Summer Cards Here We Come!

Hi Stampers:

Yesterday, I did a workshop at my friend Mary's house, and although there was a low turnout, we had a blast! I wanted to share with you the two projects we did. The first one was a card:

This card makes me SO HAPPY! I didn't come up with the design--it is a direct case from another demonstrator on our Stampin' Connection web site. This is a website for demonstrators, with many THOUSANDS of samples. You never have to be original if you don't want to be! This card uses SEVERAL items from the Occasions Mini--which expires on 4-30-12:

• Twitterpated DSP


• Blossom Punch


• Mixed Bunch and Tea Shoppe stamp sets


• Hat pins


• Adorning Accents Edgelits die


• Adorning Accents Textured impressions embossing folder


• Pleated ribbon


• Basic Jewels pearls from the big IBC

The colors I used are Blushing Bride, Baja Breeze, Island Indigo

The second project was a variation on the the 2-4-6-8 box with a window cut with the smallest Labels Framelit die:

Same colors, same DSP, with two added accessories: Twitterpated Buttons from the Occasions mini and clips from the IBC.

Do you need the supplies to make these two projects? Click on the Shop Now button on my blog and you will be taken to my Stampin' Up! business web site where you can order!

Enjoy!

Sketch Frenzy Friday--It's a Lovely Summer Smooches MDS Day

Hi Stampers:

The weather around here has been lovely and VERY MUCH like summer. We have broken or tied 5 temperature records here in the Cincinnati area this week. We've also had lots of sun and breezes! Lovely weather, but too much too soon, I say! What happened to spring? It feels like summer! Thus, my creation today, using the Summer Smooches MDS downloads. Demonstrators got to order this sneak peak from the new catalog during March (don't you want to be a demo to get all this neat stuff?) Customers will be able to order these items during April. So on with the show! Here is our sketch this week, created by Patrice for Tammy B:

And here is my creation:

Almost everything I used is from the Summer Smooches download. The exceptions are the punches--rounded square, square, scallop border, oval, and 5 petal flower; the flower in the middle, which is from the Mixed Bunch stamp brush set; and the Daffodil Delight taffeta ribbon. The word "relax" in the oval punch shape is from the Summer Smooches stamp brush set. I love this card--very bright and fun and has two of my favorite colors--Rich Razzleberry and Real Red!

Now let's click over to MARIA'S BLOG to see what she has created this week. And PLEASE join us! We'd love to see your creation posted on our main blog, SKETCH FRENZY FRIDAY.

Enjoy!

Sketch Frenzy Friday--A GREAT SKETCH!!

Hi Stampers!

We have a great sketch this week from Sharon Wheet:

Unfortunately, my camera is broken, so no pictures of projects are happening around here, AND, my computer is acting up, so no MDS around here either! But I want you to enjoy our weekly mini hop, so here is a link to MARIAS BLOG and to our MAIN BLOG.

Enjoy!

Sketch Frenzy Friday-It's Almost Spring!

Hi Stampers:



And you sure can tell it around here! We had some horrible, nasty tornadoes last Friday, and the weather has been see-sawing from cold to warm ever since. My week has been busy with dentist appointments and working at the polls on Tuesday for the Ohio primary. Two women who came in to vote left their driver's licenses at the table in the precinct (Ohio requires showing a DL for verification before voting), so my husband and I had to deliver them to their homes after the day was over. And, it is a long day--we had to be there at 6:00 am, polls open at 6:30 am and close at 7:30 pm, then you have to verify that you have the correct number of voted ballots and pack up everything, so it was after 8:00 before we left. Needless to say, I have been trying to get my energy back ever since!



On to stamping! Here is our sketch from Robbie Rubala:




I LOVE this sketch. It's simple and elegant and that is what I tried to bring to my MDS creation:






I used a base color of Blushing Bride, then layered some digital Twitterpated DSP and a layer of Pear Pizzazz digital card stock and another layer of Baja Breeze digital cardstock. I am kind of proud of how I colored the image from the the Bordering on Romance stamp brush set! I used the digital circle and oval punches and color filled them with the colors I wanted and resized them to fit the flower shapes. I know there are other ways to do this, but I was pleased with how this turned out, so decided to leave it alone. For the flower center I used a pearl. I also used a heart punch shape and digital pleated ribbon. The sentiment is from the Fabulous Phrases stamp brush set.



Now, let's go over to MARIA'S BLOG and see what she created. Please join us in our creative efforts and upload your own creation at SKETCH FRENZY FRIDAY BLOG.



Enjoy!

Sketch Frenzy Friday--One of Those Days!!!

Hi Stampers:

Well, I finally got my SFF card done and posted at 12:30 this morning. Every thing that could keep me from posting HAPPENED to slow me down!! But it's now done! Here is our sketch from Patrice Herrera:

And here is my creation:

The picture is not extremely clear because my camera decided that the SD card drive is not going to work anymore, so I had to use my BlackBerry to take the picture and then futz (technical term!) to try to make it sharper. Here's what I used:

• Basic gray card stock


• Twitterpated DSP


• Twitterpated buttons


• Blossom punch


• Pleated ribbon


• Loving Thoughts stamp set


• 1" square punch to make the banner ends on the greeting strip


• Dimensionals

On the whole I am pretty pleased with the design of my card! Now CLICK OVER TO MARIA'S BLOG to see what she has created. And why not join us? You can upload your creation here: SKETCH FRENZY FRIDAY BLOG.

Enjoy!

Sketch Frenzy Friday-An MDS Valentine

Hi Stampers:

Well, I really wasn't going to use MDS this week for my Sketch Frenzy Friday card, but my camera decided to be stubborn and not work and the scanner image looked terrible, so I decided to use MDS AGAIN!!

Here is our sketch from Jennifer Weide:

And here is my card:

Not much to say about it--pink, red, white, Early Espresso sentiment, two hearts and three brads, scallop border punch. It came together rather quickly.

Now, click over to MARIA'S BLOG to see what she has created. Upload your own creation to SKETCH FRENZY FRIDAY BLOG.

Enjoy!

Sketch Frenzy Friday--Springtime Romance

Hi Stampers:

Friday again and time for Sketch Frenzy Friday. I am REALLY on a roll with My Digital Studio--I have created SO many of my sketch interpretations in MDS. I love it! And sometimes I feel like I am THE QUEEN of MDS, but that title really belongs to other people--I just dabble in it. I have NEVER done a scrapbook page in MDS (shame on me with over 3000 pictures in my computer!) Well, enough of that--on with the sketch created by Deb Currier:

Isn't this a GREAT sketch. My thoughts were to use the Twitterpated paper and Apothecary Art. At first, I was going to use REAL paper and stamps and ribbon and buttons, but as usual I waited til the last minute and HAD to use My Digital Studio. But I think it turned out pretty good:

The only embellishment/stamp on the card that is NOT from the Occasions mini is the flower. It is from the MDS stamp brush set called Bliss. One of the things that kept me from doing a paper card was I had NO Basic Gray cardstock! So, I HAD to place an order to get some cardstock!!

Speaking of My Digital Studio, did you know that you can download a 30 day trial of MDS? This is something new from Stampin' Up! You get everything that is in the My Digital Express download and you can use it for 30 days. If you decide to buy the Express version at that time, you will get an emailed key to unlock it. OR you can order the CD version. It's a great way to try it out. Just click on the shop now button on the left side bar and you will be taken to my online store to order.

Well, on with the show: MARIA'S BLOG is the next stop on the tour. You can also go to our main SKETCH FRENZY FRIDAY BLOG. How about creating your own interpretation and uploading?