2019 Veterans Day

On this special day, we Thank all Veterans who have served/are serving this great country! My husband and I did not serve, but we have family members who have, and we'd like to show our gratitude for the sacrifices that they have made for us to enjoy the freedoms that we share.

I designed the focal piece within my digital software, and printed it out on Whisper White cardstock.

For the background piece, I decided to create my own embossed background using the 'Stitched Star' dies. To do this, you need your star dies, a piece of cardstock (in my case, Crumb Cake), a Die-Cut/Emboss Machine and Embossing Mats. Create the sandwich within your machine this way: platform, silicone mat, cardstock, dies, Impressions mat.

Thanks for stopping by!

Supplies Used:
My Memories Suite digital software
Embellishments - Rockets American Flag (MMS)
Stamp Brush Set - Ink Splatter (SU)
Paper - Night of Navy, Real Red, Crumb Cake, Whisper White
Accessories - Die-Cut/Emboss Machine, Embossing Mats, Stitched Stars dies, dimensionals, Real Red Solid Ribbon, Blueberry Bushel Grosgrain Ribbon, Silver Ribbon

Cabin

 

It's been a few weeks since I created a double-page spread for our 2015 photobook.  Not sure what it was... I just didn't have the motivation to do any pages.  Well, I'm happy to say I got some creativity back.  yay!

Here is page from our evening with our friends at their cabin in the woods.  If you've been following my blog, you might remember that I created a 12x12 calendar page using those cute little hiking boots... along with a few photos.  I thought to keep some elements from the calendar for the double-page spread and changed many items to give it a different feel.

Thanks for taking a peek!

Supplies Used:

Background - Smoky Slate

Embellishments - May Flowers Mini (vine of flowers recolored yellow and purple)

Stamp Brush Sets - Ink Splatter (dark gray) Happiness Is (words - brown; triangles - painted blue, purple and yellow; arrow -brown); Happy Camper Memories (boot - brown)

Punch - Heart (blue, purple and yellow)

Font - Comic Sans (brown)

Coast - DGPROG15JUN

The Splitcoaststampers website hosts a Progressive Scrapbook Challenge each month.  Each week several tasks are added, so that at the end of the month... you have a completed page.

Here are the links to each task on the Splitcoaststampers website:

Week 1: http://www.splitcoaststampers.com/forums/digital-scrapbooking-tuesdays-f253/june-progressive-2015-task-1-06-02-15-a-t600018.html

Week 2: http://www.splitcoaststampers.com/forums/digital-scrapbooking-tuesdays-f253/june-progressive-2015-task-2-06-09-15-a-t600254.html

Week 3: http://www.splitcoaststampers.com/forums/digital-scrapbooking-tuesdays-f253/june-progressive-2015-task-2-06-16-15-a-t600460.html

Week 4: http://www.splitcoaststampers.com/forums/digital-scrapbooking-tuesdays-f253/june-progressive-2015-finished-06-23-15-a-t600725.html

I completed my page in my new My Memories Suite digital software to test it out.  The My Digital Studio (from Stampin' Up!) is no longer being supported, so I need to try other programs.  My Memories Suite is very similar to MDS... with a few differences, so it provides an almost seamless transition for those that love My Digital Studio.

I have noticed that you cannot crop stamps (or imprints, as they are called in MMS) as you could do in MDS.  I will need to contact My Memories Suite developers to see if this can be added to their software.

For this progressive challenge, I used photos from March 2015 when we took my brother to the coast to see the Pacific Ocean.  It was a bit chilly, but fun to walk and take photos on the beach.  There were many, many steps to go down (and then back up), but we did it! =)

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Supplies Used:
Stamp Brush Set - Anchors Away (wave - light blue - Stampin' Up!); Vintage Overlays (Brown - Stampin' Up!); Splatter (Brown - Stampin' Up!)
Punch - Square (Summer Vacation DSP - Lindsay Jane and brown); Tasteful Trim (Brown and Yellow)
Font - Beach (yellow); CK Teen (Brown)

Minions

I had a fun time creating this page along with the April Progressive Digi-Scrap Challenge on Splitcoaststampers website.  You can view the challenge here:

http://www.splitcoaststampers.com/forums/digital-scrapbooking-tuesdays-f253/apr-2015-progressive-task-1-04-07-2015-a-t598258.html

Every week, on Tuesday, new tasks are added, so that after 4 weeks... you have a completed scrapbook page.

I chose to create a page around the Easter eggs I dyed.  They turned out so cute! lol!

Thanks for looking!

Background - Not Quite Navy

Stamp Brush Set - CelesteKnight (Watercolor overlay - Midnight Muse and Daffodil Delight); Stampin' Up (Autumn Elements - swirls in Whisper White; Blossoms Abound - swirls in Basic Black; Splatter in Daffodil Delight and Not Quite Navy both at reduced opacity; A Split Second - lines in Basic Black)

Punch - Square (filled w/Daffodil Delight DSP and Basic Black DSP); Flag (filled w/Daffodil Delight DSP)

Photo Box - filled with Whisper White (so I could round the corners to match.

Font - Broach and Market (Basic Black)

Sunshine and Sand - MDSM89

Playing with the challenge found on the MDS Monday Blog.  You may view the challenge and all the pages created with it here: http://mdsmonday.blogspot.com/2014/11/mdsm89-lets-use-stripes.html

In creating the strips of paper behind the photos, I used photo boxes and chose the 'option' to 'Rip Edges' to make them look like washi tape.  Also, I created my own DSP with the Baja Breeze Dots on Whisper White paper. 

Thanks for taking a peek!

Supplies Used:

Background Paper - Whisper White

Punches - Square (filled w/Crumb Cake, Baja Breeze DSP)

Stamp Brush Set - Natural Composition Overlays (Sahara Sand); Splatter Tool (Whisper White and Baja Breeze); Spring Break II (word 'sunshine' - Whisper White); Free Label This (word 'sand' - Whisper White)

Font - Chalkdust (Whisper White)

Two for the Price of One - MDSM62

I saw this cool sketch on MDS Monday's blog....and saved that sketch to my computer desktop to work on it this week.  Well, I got the time to create it ..... designed it.... and it looks amazing! So, today I went to add it to the MDS Monday's blog, and found out that I didn't read the whole challenge!  Oh well..... time to create again! LOL.  What's great is now I have two wonderful cards! Thanks MDS Monday!

So, if you'd like to view their challenge MDSM62 - click here: http://mdsmonday.blogspot.com/2014/04/mds62-were-matching.html  I've added the sketch here, so you can see it:

The challenge was to create a card with this sketch - AND - to add a DSP that you like and only use the 'matching tool' within MDS to fill in all the other elements on the card. Whew!  I do have to say that it was challenging to complete this task....since the DSP I chose 'Feast of Thanks' had variations within each small strip....as you can see with the striped paper above and below the 'Happy Birthday' piece.

I this card with the words 'Happy Birthday'.  It's from 'Delightful Dozen' and I cropped it to only get one 'Happy' and one 'Birthday' from it, so they show in a single line and not one on top of the other. After grouping them together, I copied and pasted them in rows.  I then added a square punch with my 'Feast of Thanks' striped DSP. I grouped those strips of DSP plus the sentiment together and rotated all of it -.8 degrees. After ungrouping all the elements, I was able to use the color matching tool within MDS to color in my sentiment.  Each balloon is a separate embellishment from 'Piece of Cake' and I used the color matching tool to change those colors to match.  The brad is bronze, but even that I was able to use the color matching tool to change it to be a red bronze. I also used the color matching tool on the tag outline...and with the freeform tool to create the sprinkles underneath the frosting on the cupcake! 

Thanks for a wonderful challenge Cindy (at MDS Monday)!

Supplies Used:

Paper - Naturals White

Punch - Square (filled w/Feast of Thanks DSP #2); Tag (filled w/yellow - color match and Whisper White)

Embellishment - Brad (Bronze - color matched to Red); Piece of Cake (balloons - cropped and color matched blue and yellow)

Stamp Brush Set - Delightful Dozen (words - cropped and color matched yellow and blue); Party Hearty (cupcake - colored Chocolate Chip and Bashful Blue)

Freeform Tool - to color sprinkles blue underneath the frosting using the color matching tool

Now....here's the first card I created with this sketch:

This reminds me of all those times my Dad was fixing the cars or bikes we had over the years...greasing things up and getting messy!

Thanks for looking!

Supplies Used:

Paper - Sahara Sand, Basic Black and Whisper White

Stamp Brush Set - Teeny Tiny Wishes (sentiment- Whisper White), Glimmer Kit (chevrons - Basic Black); Ink Splatter (Basic Black)

Punch - Square (filled w/Smoky Slate); Cog (filled w/Going Gray and Basic Gray

WHOOHOO!  An update on my entry into the MDS Monday Challenge..... my cards were picked!

You may view the challenge page here: http://mdsmonday.blogspot.com/2014/04/cindys-picks-for-mdsm62.html

Sedona

 

We had such a wonderful time seeing the red rocks of Sedona, AZ.... a beautiful place!  These photos really don't do them justice... you need to see them for yourself.

In order to get all my photos, embellishments and words at the same angle.... I simply created my page how I wanted it without an angle, selected all the elements (start off the page and click, hold and drag the mouse over the entire page.... it'll select everything), then grouped them together.  After grouping them, rotate to the angle you want by clicking on the gray box in one corner.

Thanks for taking a peek!

Supplies Used:  My Digital Studio software, Stampin' Up!

Background paper - Textured Cardstock - More Mustard

Embellishments - Brads (Early Espresso)

Stamp Brush Sets - Ink Splatter (Cajun Craze); Autumn Harvest (leaf border - Early Espresso); Autumn Days (leaf and pheasant - Early Espresso)

Freeform Tool - Cajun Craze behind pheasant 

Font - Lavanderia (Early Espresso)

Mother and Daughters - DGSC113

I created this page for the Digi-Scrap Challenge - Mix it Up! (DGSC113) on Splitcoaststampers website.  You may view the challenge here: http://www.splitcoaststampers.com/forums/digital-scrapbooking-tuesdays-f253/dgsc113-mix-up-jan-2014-a-t583063.html

I used photos of my Mom, twin sister and myself... taken at my brother's wedding this past Dec (2013).

Thanks for taking a look!

Supplies Used:
Background - Crumb Cake
Embellishments - Festive Blooms (Early Espresso flowers), Basic Pearls
Punch - Square (filled w/ Mocha Morning DSP #10 and #11; Textured Cardstock - Very Vanilla)
Stamp Brush Set - Ink Splatter (Crumb Cake)
Font - Altast Greeting (Basic Black)

Firefighters Museum

 

Continuing working on our 2010 photobook with our trip to Oklahoma.  We went to see the Firefighters Museum.
Thanks for looking!

Stamp Brush Sets - Ink Splatter (Whisper White), Man's Best Friend (hydrant - Basic Black)
Background Paper - Textured Cardstock (Real Red)
Punch - Square (to create ladder - Whisper White)
Font - Cooper Black (Basic Black)

Sedona - DGSC081

The Digi-Challenge for this week on Splitcoaststampers is "At An Angle" (DGSC081).
Create a page using angles.

Check out the challenge here:
DGSC081

I decided to make mine around our trip to Sedona in June 2012. The red rocks were so beautiful to see, and the weather was just perfect.


I used the coloring tool to color in the bird with Cajun Craze.

Thanks for looking!


Stamp Brush Sets - Ink Splatter (Cajun Craze), Autumn Harvest (border - Early Espresso), Autumn Days (bird & leaf - Early Espresso)
Embellishments - Brads (Early Espresso)
Background Paper - Textured Cardstock (More Mustard)
Font - Lavanderia (Early Espresso)