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Kelly Purkey May release, including a kit I designed! :)

 This month at Kelly Purkey's shop, I was able to design a kit and have it come to life! I designed this stamp set and some 4x4 cards. I was inspired by the things I love most: love, home and family. I am so excited to see it and feel it in my hands and USE them! I can't wait to see others begin to use them. I've seen a bit and will compile a blog post on that shortly! Kelly's stamps and cards this month are so fun. I love the words are the greatest gift card because I am actually always telling my husband, just give me words. He has a gift with the words and I treasure them completely. So this month really hit home for me. Go Kelly! :) Here's the link to shop! 

 Here's a little spread I made in my passport size midori. Our oldest daughter is off to University this fall and there are so many feelings that go with that, that I knew I wasn't ready to dive in and let the tears loose! So starting small with the little passport size I love.    Be sure to stock up before they're all gone! Or even better, sign up for a membership!

 

National Scrapbook Day!

 Just a quick hello on National Scrapbook Day! I love that I live in a country that celebrates documenting and recording memories. Be sure to check out Studio Calico's activities throughout the day and the sitewide 30%off at The Lily Pad! :) Hope you get some crafting time in today! Thanks for being part of my creative story. xo

My new 'Summer of Sketches' class!

I am so excited to announce a new class I will be teaching during the summer at Studio Calico. It's called Summer of Sketches and is enrolling now! I have an amazing set of contributors who will be joining me and we are going to be doing something fun with the class- it'll be a sketch class in Round Robin form! It'll start with a sketch/layout and then we will pass it on to the next person who will then interpret that sketch to their own and pass it on! I'm so excited to see it unfold!   Check out the stamp set Tina from Life Love Paper designed for the class! It's free with class purchase and will ship free too!! Available while supplies last so make sure to grab yours!! 

Here are a few samples from the class from Paige Evans and Lisa Truesdell.  Crazy good right?! Here's a little more info about the class!

• 12 start-to-finish videos from Jamie, showing how she went from sketch to finished layout. Jamie will be sharing tips and tricks for adapting layouts to fit the number and sizes of photos you have, and ideas for switching them up to keep your projects looking fresh, no matter how many times you use the same sketch.
• Round robin inspiration : See how each sketch changes as it passes from one artist to another! We'll start each week's lesson with a sketch based on Jamie's work, then each scrapbooker will work from a sketch of the layout created by the person before them. 
• 36 all new layouts from Jamie and her contributors
• 48 sketches - 12 sketches based on Jamie's past work, plus 36 more based on the class projects.
• A printable PDF of all of the class sketches
• Access to a class message board and gallery, where you can share and learn with your teacher and fellow students
• Weekly challenges to inspire you to use what you've learned
• Live chat with your teacher and fellow students

I HOPE YOU WILL JOIN US! I just came back from a trip to NYC where it was COLD and rainy and I realized, I cannot wait for the summer! This makes me even more ready for summer! Here's a link one more time for you, hope to see you in the classroom! :)