with a sneaky lick and twist

studio calico's february kit is now available to peek at. you can't see the whole thing, you have to wait until the 28th, but for now you can see sneaks by the DT by clicking here. i had an epic failure with my printer, but thanks to ronda, i was able to get some photos printed and a couple of layouts finished before sneaks last night. as you might be recognize, that rainbow? it's a studio calico/crate paper exclusive. yep, that's right, crate paper designed some exclusive papers for the kit this month. not just papers, but also a sticker sheet. such fun colors, i can't wait to break into this kit! if you don't already have them, you may want to keep checking back to see when this or this gets restocked, before they sell out AGAIN on reveal night.

hurry over to the blog and enter yourself in the sneak night giveaway, you have until tomorrow. i think barnwood from this line is going to be my favorite!

this first sneak using all LOLLIPOP add on had me debating what part to photograph. i'm enamored with my felt trim flowers AND the pom pom banner. always one to poo poo the banner trend, i do love making them myself and when i saw the trim in the lollipop add on, i knew exactly what to do. it's just SO happy. add paper crush by sass and it's near perfect in my book.

although the first add on LICORICE TWIST isn't proving to be a crowd favorite just yet, i fell in love with it immediately. i know when you see the whole thing and all the sneaks, you'll feel the same way. it's a nice graphic kit and the background stamp is really cool. i loved the bo bunny knit flowers so very much, i didn't use them on this sneak, but do have plans for them :) this one was really fun to put together. those graphic 45 chipboard buttons are so fun!

and if you've missed it, all this past week, the studio calico blog has been showing the TWO new SC releases, state fair and countryside, plus all the extras like mist, veneers, and rub ons. i got state fair to work with, as well as the new mists (5 for each line!), rub ons, and letters. i'm really excited to see how these end up on my pages, i'm falling in love gradually... :)