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)

Vidae Falls and Natural Bridge

Working my way on our 2012 Photobook!  With our trip to Oregon in Sept 2012..... Oops! I just noticed I put August 2012 on the second page.... gotta fix that.  Easy fix when everything is digital!!!!

Thanks for looking!

Supplies Used:

Background - So Saffron

Embellishments - Dotted Scallop Ribbon (Old Olive)

Stamp Brush Set - Decorative Overlays (Old Olive at 80% opacity); Spring Break II (Butterfly - Pumpkin Pie)

Punch - Square (filled w/ My Sweet Pea DSP #10)

Font - Majestic (Chocolate Chip)

Lady of Lourdes

 

Continuing on with our 2012 photobook.... when we were in Cleveland in July 2012, we drove to the National Shrine there.  We lit a few candles, said a few prayers and touched the Holy Water provided from the spring.  It was interesting to see they had a huge walking 'Rosary' and stairs leading to "The Way of the Cross"(Stations of the Cross) outside.  It was a very peaceful place.

I chose to keep my colors Sahara Sand and Pretty in Pink with a touch of Primrose Petals.  I've recolored Designer Series Paper and embellishments to go along with my color scheme.

I loosely used a sketch I found on the SweetShoppe website for my first page:

Thanks for taking a peek!

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

Background - Whisper White

Punch - Square (filled w/ Pretty in Pink; Well Worn DSP #4 recolored Sahara Sand; Sahara Sand DSP dots; Textured Cardstock Pretty in Pink); Flag (filled w/ Sahara Sand, Pretty in Pink and Whisper White); Dotted Scallop (filled w/Pretty in Pink)

Stamp Brush Sets - Spring Break II (flourish - Primrose Petals); Modern Medley (flower overlay - Sahara Sand)

Embellishments - Taffeta Ribbon (Marina Mist recolored Sahara Sand); Walk in the Park II (green leaf recolored Sahara Sand and Basic Gray); Spring to Life (flowers recolored Primrose Petals); Enjoying Everything (flower recolored Sahara Sand)

Font - Pageant (Primrose Petals and 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)

Dolphin Quest

 

Competed another two-page spread to our 2011 photobook.  We try to go to Hawaii every year around our anniversary (in October)....each year to a different island/hotel.  We love it there!  We did a lot on our trip, so there will be many more pages to come with the Hawaii theme.  =)

These two pages were from our Dolphin Encounter at our resort.

Thanks for taking a peek!

Background paper - Spring Break II DSP #4

Punch - Square (filled W/ Spring Break II DSP #5, #9), Circle (filled w/Early Espresso underneath fishes for eyes)

Embellishments - Ruffled Ribbon (Pool Party), Sycamore Street (buttons)

Stamp Brush Sets - Anchors Away (starfish - Early Espresso), Cute Cats (fish - Pool Party and Whisper White)

Font - Dolphin (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

Maui Ocean Center

 

Today, I'm working on our 2011 photobook (January still). We went to the Maui Ocean Center after our whale-watching tour. I loosely used a sketch that found on pinterest....made it into a double-page spread.  Here's the sketch:

Thanks for taking a look!

Supplies Used:

Background paper - Textured Cardstock (Pool Party)

Embellishments - Ruffled Ribbon (Calypso Coral), Sycamore Street (ribbon - Pool Party), Simple Snapshots (border flowers, leaves and flower - recolored), Staple and Stitching (Zig Zag - Whisper White recolored Calypso Coral), Everyday Enchantment (ribbon - Lucky Limeade)

Stamp Brush Set - Bunch of Backgrounds (Whisper White at 80% opacity)

Punch - Square (filled w/Spring Break II DSP #4, #11 and Whisper White), Tasteful Trim (Whisper White)

Font - Chaucer (Calypso Coral)

Luau

 

Another two-page spread complete!  I saw a scrapbook page on splitcoaststampers using this type of blocking on their pages (link here: http://www.splitcoaststampers.com/gallery/photo/2355202).

I liked them so much, I just had to try it.

I believe that my pages follow again the Digi-scrap Challenge - DGSC106 Using Grids. =)

So happy to have completed two more pages in our 2011 scrapbook.

Thanks for stopping by!

Supplies Used:

Background paper - Textured Cardstock (Pool Party)

Embellishments - Simple Snapshots (leaves, flowers--one recolored, border), pearls, Ruffled Ribbon (Pool Party and Calypso Coral)

Stamp Brush Set - Bunch of Backgrounds (wonderfully worn - Whisper White at 80% opacity)

Punch - Square (filled w/ Spring Break II DSP #4 -recolored Calypso Coral, #5, #11 and Whisper White)

Font - Chaucer (Pool Party and Lucky Limeade)

Whale Watching

I finished another two-page spread for our 2011 scrapbook.  While vacationing in Hawaii (Maui) in January, we took a whale watching tour to view the humpback whales.  What an amazing time!

I incorporated the digi-scrap challenge - DGSC106 Using a Grid from the Splitcoaststampers website.  You may view the challenge here: DGSC106 - Using a Grid

Thanks for stopping by!

Supplies Used:

Background paper - Textured Cardstock (Pool Party)

Embellishments - Taffeta Trimmings (Calypso Coral), Brads (Pool Party)

Stamp Brush Sets - Bunch of Backgrounds (wonderfully worn - Whisper White at 80% opacity), Sail Away (Pool Party)

Punch - Square (filled w/ Whisper White, Calypso Coral and Spring Break II DSP #3, #4 - recolored Calypso Coral)

Font - Chaucer (Pool Party)

Waterfalls and Canyon

 

Still working on my 2010 photobook! I wanted to try to use the Color Challenge on My Digital Studio.net - Pool Party, Calypso Coral, More Mustard, Crushed Curry and Island Indigo (Color Combo 3).  I had a hard time trying to get these colors to come together, but after several different trys.... here is the two-page spread that I created with it.  Thank goodness I was digitally scrapbooking..... I could just change out papers and embellishments that worked better on my pages.

I also used a sketch from Creating Keepsakes magazine (CK Sketch Nov2012).  Here's the sketch:

Background Paper - Sweet Shop DSP #2

Punch - Square (filled w/Textured Cardstock - Island Indigo), Square (filled w/ Pool Party), Scallop Border (filled w/ More Mustard), Flag (filled w/ Calypso Coral, Calypso Coral DSP -Playful Patterns, Spring Break II DSP #7

Embellishments - Dahlias (Calypso Coral)

Stamp Brush Set - All Scallops (Crushed Curry)

Font - Lavanderia (Island Indigo, Calypso Coral)

Napali Coast - DGSC084

Trying to work on a few scrapbook challenges on Splitcoaststampers.  This one is called "Follow the Leader - DGSC084".  I used Terri's scrapbook page as inspiration for my page. Thanks Terri!

Stamp Brush Sets - Decorative Overlays (Calypso Coral), Spring Break II (flower - Calypso Coral w/white paint brush tool behind it)
Paper - Pink Flamingo #8
Punch - Labels Collection (Lucky Limeade)
Embellishment - Striped Grosgrain Ribbon (Daffodil Delight), Painted Brads (Lucky Limeade and Calypso Coral)
Font - Multi and Regency (Soft Suede)

Hawaiian Cruise

I made this specifically for our 2013 Calendar page for the month of October.  Although, I did incorporate two challenges with the design.

The first challenge is from My Digital Studio - "Neon" - Using Neon Colors.

The second is from SplitCoastStampers - DGSC086 - Using Orange.

Background paper is a neon blue I chose from the computer (no name).
Paper - Spring Break II DSP #3 (re-colored Pumpkin Pie)
Embellishments - Simple Snapshots (re-colored Melon Mambo)
Punch - Flag (filled w/same neon blue)
Font - Algerian (Melon Mambo)

Sedgwick County Zoo - DGSC072

 


Trying to work on a few more pages for my 2010 scrapbook! Geez, sometimes it seems like I will never catch up, but I am determined!!! I just purchased a few new items for My Digital Studio software, and I was amazed how these two pages came together. Whoo-hoo....two more pages down!
I also utilized the Digi Scrapbook Challenge on Splitcoaststampers (DGSC072), which is titled "A New Take on an Old Sketch". You may view the challenge and all the projects created with it here:
http://www.splitcoaststampers.com/forums/digital-scrapbooking-f253/dgsc072-new-take-old-sketch-7-17-12-a-t557738.html
Thanks for looking!

Paper - Spring Break II (#6 and #12)
Photo and Paper Mat - Basic Gray
Text - Broach (Basic Gray)
Embellishments - Spring Break II