graphic designers). She is with her twin...can you guess who it is? (you need to guess the person on the right for the contest.)

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Don't forget to check back for our next challenge...trust me, it's worth it!

CHA challenges!

With most of the crew away at CHA, we're doing things a bit differently this week... instead of ONE weekly challenge, we've got SIX. =)

Sasha's Ephemera Challenge

Jenn's Draw on Your Layout Challenge

Kelly's Hearts Challenge

Stephanie H's Lift a SC Member Challenge

Stephanie W's Use Your Stash Challenge

Lisa's Whitewashed Background Challenge

Link your layout to the appropriate challenge thread (and feel free to combine them with each other, or with our weekly sketch) by the end of Friday, January 29th for a chance to win a $5 gift certificate to your favorite shop. We'll post the winners on Saturday morning. Happy scrapping!

January 24, 2010

Winners!

The winner of the Studio Calico rub-ons is............................
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Blogger TheShermanFam said...

I agree...impossible to pick just one...but I do really love the grey buttons/stitches! Nicely done, SC!!!

January 18, 2010 12:14 PM

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The winner of the Sunday Sketch $5 gift card is..................


Thanks to so many for playing along with Sunday Sketches! It's a great way to use those kits!!!

Winners, please send an email to info@studiocalico.com with the following information:
  • Name
  • Address
  • Prize won
  • Giveaway title