Living My Dream

Studio Calico April Digital Files used in My Project Life

I finished two project life spreads using the Studio Calico April Bluegrass Farm PL kits. I am a bit behind, so I want to use my leftovers to finish some more weeks. There were so many cool elements in the kits. My favorite part of this month's kits were the digital items which I used throughout both of my spreads. The project life kit is still available HERE. Look how cute it is! Let's start with my Bluegrass Farm Project Life kit only spread. Colors, so many wonderful colors. MY type of colors - springy ones! You can click on the image to see it larger or go to my gallery where I have lots of close up images. My... Read more →

Studio Calico Mixed Media Class and Supplies

Recently Studio Calico announced they will be teaching a new class on Mixed Media. I was so excited to hear this. Especially when I heard who the two main teachers are - Anna-Maria Wolniak and Celine Navarro. Both of these girls are mixed media experts and I have a lot to learn in this area! I have always wondered how AM makes those amazing watercolor looking backgrounds on her layouts. And I am about to find out her secrets! You can learn all the details about this class HERE. They also list all of the mixed media supplies they recommend for the class. As soon as I realized SC would be carrying mixed media supplies, I was even more excited.... Read more →

SOOOO Many PERKS when you start an SC Subscription ... Read On:

Studio Calico has a new offer for BRAND NEW subscribers, so if you are not yet a subscriber, this might be just the time for you to join in on the fun ... First, let's start at the very beginning. Studio Calico is a kit club that has three monthly subscriptions to choose from - Scrapbooking, Cards, and Project Life. Each of these three kits also has add-on kits that go up for sale on reveal day each month. If you are a subscriber to any of the three kits, you get several perks including the following: Exclusive Discounts, Flat Rate Shipping, Early Access to Future Kit Reveals, Bonus CalicoPoints, Class Discounts, and Being In The Know (Hearing Big New... Read more →

MFT March Release Rewind Day One

Today is already the first day of the My Favorite Things Release Rewind where the Design Team gets a chance to inspire you once again using all of the new March product releases. Today I made an Easter layout to share with you. I used lots of the new products including my newest set, Spring Has Sprung as well as some of the older products. I like mixing and matching all of the MFT goodies together. This layout showcases our families lame attempt at getting a family photo on Easter day last year. Thane had just returned from a two year mission in Argentina (just three days before these photos). We were so excited to all be together as a... Read more →

MFT New Product Launch

Hello stamping friends! Today is the day! As of this very moment, you can purchase all of the new adorable March products from My Favorite Things! It is the March New Product Launch and the Design Team is ready to dazzle you with lots of lovely creations! Today I have three cards to share with you. They all use my new spring set called Spring Has Sprung. This is my first set that doesn't need to be colored. The stamps have "backgrounds" that surround the doodled designs for an interesting colored effect. I have really enjoyed playing with them as there are so many fun ways to use them. I hope you all enjoy them too! First up is a... Read more →

Spring Has Sprung - Two More Days!

If you are tired of the winter time blues and want spring here NOW, you can purchase my Spring Has Sprung stamp set in two more days!!! Woooooooohooooooey! Today I made a layout that was SOOOO Springy that I titled it after my stamp set, Spring Has Sprung! There are several techniques on this page I want to tell you about, so I'll show you close up images and then how I did it. I used the "two step stamping" flowers from my new set inside the Die-namics Tall Grassy Edge border. I used the little fence from the new Die-namics Sunflower Sweetheart set. I stamped the flowers with black ink on white cardstock. Then I added the flat stamp... Read more →

3 Days Until the MFT March New Product Release

I'm back with some more creations using my new set by My Favorite Things called Spring Has Sprung. All this spring scrapbooking has me in the mood for spring! Some of you might be experiencing winter still, but we are still having summer weather here. I want it to be cooler - it was 85 degrees today! ha Gotta love the lack of seasons in sunny Southern California. Today I made a layout and a card to show you. First let's start with the layout. It is VERY springy! This is an 8.5x11" layout. I have been making a lot of those lately just to change it up a bit. Here are some close up images of the layout with... Read more →

We are one day closer to the My Favorite Things New Product Release on March 11 at 7:00 pm pst. Today I have a layout to share that has many of the new products on it including some of the ones shown on the MFT blog today. But this layout is NOT very springy - be warned! I have ventured out of the spring colors and images for today! To be honest, I REALLY wanted to use these two adorable campers and I don't camp. And we don't own an adorable camper. So I had to get creative with the title to find a way to incorporate the campers into my page theme. This might be a reach, but hey,... Read more →

MFT March Release Countdown - Day Six

Today is day SIX of the MFT countdown to their March New Product Release! All of the March products will go on sale on March 11 at 7:00 pm pst. I have two cards to show you today using my new Spring Has Sprung set as well as other new MFT products. I used my new set for the "Happy Spring" greeting. I stamped it on Banana Split cardstock die-cut with the new Blueprints 13 set. I sprayed the cardstock with yellow mist to add some texture before I stamped it. I colored in the Happy letters with a white gel pen. I stamped the flowers from the new LJD Easter Bunny set. I outlined all the flowers with a... Read more →

MFT New Product Countdown - Day 7

Today starts the seven day New Product Countdown for the March product releases for My Favorite Things. They have lots of happy spring products this release which will hopefully cheer those on the east coast who are still getting snow storms. I love spring - eveything about it. But especially the colors. Pinks, soft blues, and yellows are my favorite colors, so making spring cards is really fun! Here is my new spring set called Spring Has Sprung: This set works a little differently than my past sets in my Sunny Day Doodles line. It has flat images to add color behind the outline images. It's kind of a two step stamping concept. I stamped the outlines first and then... Read more →