Home Front...

Home. It's the place we all long for when we're away and the place where the majority of the memories happen. For me, home isn't home without photos (surprise surprise! ;). I actually don't have near the photos up that I'd like to, but I cherish the ones I do have. It's taken us awhile to get this house decorated (we've been here 2 1/2 years!) and eventually I'd like to get some canvases of my favorite photos up on the walls, but decorating is definitely a process, right? ;P I do have these two framed photos of our family photo session last fall up on the shelves in our kitchen eat-in area...I love looking at them everyday. 

 

SO, as most of you know, Studio Calico (only the BEST scrapbooking kit club ever!) has come out with their first paper release. It's called Home Front. I got my stash last week and put together this little card...I did a little distressing on the edges, which isn't usually my style, but this line totally calls for it and plus, I need a new trimmer blade. lol. ;)

 

Okay, so here's the fun part...Studio Calico is sharing part of their home with you by sponsoring a giveaway of their brand new line, Home Front.  Imagine June Cleaver styled 1950s domestic bliss.  Featuring optimistic colors and smooth vintage inspired patterns.  You’ll find fresh stained wood grain, retro home décor, an exclusive SC cardstock alpha set, and much more.  Home Front is versatile, colorful, and beautiful….I think you’ll love it.

 

To win this collection, simply leave a comment on this post on what makes your home feel like home. To increase your chances, be sure to visit the rest of the design team below.

 

April Foster

Celine Navarro

Davinie Fiero

Emily Pitts

Jenn Olson

Joy Madison

Lisa Truesdell

Maggie Holmes

Nicole Samuels

Nicole Harper

Stephanie Howell

Tina Aszmus

Also, Home Front is already available at several online retailers...check it out here. Good luck to everyone! :) 

Comments

[Rachel Carlson]

to me home means my husband, especially in hard times. safe, solid and secure. thanks for the chance!

[Tam]

Little touches of colour and art make my home feel like home. I've got a long way to go with decorating our house, but pops of colour make me smile.

[Vera]

to me home is family. Doesn't matter where I'm at, as long as I'm with family I'm home.

[Tanis]

to me home is my husband and my kids and the times we can share having "family time".

[Diane Payne]

My family is what makes my house home.

[Vicki Morris]

What a cute card. I wish I had the talent to make cards but I don't. My family makes my house a home. In the 26 years my husband was in the Navy, we lived in some not so nice places but it was always home because we were together.

[Geralyn]

Having family around me is what makes home feel like home. It's a safe and comforting and fun place to be :)

[Sandra]

Tough question..but I recognized lately that home is wherever I'm with my boyfriend actually...and may it be a camping tent *lol* It's like the quote says: Home is where your heart is :) (which makes me have a few homes: my Mum's, my Dad's and our own :) ) Love that *gg*

[Natalie E]

Apart from family, it's those little things, like the smell of something cooking in the oven, or those little hand-made decorations on the front door, or a lit fire, and the photos on the wall... I could go on....

[amy lapi]

candles, photos of my family and friends, and having visitors :)

[Célichlo]

Thank you so much to give us a chance to win...I discover your blog from the Céline's one and not sure that my english is clear...so sorry for this.
I like in my home the joyfull bazaar...Every one is messy (sometimes it's not cool) but it give us the sense of recklessness...

[Sara]

Aww, sweet little card! Home is where my husband is.. and my kids too! But, the atmosphere changes when my hubby gets home. It's so nice, we are all happier. He's a firefighter, so is gone sometimes for a while.

[ConnieC]

Home for me can be anywhere my husband is.

[Jill Sprott]

What makes my home feel like home? The people and pets in it!

[Ally]

Dogs, snuggling on my lap - that feels like home. :)

[Alison Day]

Home ... it's where my family is ... it's where I feel safe ... it's where I can walk in the door, pick up 5 toys, 3 jackets, 6 pairs of shoes and 12 pencil crayons before hitting the hall closet!!! LOL!!
Love your pitures. I can relate to your 'decorating is a process' comment. I have a pile of framed (and unframed) pictures still waiting to be hung after 2 years in OUR "new house"!!

[Judy Maynard]

Candles, flowers & my sweet hubby!

[Abby]

Well, besides my family making home feel like home, I'd have to say that my white candle barn co. vanilla and cinnamon candles make it smell like home to me. :)

[Marina, somewhere downunder]

I love all the personal touches, that's what makes a house a 'home'. Lots of photos of the family & things that we've collected along the way.

[Laura Fiore]

The smell of something baking always makes my home feel like a home!

[serena repsold]

Being surrounded by all my chosen colors and scents makes my house my "home". There's no place like it! =)

[cocotte]

un petit com pour gagner le kit, merci !! cocotte-mag33

[Michelle Rydell]

What makes our house feel like home is everyone who lives there - my awesome husband, and our two funny cats Willie and Johnny!

I LOVE your house card! Especially the cute little doorknob!

Thanks for the chance to win!

[Denise]

Hmmm....home is a combination of things. The effort you put into making/decorating it, the people you welcome into it and the history you create within it's walls. Wow....deep thoughts at 2 in the morning. Nice. :o)

[petitangelili]

Oh I try my chance and I files to see your blog

[Margrethe]

My husband and cats - wouldn't be home without them ;)

[amy christine]

to me, home is all about the little details. just like you mentioned, having photos is definitely a part of it. but there are other things too... less perfect things like the pile of shoes by the door, the mail station on the counter... things like that just let me know i'm home. :]

[astrid]

My home feels like home, because of the all the stuff we made ourself and collected ourself. Especially if me and my husband both love it. And of course because of my family who lives in it!

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To me what makes a place feel most like home is the people (and animals) I love are with me. No matter how fancy a place is if they aren't with me it's never home to me.

[isabelle11]

Home is family and kids
thanks for the chance

[alexandra]

The smell of cooking make me feel at home
Love this new collection

[L'iza]

for me it's the combination of family, decoration and sweet feeling
Love your card
thanks for the chance

[guillauma]

I like to receive friends at home, and have good times with my family !
thanks for the great chance

[beatrice]

I like in my parents house, and I love this house and all the people living in it

[isabel]

I feel well when my house is full of the people that i love
Your card is amazing, love it

[ToneF]

We definately do not live in our dreamhouse at the moment... but we try to make the best of it, but the three of us - that is home - and the big big comfy chocolate coloured sofa :o)

I so much love the Home Front line :o) Thank you so much for the chance to win!!!

Wishing you a lovely week :o)

[Sarah]

for me, home is the smell of baking on Fridays evening, the old blanket on the couch, bright colors... but mostly, where my heart is! :)

Thanks for the generous giveaway!

[Sabine]

This is a very cute mini!! My kids make my house a home. I don´t really care where I live and I am not anxious to have the most beautiful house but I need to have my children nearby.

[lulu des bois - Frédérique]

Home is the place where we gather every day after being separate for work or school with DH and my 2 children. We try to make it cosy, full with "souvenirs" from places and country we were travelling or living years before and allway with fun projects for holidays to come ...

[Ilka]

It's the place where me and my love can simply be ourselves and rejoice in that.
Seeing bits and pieces that we collected over the years- photoframes, the silly bowl he gave me for my birthday a few years back, his vintage model aeroplane -those little things make me smile.

[Sandrine]

family's pictures & drawings made by the kids ^-^

[Kate]

Home is where my family is..

[tessie]

i love my home because it is as my family and i decided together, i like decorating and changing the styles of the rooms
i love these papers!!
tessie

[kathie]

so great to see a card made with this collection...and it's so cute! to me home is hugs and yummy food and slippers and being completely yourself.

[Mary Jo]

Kelly - we have been living in our home for a little over seven years and I still haven't been able to decorate the way I want. I think that's one of the joys of moving into a fixer upper when you are pregnant with your first child! :0)
My family makes my home for me. But also I think when I am able to make those little finishing touches, I'll feel more settled!

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Book and antique china make me feel at home but mostly it's my photos.

[Steph Baxter]

Love your card! For me, family makes home feel like home. As well as having things I love around me like certain photos or favourite bed linen...that kind of thing.

[Luckie]

Beautiful collection, and your card is great!

[Delia W]

I know the easy thing to say is family.. but for someone that only recently moved into a place with our own furniture after living in a furnished apartment for the last 2 years, I would say our bed and the couch... maybe I should get out more....

Can not wait to get my hands on these lovelies..

[Tonia G]

So loving this collection! Thanks for the op to win!