Week 7: Project Life 2015

Loving the wood veneer included in this month's Cirque, Studio Calico Project Life Kit, so used it as my week title pocket.

Week 7: All SC PL kit Cirque, except for the black arrow paper behind the wood veneer, that's from a 2014 Studio Calico Card Kit. My handwriting and the Collect photo app make for a super quick weekly PL spread!



Lots of love this week, thank you for visiting!

Studio Calico Color Theory Class Scrapbook Page

Pastels and black and white on this page using the SC color theory paints.

Heavy gel by Liquitex was mixed with the SC paints to create an impasto. Then a purchased Silhouette Cameo file for the "Today" title. The florals are cut with the Cameo and are free with the class purchase from SC.  by Wilna Furstenberg.

Papers behind the photo are lots of layers of Studio Calico Card kit paper, and the embellies are all from previous card kits as well.

Finished layout, love getting artsy in this class.



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2015 Project Life: Week 6

Sharing week six using the Studio Calico Monthly Project Life kit called Cirque, and it's a beauty!! Nice pink, aqua, and yellow cards this month.

Week 6: left side Design A Becky Higgins LLC. page protector, right side Design Q Becky Higgins LLC. page protector with 3 4x4 pockets in the center. Right page uses the Studio Calico Ringmaster add-on, that  came with that gorge tribal washi, 4x4 transparent cards ( middle ) and laser cut wood veneer words "yeah, hustle, and February" and much more. Love it! The top right 4x6 card is from the Heidi Swapp "Favorite Things" Project Life Core Kit, with one gold sequin from the SC kit. The first yellow 4x4 card on the left of the right page is simply the SC kit title card, and I covered up the words in the center with a photo, quick and easy.



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Studio Calico Color Theory Class: Scrapbook Page

Complementary colors, red-orange and blue-green used on this layout for the SC Class Color Theory.

using Color Theory Paint and printing out the Class cut files onto transparency film (an idea if you don't have a cameo), and Complementary blue-green / red-orange color scheme. Rolled a Glitz Roller Doodle into the Blue-green paint.

All Supplies Studio Calico


Thank you,
Artful Leigh Creative

Participating in the new Studio Calico Color Theory Class with Wilna Furstenberg

        For Lesson One we did Primary colors, and I chose tints and shades of yellow, so a monochromatic color scheme. The neutrals don't count , and my art and design teachers always said to add lots of neutrals when working with a strong color.

        Lots of white, black and gray to temper the strong yellow. I loved using the Studio Calico Silk Screens that came with this class pictured above top left. All Patterned paper, and embellishments are from Studio Calico except the Hobby Lobby gray pleated ribbon, the Michaels Recollections floral ribbon on top of that and the Ki Memories Pop Culture (older Product ) lace paper.

I painted molding paste with light shade of yellow (Color Theory Studio Calico) paint, and added the silk screen over several areas. then let that dry and went back over with a darkened version of the same yellow to bring out the impasto look.

    I like how there is lots of interest created with all the texture going on here.

All these embellishments came in Studio Calico previous card kits, and since I have them organized by color it was easy to find them. Studio Calico Mist in Clay splattered as well as india ink.



I absolutely LOVE taking this class and it really prompts me to use colors and supplies that are out of my comfort zone, and of course Wilna Rocks!!


Thank you for taking the time to visit my little Artful Leigh Creative Studio!

2015 Project Life Share

Sharing weeks four and five, using the Studio Calico Project Life kit Far Far Away for January. I will be using each month's kit up in it's entirety as much  as possible, and file away any left over bits or use them on PL inserts and Scrapbook pages. That's the plan for now anyway:)

Week 4: Loving the large wood veneer "JAN" for the title pocket, and some stitching through a few chipboard heart embellishments from the Jan kit as well. The font stickers are a cool vinyl like material, and they fit in the negative space of my photos well. All items are from the Studio Calico PL kit, except for the gold dot 4x6 card on the left page at top, and the "hello handsome" die cut
(from 2014 SC card kit).

 Week 5: using up the last of the beautiful cards designed by Leslie from "A Creative Mint" in the SC PL kit for Jan. Added cards from the "Dreamy" PL core kit by Heidi Swapp, couple pieces of washi and one flair badge. The stamps are from "Kellie Stamps" @GiveAGirlABlog, and the SC PL kit.



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Project Life Share

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Week one: Studio Calico Project Life Kit Far Far Away for January. I just signed up for monthly again. Love this kit! The designer is the lady from A Creative Mint (Leslie). Going for a fresh and clean look this year with more white space.

Week Two: Studio Calico Far Far Away Kit still, and still loving the soft colors. Added some watercolor stripes I painted onto blank cards to go with this color scheme, easy peasy! The " What will you make of your today"  is a free printable from Amy Tangerine. LOVE her website, and she also has a free handbook for jumpstarting your creativity!

Week Three: That ballon Card from the Far Far Away Kit,  Gah ! So cute. I made it work for me by adding the Studio Calico wood veneer car, and typing with my vintage typewriter. My one little word for this year is ENCOURAGE! Fitbit emailed me this update of my total steps since Aug. 6th, pretty cool, through first week of January.

So I encourage you to paper craft some memories today!