Subway Art

Today at MDS Monday, Heidi has a great sketch for us and she is challenging us to add a bit of subway art within our project.  Subway art is simply a group of words or phrases that centre around a common theme - and use a variety of different sizes and types of fonts within the design.

I love this picture of Allison at one of her dance competitions, so my subway art includes words and quotes about dance.  I've also included some flourishes which I've cropped or recoloured to suit my needs.

I have actually done a number of different subway art pieces... This first one is a journal cover just for doodling and "arting" in.  The ones that follow are pieces I created to have displayed during the seasons at my front door....

As you can see....I've fallen behind and need to get some spring type ones created! 

 Here is the sketch for this challenge...

Have fun with it!  Can't wait to see what you come up with!

1. In your blog post you must mention that you are playing along with MDS Monday - we'd love it if you went one step further and linked back to the challenge blog and posted our challenge photo!
2. Your project must be new and not posted prior to the MDS Monday challenge date.
3. Enter as many times as you like!
4. When linking your entry, please link directly to your blog post, not your entire blog. 
5. Entries must be in by 11:59pm EST the following Friday (that means you have 12 full days to enter!)
6. Have fun!

Thanks for stopping by,

Joan

A muddy discovery...

Holly has a great sketch for us this week at MDS Monday and along with the sketch we're asking you to give the "torn paper" technique a try.  HERE is a link to the Stampin'Up! tutorial on how to add ripped photo edges.  I've used the technique around the edges of my photos.  I happened across a fun "discovery" while creating this page.  I had initially started with a DSP background, but when I made my "discovery" I changed everything completely.

I've used overlays plenty of times and  thought I would put an overlay onto my original background, but when I recoloured it, I discovered that it looked exactly like mud.  Since we were walking on the ocean floor - in this gorgeous New Brunswick mud....it worked perfectly just to leave it on the top of the page....once I had the "mud" placed, I really didn't want to add any more "embellishments".  :)

Here's the sketch!

When you play along with us please remember:

1. In your blog post you must mention that you are playing along with MDS Monday - we'd love it if you went one step further and linked back to the challenge blog and posted our challenge photo!
2. Your project must be new and not posted prior to the MDS Monday challenge date.
3. Enter as many times as you like!
4. When linking your entry, please link directly to your blog post, not your entire blog. 
5. Entries must be in by 11:59pm EST the following Friday (that means you have 12 full days to enter!)
6. Have fun!

Thanks for stopping by!  

Hope your day is either digital or inky!

Joan

Digital Stamping

I've been spending lots of available time playing with the new MDS2 (My Digital Studio 2) - Creating scrapbook pages, treat packages and, like the above, "subway art" pieces.  I can't believe how my brain is working overtime on ideas using this program.  I'll be printing off and framing the Halloween poster to put at my front door in October.

I'm holding my Scrap with Me Monday class on September 17th - BUT even if you don't want to scrap and you'd like to come and see what MDS2 has to offer - drop on by!

These sour cream containers were created and printed off at Staples - I put them together and gave each member of the staff one at our first meeting of the year.

I learned how to put one photo in multiple boxes - super easy!

Elliot got a patriotic page for his first Canada Day.  

Using the templates that the program has already made makes it quick and easy to put a page together....and you have the ability to change things and make it your own too.

I'm having a great time getting Elliot moments scrapped.

Hope you have a fabulous Monday.

Thanks for stopping by.

Joan