Stippled Moments - FTL270

Using a sketch I found on the Clean & Simple Blog (FTL270), I created this birthday card.

You may view the sketch challenge here: http://cleanandsimplestamping.blogspot.com/2013/12/270.html

I used a retired DSP.... not sure where it is from.

Thanks for taking a peek!

Supplies Used:

Stamp sets - Memorable Moments, Stippled Blossoms

Paper - Soft Suede, Whisper White, Unknown DSP (from Stampin' Up!)

Ink - Bermuda Bay, Soft Suede

Accessories - Big Shot, Apothecary Accents Framelits, Stitched Grosgrain Ribbon (Early Espresso), stamp-a-ma-jig

Stylish Flurry - SFF120613

 

I needed a 5x7 card, and saw this sketch on the Sketch Frenzy Friday blog (SFF120613) that I wanted to try with it.  You may view the sketch challenge here: http://sketchfrenzyfriday.blogspot.com/2013/12/sff120613.html

I also used a prior color challenge from the Paper Players Art blog (PPA182).  You may view that color challenge here: http://www.palspaperarts.com/2013/12/ppa182-a-color-challenge.html

I would never have thought to use these 3 colors together, but I believe my card came out really nice.

Thanks for looking!

Supplies Used:

Stamp set - Festive Flurry

Paper - Elegant Eggplant, Smoky Slate, Very Vanilla

Ink - Smoky Slate

Accessories - Big Shot, Stylish Stripes TIEF, Festive Flurry Framelits, Window Frames Framelits, Basic Rhinestones, Dimensionals

Hutto - SE351

 

Working on another two-page spread for our 2012 photobook.  In March 2012, we took a trip to Texas to visit my sister and her family.  What was so cool, was that my parents came to visit that same week!  We had a lot of fun, and did many many things during our visit!  I had so many pictures too.... it was s hard to narrow it down to just a few. Whew!

I used a sketch I found online at Scrapbooks Etc (SE351).  I realize now that I look at the sketch, I didn't follow it exactly, but.... I did use it as inspiration.

I just want to point out what I did to achieve the lines underneath the title.  I used the Eclectic Overlays frame (same one as the background piece), but I cropped the stamp so just the lines showed. 

Thanks for taking a peek!

Supplies Used - My Digital Studio

Background - Cajun Craze

Embellishments - Taffeta Ribbon (Very Vanilla)

Stamp Brush Sets - Eclectic Overlays (Really Rust and Early Espresso); Torn Edges (eyelet border - Early Espresso); Moments Ago (words - Cajun Craze)

Punch - Square (Very Vanilla)

Font - CK Cutie and KG Eyes Wide Open (Early Espresso)

Legoland

 

Continuing work on our 2012 Photobook, with our California trip in February.  We went to Legoland with Mike's brother, Dan, and his family.  So many Legos -- What a fabulous place!

Since I did not have Lego inspired paper or embellishments..... I decided to create my own.  I started by creating the circle (green) and adding the 'Lego' text -- which was a free font I found online called 'Lego Thick'. I copied and pasted circles to create a row (aligned them and spaced evenly), then 'grouped' the row.  Then, I copied that row and pasted it down the page. Yes... a bit of work, but less than having to create each individual circle! Lastly, I placed the green background behind the circles. I did this the same way for the red, yellow and blue embellishments!

Thanks so much for looking!

Supplies Used - My Digital Studio

Background - Whisper White

Punch - Circle (Real Red, Brilliant Blue, Garden Green, Summer Sun); Square (Real Red, Brilliant Blue, Garden Green, Summer Sun)

Font - GeoMetr231 (Brilliant Blue)

Disney

 

Completed a two-page spread for our 2012 photobook.  Here we took a trip to Disneyland with Mike's sister, Linda and her family.  We love Disney, go whenever we come to visit!

Thanks for looking!

Supplies Used - My Digital Studio

Background Paper - Sahara Sand

Embellishments - Basic Rhinestones

Stamp Brush Sets - Vintage Overlays (Basic Black at 40% opacity); Enjoy Every Moment (dotted circle - Basic Black); Modern Medley (Whisper White)

Punch - Square (Real Red); Circle (Basic Black); Heart (Real Red)

Font - CK Ali's Hand (Basic Black)

Disney 2012 - MDSM41

 

Created a page for our 2012 scrapbook using a sketch I found on the MDS Monday Blog (MDSM41). The Challenge is over, but I still liked the sketch!  You may view the challenge here: http://mdsmonday.blogspot.com/2013/11/mdsm41-lets-get-out-bling.html

In February 2012, Mike and I went to California to visit family.  We spent a few days at Disneyland...and had a great time....even though it was a bit chilly.

I really like how the Vintage Overlay makes the Background softer.... I love overlays! =)

Thanks for taking a peek!

Supplies Used - My Digital Studio

Background paper - Sahara Sand

Embellishments - Basic Rhinestones

Stamp Brush Set - Vintage Overlays (Basic Black at 40% opacity); Enjoy Every Moment (dotted circle - Basic Black); Modern Medley (dots - Whisper White)

Punch - Square (Real Red); Circle (Basic Black); Heart (Real Red)

Font - Walt Disney Script (Basic Black and Whisper White); CK Ali's Hand (Basic Black)

Tropical - MDSM43

I started working on my inside pages for our 2012 photobook.  With the first page (after the cover).... I used a photo(s) from our 2012 Hawaiian Cruise in October, and really liked how it turned out. 

I like it so well, that I'm now thinking it needs to become a double page spread (so, not to be used as the first page of my photobook).  It's so wonderful to be working digitally, as I can rearrange pages with just the click of the mouse!!!!

Now with this page, I used a sketch that I found on the MDS Monday blog (MDSM43).  You may view the challenge here: http://mdsmonday.blogspot.com/2013/12/mdsm43-lots-of-layers.html

I will create the second page to this double page spread a bit later in my digital 2012 photobook plans.... I'll post it when I get chance.

Thanks for looking!

Supplies Used:  My Digital Studio

Background paper - Coastal Cabana

Embellishments - Paradise Found (flower)

Stamp Brush Sets - Feast of Thanks (overlay - Pacific Point); Paradise Found (tree - Chocolate Chip and Gumball Green; leaves - Gumball Green; words - Chocolate Chip and Gumball Green); Oh! Whale (waves - Pacific Point and Coastal Cabana)

Punch - Square (Paradise Found DSP #10 and Textured Cardstock - Rose Red); Circle (Paradise Found DSP #6)

Font - Banner (Coastal Cabana)

2012 Cover Page - MDSM42

 

I decided to start working on my 2012 Photobook...... I know, I know..... I'm way behind. 2013 is almost over and we're ready to ring in the New Year 2014! But.... I'm determined to get caught up...... EVENTUALLY! =)

I was intrigued by the sketch and technique challenge on the MDS Monday Blog.  Along with the sketch.... they asked us to convert one of our stamps to a punch.  Clever -right?  Well, you may view the challenge here on their blog -- As well as -- the link to the video tutorial on how to change your stamp brush sets to punches: http://mdsmonday.blogspot.com/2013/11/mdsm42-stamp-to-punch-with-card-sketch.html

I used the papers in the Elegant Soiree Designer Series Papers for my page.  I decided to convert my "moments" stamp brush to a punch.  This way it seems like the the year and words were just punched out of the 'soft suede' cardstock by seeing the background paper underneath! Cool!

You can see some wording going down the left side of my page (sort of off the paper).... well, don't worry.  It's meant to be there.  It's part of my cover page -- it'll show on the spine of my photobook when I'm complete!

Thanks for taking a peek!

Supplies Used:

My Digital Studio

Background Paper - Elegant Soiree #7

Punch - Square (Soft Suede); Flag (Very Vanilla); Timeless Type Junior Numbers (Elegant Soiree #7); Moments Ago - words (Elegant Soiree #7)

Stamp Brush Sets - Decorative Overlays (woodgrain - Crumb Cake); Moments Ago (words - Baja Breeze)

Embellishments - Feast of Thanks (leaves - recolored Soft Suede and Baja Breeze)

2013 Christmas Card

 

I designed our 2013 Christmas cards using the My Digital Studio software.  I used the 5x7 card size and was able to design a cover, both inside pages....AND the back! I had them professionally printed through the Stampin' Up Print Place. So excited to have them completed and mailed out already!
Here is a photo of the real card!

Thanks for looking!

Supplies Used:

Background - Cherry Cobbler or Very Vanilla

Stamp Brush Sets - Decorative Overlays (swirl stripe -- More Mustard - on front and inside right; Cherry Cobbler - on inside left and back); Bright Hopes (tree - Very Vanilla and Cherry Cobbler); Bright Reviews (year and words - Cherry Cobbler); More Merry Messages (words - Very Vanilla)

Embellishment - Basic Pearls, Stitched Grosgrain Ribbon (Cherry Cobbler)

Font - Chancellor, Celebrity and Broach (Cherry Cobbler)

Wonderfall Greetings - FMS113

Such a beautiful simple sketch from the Freshly Made Sketch Blog (FMS113).  The challenge is over now, but still wanted to share with all of you where I got my inspiration from.

I used the Autumn Accents Die to cut out the leaves and then used my stamp-a-ma-jig to get the ink just so on each leaf.

Thanks for taking a peek!

Supplies Used:

Stamp sets - Wonderfall, Best of Greetings

Paper - More Mustard (retired), Old Olive, Cajun Craze, Early Espresso, Naturals Ivory, Crumb Cake

Ink - Early Espresso, Old Olive, Cajun Craze

Accessories - Big Shot, Autumn Accents Die, stamp-a-ma-jig

Remembering Blossoms - CTS55

Saw this cute sketch on the Cas(e) This Sketch blog, and just had to play.  You may view the sketch here and all the cards created with it: http://casethissketch.blogspot.com/2013/11/case-this-sketch-55.html

Thanks for taking a look!

Supplies Used:

Stamp set - Remembering Your Birthday

Paper - Wisteria Wonder, Pink Pirouette, Cherry Cobbler, Basic Black

Ink - Black Staz-on

Accessories - Big Shot, Adorning Accents TIEF, Boho Blossoms Punch, Basic Rhinestones, Owl Two Step Punch (heart), glue dots

Autumn Wishes

My grandmother is back in the hospital again with pneumonia (I'm thinking she never really got over her other bout with it a few months ago).

I wanted a verse or phrase that was a cheerful get-well, and didn't have a stamp.  So.... I created my verse through My Digital Studio and printed it on Naturals Ivory Cardstock, and finished it the traditional way.

Thanks for looking!

Supplies Used:
My Digital Studio
Stamp Brush Set - A Split Second (frame - Early Espresso)
Fonts - Fantasy (Early Espresso) and Shell (Pumpkin Pie)

Cardstock - Naturals Ivory, Early Espresso, Old Olive, Pumpkin Pie
Accessories - Big Shot, Autumn Accents Die, Square Lattice TIEF, glue dots

Dana Point - DGSCPR0018

I designed another page to our 2014 Calendar.  I used the November Digi-Scrap Progressive Challenge to complete this page (found on the Splitcoaststampers website).  You may view the challenge (the first task) here: http://www.splitcoaststampers.com/forums/digital-scrapbooking-bi-weekly-f253/nov-progressive-challenge-18-task1-11-5-2013-a-t580504.html

Every week (in the month of November), you are assigned a few tasks.  By the end of the month.... your page will be complete -- as mine is now!

Thanks for taking a peek!

Supplies Used:

Background - Crumb Cake Stamp Brush Sets - Natural Composition Overlays (Baked Brown Sugar), Anchors Away (Wave - Whisper White; Starfish - Baked Brown Sugar; sentences - Early Espresso); So Happy For You (butterfly - Early Espresso) Embellishments - Basic Pearls Punch - Scallop Square (Whisper White); Square (filled w/Good Morning Sunshine DSP #4, Autumn Spice DSP #4, Textured Cardstock - Early Espresso, Early Espresso); Circle - Daffodil Delight Font - Beach (Whisper White), Kiev (Whisper White), Arial (Early Espresso)

Minecraft Birthday

My nephew loves to play Minecraft, so I decided to create a card with a Minecraft person (he doesn't like Creeper).

I used My Digital Studio to create the effect of a pix-elated person using square punches. I then printed it out on Whisper White cardstock and finished it by matting on Creamy Caramel and Midnight Muse Cardstock.

I noticed that after I printed it.... my colors seem darker than in my MDS software....hmmm... I'll need to look into correcting that.

Thanks for taking a peek!

Supplies Used:
My Digital Studio
Punch - Square (filled w/ Apricot Appeal, Creamy Caramel, Early Espresso, Peach Parfait, Crumb Cake, Basic Black)
Font - Franciscan (Early Espresso)

Cardstock - Whisper White, Creamy Caramel and Midnight Muse

Wonderfall You - PP172

I created this card for my Aunt, as she will be going through chemo treatments to combat a rare blood disorder (they say it's not cancer..... so it's very curable with treatment! Thank the Lord!).

I used the theme of leaves from the Paper Players Challenge on their blog (PP172).  You may view the challenge here: http://thepaperplayers.blogspot.com/2013/11/challenge-172-cas-with-leaves-from-nance.html

I also used a sketch from the Sketch Frenzy Friday Blog (SFF101813).  The challenge is over with, but the layout was a great one..... so I kept it to use at a later time. You may view that challenge here: http://sketchfrenzyfriday.blogspot.com/2013/10/sff101813.html

After I created my card.... I was thinking it would look a lot better with a texture to the Early Espresso background. Hmmm...what do you think?

Thanks for taking a peek!

Supplies Used:

Stamp Set - Wonderfall

Paper - Old Olive, Early Espresso, Whisper White

Ink - Old Olive, Cajun Craze, Crushed Curry, Early Espresso, Cherry Cobbler

Accessories - Big Shot, Autumn Accents Die, stamp-a-ma-jig, Satin Ribbon (Whisper White)

Hanging Frog - FMS108

My sister-in-law will be having hand surgery in a few weeks and wanted to create a cute card for her. She's fond of frogs, so (of course) I had to make a card with a frog on it!

It's Non-SU.... but it's so adorable!

I used a sketch I found on the Freshly Made Sketch blog (FMS108).  You may view their challenge here: http://freshlymadesketches.blogspot.com/2013/10/freshly-made-sketches-108-sketch-by.html

It's a older sketch (not current), but it definitely inspired me! Thanks.

Thanks for taking a peek!

Supplies Used

Stamps - Mini Mates (retired), Frogs (non-SU)

Paper - Old Olive, Early Espresso, More Mustard DSP, Whisper White

Ink - Early Espresso, Black Staz-on, Pistachio Pudding, Old Olive, Daffodil Delight, Pumpkin Pie, Baked Brown Sugar

Accessories - Big Shot, Apothecary Accents Framelits, Bitty Banners Framelits, Window Framelits, Square Lattice TIEF

Delightful Memories Hybrid

My niece loves turtles, and she is recovering from her recent knee surgery.  I wanted to create something with turtles, and I knew my MDS (My Digital Studio) software had one.  So, I decided to create a hybrid card.

I designed and printed the design on Whisper White cardstock.

Supplies Used:
MDS
Stamp Brush Set - Delightful Dozen (words - Lucky Limeade); Presto Patterns (criss-cross background - Basic Gray)
Embellishment - Hoppy Memories (turtle)
Font - Broach (Chocolate Chip) - next to turtle's shell

Outside MDS
Paper - Pumpkin Pie, Whisper White, Chocolate Chip
Accessories - Grosgrain Ribbon (Pumpkin Pie)

The Alamo

Created another calendar page for 2014 (of the things we did in 2013)! It feels so good to get these pages complete.  In helping with this page, I used a sketch I found on Pinterest.... not sure what site it's from, but the name is Juliana Michaels.....so thanks Juliana! Lovely sketch!

This page is from our trip to Austin TX.  We went to see The Alamo....along with my sister and her family. It has such great history. Beautiful place!

Thanks for taking a peek!

Supplies Used:  My Digital Studio software

Background - Cajun Craze 

Stamp Brush Set - Vintage Overlays (Early Espresso)

Embellishments - Soft Blooms (So Saffron,Very Vanilla and Crumb Cake -recolored Cajun Craze); Festive Bloooms (Early Espresso)

Punch - Square (filled w/ Well Worn DSP #5)

Font - Cerebral (Early Espresso)

Confederacy White House Museum

Finished another page for our 2014 Calendar.... only a few more to do! I saw this sketch on Pinterest, and it fit my needs perfectly for this calendar page.  You may view the sketch and all the pages created with the sketch here: http://www.inspiredblueprints.com/2013/11/inspired-blueprints-sketch-109.html   Thanks Inspired Blueprints!

This calendar page is from part of our trip to Richmond, VA.  We saw the Museum of the White House Confederacy.

Thanks for stopping by!

Supplies Used:

My Digital Studio software

Background - Not Quite Navy

Stamp Brush Sets - Anchors Away (border - Cherry Cobbler); Vintage Overlays (Night of Navy)

Punch - Square (filled w/ Anchors Away DSP #6 -recolored Cherry Cobbler and #10 - recolored Soft Suede); Star (Whisper White), Square (Cherry Cobbler)

Font - Chaucer (Whisper White)

Lewis Ginter Gardens - SFF110813

 






I completed another scrapbook page for our 2014 Calendar with our trip to the Lewis Ginter Botanical Gardens. I used the card sketch on Sketch Frenzy Friday (SFF11082013) for my page -- hope that was okay instead of making a card! =)  Thank you for the inspiration!

You may view the sketch and all the submissions for this challenge here: http://sketchfrenzyfriday.blogspot.com/2013/11/sff110813.html

Supplies Used:
Software - My Digital Studio
Background Paper - So Saffron
Stamp Brush Set - Vintage Overlays (Kiwi Kiss), Twitterpated (flowers - Kiwi Kiss and Pacific Point)
Embellishments - Basic Pearls
Punch - Square (filled w/ Feast of Thanks DSP #9 and Whisper White); Flag (filled w/Kiwi Kiss DSP)
Font - Majestic (Whisper White), Maiandra GD (Kiwi Kiss)

Wonderfall God

I love the fall.... the beautiful colors and leaves crunching under my feet! =)

Just got the Wonderfall stamp set, and had to play with it.

Thanks for taking a peek!

Supplies Used:
Stamp sets - Wonderfall, Trust God, Woodgrain
Paper - Cajun Craze, Early Espresso, Whisper White
Ink - Cajun Craze, Early Espresso, Old Olive, Crushed Curry

Deb's 2014-2015 Calendar

My sister needed a desktop calendar, and thought of me and the My Digital Studio software.  I had never created an easel calendar before, so I thought I'd give it a try.  I was impressed that you could create two years worth of pages for this calendar.... and it's cheaper than a regular 8.5x11 size!  True, the pages are smaller 4x6, and the month pages are smaller to write in (if you wanted to add names and such).  I used a symbols for birthdays, wedding anniversaries, Christmas, Valentine's, Easter, etc....so it worked out well.

Here are her pages that I created using animal photos from the various zoos we've been to in our travels. Calendar 2014....is shown on the left hand side, and Calendar 2015 is shown on the right (....in backwards order)!

Thanks for taking a peek!