Monday, March 31, 2014

MDSM60 Card Sketch!


Hi everyone! Beth here with a card sketch for you this week.  Use the sketch to create a card or page and use the "Recolor" tool on an embellishment on your project.  I can't wait to see what you come up with.


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

The challenge will be open until Friday April 11th@11:55pm EST. Check out what the Design Team created below for some inspiration to get you started. 

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Beth Rush


Heidi Baks


Joan Jeffery


Tami Hewlett


Holly Endress


Cindy Schuster 


Tara Bourgoin



Sunday, March 30, 2014

Holly's Picks for MDSM58


Welcome back to MDS Monday... there were so many great projects for challenge #58. It was great seeing how everyone changed up the DSP colors. It wasn't easy picking a Master.. But I was able to narrow it down.



Great use of the sketch and I love how she used the colors.



Great use of the Sketch as well and I really like how she changed the DSP to colors that were in her photo. 

Congratulations Ladies.. and a Big Thank You to everyone who played along with us.. We will see you all back here tomorrow for a new Challenge! 

Saturday, March 29, 2014

Still Time for Challenge #59!

There is still time to play along with Challenge #59!  Heidi has a page sketch with layered trim. 

Check out the samples from the Design Team.  What kind of trim can you think up?  Get creating and link up yours!

*MDSM59 is open until Friday April 4th*

Monday, March 24, 2014

MDSM59.. Heidi's Layering Trim!


Hi Everyone! It's Heidi, and I'm bringing you this week's page sketch challenge. I've had a page, created with traditional scrapbooking, on my digital to-do list so I can include it in the next round of photo-book printing.  Why not share it for everyone to play with?

I'd like to see some layered trim on your pages.  You could use a scallop border punch, or in my case, a string of larger circles.  What else can you think of?



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

The challenge will be open until Friday April 4th@11:55pm EST. Check out what the Design Team created below for some inpiration. I can't wait to see what you create! 

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Heidi Baks


Tami Hewlett


Cindy Schuster 


Beth Rush
 Beth's Digital Cuts


Joan Jeffery



Sunday, March 23, 2014

Top Picks for MDSM#57

Thanks to everyone who played along with the filmstrip challenge! I loved seeing all the creative, unique pages you designed, and the different ways you built your filmstrips. You are all so inspirational!!!

Time to check out the top picks this week as chosen by Tami!




Shannon designed such a beautiful page! She used a wonderful variety of pictures for her filmstrip, and she added so many little details to her background. I love the subtle layers, tape, and stitching, as well as the stamps she used to write her title. Mostly, I love the way the neutral, grungy background made her great photos stand out. Amazing job!!!




Wendie also had an amazing page! I love the colors she selected for her background and embellishments. The flag banner, border and stitching all worked to enhance the overall look of her page, yet didn't detract from those gorgeous photos. I love the ticket/title too. Simply beautiful!!!


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

Saturday, March 22, 2014

Still Time for Challenge #58!

There is still time to play along with Challenge #58!  Holly has a card sketch and challenge to change up the DSP color.

Check out the samples from the Design Team.  Then get creating and link up yours!

*MDSM58 is open until Friday March 28th*

Monday, March 17, 2014

MDSM58 Change it up!


Welcome back to MDS Monday... it's Holly here and I have a fun new Sketch for you. I thought it'd be fun to use a technique with the challenge as well... we're changing the original color of the DSP. If you aren't familiar with this technique you can see a video tutorial on it here.


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

We can't wait to see what you create with this fun technique and the Sketch. The challenge is open until Friday March 28th @ 11:55pm EST. Check out what the Design Team created below for some inspiration. 

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 Hollybeary Creations


Cindy Schuster


Tami Hewlett


Heidi Baks
 RunningwScissorsStamper


Joan Jeffery


Beth Rush
Beth's Digital Cuts


Tara Bourgoin


Sunday, March 16, 2014

Top Picks for MDSM#56

Hello everyone - Thank you to all of you who participated in Challenge #56. It was fun to see how everyone changed their opacity within the sketch.

Time to check out the top picks this week as chosen by Joan!






I love the whole peachy look to Wendie's card this week. I especially like how she changed the opacity of the plain card stock so that those wonderful shapes peaked through. The overlapping circles under her greeting are wonderful too. Great job, Wendie.





I like the papers that Stephanie used for her card and how she lightened the opacity of the main sheet and kept the colours true by adding an extra layer of white behind it. I also love the little doily peaking out behind the circle which just pop off the card! Congratulates Stephanie.

Be sure to check back tomorrow for a brand new card sketch from Holly!


Saturday, March 15, 2014

Still Time for Challenge #57!

There is still time to play along with Challenge #57!  Tami has a great way to incorporate many photos in one page sketch.

Check out the challenge and some great samples from the Design Team.  Then get creating and link up yours!

*MDSM57 is open until Friday March 21st*

Monday, March 10, 2014

MDSM57 Fun with Filmstrips!


Hi, this is Tami with a new scrapbook challenge.  I thought it would be fun to create a scrapbook page with one or multiple filmstrips.  I recently built a filmstrip for a card I made, and it came out so cute, I thought it would be a fun element for a scrapbook page!  I built my filmstrip from the Candid Frames download, but right after I designed my template, Stampin' Up! released the On Film Kit, which would work perfectly with this challenge.  Because the photos are all groups together, this technique is great for using lots of photos on a page without making the page look too cluttered.


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

I also made a quick video to explain how I built the filmstrip:


The challenge is open for 2 weeks so you have lots of time to join us.. We can't wait to see what you create with Filmstrips! In the meantime check out what the Design Team created below to help get you inspired! The Linky will close on Friday March 21st @ 11:55pm EST.

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Tami Hewlett


Heidi Baks
 RunningwScissorsStamper


Cindy Schuster


Joan Jeffery 


Beth Rush


Tara Bourgoin




Sunday, March 9, 2014

Top Picks for MDSM#55!

Thank you to all who played along with MDS Monday #55! It was so fun to see how everyone used the sketch and the added challenge of incorporating your state/province. Such creativity!


MDS Monday Master



There were so many great projects for this challenge! It was really hard to pick my favourite! But I picked Wendie's info filled page for the Master. The freeform trails lines with the points, the states map placed one by one, the little trees placed all over and the wooden title (I forward about those wood letters!) put this page over the top! Congrats Wendie on a sketch well done! ~Cindy


I Made it with MDS Monday




I really like how Julie's page turned out. The silver and gold title are great and the pops of red behind the woodcuts really make them stand out. The soft background really draws you into the pictures and I just really like that shaped clip with the twine bow. ~Beth



I love all the arrows, chevrons and elements that Kris has used... And how well she rose up the challenge of adding your state/province! There is no MDS download for Australia, so Kris took it upon herself to incorporate her own map - Great job, Kris! ~Tara

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

Saturday, March 8, 2014

Still Time for Challenge #56!

There is still time to play along with Challenge #56!  Joan has a card sketch and an opacity technique challenge.

Check out the challenge and some great samples from the Design Team.  Then get creating and link up yours!

*MDSM56 is open until Friday March 14th*