It's Monday (boo!), but I've got some great news for you and an awesome way to start the week! My incredibly talented friend, Maggie Holmes, has been a professional photographer for 7 years and has created two online workshops. These workshops are chock full of valuable information, tips, tr...

Hello there!! I'm excited to be a part of a blog blitz today, for my sweet friend and fellow Studio Calico design team member, Maggie Holmes! Maggie is starting up her next round of online photography workshops and I have been wanting to take her classes for several years now....Maggie's ph...

I am excited to announce a BLOG BLITZ today dedicated to my Online Photography Workshops! Lots of exciting things are included so be sure to read all the way through! If you are new to my blog or website, let me introuduce you to my workshops: I truly love teaching because it is so rewarding...

via pinterest.com The last week has been testing to say the least. Being told that my lump will be nothing to being told that indeed it is a something. The tests, the waiting, the worrying. I have wanted to scream and cry and yell and punch something. But I figured that those things just waste...

This is the post I hoped I would never write. Or if I did it would be many years in the future. The whole journey, story, saga for want of better words around a cancer diagnosis is fraught with worry and the unknown. It's a new language, a new way of life, it's expensive and there are no guarant...

I finally completed my portfolio site! I gathered enough creative energy and drive to start this project over the long weekend we just had. I'm so pleased with the overall feel & look. Have fun browsing!

Introducing the latest collection from Cosmo Cricket. Imagine the following paper cut with a circle punch, layered up to make flowers, or cut to make big scalloped borders. Cut the below paper apart to spell out fancy titles. Or, use the perfectly-sized, framed letters to make monogram penda...

Good morning everyone! The sun is finally shining in my neck of the woods and Eric has some fabby jazz music playing. The magnolia tree outside my studio window has buds on it and life seems downright wonderful. I hope you are having a great day too. I know the following four of you are! Amy (ba...

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 ...

i have to admit, been thinking a lot about the House of 3 ending... it makes me sad! i want to say thank you for all the emails, and all of the kind words that many of you have sent me. i have been overwhelmed! anyway- been thinking about the things that i can't live without... files that i LOV...

via shop.scrapbookgraphics.com I gasped when I saw this on my email ) and then I read the fine print - It was a no brainer I had to get it - Just $5 and the proceeds go to the sick Kids Foundation- 87 unique digital elements and the printers tray too AND a cool PS action that will insert your ...

if you haven't seen amy's new magazine you need to. one word. amazing! i think this is the first time in years that i have looked at a craft inspired magazine and thought "oh my, i am so making that". the beast part? i think i said that to myself with every project in it. happy wednesday! xo

comments are now closed. i'll be posting a winner later this afternoon. xo Jenni Bowlin is sponsering a blog hop + giveaway this week to celebrate the release of the new black extension line and the opening of our new JBS message board forum. There are lots of opportunities to enter {check h...

The November Design Team Gallery is up at JBS Mercantile - so many wonderful things going on there this month! First off, Jenni has put together a gorgeous kit with additions to her Red/Black Extension Line. (She adds new elements to this classic collection every year, about this time). We were ...

And the winner is... Congrats to Katie, who was randomly selected to win the Jenni Bowlin goodies. Thanks to everyone for playing along on our blog hop! • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • Hello friends! Exciting things are happening over at Jenn...

On each participating blog we will give away: a set of our new Red/Black Extension III (12x12 papers, diecut, mini papers, journaling cards), 1 (random - vintage, polka dot, calendar) new diecut pad, and 1 (random - calendar multi, calendar black, thanksgiving) new mini bingo card...

Welcome to the Studio Calico Documentary Blog Hop! We are celebrating the release of our newest release, Documentary. It's a wonderful collection full of creative, graphic prints, and it's travel themed to boot! But since I won't be traveling for quuuiiiiite some time, HEE! I decided to show...

Studio Calico's latest release - Documentary - should be hitting stores right about now.................. and to celebrate we are doing a blog hop! As scrapbookers, we are definitely all about documenting.... our lives, our people, our memories, our stories.... and on and on.... I persona...

I know you have all been waiting a crazy amount of time - I sure have but we are almost ready to go Here's a sneak This collection will ship this week On sale very shortly- details of how and where up soon.