Two shares

Long time no see!  So glad that you did not give up on me and came back for a visit.  Thanks!

Today I have two cards to share with you.  Both of them use the same color scheme, but have decidedly different feels--at least I think so.  The paper is a sneak peek at some of the DSP that you can receive FREE during the upcoming Sale-a-bration period, January 24th through March 31st.  I am telling you this...I LOVE this DSP. 

Here is the first card...

This card also uses the Enchantment Ribbon in Calypso Corral that you can receive free during Sale-abration.  I love the colors of Pool Party and Calypso Corral together.  Who'd a thunk?  Not my usual color combo.  But I was lead by the DSP.  See the Corral pearls?  Wanna know how I made those?  Simple!  Take our Basic Pearls and an orange Sharpie pen and color the pearls.  It is almost a perfect match for the Calypso Corral!  I was so excited when that happened. You, as a crafter, will understand the excitement.  My family, however, was non-plussed by the incredible luck of it.

There is something else I used that is pretty cool, but may not seem so at first glance.  The sentiment in this card is a retired set Friendly words.  But guess what! It is available in My Digital Studio (MDS) and can be made ANY size you want in that program.  Too cool.  So I used MDS to print out the sentiment in Calypso Corral (bigger than what it is in the real life stamp set) and then stamped the banner from the Occasions set Take it to Heart around the printed words. (Easy to do with a clear mount set.)  I cut the banner out and popped it up on dimentionals.  Take a look at the MDS.  The program is a wonderful tool for so many reasons. One of the coolest things about buying a download for MDS is that the brush sets, the DSP, the embellishments NEVER retire!  Never.  Nope, not even on December 21, 2012 when the Mayan calendar ends.  They will still be available. :-)  Finally, the heart is one of the images in the Take it to Heart set.  I wanted to highlight one of the images that might go unnoticed.  It is a very elegant little heart.

The second card...

Isn't this a simple layout?  This was my thank you card for December orders.  I had a bunch to make (Thank you again everyone who bought in December!) and these were the perfect answer.  I have used the same DSP as in the above card.  Guess I'm just drawn to this one, huh?  The stamp set is Funky Four and the sentiment from Trendy Trees. 

Thanks for looking at my creations.  You're the best!

Kristine