This week our scrapbook sketch is a 12" x 12" layout featuring a square photo over lots of layers in the center of the page, a title below, and large stars scattered throughout the background. Our notebook sketch showcases a full-page photo on the left page with star shapes across the top of the spread and heavy journaling on the right page. And our pocket page sketch features a 3" x 4" quote card with stitched embellishments and a 3" x 4" photo.  Our scrapbook sketch comes from Stephanie Bryan's Dream layout: Our notebook sketch comes from Pam Baldwin's Starlight spr ..read more

We love our SC community, and one of our favorite parts is seeing our members' inspiring work in the Member Gallery! Each week in Spotted in the Gallery, we'll be showcasing a few projects that caught our eye. Check them out below and be sure to follow the members here at SC to keep up with what they're creating! Don't forget to share what you're making for a chance to be featured. Relax by Katarina_Prevendarova Katarina_Prevendarova stamped a custom background for her sweet spread using the stamp set from the Great Escape TN Kit and the result is so fun! We also love to see that sh ..read more

The January Kit reveal is just around the corner! Today on the blog, the Studio Calico Creative Team is offering a sneak peek of all the beautiful supplies and products that can be found in the kits. Check it out below. Documenter Kit Begin the year with a fresh start. Our January kits offer a breath of fresh air and a blank-page outlook with soft, muted colors, pops of bold fun, and gold accents.  Get a sneak peek of the gorgeous Fresh Start Documenter Kit on Jen's latest pocket page spread. We love how she put January's embellishments to work this month. Get a glim ..read more

The embellishments in the City Sidewalks Documenter Kit are perfect for all your December pages! Chipboard circles, puffy stickers, and die-cut number tickets make up just part of this awesome kit. Check out all the ways the Creative Team members are using the embellishments from December's kit in their projects this month. Die-Cut Number Tickets Pam used the 5 and 8 die-cut number tickets to embellish a sweet black and white photo on her spread, City Sidewalks Documenter Kit. We love this simple yet stunning addition on the picture capturing her mom's birthday!   Chipboard Cir ..read more

Journaling is a great way to capture the details that make up your everyday life. Whether you're telling in-depth stories or simply captioning a photo, your words are important to preserving your memories for years to come. The following journaling prompts are perfect for pairing with this month's City Sidewalks Kit, or just tuck them into your back pocket for a time when your creative mojo is low. Either way, we hope they’ll help inspire your next project! Tie in a quote.  On her spread, Wonder, Lisa used the quote in her notebook to spark her story: "It is happiness to wonder ..read more

We are excited to feature our new members of the Studio Calico Creative Team. We're looking forward to seeing their inspiring projects in the gallery and blog, and hope you are, too! Today, we're getting to know Mel Blackburn! Be sure to follow her here at SC to see more of her work and keep up with her. Hi, everyone! I’m Melanie (JustMel here on Studio Calico) and I’m delighted to be joining the Creative Team! I’ve been a longtime fan of Studio Calico since 2010 when I used to subscribe to the Scrapbook Kits and create 12" x 12" layouts. I live in beautiful Eastern Canada with my three d ..read more

This week our scrapbook sketch is a 9" x 12" layout featuring a vertical photo positioned on the left side of the page, with a title above and an embellishment cluster and journaling below. Our notebook sketch showcases a full-page photo on the left page and bulleted journaling on the right page. And our pocket page sketch features a 3" x 4" card with a curved title and circular embellishment and a 3" x 4" journaling card with a square photo at the top.  Our scrapbook sketch comes from Geralyn Sy's Autumn layout: Our notebook sketch comes from Kelly Noel's Top Ten spr ..read more

We love our SC community, and one of our favorite parts is seeing our members' inspiring work in the Member Gallery! Each week in Spotted in the Gallery, we'll be showcasing a few projects that caught our eye. Check them out below and be sure to follow the members here at SC to keep up with what they're creating! Don't forget to share what you're making for a chance to be featured. December 11 - Holiday Reads // Ian Edition by littlelamm Littlelamm's adorable holiday spread in her 6x12 album caught our eye right away in the gallery this week. We love her sweet and subtle embell ..read more

We are excited to feature our new members of the Studio Calico Creative Team. We're looking forward to seeing their inspiring projects in the gallery and blog, and hope you are, too! Today, we're getting to know Ashley Horton! Be sure to follow her here at SC to see more of her work and keep up with her.  Hello there! I'm Ashley and I'm from southern Alabama. I've been married to my husband, Tyler, for almost 20 years (June 19th will be our anniversary!), and we have three kids: Madison, Emma, and Reese. I've been a stay-at-home/work-at-home mom for the past 10 years and homesch ..read more

Ever see a design you love so much you just want to scraplift the entire page? Our Creative Team members make projects bursting with inspiration month after month. In the Scraplift This blog post, we'll highlight some of these scraplift-worthy pages and provide tips and tricks for applying their techniques to your next project! This month's Scraplift This page comes from CT member, France Wisniewski. Her Simply Amazing notebook spread features a horizontal photo stretching across both pages and a fun vertical title! Here's what France had to say about her project: I u ..read more