Month: March 2011

Treasure Sunday: Happy First Birthday

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I’m in awe. That is, I’ve been in awe ever since I discovered this beauty in the gallery. Yes, I’m going a little different today and want to show you a hybrid project – a birthday card. “Happy First Birthday” by Geordie Girl Of course, I love Libby’s kit “And Your Bird Can Sing” that she used for this card. But that’s not it. The Hanglar Stanglar stamp girl, besides, is what immediately caught my eye, but that’s not it. The predominant combination of red and white is lovely with this card. But that’s not it. The red and white ribbons make this card so special. But that’s not it. It’s everything together which makes this birthday card a real gem in my treasure chest! Wouldn’t you agree?

CT Spotlight (03/26)

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I’m in love with Darcy’s new fonts “DJB Quirky Sisters,” which she just put in her store today. And since we are talking about this week’s new releases already, let me share some more of the fabulous products the designers have released: Libby has a new set of Paper Clips: Jumbo Shapes 2. Cindy with a couple of gorgeous new templates that I fell in love with immediately: Set #88, and Set #89. And Stephanie, of course, also came up with some new templates: Sassy Starters Volume 14, and Sassy Starters Volume 15. Here are my pages, using some of these products:

Saturday Feature: So Thankful

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Today, I am so thankful, because … … the sun is shining, and the flowers are blooming, and because spring is everywhere! … I made a new friend, and was able to play tennis with someone from the PE department this morning. … I could ride my bike to the tennis court, and no one bothered me by forcing me to put it behind the swimming pool where no one keeps an eye on it! … the sky was blue (yes, I said, blue), which is a rare thing and must make anyone who misses blue skies happy! … because I could be outside and wear a t-shirt and not feel cold! … because I got my balcony cleaned today (the first time in months!). … because I enjoyed a cup of milk and ovomaltine (a delicious Swiss chocolate drink) & some chocolate chip cookies tonight. Is there anything you are thankful for today?

Freebie Friday: Goals

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Happy Friday, everyone! I’ve been having really slow internet today. So, to get this post done, basically took me forever. But here it is finally, and I hope you’ll enjoy it. It’s based on my page “Goals 2011. Hope, you’ll have fun scrapping with this one, and as I always remind you: don’t forget to hook me up with the pages you upload to the galleries. Note: Please do not re-distribute this template in any way (you may share the link to this post), and when you use this template, please make sure to credit it to Misty Hilltops Designs.

Fun with Chinglish: See your this one step (Winnie the Pooh)

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A tiny notepad having this little message of Winnie’s musings: “See your thisonestep howwalk.” My guess is that they actually meant to say something like: “Look at this! Which step should you take next?” Haw Haw! Note: When posting anything in the Fun with Chinglish section, I don’t mean to show disrespect towards anything or anyone in any way. I’m simply sharing the fun we get to have with all those great signs & documents!

Hybrid Hub: Thank You Card No. 1

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I haven’t posted anything about hybrid in a long time. That’s probably, because I haven’t done much hybrid in quite a while. Still, I do have some projects I worked on last year, so I guess, I can start sharing some of what I did in the past. And maybe that will motivate me to get back into doing more hybrid again. Today, I want to show you one of my very first hybrid projects that uses digital scrapbook supplies. It’s a thank-you-card. Now, keep in mind that I am living in China, which means there is no craft store anywhere near the place where I live. Not any craft stores at least as we know them in other places of the world, where they  offer tons of supplies: flowers, ribbons, beads, stamps, etc. So, I have to make do with whatever I have available, and that is basically my printer. So, usually, I just design my cards on the computer, print everything, and assemble. Since digital scrapbook supplies usually come in great quality, printing …

Around Town: Discovering Spring

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Though it has been rather chilly, lately, spring is in full swing. The other day the sun came out and it was such a gorgeous day, that I decided to get my camera out and do some discovering. Even though it’s still a bit early, I did find what I was looking for and I’m sharing it with you today:

Enable Me: Snaggle’s Shadow Spectacular

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Wednesday’s here, and that means it’s time to hook you up with another great internet resource. Since I’ve done a lot of photoshop actions recently (and I still have several more to come, so stay posted, if you don’t want to miss out on them), I thought, I’d enable you with another tutorial on how to create great shadows. In a thread over at scrapmatters.com, Carly (user “snaggle7575”) shared some insight into her process of shadowing a couple months ago. She gives us the exact specifications for how she does her shadows, and if you are still trying to find the best way how to shadow your digi-scrap elements and papers, then Snaggle’s Shadow Spectacular could be a very helpful tool for you. You can check out her post HERE or simply click on the image above. BTW, Paislee Press is giving away spot to an online scrapbooking class “Sketchbook 3.” If you haven’t heard about this, yet, you should check it out HERE.