The One with American Crafts June 2014 Layouts

Nothing like last minute to complete my monthly American Crafts layouts! They're due on the last day of the month - TODAY! SWEETIE PIE by Paige Evans DESCRIPTION: I actually made a completely different layout, but I did not like the way it turned out. It happens! Instead of sharing something I wasn't in love with, I started over. I had cut five different backgrounds this afternoon,...

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The One with the Paper Heart Headband Tutorial

I have a fun li'l tutorial to share today: a paper heart headband using supplies from the Studio Calico Camelot kits! First, gather your supplies. You'll need patterned paper, a heart punch (this is a 1.5" heart punch from American Crafts), yellow ribbon, scissors, sewing machine with thread, and a hot glue gun. Punch three hearts from each patterned paper. The finished headband looks best if...

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The One with Studio Calico PENNY ARCADE Layouts!

The PENNY ARCADE kits are now available at Studio Calico! I had tons of fun making my layouts for this month - four of the five with the help of my Silhouette Cameo - also known as my best (non-human) friend :) (PS - I copied and pasted this sentence from last month because it's true again this month!!!) HELLO GRUMPY FRIEND by Paige Evans DESCRIPTION: Kim Stewart designed some...

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The One with Studio Calico PENNY ARCADE Sneaks!

It's so typical of me to say, but it just has to be said, HOW CAN IT BE THE END OF ANOTHER MONTH ALEADY?! Where do the days go? But then again, by the end of every day I'm completely and utterly exhausted. The days are like weeks and the weeks are like days. Time flies when you're having fun! Anyway, back to the topic at hand - PENNY ARCADE Studio Calico sneaks! At 12pm Eastern Time subscribers...

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The One with Zürich, Switzerland

We packed up the car and headed home - with a stop in Zürich, Switzerland first! Zürich is a transportation hub where people fly in or change trains and don't tend to give stopping a serious thought. But even though you won't find a hint of Swiss Miss in Switzerland's leading city - and with limited time I'd certainly spend it up in the picturesque mountains - Zürich is surprisingly comfortable...

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