Clean & Simple x2

Happy Monday! This week's Clean & Simple sketch caught my attention right away. I really liked this sketch, so I made a card by hand AND I made a card in My Digital Studio *big smile*

Here's the sketch:



Here's my "real" card:



Here's my digital card:



...and the inside:



Yay! That was so much fun! Hope you have a lovely Monday!

My Digital Studio Card

Whoa! It's been a week! Amazing how time flies sometimes!

For today's card, I decided I'd try my hand with My Digital Studio, Stampin' Up!'s brand new digital scrapbooking/card-making software. I've made a few scrapbook pages with my software, but I hadn't yet made a card. When I saw this past week's Mojo Monday sketch, I was disappointed because it featured a large circle...and you all know how I really don't like circles--they are hardly ever perfect! :-) After my initial disappointment wore off (and it took all week *wink*), I realized that I could just use My Digital Studio and make a computer-perfect circle! Yay! What a solution!

Here's the sketch:



And my very first digital card:



Whoo hoo! Yay for me! It's nothing special--I basically just followed the sketch exactly--but it was fun nevertheless! I know there are TONS of things I can do with my software, I just haven't had time to sit down and really play with it. Hopefully I'll have some more time in the coming weeks and be able to make some more digital creations to share with you all!

For now, I'm going to go outside and enjoy the beautiful weather we've been having in Chi-City (the highs for the next 10 days are all above 40 degrees!! I can practically put my coat away! ...just kidding)

Another Sketch!

Mary Fish, one of my favorite bloggers, has started a challenge blog with her downline called the Pals Paper Arts blog. This sketch came from that blog a few weeks ago:



I got the color combo for this card using a DSP pack from last year that is retired. This paper pack used Kiwi Kiss, Baja Breeze, Cameo Coral, and Basic Gray. Since we no longer carry Kiwi Kiss or Baja Breeze, I substituted them for similar colors to make a similar color combination. For this particular card I used Old Olive, Bashful Blue, Pretty in Pink, and Basic Gray to make this spring combo that worked out perfectly for this card!


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Stamp Sets: Well Scripted (117072-Wood; 118601-Clear —pictured below), Eastern Blooms (111626—pictured below)
Paper: Basic Gray (108692), Bashful Blue (105120), Old Olive (100702), Pretty in Pink (100459)
Ink: Old Olive (102277), Basic Gray (109120), Pretty in Pink (101301)
Punches: Scallop Trim Border (118402)
The Little Something Extra: Pretty in Pink Taffeta Ribbon (109067), Basic Gray Corduroy Buttons (114345)

Clean & Simple Thank You

This fun sketch blog is quickly becoming one of my favorites. I love "clean & simple" stamping. It's so nice to get back to the basics and be able to make a beautiful card in only 10 minutes :)

The sketch:



My card (which is almost a complete CASE from a sample on the Clean & Simple Stamping blog)


I used the Sale-a-Bration Designer Series Pad for the Bermuda Bay patterned strip. I love this pack of paper because it's so versatile and includes many of the In Colors :) Remember that YOU can get this paper pack for FREE! Just place an order of $50 worth of merchandise and choose ANY Sale-a-Bration stamp set/punch/paper pack for FREE! You only have until March 31, so hurry!

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Stamp Sets: Thank You Kindly (111700—pictured below)
Paper: Melon Mambo (115320), Whisper White (100730)
Ink: Basic Black (101179), Versamark (102283)
Punches: 1-1/4” Square Punch (104400)—to make the “flag” ending to the Bermuda Bay strip
Cool Tools: Heat Tool (100005)
The Little Something Extra: White Embossing Powder (109132), Fresh Favorites II Buttons (107422), Linen Thread (104199)

Mojo Monday 125

So I'm a few weeks behind on the Mojo Monday sketches, but...better late than never! :)





It's always fun to try new sketches that force you out of your normal card layouts :) I have such a difficult time doing new things, but nevertheless, it is still fun!

Stampin' Up!'s Big Shot and dies are super easy to use and they help make parts of your card much easier and quicker to produce. The large Chocolate Chip scallop semi-circle was made using the Scallop Circle die. So quick! So easy! Another quick and easy addition to a card is Stampin' Up!'s Designer Series paper (their exclusive patterned paper) because this paper is always made using Stampin' Up! colors so they are easy to match and use with your other Stampin' Up! paper and accessories. This particular DSP is from the Occasions Mini Catalog. Click here to see the whole catalog!

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Stamp Sets: Whimsical Words (118386-Wood; 119119-Clear –pictured below)
Paper: Pretty in Pink (100459), Chocolate Chip (102128), Sending Love Specialty Designer Series Paper (117153)
Ink: Chocolate Chip (100908)
Punches: Scallop Circle (109043), Curly Label (112208)
Cool Tools: Big Shot (113439), Scallop Circle Die (113468)
The Little Something Extra: Organza Ribbon (114319), Mini Library Clips (109857), Stampin’ Dimensionals (104430)

Spring Kind

As the snow falls outside, it seems that spring will not be here any time soon, but in the meantime, I plan to make some spring-colored cards to brighten my collection of muted winter-tone cards I've been making these past few months :)



I copied the layout for this card from the 2009-2010 Idea Book & Catalog, page 130. Like I always say, it's called an "idea book" for a reason :)

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Stamp Sets: Baroque Motifs (113490—pictured below)
Paper: Cameo Coral (100475), Apricot Appeal (105124), Whisper White (100730)
Ink: Tempting Turquoise (100814)
The Little Something Extra: Filigree Designer Brads (112577), Circle Fire Rhinestone Brads (109110)