The Story of the Good Life

A while ago the lovely Anna-Maria offered some digital journal card freebies on her blog. Designed and painted by herself, they were just too good to pass up and I instantly downloaded them! The bright colours and watercoloured fruits reminded me of these photos I took of the girls in the orchard at Easter.

I figured it would all work together nicely to make a good Handbook spread. With no particular event to document here I just journalled about how it's awesome to be able to wander out on the farm and pick fresh fruit to your heart's content. I'm glad we can still give our girls opportunities like this whenever we go back to visit my parent's home.

I otherwise used the Camelot Project Life Kit because all the bright colours worked perfectly, and the wood veneer pieces were a great touch to help represent nature and trees and all that jazz. I think it's become one of my favourite PL Kits to date - the diecut labels are particularly awesome.

I'll be back real soon to share some exciting news ;-)

Something Beginning with P....?

I'm absolutely loving the brights in this month's Studio Calico Hello Hello Kits.... but I'll always be drawn back to the pink/yellow/pale blue combination that featured heavily in the May Camelot Kits. It's still my absolute favourite!

So that's where I started building the foundations for this card. I didn't even do it consciously, I just started layering up all my favourite leftover bits and only after I got to the top did I realise I'd gone back to pink/yellow/blue. Then using the colours in that cake as inspiration I decided to add a little pop of red.... and then green. I think it just zazzes it up a bit hey? (Yes, I may have just made up a word) ;-)

I really wanted to crack my new Craft Die too. I'm talking about that cute bow. Did you know that Studio Calico are making Dies now? I've got a couple in my stash, including some word ones which is really going to make my card-making a breeze, and they cut really smoothly. That bow may have just made it's first appearance here, but it's been going all sorts of places since then too! I think it adds some really fun dimension to this card which is otherwise all about texture.

The purpose and recipient of this card hasn't really been planned out. I was simply making for making's sake. Chilling out with some paper and glue.

Who do I know that begins with a P?



Supplies:

Camelot Main Kit Guinevere Add On Excalibur Add On South of Market Star Sequins Studio Calico Die: Bow

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Camelot Reveal

If ever there was a kit designed with someone like me in mind... then it's got to be the new Camelot Kit from Studio Calico! By 'someone like me' I mean a girly scrapper, a mother, a soft and pastel colour lover, a curly font admirer, a touch of gold needer, all with a good dash of arty mixed-media thrown in too!!

Due to popular demand, I've managed to make another video of me opening up all my kits again this month. You can also see all my other videos right here on my YouTube channel....!!


But in the meantime, here it is also in pictoral form ....

With that amazing star mask in my hand I set to and created my first layout...
Actually, if I'm going to be completely honest (and I always am!) then I'll admit this was my second attempt with the mask. My first attempt with texture paste on the vanilla cardstock didn't quite go according to plan. So I needed to change it up. I've learned from past experience that spraying the Opaque White Mister Hueys onto black cardstock makes an incredible contrast and so I stuck with what I know. Always good advise when you're in a bind ;-)

"Stars" supplies: Camelot Main Kit, Opaque White Mister Hueys, White Gel Pen, Black Cardstock, 

Camelot Printables by Aszmus Printables, Camelot Printables by Hello Forever, Printable Labels

Oh yeah.... so I totally just scrapped a Christmas photo! The colours were perfect and I've been needing to tell this story, so forget chronological scrapping and just do it I say! It was also a perfect opportunity to use a play on words here as the story tells the time my girls were the 'stars' of our church Christmas play.

"Delightful" supplies: Camelot Main Kit, More Vellum, Camelot Printables 

by Tina Aszmus, Printable Labels

The next piece in the Main Kit that I wanted to test out was the new and exclusive Mister Hueys Ink Dauber in this lovely blue "Spring Sky" colour. I used it in a pattern of dots and splatters here in the background of this layout because I thought it would mimic the bubbles in my photo. But there's lots of other possibilities and techniques to try, some of which I've outlined in a video tutorial up on the Studio Calico blog right now.

Without a doubt the most popular Add On this month in my opinion is going to be "Excalibur". It's absolutely stocked to the gills with pretty frilly flowery bits. You can see in my video that it must have taken me 5 minutes just to open up all the glassine bags full of embellishments! Now it's designed as a Mini-Book Kit, but that doesn't mean you can't make a bunch of layouts instead if you're not in the mood to make a whole book.

"Search" supplies: Camelot Main Kit, Excalibur Add On, Guinevere Add On, More Graph Paper, 

Camelot Printables by In a Creative Bubble, Printable Labels, Silver Mister Hueys

Ahhemm... and now you see me scrapping an Easter picture as well? You got that right! A Christmas layout and Easter layout with the same kit! Why not! Plus.. I had to scatter those sequins somewhere ;-)

Next I want to tell you all about my favourite bits from the "Guinevere" Add On... but you'll probably work it out pretty easily if I just show you my next layout...

"Thick and Thin" supplies: Camelot Main Kit, Guinevere Add On, Excalibur Add On, Merlin Add On, 

More Graph Paper, XO Cut File by Barbara Picinich, Printable Labels

Yep... this Add On had me at "Jillibean Soup Chip Alphas" and I knew instantly I wanted to use them in a big title. I combined them with a Dauber-written word and the rest just flowed from there.

Following on from the popularity of last month's embellishment-only kit, this month we've got "Merlin" which is filled with woodgrain, cork and gold. Plus those Heidi Swapp Clear Alphas are the best! Have you noticed I've got a thing for a good alphabet yet?!

"Bring on the Happy" supplies: Camelot Main Kit, Excalibur Add On, Guinevere Add On, Merlin Add On, 

Digital Stamps by Suzy Plantamura, Camelot Printables by In a Creative Bubble, Printable Labels

So what do you do when you've got a bunch of photos to scrap from the one event, and you're not a Project Lifer and don't feel like making a mini album? You make a double layout, whack on a page protector which can still be opened (unofficially making it a triple pager perhaps?) and include an envelope which can also still be opened so you can shove in even more memorabilia! Got all that? Good!

Check out more details for my layouts plus a more comprehensive supply list in my Creative Team Gallery here. Happy reveal day!



Camelot Kits Supply List

Camelot Main Kit Guinevere Add On Excalibur Add On Merlin Add On Camelot Printable Labels Camelot Printables by Tina Azsmus Camelot Printables by Hello Forever Camelot Printables by In a Creative Bubble Camelot Digital Stamps by Suzy Plantamura Camelot XO Cut File by Barbara Picinich More Vellum Grid Paper Neocolor II Prussian Blue Color Theory Ink: Deja Blue Color Theory Ink: Something Blue Color Theory Ink: Coral Bay Mister Huey's Navy Mister Hueys Silver Mister Hueys Opaque White Glue Glider Pro Uni-Ball Signo White Gel Pen Precision Pen

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