Arrows Challenge Completed!

Jun 26, 2013 | My Digital Studio, Scrapbook Pages | 0 comments

Every Tuesday night a group of us get together to work and play with our My Digital Studio software.  It’s our Digi Crop night and we have so much fun every week.  If you live near me and want to join us let me know – the dates and events are posted on my facebook business page – Stamping Together at Monika’s Place – we will meet twice in July and then get back to weekly in August.  Last night Cindy extended a challenge to us – to complete a project and submit it for the Stampin’ Up! Arrow challenge.  While I played around with a card during our crop all that I could really think of was when the boys were in scouts and would go to camp and learn about Archery.  Arrows = Archery!  So after the crop I went home to see if I could find some pictures from when the boys were in scouts and see if I had any from them while they were at the Archery station at camp.  I had to go back to 2004!  But yeah success and I got to work creating a scrapbook page featuring arrows for the challenge.  Yeah me – challenge completed!

2013 Family Book-008These are pictures of Ryan and Cub Scout Day camp in June 2004.  He would have been a rising 2nd grader (if I counted correctly) – he will be a senior in high school this fall.  I did start with a template page – it was from the Fan Fair photobook template – but doesn’t really look anything like it – I kept only the photo frames and the label for the text block.  Everything else I changed.  Since I could find exactly what I wanted for a designer paper I decided to use something rather plain (Downtown Grunge 1) and used stamps to create a custom background paper.  Can you see all the little arrows in the background?  I used arrows from the Hello There Kit – the color is Very Vanilla and then the Opacity is set to 20%.

Other arrows on the page are The Best Year arrows and I used the coloring tool to color each section to look like the target in the photos. And the arrow pointing to my little archer is from Epic Overlays.

I’m posting the page over in the challenge on MyDigitalStudio.net be sure to stop over there and like and comment on my page – maybe I can win the challenge!  That would be exciting.  And if you want some more My Digital Studio inspiration Cindy and some other digital designers have a blog hop going on today – go here.

Have a great day!

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More Travels

Jun 19, 2013 | My Digital Studio, Scrapbook Pages | 0 comments

reichtag layout

One more layout from my book for the Germany trip.  This layout is from our tour of the Reichstag – Germany’s Parliament building.  We went through security and then with a group into the building.  Rode up the elevator and on to the roof.  You could see across the city.  One thing that I noticed was how many cranes there were along the skyline.  In Berlin there is so much construction going on it is unbelievable.  Then we walked around the spiral walkway to the top of the clear dome.  At the top we sat on the bench in the center and laid back to look out the hole in the top.

Thanks for stopping by today!

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The Journey

Jun 17, 2013 | family, My Digital Studio, Scrapbook Pages | 0 comments

In May I took a trip with my parents and brother to Germany last month and I’m working on documenting our trip using My Digital Studio.  I kept notes in a journal, and kept brochures and tickets, etc from the trip.  I started working on it while I was on the trip but didn’t get anywhere close to what I thought done.  Partially because some days I was tired and ready for bed when I got back in the evening and partially because we did so much!  I thought I would share some of the pages with you this week.

I decided to use one of the Stampin’ Up! Digital Templates for this book – and since I knew I would have lots of pictures I choose one that used lots of pictures on each page – The Best Year Photobook Template.  The template is set up to have a two page spread for each month of the year.  It looks like this –

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Mine is a layout for each day/activity – this first layout is from our journey over the ocean – our flights – from Atlanta to Amsterdam and then on to Berlin – and our arrival.

Germany 2013-004This is the left page and I kept the layout pretty much the same – but I changed the top left section to reflect our trip rather than the month of the year.  The strip at the bottom has the exact date and in the top corner – I was adding modes of transportation that we took that day.   On some I changed the paper fill in the punch.

Germany 2013-005For the right page I changed a few of the decorative pages to photo boxes.  In most cases I removed any embellishments that were over-layed on the photo boxes.

The trip there was long and I didn’t get much sleep on the flight and basically at the time we were arriving was the time I would have been going to bed at home.  So I was a very tired traveler once we arrived.

I hope you can see how the templates are flexible and you don’t need to use the as they were designed.  In fact – the original template is actually a 12″ x 12″ photobook and I converted it to an 8″ x 8″ book for my project.  I’ll be printing 4 of them when I’m done.  One for my parents, one for my brother, one for my Uncle, and one for myself.

Thanks for stopping by today.

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Q&A – How can I capture all of our family summer fun?

Jun 5, 2013 | My Digital Studio, Q&A, Scrapbook Pages, This & That | 0 comments

Summer Scrapbooking

 Q&AQ: How can I capture all of our family summer fun?

A: Some of us like camping, some like the beach, and others prefer a luxury hotel and room service. Scrapbooking is kind of the same. We all have different likes and needs. The great thing is that Stampin’ Up! has a solution for us all, even you! Check out the options and see which one fits you and your family best.

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Quick & Informal

This and That Journals are perfect if you want to capture your memories on the go. They are designed so you can add thoughts, photos, brochures, tickets, and other tidbits as you go. Pack a small bag with a Stampin’ Write Marker or two, your This and That Journal, Remember This and That Rotary Stamp, coordinating Designer Stickers, and Washi Tape, and you’ll have everything you need! Since you can add thoughts and memories right away, you can return from a getaway with your journal complete and ready to share! Since it’s informal, you’ll cherish having other family members jot down some of their thoughts and favorite moments to share, too.

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Epic Day This And That Designer StickersEpic Day This And That Designer Washi TapeRemember This And That Rotary Stamp

This And That Epic Day JournalThis And That Epic Day Designer Series PaperHung Up Cute Clips

Digital Diva

My Digital Studio is perfect for our digital world. You take your digital photos (lots of them!), download them to your computer, and then create! No need to print and crop. For the quickest results, just add your photos into any one of our many gorgeous artist-designed photobook templates. Customize it with your journaling and you are done. Even with our great templates you are in control. Add, move, or delete any of the elements as you wish. Have more time and want more customization? Simply make your own photobook using your favorite papers, stamps, and embellishments. You’ll be impressed with the quality and pricing of our print services. One of the often overlooked features of digital crafting is that it is easy to replicate. Need more copies of a photobook as a gift? No problem. The dog ate your photobook or your kids spilled red punch on it – no worries. You can reprint your projects anytime! Photobooks, journals, calendars, and more await your digital creativity!

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Places I've Been Swatchbook Template -- Digital Download
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Give Me a Year

Calendar scrapbooking is a great solution if you want to share a highlight of memories from the year. You can quickly pick one (or a few) favorite pictures from each month. Add them to the calendar page for that month and you’ll have a collection of photos that gives a great overview of your year and family memories. Calendars can be created traditionally or with My Digital Studio. Using My Digital Studio, you have the choice of artist-designed calendar templates, complete customization, or somewhere in-between. These calendars are useful, you can enjoy them each day, and they make fantastic gifts that your family and friends will look forward to receiving each year!

CalendarsTea for Two Easel Calendar TemplateLive The Day Easel Calendar Template -- Digital Download

2013 Month By Month Calendar Template -- Digital Download2011 Pennant Desktop Calendar Kit Digital DownloadBest Day 2013 Easel Calendar Template -- Digital Download

 

Traditional Rules

The world of traditional scrapbooking hasn’t changed – only grown! Maybe you love the hands-on approach of cropping photos, layering papers, and handwritten journaling combined to create scrapbooks that honor and share your special memories. If so, don’t worry, you can still use our great quality, archival, acid- and lignin-free Designer Series Paper and card stock to make your 12” x 12”, 8-1/2” x 11”, 8” x 8”, 6” x 6”, or other size scrapbooks. Create beautiful backgrounds with Stampin’ Around Wheels, create titles in any color with alphabet stamps, journal with coordinating Stampin’ Write Markers, add character with stamps, and finish it all off with the perfect embellishments. These scrapbooks become cherished works of art full of the love with which they were made.

Digital Diva Sample

Create a Cupcake Stamp Set - by Stampin' Up!Cupcake PunchBrights 8-1/2 x 11 Cardstock
Enjoy the Journey

However you decide to scrapbook, enjoy the journey! Set time aside on a weekly or monthly basis so you can scrapbook the memories while they are fresh. Contact me today with questions. If you are thinking of becoming a Digital Diva, get our free 30-day trial of My Digital Studio here. Let me help you get started!

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Fire Pit Fun

May 8, 2013 | My Digital Studio, Scrapbook Pages, Stamp, Scrap, & Create Retreat | 0 comments

One of my favorite parts of the Stamp, Scrap & Create Retreat weekend was Saturday night when we hung out around the fire pit.  A fire, smores, talking, laughing, and dancing with friends!

fire-fun-layout

I used a digital template from My Digital Studio – called Back to School.  I duplicate the column of photo boxes until I had enough for all my pictures.  Changed the title added journaling, deleted a few elements that were school related that I didn’t want and added a couple of others and I was done.

If you’d like to learn more about My Digital Studio and you live in my area come join me for an Intro class this Friday night.  You can find Details on my website Events page or on my Facebook page.  The software is such a great deal for only $19.95 but if you aren’t sure you can try a 30-day trial for free.  Come see what this thing can do – it will really expand your creative world!

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My Digital Studio Friends Blocks

May 1, 2013 | My Digital Studio, Stamp, Scrap, & Create Retreat | 0 comments

Cindy created this cute My Digital Studio Hybrid project for the Stamp, Scrap, & Create Escape Retreat.

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This was one of our Make&Take projects and a favorite of everyone that attended the retreat.  You can get all the details on how Cindy created by visiting her blog – click here.  She has more pictures on her blog too.

During the retreat the session where the girls made this project included a lesson in how the panels were create using My Digital Studio and then everyone created the blocks.

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If you want to learn more about My Digital Studio and you live near me (Woodstock, GA) – we will be having an intro class on May 10th.  You can find more information on my events calendar on my website.  At the new price of $19.95 it is a steal!

And starting today Stampin’ Up! is having a sale on My Digital Studio downloads and Print Products.  You can see all the download in my online store and you would print your creations through the My Digital Studio software.  Want to see all the different options visit the MyDigitalStudio.net website – there is tons of information about My Digital Studio all in one place.

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