Cindy's Top Picks!

Thank you all so much for playing along with my double sketch!  Love seeing all your creative work!

 Here are this weeks picks:

Hayley Kew

Hayley's Paper Garden

I love a girl who can multiply task at design challenges! Wonderful job! I loved both pages but this one is my FAV! Great pictures that coordinate with the snowflakes or snowbursts so well! Excellent work! ~ Cindy

Wendie Waldman
MDS.NET

 

Perfect layout to showcase your wonderful family event! I love that you kept it simple and focused on the fun photos.  Title if my favorite part! Love how you layered two different stamps for the title saying. Great job as always! ~ Cindy

Be sure to come back tomorrow for our new challenge!

Beth's Picks for MDSM#90!

Thank you all so much for playing along with my sketch!  I loved seeing everyone's pages.  And a special thanks to Vikki who made not one, but TWO pages with this layout.  Here are this weeks picks

Diane Malcor

MyDiane Designs

What a pretty page!  Those gorgeous photos really look great against the dark background and the sweet flowers made the perfect "clusters"!  Way to go Diane! 

Sharon Maranich

Sharon's Inkie Fingers

I love fall, it is my favorite season.  Sharon's page really highlights the colors of fall and it's beauty.  I love the choice of the oak leaves for her corner clusters.  Beautiful page Sharon!

Be sure to come back tomorrow for our new challenge!

Anita's Picks for MDSM#89!

Thank you all so much for playing along with my first sketch!  I loved seeing everyone's gorgeous layouts and their take on my sketch!  Ya'll make it so hard to choose, but choose I must!  So, without further delay, here are my picks for this week's challenge!

Cori Kozak
Creative Chat

What a fun page!  The colours of the DSP Cori chose were absolutely perfect for this layout!  I love the way she recoloured the sequins so they look silver!  And I'm a sucker for adorable pics of baby cheeks!  Congratulations Cori!

Diane Malcor
My Diane Designs

Diane's page is so calming and serene!  Her choice of colours, the splatter resembling water droplets, and the background DSP that looks like real sand really stood out to me!  Thanks for a fabulous page Diane!

Be sure to come back tomorrow for our new challenge!

Jeanna's Top Picks for MDSM#88!

Thank you all so much for playing along with my first sketch. I loved seeing everyone's take on the sketch and enjoyed reading the stories behind them. So, without further ado, here are my pics for this week's challenge!

Bree Renwick
Craft-somnia Momma

What a wonderful page!!!!  The elements, the awesome title block she created. I love how she grouped two of the photo boxes to highlight the family photo, and focused on each of her adorable sons. Perfect page!!!

Sharon Maranich
Sharon's Inkie Fingers

Sharon's photos instantly made me want to go to Hawaii. I've never been, but all of that gorgeous COLOR!!! I am totally inspired to plan a trip. Thanks for this beautiful page Sharon!

Top Picks for MDSM86 & MDSM87!!

Welcome back to MDS Monday.. We've got the Top Picks for our last two challenges for you today.. Sorry about us running late with MDS86 Picks. A Big Thank you to everyone who played along.

Heidi's Picks for MDSM86 

Sue Erickson ~ The Soggy Stamper

I'm so glad Sue chose to give a card a try, and I love the coloring!  Perfect execution! ~ Heidi

Lauren Reeves ~ Of Creativity & Art

I love Lauren's fresh take on the challenge with the chevron pattern.  Very fun, and her color combination is perfect. ~ Heidi



Yapha's Picks for MDSM87 

Diane Malcor ~ MyDiane Designs

I love the DSP that Diane used to highlight the colors of her gorgeous beach photo. It is a great picture for breaking into squares. This relaxing page takes one right back to the beach.

Sue Erickson ~ The Soggy Stamper

Sue did a great job matching the watercolor DSP she used to both the colors and theme of her picture. It made for a fun and clever scrapbook page. 

Be sure to come back tomorrow for Jeanna's first sketch! It's a great one.

Tami's Picks for MDSM#84!

A big thank you to everyone who designed vintage pages this week!  ALL the pages were absolutely gorgeous!!!  I was totally inspired by each one of you.  I loved seeing the different interpretations of the sketch, and your creative ideas.  It really made picking a winner hard!

Sharon Maranich -- Sharon's Inkie Fingers

I absolutely love the way Sharon layered numerous overlays!  The resulting look is just gorgeous.  I also love the sepia tones, doily and soft blooms.  I think it was really smart to frame out the photo with a plain, dark color to break up the busy background.  Beautiful job Sharon!

Kris McIntosh -- Stamping With Kris

I love the way Kris created an old fashioned frame and labels with filigree stamps!  Also, the newsprint background and color combination on this page work so well with the wonderful photo.  Great design and ideas Kris!

Check back tomorrow for a brand new challenge from Holly!

Cindy's Picks for MDSM#83!

I would like to thank everyone for playing with us this week. It is always fun to see everyone's different takes on the sketch and I love seeing all the important moment in our lives shared!

Breelin Renwick - Craft-somnia Momma

I have to say that I fancy this page because of the DISNEY factor! But overall, a great page and a great way to capture a Disney day! Love the details like the crown on the Mickey ears! The AWESOME photos also pop against the white layer. Congrats Bree!

Tanya Harvey ~ Tanya's Stamps & Things

Proud moment for the whole family! I love the grid dsp background. I love the brad confetti look. I love the colors used. Congrats Tanya!

Tara's Picks for MDSM#82

Thank you for all who played along with our white-on-white (or ivory.. or pop of colour!). Such gorgeous pages this week.

Time to check out this week's top picks, as chosen by Tara.

Wendie

I love Wendie's grunge-y background and the great frame she has around her photo. The circle with the sentiment looks great over the cup rings in the background. Lovely, soft page!

Tanya

Tanya's page with all the pink accents makes me so happy! I love the recoloured burlap and the little flower in the centre. Great sister page!

Be sure to check back tomorrow for a brand new challenge!

Beth's Top Picks for MDSM#81!

I would like to thank everyone for playing with us this week. It is always fun to see everyone's different takes on the sketch and I love seeing all the papers and colors people choose! 

Tanya Harvey ~ Tanya's Stamps & Things

I really liked Tanya's page celebrating some quality time with her sweetie.  The colors are soft and pretty and let the photos show of those happy smiles. 

Sharon Maranich ~ Sharon's Inkie Fingers

Sharon created some really fun subway art for her background to really show her love of the game! 

Holly's Pick for MDSM79

Thanks to everyone who joined us this past week.. There were so many great uses of Overlay's! Once again you didn't make it easy to pick a stand out... I narrowed it down and this week's MDS Master is: 

Sharon @ Sharon's Inkie Fingers 

I love Sharon's page.. Great colors and The background detail is fantastic.. Great layout Sharon!

Thank You again and we will see you all back here on Monday for a brand new sketch! 

Beth's Picks for MDSM#74

A big Thank you to everyone for playing along with my sketch this week!  I know it was a challenge to find just the right photos to use in this challenge, so I appreciate all your efforts!!  All the pages were fabulous!  I really loved to see how all the pages came out, and how some of you put a new spin on it! I just love how we can all learn from each other! 

Here are the top picks for this week.

Yapha Mason ~ Stamps and Scraps with Yapha

I really think that Yapha used this sketch to highlight Eve just perfectly. She picked colors from her sweater to frame the page, and Eve really does take center stage! Great Job!

Cori Kozak ~ My Creative Chat

Cori got this page in just in time!  And I am so glad she did.  This sketch really works well with sports pages and I have a few of them I need to finish.  I love the stamp choices Cori made on this page, they really bring the whole page together.


Diane Malcor ~ My Diane Designs

Diane's page is just lovely.  The photo is framed nicely and the pop of color highlights the happy couple.  Great page Diane!

 

Thanks again to all who participated! Check bak tomorrow for another fun sketch! We can't wait to see what you come up with!! 

Tami's Picks for MDSM#71!

Thank you to everyone who participated in the challenge this week!  I loved seeing all the creative ways you incorporated an ombre look into your pages. 

Here are the top picks for this week.


Sue

Sue's card is so creative!  I love how she used a drop shadow from a circle punch to make a soft spiral ombre look.  And, I love the circle of sequins in the middle. This just turned out gorgeous!!!  Beautiful, beautiful, card.  Great job Sue.  ~ Tami

Hayley

I love the subtle Smoky Slate ombre background of this page, and the way Hayley also created an ombre effect with the titles on the right.  The circle words are a pretty touch too.  This whole page is just elegant and so well designed!  ~  Tami