MDS2 .. Have you tried this yet??

I have been having so much fun with my MDS2!   There are great new features and so much content it is hard to keep up!!   I love being able to sit down and finish up a scrapbook page or two in less than an hour!  With the Designer Templates you can finish a page in minutes!!  To check out the products available and the FREE MDS Trial Offer click here!

 Sorry I cannot seem to get my double layout to line up on my site but you get the idea! There are so many wonderful and fun elements to use in MDS. Embellishments such as stitching, Punches like the Flag Punch and Stamps like the Oh Splat! Stamp Brush Set. You also have access to amazing DSP! There are so many different styles there are sure to be many to suit you style.

 

Every photo you input can be edited on site! You can add matting, shadow, brighten or flip. There are also pre-made layouts or you can create your own. If you really don't know where you start you can use a designer template and have it add in the photos for you!!

 Embellishments are key to any page.  There are so many great options from buttons, ribbon, stitching, and brads.

Titles are also important and with MDS you have the option to use the Text feature, Alphabet Stamp Brush Sets and even Alphabet Punches you can fill with DSP!

Journaling is so easy with MDS.  There are great tag and label punches you can fill with text using the Text feature.  The choice of fonts is endless and you can change them to any colour under the sun.    If you are like me and you hate your own hand writing then this is the perfect solution. 












Take care and Thanks for looking!

Janet Y

janetyates@shaw.ca

Make a little Girls Dream Come True!!

A friend posted on Facebook today that in Saskatoon Saskatchewan Canada there is a 10 year girl named Miranda who is very sick.   Her one wish is to receive a rainbow from everyone in the world!!  A big wish for a brave little girl.  I went to work to create a rainbow in my own crafty way.

My little girls also drew rainbows using markers and crayons and I even had my husband draw one!!

If you would like to help make this little girl's dream come true please feel free to create your own rainbow and mail it to

Miranda
c/o  Patricia Verhelst
Box 355
Radville, SK  Canada
S0C 2G0

Your Rainbow can be as simple as a quickly drawn sketch!  Have fun with it!

Take care and Thanks for looking!

Janet Y

janetyates@shaw.ca

Twisted Greeting Card

The other day I saw this great You Tube Video by Kelly Gettelfinger showing a very simple different card design she called a "Twisted Greeting Card."  It is a wonderful design for gift giving as it has built in pockets for gift cards!  Check out the Video here and my take on it below...

So I decided to use up some of my retired products to create a Twisted Greeting Card.  I have used some Raspberry Tart DSP and a retired stamp set called "Three Little Words."  The base is using Lucky Limeade. 

Inside the card I put a gift card and a little sentiment "it's your day" also retired.

I may have to make a Christmas Card form this!

Hope you like it.

Thanks for looking!

Janet Y

janetyates@shaw.ca

Wedded Bliss and a Little Paradise!

This weekend we are in Vernon celebrating a wonderful couple, Shannon and Marco.   Shannon is a close friend of the family and my oldest daughter got to be the flower girl in her wedding!  We have been very excited to share this day with them and in preparation I created a card for their wedding that I hope Shannon will love!   Her favourite flower is the Bird of Paradise and she has based her wedding colours on this flower.  So I searched the web for a punch art flower that would look great on her card!  I found one flower made by a wonderful crafty lady in Oahu Hawaii and I just had to CASE it.   Check out the original blog by Brenda at Sweet as a Gumdrop .

If you go to Brenda's Blog you will see how she made the flowers using the Bird Builder Punch. I added the leaves at the bottom using the Blossom Builder Punch. 

The Colours are Pumpkin Pie, Old Olive and Concord Crush (retired).  I used the Framed Tulip Embossing Folder around the edge, added some pearls for accents and a stamp from an old retired stamp set called "Happily Ever After"

I love how this turned out and I hope Shannon and Marco love it just as much. 

 

Thanks for looking!

Janet Y

janetyates@shaw.ca

 

Halloween Treat/Sucker Holder

We had our first Club meeting last night and it was a great time with such a fun group of ladies.   We made this great little Halloween Treats.  

 Here is a quick HOW TO:

Chocolate Chip Card Stock cut to 2 1/4" x 2" and 3/4" x 5/8".
and More Mustard cut to  6 x 2 1/4, Score at 1/2 on the long side.

Break fibres of paper by running it along the edge of a table or counter.  You need to make the paper more pliable so it will wrap around the stem of the sucker.

Using a strong adhesive wrap the Chocolate Chip Card Stock around the stem.  I used the small piece inside the hole at the end of the sucker.  I cut it half way down in strips to make it look worn.

Distress the More Mustard piece by sponging the edges in Soft Suede and using the spritzer to add some splatter also in Suede!

Cut the Mustard piece up to the score line in strips (try not to be perfect.  It looks better if the strips are in different widths).  Using a very strong adhesive wrap the uncut 1/2" scored section around the base of the sucker.  You can wrap some linen thread around the base  and decorate as you see fit!  I used the fun Owl Builder Punch from Stampin Up and the great new Champaign Glimmer Paper in the Mini.


To the right you can see a great way to use a       2-D version on a scrapbook page!  This would look good on a card also. 

Thanks for looking!

Janet Y

janetyates@shaw.ca