Falls - DGSC120

I created another page for our 2015 Calendar.... with our trip to Snoqualmie Falls.

I used a template I received when I purchased the Festive Blooms embellishments for the My Digital Studio software.  I just changed the papers and the colors to suit my needs.

I incorporated the Splitcoaststampers Digi-Scrap Challenge for September 2014. DGSC120 - Using a Template or a Sketch.  You may view the challenge here: http://www.splitcoaststampers.com/forums/digital-scrapbooking-tuesdays-f253/dgsc120-template-sketch-challenge-t591568.html#post20741048



Supplies Used:
Background - Textured Cardstock - Very Vanilla
Punch - (filled w/So Saffron DSP, Mellow Moss and Early Espresso DSP); Flag (filled w/ Very Vanilla)
Stamp Brush Set - Love Story (leaves - Mellow Moss)
Embellishments - Baker's Twine (Early Espresso); Staples and Stitching (Whisper White); Soft Blooms (Very Vanilla, So Saffron and Soft Suede recolored Mellow Moss)
Font - Eyes Wide Open (Early Espresso)

Independence Day

We only had one photo (from Mike's phone) from our July 4th outing.  We walked 4 miles along the Sammamish River Trail in our neighborhood.  We love it here in the Pacific Northwest.....with so much natural beauty for us to explore.

My page definitely goes along with the Digi-Scrap Challenge on Splitcoaststampers -- Patriotism DGSC119.  You may view the challenge, along with all the pages created with it here: http://www.splitcoaststampers.com/forums/digital-scrapbooking-tuesdays-f253/dgsc119-patriotism-t589565.html
You'll see many pages that I have completed for this challenge! LOL! I love being patriotic! =)

Thanks for looking!

Supplies Used:
Background - Grad Party DSP #2
Punch - Square (filled w/Cherry Cobbler, Cherry Cobbler DSP and Grad Party DSP#2); Flag (filled w/Whisper White and Cherry Cobbler); Star (filled w/Whisper White)
Font - Bazooka (Cherry Cobbler and Whisper White)

Tulip Festival

I decided to work on a calendar page for our 2015 "Places We've Been in 2014!".  We took a drive up north to the Skagit Valley Tulip Festival. Tulips are my favorite flower.... wow! were there many flowers on display too!  We even purchased some tulips to take home.  Beautiful!

Thanks for taking a peek!

Supplies Used:
Background - Pool Party
Stamp Brush Sets - Handpicked for Mom (tulips - Gumball Green, Summer Sun, Pumpkin Pie, Concord Crush, Real Red); Decorative Overlays (swirl - Whisper White)
Punch - Flag (Daffodil Delight)
Font - Adorable (Basic Black)

Wallace Falls - SC85

I decided to work on a sketch challenge from the Stampin' Celebration blog (SC85).  You may view the challenge and all the entries related to this challenge here: http://stampincelebrationblog.blogspot.com/2014/08/sc85-sketch-by-anita.html

I had a lot of fun with this sketch, and I will definitely use this page for our 2015 calendar (places we've been to in 2014)! Thanks Anita at Stampin' Celebration for your inspirational sketch!

I did NOT have Island Indigo Dotted paper, so I created my own within MDS -- using Soft Sky for my Dots on top of Island Indigo background.  I saved that image (.jpg file) to my computer as a DSP paper within the MDS software.  I was then able to choose this Dotted Island Indigo paper for my Flag Punch on my page. How cool is that -- creating your own DSP!

Supplies Used:
Stamp Brush Sets - Dots, Dots, Dots (Soft Sky); Decorative Overlays (woodgrain - Early Espresso)
Background - Textured Cardstock (Early Espresso)
Punch - Flag (filled w/Playful Patterns DSP - Pear Pizzazz and Island Indigo; Pear Pizzazz Small Dots DSP; Island Indigo Small Dots DSP -- created by me); Square (filled w/ Crumb Cake)
Embellishments - Twitterpated (button - Island Indigo); Staples and Stitching (zigzag - Chocolate Chip)
Font - Banner (Early Espresso)

Hawaii - MDSM76

 

I wanted to play with a few challenges today.... this one is from the MDS Monday Blog (MDSM76). You may view the challenge here: http://mdsmonday.blogspot.com/2014/08/mdsm76-dt-call.html

This layout was inspiring to me, as it provided a way to showcase some of our Hawaii landscape photos.  Thanks MDS Monday!  I will definitely use this page as one of the pages in our 2015 calendar for next year! So Beautiful!

Thanks for taking a look!

Supplies Used:

Background - Textured Cardstock - Daffodil Delight

Embellishments - Simple Snapshots (border, leaves and flowers -- a few flowers recolored)

Stamp Brush Set - Anchors Away (title words - Whisper White)

Punch - Square (filled w/Whisper White)

Sand - DGSCPR0025Task4

Working on a scrapbook page from our recent trip to the coast (of California).  I played along with the June Progressive Digi-Scrap Challenge on the Splitcoaststampers website.  The challenge gives you a few tasks to do each week (within the month) so, at the end of that month, you have a completed page.

If you'd like to view the challenge for June, start here: June Progressive Challenge - Task 1 . From that one you can find tasks 2-4.

Thanks for looking!
 Supplies Used: My Digital Studio

Background - Nautical Expedition DSP #10

Punch - Square (filled w/Nautical Expedition DSP #4 , #12 and Crumb Cake); Circle (underneath life preserver - Whisper White)

Stamp Brush Sets - Natural Composition Overlays (Very Vanilla); Anchors Away (anchor - Early Espresso)

Embellishments - Ruffle Trim (Baked Brown Sugar); Anchors Away (life preserver); Baker's Twine (cropped - Whisper White); Sunshine and Sprinkles (sunburst)

Font - Freehand951, Chalkdust and Lativa(Early Espresso)

Redwoods - MDSM67

Mike and I took a much needed vacation with his parents to Northern California this past week to see the Redwood Trees.  Such beauty in the surrounding areas.... it helped us to relax and reflect on the things that are important to us -- being with family. =)

As I saw this sketch challenge on the MDS Monday blog.... I just knew I had to use one of the photos from our recent trip to the Redwoods.  If you'd like to view their blog, click here:MDS Monday Challenge - MDSM67

A few things I'd like to point out as I was creating this page are: 

I grouped the photo boxes together in order to create the look you see here.

In the My Digital Studio software, simply create your photo boxes and align them how you'd like them to be.  Then, select all of the boxes, right-click and select 'group', than 'group'.  Next add your photo.

I created my own DSP to use in the Alphabet punches for the title.

In the My Digital Studio software, open a separate page. I used Crumb Cake for the background and added the Bunch of Backgrounds (weathered) stamp brush set in Early Espresso over the top.  I saved this as a .JPEG file to my desktop. I then added this new file into the My Digital Studio software (into backgrounds), so that I could use it for future use. 

Thanks for taking a peek!

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

Background - Textured Cardstock (Early Espresso)

Punch - Square (filled w/Textured Cardstock - Always Artichoke); Timeless Type Junior Alphabet (Weathered DSP.... my own from Bunch of Backgrounds)

Embellishments - Timeless Taffeta Trimmings (Crumb Cake)

Font - CK Ali's Hand (Very Vanilla)