hey sweet readers! yep, it's that time again...time to share my studio calico kit work. the may kit is called lawn party and it's just as happy,springy,and chic as it sounds.
this month i got the pink lemonade and paper lanterns add-ons. and don't ask me to pick a favorite b/c i can't. i love them both equally. :)
i also got SC patterned paper b/c this is pretty much my favorite SC exclusive paper ever. Doilies,butterflies,chicken wire? HELLOO!!
i already owned almost all the shop items this month, so i used a bunch of those too. in addition,i already had several bits+pieces of the other addons,so you'll se some of those.
this month was majorly short on time. with easter, j on leave, vacation...i just didn't have more than a couple of days with my kit.
booo.
with that being said, i am super happy with what i did have time to make. i just love spring colors and patterns. spring has always been my most favorite season.
here's what i came up with:
almost 5
8 1/2 by 11
made using:
lawn party(patterned papers,alpha)
pink lemonade(rub-ons,ephemera,brads)
clear skies-(border sticker)
shop extras(crate chipboard)
making memories slice&studio essentials cartridge
i know i already mentioned this, but i love the doily paper this month. i sent kelly some images of my vintage plastic doilies and she came up with this awesome paper.
love love love. love it even more since there's chicken wire on the b side. reminds me of visiting our farm.
this layout is pretty basic. collage style, made using iPhone pics that miss H has asked me to take of her daily 'ashion.
love the hambly rubons.
like a mirror image
12x12
made using:
this one is super "graphic/clean" for me and i love it. these photos are so stinkin' cool and i really wanted to showcase them.
the butterflies reinforce the mirror theme.
sunshine
12x12
made using:
lawn party (paper,flags)
paper lanterns (alpha,chipboard accents,border stickers,crepe paper flowers)
happy colors for a layout about a happy girl. i trimmed the crepe paper flower with scissors so that it was smaller and would layer easily on the flower.
that grin
12x12
made using:
lawn party (floral paper,alpha,flags,pinked filters)
pink lemonade (black dot paper,lace,mini alpha)
clear skies(border stickers)
shop extras- crate paper chipboard accents
i love this layout. it feels sort of vintage to me, which i love. i had NO idea what to do with the filters, to be honest. i'm not a crumple them up,dye them, mist them type of gal.
so i just used them sort of as vellum...and journaled on them. easy peasy.
this month we got to choose a SC member and lift one of their layouts. i chose the one below by SusanC.
as you can see i lifted the general design, and i loved the ribbon threaded through the holes of the die cut. i mimicked this by running lace through the holes on the chipboard film strip.
thanks so much for the inspiration,susan. your layout is absolutely gorgeous!
huh. looking back at this post i realize i used this piece of crate paper from the main kit:
on every.single.layout. literally. on all four. wow. i knew i loved it but i didn't know i was obsessed. HA!
hope you have a beautiful,blessed thursday!
xoxo
s
