Have you heard the news???

In case you  haven't heard the news, Stampin' Up has just released their brand new 2012-2013 Catalog!!!  These little birds are showing off their new 2012-2014 In Colors!  I made this layout using Stampin' Up's My Digital Studio.  Soon we will have My Digital Studio 2 released as well.  To view what's new, click on the catalog link on the right side of this post.  I am especially excited to see all of the new products that Stampin' Up has come out with for the Big Shot in the new catalog!

Sale-A-Brate!!!

It's time to "Sale-A-Brate" at Stampin' Up!  Here is a sample I made with some of the elements you get on the Sale-A-Bration CD for My Digital Studio.  I had so much playing with all of the content... I really love the Everyday Enchantment Designer Series Papers!

Here are some samplers of the exclusive products you can earn during Sale-A-Bration:

You can choose a FREE item from the Sale-A-Bration offerings for every $50 of merchandise you order (before shipping & tax).  Contact me today to get your goodies!  You just can't beat FREE!!! 

Free Digital Kit from Stampin' Up!!!

Stampin' Up is celebrating having a 100,000 friends on Facebook by giving away a free digital download.  The kit is a $14.95 value!  You can take the survey and get the download through January 10, 2012 here:  http://surveymonkey.com/s/100k

I've been playing around with this Day in the Life digital kit in Stampin' Up's My Digital Studio and made up a few samplers so you can see what comes in the kit.  This first one features the 12 papers and some of the stamp brush kit:

More images from the stamp brush kit:

Here are some of the embellishments that come with the kit, too:

 

It's Coming Soon!!!

Sale-a-Bration that is!  Stampin' Up's annual event when you can earn FREE products will be January 24 through March 31, 2012 this year.  Be sure and check back soon as I will be giving you a sneak peek of some of the goodies you can earn with each $50 you purchase.  This is the flier I just created using Stampin' Up's My Digital Studio and the Sale-a-Bration content CD... a little something to whet your appetite!

 

Christmas ... MDS Style

I thought I'd share some pictures from Christmas at my parents' house this year.  I used Stampin' Up's My Digital Studio and the Savor the Season Ensemble.  These papers and embellishements are so fun!

 

Strength and Hope

Last night I purchased and downloaded some new goodies for My Digital Studio and started playing with them.  I thought I would share some of the new downloads with you in this reminder of the Strength and Hope promotion that Stampin' Up is sponsoring until the end of the month.  Stampin' Up will donate $2 from the purchase of each Strength and Hope stamp set and/or digital download to further breast cancer research.  I love how this company supports and promotes good causes!  To view the images included in the Strength and Hope sets click on the button to the right.

I love the Flag Punch digital download.  I'm hoping that Stampin' Up will make a flag punch to use with paper one of these days, too!

Back to School with MDS

I can't believe that August is here already!  August means it is almost time to go back to school.  My school starts August 15th.  Even though I am not ready for summer vacation to be over just yet, it will be good to see my students again.  I used Stampin' Up's My Digital Studio to create this layout using a "Back to School" theme.  I played around with trying to color in the stamped images for the first time (on the owl and crayons).  I used the punches to accomplish this feat.  This owl looks like he's wide awake and ready to go to school... something I'll be struggling with on the 15th when the alarm clock goes off at 5:30 am!

 

Going to the Chapel... Part 2

I used some of the pictures that my dad took at my cousin's wedding to make a couple more layouts with Stampin' Up's My Digital Studio.  This program is so much fun!

The first layout features the bride & groom coming out of the church after the wedding to a crowd blowing bubbles at them:

This next layout features some pictures of the family.  I managed to escape having my own picture taken but my dad and I did capture some of our relatives unaware.  

I hope you enjoyed seeing the pictures of my cousin's wedding and some ideas for using My Digital Studio!  I sure had fun sharing them with you!



Going to the Chapel...

This past Saturday I attended the wedding of my cousin Lisa.  I took my camera along to try and capture some of the memories.  Then I got to work playing with Stampin' Up's My Digital Studio.  I used Wisteria Wonder and Concord Crush as "Purple" was the focus color in the wedding.  I used the Presto Patterns Overlays on this first layout with digital Antique Brads as accents.

I used the Vintage Overlays on the second layout.  Now that I know how to use the overlays I think they look soooo cool!  Lisa was a beautiful bride!

I experimented a little with this last layout.  I used one of the digital images from the Bliss stamp set on a Whisper White background, then added Concord Crush on top but used the opacity button to lighten it and saw the pattern appear from below.  Isn't this neat!?!  Now you might notice that this picture has a cool effect and is kind of blurry.  Well, when your pictures don't come out clear you improvise.  I used my digital editing software to add the special effects to the picture before importing it into MDS.  Now I think it looks like I altered this picture on purpose.

I hope you enjoyed seeing some of the magic that can be created with the My Digital Studio software that Stampin' Up offers!  Let me know if you have any questions about it!





$99 Starter Kit!!!

Have you heard about the $99 Mini Starter Kit Promotion from Stampin' Up?  During the month of July you can join the Stampin' Up family as a demonstrator and get all of the benefits that I enjoy for only $99!  This kit contains over $180 worth of stamping products and business supplies!  You might wonder what the benefits are to becoming a Stampin' Up demonstrator.  Just a few of the perks are:

*  20% discount on every order

*  See and purchase new Stampin' Up products first

*  Subscription to the monthly Stampin' Success Magazine

*  Access to project ideas on the demonstrator website

*  Access to a community of Stampin' Up demonstrators

*  Invitation to exclusive Stampin' Up events

*  Incredible value of the starter kit

*  Ability to start your own business if desired

  

When you become a Stampin' Up demonstrator you can continue to enjoy your hobby at a discount or even start your own business ... it's all up to you! 

Stampin' Up's Statement of the Heart is:

"To love what we do and share what we love, as we help others enjoy creativity and worthwhile accomplishments . . . in this we make a difference!"

Contact me today for more information about joining my team! 

 

New In Colors!

It's a new Stampin' Up year with the release of the new 2011-2012 Stampin' Up Idea Book & Catalog.  Along with new stamp offerings are 5 new In Colors to create with!  I used My Digital Studio to introduce the new In Colors to you:



Speaking of My Digital Studio, Stampin' Up is offering a free template download:

For all the details, visit here.

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Happy New Year!

Happy New Year to you all!!!  I've created a page using My Digital Studio from Stampin' Up just for you!

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Happy Flag Day!

I made this flag using My Digital Studio from Stampin' Up.  My uncle Dean was very patriotic as he served in World War II.  It was 2 years ago today that he passed away.  My aunt JoAnne said it was appropriate that he'd pass away on Flag Day of all days.  He was an awesome man and I'm proud to have been related to him and to have known him so well.

 

Happy Mother's Day!

Happy Mother's Day to all the Moms out there, especially my mom!   Here is a layout I created using Stampin' Up's My Digital Studio:

 

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