MDS'ing....again!

I am completely loving this program..it's a great tool to whip up layouts and play around with.  Mind you, I am not a fan of digital scrapbooking which means that these pages will probably never see ink, but I will try things out and recreate them.  In my opinion, a scrapbook is meant to have layers...real 3D layers with embellishments and handwritten journalling...but that doesn't mean that I won't play around with My Digital Studio.  It's great when you don't know where to start.  This way you can come up with a complete scrapbook or page, then go out and get all the things you need, cuz who am I kidding?!  This hobby can take a load out of your pocketbook.  So now instead of ordering by the page, I can compile my list and have it all here in front of me, especially since when I'm on a roll I just hate to not have that extra little something that completes the page.  Anyways, enough of my rambling....here's what I created.

These photos were taken when we went away for Family Day long weekend.  We stayed at Bayview Wildwood Resort and absolutely loved it.  They had activities for all the kids, and that's a dilemna for us since they are in different age groups, and the best part is all the meals were included which means it was a vacation even for Mommy!

Thanks for looking!

MDS Layout

I know, I know, I'm late again!  I'm soooo sorry...again, lol.  Life is completely hectic right now but I thought I'd hop on and share on MDS (My Digital Studio) layout I just did.  I will be doing a similar layout on Monday at my first Scrap Club meeting.  I still need to learn a few things about the program, but I think this page turned out rather nicely if I do say so myself. 

I promise I will share pictures from my OSW workshop as well as a few other things once life slows down.  In the meantime, I hope everyone is keeping well and enjoying the beautiful weather we've been having!

March Stamp Camp Technique

Hello Fellow Stampers...what a change from last week!  I can't believe that in my last post I said that the weather was so beautiful and now it's as grey and dreary as...well, let's just say it's really blah out!  Perfect day to be crafting though.

So last month I taught the ladies in my club the Reflection Technique.  I love the effect this has and how simple it really is to do with very few extra supplies.

I inked the tree image from 'Lovely As A Tree' in black StazOn ink and stamped it onto a piece of Whisper White cardstock.  I then inked the stamp again and stamped that onto a piece of acetate.  Then I quickly turned over and aligned the piece of acetate with the already stamped image.  When the image was where I liked it, I rubbed the piece of acetate, transferring the image onto the cardstock.  Using sponge daubers, I then sponged my sun and background.  Dazzling Diamonds was the finishing touch as the snow on the ground.

Thanks for looking!

Supplies

Cardstock: Whisper White, Bashful Blue, Basic Black

Stamps: Lovely As A Tree

Inks: Black StazOn, Bashful Blue, So Saffron

Accessories: acetate, dazzling diamonds, glue pen



Got Milk?

Happy Tuesday Everyone!  It's a sunny, gorgeous day here and I'm going to quickly post then take my kids outside.  We're finally feeling human again after being invaded by whatever bug decided to infect our household.  Now that our unwelcomed visitor seems to have gotten bored and is on it's way out the door, we can hopefully get back into some sort of routine. YAY!!

So onto the crafty side of things, I made these adorable little milk cartons for the guests that attended my Stamp-A-Stack a few weeks ago.

I cut out the cartons using the Stampin Up Bigz L Mini Milk Carton Die out of Crumb Cake cardstock.  I used Sticky Strip to hold the cartons together to ensure that they stayed together.  The stamped image is from the coordinating stamp set called "Got Treats".  I inked it in Pink Pirouette and used my Real Red Stampin' Write marker to highlight the word "Treat".  Here's a closer look.

I punched out the image with the 1 1/4" square and mounted it on a punched out real red scallop square.  Cute, right?

Here's the finished product up close...I thought the the "Open Here" was just the perfect finishing touch!

Thanks for looking!

Supplies

Cardstock: Crumb Cake, Whisper White, Real Red

Stamps: Got Treats

Inks: Pink Pirouette, Real Red

Accessories: Big Shot, Bigz L Die Mini Milk Carton, Sticky Strip, Pink Pirouette Ribbon, 1 1/4" Square Punch, Scallop Square Punch

One Sheet Wonder Workshop

Hey Stampers...I know, I know!  It's been more than a week since my last post! And I was doing so well for a while there too!  In my defense, I got pretty sick and even if I did get around to posting before Monday it probably wouldn't have been a very good one.  But I'm better now, so I thought I'd share the project that will be featured in my next workshop.  It's called a "One Sheet Wonder" workshop since my guests will be shown and then have a chance to make 16 cards from a few pieces of cardstock and ONE 12 x 12 sheet of Designer Series Paper..that's right, just ONE!

Here's a quick peek at the cards they'll be making:

In the middle of the picture there is a matching tote which they will also be making to hold all their cards!  Cute, right?

Thanks for looking!

Sale-A-Bration Stamp-A-Stack

Hello Fellow Stampers, I hope everyone had a great weekend...all 47 hours of it....an hour less on a Sunday is not my idea of fun!  Especially not when I'm doing a workshop!  It was not enough to make a signicifant difference but just enough to throw our schedules out of whack!  But I will NOT complain since the workshop was a total SUCCESS!!! I think it's my best one yet....I had the chance to meet a handful of new women and got to see a handful of old friends all in the same day, what more can a girl ask for?

Here's a peek at the cards that we made, all of which were made from supplies that are available in the Occasions Mini and the Sale-A-Bration catalogues (both are ending soon so if you like what you see, contact me to get your supplies before they're gone!)  My guests made 2 of each of these 6 cards!!

Both these cards were made with the dsp from the Sale-A-Bration pack Designer Series Paper & Quick Accents Pack.  The card on the top is one of the stamps in the Punch Bunch set also from the Sale-A-Bration catalogue...did I mention that everything in the Sale-A-Bration catalogue is FREE...yep...you read right, contact me if you'd like more details on that. 

The card on the bottom is a stamp from the set Take A Spin, and is such a cute little card since the little hand actually does spin!  Fun, right?

This card on the top was made with stamps from the Bliss set which is another freebie set from Sale-A-Bration.  I am really happy with the sets that are offered this year! 

The card on the bottom is such a pretty one!  It looks hard but it really is not.  A roll through the Big Shot and a couple of punches with the Blossoms Petal Punch and voila, you've got yourself a card!

This one is such a funny card (and quite true too!). This set is called Eat Chocolate.....you don't have to ask me twice!  The Dotted Scallop Border Punch is becoming one of my favourites since if I don't have the coordinating embellishments on hand, I can punch out my own ribbon in any colour I like! 

And last but not least....this one is the from the Create a Cupcake set and punched out with the Build A Cupcake Punch.  I just LOVE how there are coordinating punches, no more cutting out by hand for this girl!

Thanks for looking!

Supplies

Card #1

Stamps: Punch Bunch

Inks: Melon Mambo

Cardstock and Paper: Pacific Point, Melon Mambo, Whisper White, DSP & Quick Accents Pack (SAB)

Accessories: 1 1/4" Square Punch, Scallop Square Punch, Pacific Point Ribbon

Card #2

Stamps: Take A Spin

Inks: Pacific Point

Cardstock and Paper: Tangerine Tango, Pacific Point, Old Olive, Melon Mambo, Whisper White, DSP & Quick Accents Pack (SAB)

Accessories: Scallop Trim Border Punch, Scallop Trim Corner Punch, Spinner Hands, Ribbon & Button Pack (SAB)

Card #3

Stamps: Bliss

Inks: Basic Black, Rich Razzleberry

Cardstock and Paper: Basic Black, Very Vanilla, dsp

Accessories: Rich Razzleberry Satin Ribbon

Card #4

Stamps: Build A Blossom

Inks: Pink Pirouette, Chocolate Chip

Cardstock: Pink Pirouette, Chocolate Chip, Whisper White

Accessories: Blossom Petals Punch, Pink Pirouette Ribbon, Rhinestone Brad, Big Shot, Framed Tulips Embossing Folder

Card #5

Stamp: Eat Chocolate

Inks: Soft Suede

Cardstock: Soft Suede, Rose Red, Whisper White

Accessories: Dotted Scallop Ribbon Border Punch, Decorative Label Punch

Card #6

Stamp: Create A Cupcake

Inks: Real Red, Pretty In Pink, Garden Green, Cherry Cobbler, Soft Suede

Cardstock: Real Red, Pretty In Pink, Crumb Cake

Accessories: Build A Cupcake Punch, 1 3/4" Scallop Circle Punch, 2 3/8" Scallop Circle Punch, 2 1/2" Circle Punch, Scallop Edge Border Punch, Whisper White Ribbon

February Stamp Camp

Hi Fellow Stampers!!  I hope everyone had an enjoyable weekend!  What a tease it was here in Southern Ontario...it rained for the better part of Friday and Saturday, just enough to make us think that spring was on its way.  But NOPE...we were hit with another blast of winter late Saturday night...now we're blanketed in the white fluffy stuff again.  Oh well...soon enough it'll be spring but in the meantime we'll enjoy the snow while it lasts.

On to the crafty side of things, here are the cards that we made in February for our Stamp Camp.

The first card was made using the Medallion stamp.  I inked it Melon Mambo, then used my sponge daubers to add additional colours to it, I used Rich Razzleberry and Always Artichoke.  The image was stamped on Whisper White that was matted on Melon Mambo with a Always Artichoke base.  For a little bling, a rhinestone was added to the center of the image.

The second card was made using the Rock and Roll technique.  The background was created using the Sanded background stamp.  Then using the flower from Eastern Blooms, I inked the flower in Pumpkin Pie and 'rolled' it in Bravo Burgandy, the stamped it on the image panel.  That step was repeated a couple of times and to add some colour I added some leaves in Old Olive.

Thanks for looking!

Supplies

Card #1

Cardstock: Always Artichoke, Melon Mambo, Whisper White

Ink: Melon Mambo, Rich Razzleberry, Always Artichoke

Stamps: Medallion, Just Believe

Accessories: basic rhinestone jewels, sponge daubers

Card #2

Cardstock: Pumpkin Pie, Old Olive, Bravo Burgandy, Very Vanilla

Ink: Pumpkin Pie, Old Olive, Bravo Burgandy

Stamps: Eastern Blooms, Sanded