it's reveal night at studio calico! i knew central high would be up there in the faves me for - i've been dying to get my hands on the new amy tangerine stuff since the first preview came out. if i had to pick a favorite addon, i think it would be style guide - love the speech bubbles and the amy alpha! and based on presale, it looks like these might be in stock for a bit - yay for increased quantities! the card kit sold out in preorders but if you want to get on the waiting list, click here.
letting go - big changes here this year. my oldest, who could have done 6th grade at our neighborhood elementary, opted to go to a science and tech magnet middle school. which is REALLY cool. but as a mama. ACK. it was not easy to put him on that bus! i made this page the same day - it was definitely therapeutic! i misted the background paper with pinstripe and shine - and then added a little white to tone it all down a bit. the map die cut was the perfect place to hide a little journaling - i just stitched it to the page to create a pocket.
dude - this page and i... well. we had words. several times. you may remember it from the sneak slide show... only back then it had a charcoal background. and it just felt WRONG. and i tried to fix it like 4 times before very carefully pulling it apart and rebuilding it on the grid. AH. much better. i started by using the starburst mask with mister huey's shine, and then i added some triangle stamping along the rays. i loved the hey jen renee word bubbles so i cut another one from the amy tangerine paper to hold the journaling - they're perfect grouped together!
(CENTRAL HIGH + STYLE GUIDE + CAPITAL AVENUE + THE REGISTER)
squeeze - i always go into first day of school photos having no idea what to expect. well, i'm usually fairly certain that i WON'T get a traditional photo of them all standing nicely with their eyes open and a normal look on their faces ;) this year's photo is just another glimpse into the craziness that these boys bring into our lives everyday. =)
i LOVED the big diecut 3, but it was a bit too bold for the page, so i stuck it in the glassine bag the diecuts from the main kit came in. and then i figured some confetti wouldn't hurt. ;) i added the map paper across the top because i LOVED this ledger paper as a background but didn't want to sacrifice all of the cute cameras on the back - so i saved a strip to use later. to finish the page, i basically arranged all of my fave bits and pieces from the kits to fill in the page. the journaling is sideways because a 12in sheet of paper won't fit in my typewriter, but it was *just* narrow enough the other way to go in.
(CENTRAL HIGH + CENTRAL HIGH CARD KIT + STYLE GUIDE + CAPITAL AVENUE + ROAD SHOW + THE REGISTER)
hello - i'll admit it. i'm in love with this lightbulb cut and basically flipped through pics till i found something that would work with it. how perfect is it for a page about electricity camp?? i backed the upper part of the bulb with a white patterned paper, and used gray for the bottom part, then added stitching. i used a lot of papers from the 6x6 pad from the card kit on this page - i love the smaller scale when i'm working with a lot of little bits of paper!
(CENTRAL HIGH + CENTRAL HIGH CARD KIT + STYLE GUIDE + CAPITAL AVENUE + ROAD SHOW + THE REGISTER)
(CENTRAL HIGH + CENTRAL HIGH CARD KIT + THE REGISTER + ROAD SHOW)
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happy (very early) tuesday!! oh, and if you want the details on this month's kit names, it's over here. my husband graduated from central high here in omaha (and our boys will likely go there), and he named the addons this month. =)
