Monthly Sketch - August 2010

Welcome to August - I hope you are enjoying your summer, even though the days are already getting shorter.
Then again, that gives us more time to spend in the craft room, right?

If you need something to kick start your mojo, why not have a look at this months' sketch and the DT Examples (you can enlarge the view of each image by clicking onto it). We were all very excited to get creative with the new lines AVALANCHE and HOME SWEET HOME.

I fancied using the winter-based papers from AVALANCHE first, probably because it is so hot here that I could do with a little cooling down :)

UDD Products used:
#AVA015. Summit; #AVA014. Powder; #AVA012. Extreme


ANDREA shows us that papers with a winter theme are perfect for any season with this fun layout of her son (I whole heartedly agree with Logan's love for jelly beans, by the way)

UDD Products used:

#AVA011. Adrenaline; #AVA014. Powder; #AVA016. Wipeout

TRACEY chose to use papers from HOME SWEET HOME and did she not do amazing? Fantastic layering and the tree is such a fun element.

UDD Products used:

#HSH013. Cedar Cres; #HSH015. Midland Ave; #HSH014. Maddison St

SANDI also used HOME SWEET HOME to create this gorgeous layout focussing on family. Isn't the title fabulous?

UDD Products used:

#HSH012. Beach, #HSH013. Cedar Cres; #HSH014. Maddison St, #HSH015. Midland Ave; #HSH016. Rockland Rd

#UDD124. Classy Brown Alpha Rub Ons

GRACE also made use of the HOME SWEET HOME line and created a wonderful set of cards based on the sketch. Aren't they just fabulous?

We hope we were able to inspire you with our take on this months' sketch. Why not play along with us and link us to your take on the sketch in the comments section? We would love you see what you create and leave you some love.

Don't forget that we have a DT CALL going and that you can also stay on top of everything Upsy Daisy Designs through our FACEBOOK page.

A Beautiful Birthday

For one of this month's projects, I used the "Vogue" papers that I love so much to make a birthday card.  My daughter turned the big infinity (eight) this month, so I've had birthdays on my mind!

The most challenging and also fun part of scrapbooking or card making for me is to use many elements (embellishments, techniques) and still have the project look simple, detailed, and beautiful.

This card includes hand stitching, rub-ons, a ribbon punch, hand-cut flowers, marker, ink, brads, pop-up dots, and texture paint. I still have a lot of white space and the design flows beautifully. I used two colors of thread for the hand stitching (silver and green) to create a little "whimsy."

This is one of my all time favorite cards... so I hope you like it too!

Upsy Daisy Designs Products Used: "Vogue" Paper Line, rub-ons (circles, flourish, and small flowers), brad (top left).

Absolutely Adorable!

With this soft look project I intended to show you my daughter sweetness. I love this schoolpicture and it surely deserved an LO with great papers and embellies.

Materials: UDD See You Later Alligator and Blossom Collections, Blossom Brads.

Techniques: Distressing , Machine-stitching, Handwritten journaling, white ink for softening

Cards!? Yes, I have been so much into Card making lately. I started and couldn't stop anymore!!!

I have been participating of Card blog challenges using UDD Vogue and Blossom collections, besides rub-on tranfers, and here I show you few of my July creations:

 

UDD#188 Unwritten rub-on transfer:

   

Blossom and a New Day paper collections

Vogue cut and UDD#082 Oodles of Doodles Alpha rub-ons transfer

 Vogue papers and cut.

Thanks for taking a look!!!

Great Day to you!!!

xox Julia Sáddi

Design Team Call - 2010

We are currently accepting applications for 2 - 3 new Designers to join our talented team.

Interested individuals should submit the following information to info@upsydaisydesigns.com with subject heading “Design Team Call”:

1. Full Name
2. Contact information (address, phone, email)
3. Three (3) projects (layouts, cards and/or altered items) representing your best design work. Jpeg files should be no larger than 500kb.) ***
4. List of current design teams and link to your resume.
5. List of your Publications.
6. Link to your online gallery (if you do not have one, please include a few extra layouts)
7. Link to your blog, if applicable.
8. Share why you wish to join the “Upsy Daisy Team” and how your style would complement our designs. Please tell us how much time, per month, you are able to allocate to your “Upsy Daisy” designer commitments.

Submission deadline is September 26th, 2010, 11:59pm

International applicants are welcome!

***Preference will be given to those applicants using “Upsy Daisy Designs” products. We want to see how you use our product.***

Positions will start in October 2010 and will run for one year. Team members will be supplied with “Upsy Daisy” products and will be required to submit two (2) projects per month ( clear photos or scans)

Our new design team members will be announced on our website: www.upsydaisydesigns.com and on our blog on October 3rd 2010

Please Note:
Successful applicants will be required to:
1) sign a one year contract;
2) Produce two (2) projects by the 15th of each month;
3) Contribute to our Designers Blog: www.thedaisydiaries.blogspot.com
4) Upload projects to online galleries, and promote “Upsy Daisy Designs” on Message Board

Good luck everyone!!!

Introducing...

...our two newest lines:

click on the images to get taken straight to the site where you can view the new collections by the sheet

It's Official!

Hello, Upsy Daisy fans. It's Tracey Taylor here posting my very first post as an Upsy Daisy design team member and I couldn't be more thrilled. :) 

I live on the east coast of Canada with my husband and three daughters. I am a French teacher by profession turned stay at home Mom. Scrapbooking quickly evolved from a slight interest to full blown passion after the birth of my girls. This wonderful hobby keeps me learning, working and teaching all the while preserving those everyday moments that make life special. I LOVE every minute.

The page I created for today's post uses my all time favourite sheet of Upsy Daisy paper (yellow/daisy) and a banner, my new addiction.

Papers from Applesauce and Hot Chocolate lines.

My oldest daughter spent many months excited about being a big sister again before her baby sister arrived.  Since then, she asks to hold her everyday and then says, "Mommy, would like make a nice picture?" followed by a big grin.  Of course it would! :)

I'll leave you with that for today.  Have a wonderful week.
Tracey

Monthly Sketch - July 2010

Welcome to July (already..!!???!!) - not much longer until we have some delicious news for you...
Until then, the Design Team had fun with the recent sketch and our last three paperlines VOGUE -- SEE YOU LATER ALLIGATOR -- BLOSSOM.

** click on images to enlarge **

Ingredients:
Cardstock: Bazzill ** Papers: Upsy Daisy Designs - #SYLA011. A is for Alligator, #SYLA012. Alphabet Soup#; #BLO011. Awakening, #BLO013. Orchard, #BLO016. Spring is in the Air; #VO012. Chic ** Rub Ons, Brad: Upsy Daisy Designs - #UDD124. Classy Brown - Alpha (8x8); #BRD313. Vogue ** Other: Pearls; Rhinestones; Uniball Signo Pens; Cosmic Shimmer

DT Members LACI  and GRACE used the line SEE YOU LATER ALLIGATOR for their divine layouts of their cute children...awwwww

Now have a look at the ingenious way in which DT Member SANDI tore the paper to piece the tree for her adorable layout - doesn't make you want to go and get your hands on some BLOSSOM papers ?!??

If you would like to play along and use the sketch for your inspiration, do not forget to link us up in the comments section, so we can leave you some Daisy-love :)