Stamping with Erica

Friday, September 14, 2012

MDS Blog Hop: Card Sketch

Today we are using a card sketch you can see here. I used the greeting card designer template that comes with the Comfort Café Designer Series Paper download as my starting point. I just used the elements on the card and moved them around and added some flags until it looked like the sketch.

Supplies used:

Now go see all the fun ways the Blog Hoppers interpreted this sketch!

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 (you're here)

10. Heather Summers

11. Holly VanDyne
12. Kimberly Van Diepen

Wednesday, September 12, 2012

MyDigitalStudio.net Challenge Layout

Did you hear that Stampin' Up! is posting a weekly challenge on their blog over at MyDigitalStudio.net and the winner gets a free download? So much fun. This week the challenge was to use a Scrap Map. Here's what I came up with.

Supplies used:

InLinkz.com

Friday, September 7, 2012

MDS Blog Hop: Food

I apologize for not following the theme today, but here is a layout I created using an 8" x 8" board book template that I converted to 12" x 12". (I showed how to do this in My Secret Studio- my online MDS class). I also recolored a few elements so the template matches the colors in my photo better. I'm almost done with her year 1 album so that I can send it off to get printed while the 31% off sale is still going on.

Supplies used:

InLinkz.com

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 (you're here)

10. Heather Summers

11. Holly VanDyne
12. Kimberly Van Diepen

Monday, September 3, 2012

It's A Girl Layout + 31% Off Print Promotion

Happy Labor Day!

How appropriate that I am sharing a scrapbook page about when we found out we were having a girl. I love these pics- in one of them Esper has her mouth open and her hand tucked under her chin. She still sleeps like that. Layout design inspired by this one.

I am trying to hurry to finish her first album to take advantage of the digital print sale going on right now. You have until September 14 to submit your projects to be printed and you'll get 31% off!

Supplies used:

InLinkz.com

Friday, August 31, 2012

MDS Blog Hop: Must-Have Downloads

This week we made projects using our must-have downloads. Pretty much my favorite MDS products at any given moment is the last one I downloaded. This week it is the Convention 2012 Photobook Template (I love the chalkboard background and the chevron DSP) and the Be Awesome Today Easel Calendar Template (don't you love that title? The quotes and typography of this kit are amazing). Of course some old standbys are things like the flag punch that comes with the Comfort Cafe Designer Template Pages (it's a little longer and skinnier than the flag punch) and of course the frames from the Fan Fair Photobook Template.

I discovered the coolest technique last night by accident! See that chevron background? It's normally only Daffodil Delight and I recolored it this way using the technique. I am so excited to show this video with members of my online My Digital Studio class My Secret Studio. It is a self-paced class with many projects and videos, so it's perfect for you to join and then spend a rainy day catching up. So come join us! This is a technique you MUST SEE.