Project Life 2017 Title Page

2017 is my fifth year doing Project Life. I’ve always done it in 12×12 format, with a 2-page spread per week, and this format just works for me. That puts me at two albums per year. In 2012 I completed about 30 weeks, but in 2013-2015 I made the whole year, and I am on the way to finishing up 2016 too. (yay!!)
But in the meantime I couldn’t resist putting together the title page for 2017. I used the Studio Calico Roman Holiday Documenter kit, plus some floral and butterfly printables from Wilna Furstenberg, and an old calendar template that is now out of production.

That floral card is my favorite in this month’s kit!

I love how well these printables matched the rest of this spread.

Are you a Project Lifer? I’d love to hear from you!

Studio Calico October Reveal: Story Board – Project Life 2016 – vol. 2 Title Page

Hello! Here’s my second project made with the Story Board Documenter kit. This is my favorite project I made this month!

It is the title page for volume 2 of my 2016 Project Life. I love how it turned out!

I used the Story Board Documenter kit and the mega date stamp to add the months.

The chipboard shapes from the kit are such a nice way to add a special touch to the cards! Here I also stamped a phrase from the stamp set included in the kit.

This is my favorite detail of the month. I layered a 3″x4″ card, the square transparencies and the die cut number to make this card. Here’s a look at how else I was planning to use the transparencies:

Such pretty colors!

Here I used a few more of the fun embellishments from the kit – a badge, the gold foil phrases, chipboard stickers, alpha stickers, and another transparency. I used this card to jot down the goals for this year – the “one” is stamped by masking some of the words from the “you have to be odd to be number one” phrase. (I journaled the #2 goal after taking this photo since it’s private :)).

You can check out my other Project Life projects here:
Project Life 2016 – Week 28
Project Life 2016 – week 29 insert
and here are the Christmas Cards.

What’s catching your eye in the Story Board release? I’d love it if you left me a comment. 🙂

Studio Calico October Reveal: Story Board – Project Life 2016 – Week 29 insert

After making 2 12″x12″ pages and a double page spread (24″x12″) with the Story Board Documenter kit, I still had several cards and embellishments left, so I made this double-sided 6″x8″ insert.

The gold foil phrases are great – there are so many that you’re bound to find one that works with your photos!

You can check out my other Project Life projects here:
Project Life 2016 – Week 28
Project Life 2016 – vol. 2 Title Page
and here are the Christmas Cards.

Studio Calico October Reveal: Story Board

Hello hello! Happy October! I am happy to be contributing to the Creative Team this month with some cards and Project Life spreads! I also made an unboxing video of the Story Board Documenter kit, the 4″x6″ Christmas Card stamp and the 4″x6″ Christmas paper pad, I will post this at 3PM EST today when the kits go for purchase for everyone. 🙂
Here’s my first project made with the Story Board Documenter kit. I loved the colors of this kit, and the embellishments were very fun to use!

I make 2-page weekly spreads for my Project Life, and end up with 2 albums per year. Usually I split the two volumes after 26 weeks, but this year I put two extra weeks in the first volume because I had some trips I didn’t want to split. And I made a single page for the last week of the album – week 28.

I used some phrases from the stamp set either on a journaling card or stamped directly on a photo.

I loved using the chipboard shapes and gold alpha stickers from the kit.

I used the die cut numbers as a stencil to write out my week number on the title card.

The bird transparency is adorable!

You can check out my other Project Life projects here:
Project Life 2016 – vol. 2 Title Page
Project Life 2016 – week 29 insert
and here are the Christmas Cards.

I also have a 2-page Project Life spread that is exclusive to the Documenter workshop, so if you are signed up for that you’ll see it there, along with some tips on how to stretch your kits. Here’s a sneak of the spread:

Have a great October!

Preview the Studio Calico October Kits: Story Board

Hello and happy Thursday! Today is Preview day at Studio Calico (the kits are released on the 1st of October, but we have some sneaks to share today, and subscribers can purchase some of the new products at a discount and have them added to their kit box with no  additional shopping cost).

This month, I received the Story Board Documenter kit, and a Christmas stamp and paper pad. I was inspired to get my projects done right away, and I love how they turned out!

Here is an in-progress shot from when I was putting together a Project Life title card.

There are some cool chipboard shapes and gold alpha stickers included in the Documenter kit.

The colors of the kit are really pretty!

Here is a sneak at a sentiment on the stamp set – it’s a 3″x4″ set.

This has got to be my favorite thing I made this month – I layered a journaling card with some of the transparencies and the die cut numbers in the kit. I am using this in the title page of volume 2 of my Project Life album.

A few of the cards have gold foil details, which I always like. I also love the couple of handwritten cards.

Here I also used the mega date stamp to add the months.

The kit also comes with some phrase strips (gold foil on blue) and two flair badges.
Next, on to the cards I made:

The Christmas stamp set is truly gorgeous!

I tried out a few different designs, and it looks like it will be very easy to get my Christmas cards done this year!

This was a fun card to make – the background is all made with color theory dye inks, blended. Then I embossed on top.

And that’s it for me!
You can view more sneaks of the kits and deals here. See you on the first for the full reveal! I shot an unboxing video too that I will be sharing at that time.

Studio Calico June 2016 Kits: Scout – Documenter kit – week 15

For this spread, I used the Scout Documenter kit, the Mockingbird add on, and the Extrovert stamp. I also added some digital stamps directly to my photos.

We were in New York for half of the week and the majority of the photos are from that stay. 🙂

Here are some detail shots.

On this card and throughout the spread, I adhered the vellum letters from Mockingbird on white cardstock so they would show up better. I use staples to adhere the rubber pieces.

The “let’s go out” stamp is from the Extrovert stamp by One Little Bird.

Here you can see the digital stamps I added to the photo.

More digital stamps, and my favorite card from the Mockingbird add on. I love how you get doubles of the cards in the add on, so you can use both front and back if you want.

That glitter tape + rubber embellishments from the Mockingbird add on were a favorite of mine!

The Scout reveal is at 3 PM EST today, but subscribers can shop early (starting at noon EST).
You can subscribe to the Documenter kit here.

You can also check out how I used this kit on its own and with some of the add ons this month in these other posts:
Main Documenter kit – Project Life week 14
Main Documenter kit + add ons – Project Life insert
Main Documenter kit + add ons – scrapbook page
And also check out the cards I made here.

Studio Calico June 2016 Kits: Scout – Documenter kit *main kit only*

I am so in love with this month’s Documenter kit! It’s one of my favorites ever!
I made three Project Life spreads with the main kit and the add on products.

This is the first project I made with this month’s kits and I am so in love with the colors! It’s made with the Scout Documenter main kit only. Here is a look at the left page:

And here is the right page:

And here are some detail shots.

Here you can get a closer look at the washi tape (I love it!) which I used to cover up a part of the card, and layered some alpha stickers on top. The circle with 2016 is a plastic transparent piece. I also used the stamp included in the main kit.

Here are some more images stamped with the set – the stamp set is designed by One Little Bird and it’s only of my favorite stamps ever for Project Life!

The kit also comes with washi strips and chipboard stars – you can see both here.

Also included in the kit is a set of adorable bubble-shaped sticky notes – I used them here to create a design matching one of the journaling cards included in the kit.

This is one of my favorite journaling cards this month! The “fave” is stamped with the stamp set.

I hope you enjoyed this project! It’s really a fabulous kit this month!
You can also check out how I used this kit with some of the add ons this month in these other posts:
Main Documenter kit + add ons – Project Life insert
Main Documenter kit + add ons – Project Life week 15
Main Documenter kit + add ons – scrapbook page
And also check out the cards I made here.

The Scout reveal is at 3 PM EST today, but subscribers can shop early (starting at noon EST).
You can subscribe to the Documenter kit here.

Studio Calico June 2016 Kits: Scout – Documenter kit – Project Life insert

The Scout reveal is at 3 PM EST today, but subscribers can shop early (starting at noon EST).
You can subscribe to the Documenter kit here.

This is a 6″x8″ insert for a busy week in my Project Life album. I combined the Scout Documenter kit, embellishments from the Mockingbird add on, and the Introvert stamp.

here is the front of the insert:

and the back:

And here are some details.

The “it was written in the stars” card is another favorite this month! I layered the fabulous glitter tape and rubber embellishments in the Mockingbird add on here.

The stamp is from the Introvert set (currently sold out, but hit “notify me” if you want it to be restocked).

I stuck the vellum alpha stickers from Mockingbird on some white cardboard adhered with foam dots to make them pop.

This was such a fun little insert to make!

The Scout reveal is at 3 PM EST today, but subscribers can shop early (starting at noon EST).
You can subscribe to the Documenter kit here.

You can also check out how I used this kit on its own and with some of the add ons this month in these other posts:
Main Documenter kit – Project Life week 14
Main Documenter kit + add ons – Project Life week 15
Main Documenter kit + add ons – scrapbook page

And also check out the cards I made here.

Homespun Documenter Kit, Add-Ons and Dies

This is my third Project Life spread with the Homespun release from Studio Calico, and probably my favorite of the three. 🙂

For this spread I used the Documenter main kit, the Pocket add on, the “on the menu” stamp, the Easter cards, one of the card dies, and the 6×6 paper pad. Oh and I did some foiling with the Minc too! 🙂

I spent all the week at home recuperating from my surgery (see prior week here) so all the photos are from around the house.

And of course, lots of food photos – love food! 🙂


This was the week I made my firsts experiments with foiling, and I was so giddy about it that I had to document that in my album.

The Easter cards were perfect to document my love for bunnies! 🙂 I have a few things around the house that I happened to photograph that week. And the wood veneer letters from the Pocket add on are gorgeous!

I used the polka dot die on a piece of foiled card stock. The die is 2″x3″ and fit snugly in the pocket – there are three more of these card making dies in the Homespun releases and I think they work great for Project Life! You can check the other ones out here: stripes, zig zag and plus signs.

I used the puffy stickers from the Pocket add on and the “on the menu” stamp here and throughout this spread.