Apr 24, 2013 | Big Shot, Graduation, My Digital Studio |
I’m excited about Kyle’s upcoming Graduation from GA Tech! We haven’t had a party for Kyle in many years – it just wasn’t something he wanted but I told him this time I’m having a party so I’ve been planning and decided to use My Digital Studio to help me. So this week’s blog hop theme is “What you are working on” and this is what I am working on. Here is the whole ensemble that I’ve created so far –
The first thing I made was the invitation. I had to create it and get it sent to the Stampin’ Up! printer and back so I could mail them out. I used Embark Graduate Ensemble combined it with a few elements from Grad Party Ensemble. I started with the postcard template and made a few changes and I had to change the colors – I used Crushed Curry – which is actually a color that is returning to our regular color palette!
Front of the postcard invitation
back of postcard invitation
My friend Sue was able to get me these bags of graduation mints – which were the perfect colors – gold and black – so I wanted to use those to and made toppers for them.
The layer that looks like Designer Paper is from the Grad Party ensemble – one of the back ground papers. I layered it on Basic Black and Crushed Curry card stock (yes I had saved it for several years – just so I would have this color to use for any GA Tech scrapbooking I might do). I added some Summer Starfruit ribbon which blends well with the Crushed Curry. And printed a sheet full of the labels that say “the tassel is worth the hassle”. (yes – I just noticed the stamp brush image has an error in the spelling of hassle and while my sample is wrong it looks like it has been corrected on the SU site – so I need to update my digital stamp brush set).
The Embark Graduate Ensemble also include the template for the banner and the cupcake picks.
The cupcake picks fit perfectly in the 1-3/4″ circle punch. Then I used the Circle #2 die to cut the 2″ circles from Crushed Curry card stock. I added 4″ skewers and then tied a piece of Basic Black ribbon around the pick.
For the banner I punched holes in the corners and strung it on a piece of Baker’s Twine then attached the ends to a long skewer. I had some left over cupcakes to stick them in for the photo but this I would put on a cake.
Let me just say that the coloring tool in the new version of My Digital Studio is the best thing – being able to recolor different portions of the stamps is the “icing on the cake”! I used it a lot in this project to add the Crushed Curry color.
I’m very excited about Kyle graduating from GA Tech. He will be doing an internship this summer at Facebook in California (sad that he will be on the other side of the country but excited that he has this opportunity). Then he will come back in the fall to work on his Master’s degree. I’m so proud of who he has become – I guess he isn’t my little boy any more – but a successful young man.
Thanks to the MDS Blog Hop crew for letting me join you this month! It was fun! Be sure to click on all the links below to follow the rest of the hop and see all the awesome projects that everyone has made.
Apr 22, 2013 | My Digital Studio, Scrapbook Pages, Stamp, Scrap, & Create Retreat |
This weekend I held my first Stamp, Scrap & Create Escape Retreat at my house. I enjoyed a wonderful weekend with friends and can’t wait to plan the next one! Today I’m going to share some pictures that I took before everyone arrived – all the “getting ready” and set up.
Greg went out of town on a golf weekend so we were able to set up in the basement everyone’s workstation. Everyone had a “spot” to work on the projects they brought for the weekend. Some brought scrapbooks, some cards, laptops to work on My Digital Studio, and various other things.
The big green table is actually the pool table and it is covered with a Ping Pong table top that is flipped upside down. Then we added two 6 foot tables at the far end and had a 4 foot table at the close end (not in the photo).
Each spot was set up with Grid paper – with a welcome message from Cindy& I, a goody bag, a pail, and some information about our weekend.
The goody bags had all the project materials for the Make&Take projects plus any optional projects that they signed up for. Cindy created tags in My Digital Studio using the Sent with Love digital kit and printed them out at home. Then added card stock and Designer Paper from the Sent with Love pack and some Island Indigo Baker’s Twine to tie them on the bags. They turned out super cute!
I found these cute little pails a few days before the retreat and decided they would be perfect to put on everyone’s “spot”. I had Chalkboard Vinyl left from when Stampin’ Up! used to sell it and cut it with the Oval Framelits die to put on the front of the pail. I added a flag banner using the Pennant Punch and the Sent with Love Designer Paper. The flags are strung together with Baker’s Twine and tied to the pail (I punched holes with the Crop-a-dile). You can’t see it in this picture but each bucket had a piece of chalk tied to it – I wrapped the end with a strip of the designer paper and tied the baker’s twine around it. Then everyone can write a message on the front of their pail. Inside everyone had Stampin’ Dimensionals, a bottle of the all-purpose glue, a Stampin’ Sponge, and a threader. As it turned out it made a good spot for everyone to keep the tools they needed to carry around to their make&takes and a place to keep the tickets that they earned throughout the weekend (I’ll tell you more about those later).
We gave everyone a “ticket” itinerary created in My Digital Studio – that had our schedule for the weekend. A blank Bingo card – printed with My Digital Studio and a piece of card stock. These are were all clipped together with a clothes pin that was covered in the Sent With Love Designer Paper. I’ll share more about bingo in another post.
We set up tables in my sun room to create a “cafe” where we could eat our meals. It was nice to have the view of the backyard with the birds and the animals. The weather turned out being ok even though it rained Friday and got really cold. A cool night Saturday worked out well for our campfire.
And finally we had a candy/snack table set up –
Originally I had it all set up on the server upstairs which is where this picture was taken but then I moved it down to the little bar in the basement.
Well that was a lot to share and that’s before any one even got here! I have more pictures, projects and “pillow” gifts to share another day! So be sure to come back.
Apr 14, 2013 | My Digital Studio, Scrapbook Pages, Stampin' Up! Events |
Just a quick post of a layout with pictures from the Baltimore Regional. A fun day with friends!
Apr 12, 2013 | My Digital Studio, Scrapbook Pages |
This was a quick My Digital Studio page I made with some pictures I took yesterday after arriving in the Washington D.C. area. It is the Cherry Blossom Festival and we took a quick drive through downtown to see the cherry trees. Well it wasn’t that quick really – there are a TON of people down there and it was late just before sunset – I guess they were double dipping – watching the sunset too.
Cherry Blossom Festival
My photo editing software isn’t working for some reason – maybe it will work later today so I can post some of my stamped projects while I’m away from home – other wise I guess I have to create more MDS pages for you.
Tomorrow is the Baltimore Regional and I have to finish my swaps – if you will be there be sure to say “hi”.
Apr 10, 2013 | My Digital Studio, Scrapbook Pages |
I’m excited to be a Guest blogger on the MDS Blog Hop for the month of April!! Thank you to the design team for letting me join you all this month. I have a spring themed page to share today that features a picture of my parents and I from a recent trip to Gibbs Gardens. It happened to be the Daffodil Festival and there were millions of blooming daffodils while we were there. I had so many pictures I could have used on this page but really wanted to use the one with my parents. I’ll just have to make a companion page to feature all the beautiful flowers.
This layout was actually from a traditional scrapbook page that I had used in my regular scrapbook class recently. I loved the combination of the Daffodil Delight and the Chocolate Chip in real life and thought I could translate it to My Digital Studio. I made a few changes and one of the things that is so super easy in MDS that I don’t find easy in real life is adding the STITCHING! Just a few clicks and it looks like I have real sewing on my page and I didn’t even get out a sewing machine.
Here are the Digital Supplies that I used on this page:
Background
Card Stock\Very Vanilla
Embellishments
Brads\Chocolate Chip – brad
Mis-Stitched – embellishments\Mis-Stitched – espresso 6b
Mis-Stitched – embellishments\Mis-Stitched – espresso 4
Mis-Stitched – embellishments\Mis-Stitched – espresso 6c
_Designer Kits\Lemonade Stand – embellishments\Lemonade Stand – flower 2
Natural Designer Buttons\Naturals Designer Buttons – small dark 1
_Designer Kits\Lemonade Stand – embellishments\Lemonade Stand – flower 2
Baker’s Twine\Baker’s Twine – Daffodil Delight bow
Stamps
Textured\Basic Black Texture, Color = CHOCOLATE CHIP 104,73,71
_Designer Kits\Lemonade Stand\Lemonade Stand – honeycomb, Color = CHOCOLATE CHIP 104,73,71
_Designer Kits\Mixed Bunch\Mixed Bunch – flower 3, Color = CHOCOLATE CHIP 104,73,71
_Designer Kits\Mixed Bunch\Mixed Bunch – flower 4, Color = CHOCOLATE CHIP 104,73,71
_Designer Kits\Mixed Bunch\Mixed Bunch – flower 5, Color = CHOCOLATE CHIP 104,73,71
_Designer Kits\Mixed Bunch\Mixed Bunch – flower 1, Color = CHOCOLATE CHIP 104,73,71
Punches
Basics\1.25 Square Punch, Filled with: Designer Series Paper\_Designer Kits\2010 New Color Patterns\Daffodil Delight Polka Dots
Borders\Scallop Edge Punch, Fill Color = CHOCOLATE CHIP 104,73,71
Basics\1.25 Square Punch, Fill Color = CHOCOLATE CHIP 104,73,71
Basics\1.25 Square Punch, Fill Color = DAFFODIL DELIGHT 255,211,92
Extras\Petite Pennant Punch, Filled with: Designer Series Paper\First Edition – designer series paper\First Edition – 5
Itty Bitty Shapes Flower Punch, Fill Color = DAFFODIL DELIGHT 255,211,92
Flowers\Blossom Punch, Filled with: Designer Series Paper\Textured Card Stock\Textured Card Stock – Chocolate Chip
Flowers\Blossom Punch, Fill Color = CHOCOLATE CHIP 104,73,71
Thanks for stopping by today and I hope you enjoy the MDS Blog Hop – I know the regular design team will have some AMAZING Creations to share with you – they always do!
Mar 11, 2013 | Designer Series Paper, My Digital Studio, Sale-A-Bration 2013, Spring Catalog 2013 |
This is an easy Desktop Calendar project that I made earlier this year. My Digital Studio makes it easy to create the 12 month calendar to print at home.
After creating the calender in My Digital Studio – I printed it on Whisper White card stock and trimmed it down. Then layered it on Calypso Coral and So Saffron card stock. And then to a 5-1/2 x 4-1/4 piece of Lucky Limeade card stock.
I decorated the top with a piece of Tea for two designer paper, some Calypso Coral ribbon from the Sycamore Street Ribbon and Button pack from Sale-A-Bration. And finished it with some punched butterflies and a Lucky Limeade brad.
The base of the calendar is a normal size card – 11″ x 4-1/4″ scored at 5-1/2″ and then score a second time on one side at 2-3/4 – this creates the mountain fold that you attach the calendar too. On the bottom of the card I added a piece of Tea for Two designer series paper and then the stack of Post it Notes. The great thing about the size of this calendar is that you can fold it flat and it fits in the medium envelope. Well if your stack of post it notes is really thick it might not fit.
Have a great day!
The cupcake picks fit perfectly in the 1-3/4″ circle punch. Then I used the Circle #2 die to cut the 2″ circles from Crushed Curry card stock. I added 4″ skewers and then tied a piece of Basic Black ribbon around the pick.
