FM 164 Father's Day & Shrink Plastic

So this week at The Friday Mashup Lynda threw me for a loop but only for a moment. Her challenges were to make a Father's day card and stamp on something other than card stock. I had no idea what I could stamp on but then I remembered the Shrinky Dinks Plastic I bought a while ago and hadn't tried out yet. It certainly was a learning curve but once I figure out how to get it just right I came up with my fantastic card. 

I didn't stamp everything on Shrinky Dinks plastic, just my sentiment but that counts right???

Here's your Friday Mashup:

1. Create a project for "Fathers Day, or that special man in your life"
2. Create a project with stamping on anything other than cardstock
3. Mash it up and create a Fathers day project with stamping on anything other than cardstock.

I created the print out for the sentiment banner in MDS and printed it. From there I followed the instructions on how to shrink the plastic into the small sentiment you see on my card.

Unfortunately my printer likes printing lines on larger photo or color images so I have a few lines on the Fathers Day banner but there wasn't anything I could do about it.

Stampset: Send me Soaring (retired), Hardwood, Life in the Forest

Paper: Crumb Cake, Pool Party, Whisper White

Ink/Markers: Staz On, Pool Party, Gumball Green, Crumb Cake, Baked Brown Sugar, Calypso Coral, Basic Black

Bigshot: On Film Framelits

Tools: Stamping Sponges, MDS

Accessories: Shrinky Dinks Shrink Plastic

RS#107 Thinking of You Word Bubble

I haven't been creating with any of the challenge blogs I follow lately but as soon as I seen this sketch over at Retro Sketches I knew exactly what I wanted to create.

I have been using MDS and my Silhouette Cameo quite a bit lately and this sketch was a perfect excuse to use my Cameo.

I absolutely love the Retro Fresh colors and the negative of the thought bubble was the perfect place to use the Retro Fresh Washi tape.

Thank you Arielle for this sketch, I love it!

Stampset: Sweet Essentials

Paper: Very Vanilla, Coastal Cabana, Baked Brown Sugar

Ink: Tangerine Tango

Tools: Silhouette Cameo, MDS

Accessories: Washi Tape

FM152 One Layer Card with Cameo

After getting the Silhouette Cameo I am addicted to creating cards with it and the MDS files. 

Lisa's challenge at Friday Mashup was a perfect challenge for me to bring out my Cameo again. I have no nautical stamp sets so I opted to use the nautical themed SVG files in MDS. 

Here's this weeks challenge over at Friday Mashup:



1. Create a project using a nautical theme
2. Create a one layer card
3. Mash it up and create a one layer card using a nautical theme

The birds and clouds are from "Keep This Memory". The sail boat and the sun are from "On the Go". I created the waves by using the Large Scallop Edgelits die. 

To make sure my card was one layer I inlaid all the cut outs. Also, as you might have noticed the sun is slightly different in my card that it appears in MDS. What I had to do was join all the small triangles together in the Silhouette software so that the rays were all one piece. This made assembly of my card much easier. 

Stampset: See Ya Later

Paper: Pacific Point, Daffodil Delight, Real Red, Whisper White, Soft Sky

Ink: Staz On

Bigshot: Large Scallop Edgelits Die, Perfect Polka Dots Embossing Folder

Tools: Silhouette Cameo, Silhouette Designer Edition Software, MDS SVG files (Keep This Memory & On the Go)

FM148 Hexagons and Triangles

Hello and Happy Friday. I apologize for not posting this week but things are certainly busy around here. I have never spent so much time with my family but I have certainly been enjoying the time together.

This week Lynda's challenge stumped me. I was talking with my partner and I told him about the challenge and said I had no idea what to do. His simple answer "You can use triangles and hexagons on a bird house card". *ding ding ding* The lights went on and I went to work. I am so glad I have such a brilliant partner! 

I LOVE how my card turned out. I cannot wait to give it away and see the smile spread across my mom's face. 

Here's your Mashup Challenge:

1. Create a project with "Hexagons".
2. Create a project with "Triangles".
3. Create a project using "Hexagons" & "Triangles"

Wondering were the sentiment came from? 

I created the sentiment with MDS and printed it!!!! Thank you MDS!!!

Are you wondering how I did the birds eye?

To create all the dimension in the roof, bird house and bird I sponged around the edges using the same color of the card stock. It really helps to make everything pop.

Paper: Very Vanilla, Coastal Cabana, Tangerine Tango, Baked Brown Sugar, Soft Suede, Basic Black, So Saffron

Ink: Tangerine Tango, Baked Brown Sugar, Soft Suede, So Saffron

Punches: Bird Builder, Word Window, Hexagon, Scallop Edge Border

Bigshot: Woodgrain Embossing Folder, Clouds Embossing Folder (Retired)

Tools: Stamping Sponges

Accessories: Basic Pearl

If you have any ideas for fun gifts for someone who is recovering from surgery or "under the weather" please let me know. I would love to have a gift for my mom each day she spends at the hospital.

MDS You Are...

I found this cute saying in a catalogue for a home decor company (sorry I forget the name). I really wanted to buy the product but then realized I could make something similar in My Digital Studio. I have this hanging in my office at work, next to my Chocolate Makes My Clothes Shrink sign, and they both make me smile every time I read them. 

Have a fantastic day!

MDS Chocolate...

After Christmas Eve and all the junk food we ate last night I thought this next project I made in My Digital Studio (MDS) would be perfect to share. However I don't think it is just chocolate. I think we could substitute the word "Chocolate" for "Christmas".

Merry Christmas!