Thursday, March 31, 2011

Diva Inspiration Challenge #141

I love today's inspiration picture! Not only do I love butterflies, but this picture is a great big breath of Spring! Let's see what you can do with it. ;)
To see what my creative team came up with, just click on their name:

Carol
Jill
Ann

Post a link in the comments section with your blog entry or public gallery showing us what creation you were inspired to come up with!! If you upload to a public gallery, be sure to put DivaIC141 (no spaces) as the keyword. Have fun!!

Inspire Stampin' happiness wherever you go!! :)
~~Maria~~

Wednesday, March 30, 2011

WWW: Wonderfully Wicked Wednesday #4

Welcome Friends! Here it is the end of March and we have completed a wonderful monthly challenge of using the colors green, purple, black and any neutrals. Take a look at this collage of all the cards together! Amazing how many different styles and looks we came up with using those 3 core colors. I love the variation in shades and composition.

This has been an amazing first challenge for all of us involved. At times it was difficult to come up with a card using the same colors, but in the end it worked out. I imagine our customers do the same thing when they are limited on what they can purchase. It is great to see all the possibilities.

Thank you to my wonderful design team who have made this journey into "Ozland" possible. I look forward to their creations each week. Speaking of "witch", it is time for week 4 of WWW. Take a look at what they have created for your inspiration this week.


Michelle Montague

Leslie Banks



Sarah Miller


Brandy Cox

I hope you have all enjoyed this challenge as much as we have. Be sure to check back next week and see what April's challenge will be! I expect it will have even more fun items for your inspiration.

Tuesday, March 29, 2011

UDI Color Challenge #29

Hello everyone and welcome to a new Color Challenge at Utah Divas International! This week's colors, inspired by this throw pillow, are More Mustard, Rich Razzleberry, Poppy Parade, Crumb Cake and Blushing Bride!


Now, you may be thinking that's a lot of different colors, right? Well, yes ... but as you can see from the Inspiration projects that the Design Team created, it can be done beautifully!



Are you ready to be inspired? Here you go ...





















Ok, now it's YOUR turn! It's easy to play along ... just create your project using this week's colors, take photos and post them on your blog or another Public Forum, then return to this post and leave your linking information below! You have until midnight next Monday night to play along with us and submit your photos! Come on ... it's fun!


Monday, March 28, 2011

My Digital Studio Monday ~ So Much To Sale-a-brate!

Welcome Friends to My Digital Studio Monday (MDS) Challenge "So Much To Sale-a-brate!"

Such as Maxine's Birthday! Maxine, We all adore you and are so inspired by you everyday. From all of us at Utah Divas...

Happy Birthday Max!!!


Thank You ladies for participating in MDS Monday's! You are all so talented and your creations are fabulous.
There is so much to learn and so much inspiration on this one post. Wow!!!

Please, check out the awesome Cards / Scrapbook Page designs below... and remember you can click on the designers name to learn more about them and their project!

Also note that some cards may be a spring design instead due to not having the So Much to Sale-a-brate digital downloads.























MDS Design By ~ Sue Erickson



















MDS Design By ~ Patty Chenail























MDS Design By ~ Leslie Banks



















MDS Design By ~ Kristin Fuller
























MDS Design By ~ Gwen Webb




















MDS Design By ~ Brandy Cox




















MDS Design By - Ruthie Burkey

























MDS Design By ~ Amber Meadows
























MDS Design By ~ Tonya Bowers

Wow!!! What did you think? Did we inspire you to start creating digitally?

If you have the My Digital Studio Software get ready to learn to use it and join in the fun. We'd love for you to post comments and suggestions too. We hope that you'll post your MDS creations with us here at UDI.

Let's continue to inspire one another to embrace the art of creating digitally and enjoy crafting from a different perspective. You can also visit http://www.mydigitalstudio.net/ for more inspiration or for technical support.

Next week, April 4th Let's "Play" on Words. Think of it as a Pun Fun!"

If you don't have MDS and are interested in learning more about this Software please contact your Stampin' Up! demonstrator.


Have a great week friends!

Brandy

Saturday, March 26, 2011

diva sketch challenge

Wow, is it winter or spring? Hard to tell here in Michigan. How about where you are? I think this week's sketch is the last of the really crazy ones that I've provided for the team. Thank goodness. I'm surprised no one has lynched me yet. Next week we go back to relative normal stuff.

Have fun skipping from blog to blog. Please don't forget to share a link to your blog when you play along. :)

Adriana
Alisa
Barbara
Elizabeth
Jeannette
Leonie
Ruthie
Tammy
carol

Thursday, March 24, 2011

Diva Inspiration Challenge #140

Happy Thursday! I hope you're ready for this week's challenge. I see more of an Orient theme, but also blocks and a great color scheme.
To see what my creative team came up with, just click on their name:

Carol
Jill
Ann


Post a link in the comments section with your blog entry or public gallery showing us what creation you were inspired to come up with!! If you upload to a public gallery, be sure to put DivaIC140 (no spaces) as the keyword. Have fun!!

Inspire Stampin' happiness wherever you go!! :)
~~Maria~~

Wednesday, March 23, 2011

WWW: Wonderfully Wicked Wednesday #3

Welcome to week 3 of this months "Wonderfully Wicked" color challenge: Purple, Green, and Black. The variety that has been captured by the design team is amazing. All the cards are different yet the same (remember that from Sesame Street?). This week we have 3 new cards and one card that has been very "wonderfully" stepped up from last week ~ amazing Sarah! I hope you enjoy them as much as I do.











Be sure to stop by their blogs and leave them all comments on how well they did. I think the work is amazing and well done! Thanks to Max, Sarah and Michelle for making this week another success. Do you want to play along? If so, make your card and add the link to the comments section.

Tuesday, March 22, 2011

UDI Color Challenge #28



Hello everyone and welcome to a new week of color at Utah Divas International!


Look at the yummy colors we have for you this week ... Regal Rose, Pink Pirouette, Old Olive, Basic Black and Whisper White ... all inspired by this beautiful table setting!


As always, we invite you to play along with our challenges by creating your project, posting your photos on your blog or another Public Forum and then visiting this post again and leaving your linking information below on the Linky Tool!


We so enjoy seeing what you do with our color challenges and are so happy that we can inspire you to try something new.

And speaking of inspiration, are you ready for the Desgin Team Projects this week? Here you go ...








Tonya Bowers



Liz Miller




Okay, tag ... you're it! It's your turn now to inspire us with your creativity! We can't wait to see what you do this week!



Monday, March 21, 2011

My Digital Studio Monday Celebrates Spring!

Welcome Friends to My Digital Studio Monday (MDS) Challenge #6... Let's Celebrate Spring with Spring Flowers and Colors!!!

Thank You ladies for participating in MDS Monday's! You are all so talented and your creations are fabulous. There is so much to learn and so much inspiration on this one post. Wow!!!

Please, check out the awesome Cards/Scrapbook Page designs below... and remember you can click on the designers name to learn more about them and their project!



















MDS Design By ~ Sue Erickson























MDS Design By ~ Patty Chenail
























MDS Design By ~ Leslie Bank
























MDS Design By ~ Gwen Webb
























MDS Design By - Ruthie Burkey

























MDS Design By ~ Amber Meadows























MDS Design By ~ Tonya Bowers


















MDS Design By ~ Kimberlee Zenger

Wow!!! What did you think? Did we inspire you to start creating digitally?

If you have the My Digital Studio Software get ready to learn to use it and join in the fun. We'd love for you to post comments and suggestions too. We hope that you'll post your MDS creations with us here at UDI.

Let's continue to inspire one another to embrace the art of creating digitally and enjoy crafting from a different perspective. You can also visit http://www.mydigitalstudio.net/ for more inspiration or for technical support.

Next week, March 28th, is celebrate Sale-a-bration! Please design a card using the any digital Sale-a-bration download.

FYI ~ If you don't have a Sale-a-bration digital download...no worries. Your still welcome to participate with a Spring Card or Occasions Mini Card/Scrapbook Page. And keep in mind... Sale-a-bration is coming to a close at the end of this month so don't miss out on your FREE Digital Downloads.

If you don't have MDS and are interested in learning more about this Software please contact your Stampin' Up! demonstrator.


Have a great week friends!

Brandy
PS. I was blessed with another opportunity to work out of town. I don't have MDS on my laptop so I am unable to participate this week. However, I am grateful for all those that did and look forward to next weeks challenge. Have a great week friends!!!

Saturday, March 19, 2011

diva sketch challenge

Good Morning stampers! I hope you've had a good week. Today is one wacky sketch and I can't wait to see what the team has done with it. You just know that there is going to be some fun done with it . . . I'm thinking especially with Leonie. Doesn't she just give ya a giggle when she switches everything up.

I would like to take a moment to thank the sketch team. They are always ready with their posts and if life gets in the way they 'pave' the way to the next blog by posting the link. Thank you ladies. You make my job SOOO easy. I love y'all!!! xoxox

Adriana
Alisa
Barbara
Elizabeth
Jeannette
Leonie
Ruthie
Tammy
carol

Thursday, March 17, 2011

Diva Inspiration Challenge #139

Happy St. Patrick's Day!! I hope the luck of the Irish is upon you. :)
Today's Diva Inspiration Challenge picture is right in tune with today's celebration with a crafty twist. Instead of shamrocks, we have varying shades of Green BUTTONS. These little guys are the perfect embellishment to any project and can get quite addicting. I hope you have lots of fun with this challenge this week!

To see what my creative team came up with, just click on their name:

Carol
Jill
Ann

Post a link in the comments section with your blog entry or public gallery showing us what creation you were inspired to come up with!! If you upload to a public gallery, be sure to put DivaIC139 (no spaces) as the keyword. Have fun!!

Inspire Stampin' happiness wherever you go!! :)
~~Maria~~

Wednesday, March 16, 2011

Wonderfully Wicked Wednesday #2

I would like to start by welcoming all of you back to week 2 of this months "Wonderfully Wicked" color challenge: Purple, Green, and Black.

I received a question over the weekend that I wanted to clarify for all of you. The question was, "What if I don't have enough 'Wicked' stamp sets?" The answer is, "That doesn't matter." The theme that I present you with is simply meant to inspire you. I derived elements from "Wicked" and the "Wizard of Oz" because both of these musicals provided a great deal of inspiration to draw from for myself. This does not mean that your designs have to reflect flying monkeys, munchkins, Dorothy, Toto, Elphaba or Glinda directly, although they are welcome if you can figure out how to do it! I do hope this clarifies any questions about the uniqueness of these challenges. However, if you do have questions, please feel free to ask me.

Now, without further delay, on to this weeks design team submissions. They are great! Take a peek and let them know what you think.




Michelle Montague

Sarah Miller


Maxine Conrad

Leslie Banks

Wow, totally different looks using the same colors as last week. And two different Holiday cards as well. I look forward to seeing what week three will bring! Well done Divas!