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Full Reveal of Sandlot Card kits

Welcome to the full reveal of Sandlot! Thanks so much for stopping by to check out some fun ways to use this month's card kit. I had such fun playing with the goodies, and made all sorts of cards. First up are two cards I made with the main kit only.
The blue and white seersucker ribbon captures the warmth and pleasure of warm and long summer nights of August. It's so soft and easy to use on any project and looks great as the star of the show. I love the torn edges look of it. I bunched it up a little and stitched it to a very subtly stamped card base.
The pink shipping tag that comes in the main kit contrasts so nicely with the ribbon. I adhered it to the card with foam tape, and then punched hearts from patterned paper and vellum to add some color and interest to the card.
This next card showcases the schoolish feel of the  main kit. The card base is fun notebook patterned paper. I loved the color triad of the numbers so I trimmed 1-9 and adhered them to the base.
A few strips of patterned paper that say fantastic and awesome add a visual rest point between the numbers and are adhered to the card with a favorite school tool; a stapler. A few punched stars help give this card a congratulatory feel. And, I just love the design of the sentiment stamp!

If there ever was an add on to love, Squints would be it! I simply adored all the embellishments and goodies of this kit. From the fun flair, to the lush seam binding to the most adorable floral stamp set EVER! I had such fun playing with the flowers.

 For this card, the main focus are the small roses that build upon one another making garlands. I chose a tint and tone of violet, pink and blue and used the tone of each color to stamp over the the lighter rose image, bringing out the details of the image. Some miniature yellow roses finish up the garland. 
Okay, these wood veneer labels are the funnest! Every time I see veneers in the kits, my heart skips a beat. I love that they are the perfect size to stamp a coordinating sentiment on.
As mentioned in this post, the CT played along in a fun challenge this month. We chose members projects and lifted them for one or even two of our monthly projects. I was inspired by Kathryn Quintana's card; The Sweet Life. Her card was clean, graphic and was put together well. I lifted the sketch of her card, which was perfect for showing off all the fun embellishments and paper included in this kit.
Each little cluster includes some fun trinket that comes in the add on kit. I moved colors throughout the card, and tried to mix soft shapes next to hard so the card feels balanced. I had a lot of fun with Kathryn's sketch
The stamp set in Squints also includes a larger rose image. For this card, I stamped a grayish-black rose as the background, and added some bright green leaves to each flower to give it some punch.
 
vellum overlay softens the bold color of the roses. And, because I adore the wood veneers, I tool the negative of one of the labels, trimmed it and used it as a miniature frame for a sentiment that fits perfectly inside of it.
I loved doodling in my sketchbooks when I was a kid. Anytime a teacher drafted on about something not terribly important, I'd doodle in the margins. This months add on stamp and die set, Teacher's Pet has a feeling of school doodle to it So, i took the the most doodle-esque images in the set, and stamped them on a card base of notebook patterned paper.
I punched stars from patterned paper and vellum. The center star is embellished with a sentiment banner fussy cut, and colored in some hearts with what else? Fluorescent highlighters; found in every teen's pencil bag and notebook!

If you're a subscriber, kits and new product go live at noon (EST), but if you're not a subscriber you can snag these fabulous kits at midnight (EST) tonight! Make sure to get these kits and coordinating die cuts quickly-they're going to sell out fast!

Studio Calico Sneaks of Sandlot

I don't know how they do it, but every release from Studio Calico gets better and better each month.  The patterned paper this month is just perfect for back to school, and one of my all time favorite stamp sets of all time is part of the add-on kit, Squint.
The blue and white seersucker ribbon is so soft and easy to use! You can tie it, stitch it or anything else you like! The color is light and it feels pretty, reminding me of long and warm summer days. I had fun layering patterned paper shapes on a shipping tag and then adding them atop the ribbon.
I'm super excited about this next sneak. I took inspiration from a Studio Calico member's project. The CT chose a fun challenge this month. We lifted members projects and put our own unique spin on them! Come back for the reveal and you'll see who I chose what I did!

I especially loved the wood veneer labels in this month's add on. They're all different shapes and sizes, fir the sentiments perfectly and will look on all your cards! I practically used them on all my projects!
Sandlot's kits have the perfect blend of summer warmth and the welcoming of all things fall, like going back to school. Lined paper, doodlish school motifs and cute pencil images make this add on called Teacher's Pet something you're going to want to snatch up FAST!!

Thanks for stopping by and taking a look! This is one of my favorite kits, and I know that you're going to love it. Don't forget the big reveal of all the kits going live at midnight on the 27th of this month. Kits will be available to subscribers at noon, and for the general public at midnight! Don't miss out! Get a subscription today

Sunday Sketch with Studio Calico

I love layering elements and building up a design, and sketches are perfect when you're feeling creative and want to play with some paper, but don't know where to start, so this sketch was perfect for doing all that. The sketch has a great balance of positive and negative space, and is designed to draw your eye to the sentiment.

        

In the original sketch, the card's base was embossed gold dots. For this card, I wanted an equally easy background that wasn't too busy, so I stamped the asterisk from the Birthday stamp set, and embossed a gold dot from the Penny Arcade stamp set in the middle of the asterisk.
The original card that this sketch is based on used a die to cut the felt into three squares, but in this card I wanted to do something different. So, I took two separate label dies, and used them to die cut patterned paper from Penny Arcade and Pinball kits, layering them to the card base.
I die cut Birthday from the Penny Arcade paper pad with the coordinating die from the Birthday stamp set, adhering them to a  banner strip that I trimmed from vellum. I layered this sentiment over some stars punched from the Pinball kit's paper collection. The sentiment says Birthday Wishes and I used alpha stickers from Pinball to spell it out. I added a little bit of thread for some soft texture.

I enjoyed designing with the sketch from my original card and hope you find it a fun sketch to work with. I'd love to see how you interpret the design in your own card making.

Now it's your turn! Make a project using one of this week's sketches as a starting point, then share it in the Studio Calico gallery. Use the hashtag #SCsketch to make it easier for other members to find! Leave us a link to your project by July 14th in the comments at this post to be entered to win a $5 GC to the Studio Calico Shop. This week's sketch winner will be announced in the July 26th Layout of the Week post.
 
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