When it comes to trends, what goes around comes around. Here are a few products I spotted at the CHA summer trade show that hail from scrapbooking days of the not-too-distant past. I remember when slide mounts were all the rage in the early 2000s. Crate Paper debuted a fun new angle on this old ...

Each craft industry trade show has a few stand-out motifs..recurring images that trend across multiple product lines and manufacturers. The past couple of shows, mustaches have been EVERYWHERE, and they haven't gone away yet. But I think we may be turing a corner. Gradually shaving off the old m...

I’m super excited to finally be able tell you about a fantastic new class from Big Picture Classes… The Phone Photography Project It includes 32 days of phone photography challenges (for both iPhone and Android) from 32 expert instructors – which is awesome in and of itself, because the list of ...

We had such a great time at CHA. I wanted to thank everyone who stopped by our booth and made it an amazing show. I always feel so inspired after I get home from one of these shows. You can place orders on the Webster's Pages website for Sweet Notes and Composition & Color if you haven't alrea...

Happy Mother's Day! I think every mom and person alive wishes the rest of society would get on board with this rule- No Whining At Breakfast! I followed our own rules from YOU RULE and made this rule known with just a pencil and paper, er, um, paper plate. To help everyone produce their rules, ...

We are thrilled to reveal our newest collection here at Studio Calico! Kick off your shoes and skip into the soft morning sunlight of Heyday. Little boys and girls play in a world of balloons and butterflies, fused with warm tangerines, dreamy blues and precious pinks. Seize the splendor of eve...

I'm excited about the changes we made in my basement scrapping area last week! We bought two new shelving units (the black ones in the top right and bottom left photos) and set up a 36" high table purchased a couple months ago. I will now stand for all of my scrapbooking. I've already done some ...

Ever since our dad dropped dead eating a pizza, dropping dead eating a pizza has been something all of us kids joke about happening to us. And by joke I mean we are all terrified. The fear (a few years ago) prompted me to lose weight, get healthier, and still be terrified. Then everyone got can...

It's been really cold and windy here the last few days. The wind has uprooted my herbs, fruit is flying off our trees like people throw fruit at bad comedians, and everything on our patio has been blown around. Even worse, our internet and cable keep flickering in and out. Oh the horror! Suki h...

It's hard to believe that 365 days ago, I didn't even know her yet. I'd seen a picture of her ultrasound. I had placed my hands on her birthmom's belly. I had hugged her birthdad. I had started setting up her nursery. I had tried in vain to keep my hopes in check, just in case the adoption did...

I must have said that like a thousand times last weekend... i am not bi-lingual... not even sure if that's how you spell it? LOL to say the least... but it means Good... right? ha ha. Last weekend I had the utmost pleasure to attend one of the most FUN scrapbooking events ever. last year was ju...

I love love love notebooks and journals of any sort. I love to buy them and stack them up and admire how lovely they look. I also love not writing in them but that's another story! Lately, what I've also been loving is making my own. I make them faster than I can fill them! My two binding m...

Last week our Auntie Gertie passed away. She was our Nana's little seester. And, she lived a very long life. Also, she made a really good dessert with graham crackers and pudding. Nana and Auntie Gertie were good role models on how to be seesters and I am happy that they will be together again...

Last week we tried a new cookie bar recipe and it was pretty darn good! It definitely hit my sweet tooth! I took some pics as I made them and then scrapbooked them with Imaginisce's new "Happy Camper" line that's being released this week. I also have the recipe down below for you to download....

It's never been lost on me that my husband, Dustin, got all the qualities I love in him from his mother. His sense of humor, his compassion, his sarcasm, his love of food, his curiosity, his absolute devotion to family, his ability to persevere, and even his stubborn streak. There's no doubt i...

So, I'm really, really, really excited to tell you that Circa 1934 will be released in fabric at the May show right here in Salt Lake City, Utah! This will be the first of many lines of fabric to be manufactured and distributed by Moda. Do you know what that means? It's going to get a whole lot ...

My third line for CHA winter makes me happy... Vintage with a twist... bright colors, bold prints and some good old fashioned fun... inspired by a country state fair... introducing... Jubilee... I love love love the colors in this line... the orange pops and the hit of candy apple red is to ...

I asked for special permission to be able to spill the beans on a HUGE project I have spent over a year of my life with. And guess what?!?!?! I got it! You, my dear blog followers, are the first to hear, see and learn about a line of products I have designed in partnership with EK Success. It ha...

Thank you so much for all your great comments about Countryside yesterday! We're as excited about it as you are. I've got the second collection to share with you today... are you ready? Step right up and check out our second release, State Fair. Imagine strolling the midway at the state fai...

I saw this online a while back, loved it, but kind of forgot about it. Then I decided I wanted to do a wall of "V"s (for Vik of course), but Vs are REALLY hard to find, lol! I was reminded of the original post when I came acrossMelissa's version last month. I knew right then that this would b...

my, how our garden has grown! this season, we're introducing even more glorious glitter alpha colors and new adorable chipboard stickers...and we've been working overtime in the greenhouse! all of the lovelies blooming this season will definitely be stirring up some major excitement...and so...

Hey peeps, happy Monday! It's going to be a *great* week around here as we prepare and head out to Chicago for CHA! This week we'll reveal the rest of our newest CHA collections! Over the weekend I had a great time reading your comments on the Lovey Dovey product reveal. It makes me so happy to ...

You know how I love to make jewelry? Well, here's my newest creation. I made it by using my Cuttlebug and the Cuttlebug quilling kits to die cut some mental flower parts and then colored the metal with alcohol ink. I then placed it on a pendant that I had hung beads and other doo-dads off o...

Congratulations Alison M who said, "I love, love LOVE all of these! I'm especially taken with the Mitten Weather line. I think purple is a great color for Christmas and winter. Our only LSS in this neck of the woods is the wonderful Captured Moments in Schenectady, NY!" I'm sure Captured Moments...