MAGGIE HOLMES Photography and Scrapbooking Blog

SC Kit Giveaway Winner & Some Sneaks!

The winner of the Boardwalk Kit from Studio Calico is:

Amy P. said...

Love your layouts!!
Would love to win the Kit!!!
It looks awesome!! Been thinking about subscribing to SC, would love to win so I can see what all the excitment is about!! :)

ReplyAugust 18, 2011 at 07:50 PM

 

Congrats Amy!! Email me with your address to claim your prize!

Thanks to everyone that entered!! I always enjoy reading your comments and appreciate all of the kind feedback and sweet notes!! I have the BEST readers!!! :)

I just finished up creating my layouts with the September kits!! So many things that I loved!! The stamps are super fun this month too!!! Yay!!

Here are some sneaks just to get you thinking!! I pretty much mixed all of the kits together as usual!!

Also, I am heading to Creative Escape tomorrow! I hope you are coming!!! I have a display booth at the Bazaar that will take place tomorrow so I hope to see you there! I have been a busy bee creating and printing a bunch of things..... all with my NEW branding!!! I can't wait to debut all of it and it also coincides with the launch of something new and fun that I have been working on forever!!!

Be sure to check back tomorrow for all of the details!!!! I'm giddy with excitement!!!

Studio Calico Boardwalk Kit GIVEAWAY!!

Hi there! I have another GIVEAWAY for you this week! This one is for the current monthly kit over at Studio Calico -- Boardwalk:

If you are new to my blog or are wondering what Studio Calico is all about, it is a monthly scrapbooking kit club. Each month Studio Calico puts together kits full of the most current products including papers, embellishments, stamps etc. One of the unique things about these kits is that Studio Calico has exclusive patterned papers and stamps each month that you can only get by purchasing the kits! 

Studio Calico also has the most inspiring design team out there! I know I may be biased but seriously these girls amaze me each month! If you are ever at a loss for what to do with the kits, you can go to the DT gallery to find soooo many ideas! And on top of that the members of the community forum are also super talented and they are always posting super inspiring layouts and projects as well! Pretty much you can hang out over there all day and soak up the eye candy!

In addition Studio Calico has a shop where you can purchase basic supplies like adhesives, my favorite journaling pens, embellishments and of course mists, which you know I am obsessed with! You can literally stock up each month and all of the extras go into the same box as your kit so it's basically like getting them with free shipping! Love that! (p.s. I noticed that the mists are restocked and lots of my favorite colors are available - piglet, sunshine, bonny blue and clover. Get them while you can because they never seem to last very long!)

Be sure to check Studio Calico out if you aren't a subscriber already! Not only are they a great company but the people behind it are also super amazing, kind and generous as well! It's always great to support a company that has strong values and they definitely do! 

To enter the giveaway, leave a comment on this post and I will be back later to draw a winner. Also lots of the other designers are also hosting giveaways too so be sure to check them all out for more chances at winning. (You can enter on all of our blogs but you can only win once so if you happen to win more than once, we will draw another winner.)

As I was typing this I realized that I never shared my August layouts so here they are as well:

First up is this one that has NO TITLE! I just realized that I didn't add a title!!!! So funny! I guess I will have to go back and add one! :)

The circle frame stamp is from the main kit and I love that stamp!! So versatile! Also, the flower was created with the mistables trim from the main kit. I misted it in two different colors and then used the hot glue gun to create the layered flower.

Next up is Sweet:

Again I used that stamp and the mistable trim. I am also LOVING the black stickers from American Crafts from the main kit! 

And last is My Favorite:

Mistable trim again :) Also used the mixed medium (fabric and paper) layering flowers from Basic Grey that are in the Tide Pool Add On Kit.

All of my pictures this month are instagrams that I printed at Postal Pix (more info on that here). Instagram is my newest obsession!! If you want to follow me, my user name is maggiehdesign.

Let me know if you have any questions! I am compiling questions from your comments from the last few posts and will be doing a Q & A soon!

Good luck with the giveaway!! Thanks Studio Calico for sponsoring!

 

Instagram Photos, Scrapbooking and Moving

We are moving this weekend and my scrapbook room is all packed up and ready to go. I have to say that it was giving me serious anxiety to put everything in boxes. Not because I was worried about it but because I hated knowing that I couldn't come in here and scrapbook if I wanted to..... Kind of made me realize how much I love this craft and hobby and how much I would miss it if it wasn't a part of my life and routine. I am already itching to get everything set up in the new house so I can get crafting again! 

In the midst of all the chaos this past week I managed to get a a couple of layouts done and wanted to share them with you. I have this huge stack of Instagram photos that I recently printed and I am having fun scrapbooking them! I shared details about how I printed them over on the Studio Calico blog this week so be sure to check it out! The link to my guest post is right here.

Doesn't this fresh stack of photos just make you want to scrapbook? I LOVE that!! I always start with the photos when I scrapbook, so having them all printed and ready to go is super inspiring for me! 

Both of these layouts use a lot of American Crafts products. I already had them out on my table because I was doing my projects for my August guest post and I just kept working away! Love it when you are in the groove and can just keep going! I think I created both of these pages in under an hour! Before starting on this one I sprayed the background with some Maya Road and Mister Huey's mist. From there it is pretty much a hodge podge collage of things that were on my desk - my favorite way of scrapbooking!

This one is also a mix of American Crafts goodies, Mister Huey's mist and then some random things that I had laying out that weren't packed up yet - eclectic and random and true to my "collagey" style. 

Hope you are enjoying your weekend! Let me know if you have any questions about the layouts!

Studio Calico Blog Blitz ::: Giveaway Winner

The winner of the Studio Calico Mister Huey's Butterfly Masks is:

Julie Mitchell said...

I promise that if I win the mask, I will use it!! I am in love with your kids and your talent as a photographer.

ReplyJuly 26, 2011 at 10:38 AM

 

Congrats!! I promise you will LOVE them! Email me your info and we will get them mailed out to you as soon as they are in stock!!

Thanks to everyone that entered and for all of your sweet comments on my layouts!! You guys are the best!!!

Studio Calico Blog Blitz and Giveaway!

Welcome to the Studio Calico Blog Blitz! It's always fun to share the creations that we worked on for the CHA booth and we are doing just that today! I am excited about so many of the new products from this release and I haven't even seen everything in person yet so it is fun to see all of the layouts up close! After you enter the giveaway below be sure to go to the Studio Calico blog and click through to see the other designers' layouts and projects as well!! They are all doing giveaways too so you have lots of chances to win some of the products before you can even buy them!

This first layout showcases the new Butterfly masks, which I am in LOVE with!! These will get a lot of use from me I am sure!! I also used the new Mister Huey's Shine mist which is the perfect shade of silvery glimmery mist! LOVE!

The next one uses the same Butterfly masks but in a different way. A lot of people at the show asked how this was done.... After misting over the masks (for the above page) I carefully lifted them up, turned them over and then "stamped" them onto this next page. The trick was that I had a LOT of mist on the masks and I also pressed them down carefully so the mist would spread to all of the edges before lifting them off. The result is this fun watercolor stamped look and I love it!!

This page showcases the new bookplate stickers. I am also loving the new tissue trims, which I misted here and then sewed to the page (over on the left).

And finally this one which shows off bits of a lot of things - the new chipboard butterflies, the papers and then the wood veneer banner pieces.... swoon!! They take mist very well (which is what I did here) and I love that the wood grain still shows through!

As part of the blog blitz I get to do a GIVEAWAY!! I am giving away my favorite item.... the Butterfly Masks!! 

For a chance to win, leave a comment here on this post and I will be back to draw a random winner. (please note that these products are still under production so there may be a slight delay in shipping them out, but as soon as they are in, they will be sent!) Thanks for entering and remember to go check out the other blogs too!!

Studio Calico June Kits!

So excited to share my June Studio Calico layouts with you! I meant to get sneak peeks up last week but I was so busy getting ready for our sweet little baby to arrive that it just didn't happen. 

The kits are definitely more boyish in style this month and you know I love me some pink.... but I got over it really quickly because everything is still so awesome! I mean how can you not just love the combination of colors and patterns in the main kit:

Even without any pink I think it is one of my favorite kit images that I have taken because I just love how it all looks together! I love the pop of turquoise and yellow and the little bits of orange are fun too!

Anyway, onto my layouts....

First up is "Those Eyes"

This one is pretty simple but it just felt finished and it didn't feel right to add anything else. Papers are from the Main Kit and Add-On 3. Ribbon, small alpha, #5 brad are from Add-On 2. Scallop border at the top and large alpha are from Add-On 3. I used the Ink Blending Tool along with Spiced Marmalade Distress Ink to color the large alpha orange.

Next is "Matthew"

I have to say I wasn't sure what the outcome would be when I started creating the background for this page but I love how it turned out! The paper is really a mix from all the kits. Then I used the chipboard borders from Add-On 3 and the sticker borders from the Main Kit. Alphas and embellishments are a mix from all the kits as well. I Used Mister Huey's mist in Clover to turn the "M" green (from Add-On 1). And I also turned the "T" (from the Main Kit) red using Barn Door Distress Ink.

Finally is "So You"

This one didn't turn out exactly as I had envisioned.... it is one of those layouts where I just kept adding and adding things and then it got feeling a little messy but it was too late. :) And I wasn't about to start over, so..... it is what it is!

Again this is a mix of papers and things from most or all of the kits. By the time I get to my third layout I usually have all the kits spread out everywhere and mixed all together so it becomes a bit of a hodge podge of everything! The chipboard banner colors didn't quite match so I cut pieces from other papers and just glued them over the top of some of the triangles. I used grey and black StazOn inks to alter the chipboard letters and that's about it!

Let me know if you have any questions! 

Scrapbook Layout: Sick Day

I made this scrapbook layout over the weekend just for fun! It is one of those photos that I took with my phone.... a random little moment and not a great photo, but one that I am definitely glad to have captured and documented!

This is little Nathan and the journaling talks about how much he loves learning..... so much that even on a day when he stayed home sick from school he still wanted to do things like play Scrabble, go through math flash cards and do "homework" papers. He brings home these extra "homework" papers from school all the time simply by choice because he just loves doing them! I see a lot of me in this little guy! I always loved school, and loved reading and learning. My favorite subjects were math and science. Even to this day I really enjoy playing games like Scrabble where I have to use my mind and I also love those magazines you can buy at the grocery store that are full of math and logic puzzles!

Supplies:

American Crafts - cardstock, patterned paper, tags, alphabets, tape, brads, embossing powder (used on the green star) and pen (slick writer)

Studio Calico - patterned paper, wood veneer stars, hot air balloon rub on, paint used on the other 2 stars (yellow and white)

Mist - Maya Road Blue Corn Metallic

Studio Calico: May Sneak Peeks

LOVED the May Studio Calcio kits!! Reveal is tonight and I bet the kits will go fast, so be ready! :)

The numbers stamp in the Main Kit is sooooo awesome!! I used it on this layout along with the AC Black Glitter Embossing Powder. Also used the alphas from the Main Kit and from Clear Skies - Add On 4. The flags are from the Main Kit and the paper is all from the Main Kit as well.

Here's another sneak using paper and stickers from the Paper Lanterns Kit - 3rd Add On, brads and buttons from Pink Lemonade Kit - 2nd Add On and some of the extras from the shop this month. I'm in love with those Crate Paper chipboard shapes and ordered 2 sets of them because I knew I would want extras!! The alpha is from the Main Kit but I sprayed them with yellow mist before using them.

This one uses trim from the Main Kit and Add On 2, paper, stickers and buttons from Clear Skies - Add On 4 and the Crate chipboard from the shop again.

And last is the one that I did for our "Member Lift" feature. We all chose one of the Studio Calico members to scraplift this month. I chose Jaime Warren -- she is amazing!!! You should definitely check out her gallery!!! I do have a funny story about the whole member lift layout............ I left my layouts until the very last minute this month (because I was working on a bunch of things for Creating Keepsakes) and I stayed up super late working on them the night before they were due. Well, I don't stay up late much anymore especially because I am pregnant so I was tired and my feet/ankles/legs were SUPER swollen and hurting, but I knew I had to push through it and get these done. Well after I finished my 3rd layout and was about to head to bed I realized that I FORGOT to do the member lift layout!!!!!!!! A little bit of panic set in especially since I knew there was NO way I could stay up any longer to do it! So anyway, I went to bed and had to get up super early the next morning to finish it before the kids woke up and the next busy day started...... needless to say I did get it done and it actually turned out to be one of my favorites because I loved the inspiration layout so I pretty much lifted the exact design and it also came together quickly! Thanks for the inspiration Jamie!!!

This one uses paper from the Main Kit and Add On 2, stickers from Add On 3, embellishments from Add On 4 and of course the Crate chipboard yet again! :)

I guess you could say that they are all pretty much mixes of all 4 kits..... which is typically what I usually do. After I take the kit pictures for the website each month I just mix everything all together and go for it!! It just works better for me that way.... I am not good at keeping the kits separate!

I'll be back to share my full layouts soon... For now get ready so you can be fast and snag the kits you want before they are gone!!

P.S. I am posting that giveaway that I mentioned tomorrow..... so be sure to check back!!

 

Studio Calico Giveaway Winner

We have a winner!!...........

First I just wanted to say thank you for all of your comments!! I have been reading through them and I have to say that I am so glad I asked you to post something interesting about yourselves! It has been so much fun reading all of these random facts and fun things about all of you!  And it is always awesome to get to know my readers a little bit better!! 

The winner (drawn at random) is.........

Heather A said...

Awesome layouts. I love following your blog... I'm not sure about something interesting about myself... I have a pug that is terrified to look at herself in the mirror...

ReplyApril 14, 2011 at 08:55 AM

Email me with your info Heather and we will get your products sent out soon!!

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ALSO..... I have another fabulous giveaway that I will be posting soon so check back!! It's a good one!!!!!!

Studio Calico Blog Hop

We are doing another blog hop at Studio Calico today to celebrate the fact that Countryside and State Fair are now in the shop!! I know that many of you have been waiting to get your hands on these products!! Well now you can stock up!! Yippeeee! 

All of us design team members have created a layout to showcase some of the products..... Here is mine:

I cannot get enough of the State Fair Label Stickers and the Tags. For some reason those tags just always tell me to cut them into flags so I can use them to create banners! :)  I also used the Sideshow Paper, the DieCut Cream Ledger Paper, Step Right Up Paper, and the backside of the County Line Paper (for my background). 

At first I had pulled out some of the pink products like the Cotton Candy Paper and the Pink Notions to create a layout of Emily but then the bright reds, blues and greens from these other products were just calling my name so I switched gears and made this layout about our little Nathan and his nickname - Nate Skate. I kept it pretty clean and simple so the photos could shine!

I know I didn't use any mists on this layout but I also have to give a shout out to the Mister Huey's mists in these two product lines because the colors are FAB!!! (I especially LOVE piglet, bonny blue and lemonade!!!) Seriously some of my faves now!! I have a feeling they will go fast so be sure to snag some of those if you share my passion for misting!! I think my bottles of piglet and lemonade are already running low because I have used them so much! haha!!! 

As part of the blog hop we are all doing a giveaway on our blogs!!! Yay!!!! This is always the fun part for me -- the fact that I get to share some of my favorite products with one of you!! 

I am giving away the State Fair Label Stickers, the State Fair Tags and the State Fair Notions.

 

To enter the contest simply leave a comment here on this post and tell me something fun or interesting about yourself! I always love a chance to get to know my readers a little bit better! The contest will be closed on Monday, April 18th at which point I will draw a winner at random.

Now, on to the hopping part of the blog hop...... be sure to continue on to the next blog so you can see another fun layout and also enter to win some more Studio Calico goodies!! I am going to be hopping along with all of you so I can see what they all did!! 

The next stop is: Nicole Harper's blog! Have fun and good luck!