View from a Ferris Wheel

I adore these little Instaframes that were included in the Murray Hill Add-on Kit at Studio Calico … it was perfect for this week's Unscripted Sketch. I combined this one with Hexagon DP, a Mistable Camera Sticker (dyed orange and accented with a big teal brad), Midway Sentiment Sticker & some Smile Washi Tape.

Hello & Thanks

I loved how the chevron paper from the Studio Calico 34th Street Card Kit works so well with this week's Sunday Card Sketch … I just love those colors too. I dyed the veneer heart & thanks sentiment with coral ink and added some brads, a sequin and a tiny pearl to complete the design. … Read more

Love Today

The weekly challenge at Studio Calico is to create something using a row of embellishments.  I combined the badges I had from several kits together with some wooden veneer pieces. I love the combination of patterns & colors, especially the two sizes of chevrons with the polka dots. Kits used are Murray Hill, Penn Station … Read more

Midway Pocket

I had a lot of fun with this week's Sunday Sketch Challenge at Studio Calico.  I'm really missing my sister for the holidays, so I started with the large pocket from the Penn Station kit and decorated it with lots of inside jokes and memories (I couldn't quite figure out how to incorporate a picture of … Read more

Hello Smile

This week's SCS Inspiration Challenge comes from the designs of Badgley Mischka.  I chose this fantastic Gemma Beaded Evening Clutch to inspire my design. I loved the vertical lines and the contrast of the gold with the black, so that is what I incorporated into my card design. I used my first Studio Calico Card … Read more

Hello Forever

Another card using my Studio Calico Kits (Murray Hill & 34th Street) … I love these fun little Instaframes from KI.  I dyed one of my Studio Calico Polaroid Camera Mistables with orange ink and added a brad in the center. I even recycled the "hello forever" from a piece of packaging in the kit … Read more

Boardwalk Fun and Games

I've been accumulating Studio Calico stamps and papers little-by-little the last few months.  This month I decided to subscribe to their Card Kit … and today I had a lot of fun putting together a card using the     Studio Calico Sunday Sketch … I love the challenge of converting a layout sketch to a card. Instead … Read more

Reading is Adventure

This card is for the Sunday Sketch Challenge at Studio Calico.  I used two sets of Studio Calico Stamps ~ I Love Books & Airmail (including cutting an acrylic stamp into parts to use only one word … perfect for the Sentiment Challenge at Shopping our Stash)~ together with papers from Take Note & Classic Callico … Read more

Get Here If You Can

I kept singing … I don't care how you get here, just – get here if you can … while I made this card (Oleta Adams – Get Here If You Can) … looking forward to seeing family for the holidays … and missing those I won't get to see.   This card is for the … Read more