I had a lovely night last night with four lovely ladies at my Card Buffet. Two sets of moms and adult daughters came and spent time with their loved ones creating cards and it was just a joyous time with ideas of other crafty things flowing freely. Other crafty things... Hmmm, I can hear my wheels spinning. NO! Control yourself! The house is FULL!!! ;>)
My thanks to Judy, Cheri, Katheleen, and Susan for giving me such an enjoyable evening even though we were missing some on our wonderful "regulars".
Zeus, the cat. enlivened the night too. Crazy feline! He seems to have mastered, "Make yourself at home." He doesn't live there either...
For Susan: the websites I mentioned (bulk crafty stuff you might need -- "Need" being a relative term...) were:
http://www.orientaltrading.com/
and
http://www.discountschoolsupply.com/Product/ProductList.aspx?category=0&keyword=crayons&scategoryid=0 (for massive quantities of crayons)
Susan, I'd definitely look into Oriental Trading if you'll be making multiples of projects. If you spend a little time exploring the site a MULTITUDE of possibilities will spring into your head. :>)
Cheri, I think it IS the park. My son would be the loudest out there. :>)
I hope to get to see you all again soon. :>)
Saturday, August 25, 2012
Monday, August 20, 2012
Cards for August Card Buffet
Here are the cards I plan to make available this Friday night, August 24th for the Card Buffet. If you're going to be in Oxnard and are feeling crafty, please let me know you plan to join us.
All cards (except the fabric one) are $1.50 apiece if you bring your own double-sided tape or $2.00 if you use mine to make your cards. Make the ones you choose. I provide the materials and tools. If you fall in love with them, I can help you out with purchasing your own. Come and go as you wish betweeen 7 pm and Midnight. Just be sure I know you plan to be there.
I used our new Core'dinations Cardstock in Early Espresso with the Stampin' Sanding Block and the Bird Punch (for the branches) and Owl Punch for this one. I've always loved our Woodgrain Background stamp but I think this is even more fun!
I've seen this technique many times but this is the first time I've tried it. Come let me show you how to make this beautiful card using the Creative Elements Stamp Set.
The Fabulous You Stamp Set is the basis of this fun card. Sorry it doesn't photograph well. It's FAR more fabulous in person!
This one's made with Papillon Potpourri stamp set with some Stitched Satin Ribbon and a spritzing from the new Stampin' Spritzers.
This one, made with the new Bootiful Occasions Stamp Set and the star from the new Merry Minis Punch Pack (126882), is just plain FUN!
I played with all sorts of new goodies to make this one, including the: Perfectly Preserved Stamp Set,
Orchard Harvest Fabric, Comfort Cafe Designer Series Paper, Antique Brads, Denim Jean Ribbon, and new Jumbo Sticky Rounds to keep my fabric all together.
Orchard Harvest Fabric, Comfort Cafe Designer Series Paper, Antique Brads, Denim Jean Ribbon, and new Jumbo Sticky Rounds to keep my fabric all together.
This one is $2.00 or $2.50 if you use my SNAIL.
Here's another which needs to be seen in person for full effect. Cottage Window Stamp Set actually seems to invite you in when seen in person. :>) Of course the Square Lattice Embossing Folder and some Stampin' Dimensionals (that's "Sticky Uppy Things" to those of you who are used to me), add a lot of depth that's difficult to see in a photo.
I hope to see you to play on Friday night. Please let me know! :>)
Saturday, August 18, 2012
A picture from years ago on a new MDS2 page
I played with my new MDS2 program again last night. I love being able to put a picture in a punch shape!
This is us with Aaron's Psuedo-Sister getting ready for bed years ago. I titled it, "Goodnight Moon," and used the music paper because I was doing my sung version of the book, "Goodnight Moon," when this picture was taken. Aaron and I read the book so many times I finally just made up a musical version to entertain myself. At night, we read three books and the last was always "Goodnight Moon". Aaron had the option to choose: read, recite or sing. Many nights the choice was, "Sing!" :>)
If you'd like to know what downloads I used to make this page, just let me know.
Monday, August 13, 2012
What's coming up?
I spent a HUGE chunk of today on the computer getting stuff for my business organized. I typed out "recipes" (lists of needed items for individual projects), and I worked out how I'm going to deal with the next two classes I plan to teach.
THIS FRIDAY (August 17, 2012) I'll have a Card Buffet in Oxnard from 7 pm until Midnight. I' need to decide which cards I'm going to use because I've been doing a BUNCH of designing this past week. Bronchitis and the inability to go out and exercise will do that to me...
I've been having a wonderful time designing cards with new stuff from the Stampin' Up! Holiday Minicatalog! In just the last few days I've tried out all these goodies (click on the links for a better look):
New Core'dinations Cardstock -- this can be sanded to bring out the new shade from the INSIDE of the cardstock! WONDERFUL with embossing folders.
New 1/8" silver Minibrads Flower centers!
Watercolor Winter Stamp Set -- Two-step stamping for Christmas
The new Dazzle Markers -- in silver and in gold -- FINALLY! Metallic markers that don't make my lungs angry!
Festival of Prints Designer Series Paper pack -- I'm using these for my paper bead class soon but they'd be terrific as mats for pictures in a holiday album
The Googly Ghouls stamp set and Googly Eyes -- an adorable stamp set meant to be used with our self adhesive googly eyes
The Perfectly Preserved stamp set -- this would go beautifully with gifts for a down-home touch
The Orchard Harvest Designer Fabric and Jumbo Sticky Rounds -- I'm figuring out how to incorporate fabric into my projects little by little. These Sticky Rounds will help BIG TIME! I started working with them and asked them where they'd been all my life... Don't tell my husband.
The Woodgrain Embossing Folder and Autumn Accents BigZ die for making autumn come to life
and, of course, My Digital Studio 2 -- SO excited!
There's so much more! I just want to get started on my Holiday Cards!!!
If you don't have your copy of the Holiday Minicatalog yet, let me know and we'll see how to get one to you. I'll have some available on Friday Night and, we could always book YOUR PARTY so you and your friends can make cards on your schedule instead of deep into the night on a Friday.
THIS FRIDAY (August 17, 2012) I'll have a Card Buffet in Oxnard from 7 pm until Midnight. I' need to decide which cards I'm going to use because I've been doing a BUNCH of designing this past week. Bronchitis and the inability to go out and exercise will do that to me...
I've been having a wonderful time designing cards with new stuff from the Stampin' Up! Holiday Minicatalog! In just the last few days I've tried out all these goodies (click on the links for a better look):
New Core'dinations Cardstock -- this can be sanded to bring out the new shade from the INSIDE of the cardstock! WONDERFUL with embossing folders.
New 1/8" silver Minibrads Flower centers!
Watercolor Winter Stamp Set -- Two-step stamping for Christmas
The new Dazzle Markers -- in silver and in gold -- FINALLY! Metallic markers that don't make my lungs angry!
Festival of Prints Designer Series Paper pack -- I'm using these for my paper bead class soon but they'd be terrific as mats for pictures in a holiday album
The Googly Ghouls stamp set and Googly Eyes -- an adorable stamp set meant to be used with our self adhesive googly eyes
The Perfectly Preserved stamp set -- this would go beautifully with gifts for a down-home touch
The Orchard Harvest Designer Fabric and Jumbo Sticky Rounds -- I'm figuring out how to incorporate fabric into my projects little by little. These Sticky Rounds will help BIG TIME! I started working with them and asked them where they'd been all my life... Don't tell my husband.
The Woodgrain Embossing Folder and Autumn Accents BigZ die for making autumn come to life
and, of course, My Digital Studio 2 -- SO excited!
There's so much more! I just want to get started on my Holiday Cards!!!
If you don't have your copy of the Holiday Minicatalog yet, let me know and we'll see how to get one to you. I'll have some available on Friday Night and, we could always book YOUR PARTY so you and your friends can make cards on your schedule instead of deep into the night on a Friday.
One Stamp, Three Cards
Hi All,
I wanted to specifically thank three of the people at Pacific Coast ReBath for their going above and beyond and refusing to leave us hanging out to dry. I thought the rubber duckie would make for a cute theme, so I chose a stamp from the set, "Easy Events". Here's what I did to make three different cards using the same stamp:
Here I used the block printing technique to add interest behind our little duckie and used a distressing tool on the edges.
A little simple repetition and a spotlight here:
Hmmm,,, How to make a duckie a little bit masculine?
I tried the Chevron Embossing Folder, some brads from the Regals Collection., and the "One in a Million" stamp set.
What do you think of my efforts? What would you have tried?
I wanted to specifically thank three of the people at Pacific Coast ReBath for their going above and beyond and refusing to leave us hanging out to dry. I thought the rubber duckie would make for a cute theme, so I chose a stamp from the set, "Easy Events". Here's what I did to make three different cards using the same stamp:
Here I used the block printing technique to add interest behind our little duckie and used a distressing tool on the edges.
I tried the Chevron Embossing Folder, some brads from the Regals Collection., and the "One in a Million" stamp set.
What do you think of my efforts? What would you have tried?
Sunday, August 5, 2012
Our New Bathroom!
Another reason I've been incommunicado for a while is the remodeling of our bathroom. I posted the destruction ( I think the ReBath folks prefer the term, "demolition") a few weeks ago. It was an interesting journey and I LOVE OUR NEW BATHROOM!!! The folks at ReBath did a WONDERFUL job and we couldn't be happier with it. It is, by far, the nicest room in our house!
For the "before" pictures, take a look at the, "Marcia, Where have you been?" post from July 12th.
We had a few bumps in the road on the way to getting it done but we're VERY impressed with the ReBath folks (Oxnard Store). They gave the phrase "Above and Beyond" new meaning! If you have a while, here's the saga...
Monday morning: Shawn, our wonderful guy who was in charge of our installation, showed up at 8am, just as we'd discussed. He laid (layed? lay?) out drop cloths, discussed the project with me, and hauled in the implements of destruction. He was a bit concerned about the little built-out area (about 6 inches) at the end of the shower enclosure. He demolished our bathroom with minimal mess and hauled everything outside. He was super patient with The Curious Ones (yes, Aaron AND me too...) popping in to watch and ask questions. Shawn was surprised that the built-out area caused no problems and said so. I should have warned him then and there!
Our house BITES! What I mean by that is, every time we do a home improvement project we find that the people who built the house were insane and did things in every screwy way possible. At LEAST once during every home improvement project we do, it bites someone in some manner by confounding their best efforts and requiring 3 or 4 extra trips to Home Depot as we, little by little, figure out what's going on. Please note that the home improvement projects have, until now, been done by us, not by professionals, but I still had a LOT of confidence that the house was going to bite Shawn somewhere along the line.
He got everything torn out by about 4 pm and decided he'd go ahead and move the drain that night to be that much farther ahead on Tuesday. The drain needed to be moved as we were converting from a shower to a bathtub. Figuring it would be a 45 minute project, he dove right in.
CHOMP! CHOMP! CHOMP!
Off went the water. On went the jackhammer and Shawn soon discovered that there were two pipes directly in the way of where he needed to put the drain. Naturally... Okay, no problem, thought Shawn in his naivete. Poor Shawn! He started by cutting the pipes in preparation for putting in elbows to go around the hole. First problem: our pipes aren't the standard gauge. He made a trip to Home Depot (I knew THAT was coming...) and got fittings which would fit. Then the wrestling match began. He welded in one piece after another and, every time he turned the water back on he found that something was leaking. It wasn't his welds. It was coming from somewhere else. Over and over, he tried. around 8 pm he made a phone call asking someone to go back to Home Depot and bring more parts. I later found out that it was his wife, Kirsten, who went and got the parts, brought them to our house, and hauled all the pieces of our old bathroom out to the truck in the dark!
Shawn continued to try to get all the pipes together so we'd have water for the night. He was getting more and more frustrated. I could almost hear the house giggling at him... At almost 10 pm, Shawn got everything together and confidently turned our water back on. Oops! It was STILL leaking. He was SO upset (and trying hard no to show it)! He obviously did NOT want to leave us in the lurch but, as every hardware store in the area was closed at that point, he' didn't have a lot of choice. He jury-rigged it as best he could with towels and (you guessed it!) duct tape so we could get a shower. I told him to relax and go home. What are you gonna do? There's no point in getting all upset about it. Apparently, a LOT of people do...
END Day 1.
Tuesday: Shawn had told me he had a staff meeting so he'd be a little later. He showed up at 9 and got right to work, apologizing all the way for the problem of the night before. It took him more jackhammering and an additional 3 hours to finally find the darn leak and fix it. Smooth sailing from here on, right? Not at OUR house.
Okay, so the rest of what happened really wasn't our house's fault but ours became the project they'll curse for years to come.
Shawn put in the new wall boards to prepare to put in the tub and, around 1 pm, headed out to lunch, saying he'd be back in about an hour and a half with the tub. 3 pm rolls around. No Shawn. Hmmm... This does not bode well. Though I was unaware, the good folks at ReBath were, at that moment, having a fit and trying to figure out how to finish our project in a timely manner because the supplier sent them a 66" tub to fit in our 60" hole!
I've really gotta hand it to them. Every time something came up, they SOLVED the problem before calling me about it. At 3:30 Shawn called and said there was a little problem. Since the 66" tub was NOT going to fit in our bathroom, they'd spent an hour and a half shuffling around projects so they could get a tub installed in our house. We had ordered a nice 19" deep soaking tub. Shawn called me a told me they could install a 21" deep JETTED tub for us since they didn't have ours. In addition, since it was a slightly different color, they'd change out the toilet to match and we'd have several thousand dollars worth of upgrades for free if the new color was okay with us. Shawn hauled the tub to the house, we broke out the color samples of all the parts, I swapped out the trim color of paint and we were good to go. WHOO HOO! Free jets!!!!!!!!
We even ended up with an upgraded toilet with a seat and lid that refuse to slam. See, here it is letting itself down gently... :>) It even looks like it's smiling.
Before the day was out, the tub was in, the walls were starting to go up, the electrician had pulled wires for the new dedicated circuit for the tub and installed the lights and fan. From potential disaster to serious progress in one day!
END Day 2.
I, ever impatient, felt the need to climb into the tub even without water. Pixley, finding no water in the tub, decided to join me.
Wednesday: Things proceeded apace. YEAH! Shawn seemed unusually subdued that morning and I wondered what was up. The fixtures and the "Shower Tower" (giant soap dish) went in.
Here's the new sink and our dispensers of various items. Our Medicine cabinet has two sections. We share the larger one and the smaller one, on the left, is all mine.
And the important stuff in the medicine cabinet -- Bubble Bath!!!
Incredibly long story short, we would HIGHLY recommend the folks at Pacific Coast (Oxnard) ReBath! If you're considering remodelling your bathroom let us know and we can get you the info you need (and we get $100 for referring you). :>)
For the "before" pictures, take a look at the, "Marcia, Where have you been?" post from July 12th.
We had a few bumps in the road on the way to getting it done but we're VERY impressed with the ReBath folks (Oxnard Store). They gave the phrase "Above and Beyond" new meaning! If you have a while, here's the saga...
Monday morning: Shawn, our wonderful guy who was in charge of our installation, showed up at 8am, just as we'd discussed. He laid (layed? lay?) out drop cloths, discussed the project with me, and hauled in the implements of destruction. He was a bit concerned about the little built-out area (about 6 inches) at the end of the shower enclosure. He demolished our bathroom with minimal mess and hauled everything outside. He was super patient with The Curious Ones (yes, Aaron AND me too...) popping in to watch and ask questions. Shawn was surprised that the built-out area caused no problems and said so. I should have warned him then and there!
Our house BITES! What I mean by that is, every time we do a home improvement project we find that the people who built the house were insane and did things in every screwy way possible. At LEAST once during every home improvement project we do, it bites someone in some manner by confounding their best efforts and requiring 3 or 4 extra trips to Home Depot as we, little by little, figure out what's going on. Please note that the home improvement projects have, until now, been done by us, not by professionals, but I still had a LOT of confidence that the house was going to bite Shawn somewhere along the line.
He got everything torn out by about 4 pm and decided he'd go ahead and move the drain that night to be that much farther ahead on Tuesday. The drain needed to be moved as we were converting from a shower to a bathtub. Figuring it would be a 45 minute project, he dove right in.
CHOMP! CHOMP! CHOMP!
Off went the water. On went the jackhammer and Shawn soon discovered that there were two pipes directly in the way of where he needed to put the drain. Naturally... Okay, no problem, thought Shawn in his naivete. Poor Shawn! He started by cutting the pipes in preparation for putting in elbows to go around the hole. First problem: our pipes aren't the standard gauge. He made a trip to Home Depot (I knew THAT was coming...) and got fittings which would fit. Then the wrestling match began. He welded in one piece after another and, every time he turned the water back on he found that something was leaking. It wasn't his welds. It was coming from somewhere else. Over and over, he tried. around 8 pm he made a phone call asking someone to go back to Home Depot and bring more parts. I later found out that it was his wife, Kirsten, who went and got the parts, brought them to our house, and hauled all the pieces of our old bathroom out to the truck in the dark!
Shawn continued to try to get all the pipes together so we'd have water for the night. He was getting more and more frustrated. I could almost hear the house giggling at him... At almost 10 pm, Shawn got everything together and confidently turned our water back on. Oops! It was STILL leaking. He was SO upset (and trying hard no to show it)! He obviously did NOT want to leave us in the lurch but, as every hardware store in the area was closed at that point, he' didn't have a lot of choice. He jury-rigged it as best he could with towels and (you guessed it!) duct tape so we could get a shower. I told him to relax and go home. What are you gonna do? There's no point in getting all upset about it. Apparently, a LOT of people do...
END Day 1.
Tuesday: Shawn had told me he had a staff meeting so he'd be a little later. He showed up at 9 and got right to work, apologizing all the way for the problem of the night before. It took him more jackhammering and an additional 3 hours to finally find the darn leak and fix it. Smooth sailing from here on, right? Not at OUR house.
Okay, so the rest of what happened really wasn't our house's fault but ours became the project they'll curse for years to come.
Shawn put in the new wall boards to prepare to put in the tub and, around 1 pm, headed out to lunch, saying he'd be back in about an hour and a half with the tub. 3 pm rolls around. No Shawn. Hmmm... This does not bode well. Though I was unaware, the good folks at ReBath were, at that moment, having a fit and trying to figure out how to finish our project in a timely manner because the supplier sent them a 66" tub to fit in our 60" hole!
I've really gotta hand it to them. Every time something came up, they SOLVED the problem before calling me about it. At 3:30 Shawn called and said there was a little problem. Since the 66" tub was NOT going to fit in our bathroom, they'd spent an hour and a half shuffling around projects so they could get a tub installed in our house. We had ordered a nice 19" deep soaking tub. Shawn called me a told me they could install a 21" deep JETTED tub for us since they didn't have ours. In addition, since it was a slightly different color, they'd change out the toilet to match and we'd have several thousand dollars worth of upgrades for free if the new color was okay with us. Shawn hauled the tub to the house, we broke out the color samples of all the parts, I swapped out the trim color of paint and we were good to go. WHOO HOO! Free jets!!!!!!!!
We even ended up with an upgraded toilet with a seat and lid that refuse to slam. See, here it is letting itself down gently... :>) It even looks like it's smiling.
Before the day was out, the tub was in, the walls were starting to go up, the electrician had pulled wires for the new dedicated circuit for the tub and installed the lights and fan. From potential disaster to serious progress in one day!
END Day 2.
I never have to scrub grout again!!!
The painter came to start the resurfacing of the walls and I went to go pick up Aaron at his Lego Green Engineering Class. Then came the phone call...
It was Blair, calling from a ReBath truck rolling through Fresno on her way up to the Bay Area. Another small little problem... ANOTHER distributor had scheduled delivery of our counter for Tuesday (the day befor). Blair had called them when it didn't show up and they blithely informed her they weren't carrying that stone anymore. Lovely... Apparently, Shawn was being a bit quiet because he knew things were going to pot again.
Once again, the ReBath Folks had SOLVED the problem BEFORE calling me. Blair was on her way to pick up a raw slab of the stone she'd spent all morning hunting down on the phone. The plan was to pick it up, return to Oxnard and deliver it to their fabricator, and get it cut and polished for us to have installed. The bugaboo? It was going to take about a week for the fabricator to get it done. What NOW?!? They already had planned and prepared to install another slab, sink, and faucet for us to use in the meantime.
When Blair called she was obviously prepared for me to go ballistic. I burst out laughing! I just don't see a point to getting all upset and yelling at people. All of them were so obviously doing everything they could in the situation. How could I get mad? I mentioned that Shawn had seemed weird that morning. She told me he'd told her SHE had to call this time! :>)
I went home and stuck my head around the corner into the bathroom, asking Shawn, "So, you weren't gonna tell me, huh?" He just smiled and said, " Nope, I told Blair she had to." I called him a chicken and he just smiled again. :>)
By the end of the day the room was painted and the medicine cabinet and linen cabinet had gone in.
That night I went to get hardware for them and was SO looking forward to a bath!! Had to wait for the sealant to cure. Darn!
End Day 3
Thursday was uneventful as far as disasters go. The counter and towel bars, hooks, etc. all went in and the paint was touched up. I came home from getting Aaron to find the place clean, Shawn gone, and a new little friend on the edge of my brand new tub. I think I'll call him Shawn. :>)
The following Friday, Mike came to swap out the counter we'd been using for our own. Here are a few shots of our beautiful bathroom:
We had the linen cabinet recessed into the wall. It's 9 inches deep but only about 3 of them stick out.
Here's the new sink and our dispensers of various items. Our Medicine cabinet has two sections. We share the larger one and the smaller one, on the left, is all mine.
The obligatory candle holders
And the important stuff in the medicine cabinet -- Bubble Bath!!!
Our thanks to all the wonderful people at ReBath who SOLVED all the problems, NEVER left us in the lurch (though it would have been so easy to do...), were friendly and generally lovely people at all times, and left us with a BEAUTIFUL new bathroom!
My new toy: MDS2 YIPPEE!!!!!
Hi All. I've been lost in the deep recesses of summer with an active child. I've been intending to post stuff. REALLY! Sorry about that...
I'm having a WONDERFUL time playing with my new toy, MDS2!!! YOU CAN GET A FREE 30 DAY TRIAL ON MY WEBSITE!!! For the uninitiated, MDS2 is the new updated version of Stampin' Up!'s digital program, "My Digital Studio". I thought the MDS program was terrific before (It was!) but now, it totally blows me away. The new functionalities allow lots of fun new stuff. Though I'm barely touching the surface here, I'll point out a few things below:
The pages get wackier as you go down. :>)
Just trying out a few features -- cohesive pages later...
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Loving this as an introductory page for an album! It took all of about 3 minutes, 2 of those to find the pictures. The program resized the picture to fit the circle perfectly.
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This took all of 4 minutes including the stiches and staples (especially the one by Aaron's toe on his broken leg).
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Okay, this is weird.... :>)
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Giving equal time to our canine friends...
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I'm currently working on a partial family album for our son and I'm definitely going to use something like this for it -- Family Tree -- get it? :>)
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Ready to get psychedelic? I had so much fun doing this!!! At full size, the blurred shadow behind my friendly guitarist REALLY messes with your eyes! :>)
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I started off with the same stamp as on the guitarist, above. I dropped in a diffused shadow and colored individual portions of the stamp. I threw on the ribbon and knot and there we go.. I have NO idea what I'd ever use this for but it was awfully fun to make!
Are you ready to check this out? You can order a FREE Trial Download of MDS2 from my website and use it for 30 days!!! Just go to www.playwithmarcia.stampinup.net . You really have nothing to lose. Email me ( mlycat@earthlink.net) if you have questions and I'll be happy to help you out.
I'm having SO MUCH FUN!!! :>)
I'm having a WONDERFUL time playing with my new toy, MDS2!!! YOU CAN GET A FREE 30 DAY TRIAL ON MY WEBSITE!!! For the uninitiated, MDS2 is the new updated version of Stampin' Up!'s digital program, "My Digital Studio". I thought the MDS program was terrific before (It was!) but now, it totally blows me away. The new functionalities allow lots of fun new stuff. Though I'm barely touching the surface here, I'll point out a few things below:
The pages get wackier as you go down. :>)
Just trying out a few features -- cohesive pages later...
- The buterfly is done as a watermark. I can see beautiful watermarked backgrounds in my furure.
- The circle is a stamp colored in two colors, just like you can do on regular stamps with the Stampin' Up! Markers.
- The picture with the Easter Bunny was dropped right into a punch shape and then moved over to show all four of us. Imagine being able to do this with any shape punch...
- I can now make splatters!!!!!!! It's like using the Huffer Puffer (that's the Color Spritzer Tool for those of you who haven't attended my classes) but with more control!!!
Loving this as an introductory page for an album! It took all of about 3 minutes, 2 of those to find the pictures. The program resized the picture to fit the circle perfectly.
This took all of 4 minutes including the stiches and staples (especially the one by Aaron's toe on his broken leg).
Okay, this is weird.... :>)
- I recolored the cat stamp to be marked like our cat.
- I added (badly -- I'm new at this!) a "Dream Bubble" using the "Freeform" feature.
- The fish are watermarked to be more "dreamlike". I know, I'm over-analyzing. :>)
- I resized the fish to make them look more like a real group
- I moved all the fish as a group at one time even though they're individual stamps.
Giving equal time to our canine friends...
- The letters were added and then recolored to yellow
- I painted the turquoise swirls on them at random. I could easily have made them striped or polka dotted too.
I'm currently working on a partial family album for our son and I'm definitely going to use something like this for it -- Family Tree -- get it? :>)
- The tree was stamped in Soft Suede
- The leaves were colored individually in Cajun Craze, Cherry Cobbler, and More Mustard
- I added torn edges at the top and bottom
- Some splatters were added for depth. I changed their size, angle and opacity to my liking.
Ready to get psychedelic? I had so much fun doing this!!! At full size, the blurred shadow behind my friendly guitarist REALLY messes with your eyes! :>)
I started off with the same stamp as on the guitarist, above. I dropped in a diffused shadow and colored individual portions of the stamp. I threw on the ribbon and knot and there we go.. I have NO idea what I'd ever use this for but it was awfully fun to make!
Are you ready to check this out? You can order a FREE Trial Download of MDS2 from my website and use it for 30 days!!! Just go to www.playwithmarcia.stampinup.net . You really have nothing to lose. Email me ( mlycat@earthlink.net) if you have questions and I'll be happy to help you out.
I'm having SO MUCH FUN!!! :>)
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