MDSM #19 Top Picks!

What a great turnout for last challenge - such a fun sketch from Heidi! It's time to take a look at the top picks! 

MDS Monday Master

Jessica

I just love Jessica's take on the sketch.  The moon, stars, and off-center circles are adorable! ~Heidi

I Made it with MDS

Jonia

The colours for Jonia's page work wonderfully - and I love how she's alternated the shapes along the side to hold different shots of her precious grandson.

Anita

I love all the different colours of ink sprays in the background, and the fun tickets along the side! Super fun page! ~Tara

We'll see you tomorrow with a brand new scrap layout from Holly!

Still Time to Play Along with Challenge #20!

You still have time to join us for Challenge #20!  We're playing along with the following card sketch.

Check out the challenge and some really fun samples from the Design Team - then link up your project!

*MDSM20 is open until Friday July 5th*

MDSM20 Rochelle's bringing us a Card Sketch!

Welcome to another Monday at the MDS Monday challenge blog!  It's Rochelle here and I have a card sketch for you.  I got the general sketch idea from a traditional card my sister sent to me.  It is always fun digging though old card boxes to get inspiration for new projects!  Here it is:

Be sure to read the guidelines above under "About MDS Monday".

Check out all the great projects from the Design Team below! 

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Rochelle ~ I Stamp, I Create, I Have Fun

Beth ~ Beth's Digital Cuts

Tara ~ Can't Stamp the Rain

Heidi ~ RunningwScissorsStamper

Joan ~ J J Creations

Holly ~ Hollybeary Creations

MDSM #18 Top Picks!

It's time to check out the top picks for challenge #18. You all totally rocked the faux embossing - great job! Thanks to everyone who played along.

Just a reminder that the challenge #19 is still open and will be all week, so you have tons of time to play along still!

Ok, lets get to the fab winners this week!

MDS Monday Master

Belinda

I love Belinda's sweet shamrock 'embossing' and the tilted pictures. Such sweet details with the stitching, the hardware and the buttons. Great job, Belinda! ~Tara

I Made it with MDS Monday

Yapha

I really think that the photo works perfectly with this sketch and the choices of papers, colors and background stamp all compliment the picture. I love that Yapha has herself in some of the pages too, because I always forget to do that :) ~Beth

Be sure to come back tomorrow for a fun sketch from Rochelle!

Still Time to Play Along with Challenge #19!

You still have time to join us for Challenge #19!  We're playing along with the following page sketch.

Check out the challenge and some really fun pages from the Design Team - then link up your project!

*MDSM19 is open until Friday June 28th*

MDSM19 Heidi's Scrappin' !

Hello Everyone, Welcome to another MDS Monday scrapbook page sketch!  I saw a traditional scrapbook page in the Spring catalog, and I just had to try it in My Digital Studio.  It is always a fun challenge to recreate real-life effects digitally.  For today's challenge, please try the following sketch.  You don't have to use hearts down the right side... any shape will do!

Be sure to read the guidelines above under "About MDS Monday"

Heidi ~ RunningwScissorsStamper

Beth ~ Beth's Digital Cuts

Joan ~ J J Creations

Tara ~ Can't Stamp the Rain

Rochelle ~ I Stamp, I Create, I Have Fun

Holly ~ Hollybeary Creations

MDSM #17 Top Picks

It's that time again - time to take a look at the top picks for our latest challenge (and get ready for a new one tomorrow!) It's always so tough, everyone creates such amazing projects. We love to see all the different interpretations each week.

It's time to give a round of applause for the top picks this week:

MDS Monday Master...

Denise Willerton

I love the variety of shapes Denise used under the pictures - and the overlapping "grunge" on the pictures. She also did a great job getting her words to fit perfectly into the hexagon shape. ~Joan

...and the honourable mentions!

Wendie Waldman

I just love the bright colors, and the group of ladies just makes me smile!! Really fun shapes Wendie used for the layout and the text boxes.  Just love it! ~Heidi

Carol Parcell

I like how she got the colors for her page from the cute photo. And what a fun shape to attach text to! ~Rochelle

Be sure to check back tomorrow for a brand new scrap layout from Heidi!

Still Time to Play Along with Challenge #18!

You still have time to join us for challenge #18!  We're faux embossing with the following card sketch.

Check out the challenge and what the Design Team has created - then link up your project!

*MDSM18 is open until Friday June 21st*

MDSM18...Let's Emboss!

*MDSM17 is open until 6-14 @ 11:59am EST* 

Hello everyone!

Welcome to another card sketch challenge here at MDS Monday. Tara here as your hostess this week, and we've got a fun and versatile sketch for you. And as always with our card sketch challenges, we're throwing in a technique challenge too.

A little while ago I posted this quick photo tutorial on "faux embossing" in MDS. That's what we'd like for you to do! Try out your own style, or refer to the tutorial, whichever works best for you - there's a big open background space for you to play with :)

We look forward to seeing what you do with this sketch. Feel free to mix up shapes and angles. You can even do a scrap page using the sketch - we love to see what you've got!

Be sure to read the guidelines above under "About MDS Monday"

Tara ~ Can't Stamp the Rain

Heidi ~ RunningwScissorsStamper

Beth ~ Beth's Digital Cuts

Joan ~ J J Creations

Rochelle ~ I Stamp, I Create, I Have fun

MDSM #16 - Top Picks!

So many great projects for this week's "card" sketch. We love that there is a mix of scrap pages and cards on theses weeks! 

Heidi is picking our MDS Monday Master this week...

MDS Monday Master!

Anita Krul - My Paper Chronicles

I love the grunge look and rainbow colors of her text. The use of linear text for the strips on the layout is a great interpretation. And of course the photos are adorable! Great job!! ~Heidi

I Made it with MDS Monday

Lisa - Daffyscrapper

I love the border that Lisa created using the crowns and the "embellishment" from this Artistic Etchings set - clever creation. The color combination is great - and I'm a sucker for Paris! ~Joan

Denise - Chez Moi Creations

I love the masculine feel to Denise's page and how it ties in with "the back 40" barn door, how cool! And the coloring of the world is just perfect. ~Rochelle

Thanks for playing along, and we'll see you tomorrow with a brand new card sketch from Tara.

Still Time to Play Along with Challenge #17!

You still have time to join us for challenge #17!  We're adding text in a punch shape to the following page sketch.

Check out the challenge and what the Design Team has created - then link up your project!

*MDSM17 is open until Friday June 14th*

MDSM17 Joan's got a Scrappy Sketch !

Don't forget, we've added a handy reference for current (open) challenges! ---->

*** MDSM16 is open until 6/7 @ 11:59pm EST ***

Hello everyone - it's Joan, bringing you this weeks' sketch challenge.  I've kept this sketch relatively simple because I'm challenging myself to keep as much of the background empty as possible - and that is a challenge for me!  

Also, I'm adding the challenge of attaching text to a shape.  I've used the pennant in the sketch sample, but as you can see from the inspiring projects from the Design Team - any shape can be used!

Here is the Stampin'Up! tutorial on adding text to a shape.

Be sure to read the guidelines above under "About MDS Monday" 

Hope you have fun playing along, we look forward to seeing what you create.

Heidi ~ RunningwScissorsStamper

Beth ~ Beth's Digital Cuts

Rochelle ~ I Stamp, I Create, I Have Fun

Joan ~ J J Creations

Tara ~ Can't Stamp the Rain

MDSM 14 & 15 Top Picks!

Don't forget, we've added a handy reference for current (open) challenges! ---->

We're coming back at you today with winners from the past two sketches. Sorry we didn't get the winner of our first card sketch challenge up sooner, but without any further delay...

MDSM14 Our First Card Sketch Winner

Anita Krul @ My paper Chronicles

What a great take on the card sketch. I love how she used the different patterned banners with the leaves. ~Holly

And the Top Picks from MDSM15 Scrap Layout are...

MDS Monday Master

Wendie Waldman

I just loved Wendie's take on the sketch with her large main photo and her taped up smaller photos that look like they are on baseball trading cards. Great job! ~Beth

...and the honorable mention nod goes to...

I Made it with MDS Monday

Anita Krul @ My paper Chronicles

Love the colorful photos, and the background matches and compliments perfectly without drawing the eye away from the images. Great job! ~Heidi

Thanks to everyone who played along with both challenge #14 and #15! Don't forget, challenge #16 (card sketch) is still open, and we'll be coming back on Monday with a brand new scrap layout. 

See you then!