Iris Gardens

 

Okay, one more... and I'll be done posting for today.  Here is a double-page spread of our trip to the Schneider Iris Gardens in May 2015.  I think I'm finished with May activities for our 2015 photobook now! Yay!  Still.... no caught up, but I'm not as far behind as I was 2 years ago! Ha!

Thanks for taking a look!

Supplies Used:

Background - gray

Stamp Brush Sets - Twitterpated (chicken wire background - gray); Earth Laugh's (flower - gray); Glimmer Kit (banner - gray); Banner Blast (flower - vanilla)

Punch - Square (filled w/Vanilla)

Embellishment - Pearls (recolored yellow)

Font - Lover's Quarrel and Duchess (black)

Iris Gardens - MDSM114

 

Cindy has a lovely sketch on MDS Monday this week. You may view the challenge on the MDS Monday Blog here: http://mdsmonday.blogspot.com/2015/05/mdsm-114-amazing-ride.html

Since we just went to the Schreiner's Iris Gardens in Salem, OR... It was great to get our photos scrapped.  Although, I will need more pages... as there were so many different varieties and colors of Irises.  Such a beautiful display!

I wanted to let my photos speak more than the page details, so I choice neutral colors - Sahara Sand and Very Vanilla.

Thanks for stopping by!

Supplies Used:

Background - Sahara Sand

Punch - Square (filled w/Very Vanilla)

Stamp Brush Set - Twitterpated (Honeycomb - Sahara Sand); Earth Laughs (flower - Sahara Sand); Glimmer Kit (banner - Sahara Sand); Banner Blast (small flower - Whisper White); All Time Fav (dots - cropped Basic Black) 

Embellishments - Basic Pearls (recolored More Mustard)

Font - Lover's Quarrel and Freehand 951 (Basic Black)

Built for Free Using: My Stampin Blog

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)

Easter 2013

 

I decided to create a few scrapbook pages for our 2013 Photobook  (still trying to get caught up-to-date).  While Mike and I were in Dallas, we drove down to Hutto (three hour drive) to see my sister and her family to spend Easter with them.  It was great to be around family during the Holiday!

In creating this page.... I 'editted' the circle punch to get the easter egg punch that you see on these pages.  To edit punches within the My Digital Studio software.... it's a bit tricky, but with trial and error.... I got a shape that I liked.  Within MDS, select punches from the Design Center (right-hand side), then select the shape you'd like to edit...... now, select 'Edit Shape' on the bottom left-hand

corner. Once the shape editor comes up, just drag the 'black boxes' around the shape to adjust it. Once you have the shape you want..... select 'ok' (it'll ask you to name it, so you may use the editted shape again and again in your projects!).  Cool - huh?
After creating the egg shaped punch, I was able to fill them in with the Sunshine and Sprinkles DSP.... which (to me) reminds me of dyed egg colorings.

Thanks for taking a look!

Supplies Used:
Background - Blossoms Abound DSP #11
Embellishments - Blossoms Abound (leaves, flower bunch and banner); Narrow Polka Dot Grosgrain Ribbon (Melon Mambo)
Stamp Brush Sets - Spring to Life (leaves - colored to match with color picker green in leaves); Twitterpated (basket weave - Early Espresso)
Punch - Square (filled w/Crumb Cake to go behind basket weave stamp); Egg (filled w/Sunshine and Sprinkles DSP #18, 20, 21 and 23)
Font - CK Honey (Early Espresso)

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)

Trek

 

Continuing my scrapping of our 2010 photobook with our trip to the Northwest Trek in July.  Yeah! I see the light at the end of this photobook..... now that I've finished the month of July (because I forgot to scrap these photos), all I have is the month of December!!!! Then, I'm off to scrap 2011! Ha!  I will get there eventually.... I just have to keep plugging away.

I used a Creating Keepsakes Sketch from May 2012 for the first page, and created my own second page.  Here's the sketch I used:

Thanks for looking!

Background Paper - Textured Cardstock (Island Indigo)

Embellishments - Walk in the Park II (leaf, leaf border), Designer Rosettes (Crumb Cake recolored Pool Party), Ruffled Ribbon (Lucky Limeade), Sycamore Street (ribbon - Pool Party), Scallop Dots Ribbon (Melon Mambo)

Stamp Brush Set - Twitterpated (Pool Party at 40% opacity)

Punch - Flag (filled w/Walk in the Park II DSP #2,4,7,10 and 11)

Font - Lucinda Handwriting (Pool Party and Melon Mambo)

Chocolate Bunny

OMG! I couldn't resist creating this using My Digital Studio.  I've seen similar cards, shirts and cartoons created with this same saying, so wanted to try my hand at it! =)

I do have to say, that it was a bit tough trying to get the scallop circle punch (used for the bite marks on the ear and butt) aligned perfectly with the background paper (but I did it!).  

I colored in the Chocolate Bunny stamp using the freeform tool -- Chocolate Chip color.

After printing on Whisper White cardstock....I placed the card front on Daffodil Delight cardstock.

Thanks for taking a look!

Stamp Sets - Chocolate Bunny (Early Espresso and colored in with Chocolate Chip), Inspired By Nature (grass - Old Olive, Certainly Celery, Wild Wasabi, Always Artichoke), Spring Fever (word bubble - Early Espresso), Twitterpated (basket weave - Perfect Plum), Easter Blossoms (words- Early Espresso)

Background Paper - Sunshine and Sprinkles DSP #10

Punches - Square (filled w/Perfect Plum and Pale Plum), Scallop Circle (Sunshine and Sprinkles DSP #10)

Embellishments - Striped Grosgrain Ribbon (Daffodil Delight)

Font - Broach (Early Espresso)

Say I Love You -DGSC074

I finally got caught up with all my cards, so I decided to play with MDS (My Digital Studio software).  I used the Digi-Scrap Challenge (DGSC074) for this layout -- Monochromatic.

You may view the challenge here: http://www.splitcoaststampers.com/forums/digital-scrapbooking-f253/dgsc074-monochromatic-7-31-12-a-t558490.html

This is a photo of Mike and I, taken in May 2012 while vacationing in Florida.

Thanks for looking!

Paper - Basic Gray (Textured)

Stamp Brush Sets - Decorative Overlays (Going Gray), So Typefelt (Going Gray), Day in the Life (Going Gray)

Embellishments - Taffeta Trimmings (Basic Gray), Twitterpated Buttons (Basic Gray), Simple Snapshots flower (Basic Gray), Walk in the Park leaf (Re-colored - Going Gray)

Quilted Anniversary

 

I needed to create an anniversary card, but was struggling to find something that fit my needs.  I saw the Hand Stamped Sentiments Challenge....and I said to myself...this would be perfect for my card. I was even more excited when I saw the Clean & Simple Challenge.... these two challenges work so well together.  And, along with my 'Twitterpated' Designer Series Paper it was a no-brainer.  I love how this card came together.
Thanks for the inspiration Hand Stamped Sentiments and Clean & Simple!

You may view all the projects created with the Hand Stamped Sentiments Challenge (HSSIC124) here:
http://handstampedsentiments.blogspot.com/2012/06/hss-inspiration-challenge-124-quilting.html

You may view all the projects created with the Clean & Simple Challenge (FTL196) here:
http://cleanandsimplestamping.blogspot.com/2012/06/196.html

I created this card using My Digital Studio software.

Stamp Brush Set - Teeny Tiny Wishes
Paper - Riding Hood Red, Whisper White, Twitterpated DSP (MDS), Island Indigo (MDS)
Ink - Whisper White (MDS)
Punches - Hexagon (filled w/Twitterpated DSP and matted with Basic Gray), Flag (filled W/Island Indigo)
Embellishments - Twitterpated Button

Happy for You - HSSCC112

I so wanted to play with this challenge, but I was away from my home. I decided to create this 6x6 card digitally with My Digital Studio software. You can view all the projects created with this challenge here: http://handstampedsentiments.blogspot.com/2012/04/hss-color-challenge-112.html

Thanks for looking!

Paper - Textured Cardstock (Pretty in Pink)

Embellishments - Basic Pearls, Striped Ribbon (Rich Razzleberry)

Punches - Labels Collection (Whisper White and Rich Razzleberry w/ Early Espresso mat)

Stamp Brush Sets - So Happy for You (Early Espresso), Twitterpated (flowers - Pretty in Pink with Rich Razzleberry underneath and slightly offset and background overlay in Whisper White) 

My Brother's Engaged! - LCTS123

 
My little brother recently got engaged!!!! Well, he's not really little anymore since he is so much taller than me, but he will always remain my baby brother (he is 14 years younger than me!). I wanted to capture his engagement and the date within a scrapbook, but now think that I may have it framed and given as a gift to them.
I was inspired by the sketch on Let's Capture These Sketches (LCTS123). The sketch and the pages created with this sketch can be viewed here: http://letscapturethesesketches.blogspot.com/2012/03/sketch-123-reveal.html
Thanks for looking!

Paper - Twitterpated  DSP #14, #7, #6, #9
Text - Majestic (Riding Hood Red)
Embellishments - Twitterpated Pleated Ribbon & Buttons
Punches - Square (filled w/Twitterpated DSP, Pleated Ribbon), Basic Pearls
Stamp set - Twitterpated (Blushing Bride, Riding Hood Red, Baja Breeze)