Tutorial | Love Seriously

Happy Wednesday! I am sharing how to make this home decor piece over on Amy Tangerine's blog today, I would love to see you there!! P.S. In love with the PLUS ONE line, had to keep it forever!

go.be.inspired.

Shanna

5 min card | quite the pear

While I can appreciate a heavily decorate card, there is always a place in my heart for a super simple, modern in design card. I love that the sentiment takes center stage. Today I wanted to share with you a simple idea that comes together with some whimsical fabric and Studio Calico metal dies. This stamp and die set was from a couple month's ago and is currently sold out. But this month there is a very similar set in the Bluegrass Farm Card kit along with a matching die (which p.s. I just added to my cart because with all the amazingness at reveal I forgot it. YIKES!). 

First get all your supplies ready. For this card I decided to use my die with some fun fabric! I have a soft spot in my heart for this bird fabric, in my opinion it's perfect for ANY project apparently because you will see it on MANY many MANY of mine!

I have a big shot that I use with my metal dies and I am still learning how to use this bad boy, but when I cut fabric, I use a couple pieces of cardstock under my fabric to help shim it a tiny bit and give it a nice solid cut. If that doesn't work for you, just keep trying different things until you find what works!

I love the immediate gratification you get from using these dies! So much fun, and very easy. It is also super simple to go ahead and cut out a dozen pears while you are at it and have some on hand!

Now this is one of the things I really love about these dies, you can EASILY place them where you would like and create a negative image as well.  So here I made a card base using solar white cardstock.  I laid it on my big shot and placed the die where I want the fabric pear to peek through. I know I am going to stamp a sentiment below this, so I am making sure to leave enough room at the bottom there to do that. 

This is the first time I have made a card like this so at this point, when I saw that my vision as going to work .. I got really excited. Do you do that to? I love how SIMPLE this card is, but special at the same time. The little peek-a-boo window helps to take it to the next level! 

Use a little adhesive of your choice on the back. Make sure to add a little to the "leaf" part as that is the most likely to get caught on the cardstock during opening and closing. 

This stamp set from the Antiquary card kit had the cutest little sentiments on it, I loved this one that says "quite the pear". I used my stazOn jet black ink pad and arcylic block and centered it below the pear. 

At the last minute I decided to add a little pink heart to really bring attention to the "pear" of love birds there. This would be perfect for an anniversary card, a card for your significant other, or even a casual wedding card! 

I hope you enjoyed this quick tutorial!

go.be.inspired.

xox

Shanna

Tutorial | Pinched Circles

Here is the truth friends. I have no idea what these circles are called, but doesn't pinched cirlces sounds like something you just need to try, yes I thought so too! :) These are super simple and add just a fun 3-d touch to your pages!

1. Use your favorite circle punch to cut out some circles. 2. "Pinch" the sides together to create the look you are going for. Then I flipped the circle over and measured the square it made on the backside of the circle. I used some cardstock to make a template the size of the square. 3. Cut out as many cirlces from all of your favorite pattern papers as you might need. 4. Use the square template and a bone folder to create all of your fun pinched circles. 5. Arrange in a playful manner on your page! *Tip* You can also use the square template to cut photos to go inside your adorable pinched circles. 

Here is my finished page 

The papers in the Bluegrass Farm kit from Studio Calico were just SO much fun to play with, and the woodgrain plastic alphas are the perfect addition to any page. 

So what do you say? Are you going to give it a try?

If you do, I would love to see and leave some love!

See you soon!

xox

Shanna

The One With Custom Muslin Ribbon

My Mother-in-law came home from a trip to San Luis Obispo very excited about all the wrapping ideas she saw while she visited the the adorable antique stores in the area.  This lady LOVES to wrap, and I love to steal her ideas! She started making her own muslin ribbon using her favorite Christmas stamp, so I was VERY excited to give this one a try!

This was SUPER easy, seriously, give it a try.... you will thank me afterward! First gather your supplies, for mine I used: Peppermint Stamp Add-On, Staz-On Ink, muslin fabric (super easy to find at any of your fabric sources), Fabric scissors. 

1.The first thing you do is gather your supplies! I love how different stamps will make this project looks so different! Don't be afraid to add color either! 2. Cut a tiny one inch slit in the fabric and then simply tear the fabric length wise to create you ribbon! This is so fun, I love how it tears straight and ravels a little on the edges. 3. Decide what stamp you want to use and play around with different arrangements, are you going to make a pattern, use one stamp or several? 4. Star your stamping!!! It is so much fun to see it all come to life. I like an imperfect stamped image, especially for this! 5. Once you are done you can sit back and admire your work!..... No seriously don't touch that bad boy for a good 24 hours. Allow the ink to dry before you start wrapping things with it or else it will spear as you tighten it. 6. Sit with glee as you look at all your pretty wrapped presents! Enjoy! 

If you decide to give this a try, I would love for you to tag me on instagram so I can see your take on it! 

Happy Wrapping!!!! xox

The One With Printshop Templates!

You requested them, so here they are! I wanted to show you some ideas I had when I created these, and  ideas on exactly how to use them!

5 templates total

Pick up your Printshop Templates Here 

I think it's easiest to show you what I had in mind via a video :) 

Printshop Template Ideas from shanna noel on Vimeo.




I hope that helps spark some ideas on how to use any of the templates available at Studio Calico!

While you are shopping don't forget to pick up some other fun digital elements from Printshop!

Printables

Fave Cut Files

Fall Cut Files

I can't wait to see what you create!

oxx