Right Now | JustNick Cut files

Good morning! All week we on the JustNick blog, we are sharing some projects using circular cut files from the store!


I chose this fun design to use on my page:





I decided to go big with this design for the title of my page.

I think the big design makes a big impact even though it is just cut from some simple cardstock.

I also used another circle cut file that will hit the store this weekend... wanna sneak??

Stay tuned this week on the blog for a guest + a freebie too!

Studio Calico - Sketchbook!

I am super excited to be a contributor to an upcoming class at Studio Calico called Sketchbook with my friend Kelly Purkey!

Enroll now in Sketchbook! This Studio Calico favorite is back and better than ever. Sketch expert Kelly Purkey is returning to the Calico Classroom with a fresh line up of design inspiration in Sketchbook 2014.

Whether you’re new to paper crafting or a long time expert, this class will give you the tools to spur your creativity during class and long thereafter. You’ll walk away from this class with 72 sketches and several projects to flip through whenever you need inspiration in the future. Sketchbook is enrolling now through April 30th at 11:59pm EST, and the first class lesson will be posted on May 5th at 8am EST.

While supplies last, Sketchbook students will receive an exclusive 4x6in stamp set designed by Kelly Purkey. This stamp set will ship for free, no matter where you live. Quantities are limited, so enroll now to reserve yours!

For one week only, take 10% off class supplies when enrolling in Sketchbook! To take advantage of this offer, put the Sketchbook class in your cart, then shop for your class supplies here. Enter the code SKETCHBOOK10 at checkout to receive 10% off class supplies. Not valid on previous purchases. The Sketchbook class must be in your cart along with class supplies in order for promo code to apply correctly. Must enter code at checkout. Refunds will not be issued for misused or non-entered codes. Offer expires at 4/8/2014 at 11:59pm EST.

Sketchbook students will also have access to printable journaling cards and accents and digital cut files from In A Creative Bubble.

Check out this line-up of amazing artists contributing to the class: Agnieszka Malyszek, Allison Kreft, Amy Tan, Ann-Marie Morris, Anna-Maria Wolniak, Barbara Picinich, Becky Novacek, Carissa Wiley, Celeste Vermeend, Celine Navarro, Chari Moss, Dana Fleckenstein, Deb Duty, Elizabeth Kartchner, Geralyn Sy, Gillian Nelson, Jennifer Picard, Julie Campbell, Kelly Noel, Kim Stewart, Leena Loh, Lexi Bridges, Lilin Fang, Lisa Truesdell, Loredana Bucaria, Maggie Holmes, Maggie Massey, Marcy Penner, Melanie Louette, Natalie Elphinstone, Nicole Nowosad, Nicole Reaves, Paige Evans, Robyn Werlich, Shanna Noel, Stephanie Baxter, Stephanie Washburn, Suzy Plantamura, Tina Aszmus.


Class includes:
•72 sketches
•4 videos and 12 all new projects from Kelly Purkey
•48 new layouts, cards and pocket pages from our contributors - all using Studio Calico kits!
•Ideas for adapting a sketch to fit ANY project - layout, card or pocket pages!
•PDF lessons posted each Monday, Wednesday and Friday in May

I hope to see some of my blog readers in the Calico Classroom in May!! If you sign up- let me know! It should be a good class!

#u&me - Scraptastic

Good morning :)

I am stopping by the blog today with another page from my January Scraptastic kit... I just finished off my February projects and will share those soon :)

I just love the bright colours in this kit - Tongue Tied. All that Studio Calico Printshop is enough to drool over !

I started this page by just punching a lot of circles from my scraps from this kit. I really wanted to use all different patterns and colours, so I punched a few different sizes and played around layering them together. Once I had decided on the stacking process, I adhered them to my page and added some sewing.

You can see that I embellished the circles with one of the exclusive flair from the kit, along with some of the cool glittered stars from the kit too!

I added in more glitter with the Dear Lizzy heart toothpicks, tucked under this brushscripted tag.

And here is my completed page - I used the cool ombre paper by Echo Park for the background of the page.

Thanks for stopping by the blog today - the weather is *maybe* finally turning around up here in Canada .... so I hope to get outside to take a few wintery pics this weekend coming up.. How about you??

"I do what I Doos"

Hello blog readers - anyone out there on this *still* chilly February morning? I have a post/challenge up on the Scraptastic Blog that is all about the TITLE.

I know that my biggest problem in scrapbooking is seriously coming up with a clever title. I am getting tired of the one word titles for pages, and so when I received this month's Tongue Tied kit from Scraptastic I had a decent (and not original) thought of using a cute saying my daughter tells us all the time for the title of my page.

I started off by using a sheet of the Pink Paislee Color Wash paper that was in the kit and then used a lot of the vellum word bubbles by Studio Calico (printshop line) onto my page.

I then added some chipboard alphas and embellished the vellum and paper with rub ons and chipboard stars from the kit. I used the Scraptastic exclusive stamps from the Tongue Tied kit that were perfect for this kind of page!

Here is my completed project:

Thanks for stopping by my blog! Hope you find some time today to do something creative.

Tongue Tied - Scraptastic kits!

This month at Scraptastic Kit Club, I chose to work with the Tongue Tied kit! It was so fun, lots of bold color in this kit.

Here are the rest of the layouts I did with this kit and add-on.

I love the vellum die cut shapes from the Printshop line by Studio Calico and used a lot on this page!

 

 I mixed a lot of the patterns in the kit on this page, layering a bunch of punched circles on my page over the ombre pink paper from the kit.

 

 I love this fun Color Wash paper from Pink Paislee and it is really a great staple for an easy background paper. Lots of possibilites for this!

 

So now I am eagerly awaiting my February Scraptastic kit! I have some "free" time to play... can't wait for it to arrive!

Scraptastic and a freebie!

Well, it's another blistery Sunday here up north and so I sat down to do a little scrapbooking!!  I pulled out the last bits of my Scraptastic January kit - Tongue Tied and this is what I created:

I came up with a brush script alphabet for my cameo , since I am so not good with ink and paint...  I think it turned out decent.

Here is the alphabet:

If you want to download it FREE - just click HERE

I'll be back with a few more Scraptastic kit projects this week!

Stay warm!

LIFTED class- Studio Calico

The Lifted class at Studio Calico wrapped up last week, and my project is up for the Friday card inspiration!

I started with an inspiration piece (you can find on the class site) and came up with this card interpretation:

I used the card kit and the printable to create my card.. i created the chevron background and love the typewritten sentiment stamps from the kit!! loved being a part of the class, I just wish I could have participated in it, but time got the better of me :( !

Scraptastic Kit page shares

Hey! I have a couple more pages to share with the November Colorblind kit from Scraptastic Kit club. I went a little color crazy with it this month... and I am totally fine with that! lol Here is my next page:

< To create the background, I used a lot of the fun Pebbles Inc. frame tags in the kit. I cut them in half and then layered a few over the base cardstock background. I added a few different things into each frame area, including a title made using the fun mixed font from the Glitz alpha stickers:

I also used the exclusive Scraptastic Stamps and some word stickers by Glitz in some of the frames too:

Next, I created a fun and whimsical background cut with my Silhouette Cameo and layered some circles of patterned paper from the kit behind it.

I am off to make a holiday shopping list!!! this is such a busy time of year, I hope I can fit everything in!

Scraptastic November !

Good morning! I am happy to share a page made with one of this month's kits from Scraptastic Kit Club !

I honestly think this is mt absolute favorite kit to date - so much bold colour and I am a huge fan of that! Here is the first page I created with the Colorblind kit and add on:

I love the die cuts that are available - from Glitz Design - I have been eyeing up this collection and so glad Jessica put it into this month's kit! This feather is perfect!

I love the little paper dots - I call them paper sequins and used them like I would for metallic sequins. I stitched a few down on a portion of this page and added some word stickers to cover up a part of the Glitz diecut journaling card that didn't quite go with my photo.

Come back tomorrow - I have another fun project to share with the same kit!

Studio Calico LIFTED!

I am super excited to have been asked to be a contributor for the new LIFTED class at Studio Calico happening RIGHT NOW!!

 Check out this amazing line up of contributors for this class:

 You can check out all the info on the Studio Calico site HERE. Did you sign up??? If so, get ready to be inspired! I am contributing a card to this class... here is a brief sneak:

if you are in the class - I will see you there!!