Featuring Studio Calico │ Bright Side May 2019

The Studio Calico May Bright Side kits went live yesterday so I wanted to share the projects I made with the kits. The kits had the most beautiful colors this month and the embellishments were super bright and happy which is just what you would want for this time of year.

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First I will share the projects I made using the Travelers Notebook kit, I made two and I love them both. This first layout was made using just the Bright Side travelers notebook kit. I loved the teal blue page and knew that it would make the blue drink in the photo of my daughter pop and it definitely did. I just love all the little rainbow embellishments and stickers that have been in the kits lately. It takes me back to the time when I was my daughters age, they were popular back then too and it makes me super happy to see them back again.

The second project was made using the Bright Side Travelers Notebook kit and the Stamp Subscription. I loved all of the sentiment stamps in the stamp set and decided to bend and curve them around the arch of the rainbow and it was a super fun way to get in a lot of stamping. I used four shades of color theory ink that corresponded to the colors of the rainbow so it would blend in but still stand out.

I made two spreads using the Bright Side Documenter Kit only and here is the first spread that covers part of the month including Mothers Day. I love that pop of yellow on this spread.

The second spread covers more of the day to day kind of moments from the month. Lots of orange and peach and bits of green.

I don't know if I have discussed this but my approach for my pocket page spreads has been super loose and unrestricted and I'm super happy about it. I don't worry about dating my spreads and I'm definitely not placing the photos in date order. I've been trying to make at least two spreads per month and when I pull my photos I then sit down and decide what photos will go on what spread. I typically look for similar color stories or similar photos that would look good together. I also pay attention to any events that need more space. On occasion I will date the journaling if it happened on a specific day that I want to mark but other than that I don't date anything. Its all from that month so I don't feel it needs a date and it doesn't need to be in order. I tell you, it has been liberating taking that rigidity out of the equation and I definitely recommend it. And when I say rigidity that idea was totally self imposed and no one is telling me I'm doing it wrong, its just for years I put everything in date order because I thought it had to be and now that I removed that requirement its been nice.

I hope you enjoyed the release, its was so bright and fun and I think you will love your kits when they arrive.

Take care,
Barbara