Monday, December 30, 2013

MDSM47 Tara's Keeping it simple!


Hello and welcome back to a brand new challenge here at MDS Monday. Tara here as your hostess this week and I have a simple sketch for you - a lot of room for embellishing and interpreting :) Just pop your pictures in, and go!



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

The Challenge is open until Friday Jan. 10th at 11:55pm EST. Now let's see what the Design Team created below: 


Tara Bourgoin



Tami Hewlett




Beth Rush


Cindy Schuster 


Joan Jeffery


Holly Endress


Sunday, December 29, 2013

MDSM Top Picks for challenge #45

Thank you to all who played along with Heidi's fun scrap sketch this week! We had some beautiful entries, and as always it was difficult to pick the top picks! Let's check them out.

MDS Master

Wendie's choice of background is just lovely, and the subject matter of the page is absolutely touching!  Thank you so much for sharing with us, Wendie!  ~Heidi


I Made it with MDS


 I love Carol's page celebrating her granddaughter's first birthday!  The balloon with the title on it is perfect and I love the little snowflakes flitting across the page!  Thanks for joining us, Carol.  ~Joan

I love the way Hayley's pictures tell a story, in addition to all the festive embellishments she added.  Also, the neutral background draws attention to the great photos.  Awesome job Hayley! ~Tami


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

Saturday, December 28, 2013

There's Still Time for Challenge #46!

There is still time to play along with Challenge #46!  Beth has a fun card sketch using tape stamp images or embellishments.


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

*MDSM46 is open until Friday January 3rd*

Monday, December 23, 2013

MDSM46 Tape it!!


Hi Everyone!  It's Beth here today with a card sketch for you.  I would like you to use the sketch below and some "Tape" to "Attach" your main image panel.  The tape can from your stamps or your  embellishments.  I did a search in both the stamp folder and the embellishments folder to see what I had.  I was amazed at how many kits had versions of tape.  I love that I could recolor my embellishments too!  The possibilities are endless!  I can't wait to see what you come up with!



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

The Challenge is open until Friday Jan. 3rd at 11:55pm EST. Now let's see what the Design Team created below: 


Beth Rush


Heidi Baks


Tami Hewlett


Joan Jeffery


Tara Bourgoin

Holly Endress


Sunday, December 22, 2013

MDSM Top Picks for Challenge #44!

Thank you to the two lovely ladies who played along with challenge #44! We know it's a busy time of year for everyone!

It's almost impossible to pick a top pick with these two beautiful entries, so we're naming both Hayley and Sue as MDS Monday Masters this week!


MDS Monday Masters




I love how Sue envisioned her flourishes as fireworks - adding a bit of bling at the end of each swirl. I think the background is pa perfect addition to the theme too. Congratulations, Sue. ~Joan




It doesn't get much more festive than this! I love all of Hayley's flourishes and her little cluster of pinecones in the corner. What a jolly Christmas card! Congratulations, Hayley. ~Tara


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

Saturday, December 21, 2013

There's Still Time for Challenge #45!

There is still time to play along with Challenge #45!  Heidi has asked us to pack on the pictures, squeezing in many photos into a layout by rotating them a little left or right.

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

*MDSM45 is open until Friday December 27th*

Monday, December 16, 2013

MDSM45... Packing on the pictures!

Hi Everyone!  It's Heidi.  It's my turn to give you a scrapbook page layout.  I've always got tons of photos to scrap, especially when I'm trying to get the photobook finished up. So today, I'm giving you a sketch that squeezes many photos onto a page.

In order to maximize the number of photos, rotate them a few degrees right and left, and overlap the corners.  My layout below is just a starting point for the number of photos.  Add as little or as many as you want (or can!).  Let the photos do the talking.  This is also a great technique if you are scrapping a page per week or a page per month.



I can't wait to see what you come up with!




Heidi Baks


Tara Bourgoin




Tami Hewlett
                                  


Beth Rush

Joan Jeffery

Cindy Schuster - NutmegCreations 


Sunday, December 15, 2013

MDSM Top Picks for challenge #43!

It's time to check out the top picks for MDS Monday challenge #43!

MDS Monday Master



Congratulations Diane for being the MDS Monday Master of the week! I love the bright colors on this page, and the way the yellow circle looks like a sun, setting off the photo. I also love the way you added the waves as a layer, and your palm tree and flower embellishments. Just lovely!!! ~Tami


I Made it with MDS



I love how Kelly used the baseball as part of the layout, and she also showed how versatile her layout is by changing some elements and creating a whole new feel with her daughter's page. ~Heidi



I love all the fun papers Hayley has used for this page and her wonderful embellishments! ~Joan


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

Saturday, December 14, 2013

There's Still Time for Challenge #44!

There is still time to play along with Challenge #44!  Joan has a fun card sketch with flourishes.

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

*MDSM44 is open until Friday December 20th*

Monday, December 9, 2013

MDSM44.... It's feel a bit Flourish in here!!


Welcome back to MDS Monday - It's Joan here this week with a card sketch.  I love how you can make flourishes (well anything for that matter) any size that you need or want with MDS.  So my challenge to yo this week is to include some sort of curly flourish - big or small.  Here's the sketch...


Be sure to read the Guidelines about under "About MDS Monday". The Challenge is open until Friday Dec. 20th at 11:55pm EST. 

And now for some inspiration from the Design Team...


Joan Jeffery


Heidi Baks
 RunningwScissorsStamper


Tami Hewlett


Beth  Rush


Cindy Schuster 


Tara Bourgoin


Sunday, December 8, 2013

MDSM Top Picks for Challenge #42!

It's time to announce the top picks for Holly's fun card sketch!

MDS Monday Master

Yapha

I love the soft pink in Yapha's page and the great snowflake embellishment. Great use of the diagonal strip with the flurries inside. Fabulous winter page! ~Tara


I Made it with MDS


I love the grouping of leaves with the flag "you and me". This is a great cover for Dinae's 2012 photobook! ~Beth


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


Saturday, December 7, 2013

There's Still Time for Challenge #43!

There is still time to play along with Challenge #43!  Tami has a fun scrapbook sketch for us.


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

*MDSM43 is open until Friday December 13th*

Monday, December 2, 2013

MDSM43 Lots of Layers!


Hi, this is Tami.  Hope you're enjoying your Monday.  I have a fun scrapbook template for you  this week.  I was inspired by a layout I saw on Pinterest (I get a lot of my inspiration there!)  I like clean layouts that mainly focus on one picture, yet I find it's really hard a lot of times to pick only one photo.  So this layout really appealed to me because of the addition of the small photos on the lower right.  I also love all the paper layers that give the layout a good horizon.



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

Hope you enjoy this challenge.  Here's what the Design Team came up with.  I can't wait to see your pages!


Heidi Baks
 RunningwScissorsStamper
 


Tami Hewlett


Cindy Schuster
 NutmegCreations 


Beth Rush
Beth's Digital Cuts


Joan Jeffery


Sunday, December 1, 2013

MDSM41 Top Picks!


Wow so many fun pages for Challenge #41.. A Big shot out to everyone who played along with us! It wasn't easy for us to make our picks but here they are:


The fantastic pictures, paired with one of my favorite papers, make this page by Kelly DeTommaso the master this week.  I really like the subtle stamped leaves on the title piece and the brads dotting the I's.  Great Job with the sketch!
~Beth




2013 Family Book-011
I love how Monika thought out of the box on this sketch and turned it to the side! Great idea! The stitching and the matching colors to the pictures make it really work. Fun pictures too!
 ~Cindy


I love the use of the colored and Black n' White photos and all the fun details in the background. 
~Holly

We'll see you all back here tomorrow for a new challenge!