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MDS Blog Hop - Fun Sketch Challenge

 

When I first saw this week's sketch, I was a little scared - then quite excited. It is definitely a challenge from my normal. Thing is - I didn't get a chance to finish it! I've just finished up a HUGE project that I can share with you in January, plus I've been fighting round 2 of a bug and dealing with little men that are still not quite right - in top of a mini vacation - well.... I hate to admit sometimes that I can not do it all - but this was one of those weeks.

However, as you visit the rest of the gals, I am sure you'll agree that this is a GREAT sketch! Here is a link to the sketch with dimensions - SO - I would like to challenge you to create a page based on this sketch and either post it on your blog and like here or post it to www.mydigitalstudio.net

1. Jeanna Bohanon

2.Rochelle Gould

3.  Mandy Grant

4. Julie Leblanc 
5.Amber Meadows

6. Terri Mongeon

7. Aly Schilling

8. Cindy Schuster

9. Erica Shaw

10. Heather Summers

11. Holly VanDyne
12. Kimberly Van Diepen

Hope you all have a great weekend!

My Digital Studio Downloads with a FREEBIE

Here are this week's downloads - sorry about the delay... still dealing with sickies around here.

I would love to know which ones are your favorites!

Just click on the names to see the full details and download!

Reindeer Games Designer Template

Jingle and Joy Kit

Ornamental Christmas Postcard Template

Free For You From Us Designer Template

To You From Me Designer Template

 

Not MIA

just sick kids - sick Mommy - mini family vacay and now sick Mommy again...

be back soon

:)

 

Happy Blog Hop Black Friday!!!

Happy Black Friday. I hope that all of my friends that celebrated Thanksgiving yesterday had a wonderful day. I had such a wonderful opportunity to reflect on things that I am grateful for. I am grateful for my family,and my relationship with my Heavenly Father. I am grateful for my friends, for my customers and team members I am lucky enough to also call friends. I am grateful for so so so much, I would hate to bore you with the full list!

Speaking of Black Friday - have you already shopped Stampin' Up!s On-line Extravaganza? It is full of some wonderful deals! INCLUDING MDS at 50% off. If I've inspired you over the last year or so to try MDS - now is the time to get it!!!

I hope you enjoyed my posts this week of my Artisan projects, but today is MDS day! I know a lot of times I get pretty dependant on all of the wonderful embellishments offered, and I forget to use my stamp brush sets, so this week I challenged the team to create with the stamp sets!

I found this old picture of my 2 oldest boys and thought it would be a fun one for a page.

It's simple but fun! I featured the Old Saint Nick stamp set (which comes standard on MDS software) - I LOVE being able to color our stamps and it's opened a whole new world when they once sat a little underappreciated.

I hope you enjoy the rest of the Hop this week!!!

 

1. Jeanna Bohanon

2.Rochelle Gould

3.  Mandy Grant

4. Julie Leblanc 
5.Amber Meadows

6. Terri Mongeon (not hopping this week)

7. Aly Schilling

8. Cindy Schuster

9. Erica Shaw

10. Heather Summers

11. Holly VanDyne
12. Kimberly Van Diepen

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2012 Stampin' Up! Artisan Design Team November Project 3

Hi there!!! How is your week going? Well I hope. I know today is Thanksgiving, so I want to take a moment to express my gratitude to all of you. I have been writing on this blog for a while now, sometimes more than others, but over the last year, I've noticed more and more visits every day. I am grateful for all the friendships that have started here. I am grateful to my customers and my team members - the friendships that have evolved as I have been a Stampin' Up! Demonstrator are amazing! I am truly blessed.

Speaking of blessed, I have my last Artisan Design Team project to share with you on my blog today. This has been one of the most rewarding, craziest and humbling experiences of my life! There will be another project on Stampin' Up!s Facebook page later in the month, but here is my last card for now....

I love how this card turned out! I think the photos are pretty, but they do not do this card justice! I stamped the ornament in the new Illuminate ink pad, so it really shimmers and that is hard to capute in a picture.

What do you think? Like it? It makes me think of my Mom, she loves blue and brown together (so do I).

 

Enjoy your Thanksgiving, I hope it is absolutely wonderful! See you tomorrow for the MDS Blog Hop!

2012 Stampin' Up! Artisan Design Team November Project 2

Welcome back! I hope you are enjoying your week!

I LOVE, LOVE, LOVE Gingerbread Men. At Christmas time my whole kitchen becomes a Gingerbread Man WORLD. They make me SMILE

SO I knew I wanted to do something fun with the Gingerbread Man and die from the Scentsational Season set. I thought it might be fun to make myself some cute and fun little ornaments.

Each of these little cuties is made from 8 layers of Crumb Cake cardstock cut with the Gingerbread Man die. I glued them together with the glue stick and pressed them together really well, then gave the edges a little sanding. I added some rhinestones I colored with permanent markes for eyes and buttons and a good coating of Crystal Effects to make them shiny! I LOVE them! They make me happy.

Come back tomorrow for a beautiful (if I do say so myself) card!

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2012 Stampin' Up! Artisan Design Team November Project 1

What a lovely and generous box the Artisan Design Team received this month! Filled with wonderful stamps and supplies from the fantastic Holliday Mini catalog. I have been loving this catalog, and will be a little sad to see it go, however, I know what's coming :) so that helps!

My first project I wanted to share with you is one I created with the MDS2 version of some of the supplies. I thought that this made a CUTE Christmas Card! I love being able to color my stamps now, and being able to manipulate ALL of my elements in My Digital Studio.

What do you think? Kind of different, huh? I am really happy with how it turned out!

Here is the supply list!

Background
     LUCKY LIMEADE
Embellishments
   Basic Pearls and Rhinestones
   Family Fun Photobook - bow

Stamps
   Natural Composition Overlays
  Ornament Keepsakes - ornament 8

Punches
    1.25 Square Punch,
    Ornament Keepsakes - ornament 8,
    Timeless Type Junior Letters

 

I'll be back tomorrow and the rest of the week with more projects!

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I am SO excited! MDS Monday - a NEW Challenge Blog!

I am so excited that there is a fun new MDS Challenge blog on the block and I am THRILLED to be a guest artist for their very first challenge.

Tara Bourgoin was one of this year's Artisan Award finalists and so very talented, so when I checked in on her blog last week and saw her announcement of the new challenge blog, I sent her a quick little email telling her how excited I was for her and how fun it sounded. I also asked her to keep me in mind if they ever wanted a guest artist.... well, she said YES! I am so excited that I get to be a part of their launch!

This week's challenge was a page sketch, and as soon as I saw it, I knew exactly what I wanted to do....

So for this page I used the text stamp of baseball sayings in place of the journaling, but when I print out the page I will put the names of all the boys on the team. I LOVE LOVE LOVE the new Game Day Baseball download. We are a BASEBALL family. You see, my husband is that super good looking coach and 2 of those handsome boys are mine.

Please go check out the new MDS Monday Challenge Blog, take a look at what the talented design team has in store for you. I know I am very excited to play along!

 

On-Line Extravaganza begins tomorrow - make your wish list NOW

 

Do you love a good sale?!?!? I know I do. I LOVE that Stampin' Up! is letting us have our sale BEFORE Thanksgiving!

So as a DOOR BUSTER, there are a few items that will only be on sale for 24 hours - don't miss them

Monday, November 19, midnight - 11:50 PM (MT)

Page	Item	Description	Retail Price	24-Hour Sale Price
181	125586	Simply Scored Diagonal Plate	$11.95	$9.56
186	113439	Big Shot Die-Cutting Machine	$99.95	$79.96
186	113474	Big Shot Doctor's Bag	$69.95	$55.96

Wednesday, November 28, midnight - 11:50 PM (MT)

 

Page	Item	Description	Retail Price	24-Hour Sale Price
7	118941	Clear Block Bundle (Blocks A-I)	$66.95	$53.56
7	120279	Clear Block Storage Caddy	$16.95	$13.56
175	109127	Stack & Store Caddy	$34.95	$27.96

 

To check out all of the great deals, check out the FULL list HERE. Then make your wish list, then on Monday - get ordering!!!

If you aren't already working with a Demonstrator, I would love the opportunity to help you!

 

MDS Blog Hop - a Little me

 Happy Friday! Whew! I did not know if y'all were going to see me today! It's been one of those weeks where I've had too much on my plate and a really small fork! BUT, I really wanted to do this week's challenge which was to do a projected that reflected our childhood. I have all these 8x10s from when I was a little girl, so I decided to scan them in, then I couldn't decide which one to use so....

It's a lot simpler than I thought it would be. It's also a "girl" page, which I don't get to do very often and there is no pink, no ruffles, no flowers!!! Hmmmm....

I am SOOOOO looking forward to seeing my other friends as "little girls" so I am going to hop on over and see what they came up with. Hope you join us!

 

 

1. Jeanna Bohanon

2.Rochelle Gould

3.  Mandy Grant

4. Julie Leblanc 
5.Amber Meadows

6. Terri Mongeon

7. Aly Schilling

8. Cindy Schuster

9. Erica Shaw

10. Heather Summers

11. Holly VanDyne
12. Kimberly Van Diepen

Have a great weekend! I will be back Monday with my Artisan Design Team project, AND a FUN surprise!

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