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)

Love - MDSM74

 

I decided to work on a few challenges this week.  On the MDS Monday Blog, they provide a sketch....AND... they provide new techniques to try within your My Digital Studio program.  This one was so much fun to create.  You may view the challenge here: 

http://mdsmonday.blogspot.com/2014/07/mdsm74-put-it-in-box.html

They wanted us to try the technique of grouping photo boxes together, but with a twist.  Taking one photo box and off-setting it with all the others AND making all the other photo boxes B/W.  To do this, first create however many photo boxes you'd like in a row (align them up by top and space evenly horizontally), next offset one of the photo boxes, then group all the photo boxes together, finally add your photo. Now, with that said.... there is no way to move the photo around to get it where you need within a photo box, so you may need to make adjustments before placing your photo in.  Now.... to make just your focal panel in color and all the others B/W:  first ungroup the photo boxes, next click each panel that you want to change to B/W and select 'Photo Effect' from the Design Center (right-hand side).... then choose Black and White and 'ok'.

Thanks for taking a peek!

Supplies Used:

Background - Basic Black

Embellishments - Glimmer Kit (chevron, heart, trim, words 'love' - Silver)

Punch - Heart (Basic Black); Square (Basic Gray); Flag (Whisper White)

Stamp Brush Set - Simple Snapshots (words 'the beauty of' - Basic Black) <--Note: I did crop the word 'Life' from this stamp

Font - Formal (Basic Black)

Hawaiian Cruise 8 pages!

 

 

 

 

I spent today working on our 2012 Photobook.... with our trip to Hawaii!  We were celebrating 10 years of being married and wanted to celebrate by going to all the hawaiian islands.  We decided on a cruise.....which traveled to each island.

As you can see, I used the same colors and papers on all the pages.... making theme for the whole trip!

Thanks for looking!

Supplies Used:

Background - I used the RGB tab to get the blue bright

Embellishment- Simple Snapshots (3 different flowers each recolored Melon Mambo to achieve different shades of bright pink)

Stamp Brush Set - Torn Edges (swirl - Melon Mambo)

Punch - Flag (filled w/RGB bright blue); Square (filled w/ Spring Break II #3 recolored Pumpkin Pie)

Font - Bliss and Algeria (Melon Mambo)

Hinckley Lake Park

 

Such fun family moments! In July 2012, a few family members got together to go to Hinckley Lake Park and have a picnic.  My Dad taught Ally (my niece) to fish.... and we taught the kids to skip rocks on the water!

We didn't have many photos, but I wanted to showcase the lake, so I made the photo of the lake to span both pages.

To do this: 

1. Make sure your left and ride side pages are side-by-side. (click on the little open page book at the bottom of your software screen -- located underneath the ruler marking on the left-hand side).

2. Create a photo box on the left-hand side.

3. Right-click on photo, and select 'span pages'.

4. Drag the photo corners/sides to encompass both pages

5. Insert your photo.

Thanks for taking a peek!

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

Background - Photo

Embellishments - Simple Snapshots (flowers, border, leaves)

Font - Informal (Early Espresso)

Cleveland Aquarium

 

Sorry I have been absent lately in posting things.  I have been trying to care for my Mom along with hospice (My Mom has pancreatic cancer - diagnosed May 2012).

I had a few hours to work on my 2012 scrapbook.  Yeah.... I know I'm far behind, but I'll get caught up eventually.  Here is a trip to Cleveland, where I went to the new Cleveland Aquarium with my brother, Dan, and Tracy.  It was a really neat place to visit.

I used a sketch I found on Pinterest from Susan Williams' blog. Thanks Susan!

Supplies Used: My Digital Studio

Background - Pink Flamingo DSP #8

Embellishments - Simple Snapshots (zigzag border recolored Calypso Coral); Grosgrain Ribbon (Night of Navy)

Stamp Brush Sets - Bunch of Backgrounds (chicken wire - Basic Black); Anchors Away (starfish - Calypso Coral)

Punch - Square (filled w/Spring to Life DSP #12)

Font - Dolphin (Whisper White and Night of Navy)

Doug Calendar 2014

 

 

 

 

 

 

I wanted to create a calendar for my brother's family.... as a thank you for all those times he has opened his home to us when we have traveled home.  I wanted to create the pages with our trip to Universal Studios in May 2012, but wanted to keep the pages simple.  I really am amazed at how beautiful this calendar looks!  It is simple....yet very elegant!  I know my brother and his wife will love it!

Thanks for taking a peek!

Supplies Used:

Background Paper - Textured Cardstock (Basic Black)

Embellishments - Simple Snapshots (leaves) and (flowers - one recolored Pink Passion)

Stamp Brush Set - Decorative Overlays (Basic Gray)

Big Island

 

In a previous post, I mentioned that I finally finished my 2011 scrapbook! Well, I forgot that I still needed to finish this double-page spread for the August Progressive Challenge on the Splitcoaststampers website. So..... NOW.... I'm done! Yay!

These two pages reflect the beginning of our trip to the Big Island of Hawaii and the Hilton Waikoloa Village Resort.

Thanks for taking a look!

Supplies Used: My Digital Studio

Background Paper - Spring Break II DSP #4

Punch - Square (filled w/Spring Break II DSP #5 and #9)

Embellishments - Simple Snapshots (leaves and flowers -- one flower is re-colored Crushed Curry), Ruffled Ribbon (Pool Party), Spring Break II (circle butterfly)

Freeform Tool - Behind leaves using the coloring tool w/River Rock

Stamp Brush Sets - Simple Snapshots (flower - Early Espresso), Eclectic Overlays (frame - Early Espresso), Greatest Moments (title - Early Espresso)

Font - Franciscan (Early Espresso)

Sunsets

Whew! The final page in my 2011 photobook, as well as, the final page on our trip to Hawaii! YEAH!!!!  It's finally complete.... and before the end of the year too!!!! Whoohoo! I'm that much closer to being up-to-date on all of our scrapbooks!!!!

Such a lovely page to end with too....the setting of the sun (see Mike peeking out behind Buddha?).

Thanks for browsing along while I completed these pages of our 2011 photobook.  I will probably take a break from scrapbooking to work on some cards now.  But, there are always those calendars and Christmas gifts that need the touch of My Digital Studio.... so I shall return to scrapbooking soon.

Supplies Used:

Background Paper - Spring Break II DSP #4

Punch - Square (filled w/Spring Break II DSP #5 and #9)

Embellishments - Ruffled Ribbon (Pool Party), Simple Snapshots (leaves and flowers -- one flower is re-colored Crushed Curry)

Freeform Tool - Behind leaves using the coloring tool w/River Rock

Font - Franciscan (Early Espresso)

Pool and Beach Time

 

Whoohoo! Another two-page spread complete in our 2011 photobook.  These pages reflect the love of the pool and beach at our resort!

Thanks for taking a peek!

Supplies Used:

Background Paper - Spring Break II DSP #4

Punch - Square (filled w/Spring Break II DSP #5 and #9)

Embellishments - Ruffled Ribbon (Pool Party), Simple Snapshots (leaves and flowers -- one flower is re-colored Crushed Curry)

Freeform Tool - Behind leaves using the coloring tool w/River Rock

Font - Franciscan (Early Espresso)

Black Sand Beach

 

What a great experience....seeing a black sand beach and turtles sunning themselves.  Beautiful!

Here's another two-page spread from our trip to Hawaii in Oct 2011. Just a few more pages to complete this trip!

Thanks for stopping by!

Supplies Used:

Background Paper - Spring Break II DSP #4

Punch - Square (filled w/Spring Break II DSP #5 and #9)

Embellishments - Ruffled Ribbon (Pool Party), Simple Snapshots (leaves and flowers -- one flower is re-colored Crushed Curry)

Freeform Tool - Behind leaves using the coloring tool w/River Rock

Font - Franciscan (Early Espresso)

Luau

 

Working hard to get my 2011 photobook completed before the end of the year. Here's another two-page spread from our trip to the Big Island of Hawaii.  An Hawaiian trip just isn't right without a Luau.... and this one didn't disappoint.  The food was excellent and the show spectacular!

In creating this page, I used a sketch I found on Pinterest from Scrapbooks Etc.  Here's the sketch:

Thanks for looking!

Supplies Used:

Background Paper - Spring Break II DSP #4

Punch - Square (filled w/Spring Break II DSP #5 and #9)

Embellishments - Simple Snapshots (leaves and flowers -- one flower is re-colored Crushed Curry)

Freeform Tool - Behind leaves using the coloring tool w/River Rock

Font - Franciscan (Early Espresso)

Chocolate Factory

 

My mouth was watering as I created these two pages..... I then had to eat some chocolate (it wasn't Hawaiian Chocolate.... it was Hershey's). YUM!

Anyway, another two-page spread complete in our trip to Hawaii from October 2011.

Thanks for taking a peek!

Supplies Used:

Background Paper - Spring Break II DSP #4

Punch - Square (filled w/Spring Break II DSP #5 and #9)

Embellishments - Ruffled Ribbon (Pool Party), Simple Snapshots (leaves and flowers -- one flower is re-colored Crushed Curry)

Freeform Tool - Behind leaves using the coloring tool w/River Rock

Font - Franciscan (Early Espresso)

Lava Fields and Rainbow Falls

 

Continuing on our 2011 photobook, with our trip to the Big Island, Hawaii in October.  We went to see the past lava flows and waterfalls.  I'm using some of the same papers and embellishments throughout our trip to tie them together.

Thanks for looking!

Supplies Used:

Background Paper - Spring Break II DSP #4

Punch - Square (filled w/Spring Break II DSP #5 and #9)

Embellishments - Ruffled Ribbon (Pool Party), Simple Snapshots (leaves and flowers -- one flower is re-colored Crushed Curry)

Freeform Tool - Behind leaves using the coloring tool w/River Rock

Font - Franciscan (Early Espresso)

Blue Hawaiian

 

I created another two-page spread from our Hawaii trip to the Big Island (photos back from Oct 2011).  We took a Blue Hawaiian Helicopter ride to view the lava flows and some waterfalls.

Thanks for taking a look!

Supplies Used:

Background Paper - Spring Break II DSP #4

Punches - Square (filled w/Spring Break II DSP #5 and #9)

Embellishments - Simple Snapshots (flowers and leaves)

FreeForm Tool - Coloring beneath the leaves w/River Rock

Font - Franciscan and Freestyle Script (Early Espresso)

Road to Hana

 

I created another two-page spread for our 2011 photobook.  This one finishes our trip to Maui (we love Hawaii!!!!!) with our Road to Hana Tour.  Beautiful....so many photos.... I just didn't want to have to choose. Thank goodness I found this wonderful sketch from 'Let's Scrap' on pinterest.

Here's the sketch:

Thanks for taking a peek!

Supplies Used:

Background paper - Textured Cardstock (Pool Party)

Embellishments - Ruffled Ribbon (Calypso Coral), Simple Snapshots (circle and flowers)

Stamp Brush Sets - Bunch of Backgrounds (Whisper White at 80% opacity), Enjoy Every Moment (dotted circle - Whisper White)

Punch - Circle (filled w/Spring Break II DSP #11 cropped) and another circle at 0% opacity so I could attach words to the shape.

Font - Chaucer (Calypso Coral and Whisper White)

Techniques Used - Attach to Shape, Cropping Punch