MDSM64 Tami's Sparkling!!!

Hi, it's Tami with a card sketch for you this week.  If this sketch looks familiar, it's based on a card from the Occasions Catalog on page 2.  I love the new Starburst punches on MDS, so I though it would be fun to focus a card template on those punches.  

As an added challenge, add some gold accents to your card!  There are so many new fun downloads that include gold, including the Glimmer Kit, Gold & Silver Baker's Twine, and Gold Sequins.  If you don't have gold downloads, simply try coloring some accents More Mustard.  It's a great alternative.

Be sure to check out the Guidelines above under "About MDS Monday" the challenge is open for 2 weeks and the Linky will close on Friday May 9th @ 11:55pm EST. 

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Tami Hewlett

Swimming In Stamps

Cindy Schuster

Nutmeg Creations

Joan Jeffery

J J Creations

Beth Rush

Beth's Digital Cuts

Heidi Baks

 RunningwScissorsStamper

Tara Bourgoin

Can't Stamp the Rain

An InLinkz Link-up

Cindy's Picks for MDSM#62!

Thank you to all who played along with MDSM#62! it was so great to see all the variations on the sketch.

Now it's time to check out the top picks as chosen by Cindy!

Diane Malcor - My Diane Designs 

Diane not only made one but TWO awesome cards with this challenge! She worked really hard on the on the birthday one to get the matching colors and then even printed it out! And the Father's Day one is one that I will steal from her cause I never knew how to use that Cog punch for anything! Perfect card from my Dad!  Congratulations, well deserved! ~Cindy

Sue Ericksen - The Soggy Stamper 

Sue's card is so pretty! I love all the happys' in the background in the colors of the DSP and then the BIRTHDAY standing out in the center. I was blown away by the re-coloring of the gold sequins! Will give that one a try next time! Great card and congrats! ~Cindy

Please join us tomorrow for a brand new card sketch from Tami!

Still Time for Challenge #63!

There is still time to play along with Challenge #63!  Joan has a fun, framed page sketch challenge for us. 

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

*MDSM63 is open until Friday May 2nd*

MDSM63 .. Joan has us going round and round.

Welcome to MDS Monday - where we're going around in circles……well, squares.  It's Joan here, as your host this week.  We're boxing in our photo, and splitting up our title if it works well with your layout.  Have fun!

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

The challenge will be open until Friday May 2 @11:55pm EST. Check out what the Design Team created below for some inspiration to get you started.

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Joan Jeffery

JJ Creations

Tami Hewlett

Swimming In Stamps

Heidi Baks

 RunningwScissorsStamper

                                                                           Beth Rush
                                                                     Beth's Digital Cuts

Tara Bourgoin

Can't Stamp the Rain

 Cindy Schuster 

Nutmeg Creations

An InLinkz Link-up

Tara's picks for MDSM#61!

Thank you for those who played along with challenge #61!

It's time to check out the top picks this week as chosen by Tara!

Hayley

I love Hayley's sweet page. The word bubbles with the ducks' conversation is too cute, and I love the way she has used three photos for the bottom photo box. The papers she has chosen are very spring-like - perfect for a page that hints at Spring! Congrats, Hayley! ~Tara

Yapha

Yapha's page just begs you to celebrate along with her! The yellow rays as the background is so playful and works wonderfully with the sweet photos. The brown and pink DSPs are a wonderful combination! Congrats, Yapha! ~Tara

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

Still Time for Challenge #62!

There is still time to play along with Challenge #62!  Cindy has a color-matching card sketch challenge for us. 

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

*MDSM62 is open until Friday April 25th*

MDS62.. We're Matching!

Welcome back to MDS Monday.. It's Cindy here and I love the diagonal look these days. Use words in the "HERE" portion of the card. The challenge is to use the Match Color tool. Find a Designer Series Paper and then use the match color tool ONLY to fill in the colors on the rest of your elements on the card. 

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

The Challenge is open for 2 weeks and the Linky will close on Friday April 25th @ 11:55pm EST. Check out what the Design Team created below with this fun Sketch...We can't wait to see what you create! 

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Cindy Schuster 

Nutmeg Creations

Tami Hewlett

Swimming In Stamps

Beth Rush

Beth's Digital Cuts

Joan Jeffery

JJ Creations

Tara Bourgoin

Can't Stamp the Rain

Holly Endress

Hollybeary Creations

Heidi Baks

 RunningwScissorsStamper

An InLinkz Link-up

Beth's picks for MDSM#60!

A great big thank you to all who participated in the MDS Monday sketch #60!  It was so hard to choose between all the great cards.  I loved seeing the patterns of papers and colors everyone used.  I hope that you all had fun with our sketch! 

Now onto this weeks picks as chosen by Beth!

Yapha

I really love the way Yapha colored the stamps from the "Oh, hello" stamp brush set. I have always liked this set, so seeing it used digitally is a treat! The colors are so spring like and make me happy.  The Re-colored River Rock ribbon is a really nice border. ~ Beth

 

Julie

 

Isn't that Pink Burlap Ribbon just so pretty?  I can't get enough of that burlap and I really like how Julie used it on this card.  Julie's sentiment is great with the pennants behind the words, and if you click on over to Julies blog, she will tell you how she created the words from cutting and pasting stamps together.  ~ Beth

 

Be sure to check back tomorrow! Cindy will have a new Card Sketch for you to try!

Still Time for Challenge #61!

There is still time to play along with Challenge #61!  Tara has a scrap page sketch with some fun rounded photo corners. 

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

*MDSM61 is open until Friday April 18th*

MDSM61 Tara's created a fun Sketch!

Welcome back to a new Challenge here at MDS Monday.. This week Tara has created a great Page Layout for us. How fun are those rounded edges? 

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

The challenge will be open until Friday April 18th@11:55pm EST. Check out what the Design Team created below for some inspiration to get you started. 

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Tara Bourgoin

Can't Stamp the Rain

Heidi Baks

 RunningwScissorsStamper

 Tami Hewlett

Swimming In Stamps

Beth Rush

Beth's Digital Cuts

Joan Jeffery

J J Creations

Cindy Schuster

 Nutmeg Creations

An InLinkz Link-up

Heidi's Picks for MDSM#59!

Thank you for joining MDS Monday challenge #59.  You all did such a great time using the sketch.  I hope you had fun!  It's always hard to choose the winners.

Time to check out the top picks for the week as chosen by Heidi!

Julie Warnick 

I just love how Julie pulled this page together.  The sketchy papers and trim and cute Easter scene work so well together with her photos.  Thanks so much for sharing with us!

Diane Malcor

I love the clean look of the long 11 x 8-1/2" pages Diane created.  It pairs so well with the sketch, and I love the flags she used for the trim... very celebratory, vacation feel.  She also shared how she made her own DSP for the flags... check it out!

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

Still Time for Challenge #60!

There is still time to play along with Challenge #60!  Beth has a card sketch plus the challenge to recolor an embellishment. 

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

*MDSM60 is open until Friday April 11th*