Studio Calico Cirque

Studio Calico Cirque 

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Isn't this kit beautiful? I was so excited to get it. I loved the girlie colors and modern feel. The gold glitter paper was my favorite. I used every last drop! So I have to admit when I first got this kit I struggled at first because it was different then a lot of things I've worked with in the past. I just kept working with it and layered some of the beautiful paper together and came up with this layout. 

True

I couldn't be more in love with it. I love the bold black letters. I love the gold accents. I love the pop of pink! I love how the blue anchors it all together. It is a beautiful layout for a very beautiful little girl!

This and That

I love this Project Life layout. I wanted the colors to really pop, so I used some back and white pictures, which I normally don't do. I love the way it all came together. It was fun to add some confetti and hearts into one of the pockets. I love how this layout is clean and modern and beautiful. I love Studio Calico because the product is always so innovating.  

Curious

My little Lydia is such a character. I love this page because it gives you a peek into her goofy, sweet, darling little personality. I lined up lots of word strips along the right hand-side and kept most of my embellishments along that side too. I love that this concept gave me lots of words to describe her. 

I added these hearts on the other side to balance the layout out.

So I have a confession to make. I like to make multiple layouts with the same pictures. I know it sounds crazy, but there is a reason. I have my own personal scrapbook and I make scrapbooks for my kids too. So the above layout is for my book and this layout below if to put in Lydia's book. I love the idea of creating scrapbooks for my kids. I want them to be full of love notes and good memories. I blame my mom for this craziness, because she does the same thing! It'll be a great thing to give to them someday and then they can look back on their childhood with fond memories. Now that I'm in the habit of doing it, it doesn't take very long to copy the same idea into a second layout. Sometimes I get stuck if I don't have duplicates of product, but I've learned to simply used the same design concepts to duplicate a similar layout. They won't be exactly the same, but that's ok. Once I know what my design is going to be, I can duplicate it.

After making the yellow and blue layout, I didn't have the same papers, so I picked different papers, but I kept the design the same. I have a long vertical paper on the left hand side with some paper stripes for layers. I have the circles on the right with all the word stripes in a vertical column. My title and journaling cards are the same. The hearts are the same, even though they are different colors. The question I am dying to know the answer too, is which one do you like better?

Here are a few morn Project Life Spreads. This first one I went for a more subdued color scheme. I used blues, black and gold. 

Then for this next one I go bold with color!

Together

T & J

I love this color combo. Black, white and gold are amazing together. I kept it simple and bold. 

Isn't that glitter paper amazing?

Preschool

So I don't know if you all know, but I teach preschool. I love it. I love watching little kids learn and grow. I love when they start to get it and they feel so proud of themselves. It's wonderful. I also love doing art with kids! This art project was pretty epic. Dinosaur noodle art? yes please!

For this layout I kept it simple, but I wanted to use the heart stamp. I layered a peachy pink with grey. 

This was such a wonderful kit I'm almost sad to see it go, but I'm happy I was able to turn the paper and embellishments into some beautiful memories recorded. 

Hand-stamped Leather Bracelets

I love these hand-stamped leather bracelets. They are soft and comfortable and go with every outfit. I love that they are not too fancy. I can wear them with a simple jeans and t-shirt or bling them up in a bracelet stack! These are available now in my Easy store, Juliana Hall Creates. You can also follow me on Instagram at julianahallcreates for deals, coupons and flash sales. 

But my very favorite thing about them is the positive messages. Each is a beautiful reminder of love and positive affirmations. It's a reminder that life is beautiful, that I am beautiful, that there is beauty all around us. 

It's a reminder to "be strong"

to be "fearless" 

or to"find JOY" 

I've even made some for my sweet little daughters. 

I made these "fierce" bracelets with this quote in mind, "though she is but little, she is FIERCE!"

I hope these bracelets will inspire you to have "courage"

to "GO and DO"

and so much more.

Each bracelet comes with two snaps, so they are adjustable and comfortable.

These bracelets are perfect for your One Little Word for the year, a word of encouragement, or to express positive thoughts!

"be STRONG"

One little word can be powerful. "Charity"

My Little guy loves to help when I'm hammering. 

These bracelets are available in my Etsy store HERE. 

You can also Create a Custom Order with your own word or saying. The possibilities are endless. 

Valentines Day Scrap Wreath

Check out this yumminess. I really enjoy crafting in all it's glory. This Valentines Day Scrap Wreath was really easy and fun.  You simply need some scraps of fabric and some ribbon. I cut my strips to roughly 1 inch by 10 inches. I had a jelly roll that included some of these fun colors, so I used a bunch of that. I also used old lace. cute heart ribbon, and some awesome glitter ribbon. I simply tied them all onto a wire wreath. 

This is a picture of the back. I kept all the pieces coming out towards the front. 

This wreath hangs inside our house. It's a great pop of texture and color. I love the colors and fun of Valentines Day. This is a great project to cure the winter blues and get you in the spirit! 

Believe

Have you heard of people who have "one little word" for the year? It's kind of like setting a goal for the year. If you're anything like me, your list of goals for the year might get a little long. I'm a big goal setter and every year I have a big list in everything from health and fitness, to spiritual goals, to goals for our family, etc. You can read about Allie Edwards One Little word here. My mom started doing One Little Word years ago and introduced me to the concept. 

This is different. You pick one word to be your focus for an entire year. Last year my word was FEARLESS. It was something to focus on. Something to remind myself of when times got tough. It was one thing. One goal. One little word. I love picking a word for each year.

This year my word is BELIEVE. It applies to so many things in my life. First and foremost I am going to believe in myself. I'm going to believe in my creative dreams. I am going to believe in my abilities as an awesome mom. I'm going to believe in God and Savior Jesus Christ and the promises that they have made to me and my family. I am going to believe in my husband and his business. I'm going to believe in my kids and their divine potential. 

My religion as a member of the church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints, is the foundation of my life. We believe in having faith in God. Not faith, as in a wish that he is, but FAITH- meaning knowing something, believing with your whole heart and being willing to ACT. This year I am going to believe. It's a word of action, of hope, of knowing. 

This month I have found myself really focusing on believing in myself. You know how we all get overwhelmed with life? I sure do. Sometimes you might start to doubt your abilities, your relationships, your purpose. Well, I'm putting a stop to all of that in my life. I am believing in myself. I started to exercise more, which is something I don't really enjoy. I can't seem to get back into the groove since I have had kids and it's too easy to quit. Well I'm believing that I can do it. I am believing in myself. I am keeping my head full of positive thoughts, that I can do it. 

I also am believing in myself creatively. Sometimes I feel really small in a big creative world. Well, that's ok! I'm going to keep doing what I love and sharing it with the world. It brings me joy. Every journey begins with a single step, right? So I'm going to believe in my abilities and am going to keep taking steps forward. 

Do you have one little word? What's yours? What inspired you to pick that word? I'd love to heard from you. If you've never tried this before, pick a word. It is awesome! 

Hello 2015

Hello 2015. 

The holidays are always such a crazy time of year. This year we were lucky enough to get to travel to see family. I love traveling and getting a chance to reconnect and reset. As we have been getting back into the swing of things I have really enjoyed sneaking in some time to scrapbook, you know, between laundry, unpacking, putting away Christmas toys, prepping preschool, grocery shopping and everything else.

 I was so happy to get my Studio Calico January Kit Far Far Away. I am so inspired by colors and was loving the color pallet this month. I was able to make so many layouts with the main kit and Project Life kit. My Project Life pages will be coming later this month as I get pictures to fill them. I did create this beautiful title page for my 2015 Project Life Album. I am so excited to stay current on my Project Life this year. I got a new Instax camera for Christmas and was so excited to use it. I know I'm biased, but aren't these little kiddos so cute? I thought it would be fun to take pictures of the kids again on the last page of my Project Life Album to document how they have changed through out the year. 

The Halls Start Here

I loved the turquoise in this kit. I quickly pulled them all out and set them aside for this fun layout of my girls with my sister Sara. We always have so much fun when we see her and I wanted to document this special relationship. For this layout I pulled together navy, turquoise, pale pink and purple. I also loved the wood elements. After I punched out all the wood diamond pieces I knew I had to use the wood background for a cool textural piece. 

Our Favorite

When I saw some of the bright colors, I had the idea of creating a whimsical park page. We love going to the park and Austin is finally old enough to go. One of my other favorite things from this kit is the pink and turquoise lettering. It is such a beautiful script. 

At the Park

I really liked the pink mountain scene paper. Since I have a bunch of girls and we live in Colorado I wanted to pull it all together. I used black to ground this fun paper and kept it simple. 

Colorado Girls

When I saw the fun fruit pieces in this kit I knew they would be a fun embellishment for this bright and sunny layout. 

Feed the Goats

I saved my favorite layout for last. I was so excited to do a fun masculine page about some of my husband's adventures. I loved using the "Adventure Awaits" title card to bring this fun layout together. I love the bright colors. I love the "hello paper" and ink splats. 

I hope we have lots of fun adventures this year! Some of my creative goals for this year are to blog about my Studio Calico Kits every month and to stay up to date on my Project Life and share it with you. I hope you'll check back in.