weekly challenge | Celine Navarro

I have a fun challenge for you this week! Even though computers have become our best friends when it comes to internet and typing on a keyboard, our handwriting is a mirror of our feelings. Whatever you write about deserve that you take the time and the effort with your hand and a pen :)

So this week, we challenge you to create a layout, card or Project Life spread that features your handwriting! Sounds good?

For my layout, all I need was some Studio Calico goodies, a waterbrush and black india ink. I was ready to do (try?) some calligraphy journaling!

(supplies - Patterned Papers : Studio Calico StoryTime Fairy Dust; Letter Stickers : Studio Calico Storytime Baby Girl Tiny Alpha; Stickers : Studio Calico Storytime Baby Girl 6x12 Stickers; Studio Calico Storytime Baby Girl Accent Stickers; Studio Calico Storytime Plastic Speech bubbles ; Badges : Studio Calico Thataway Adhesive Badge)

To get started, I printed my photo on a 8.5x11 white cardstock, choosing a photo that had quite some clear background for me to write on top of it.

I put some black india ink on top of my craft sheet and dipped my waterbrush into the ink and started writing, adding splashes and ink dots here and there! It was so much fun!

If you feel a little scared to write your journaling right onto the photo, why don't you use a pencil and sketch before getting started with the calligraphy part?

I'm sure you'll do amazing things! And the result is fun!  Share your new project for this challenge in the SC gallery, then link up your project here in this post by October 7th to be entered to win a $5 GC to the Studio Calico Shop!

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15 comments

  1. supertoni says…
    09/30/2013

    This is just so, so gorgeous Celine!

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  2. Barbapapa23 says…
    09/30/2013

    Au top ce layout!

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  3. ShannaNoel says…
    09/30/2013

    seriously ADORABLE!!!

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  4. ginny says…
    09/30/2013

    stunning!!

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  5. LindaInAus says…
    10/01/2013

    Wow I love this idea, printing onto card stock and the journaling, must give it a go.

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  6. myriammg says…
    10/01/2013

    ça c'est du grand et du vrai Céline Navarro ! bravo !

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  7. isabel says…
    10/02/2013

    MAGNIFIQUE !!!

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  8. ginny says…
    10/02/2013

    here is my layout,i hand wrote the journaling along the edge
    http://www.studiocalico.com/galleries/99281-a-you-are-here

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  9. supertoni says…
    10/03/2013
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    10/03/2013
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    10/03/2013
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  12. cstrickler says…
    10/04/2013

    I journaled with a white pen about the things that make me happy in my simple life. I wrote the phrase " a simple life is best" throughout the journaling in black pen.
    http://www.studiocalico.com/galleries/99372-give-me-a-simple-life

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  13. nirupama01 says…
    10/05/2013

    I tried this effect on a layout here:
    http://www.studiocalico.com/galleries/99440-pirates

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  14. virginiegoujon says…
    10/06/2013

    Voici ma page : http://www.studiocalico.com/system/gallery_pictures/images/000/187/816/original/DSC_0031.JPG
    En fait elle s'appelle : She's
    Je me suis trompée en l'envoyant et je ne sais pas comment changer (je suis novice sur SC ).
    Merci Céline pour l'inspiration.
    J'ai écrit avec des crayons noirs de 3 épaisseurs différentes et le "She" avec les paillettes "Stickles" coloris "copper" de Ranger.

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  15. AshleeTownsend says…
    10/06/2013

    Alright, here is my card for this challenge. This was fun to get out of the box using handwriting for card making!
    http://www.studiocalico.com/galleries/99498-language-of-love

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