jen jockisch » Scrapbooking, Photography, and Family. (not necessarily in that order)

Hi everyone! Studio Calico's main kit this month is called Boardwalk, and it is packed with goodies. You guys are going to love this one! This month I got the BoogieBoard, Tide Pool and Sandcastle add-ons as well as these Basic Grey Out of Print chipboard die-cuts from the shop (Love these!) and More Color. SC also now has the Glue Glider Pro adhesive gun  and the refills in the shop. Here's what I made with the kits!

The Mister Huey on the flower die cut (which was created with the silhouette) is one of the brand new colors being released from CHA Summer.I used a bunch of the American Crafts foam tabs to prop it up and give added dimension. I used my Tiny Attacher to adhere the twine and the American Crafts Precision Pens for the journaling. I also had to try out some of this punch revitalizer because my corner rounder was getting a bit dull, and it worked pretty well. 

Tons of the Basic Grey Out of Print chipboard from the shop on this page. I used the Martha Stewart Glue Pen to adhere all those tiny bits. 

Lots of hand cutting on this page. I've found that these Tim Holtz scissors are the best for detail work. I used the American Crafts Slick Writer to outline most of the items on this page. 

This last page came together pretty quickly. My main focus was the photo, which is one of my favorites of all time. I used the American Crafts Double Sided Tape to adhere that ribbon. Quick and easy. 

So that's it! I know you'll be happy with the kit, can't wait to see what you make with it!

And you guys are gonna love this one! I'll be back later this evening with my full reveal with this months Studio Calico kits, but for now I wanted to share a few coupons because who doesn't love a good deal??

I think this is so cool. I love Pinterest, and I love seeing wgat inspires other people, and now you have a chance to win just for pinning. Just pin a layout, an image, anything related to the Boardwalk kit and you'll be entered to win. 

Love a good grab bag. And knowing Studio Calico they're sure to be especially awesome. You can find them in the kit section of the shop at noon est. today. 

This one's a no-briner. More cardstock, in all basic colors. Snap this one up. You can find it right here. 

If you head over to the Studio Calico blog and leave a comment you'll be entered to win some new Fancy Pants. I saw this stuff at CHA and it is awesome!

Speaking of Fancy Pants, 2Peas has 30% off the Fancy Pants Lilac House collection today. Happy shopping!

10 years ago tomorrow I was sitting on a patio at a local bar, having an afterwork drink with my best friend. I was not dressed to go out, I had on some ratty overalls, little makeup and my hair was pulled back in a baseball hat. 10 years ago tomorrow my best friend (who is not shy at all) started talking to these two guys who happened to walk by, one of whom was in a walking cast. They sat down, and within 5 minutes the guy in the walking cast and I discovered that we had something major in common; a deep and abiding love for books – and a particular passion for Harry Potter. 10 years ago tomorrow we began an intense discussion of the Harry Potter world, J.K. Rowling, and our incredible anticipation for the next books. 10 years ago tomorrow we both knew, almost instantly, that this was it. The Big One, the one we'd both read about in so many books but weren't entirely sure was nonfiction. 

Over the past 10 years, we've shared so much; 2 beautiful girls, a mortgage, the deaths of loved ones, boating, boardgames, Gin Rummy, camping, trivia games, music, Bears games, inside jokes and many, many other things. We've found other books that we've loved, but none will compare in our hearts to every single Harry Potter book. The books that we stayed awake until the wee hours of the morning reading together, as fast as we could to get to the end. Then rereading them multiple times over the years, and still feeling the magic just like we did the first time. The HP movies that we've shared – debating them and picking them apart and arguing over them for days. (He likes them, I typically don't)

Today, we came full circle. 9 years and 364 days from the day that we met, from the day that we almost instantaneously fell in love, from the day that we began to build our foundation on – of all things – Harry Potter, we went to the theater to see the final movie. We both sobbed our hearts out; the storyline, the characters – it's all so familiar to us. Their stories are all a part of our story. But even more than that, as silly as this may sound, I don't think we'd be where we are today without those books. So I say thank you, J.K. Rowling, for creating such a rich and imaginative world that we both fell completely in love with. I say thank you to the film producers, who I frequently disagree with, but who I do believe did their best. Mostly I say thank you Bradley – for being my very best friend, for sharing your life with me, for giving me 2 amazing girls and a beautiful home, for being the truly amazing man that you are. These have been the best 10 years of my life, and I can't wait to see what's next. 

Oh, and? We both loved the movie. 

Some of my favorite pages have recenlty gone up at Two Peas in A Bucket, and I'd like to share them here.

For this page, I used a ton of Washi tapes - some of these and some of these - that I layered underneath a background cut with the Silhouette. (Which is the very best purchase I've ever made in scrapbooking supplies) The butterfly was also cut from the Silhouette using this American Crafts glitter paper. Which, by the way, is awesome. It's super thin, not like other glitter papers, and easily manipulated. I also used some Studio Calico wood veneers with my favorite mist of all time, Mister Huey in Pony. 
 

The basis for this page was those 7 Gypsies tags, which I seriously live. I layered them across the bottom, then added some patterned paper and Cath Kidston Washi tape (which is unfortunately sold out) then some Studio Calico wood veneers and some Divine Twine.  (Also, I have just about every color of that Divine Twine. They look so pretty lined up on my shelf) I hand cut the butterfly from the Basic Grey Curio Take Note embellishments. The little overlays included in that package are perfect for cutting stuff out. Super happy with how this page turned out. 

THanks for letting me share! My husband and I are off for our last date day of vacation, we're running errands (yippee) and going to see Harry Potter at the IMax. I can't wait…though I'm sure I'll be a tiny bit disappointed, as I always am, because I love the book so incredibly much. 

Happy Monday everyone! This is officially my last week of summer vacation, and I'm trying to soak up every minute that I can. Spending time with the girls, scrapbooking, reading, taking photos and enjoying the not 100 + degree weather. 

I've got a few things I'd like to share, so let's get started. 

I've been on the design team for American Crafts for three years. I can still vividly remember the day I got the e-mail inviting me to be a part of the team. It was and is one of my proudest accomplishments in scapbooking. American Crafts is a truly amazing company to work with; they are generous, have some awesome product, and are invested in helping make their team be the best that it can. So it was with a heavy heart that I fired off an e-mail to Paige, letting her know that I would not be renewing my contract. It was a tough call for me to make, but it's time. I would really like to encourage anyone that is thinking of trying out to do so. I never in a million years thought I would get that call, but I did. So who knows? You might be next. These are my last two monthly pages I created for American Crafts, I used the insanely awesome new Amy Tangerine for AC line. I was lucky enough to score some at CHA (thanks Amy!) and it is one of my favorite releases from the show. 

 
So that's that. I will truly miss working with this amazing company and can't thank them enough for the opportunities they've given me over the past 3 years. 

On to some sneaks. 

Love the August Studio Calico kit. I think you will too. 

That red color on the die cut paper is one of the new Mister Huey's being released this summer. Such a great color. 

And some supplies that I will be ordering soon….these Honeybee scissors. If you've never used them before you need to! They are super sharp and non-stick. Love them.  I also love these Tim Holtz scissors. Great for detail cutting, which I seem to do a lot of. A girl can never have too many scissors, in my opinion. 

These American Crafts Precision Pens are my faves. Use them on just about every project. And they come in brown, too! 

This 7Gypsies Lillie paper tape is another recent fave. I especially love the postage stamp tape. 

There's also some of the June more paper left, some great designs in an awesome palette. 

If you follow me in Twitter or Instagram, you've already seen these next pictures, but I wanted to share them here. My scraproom is a constant source of embarassment for me. I let NOONE in there, because it is bad. It's insanely messy, and I only clean it about once every 6 months or so. I really shouldn't let it go that long, but I honestly create so much better in the clutter. Because then I can just grab whatever is handy. When it's clean, I have to think about what I want to use, and I hate that. So here are my before and after shots. Mind you, the first was taken after my CHA scrapping juggernaut, but still. I spent 6 hours yesterday cleaning, and it took 7 garbage bags to haul out the junk. Don't judge me.