Sunday Sketch Winners

by Rita


by Amy S

Congrats to the winners and thanks to everyone for their participation. This week was an especially challenging one because of the many photos it used. Winners, please send an email to info@studiocalico.com with the following information:

• Name
• Contest: Sunday Sketch
• Prize: $5 Gift Card
  

Tutorial: Fabrip Book Binding

Here's really simple way of creating a mini book using Studio Calico's FabRips. I love this tape. It's super durable and works really well for this project.

I made this book using July 2009 kit, Documentary. The camera stamp below can still be found in the shop.

Today I'm going to demonstrate this binding technique using some wood veneer I had left over from a previous kit, Hambly overlays and the newest set of FabRips from the Documentary line which can be found at Two Peas.
You'll also need your paper cutter or exacto knife, a ruler and a bone folder.

Go ahead and cut your pieces to your desired size. I chose to do a mini book measuring 4x5. I have a total of 4 pieces of wood and 4 pieces of the overlay.

Measure the length of your book. This will determine the size of your FabRip pieces.

Since mine measures 4 inches, I went a ahead and cut 4 inches of the FabRip paper. I chose to cut the FabRip the opposite direction for my outside binding piece so I could get a little of each design to show.
Depending on the thickness of your desired material (cardstock, chipboard) and how much of the binding (FabRip) you want to show, this will determine the width of your pieces. My pieces were about an inch wide, give or take an 1/8th or 2.
Start with your first 2 sheets.
Place them tightly side by side.
Take you cut piece of tape and center it between the 2 sheets.
Stick it down and smooth out with your finger.
This is where a bone folder comes in handy but it's not truly necessary.
Fold the page and crease it down using either the bone folder or your finger.
Set these attached pages aside.

Move onto your next set of pages and repeat the binding process.
My advice is work in pairs. This will ensure a more even binding.
If you were to to bind 2 pages, then bind each single page from then on, it starts to get a bit wonky.

Now I have 4 sets of binded pages.

From here you want to bind the sets, again in pairs.Now you're down to 2. Almost there!
Bind the last 2 sets of pages.
This is what is should look like from the side.
Now to finish it off with the cover binding.

This piece actually measures about 2 1/2".
I would suggest taking the tape and wrapping it around the edge to form a crease before taking the backing off.
This will be a guideline when sticking it down and makie it easier to bind it evenly from front to back.

Unpeel and stick making sure you crease it down nicely into the spine of the book.

This tape sticks nicely and I've never had it come undone when flipping through the book.
But if you unpeel and stick it back when you're trying to bind it, you'll compromise the stickiness of the FabRip. Not to say that you can't unpeel it if it is uneven at first. Just don't do it more than once.

Now you're ready to decorate and personalize!

I decided to fill mine with the polaroids I've taken this summer.

Voila! I hope that you you'll give this project a try. It's a cool and different way of making a mini rather using our go to metal rings.
Please post any questions and I'll be sure to answer them.
Tina

Go forth and Be Bold

I hope that you guys were inspired by boldness this week.

Remember that the weekly challenge is due by tonight. Please post your link to the thread HERE:

Here are our examples of the bold challenge:

From My Pictures

I made a shadow box gift for my husband for Father's Day! I was inspired by Tina's bold esty picks! My husband is an avid photographer and uses a polaroid just like that one to take photos.



Here's Tina's BOLD example..she was also inspired by one of her Etsy picks as well. She used watercolors and a few stencils to create the bold background.

Here's a few links to some fun BOLD things:

BOLD Quotes

BOLD Photos

BOLD Art Prints

BOLD socks :D

BOLD Jewelry

Bold Member Inspiration

Here are some layouts that caught my eye in the Studio Calico gallery. These members made some bold design decisions, and created some great layouts!

by Ursala

I really like her bold use of that huge feather.
Very brave, and it works!

by Margrethe

I love the bold contrasting colors in this layout.
The black and white, and red and aqua that Margrethe chose catch your eye immediately.

by JenniferSanborn

Jennifer also used color in a bold way.
I love how she chose a bright green and worked it through the whole layout.
YUM YUM!

by Penny

I love the bold titlework in this layout by Penny.
Having the title take up a large amount of room is one great way to make a statement.

by Elise

I love how Elise used a large interesting photo with her title printed right on it to pull you in.
Adding embellishments on top of photos is one of my favorite layout treatments!

by Marit

Another bold use of photos is to cut the focal point out of the background.
This retro treatment hearkens back to the early days of scrapbooking, but Marit makes it work!

Outside Inspo: Bold Prints

Hey...Tink here.
One thing I'm super excited about is getting our nursery ready.
I knew from the get go that I would purchase several inspirational, quirky bold quotes from different artists on Etsy.
And since bold is our theme of the week, I thought I would show you a few of my faves.

(*)loving these bold metal letters.

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(oh...I can't remember the source for this cutie but if you do, let me know)

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words to live by.

(*) this one just makes me smile.

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this one's great, especailly if you're like me and you read before turning in for the night.

Be BOLD Challenge

This week my friend Tink (or Tina A) and I are taking over this blog! WOOT!

We are going to be loosely following the theme of BE BOLD! That means different things to different people. It could be tackling a new topic that you hadn't been brave enough to tackle before, or using RED, or learning a new technique! Whatever it is, I hope you will BE BOLD with us this week!

Our challenge to you is this: Make a layout with a BOLD title. Make it striking, and link back to THIS Studio Calico message board post!

Here are a few examples:

You can GO BIG!

You can GO RED!

You can just GO AWESOME!

Do whatever you want, but BE BOLD!

Sneak Night Giveaway

What will you do during the Soccer World Cup this summer?

Your husband is CRAZY about Soccer and you already feel anxious about the World Cup being the NUMBER ONE priority in the house?

Scared to be bored?

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Join her for her first 4 week class : you will learn many techniques (my favorites!), you'll be inspired by trendy color combos, you'll be in love with new sketches, and you'll participate in the most fun, colorful, technique workshop you've ever taken!

and all this for a WHOLE MONTH!!!

And, the icing on the cake, for the BIG FINAL game, your last class will be a FULL mini album class because, hey! It's the WORLD CUP! :)

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Sunday Sketch

When I first saw this layout by Nicole Samuels in the June Designer Gallery, I was blown away. The layout is so beautiful, has plenty of room for journaling, a nice title, plus lots and lots of photos. Genius!



Most photos are sized to 2x3" and gaps are filled with bits of patterned paper and border stickers. This leaves an 8" square in the center to house a title and journaling.

Now it's your turn. Take this sketch as is, or modify it any way you choose and link it to this thread for a chance to win one of 2 $5 gift cards. Winners will be chosen on Sunday, so make sure to link by Saturday!

Layout of the Week

The layout of the week is brought to you by Diane Payne (dpayne).
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 6/6-6/12.

Congratulations Diane! 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 Winners

by funkyfairy




by silverscrapper

Congrats to the 2 winners of $5 gift cards. Please send an email to info@studiocalico.com to claim your prize with the following information:

• Name
• Contest: Sunday Sketch
• Prize: $5 gift card