A New Ink on Life

Cirque is Here Don't Miss the Show!

Things have been a little crazy around here lately and I realized today that I hadn't even posted my projects here for Studio Calico's newest kits Cirque.

These kits all full of fresh fun colours, and daring designs with a classic style. I had a blast working with them and I am in the process of using the Cirque Project Life kit along with the Roman Ladder Add On to work on my PL pages from the past two weeks, so there will be more pictures to post, I promise;)

The Card Kit

This kit by far is one of my favourite card kits ever and I do not say the lightly. The stamp set designed by the incrediable Geralyn Sy is so easy to work with and the sheet of sticker sentiments is genius. Add in some wood veneer hearts, a vellum alpha and Twine and Ink puffy stickers plus an amazing 6x6 patterned paper pad and you have one very fun and full kit.

This card is a really simple one. I love the woodgrain paper and how the blue vellum alpha's contrast against it. I added in a few lines of stitching to add some texture and then layered a word sticker over those cute wood veneer hearts. 

 

For this card i wanted to layer some of the fun patterned papers and do a little stamping. To add some interest and texture I backed one of the wood veneer hearts with that gorgeous pink polka dot vellum and added a small amount of stitching to one corner. 

 

 

 

For these last two cards I wanted to use the hot air balloon image. The first one is showcased on top of off centered layers and then coloured in using COPIC markers. For the second one I really played on a black and white them with a few small pops of colour. The image was stamped several times on different patterned papers and cut out, then pieced together on the main image stamped on white cardstock.

The Project Life Kit

 

I am trying to keep my approach to Project Life this year relatively simple. I think for me to have PL work I need embrace imperfection and not get hung up an a specific week. I am taking more of a monthly approach although I hope to have 3-4 two page spreads each month. The spead below documents the first 2 weeks of January.

 

 

 

 

I want the whole process of doucumenting our lives to feel like fun and not a chore so I am trying to do it so that it becomes a quick and easy process. That meant handwritten journalling. I still twitch a little looking at my crooked and somewhat messy penmanship, but I am trying to go with it (or atleast until I find a wonderful vintage typewriter-then all bets are off,l ol!).

Because I had a lot of journaling on the first page I decided to keep the second page more about the cute pictures and wonderful cards.Love the 4x6 wood veneer grid and the gold and powder blue hearts make me swoon. On the picture on thetop right corner I stamped directly on the photo using Flamingo ColorTheory Ink. I print my photos at home and either use a lustre or pearl finish photo paper and have had no problem with the inks stamping on the pictures.

Besides having both the Main Card and Project Life Kits this month I also added the Main Scrapbook kit along with the Roman Ladder Add on and the gorgeous Transparency Card Set to my order.

I also got a this beautiful stamp set that I am in the process of working with now.

Well that's it for now but I am actually getting my life more organized this year so that means I will be scheduling in blogging more consistantly and making time to create at least 3 times a week so that means there will be more projects to blog:)

Far Far Away

 

I am excited to share today my projects that I created for Studio Calico's January Kits Far Far Away. I was thrilled when I was asked back for another year on the Creative Team and literally squealed when they asked if I wanted to not only work with the Card Kits but also the Project Life Main Kit every month.

Here's a look at both of the main kits that I worked with.

Aren't awesome? 

The fruit images in the stamp set are just so sweet and are perfect for watercolouring or paper piecing like I did here. There is even a neocolor crayon in the kit, which makes watercolouring quick, easy and more controlled. I love using them and will be posting a card soon that I used these crayons on. I also couldn't live with my Color Theory Inks and for this month's kit the following colours work perfectly with it; Lemon Zest, Orange County, Deja Blue, Poppy, Clear Blue and Glass Slipper.

I was so happy to create a title page for my 2015 Project Life Album. This year I am going to focus on keeping it relatively simple and really try to document more stories of our everyday life. With just using the Main Project Life Kit I was able to create 3 12x12 pocket pages and still have lots of supplie sleft to create several more pages.

And what better way to start of the album then a page documenting our fun and silly side! I can honestly say this was one of my happiest days as all three of my children and my husband agreed to have pictures taken of them. That never happens,lol. Especially my husband, he really does not enjoy having his picture taken. So these captured moments truly are special.

 

 

I thought another great way to start of the album was to have my kids tell me their top 5 goals they want to focus on for 2015. The digital stamp brushes worked perfectly for this. It was really neat to see what they thought was important to learn/achieve this coming year. One of my favourite elements in the kit are Chipboard Words. They were so fun to play with and come up with different phrases.

Now of course I could never go a month without adding a few things to my stash. This month here's what caught my eye and ended up in my shopping cart:

Love this PL add on. Perfect for documenting the New Year.

The patterned papers this month are fantastic and I love having extra on hand for creating my own PL cards and of course greetingcards as well.. So this 4x6 paper pad is perfect for that.

And I just couldn't resist this Scrapbooking Add on. There are so many gorgeous examples by the amazingly talented Creative Team that I was sold; resistence was futile.

And as you all know I have an extreme weakness for mists, especially ones that have shimmer and shine. This mini trio is a great way to get different colours to play with.

And like usual I will probably be ordering a few more items before the end of the month. I love that I can bundle my orders between the 27th and the end of the month. It is one of my favourite perks for being a Studio Calico subscriber. And there are lots more great perks which you can check out here.

 

FREE?-Yes Please!

So excited to share a fabulous offer from Studio Calico. Right now you can start a new subscription and receive an add on absolutely free! The subscription will start with December's gorgeous Park Ave. Kit. 

 

 

Ritz Add-On Helmsley Add-On Waldorf Add-On

Year In Review Upcoming Year Card Mad Lib Card Set

Park Ave Paper Pad Season's Greetings Cards You're My Fave Valentine Set

Happy Something Stamp Set Terrarium Stamp Set Banana Valentines Stamp Set

DEC14SUB

Valid only on new subscriptions and requires a 6-month commitment. Early subscription cancellations are subject to termination fee. Not valid on previous purchases. Must enter promo code at checkout. Refunds will not be issued for misused or non-entered codes. Expires 12/26/14 at 11:59 pm EST. 

 

I love the fact that this applies to Add on stamps as well. Just look at that cute Banana Valentines's day set in action:

So cute right? And remember Christmas is only 10 days away so if there was anyone asking what you might like for Christmas.....;)