NYC MDS :)

 Good Morning Friends!! Today I have a couple of MDS pages to share with you. I've been working on completing the pages from our NYC trip (from last October...ummm, I know, a little behind but as they say, better late than never, right? lol)

These 2 pages are from our visit to Central Park, which I have to say was one of my very favourite days in NYC. Such a beautiful park!! Central Park is huge, and we didn't even see half of it, I'm sure. All the more reason to go back, right?

Thanks for dropping by and I hope to have a few cards to share in the next few days so be sure to drop by soon.

Hope you are having a great summer!
Deb :)

Hybrid Friends 24-7

Hello and can you believe its Thursday already!! One more day til the weekend!!

Today I have another Hybrid card to share. The only stamping on this card is the Just for You, which was punched with the small oval punch, then matted with the scalloped and large oval punch. The main image was generated with My Digital Studio using the stamp brush set Friends 24-7.  I did sponge around the edges with Soft Suede ink after printing and cutting the image to size.

The Lattice embossing folder adds some texture to this card, along with the Not Quite Navy grid designer paper, which is left over from a previous Level One Hostess freebie.  The base and matting is Early Espresso and Very Vanilla, and the Chocolate coloured brads were from my stash of goodies.  I also used the Photo Corner Punch.

Thanks for dropping by, hope you have a good day and stay warm, we are in the midst of more cold weather yet again.......

Deb :)

More Party Hearty Fun

Good Morning and Happy Friday!! Friday is always a great day of the week, because its the last day before the weekend, right?!!  Yaaah for Pancakes on Saturday morning, with real maple syrup, I can taste them already!!

Today's card share is another hybrid card.  I'm just having so much fun with the MDS program, not sure if I've ever mentioned that or not? :)

The details for this card are as follows:

MDS Party Hearty digi images

Melon Mambo, Daffodil, and Pacific Point cardstocks (along with Whisper White)

Ice Cream Parlour dsp

Seam Binding, nesties and bling from my stash

Oval Punches

Thanks for dropping by, hope your weekend is filled with fun, relaxation and time for YOU!!!

Deb :)

Party Hearty and Ice Cream Parlour Fun

Good Morning! Well, its certainly been a busy week for us around here. I've had a few nasty migraines, which has kept me from doing anything exciting, but that's the way it goes I guess. At least there are some good meds out there for migraines, helps a person get through the day!!  :) 

We are experiencing more cold weather (again!) although its supposed to warm right up again in a few days.  At least the sun is shining today, its been quite gloomy this week.  I can handle the cold quite fine if the sun is shining!

Anyways, you didn't come here to hear me contemplate the weather now did you? :)

This card was alot of fun to make. Its a hybrid card!! Just love My Digital Studio Program, there are so many possibilities within. I know I say that over and over again, but I have enjoyed this program even more than I expected.

The Birthday greetings and stamp are MDS Party Hearty, the dsp is the Ice Cream Parlour (wow, don't you just love the gorgeous bright colours in this collection?? its so yummy, if I can use that word to describe paper!) 

Cardstock is as follows: Melon Mambo, Whisper White and Pacific Point.  The embellishments I used are: the Photo Corner punch, Oval Punches, nesties for the matted image, a Glimmer Brad (you're going to love these Melody!!!!) along with the beautiful new seam binding. I just love this ribbon, its so easy to pull and gather, as I did in the card above. Its so soft and really pliable, very easy to work with if you are at all challenged in the bow tieing department! :)

I also just noticed that the dry weather is effecting my cardstock, as you will notice in the picture above that the cardstock is a bit rough along the folded card edge.  That's an easy fix, if you experience this: just take your block sander and run it along the edge a couple of times (gently of course!) and you'll be able to "sand" the roughness away.  We have a humidifier on our furnace but no matter what, Alberta is pretty dry in the winter, even with all the snow we've had!!

Well, thanks for dropping by and be sure to check back tomorrow, I'm working on another hybrid birthday card, along with some sweet Hedgie images.

Have a great Thursday!
Deb :)

Tale of Two Scrapbooking Pages

Hi there!! Today I am sharing a scrapbook page I did of our DD and our Sophie dog.  Obviously I couldn't decide on the colour or black and white photo so I did one of both! 

As well, I don't know that I'm thrilled with the butterfly, but because these pages have been created with MDS, I can just go in at a later date and make the changes I want. I don't know if I want the butterfly bigger or something else in there.....we'll see!! I think maybe a button or something like a brad on the butterfly might work.

I do love my MDS, and have been working diligently on our New York album, so I'll share a few more of those as they are completed.

Thanks for dropping by!!
Deb :)

New York in MDS

Hi There! I've been busy "documenting" our wonderful trip to Manhattan. We went last October, and wow!! was it fun. We were there for 7 days, and that truly wasn't long enough to see everything.  I'm sure it would take forever to see "everything" but I'd sure love to try.

We really enjoyed various types and styles of restaurants in Manhattan, especially having afternoon breaks at the "Shake Shack"! oooooh my the hamburgers were amazing. Our DD absolutely loved the hot dogs there, which were split, grilled and piled high with saurkraut.  And Dylan's Candybar had the most wonderful cupcakes, they tasted homemade, not storebought or factory created, which says alot!  And of course, I could hardly wait to try some Nuts 4 Nuts! Sooo good.  The Nuts 4 Nuts vedors are everywhere, roasting almonds, cashews etc right there in their little wagons on the street.  The aroma is so enticing! I've tried to recreate their roasting technique at home and I think I'm almost there, but mine will never be quite the same as theirs.  But that's okay, I'll just have to go back for more...someday. 

Thanks for dropping by!
Deb :)

Another MDS share

Hi there!! Today I have a MDS page to share. I can hardly take credit for this page as it was totally inspired by Connie Collins' page.  She won the MDS Stampin' Up! contest, I'll post the link to it here .  Hers is absolutely beautiful, and the photo of her niece is just so sweet!! 

This is my version, almost exactly the same layout, with a few flowers from the Petal Pizzaz stamp set added instead of the daisies, and a picture of our two Standard Schnauzers, who truly are "Best Buds".

I was so inspired by Connie's layout and design, as well as the bright colours. I tend to do alot of my MDS on black textured background and it was really exciting to change it up a bit and do something totally different.  I'm thinking I'll have to do more of this type of layout, this was so much fun!!
Thanks for the inspiration Connie :)

And thank you, Blogger Friends, for dropping by, I hope you're having a great weekend!!
Deb :)

Doggie Treats and MDS

Hi there! Today I have a cute little treat bag to share with you! I made these little doggie bones as a Christmas treat for the pups in our lives and wanted a cute way to package them. My Digital Studio to the rescue!! I printed out the Scottie dog along with the sentiment, cut it out and matted it on black. I then cut out the Top Note die, folded in half and adhered all together. Filled the cello bags, folded over the top, secured with a staple at the back. I then added the Top Note Die and secured those edges with a staple as well. A brad also works nicely on each side, but be sure that the cello bag you are using meets the edges or the brad won't catch it all in there.

Thanks for dropping by, hope you have a great day!!
Deb :)

MDS layout

Hi there! Today I wanted to share a Digital Studio creation with you.  I love the colours and layout of the page.  I find when doing pages for the "boys" (our sons!) I don't like to add too many embellishments or ribbon, they seem to like a more streamlined layout. However, I did get some embellies in there with the scalloped edge and the brads :)

Thanks for dropping by!!
Deb :)

Bright & Colourful.....

Hi there!! I'm back in the stamp room but instead of stamping  I've been creating with the MDS program. This program is really fun, and so easy to use. I'm a little Adobe Photoshop Elements Challenged,  and was worried that SU!'s MDS program might be a steep learning curve for me, but thank goodness it was easy as anything. 
This page, I do admit, is really bright and colourful but I couldn't resist giving it a try. I CASED a page from the SU! MDS blog, the original creation was made by Kathy Hill. The background squares were all created with the new SU! colours, aren't they pretty??  I was impressed that the MDS updates for all the new In Colours and new SU! Colours were as easy as a click of a few buttons.

We've been on several trips this past few months, from Beautiful British Columbia to Absolutely Amazing New York, and I'm really anxious to get busy and make a few pages while the trips are fresh in my mind, because we all know that I just don't have the best memory!!

Thanks for dropping by, I truly miss my blogging and look forward to sharing more fun creations now that the kids are back at school and life seems to have slowed down (for a bit anyways!)

Have a Wonderful Wednesday!!
Deb :)

Digital Cards with a Sunset View

Good Morning! Today I have another set of Digital cards I created.  These photos were taken from our back deck during a recent sunset.  I printed them out onto Whisper White cardstock and matted them with Black, Crushed Curry and Dusty Durango.  They look fabulous on Glossy Cardstock as well, the colours are much more vivid, but thought I'd give the Whisper White a try.  I wanted to keep the photo as the main focus on the cards so I went with very little embellishment and relied on colour and the use of a black matt to make everything "pop".

Thanks for dropping by and have a wonderful Tuesday! :)
Deb 

Hybrid Digital Studio Cards

Hi there! Today I have a few thank you cards that I created with the My Digital Studio program. These backgrounds are one of the latest downloads from SU!, called Summertime Splendor.  Aren't they just gorgeous?? I printed them out on glossy cardstock and matted them with coordinating cardstocks.  The flower was made with the Island Floral Die, found in the latest SU! mini.  The 5 petal flower punch lent its petals to create the "leaves" in behind.  The addition of brads and a few extra pieces of contrast cardstock add the little touches to these cards to make them complete.

Thanks for dropping by and I hope you have a great Monday!! :)

Deb

One more MDS Hybrid

Hi there! Today's card share is yet another Hybrid Card. This was created using the My Digital Studio program.  I printed the main image and matted onto white cardstock that had been punched with the Scallop punch and then onto Pumpkin Pie cardstock. The Thank You is from Teeny Tiny Wishes, matted onto Regal Rose cardstock. The ribbon is SU!.  Here's a tip for you!!!!  Be very careful when using your Adhesive Eraser on anything you've printed (at home) using the MDS.  I erased a small blob of snail in the right hand corner of my card and took off part of the Thank You that I had printed on there!! And that's why we thave the "Thank You" stamped along the bottom!!  I probably should have let it "set" for a few minutes before I messed with it, but oh well, live and learn I guess!! We wouldn't learn anything new if we didn't make mistakes. At least that's my story and I'm stickin' to it!! :)

Thanks for dropping by and have a wonderful evening!!
Deb

MDS Hybrid Card

Hi there! Today I have a really fun card to share. I think this is called a hybrid card, but I'm not sure?!! Hybrid meaning a digital and traditional card combined.  The background of the card was created on the My Digital Studio program and printed out onto cardstock.  I then ran it through the Big Shot and the Lattice embossing folder.  The flower was created with the Big Shot and the Blossom Party Die and the Island Floral die (new SU! mini). 

I really enjoyed creating this card, but if I did it over I'd make the digital stamps on the background a little larger.  My Digital Studio is sure alot of fun to use, although I really really wish I had a laptop because I would love to be able to sit and watch tv in the evening with my family and work on a project....maybe for Christmas I'll ask Santa for a laptop!!  I'm sure they manufacture laptops at the North Pole?? :)

Thanks for dropping by!!
Deb

Another MDS Inspiration Page

Hi there! Today's share is another MDS inspiration page I made for my DD.  This is the same picture as the post below, but in colour. I changed the song up to "My Wish"  by Rascal Flatts, another of her favourites. One thing I have noticed when copying a song to a scrap page is that it certainly helps when you are familiar with the song itself!! It helps the words make more sense (how they go together) as a song isn't always written like a poem. 

I loved the background on this photo, it was taken last year in April at Cavendish, PEI.  It was gorgeous that day, unusually warm  at +20 degrees C, but a bit windy. The ocean was still cold but the sun, the sky and the shore were amazing, I can only imagine how beautiful it would be on a summer day. 

I've been super busy with my Big Shot making flower pins of all types and sizes. Wow, the ideas are endless!! I was going to photograph them last night but our son borrowed the camera so it will have to wait til later, as Sophie and I have obedience classes today.

Obedience is going well, although she's still very skittery when we get there. Sophie does all her commands near perfect at home (except the Down, we are still  working on that!), but during class she finds all the other dogs so interesting, its hard for her to focus.

There's a Rottweiller there, he is the most beautiful Rotty I've ever seen but he barks and barks and barks at every dog.  He even makes me crazy. (so we call him the Rotten-Weiller)!!  The Pitbull cross named MoJo is pretty funny ~ he will not sit completely on the ground during sit-stay, he just hovers, his bum never hits the floor,  its so funny!! A small dog recently joined our group and MoJo really likes the look of this dog, he's always got his eye on her and is licking his chops, makes me kind of nervous!! :-) Thank goodness there is a "no mingling" rule, as they don't want the dogs to think they are they to play (or eat!) but they want them to realize they are there to work and learn.

Most of the other dogs are Labs and one Shepherd, so Sophie, a 34 pound Standard Schnauzer,  is actually the 2nd smallest dog there. Its alot of fun, but hard work and it requires dedication to your dog, as its really training yourself to train your dog. The dogs (and humans) are all doing quite well, its fun to see everyone's progress. So wish us luck, I think we do testing in 2 weeks!! Hopefully we get that Down command just right!!

Edited to add: I found out today that MoJo is actually an American Bull dog, not a Pit Bull, although his colouring really looked pit bull to me.  He was still eyeing the little dog though!!  Obedience went well, Sophie is feeling a little more relaxed and did great today. We have pretest next week, so this week I'll have to spend a fair bit of time on her training (or MY training! heehee)

Thanks for dropping by and I'll have some flower pin pics soon!!
Deb

Inspirational Page for DD

Good Morning! I've been working on a few MDS pages and wanted to share one with you today.

I took this picture of my DD on the beach at Cavendish, Prince Edward Island. If you look closely at her hand you'll see a couple of rocks she collected that are heart shaped :-) 

The lyrics are from Paul Brandt's song Risk, typed onto the background area of the photo; this is one of her very favourite songs and she finds it quite inspirational. :-) 

I didn't add a whole lot to this black and white page mostly because I liked the simplicity of it and wanted the picture and lyrics to speak for themselves. I will however be recreating this page in colour so I'll be sure to post the two together, just so you can see the difference.  I happen to love black and white photos, and would probably scrap just about every picture I have this same way!!

ALSO: the photo box with DD is actually centered on the page, just so you know.......for some reason the box on blogger here doesn't quite take in the whole 12 x 12 page. :-)

Thanks for dropping by and enjoy that weather out there, I can hardly believe we are having such great weather and its only April!!! :-)

Deb

Hi there! Just a quick post today, I've such a busy week ahead of me but I always try to find time for stamping & scrapbooking, either digitally or traditionally! :-)  I'm sure enjoying the My Digital Studio, as mentioned each time I post a page created with it!! Its so easy and fun. 

This page features a white background, which is hard for me to do as I want to "colour" everything in with designer paper.  I wanted the beautiful Ice Sculpture to be the main focus and tried to pick up the colours of the flags in the background.  My husband is really enjoying his new hobby, photography.  He's a scrapbooker's dream photographer, let me tell you! He takes really neat, thoughtful pictures.  For instance, our daughter is a goal tender so he'll take pics of her and the team at the end of the game (when they've won a medal) and then he'll lay out her catcher, blocker & mask (quite artfully actually!) and take a picture of that too. I have to say, I was quite impressed that he was so creative. :-)  I love our new camera too but its much more involved than I am capable of right now, so the "green auto" button works quite well for me!!  I am getting the hang of the settings, slowly but surely.

Anyways, thank you for dropping by and I hope your Monday is quieter than mine has been! :-)

Deb

Montreal Memories!

Good Morning! Today for my share I have a page created with the My Digital Studio Scrapbooking program.  The best thing about it is that I can get busy and scrapbook all the events I want to right away, there's no printing of pictures, no sizing, no worrying about whether or not my papers, embellishments and photos match. For a novice scrapbooker like me, well that's just the best!!!

We recently went to Ottawa for a ringette tournament and seeing as how we were going to be in the East, we decided to head over to Montreal for a couple of days. We attended an NHL Montreal Canadiens game, who just happen to be my DD's favourite team!! The Canadiens won that game and it was wonderful to be in the crowd when they started to sing they "ole ole ole ole", if that's how you spell it??? :-)  So very French, so very Eastern Canadian, so very FUN!!  I know, Beth, Grant probably hates that right, being a Leaf fan and all? :-) 
 No one around us spoke English and I don't speak French fluently so most of their conversations were an enigma to me but I loved every moment of it!!

We also did alot of sightseeing and walked alot through the Underground city, as its called, all the way from the Sheraton to Old Montreal. I love Eastern Canada, so full of history and beautiful architecture.

Well, thanks for stopping by and hope you have a great Friday! I'll be back with an Easter card to share soon!
Deb

Hi there! Today's share is another Digital Studio page. I really cannot stop playing with this product, its alot of fun!!   I've hardly scratched the surface within the program's capabilities, and that is exciting in itself, there's just so much more to learn and create with!  And being that its so user friendly makes the learning quite enjoyable, not at all frustrating.

I'm working on a calendar right now as well as scrapbooking our 2009 Christmas memories.  I do have a few cards to share in the upcoming days so be sure to check back!!

Thanks for dropping by,
Debbie

Good Evening! I've been busy cleaning,  organzing & sewing this week and am really missing my stamp studio!! I found a few minutes today to play with My Digital Studio and must say that it is the most fun ever!!!!  I don't think that this will completely replace traditional scrapbooking but its a fantastic alternative.  I am not much of a scrapbooker, I've probably only ever done about 10 pages in my entire life so I'm still pretty new to the whole scrapbooking concept.  I have a million ideas floating around in my head but somehow they've never gotten off the ground in my stamp room!!

 I'm enjoying the preselected layouts within the MDS program but have now ventured out on my own, as with the 12 x 12 page above. 

The neatest thing about the program is the colour coordination.  You can select your photos for the layout and then when choosing your background cardstock, you rest the cursor on any part of your photo and it will "read" the colours within the photo and give you a choice of matching selections within the SU! family.  Isn't that cool?? No more stressing about whether or not I've picked the right background colours.  :-) 

Thank you for dropping by and I hope you have a wonderful evening!
Deb