I stamped!

Its been a long time, but last night I stuck some rubber to paper and this is what I got...

The stamp set is current, but I used some retired colors...

Supplies:

Stamps: Inspired by Nature, Curvy Verses

Ink: Mellow Moss (retired), Cameo Coral (retired), Perfect Plum

Paper: Blush Blossom (retired)

I made this for my sister because she adopted a friend's runt kitty and it died.

Green & Stars

Here's another (old pics!) digi page I made sometime in June.
I do have lofty goals of paper-crafting, and I even have a fun order I've placed that I am anxiously awaiting arrival...!

Two more...

I am working on my son's album from the year we got our digital camera. I haven't done these pages yet because I cropped most photos...annnd if you send cropped photos to Walmart they come back weirdly pixilated because they stretch the image to fit on the photo paper. One of the biggest reasons I got the My Digital Studio was to use those cropped pictures and still have nice photos. YEAY!

sweet baby

I'm back! :) for a bit anyway. I had some digi pages I've been working on and they are all ready to post now! And hopefully I'll get a little stamping done very, very soon and be able to share that too! WHOOhoo!
Today I'll start with this dps (double page spread) of my kids a few years ago....
The first page uses a sketch I saw somewhere...but its been a week or two...if I find it again, I'll post where...

Hair Cut

I literally stole some time yesterday to put this page together. Old pics, but so cute. Love how annoyed he was.... Supplies: My Digital Studio

Goodbye hostess sets!

Since we are saying goodbye to these stamp sets, I thought I'd feature them, and make some cute cards for my friend.

Supplies:

Stamps: Of The Earth, Warm Words (both retiring!)

Ink: Bashful Blue, Buckaroo Blue (retired), Ballet Blue (retiring!)

Paper: Buckaroo Blue (retired), Bashful Blue, Soft Sky (retired), Whisper White card stocks

Accessories: White grosgrain ribbon, Mat Pack Supplies:

Stamps: Country Morning (retiring!), Warmest Regards (retired)

Ink: Basic Black, So Saffron

Paper: So Saffron, Very Vanilla card stocks, Spring Showers DP (retired)

Accessories: Watercolor Pencils, Stamping Sponge

MDS Scrapbook Tip #2

When building your own custom page, be sure to use photo boxes!

Click on Photo Box to add to your page, and stretch it to the size you need, before you add the photo!

This helps prevent pixilating your photo, and it guarantees you don't lose your layout, if you happen to delete the photo!

Birthday Party!

I played with my MDS tonight and scrapped my son's 3rd birthday! All three pages come from sketches...The first comes from SCS... And these two came from Papercraft Planet...

MDS Scrapbook Tip #1

You may have noticed I make scrapbook pages in two sizes, and sometimes you see the same photos when I make a page for one child and another...and eventually myself! Here's a great tip if you have My Digital Studio, and a perk to consider if you are thinking of getting it!

Once you have made a page, you can insert it into any other project. As long as each project is the same size, you can take a page from Book A and add it to Book B, you can insert the page into a calendar (awesome Christmas present, btw!) and vice-versa! So, instead of recreating the wheel or duplicating something several times, just insert what you've already done!

Handy, huh?

Happy Birthday!

to my husband!

This is the 11th birthday we're celebrating together! He has talked for years about wanting to go on a cruise. Perhaps this card is misleading since I am not planning one...but I think its important that "grown ups" keeping dreaming big and making birthday wishes. Someday.....! Plus, I thought this made for a really cute, yet masculine card!

Supplies:

Stamps: Sentimental Journey, Just Perfect Alphabet

Ink: Baja Breeze (returning!!!), Chocolate Chip

Paper: Sahara Sand, Whisper White & Baja Breeze card stocks

Accessories: Baja Breeze corduroy button (retired)

HAPPY BIRTHDAY, Honey!!!

welcome, welcome...!

We woke up to snowy rain. It *is* May, isn't it? My son's class has their pool party tomorrow... Sigh...

Anyway, here are two more welcome cards for my friend...but perhaps I am welcoming spring...reminding it to arrive...LOL!

Supplies: Stamps: Warm Words, Good Neighbors (retired)

Ink: Crushed Curry marker (retiring!), Old Olive, Pumpkin Pie

Paper: Crushed Curry (retiring!), Old Olive, Whisper White card stocks, Welcome Neighbor DP (retired)

Accessories: Word Window Punch, 1 3/8 inch circle punch, 1 3/8 inch square punch, Mat Pack

Supplies:

Stamps: Warm Words, Pocket Silhouettes

Ink: Perfect Plum, Pale Plum (retiring!)

Paper: Pale Plum (retiring!) & Very Vanilla card stocks

Accessories: Vanilla grosgrain ribbon

Double Challenge!

WHOO! I got to play with two challenges the same day they were both posted, and I LOVE the result!

The Cinema Challenge was to make a card based on Becoming Jane, and use flowers and pearls. First of all, LOVE the movie! Really. We actually saw it in theaters! Its a sad kind of movie but I love the music, the story, all of it. I can even put up with the ridiculous aging at the end -I like it that much! tee hee! Love Jane Austen, love that time period, love it. And I think this quote works nicely.

I also used Jen's SSFYTT for the design of the card and here is what I came up with....

Supplies:

Stamps: Vintage Vogue, Fifth Avenue Floral

Ink: Chocolate Chip

Paper: Pink Pirouette card stock (returning!), Bella Birds DP (retired)

Accessories: White Taffeta Ribbon, Pretties Kit