MDS Monday - Valentine's Day 2015

Happy Monday! Did you have a good weekend? Now about your weather? We're getting wintry mix here - it's cold enough to be snow, but up where the clouds are, it's warm. So we're getting ice. I'm so not going anywhere today! :D

We're not big on Valentine's around here. I've NEVER liked the day, and it's never really all it's cracked up to be. :) The best one I ever had, as a matter of fact, was in college when three friends came over and made me dinner. :D

ANYWAY. Kenn brought me home chocolate-covered strawberries - one of my faves, and these are pretty low-carb because it was thin dark chocolate, mostly! :) - and some roses from Kroger. There were four colors of roses, but this is my favorite picture that would fit in an oval. :D  Super simple page, Melon Mambo and Whisper White, one stamp, one "punch", and voila! It's done. :)

OK, I'm outta here! Maybe I'll take some time to create something today. Or maybe I'll take a nap... :D

Have a wonderful day! If you're stuck at home, maybe you should take the time to download your trial version of MY DIGITAL STUDIO here and play with it for thirty days! It's SO much fun!

MDS Monday - Traveling in the Midwest

Happy Monday! It's NOVEMBER, people!!! Are you working on your Christmas cards? Gifts? Scrapbooks so you can drop in your photos? Me, either. It's time to go full tilt for the open house! :D

In the meantime, MY DIGITAL STUDIO continues to make my life easier. :) I really like this page; it didn't take me too long at all, once I decided what theme I wanted. I enjoyed this trip, very much - but it was difficult to capture the amazing splendor of God's artwork!!! There was so much I just had to soak in... :)

We had a wonderful trip, and came back to jump right back in again with both feet. :D

OK, I'm outta here, people. :D Have a WONDERFUL day, and be sure to MAKE the time to stamp SOMETHING!

MDS Monday - Summer Flowers

Happy Monday! Did you have a wonderful weekend? Are you ready for this week? It's the last week of August - how did that happen?!?!? People are already starting to talk about the open house...

OK. I'm not hyper-ventilating...

:D

The flowers in our back yard have been simply lovely this year. I wanted to be able to do a challenge, and I know y'all are tired of seeing my photos of my niece. :D So you get flowers!

This is a SUDSOL challenge, done on MY DIGITAL STUDIO. It makes scrapbooking SO easy!

OK, y'all, I'm outta here! Have a wonderful day - and be sure to make the time to stamp SOMEthing!

MDS Monday - My Pumpkin

HAPPY MONDAY! Did you have a good weekend?? I did. Good news, good friends, a little time with a good guy... :D

I kinda had fun with this page. :) I love pumpkins, and I love Kenn - so we combined them when we went to Indiana last fall; this was at a pumpkin patch/stand in Eaton, Ohio. We had a relaxing, great time - it was a BEAUTIFUL mid-October.

Ahhhh, memories. That's probably one of the biggest reasons I'm enjoying MDS so much; I get to relive memories really fast, because everything comes together so quickly. I can play, I can use ALL my photos (like using them for the background paper!), and I can play with color.

OK, I'm outta here! :D Have a WONDERFUL day - and be SURE to take the time to stamp something!

MDS Monday - Kenn in 2013

HAPPY MONDAY! :) Did you have a good weekend??

This is gonna be a quick post; I had to find a sketch I liked, and then scrap this to show you. I'm tired of SITTING. :D

We had some special times last year, Kenn and I. It was a CRAZY, whirlwind year, but he still takes my breath away after 17 years. :) So I wanted to scrap a few of my favorite shots from the year.

Just throwing in a little patterned paper jazzed everything up, kept it masculine but fun. What do you think?

OK, I'm outta here! I hope you've tried MDS by now - you can try it for 30 days for free, you know!!! Have a wonderful day! Be sure and take the time to STAMP something! :)

MDS Monday - Naomi's Christmas in TN 2013

HAPPY MONDAY!

Goodness! Here we are at the first Monday in 2014. :D And I have one of my favorite subjects to show you in a scrapbook page. :D

We had a blast having a toddler here for Christmas - but do I ever wish I'd felt better!! She is a joy to watch, and funny and SMART!

There's a Whisper White border around the page, which is why the title strip looks a little funny. :)

Don't forget that you can click on the picture to see it larger! (I mean, who wouldn't want to see this cutie up close?!? :D)

OK, I'm outta here! Y'all keep WARM today, and safe! And take the time to STAMP something!!

MDS Monday - Fall Bucket List 2013

Welcome to LABOR DAY! Hopefully you've got the day off, and can enjoy some time with friends and family. :)

Be sure and click on the photo, to see its original size. I had a lot of fun creating this for our den; I framed it and hung it on the wall, so we can both see it and make sure we do things together during this incredibly busy season. :)

I can't tell you how much you're missing by not trying out MY DIGITAL STUDIO. I love to just doodle, figure out new things to do - I got the idea from Pinterest for this, but the things on the list weren't our kinds of things. THESE are. It's very personalized for just us - not kids, not my parents, not anyone who just wants to print it off. We haven't been to Indiana together for two years - and it's one of our favorite times of the year to visit. We're planning to go up and stay over Kenn's birthday, so it can just be our time to celebrate him. :) You get the idea!

Seriously. Go click on the link. Try it for 30 days - design and get your Christmas cards printed while you try it out. Then put it on your Christmas list for Santa!!!!! :D

OK, I'm outta here. CINDERELLA kicks into high gear; only two more Mondays after today until we open! EEK! :D Have a wonderful day - and be sure to make the time to stamp SOMEthing!

Scrapping with KIDS - post 2

Good Wednesday morning! Are you having a good week?

These are from the kids' paper bag scrapbook I made; the two-page layout  has the Petite Pocket on it (the one the phone booth is stamped on) for hidden journaling. That's such a fun die! (And how wonderful is it that my nieces and nephews love the Big Shot, too?!?! :D)

Again, we just had FUN sitting and creating for two hours a day, three days in a row. :) I love my family.

OK, I'm outta here! Have a wonderful day! Take the time to stamp - or SCRAP! - something!

Scrapping with KIDS: Next two pages!

HAPPY FRIDAY! How are you?? Have you had a good week? Are you startled and amazed that I'm here three days in a row again?!? :D

So, today I'm showing you the insert for the first "envelope" in our scrapbook bags and the first two-page layout. I wanted to keep it simple and fun for them. Don't forget, you can see the whole photo bigger if you click on it! And ask me questions if you want - I feel like these are pretty self-explanatory. :D

We have a hostess club get-together tonight, and I can't wait. We're going to have a wonderful time! :) I hope you have a wonderful weekend - and be sure to take the time to stamp SOMETHING! :)

Scrapping with KIDS! :D

Hi, everyone! :D Are you pleasantly surprised to see me?!?! :D

I'm going to share pictures of my sample for my nieces and nephews at our family reunion. They each did their own thing, and were great fun to watch as they developed their own styles in their books. :) Today I'll show you the front and back. :)

I wanted them to feel free to use anything they wanted; I used buttons, ribbons, designer series paper, die cuts with the Big Shot - boy, did they LOVE that machine! :D - ink, card stock, and punches! :D

The 2012 Sale-a-Bration items played a large role in what we used, because my parents purchased special things for the project and I chose coordinating items from the SAB mini for FREE. Can't beat that with a stick.... :D

Don't forget that you can click on the photos to see them the same size I uploaded them. :)  I'm not going to link to anything with these shares; if you have questions, please don't hesitate to ask me! And if you want to have a last-minute Stampin' Up! party before I leave June 3, call me!!!! :)

Now, go STAMP something!!!

MDS Monday - My Photographer

 

Hello, y'all! :D It's STILL Monday here in the Pacific Northwest, so here you go! :D

These photos are all from today - we got home about two hours ago, and they're fresh off the camera. Again, it's SO fun to be able to put them on a page right away!

As you can tell, it was absolutely beautiful here today. We had to go to the laundromat this morning, so we came home, ate lunch, and left to go up the coast. I climbed rocks, hills, and fought the wind - and I'm wiped out! :)

Just an FYI for those of you who haven't heard: I'll be home at the end of June now. We're cutting our trip short. But I can't wait to get home and stamp; since we're not staying here long, I'm not unpacking everything and it is a PAIN. I've made a card to show you soon, but I doubt I'll be very steadfast at blogging for a few weeks. I'm sorry. It's just gotta be like that. :D

OK, I'm outta here. Have a wonderful day - and be SURE to make the time to stamp something!

MDS Monday - I ♥ Blogging!

Happy Monday! :) This is another sketch challenge from SUDSOL, but I really love how it worked for this page. :)

I do love my other blog; it's really fun. This one is sometimes work, but I love sharing with you. :D Especially when I hear back from you - Ginny, thank you so much for almost always commenting. You're the BEST. :)

OK, I'm outta here! Have a wonderful day! And check out MDS - it's so much fun! Remember, you can try it for 30 days without having to purchase it! (Please make sure to choose me for your demonstrator before you order, and ESPECIALLY to go shopping from my business site!!!!)

I'm back! :)

So sorry I seemed to disappear - taking care of Naomi didn't seem to leave much in my daily allotment of brain cells. :D I'm glad you're still here!!!

I'm sharing another challenge scrapbook page with you today. :) I DO have some other things to share, so enjoy this today while I get photos where they need to be, etc. :) It's a bit busier than I normally design, but it was ICE! at Gaylord. So fun! :D

Have a wonderful day! Be sure and STAMP something today! Are you ready for Christmas? :D

Friday - MDS Share!

Happy Friday! After such a short work week last week, I'm sure your week has felt super-long. Got big plans this weekend? Coming to the open house? :D Coming to tell me to have a great trip? Or perhaps bringing me a cute ornament to replace the ones my suicidal Christmas tree took out with it?
:D

Anyway! This is a page I did for a SUDSOL challenge; it was a SUPER-easy sketch. I really love this one - and the DSP, while retired IRL, lives on forever after I've downloaded it from Stampin' Up! :D

I just wanted to share something quick and easy; will do the same for Monday, too, because I'll be traveling. My sister is hosting a party next Saturday, and I can't wait to meet her friends and introduce them to Stampin' Up! I sent her some samples, and she's loving them! :D

OK, I'm outta here! SOOOOOOOO much to do! I hope I'll get to see you Sunday! And regardless, be sure you make the time to STAMP something!

Have you gotten your free downloads yet???

Seriously. FREE. Usable with any scrapbooking software or MY DIGITAL STUDIO. Heck, while you're there, download MDS2 for a free 30-day trial! You're going to LOVE it, I tell you!!! :D

Here's another page I made for a challenge, using MDS. I love my book!!! (Oh, and this one won me a prize, too! :D )

Scrapbook Challenge

Good morning! Have you have good week so far?

This was a sketch challenge from a Stampin' Up! demonstrators' list I'm on; I like challenges. They get me to use my supplies in ways I might not ordinarily.

Take this layout, for instance. I rarely layer this much, or angle both the photo and the journaling. It's a fun layout, and a way of emphasizing a photo for a story. :)

MY DIGITAL STUDIO is getting a huge upgrade this fall. I cannot wait! AND Stampin' Up! will allow you to try the software for 30 days for FREE. I love this software - and I wish I could show you all my book. It's gotten lots of OOOHs and AAAAHs this weekend! :) If I were thinking about getting MDS, I think I'd wait at this point until the upgrade comes out, and use it for the 30 days. I really think you'll love it!

OK, I'm outta here! Have a WONDERFUL day! Be sure and take the time to stamp something!

Friday, and it's MDS Day!

So, I've told you I'm making Kenn a scrapbook for this year's anniversary. This is one of the pages in it - and it's one of my favorites. :) So, enjoy - and if you're not even thinking about MY DIGITAL STUDIO, I HIGHLY encourage you to do so!!!!!

Have a wonderful weekend! I'll see you on Monday! And don't forget to MAKE the time to STAMP something!!!

Happy Anniversary, Kenn Stilger!

Today is our fifteenth anniversary. In some ways, it's been a LONG fifteen years; we've been through a LOT together. But this anniversary finds us counting our blessings more than ever - including each other. We still have our areas where we struggle with each other, just like anyone else, but they become a little less each year. :D This is the cover of an 8x8 hardcover memory book I'm making him - made MUCH more difficult by my hard drive crash. My backup only saved half of my photos. AUGH! :D

Anyway. :D I won't be available today; I'm getting a massage and we're going out to a very special dinner. Have a wonderful day, be sure to tell the people you love that you love them, and take the time to STAMP something. (I may not be stamping today, but I can almost guarantee that a thought or two will sneak into my mind.... :D)

Another MY DIGITAL STUDIO show-off!

Good thing Kenn doesn't check out my stamping blog often. :D I'm trying to finish a book for our anniversary next week, and this is one of the pages. I'll show you the second page of the two-page layout tomorrow!

Seriously MDS is SO fun to use!!!! It makes it as easy as you want! :)


I'm off! I hope you're having a wonderful day! Now, then. Make sure to take the time to STAMP something!!! :)

Christmas and Scrapping!

Hi, everyone! I hope you had a great weekend - does anyone else have the problem that your weekends are so packed, you're not rested??? UGH! :D

Anyway. This is a 6x6 card from our CHRISTMAS IN JULY class; you could easily put a family photo on the front, or simply leave it blank for simplicity's sake.

The bottom photo is the inside; the greeting is right where someone could put a photo from their Christmas celebration! To use as a 2-page 6x6 layout, they'd simply cut down the fold. Voila!

Colors are Sahara Sand Cherry Cobbler, and Early Espresso.

OK, time to get busy again! :) I hope you're having a WONDERFUL day - and be sure to take the time to STAMP something!!!!