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Keep This Memory Photobook Template

Sue — Sun, 20 May 2012 11:38:01 +0000

Today's blog post is from the Stampin’ Up! My Digital Studio Team.

Our Keep This Memory Photobook Template comes with 26 beautifully designed 12" x 12" pages, a six-piece stamp brush set, eight Designer Series Papers, 25 embellishments, and a punch. We love the look of this template—earthy, trendy, eclectic, and a splash of exotic.

Take a look at the template and the template’s namesake.

And here, get a closer look at the richness of the included artwork. These pages show some slightly alternative design ideas.

Just like the last page above implies, we think this is just the photobook to capture moments from your lovely life. Enjoy!

Seriously Awesome Decorated Candy Bars

Sue — Sat, 19 May 2012 17:51:02 +0000

Today's post is from Charlet Mallett, Stampin’ Up! Product Manager. This is a great project to show you how to blend My Digital Studio products with Traditional products found in the catalog.

There are so many people in my life that I appreciate. It's great to be surrounded by awesome people but sometimes it's hard for me to let them know how fantastic I think they are. There are a few folks I work extremely close with on a daily basis that need to know I think they rock. The Seriously Awesome Stamp Brush Set proved to be perfect for the task.

I like how the sentiments in this set can be used to affirm how cool I am and how cool I think others are. I also like that it feels handwritten but is more polished than my handwriting. I stepped up my My Digital Studio tag design by adding some dimension with traditional products. I think it turned out pretty cute and I hope these special people know how much I appreciate them.

Here are the beautifully decorated candy bars:

My Digital Studio Products:

Seriously Awesome Brush Set
Tasteful Trim Shape 3 (to create the chevron pattern)
Half Circle Punch
Sweet Little One Swatchbook Template Punches
You are my Sunshine Designer Series Paper

Traditional Products:

Rosette and Circle Big Shot Dies
Daffodil Delight and Basic Gray Card Stock
Basic Gray 1-1/4" Striped Grosgrain Ribbon

And click here to see all the May 15, 2012 new downloads for My Digital Studio software!

Season by Season Download Kit

Sue — Fri, 18 May 2012 12:49:18 +0000

NOTE: I'm busy making card swaps using stamp sets from the new catalog. I will be posting a lot of My Digital Studio projects for a bit. Hang on my card-loving friends. I will be back posting some card beauties soon!

Today's post is brought to you by Holly Linford, from Stampin’ Up! Demonstrator Training.

I have a confession to make: I was so excited about the Lauren’s Letters Alphabet & Numbers Punch download this week, that I pretty much ignored everything else. I can’t help it—I’m a sucker for alphabet punches! But once I went back and looked at the rest of the downloads, I realized that I overlooked a major gem, the Season by Season Kit!

The Season by Season Kit is one of those great downloads that work for so many different purposes—winter, spring, summer or fall! This download has Designer Series Papers and embellishments for any time of the year, and it’s one of those versatile downloads that you are going to love to design with. Plus, it has flip-flops. Love!

Here is a closer look at this kit:

I love the layout of the 12" x 12" designer template page, and used that to scrapbook a picture of my niece in her Easter dress.

It was so easy to use the included Designer Series Papers and embellishments to change this from a summer page to something more spring-themed. (The Easter stamp is from Well Scripted, but it looked so great with the swirly stamps in the Season by Season kit that I just couldn’t resist using it.) I love the way it turned out, and it was finished in a matter of minutes! What plans do you have for using the Season by Season Kit in your designs?

1-2-3 Whee Scrapbook Page

Sue — Thu, 17 May 2012 20:21:35 +0000

It's a bit ironic that I'm posting this scrapbook page today while my hubby has the two youngest grandgirls at the same park shown on this page. Other than wearing different clothes, I'm sure they are having a blast playing together.

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This was a simple scrapbook page to make. I started with the "Night & Day" 12"x12" download that I purchased from my 24/7 store (yes, I do buy from myself). Good thing downloads don't wear out because I use this download as a starting point for a lot of my scrapbook pages.

(Night & Day Download)

I used the colors in the photographs for choosing my colors on the scrapbook page. One of the simplest things I did to change this download to what I wanted was to change the background color to Lovely Lilac. You may be thinking, "Lovely Lilac? That's a retired color." Did you know retired colors are available in My Digital Studio? Isn't that an awesome feature?

If you are thinking about trying out My Digital Studio software, but are hesitant, let's chat.

Tea Shoppe

Sue — Wed, 16 May 2012 19:18:20 +0000

The 125547 Tea Shoppe stamp set that was in the Occasions Mini Catalog is now on the carryover list, so it is still available to purchase. There are so many possibilities to make creative cards with this stamp set. Here is an example of a bright and cheerful card that I saw at a recent stamping event. Who wouldn't love to receive this in the mail?

There are ten images in this stamp set. You can click here to view them and if you want to purchase this stamp set from my 24/7 store.

Retreat Scrapbook Page

Sue — Tue, 15 May 2012 15:04:34 +0000

Here is another page from the stamping and scrapbooking retreat I attended in April. I saw a similar layout and decided to copy it using 118108 My Digital Studio software. This layout allows me to get eight photographs on this page, but there is some separation of the photographs by their placement and putting frames around them.

My favorite photograph is the bottom center one of the crosses. My thanks to Autumn for telling me to take this photograph. She has been at this retreat center before and knew where to stand to get both crosses and the lake in one photo.

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Orange Poppies Scrapbook Page

Sue — Mon, 14 May 2012 12:53:29 +0000

Flower gardening is another passion of mine besides papercrafting. I like to take pictures of my favorite flowers and then scrapbook them using 118108 My Digital Studio software. On this page, I wanted to show the different stages of the orange poppies at our cabin. We have an entire flower bed filled with them, which is stunning when they are all blooming. On Saturday, only one flower was in bloom, one was ready to bloom and the rest were just taking their time to bloom.

A feature of My Digital Studio that I used on this page, is I "filled" the tag punch with Designer Series Paper. I double-clicked on the tag punch and was able to move the Designer Series paper to the portion that I wanted to show in my tag punch. So cool!!!

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If you purchased My Digital Studio software and have questions on how to use it, I'd love to help you. If you are thinking about trying the free download of My Digital Studio and want some assistance, I'd love to help you with that too. Just send me an email and I will help you preserve your family's memories!

Happy Mother’s Day

Sue — Sun, 13 May 2012 12:36:58 +0000

Custom Frame for Cosmetology License

Sue — Sat, 12 May 2012 11:08:59 +0000

Making a custom item for someone can be challenging. I changed this custom frame three times before I liked what I made. I sure hope the woman in my networking group likes it. Her daughter graduated from Cosmetology School and she wanted a frame for her license. All I went on was "she likes bling, the color pink and some scissors would be nice." I like challenges and I got one.

I found some retired Designer Series Paper in my stash that was Pretty in Pink and Very Vanilla with some glitter on it. Bling #1. Then I wrapped the 119775 Pretty in Pink 1-1/4" Striped Grosgrain Ribbon around the end of the frame and knotted it. I took the 100459 Pretty in Pink Cardstock and ran it through the Sizzix Big Shot with the 121812 Fun Flowers Bigz L Die. I crumpled the Fun Flowers, layered them and attached the scissor pin. Bling #2.

Here is a close-up of the flower pin. I covered it with Bling #3, which is pink rhinestones retired from the Blossom Builders Designer Printed Kit.

Three blings; check. Pink; check. Scissors; check. This project is done, gift wrapped and I'm on to my next custom order.

I (heart) U Scrapbook Page

Sue — Fri, 11 May 2012 05:13:47 +0000

I saw this layout on Pinterest last night and had to copy it. This is a layout that I can see myself using over and over again, by changing the colors and the photograph. This is my sister, Jan, who taught me how to rubber stamp about 20 years ago. Who knew how that teddy bear stamp, glossy white cardstock, black ink pad and markers would change my life. She lives in San Diego, California. And this is my brother, Pete, who owns Great Harvest Bakery in Great Falls, Montana. Any time you are in Great Falls, stop by the Bakery and tell him you know me.

An awesome feature in the 118108 My Digital Studio software, is how quickly I can change the color of these letters. I click one letter, then hold the "Ctrl" key and click the other letters I want the same color. Then I select which color I want. Super fast, which is what I like when scrapbooking.

I bet Jan and Pete don't even know they were wearing Rich Razzleberry and Always Artichoke Stampin' Up! colors. I love how easy it was to match the colors on the scrapbook page with the colors they were wearing.

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A reminder that you can try the My Digital Studio Express software free for 30 days. It works on both Mac's and PC's. It's simple; click here to add the free My Digital Studio Express Trial (item #129600) to your online shopping cart, and then download and install it from your Download Manager.

If you have any questions about My Digital Studio, click here for frequently asked questions about My Digital Studio Express, or you can contact me.