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TGIF Challenge #5

 Hey, Hey!!! Happy Friday, friends!!!! I hope you had a great week. Have you been playing along? I am loving reading all of the comments and seeing the projects!!!!

 So this week is seriously FUN! This is a "MIX UP" challenge. You choose any of the challenges from the month and mix them up! I chose to use the color challenge from our very first challenge and the sketch from week 2.

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 ****Oh, hint, hint - you might really want to go to the site - ahem.... PRIZE****

 Despite having a little bit of a hard time with the original sketch, this came together quite easily for me:

 

 Following a trend I've seen a lot recently, I used my Marvelous Markers to create the background with Calypso Coral, Crushed Curry and Pool Party. I had to sneak my Starburst Framelits in just one more time. 

 I LOVE the pop of black with these colors too! Embossing always adds a nice touch.

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Fancy Friday - A fabulous Jen Timko sketch

 Welcome back to Fancy Friday! Do you love sketch challenges? I'm really, really starting to love them. It was easy to love this one too, my fabulous friend Jennifer Timko created this one for us!

 Here is my take on her Fancy sketch:

 

 

 I have not made very many shaker cards, I'm not sure why - I kind of love them! They are so FUN! I love the images and sayings in I Think You're Great. (You can order it on June 2nd!) The sweet little cloud totally inspired all the fun stars.

Head on over to my Fancy girl friend the fabulous Mrs. Jennifer Timko and check our her fancy take on this month's challenge!

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Did you LOVE May 2015's Paper Pumpkin Kit? Check out what I did with it!

OK, so the Paper Pumpkin monthly kits are awesome the way they are, REALLY. Sometimes I love just sitting down and creating the projects just the way they are. It's easy, fun, and maybe even refreshing for me. Sometimes though, I want to PLAY! 

EEEP!!! I can barely stand the CUTENESS. The colors were so fun to play with. Now, I made the bag just like it's shown in the kit, then I started playing with different parts and pieces and came up with a few more things. I really didn't use too much that wasn't included - just a few things.

So, I made a little treat holder full of lemon drops, a sweet little notebook, a YUMMY covered chocolate(I used the back panel of one of the bags) and a tiny little "birthday cake" tea light!

I just had to make a fun little tag, of course.... However, my FAVE part  - THIS!!!!

 This BALLOON! Seriously! I took little strips of one of the patterns in the kit and curled them around the skewer first, I also trimmed down some of the fun, included tissue paper for streamers. Isn't it ADORABLE?

 I still have SO MUCH left over to create with too! Can you believe that all this, plus the stamp set, and ink can be delivered to you for under $20??? Even better, if you act quickly, you can get 2 months at 50% OFF! 

 In order to get this deal, just click on the 50% OFF photo above and enter the code SAVE50 - that easy and you can receive fun, easy and creative kits to your door too!

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MDS Monday 115 - The Final Curtain

Hi friends!

 This post is one of the hardest I think I've ever written. I NEVER wanted to write it. From the moment MDS was launched, I have LOVED it. Sure it was a little hard to use it in the beginning, but I knew I wanted an easy way to create fabulous pages for my memories and MDS was the perfect answer. (Darn it! I'm crying already)

 This week we are supposed to be sharing our favorite download. Mine is by far Downtown Grunge. I use it on almost every page, I swear.... I did use it on this page as well. However, I am having major, major computer issues and can't access my MDS right now, so instead I am showing you my all time favorite page I've ever created.

 

(Big Top Birthday and Downtown Grunge)

 I created this page for the first MDS contest I entered and I really feel it "launched me" so to speak. It gave me a confidence in my creative abilities that along with my sweet friend Holly VanDyne's encouragement allowed me to push myself into entering and earning spots on the 2012 and 2013 Artisan Design Teams.

 I have so many wonderful memories associated with MDS, and it's so hard to say goodbye. The next few days I want to share a few of my other favorite projects, even if you have seen them before - hopefully they will still inspire you.

 I want to thank so many friends that have inspired and encouraged me in my MDS journey along the way, including (but definitely not limited to)my Mom, Erica Shaw, Julie Davidse, Holly VanDyne, Amber Meadows, Cori Kozak, Cindy Schuster, Tami Hewlett, Yapha Mason, Anita, Rochelle,Tara, Holly, Beth, Wendy Waldman, Kim VanDiepen, and of course, my lovely and talented friend Heather Summers.I want to thank the MDS team at Stampin' Up! that worked so hard to bring us such a great product. Especially Holly, Lindsey, Andrea and Tanner who were so encouraging.

 I also want to thank my awesome husband who has spent many long hours behind the wheel on road trips so that I could be working on MDS creations, who knew that it was a good time to watch a guy movie (I'd sit next to him and create), and constantly encouraged me and gave me a shoulder to cry on when things weren't coming along the way that I wanted them to. 

 Please show your support and play along with this week's challenge if you can!

Challenge Guidelines:

 

• Please create a new MDS project for the current challenge.
• Provide a link back to MDS Monday or use the challenge graphic above within your post.
• Link directly to your post or mydigitalstudio.net sample page for this challenge, not your entire website (So we can find your project)
• You can create a card, scrapbook page or 3-D object with the sketch.
• The Challenge will end on Saturday May 30th  @ 12pm EST. 
• Have fun! 

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TGIF Challenge #4

 Hey, Hey!!! Happy Friday, friends!!!! I hope you had a great week. I am LOVING seeing all of the fabulous challenge projects y'all are submitting!!!!

 Ok, ok, ok, so do you ever have a challenge that just laughs at you? It took me FOREVER to come up with something I was happy with for this one. I think I was taking the inspiration piece WAAAAYYYY too literally. It's not meant to be COPIED, it's meant to INSPIRE...Here is the inspiration....

CLICK on the graphic above to be taken directly to the challenge

 

 After a little hair-pulling, this is what I finally decided on:

 Pretty loose there, but I went with the colors, the flowers and the soft green in the background to focus on.

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TGIF Challenge #3

 Holy SMOKES!!!! I can not believe how many of y'all are playing along with the challenges at #TGIFC!!!! Woot!!! Woot!!!

 This was a FUN challenge for me. I have a very special young lady in my life who is getting ready to graduate from High School soon. She and her family are such wonderful people. I can't wait to fill this sweet little box up with something special for her and present her with this all in her HS colors!

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 So here is what I came up with for her:

So they are the Diamondbacks are there colors are Red/Black/Gold...



I love the Gold Foil Paper "happy" and the combo of Gold Encore ink, Red "watercolor" and touches of black. The word "Graduation" is embossed for interest and the the black spots are actually Basic Rhinestones that I colored with a black Sharpie marker!

I am so tickled with the way this "Graduation Cap" turned out. I stamped the "Graduation" stamp all over the Curvy Keepsake box before I assembled it, and made the tassel with Gold Baker's Twine.

 I LOVE how it turned out and hope she does too!

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MDS Monday 113 Using Stamps for Visual Interest

 

Hi friends!

 Do you realize that we are getting close to the end? The end of an era? After this week, there are only 2 more MDS Challenges! Honestly, it is breaking my heart.

 That being said, I LOVE Beth's sketch and challenge this week. In addition to the sketch she challenged us to use something other than "splatter" to add interest to our pages.

Here's how this one turned out....

 That background is a stamp from the PLxSU Love Story Collection, as well as the title which I let take the place of my ribbon. I also added a stamp from the set to create an overlay on my Crisp Cantaloupe strip. I LOVE being able to manipulate in MDS!!!

(Can I just say that I LOVE LOVE LOVE this page!!!???)

You should TOTALLY play along in this challenge.

Challenge Guidelines:

• Please create a new MDS project for the current challenge.
• Provide a link back to MDS Monday or use the Challenge Graphic above within your post.
• Link directly to your Post for this challenge, not your entire blog. (So we can find your project)
• You can create a Card, Scrap Page or 3-D Object with the Challenge.
• The Challenge will end on Saturday @ 12pm EST. 
• Have fun! 

 

You can give the challenge a try and submit your own page if you click on the MDS Monday button on the right side! MDS Masters and I made it with MDS Monday runner ups are announced every week. 

 Thanks for stopping by! I hope this inspires you today to get into 

MDS Mondays and our challenges!

 

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Paper Pumpkin Flash Sale

Holy Cow I am so excited I can hardly type straight!!!!

you only have until 6:50 MT on May 9th to get in on this deal!!!

Click on the photo to get yours!!! I will be sending everyone who takes advantage of this offer a hand-stamped Thank You card, and one lucky person a free, past kit!!!

Funny, I was playing with this past month's kit earlier today and came up with some cute ways to change it up. I was going to tease you and share them over a few days, but I think you need to see them all now!!!

 So this month's kit was called "Love You Lots"

This is what it looks like when you get it.

 Now, it comes with a stamp set, and ink pads, and adhesive, and die cut, pre-cut, pre-scored pieces!!!

So, here is what I did with a few...

CUTE, right? Well, I was going to do one of those adorable shots of my son holding it in front of his conveniently coordinating shirt.. kind of like this...

but then THIS kept happening....

Yeah, he's a GOOF!!!

So I also made a GREAT one for MOTHER'S DAY!!! Check out how cute this one came out!!!

I LOVE IT!!!!

Do you love it???

You know you want to go get that FABULOUS $5 Paper Pumpkin Kit now, don't you? (Go back up and click on that picture!!! Don't Wait!)

Do you want to learn more about Paper Pumpkin first?

 

It's actually an AMAZING kit (4 gift bags, 6 cards, plus the CAYUUUTEST stamp set!!!)

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TGIF Challenge #2

 Y'all have me feeling pretty danged humble right now. I can't believe we had close to 40 people play along with our very first challenge!!!! That's INSANE

 I am learning to love sketch challenges. It's kind of fun to figure out what I can out in what spot. Like a puzzle. I changed it up just a teensy-tiny bit.....

CLICK on the graphic above to be taken directly to the challenge

 

 So here is my take on it:

 Ok, so I am sad to tell you that there are like NO colors of Embossing Powders in the new catalog except for Cherry Cobbler (and the standards) Of course once I start getting addicted to using them and all....

 I've never done the emboss resist technique with a colored powder, but I really like the way it turned out! 

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Little Moments Project Life, PLxSU layout and projects - part 2

I told you I had more!!!

 I just hope you aren't fainting that I posted two days in a row, AND I still have the TGIF Challenge #2 to post tomorrow!!!! Woot Woot!!!!

 Ok, so back to Little Moments Project Life Card Collection by Stampin' Up! (PLxSU)

 I wanted to see if I could use the cards and Accessories to mix in to my pre-existing scrapbook pages with a traditional layout...

 Isn't it FUN!?!?! Not to mention it was FAST, like ridiculously fast. Having cards already sized to 3"x4", made making that border quick and easy!!!

Pretty cool, right?

I have a question for you. Would you like to see more Project Life (PLxSU) projects here on my blog???? Let me know!

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