Monthly Archives: December 2009

Little One

December 30, 2009

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Oh my!  I cannot recall the last time I made a baby card.  Years?  I just feel all thumbs when it comes to making a card for wee ones!
I like the SU! color combo for this card:  Gable Green, Bashful Blue, and Barely Banana.  The elephant was stamped using Bashful Blue ink and the star [...]

Snippets

December 29, 2009


Today I am sharing some snippets from a calendar I made using My Digital Studio.  The 2010 calendar was a Christmas gift to my brother and his wife.  The calendar is a compilation of family photos taken over the last few years.   I bugged my brother’s kids to send me photos and I also included some photos from my last trip home.  This calendar is a gift that will be treasured for years to come because it’s a treasure trove of happy family times.

It was such a blast sifting through the photos and selecting (and de-selecting) what to include on each calendar page.  Then there was the added kicks in selecting stamps, punches, embellishments, and background paper.   Now I want to move on to making a scrapbook!

The page above shows my great nephew (Ethan) celebrating his first, second, and third birthdays.  My favorite picture is in the lower right-hand corner.  Ethan just was not a happy camper on his second birthday! 

Now on to another calendar page primarily photos of my nephew and his wife visiting his sister who lives in Japan.  My favorite photo is in the upper left-hand corner.  It’s my nephew acting silly with Ethan.

 

 

 

 

 

On several calendar pages I added a photo and applied the opacity widget to soften the photo colors.  I like the look and its another way for me to sneak  in more photos in the project.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

One last calendar example:

This page I kept simple—just photos and text. 

Hope I have inspired you to purchase My Digital Studio!

Stamp on and with Aloha!  Aloha Jan

 

 

   

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Holiday cold

December 27, 2009


Oh dear—somehow I have come down with a cold in the nose.  Bless the person who invented kleenexes though.

Yesterday I played around making some special request cards using a pineapple stamp as the center theme.  The pineapple stamp is by PaperTreyInk as well as the paper used on this card.  The pineapple stem was stamped using SU!’s Old Olive ink.  The pineapple base was stamped using More Mustard and Really Rust (on the stamp edges) ink.  Spellbinder dies were used to create the oval shapes.

Here are a couple more cards I made with the pineapple stamp.  The card on the left has SU!’s More Mustard for a card base with Old Olive paper used for paper mats.  Again, Spellbinder dies were used to help create a focal point on the cards.  The card on the left has more ’sponging’ (using More Mustard ink) than the card on the right.

Now I need to figure out some Welcome Baby cards.  That’s definitely not my strong suit! 

Stamp on and with Aloha!  Aloha Jan

 

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Day after

December 26, 2009

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I hope your Christmas Day was full of good cheer, warmth, and love! 
Here’s a super bright card to bring some warmth to your day.  I used SU!’s Crushed Curry for the card base and matted with Rich Razzleberry, Melon Mambo, Razzleberry Lemonade DSP (115675).  I used SU!’s Fifth Avenue Floral stamp set ( 113734) to [...]

Possible

December 23, 2009

I am still on the kick of minimal stamping and letting DSP add some zest to the card.  What I do not remember is the name for this retired SU! DSP.   What I do know is I like green and blue color combination and that’s helped me select this particular DSP. 

The card base is Certainly Celery paper.  You have probably noticed by now my cards seem to use either Certainly Celery or Old Olive in the color scheme.  :-)   Bashful Blue paper was used as mats.  The sentiment (Verve stamp) was stamped using Bashful Blue ink on Whisper White paper.  The bling is non-SU. 

This card is being sent to my dad who is battling cancer.  What saddens him is seeing how many young people who are battling cancer too.  For him he has lived a long (he will soon be 84), healthy, and happy life.  For that, he is ever grateful, and wishes the young people receiving chemo treatment along side him could have been blessed like he was. 

I have been busy getting the house spiffed for the upcoming holidays.  My cat just does not seem to get the message though.  She continues to track kitty litter through the house.   Oh yes!  Miracles of miracles.  I cleaned my stamping area which was looking like a whirlwind had passed through.  Next action item for me is to get busy with making some Christmas cookies! 

Stamp on and with Aloha!  Aloha Jan

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