MDS Challenge - #SMDSSK3

Each Monday Kimberly VanDiepen and Heather Summers post a My Digital Challenge on their blogs.  This is week 28.  Kimberly posted a sketch and when I saw it I knew I wanted to create a card rather than a scrapbook page.   I needed a card for a friend and wanted to use one of the sayings in the Be Yourself digital kit.  I created the card front following the sketch and then printed it onto Matte Photo Paper, trimmed it to the size I wanted and adhered it to the Rich Razzleberry card base.

This is my card

Supplies
Card Stock - Rich Razzleberry; Matte Photo Paper
My Digital Studio - Be Yourself Kit, Sycamore Street embellishments (ribbon recoloured to Rich Razzleberry), Rich Razzleberry Baker's Twine, Bookstagram Kit (arrow)














Here is the sketch

You can see Heather's layout HERE

Kimberly's layout can be found HERE

Triple Time Stamping

Triple stamping is not a new technique and I have posted other cards using it in the past, but this one that I saw on Sandi MacIver's blog also includes emboss resist.  I had to try it out.

I pretty much copied Sandi's card although I don't have the stamp set she used for the leaves.  I also used Pool Party instead of the soon to be retired Baja Breeze.  I used a different sentiment (I don't have the set Sandi used).

Supplies
Stamps - Fabulous Florets, Thank You Kindly (retired)
Ink - Real Red, Pool Party, Pear Pizzazz, Crumb Cake, Versamark
Card Stock - Very Vanilla, Crumb Cake
Other - White Embossing Powder, Stampin' Dimensionals

Clean & Simple Card

I have copied this card exactly as I saw it while checking out blogs a while ago.  I forgot to mark down the source so can't direct you to the original.  The card features the Petite Curly Label punch and the coordinating stamp set Pretty Petites that were introduced during this year's Sale a bration event.  The punch will be carried over to the new catalogue, but the stamp set won't.  Although the 2011-2013 series of InColours is retiring at the end of the month, two of the colours on this card will be part of the refreshed core colours offered by Stampin' Up!  Calypso Coral and Pool Party will now be part of the Subtles collection.

Supplies

Stamp Set - Pretty Petites 

Ink - Pool Party, Calypso Coral, Lucky Limeade

Card Stock - Whisper White, Pool Party, Calypso Coral, Lucky Limeade (retiring)

Other - Petite Curly Label Punch, Dimensionals, Designer Printed Brads (retiring), Calypso Coral, Pool Party (retiring) and Lucky Limeade (retiring) Baker's twine

Colour Challenge - SBTS #23

A few weeks ago Kimberly VanDiepen posted a colour challenge using Melon Mambo, Calypso Coral, Crushed Curry, So Saffron and Strawbery Slush (new InColour).   I wanted to participate in the challenge but just could not get going on it until I saw these cards posted by Gretchen Barron.  I knew that I would be able to make a card I was comfortable with using bright colours that I am definitely not comfortable using.

I have used lots of retired and soon to be retired products on this card

Supplies

Stamp - Express Yourself (new Hostess set), Itty Bitties (retires May 31), 

Ink - Jet Black Stazon, So Saffron, Strawberry Slush

Card Stock - Basic Black, Melon Mambo, Strawberry Slush (new Incolour), Crushed Curry

Other - Elegant Lines Embossing folder (retiring), So Saffron button (retiring), Heart Sizzlit (retired), Heart to Heart punch (retired), Scallop Border punch, Calypso Coral Baker's Twine, Sweet Shop DSP (retired), Hugs Note (retired), Basic Rhinestones

CASEing Heather Summers

I check Heather Summers' blog every day to see what new inspiration she has for us.  I am never disappointed and use her samples a lot.  Sometimes I copy them just as she has displayed them or I take her idea and make it my own.  For this card I pretty much copied Heather's card exactly.  See Heather's card HERE.

Supplies

Stamp Set - Friendly Phrases, Itty Bitties (retiring May 31)

Ink - Baja Breeze, Riding Hood Red

Card Stock - So Saffron, Baja Breeze (retiring May 31), Riding Hood Red (retiring May 31)

Other - Linen Thread, Mini Glue Dots, Fancy Fan, Polka Dot and Square Lattice Embossing folders, Hung Up Cute Clips

Pinwheel Spinner Card

These spinner cards are so much fun.  Many years ago Judy had shown me how to make them and recently I was reminded about them when I was cruising through Dawn Olchefske's blog.  She made a spinner card using the Pinwheel Sizzlit die.  How fun!

Unfortunately it looks like the Wishes Your Way stamp set, the Pinwheel Sizzlit die and the Clouds embossing folder are not being carried over from the Spring Catalogue.

By tilting the card a little bit the pinwheel spins along the track created with the Word Window punch.

Supplies
Stamp Set - Wishes Your Way
Ink - Island Indigo
Card Stock - Island Indigo, Pool Party, Whisper White, Sweet Shop Designer Series Paper (retired)
Other - Word Window Punch, Stampin' Dimensionals, Pinwheel Sizzlits die, Mini Silver brads, two pennies, Clouds embossing folder

Kimberly's Colour Challenge

Yesterday Kimberly VanDiepen put forward a colour challenge inspired by things she had seen on the internet.  The colours she challenged her readers to use were Midnight Muse, Pool Party, Sahara Sand and the new InColour Coastal Cabana.

I saw a card posted by Julie Marshall that I thought would be perfect to play along with the challenge.

Supplies

Ink - Jet Black Stazon

Stamp Set - Bring on the Cake

Card Stock - Coastal Cabana, Midnight Muse, Pool Party, Sahara Sand, Whisper White 

It's a Card!

Although most of my recent posts have been pages created with My Digital Studio I have been doing some stamping as well.  The card today is a direct CASE (Copy And Share Everything) of one I saw on Corinne Somerville's blog (Stamping with Roxy).  I loved the bright colours and the sunburst created with the Polka Dot Parade designer papers makes me smile.

Supplies:

Stamps - Delicate Doilies, Happiest Birthday Wishes (retired Hostess set)

Ink - Daffodil Delight, Real Red

Card Stock - Old Olive, Real Red, Daffodil Delight, Marina Mist, Whisper White

Other - Polka Dot Parade Designer Series Paper, 2 3/8" and 1 3/4" Scallop Circle Punches, 1 3/8" Circle Punch, Stampin' Dimensionals, Stripes Embossing Folder

Creative Challenge - Inky Divas

The group of Stampin' Up! demonstrators that I belong to has started a weekly challenge.  This week's challenge was to create a card (following a sketch) using a retiring stamp set.  I decided to use the stamp sets Pretty Postage and Wordplay.

Stamp Sets - Pretty Postage, Wordplay (both sets are retiring at the end of May
Ink - Gumball Green, Summer Starfruit, Midnight Muse
Other - Punches - Postage Stamp, 1" Square, Gumball Green stitched ribbon, Stampin' Dimensionals

Sneak Peak - New Colours

It is almost time for the new Stampin' Up! catalogue to go live and that means new stamp sets, a new set of InColours and so much more.  Demonstrators were given an opportunity to pre-order selected products including the new InColours so I ordered a package of the card stock and got all of the ink pads.

I saw some lovely cards posted by Patty Bennett and was regretting that I didn't have the stamp sets she used but I do have a number of flower motif stamp sets so I pulled some of them out.  One of those was Tropical Party (retired) and I decided it would be perfect.

Here is my card

Stamp Sets - Tropical Party (retired), Petite Pairs

Ink - Crisp Cantaloupe, Pistachio Pudding, Pool Party

Card Stock - Crisp Cantaloupe, Whisper White

Other - Honeycomb Embossing Folder, Pool Party Ruffled Ribbon, Basic Pearls, Stampin' Dimensionals, 2 1/2" Cricle Punch, Bitty Butterfly punch

MDS Challenge - Colouring & Cropping Stamps

This week was the 25th challenge since Heather Summers and Kimberly VanDiepen started their weekly challenges.  If you haven't already done so you might want to join their MDS Challenge Facebook Group.

The challenge was to colour and or crop stamp brushes in MIDS.  I didn't crop the stamp brush at all, but I did use the fantastic colouring tool.  The words are all one stamp, but I was able to colour individual words using that tool.  Most elements are from the Sycamore Street download that was available during Sale-a-bration.

MDS Challenge

I did a second page for last week's challenge - photos in punches.  It is pretty much the same layout as my page from this month's MDS Online Club.  For this page I used the Be Yourself download for most of the elements on the page.

MDS Challenge

Last week the challenge from Heather Summers and Kimberly VanDiepen was to use photos in punches.  I was looking at some photos I had saved to my computer from our trip to Alberta several years ago and remembered that I had purchased an MDS download that included punches for each of our provinces so I decided to do a page using the Alberta punch with some of the photos from that trip.  I remembered a technique Heather had shown a year to two ago where it looks like multiple photos are in a single punch.  It took a bit of patience, but I am super happy with the result.

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My Digital Studio Online Club

This page uses elements from the Neon Notes kit featured in the May MDS Online Club (designer series papers, tag).  I found this kit kind of scary - the colours are so bright.  I did a search and found a layout that I really liked using these elements.  Heather Summers had given a tip on how to make it look like the ribbon embellishment is actually going through the hole in the tag.

My Digital Studio Online Club

I signed up for a My Digital Studio Online Club hosted by Heather Summers (for Canadian participants) and Kimberly VanDiepen (for US participants)  This month the two kits featured are Neon Notes and On Holiday.

This page uses Designer Series papers from the On Holiday kit.  In addition, the tag behind the title is from that kit.  One of the tips shared this month was to use the Freeform tool within the My Digital Studio software to create the stitching lines in the triangles and on the photos.

My Digital Studio Challenge - Sketch

It's another Monday and My Digital Studio Challenge hosted by Heather Summers and Kimberly VanDiepen.

This week Kimberly posted a sketch for us to work with.

This is my page featuring my brother-in-law and sister-in-law and their three children.  All of the elements are from the Lemonade Stand MDS content disc from the 2013 Sale-a-bration promotion.

Digital Design with Kimberly and Heather - All Time Faves (Card 2)

The second card I made using the All Time Faves kit from Heather Summers was pretty quick to put together and then to recreate in My Digital Studio.

This is the card using the supplies in the kit.  It looks like I need to get out my adhesive remover before sending this one out!

And here is the one I created in My Digital Studio.  I couldn't find the shape Heather used for the sun so I created my own.  I started with a scallop circle punch and edited it to make the pointy rays.  I layered two of these punches and then just rotated one of them a little bit.

I printed it out onto glossy photo paper (should have shut off the flash) and used Calypso Coral card stock for the base.  Added a button and a bit of baker's twine and the card was done.

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Digital Design with Kimberly and Heather

When Kimberly VanDiepen and Heather Summers offered their 10 day online class they also offered a kit containing all of the pieces to create three cards they had designed using elements from My Digital Studio and then exporting them to their ecutters.

I signed up for both the class and the card kit.  I decided I wanted more of the cards and not having an ecutter I decided to see how I could reproduce them.



This is the first of the three cards included in the kit.  The white background piece with the heart cut out, the pieces for the little figures and the red heart were all elements from My Digital Studio that had been exported to the ecutter and then cut out.

This is the card I created using My Digital Studio.  I created the focal image in MDS and then printed and cut it out.  I then added a punched out heart and put my card together.

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Digital Design with Kimberly and Heather - Day 10

Day 10 was the last day of the class and Heather demonstrated a card she created using My Digital Studio and her ecutter.

This is the card I created using My Digital Studio

I don't have an ecutter so I printed my project and created this "hybrid" card.  The only "real" products are the glittery heart, the baker's twine and the button.

This is my "hybrid" card for Day 9 of the class (see THIS post)

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Digital Design with Kimberly and Heather - Day 9

Day 9 of the Digital Design with Kimberly and Heather class demonstrated how to export stamp brush images (SVG format) from My Digital Studio to an ecutter to create a card.  The card was also created  in My Digital Studio which is what I have done.  

#khdesigns01

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Digital Design with Kimberly and Heather

Day 4 of the Digital Design with Kimberly and Heather online class featured the use of triangles in scrapbook layouts.

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MDS Downloads 
This and That Epic Day
Paper Doilies

Digital Design with Kimberly and Heather - Day 5

I have completed another page with photos from Nan's 90th birthday. Thanks Kimberly VanDiepen and Heather Summers for your Design with Kimberly and Heather online class! 

Day 5 focused on the current trend to use hexagons. I copied Heather's layout, but changed out the papers and embellishments.

Most elements are from the Topsy Turvy Celebrations.

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Digital Design with Heather and Kimberly - Day 3

I signed on for another of the My Digital Studio online classes hosted by the amazing Heather Summers and Kimberly VanDiepen.  Day 3 was a sketch along with some tips and tricks for enhancing the page and altering embellishments.

SNOW DAY IN MYRTLE BEACH

Who knew that on February 17 in Myrtle Beach, South Carolina I would wake up to a snow covered landscape?  Well it happened - it started snowing on Saturday night and there was least an inch of snow (probably more like two inches) of snow on the ground early Sunday morning.  Thankfully it was all gone before noon.

I created this page using My Digital Studio

Have a great day and thanks so much for stopping by.

Simply MDS Challenge - Week 3

The week 3 challenge (week of December 17) featured two colouring tools available in Simply My Digital Studio 2.  For solid images the recolour tool is available to change the colour of portions of the stamped image.  Four outline images the Freeform tools allows you to colour in your image.

Snowman - I used the recolour tool to colour the nose, buttons and arms.  I used the freeform colouring tool to colour in the hatband.

Jolly Christmas - I used the recolour tool to colour the wreath and the freeform tool to colour in the berries on the wreath.

Simply MDS Challenge - Week 2

The techniques Kimberly and Heather featured in the week 2 challenge (week of December 10) was cropping embellishments and stamps.  It is so great to have this feature available.  Sometimes there is only part of a stamp that you really want to use - now the unwanted portion can be cropped out.  The same for embellishments - maybe you only want a short row of stitching.  You can crop the stitching to the length you want.

For my page

Simply MDS Challenges - Hosted by Heather Summers and Kimberly VanDiepen

A few weeks ago Heather Summers and Kimberly VanDiepen put their heads together and came up with a plan for weekly My Digital Studio Challenges.  Each week they post a challenge on their blogs (with a video) covering some of the new features in My Digital Studio.  They have also set up a Facebook so participants have a place to post and share their pages.

The week one challenge (week of December 3) featured using multiple photo boxes for one photo.  A very fun technique - check out the video on Heather's blog HERE.

For my page I used a family photo taken when we celebrated my mother-in-law's 90th birthday at the end of November.

Merry Christmas from Stampin' Up!

Frame - Christmas Collage

I am enrolled in another online My Digital Studio Class - 30 Days of Christmas - hosted by Heather Summers and her friend Martha Inchley.  The yesterday's project (Day 16) was a shadow box frame.  I didn't have that type of frame on hand, but I had purchased a collage frame at Michael's a few days ago so I decided I would use that for my project.

I used My Digital Studio to create each of the inserts for the frame and then started embellishing.  The stitched felt pieces are now retired (too bad because I really loved them).  I used some rhinestone (coloured with sharpie markers); punches; a faceted button; a large half pearl and a bit of glimmer paper.

Hope you like it.

Thanks for stopping by.

Marjorie

NEWS FROM STAMPIN' UP!

NEW Texture Boutique Embossing Machine! from Stampin' Up!

I have a Big Shot as well as the Cuttlebug die cutting machines, but I am so tempted to order this cute new product from Stampin' Up!  Limited supplies are available.  For $45.95 you can get the machine and two embossing folders or if you already have the two folders listed the machine only is $36.95.

Got a Smart Phone?

Then you might like the new Talking Tag Message Labels from Stampin' Up!

With Talking Tag, you can send a gift that is uniquely you.  Now your pictures really can say a thouand words!
* 10 labels per sheet  * Scan the code on your smartphone and start recording your message  * Attach message label to cards, invitations or gifts  * Detailed recording instructions included

Starting Monday, November 19 watch for the Stampin' Up! OnLine Extravaganza!

The biggest online sale of the year, Online Extravaganza, begins Monday, November 19, and ends on Wednesday, November 28. There will be a fantastic selection of stamp sets, accessories, and tools that will be discounted up to 50 percent!

Plus, you won't want to miss the first 24 hours of the sale when the Big Shot, Doctor's Bag, and Simply Scored Diagonal Plate will be 20 percent off retail price!

My Digital Studio

I signed up for another of Heather Summers' online My Digital Studio classes.  One of the projects was subway art.  The class sample was all done using text boxes with different fonts.  I decided to give it a try using only stamp brush sets from the Jolly Jingles download.  I took advantage of the new colouring tool in My Digital Studio 2.

I'm going to print this and frame it - not sure if I will use and 8 x 10 frame (perhaps I will reduce it to 5 x 7).

In Flanders Fields

In Flanders fields the poppies blow

Between the crosses, row on row,
That mark our place; and in the sky
The larks, still bravely singing, fly
Scarce heard amid the guns below.

We are the Dead. Short days ago
We lived, felt dawn, saw sunset glow,
Loved and were loved, and now we lie
In Flanders fields.

Take up our quarrel with the foe:
To you from failing hands we throw
The torch; be yours to hold it high.
If ye break faith with us who die
We shall not sleep, though poppies grow
In Flanders fields.

John McCrae

Stampin' Trimmer Now Available!

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Stampin' Up! Promotions

I want to share two amazing promotions that are on from now until December 16!  Do you want the NEW ink pads (yes, even if you have the old ones)?  Well, you can earn one colour family (12 ink pads) FREE!!!!!  Here's how:

• New demonstrators who join the Stampin' Up! family during the promotion period will received a FREE collection of Classic Stampin' Pads -- they can choose from Brights, Subtles, or Regals! It's INK-redible!  
• Hostesses who hold a minimum $575 party during the promotion period will receive a FREE collection of Classic Stampin Pads--they can choose from Brights, Subtles, or Regals--a $64.95 value!  Plus, the free ink is in addition to the regular hostess benefits--INK-redible!

Stampin' Up! News

Big things are happening on Monday, October 29 that you will not want to miss!

1. For 24 hours only, almost every stamp Stampin' Up! sells will be reduced 15 percent! We're calling this the Sell-A-Stamp Spooktacular, and the goal is to sell more stamps in a single day than ever before.
2. Our week long celebration of Digital Scrapbooking Day begins, and you can get FREE downloads and 50 percent off digital kits! Check out MyDigitalStudio.net on Monday for details.
3. You voted for it-you got it! The winning project kit will be announced AND available starting October 29. Look for information about the kit and how to order it on Monday.

AND

There are more single stamps available - three of which have never been seen before!

Stampin' up's DIGITAL SCRAPBOOKING DAY: FREE DOWNLOADS & 50% OFF ALL DIGITAL KITS

Check out mydigitalstudio.net from October 29 to November 5 for more details.

Stampin' Up! Video - New Firm Foam Ink Pads

http://www.youtube.com/embed/p-JsJzQNRWY

My Digital Studio 2

Stampin' Up! has just announced that they are upgrading their digital design software, My Digital Studio, to incorporate some enhanced features.  Colouring a stamp brush image with more than one colour; working with layers; custom page sizes ...  Can't wait!

You can see the video with more details by clicking here http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=XnbeZawpJw0

A My Digital Studio Page

I am participating in another of Heather Summers' online classs dedicated to My Digital Studio.  You should check it out HERE.  Heather is sharing all kinds of tips and tricks, there are videos, participants post their projects.

This is my page for Day 5 of the class.  It was a lot of work - kind of reminded me of the days when I was doing some counted cross stitch.

Two More Cards

Both of these cards use papers from the retired My Sweet Pea paper stack.  I need to get those used up but they seem to last forever!

Both cards were inspired by ones I had seen on a website only accessible to Stampin' Up! demonstrators so I can't link to you to them.  There's not very much stamping but I am really pleased with the way they turned out.  I even used some of my carefully hoarded ribbon, buttons and brads!

I Stamped!

Lately I haven't been stamping much but I have done a few birthday cards.  The card I am posting today uses the stamp sets The Open Sea, French Foliage and Word Play.  I saw the card on Teneale Williams' blog recently and thought it would make a perfect card for my nephew who is embarking on a new career path.  You can see the original by clicking HERE.

Thanks for stopping by.

Recipe:
Card Stock - Crumb Cake, Early Espresso, Cherry Cobbler, Not Quite Navy
Ink - Crumb Cake, Not Quite Navy, Early Espresso
Markers - Not Quite Navy, Early Espresso, Cherry Cobbler
Other - Sponge Daubers, Stampin' Dimensionals.

I'm Back

It's been a long time since I posted anything of my own.  I hope you have enjoyed the videos I have shared over the past couple of months.

I'm not doing much stamping but I have been participating in Heather Summers' My Digital Studio Made Simple online class and I will be sharing some of the pages I have made on this blog.  That class has ended but it is not too late to sign up - the classroom site will be open until the end of August so there is still access to all the videos, layouts, tips and tricks that Heather shared.

A new class starts tomorrow - check Heather's blog for details about both classes HERE.

So on to my share for today.  This was the layout from Day 1 of the class.  The tip shared this day was how to colour in the paper daisies embellishment using drop shadows.

Video - Tami White - Tropical Shirt Card

"Tommy Bahama" Tropical shirt card - Stampin' Up from Tami White on Vimeo.

Video - Tami White - Flower Garden Shimmer Card

Flower Garden Shimmer Card from Tami White on Vimeo.

Video - Tami White - Swing Card

Double Swing Card from Tami White on Vimeo.

Video - Tami White - Inspired by Nature

HAPPY EASTER - Video - Tami White - Chocolate Easter Bunny Card

Chocolate Bunny Easter Card from Tami White on Vimeo.

Video - Tami White - Blossom Petal Punch WOW Card