Studio Calico January Reveal

Hi everyone! Yesterday, Studio Calico revealed their January kits. They all were already available during an exclusive pre-sale for subscribers only and they are now available to everyone for purchase in the Studio Calico store! Be aware that they often sell out quickly, so get yours today to avoid disappointment!

Today, I’m sharing a few cards I made using the Far Far Away main card kit and stamp add-on.

I'm starting out with this one I created using a stamp set from the main kit. I simply added a pink Neocolor II Crayon for some colour, and some gold glitter for a little extra sparkle!

For my second card I used the emboss resist technique and watercolour paints. All stamps used here are from the Cube Stamp and Die Set.

I really love how versatile this set is! You can use it in so many ways, not only for backgrounds, but as accents as well. So many possibilities! I used Gelatos to create this watercoloured background and two veneer butterflies from the main kit to embellish my next card.

I had so much fun playing with this month's kit and I hope you feel inspired to check out these new products! You can also pop over to the Studio Calico gallery for more inspiration and ideas from the Creative Team!

Thanks for stopping by today!
Aga

Studio Calico January Card Kit sneak peeks

Hi there! I hope you all had a fabulous Christmas time!

If you are a follower of my Instagram, you may already have seen this news! I am very honoured, happy and excited to be joining the Studio Calico Creative Team for another year!

What an honour to be among this talented group, again!

Today I’m also popping in to share a couple of January's sneak peeks with you! These were made with the Far Far Away card kit and stamp add-ons. The full reveal is tomorrow at noon CST for subscribers and midnight for everyone:

and until then here's a little peek:

Thanks for stopping by!
Aga

Altenew Guest Design

Hi! Today I am honoured to be guest blogging over at the Altenew blog! Thank you Altenew for having me over!

Using just one stamp set (Poinsettia & Pine) I came up with a quick set of two cards and three gift tags:

See Altenew blog for more details!

Thanks for stopping by!
Aga

Runway Inspired Challenge #73

Hi everyone! It’s time for the new Runway Inspired Challenge! Check out this week's inspiration look:

source: style.com

And here’s what I came up with:

Stripes, stripes, stripes and a red belt were the first thing that caught my eye, lol! For my card I used leaf stamp from the Peony Scrolls set by Altenew.


I hope you're inspired to play along with us! Make sure to visit the Runway Inspired Challenge blog for all the details on how to enter and what you can win! If you're looking for more inspiration then please check out what the rest of the team came up with for this challenge:

Gayatri * Jen * Karolyn * Kristen * Lindsay *Mayuri * Taheerah * Tasnim

Thanks so much for stopping by! 

Aga

Studio Calico December Reveal

Hi everyone! Yesterday, Studio Calico revealed their December kits. They all were already available during an exclusive pre-sale for subscribers only and they are now available to everyone for purchase in the Studio Calico store! Be aware that they often sell out quickly, so get yours today to avoid disappointment!

Today, I’m sharing a few cards I made using the Park Ave. main card kit and stamp add-ons.

For my first card I used a stamp set that comes with the kit. I stamped the skyline in blue and grey shades. To add more interest to my card I did draw the outlines around the images and some birds:

Using a sun stamp from the stamp set that comes with the main kit, I created this clean and simple hello card. I simply inked up the back of the stamp and stamped the solid circles. I used green alpha stickers for the sentiment:

For my next card, I used the Terrarium set by Life.Love.Paper which is one of this month's add-on stamp sets:

My last card is definitely inspired by the recent class by Ashley Goldberg. I used inks to watercolour my background, added gold glitter and a stamp from the Terrarium set. To create my sentiment I used green alpha stickers that I coloured with black pen:

I had so much fun playing with this month's kit and I hope you feel inspired to check out these new products! You can also pop over to the Studio Calico gallery for more inspiration and ideas from the Creative Team!

Thanks for stopping by today!
Aga

Studio Calico December Card Kit sneak peeks

Hi there! Just popping in to share a couple of Studio Calico sneaks with you! These were made with the Park Ave. card kit and stamp add-ons. The full reveal is tomorrow at noon CST for subscribers and midnight for everyone:

and until then here's a little peek:

Thanks for stopping by!
Aga

hello & hohoho!

One of my favourite things to do recently is stamping patterned backgrounds. Today, I thought I'd share two cards I made the other day with Jane’s Doodles stamp sets.

Here is the first card I created using the Doodle Flowers II and the Hello Friend sets. I stamped the images with grey ink, and watercoloured:

The second card is created using the Warm Wishes set. I simply stamped the images onto grey cardstock with clear embossing ink and then heat embossed with white embossing powder. I added some red details to finish it off:

Thanks for stopping by!
Aga