Layouts made with Studio Calico Penny Arcade

In the month of August, a few of us at Studio Calico worked to "kill" (i.e. use up) some of our kits. I ended up "killing" three different kits - Double Scoop, Valley High and Sandlot. I really enjoyed challenging myself to use up my kits so I have decided to keep going into September. Today, I am sharing the layouts I have made with Penny Arcade so far. I ended up buying quite a bit of extras with Penny Arcade - so it may take a bit to "kill". I added in my PL and card embellishments with my scrapbook kits but my main goal is to use up the papers in my scrap kit and a good amount of the embellishments. You will also notice that I add items from my stash, as well.

Here are the 5 layouts I have made so far:

For this layout, I placed the transparency triangles from the kit on a pink part of one of the patterned papers, cut around it and then sewed the transparency to the paper.

I hand cut the "SILLY" title on this layout and then used my sewing machine to stitch down the letters.

 For this layout, I used the Studio Calico Sunday Sketch and lifted quite a bit from Marcy Penner's  Paint layout that was used for the sketch.

I have not done a large photo on a layout in awhile and had a couple of cute pictures of the boys so decided to do some large photo layouts. This one is off Max. I kept it fairly simple. The journaling is printed on vellum and then stitched down with my sewing machine.

This one is of Eli. Again, I kept it fairly simple. I inked the wood veneer letters with a prima chalk edger before adhering them to the layout.

Well, that is all for now. I will update as I complete more layouts.

Thanks for stopping by!
Megan

Scrap Our Stash - Sketch with Stash Challenge #17

I am sharing my layout for the Scrap Our Stash - Sketch with Challenge this month. This one was definitely tough for me as the Challenge is to use older stash. Here is the challenge:

Complete a layout inspired by the sketch above...

AND...75% of the product used to create your page must be from some of your OLDEST stash of paper and embellishments..the older the better.

You must note in your write up, what products you used from your older stash!

Here is my take on the challenge:

I have de-stashed a lot of my older stash of products, so it took me a little bit to figure out my oldest products. I went through some of my paper and found some American Crafts "Play" paper, and this has to be some of my oldest. I also added in some felt flowers and letters stickers from American Crafts. There are a few "newer" embellishments added in, but most of this is definitely old!

This month's prize is from Nani Ke Ola who is giving away ONE 7 Dots collection pack from the choices below:

To be entered to win the prize, just link up a layout at Scrap Our Stash that meets the challenge criteria. We would love to see your take on the challenge.

Thanks for stopping by!

Megan

Scrap Our Stash - Stash Challenge #17

The Stash Challenge at Scrap Our Stash this month is to create a layout using a selfie photo and for the stash item, you must use a premade/packaged frame.

Here is my take on the challenge:

For this challenge, I used a selfie I took of me and my son, Max. Instead of using the frame to go around the picture, I used it to frame the title. The supplies are mainly from Crate Paper by Maggie Holmes and an older Studio Calico kit - Valley High. 

This month's prize is from Nani Ke Ola who is giving away ONE 7 Dots collection pack from the choices below:

To be entered to win the prize, just link up a layout at Scrap Our Stash that meets the challenge criteria. We would love to see your take on the challenge.

Thanks for stopping by!
Megan

Scrap Our Stash - Sketch with Stash Challenge #16

This month's Sketch with Stash Challenge at Scrap Our Stash is to make a layout inspired by the following sketch and use ribbon or trim on your layout:

Here is my take on the challenge:

For my layout, I used a picture of my son blowing bubbles. He thinks he is so big now that he can blow bubbles by himself...well, when he is not spilling them! For my ribbon or trim, I added a ribbon in the shape of a banner to the right side of the photo. For my supplies, I started with an older Studio Calico kit - Double Scoop and then added various items from my stash. 

The July sponsor is Queen Kat aka Kate Blue and she is gifting a $25 gift certificate to Paper Issues.

To be entered, just link up a layout at Scrap Our Stash that meets the Current Challenge and Challenge Guidelines. We would love to see what you create!

Thanks for stopping by!
Megan

Studio Calico Double Scoop - Killed kit!

I mentioned early this week that there is a thread on the Studio Calico message boards where some of us are working to "kill" (i.e. use up) some of our older kits. I decided to start with Double Scoop which is the kit from last September. My goal was to use up what I had left of the kit. I had made two previous layouts (that I could find!) using the kit. They are HERE and HERE. Besides the kit, I added in some paper from my stash that was in some of the add-ons (or similar) and embellishments from my stash. Also, I did take out the frames from the kit and purge those - They just are not something I wanted to use so didn't force myself. Here are my projects: (Also, sorry the pictures are not the best ever but easier to just take with my iPhone :)!)

I also made one other layout that is for my Scrap Our Stash sketch challenge this month so I will be posting that on Sunday. Here is what I have left of the main kit:

My next kit is going to be Valley High. I got the Valley High kit in the Black Friday sale at Studio Calico, so I don't think I have touched it at all. Have you "killed" any kits lately? If so, I would love to see! Thanks for stopping by!

Megan

Layout for Mama Elephant Challenge

Mama Elephant has lately become one of my favorite stamp companies. I honestly think I could find some way to use every single stamp set they have - though I have limited myself to just a few sets! My all time favorite set is the Up and Away stamp set (and I used it on my layout below). It is super cute and so versatile!

Mama Elephant has just started a new challenge blog called Mama Elephant and Me and their first challenge is to create a project using a Mama Elephant stamp that is inspired by the following image:

I decided to make a birthday layout for the challenge. I don't normally stamp too much on my layouts so this was a "double" challenge for me. I used the Mama Elephant Up and Away Stamp Set and the Wake A Wish Stamp Set.

To create the title block, I first stamped the Monkey and Balloons from the Up and Away Stamp Set and colored the images with Copic Markers. I then stamped the "Go and Celebrate" sentiment from the Make A Wish Stamp Set on vellum with VersaMark ink and then embossed it with white embossing powder. I layered the vellum over my image. The rest of the layout came together fairly quickly using various items in my stash in the light blue, orange, green and yellow color scheme.

I hope this inspires you to use some stamps on your layout. Thanks for stopping by!

Megan

Layouts using Studio Calico Hello, Hello kits

I am sharing a couple of more layouts I made MOSTLY with the Studio Calico Hello, Hello main scrapbook kit and Add-on kits. I am never one to limit myself only to the kit contents, so you will definitely see items from other Studio Calico kits and other items from my stash in my layouts.

This layout is a lift of Maggie Holmes Love This layout - which you can see HERE. Her layout is all girl and  as you can see, mine uses more boy elements.

This layout really shows the bright colors from the Hello, Hello kits. I "toned down" the bright background paper a bit by adding vellum over the top of most of it.

This kit is definitely VERY far from being "killed" (i.e. used up) as I bought quite a few add-ons this month and got the wrong one sent to me (which SC made right so I got an extra kit). My kits are starting to pile up so I plan to stick to the two main kits I now get (scrapbook and PL) for awhile until I use up some of my stash. There is a thread over at Studio Calico on "killing kits" so feel free to join us if you have some kits to "kill".

Thanks for stopping by!

Megan