Good morning, and welcome to UDI’s MDS Monday Challenge #28 – Using Ribbon. I decided to make a card for this week’s challenge. And I’ve got to tell you, this is NOT the card I started out to make. I had a couple ideas in mind for using the Ribbon in various ways. But as I created my card, it went in a completely different direction. Does that ever happen to you? You have something in mind. Then as you begin stamping (digitally or traditionally), your creation takes on a life of it’s own. It happens to me all the time! Sometimes I like it and sometimes I don’t. In this case, I love this card. And although the ribbon’s use isn’t unique, it is a striking feature on the card and is the finishing touch to balance the card design.
I started with a Crumb Cake background and added a Very Vanilla layer. Then to tone down the Very Vanilla, I added a Soft Suede Vintage Overlay and resized it to fit my Vanilla piece. I added a Pretty In Pink piece and layered it with the Eyelet Border Punch. I stamped that with the Words, from Strength and Hope, in Soft Suede and adjusted the Opacity to make it look “stamped-off”.
Next, I stamped the Vintage Vogue leaf swirls in Old Olive a couple times. I stamped the Vintage Vogue flowers in Pretty In pink, added Real Red circles for the centers, and finished the flowers with Basic Pearls. I then had the perfect place to stamp the Hope “H” in Soft Suede. I finished my card with the Red Satin Ribbon and Ribbon Knot to balance the other strong elements (the H and the flowers).
Now it’s time to check out the other inspiring creations from the Design Team members at Utah Diva’s International.
MDS Page Recipe: Stamps- Strength and Hope, Vintage Vogue, Vintage Overlays; Paper- Kraft (Crumb Cake) Textured CS, Very Vanilla, Pretty In Pink, Real Red Textured CS; Ink- Soft Suede, Pretty In Pink, Old Olive; Accessories- Square Punch, Eyelet Border Punch, Circle Punch, Basic Jewels – Pearls; Satin Ribbon
Good morning! This month we created a cute Card Holder and 4 cards using the Paisley Petals DSP and Four Frames stamp set. I’ve seen this “double-pocket card holder” all over the place, but I followed the video that Kimberly Van Diepen posted. We recycled the brown packing paper that comes with my Stampin’ Up orders to decorated the front of our card holders.
The packing paper comes in a long strip. I cut sections about the length of the Fun Flowers Sizzix Die, and we crumpled the paper all up to get lots of texture. Then we straightened the paper back out and folded it into about 4 layers to run through the Big Shot with the Fun Flowers die. We used the 3 large flowers and just threw away the small centers.
Next, we added some ink to each flower using a variety of stamps from Vintage Vogue and Charming. I just wanted some random ink on the flowers. The largest flowers are stamped with Early Espresso. The medium flowers are stamped with Crumb Cake. And the smallest flowers are stamped with Bravo Burgundy.
Finally, we punched a Bravo Burgundy medium flower with the Boho Blossoms Punch and secured all the layers with a Silver Brad. We added a couple pieces of Cardstock that had been embossed with the Perfect Polka Dots EF and a piece of Early Espresso Satin ribbon (now retired).
I’ll post the 4 matching cards over the next couple of days. Please let me know if you have any questions. Thanks for stopping by!
Card Holder Recipe: Stamps- Vintage Vogue, Charming; Paper- Paisley Petals DSP, Whisper White, Always Artichoke, Brown Packing Paper, Bravo Burgundy; Ink- Early Espresso, Crumb Cake, Bravo Burgundy; Accessories- Fun Flowers Die, Perfect Polka Dots EF, Early Espresso Satin Ribbon (now retired), Whisper White Grosgrain Ribbon, Silver Brad, Boho Blossoms Punch
Good morning! Today I’ll show you the next couple pages from my Rocky Mountain National Park trip. My scrapbook layouts are pretty basic. I want my pictures and journaling to be the focus of my pages. I use a lot of paper patterns and layering to give background interest to my pages.
For these pages, I started with a Sahara Sand base. I added strips of Crumb Cake and Chocolate Chip to break up the middle section, where my pictures are. Then, I added some Striped DSP and Villa DSP to add texture where I don’t have pictures. Finally, I added some stamps from Vintage Vogue to give more texture and movement to my pages. Oh, I think all the layers being different heights make the layout more interesting and keeps all the straight lines from being boring.
Please let me know if you have any questions. Thanks for stopping by!
Left Page Recipe: Stamps- Vintage Vogue; Paper- Kraft (Crumb Cake) Textured CS, Chocolate Chip Textured CS, Chocolate Chip Villa DSP, Kraft (Crumb Cake) Striped DSP, Sahara Sand, So Saffron; Ink- Garden Green, Handsome Hunter, Basic Black; Accessories- Square Punch, Itty Bitty Shapes Punch Pack, Basic Pearls
Right Page Recipe: Stamps- Vintage Vogue; Paper- Kraft (Crumb Cake) Textured CS, Chocolate Chip Textured CS, Chocolate Chip Villa DSP, Kraft (Crumb Cake) Striped DSP, Sahara Sand, So Saffron; Ink- Garden Green, Handsome Hunter, Basic Black; Accessories- Square Punch, Itty Bitty Shapes Punch Pack, Basic Pearls; Fonts- CK Journaling, CK Ali’s Hand
Good morning, and welcome to UDI’s MDS Monday Challenge #6 – SPRING! My spring pictures are from another trip to New Orleans. These pictures are from a 2010 walking tour of New Orleans’ Garden District. I used a variety of Subtles colors and a couple of the Regals colors. I also used my favorite stamp set, Vintage Vogue.
With traditional stamping, I think these flowers look best when they’re cut out and popped up. So in MDS, I simply added an intense shadow (blur=5, opacity=80), and my flowers still have the cut out and popped up look.
Now, check out the other Spring creations from the Design Team members at Utah Diva’s International.
Left Page Recipe: Stamps- Vintage Vogue, Torn Edges; Paper- Sahara Sand, Bashful Blue, Whisper White, Marina Mist Polka Dot DSP, Garden Green, Pretty In Pink, Rose Red; Ink- Rose Red, Garden Green, Wild Wasabi, Pretty In Pink, Whisper White, Marina Mist; Accessories- Circle Punch, Square Punch, Basic Pearls, Modern Label Punch, Satin Ribbon; Fonts- CK Journaling, CK Jacque
Right Page Recipe: Stamps- Vintage Vogue, Torn Edges, Circle Circus; Paper- Sahara Sand, Basic Gray, Bravo Burgundy, Night and Day DSP, So Saffron; Ink- Handsome Hunter, Garden Green, Bravo Burgundy, So Saffron, Basic Black, Whisper White; Accessories- Circle Punch, Square Punch, Basic Pearls, Modern Label Punch, Grosgrain Ribbon; Fonts- none
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Today's card is a combination of the Create With Connie and Mary's CCMC134 sketch challenge and Color Dare's CD93 -- Regal Rose, Pacific Point, and Pink Pirouette. I was immediately inspired by the clean ans simple sketch (CAS). This fits so perfect with my style. So I picked one of my favorite stamp sets, Vintage Vogue. The colors worked great with this sketch, except I did need to stamp my sentiment with Early Espresso to make it stand out more.
This set has great accent pieces for decorating the inside, too, giving a completed look to your card. One of my goals for this year is to make sure I finish the insides of my cards.
Please let me know if you have any questions. Thanks for stopping by!
Card Recipe: Stamps- Vintage Vogue, Sincere Salutations, On Your Birthday (inside); Paper- Very Vanilla, Regal Rose, Pink Pirouette, Pacific Point; Ink- Pacific Point, Pink Pirouette, Regal Rose, Early Espresso; Accessories- Stamp-A-Ma-Jig, Basic Pearls, Perfect Polka Dots EF, Dimensionals
I made this card to swap at the SU! Regional Convention last September. You can’t tell it in this picture, but the centers of the flowers were colored with Versa Marker and embossed with Iridescent Ice.
I’m participating in an Occasions Mini Catalog/Sale-A-Bration swap this weekend. I’ll be posting my swap card on Monday. And I can’t wait to see what the other ladies create.
Thanks for stopping by, and Have A Great Weekend!
Card Recipe: Stamps- Thank You Kindly, Vintage Vogue, En Francais; Paper- Old Olive, Very Vanilla, Chocolate Chip; Ink- Perfect Plum, Pretty In Pink (marker for center), Old Olive, Chocolate Chip; Accessories- Scallop Square Punch, Satin Ribbon, Stamp-A-Ma-Jig, Stampin' Sponges, Dimensionals
