MDSM66 Let's get in Shape!

It's Heidi, and I'm hosting this week's card challenge.  We're really interested in getting you more comfortable with My Digital Studio, so I'm going to issue a bit harder-than-usual challenge.  Hang with me; it'll be worth it!  My current hybrid card obsession is shaped cards.  There are lots of MDS shapes that can be used as a card base - a canning jar, an owl, a lava lamp, an oval, a hexagon, a pumpkin, a cupcake.  You get the idea.  If you need to brainstorm, start with punch shapes.  You can use stamp images as well.  Even custom punches would work.

Think you need an e-cutter to make a shaped card?  Nope!  Although feel free to use one.

• Design and size your card base in My Digital Studio and print out on card stock.  With this method, make sure to create a mirror image of the card front for the back of the card base, and pay attention where your score line will land.  Then hand-cut your card base.
• Keep in mind to preserve as much of the score line on your card base so your card is robust and doesn't fall apart.  
• My favorite method, to avoid printing on card stock, is to design and size in MDS and print on copy paper.  Print only one of the shaped images, then after scoring the card base, temporarily adhere the copy paper to the card stock and trim the card stock and copy paper simultaneously.  Move the copy paper around before cutting to maximize the retained score line.
• Repeat the process to embellish the card.  Design and print in MDS, followed by hand-cutting, or print or use the copy paper method for adding traditional Designer Series Paper.

Here's a video of how to create a shaped card from My Digital Studio, as it was happening.  :)

And in case you are interested, here's an example of how to make a shaped card using Silhouette Studio.

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

Check out what the Design Team created below... We hope you will join in the Fun. The challenge is open until Friday May 23rd @ 11:55PM EST.

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Heidi Baks

 RunningwScissorsStamper

Cindy Schuster

Nutmeg Creations

Tami Hewlett

Swimming In Stamps

Beth Rush

Beth's Digital Cuts

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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

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

MDSM16 Let's Stamp in Color!!

* MDSM15 is open until Friday May 31st 11:59pm EST* 

(We've added a Link at the top of the Sidebar to the Open Challenges) ------->

Hi Everyone,  It's Heidi, and it's my turn to host today's challenge, a card sketch challenge.  Let's add a technique this week.  How about giving the stamp color tool a try?  The link to the video tutorial can be found under Video's/How To's, called Stamp Image Coloring.  Here's the basic sketch.

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

Check out what the Design Team created with the Sketch below. We can't wait to see what you create! 

Heidi ~ RunningwScissorsStamper

Joan ~ J J Creations

Beth ~ Beth's Digital Cuts

Tara ~ Can't Stamp the Rain

Rochelle ~ I Stamp, I Create, I Have Fun

Holly ~ Hollybeary Creations

MDS3 it's a Technique Challenge.

Hello, everyone! Tara here as hostess for our third challenge. We're so excited to see everyone playing with us and look forward to seeing what you create for this challenge! This week, the design team decided to do something a little different.

We chose one technique that we thought suited the sketch well and all incorporated this technique into our project! We photo filled grouped boxes! If you want to give it a try too, just follow the link to watch a great video on how it's done.

Don't forget, we've compiled a list of videos for reference on the "MDS Videos/How To's" page right here on this blog.


Here's the sketch for the next two weeks!

Be sure to read the Challenge Guidelines.

Tara ~ Can't Stamp the Rain

Heidi ~ RunningwScissorsStamper

Joan ~ j-jcreations

Holly~ Hollybeary Creations

Would you like a chance to win MDS2+ and all of the Digital downloads Stampin' Up! releases in 2013 (a $1600 USD value)? Well head over to the My Digital Studio Facebook page and enter for your chance to win!