Jul 3, 2012 | My Digital Studio, Scrapbook Pages |
Happy Tuesday!
I have been working on several My Digital Studio projects lately and I wanted to tell you about one of them today. I have had this idea for a really long time and finally started working on it about 2 weeks ago. I wanted to make myself a personalized planner – a calendar that I can carry around to my workshops, classes and events and use to keep track of all my Stampin’ Up! Business related things that I need to do.
I made a list of the different things that I keep track of each month (like points towards earning the incentive trip) – some are things that I am doing and others are things my team is doing. I wanted a calendar – and the calendar function in My Digital Studio is so great for making exactly the calendar that I need. Probably the hardest thing was deciding on a “theme” – a color palette, designer papers, embellishments – that sort of thing. Naturally the best place to start would be a kit – since it has all those elements in one package. Then the new catalog came out June 1st and in the hostess section there is a new My Digital Studio Disc – it’s called Keep in Touch – and I decided it would be perfect for this project.
Since the Stampin’ Up! year starts in July my planner is a July 2012 through June 2013 planner – that’s the great thing about My Digital Studio is I can create my project exactly the way I want it – I don’t have to have a calendar that is Jan-Dec – I can start and end with any month I want. So here is my July calendar page –
I included the 12 months – this is the right side page and the left page has different spaces for me to write notes – calls to make, things to follow up on, etc. The back page is an Annual Summary page. The front page include our Stampin’ Up! Statement of the Heart. Then I added a front cover and back cover. I sent it out to the Stampin’ Up! printer and hope to have it back in about a week. I printed it as a soft cover photo book so that I can carry it around and write in it. I’ll post again when I have the real thing so you can see what it looks like printed.
Stampin’ Up! has new downloads today – You can see all the available Digital Downloads on my website. There is a new photobook template, a digital version of the retired Take Three stamp set from a couple of years ago, the new Polka Dot Parade Designer Series Paper, and digital Washi Tape.
Have a great day and get creative!
Jul 2, 2012 | Almost Artisan, family, Scrapbook Pages |
I have a few final thank you’s to get out from orders that I had in the last couple of days of June – thank you to Sabrina and Molly. I keep checking back at my reports to make sure it is still there. And now I’m wondering what happens and what to expect on the trip. I guess I will learn that soon. The Getaway trip is at the end of September to a resort on Hilton Head Island.
Today’s share is another project that I entered in the Artisan Design Team contest. This is my second scrapbook page – this one is an 8×8 page and features a picture of my boys that I took at Easter this year. They were being silly together and it really makes me happy when they are together and having fun and laughing with each other.
The edges of the page are actually stamped with the French Foliage stamp set in various colors and also swiped with the ink pad. I added the three little pool party hearts – one for each of my three boys – there are also three little butterflies that represents each of them flying off in their own directions. As they get older they are finding themselves and where they fit in the world. I did the main journaling on the computer but used my own handwriting for the date and the little quote – maybe that was a bad idea – I don’t have good hand writing and it isn’t very straight and even. I really like this page and the picture of the boys. I need to make another one so I can frame and hang it in my craft room. That is the downside of this contest is making projects your love and giving them to Stampin’ Up! and not getting them back.
Have a good day today! It’s a little cooler here than it was this breaking – we had two record breaking days at 106 degrees – the highest ever. Today its only 99. Stay cool.
Jun 26, 2012 | Almost Artisan, My Digital Studio, Scrapbook Pages |
Well sadly I was not chosen as one of the Stampin’ Up! Design Team Artisan Finalists this year. I really thought I had a chance but I guess I’m not what they are looking for. The list of finalists is posted on the Stampin’ Up! FB page – congratulations to all of those that qualified as finalists! The good news is that I can now share my projects on my blog – no need to wait until after convention in July!
And another bit of good news is my push to earn my first Incentive Trip – it’s going to happen – I can feel it! One final push this week – I’m only about $700 away!! How exciting is that? Just a hand full of people need to place a $55 order and I’ll be there. Read more here about the 55 orders and watch the thermometer rise on the side of my blog. I’m almost there!!!
So now on to the project – that’s probably what you want to see anyway. This first project is one of my three scrapbook pages that I entered. I created a 12×12 scrapbook page using My Digital Studio – I sent it to Stampin’ Up! to print through the professional print service on heavy-weight card stock. I printed more than one copy and then cut the extra one in order to make a hybrid version – I added a few real elements to it so it had some dimension. So that gave me two versions – the original digital version, the hybrid version and then I created a second digital version. I didn’t have time to get the second one reprinted otherwise I probably would have submitted that one to the contest. Unfortunately we live so far away from Utah that the print service can take a while to get back to me. So here you go – let’s see what they look like –
Digital Version 1
This first one is my original Digital Version – this is Magnolia one of my two Jack Russell Terriers. I used overlays, sititching, digital tape, punches, the downtown grunge frames, buttons and seam binding.
Hybrid Version contest entry
This is not the best picture but this is the Hybrid version that I entered into the contest. Its even hard to see the hybrid elements in this photo. So I’ll tell you what they are. First I printed a second copy of the entire page and cut out the framed photo of Magnolia – I popped it up on Dimensionals and layered right on top of the same frame on the first copy. On one of the scallop circles I added a real paper flower, and a crumb cake button tied with Early Espresso Baker’s Twine. To the left of the photo I added two Baja Breeze buttons. And on the lower corner of the photo I added a real piece of Very Vanilla Seam Binding.
Digital Version 2
Here is the second Digital Version of the page – there are a few changes. The journling is a poem that my niece wrote about Magnolia. I changed the Very Vanilla Seam Binding to Crumb Cake. The Baja Breeze buttons were replaced with the Antique Brads. And the button inside the paper flower was changed to Baja Breeze. I like this second version better and wish I had the time to print and submit it for the contest. That’s probably why I wasn’t selected – they would have liked the 2nd version better too!
There are some brand new digital downloads from Stampin’ Up! today. You can see all the available Digital Downloads on my website.
Have a great day and if you need to order any Stampin’ Up! products please let me know – every order counts towards my goal even the digital downloads you order through my website!
Jun 13, 2012 | family, My Digital Studio, Scrapbook Pages |
For those of you that like designing with My Digital Studio – you need to take a look on page 198-199 in the new catalog at the Collection DVDs. There are 6 to choose from and they all have a collection of stamp brush sets and designer papers plus designer templates. I ordered the Storytime Collection DVD and used one of the designer template pages from it to create this page.
I did make changes to it but starting with a template makes things quicker because all the elements, photos and journaling spots are laid out. I added my photo and then started making changes. Maybe I should show you the original template so you can see where things changed.
So first I had to remove the little strips on the left since they covered up Warren in the picture. And then i moved the curly label punch to the other side since I had more space over there to “hang” something. I decided to replace the papers with some different ones since this wasn’t a school page – but they are still from the Storytime collection of papers. I changed the title and removed the zero. I also decided to use embellishments instead of stamps to add a couple of accents since they were colored in – and I love the little owl and the birds that are in the collection so that is what I decided to use. I think I may go back and add everyone’s name but for now I’ll just keep it the way it is for now. This picture was from 2 years ago when we took a trip to North Carolina – we went out to the town of Blowing Rock to eat lunch and walk around.
I’m still working on my 55 $55 orders – I’ll be making phone calls and sending some more emails next week. If you need something please let me know. Here is the post if you want to see what I’m talking about – and there is a thermometer for completed orders on the side of my blog. I do have some more that are coming but I have a long way to go still.
Oh I almost forgot – yesterday was Tuesday so Stampin’ Up! released some new digital downloads – I still need to go check them out.
Have a great day!
Jun 11, 2012 | Designer Series Paper, Scrapbook Pages |
Hi all – I’m coming along steadily with my goal of 55 $55 orders by June 30th. I have the little thermometer on my sidebar if you want to watch it rise each day. Thank you SO MUCH to everyone that has already placed and order and to those that are planning to place orders in the coming days. I’m getting more excited with every email and order that comes in!
Here is a quick post for you today – another scrapbook layout that I made last month – this one was based on a layout in the last catalog – I think the picture in the catalog was an 8-1/2 x 11 layout and I modified it to be a 2-page 12×12 layout.
The Designer paper is now retired but you could use whatever paper that you have and create this same layout. I just cut it into pieces most are 3×3 and a few are 3×2. The background is Basic Gray and then the designer paper is attached to Crumb Cake. I added Pool Party accents on either side. The title is also in Crumb Cake so it is very subtle. I popped up the heart with Dimensionals. Some other options would be to make the title in one of the other colors or pop it up off the page, even just sponging the edges or outlining them would make the title stand out more. I did distress the top and bottom edge of all the Designer Paper pieces using the Distress Tool – which also retired – darn it. But you can use your paper snips and get a similar effect or even your finger nail (maybe not if you just had a manicure – that would get messed up).
I’m anxiously awaiting a call from Stampin’ Up! this week too – I submitted for the Artisan Design Team and they are supposed to be calling all the finalists this week – I hope I receive a call. I wonder how many submissions they received?
Talk to you later…
Jun 8, 2012 | Scrapbook Pages, Season of Friendship |
I know – I forgot to post this before May ended – the month just went by so fast. I can’t believe it is June already and the new catalog has started. Hopefully you already have the Season of Friendship stamp set since it is now retired.
The tree trunk was stamped on Whisper White card stock and then I stamped leaves all over it until I had a tree as full as I wanted. Then I cut it out to put it on the layout. I Designer Paper is the Big Top Birthday paper from the last catalog. It had the perfect page with the banners and clouds and sunrays on it. To make the Kite I found a coloring book kite that I traced and cut out of the designer paper, then punched the ribbon border punch and lined the sides, add some bakers’ twine for the string and the skinny taffeta ribbon for the tail.
I get many of my scrapbook ideas from magazines or the internet but I find that many are only single page layouts so I am always converting and stretching and adding a second page to mine. This was one of my class pages during the last couple of months.
I hope you like it. It just needs some pictures added to it now.
My 55 goal is slowly coming along – I talked to a couple more people today who plan to place orders soon. As the orders get placed I’ll update the tracker on the side of my blog. I hope to see it growing each day. And then we can all celebrate at a Stampin’ Up! party in the fall. If you don’t know what I’m talking about then check this post. I’m so exited at the possibility of actually earning a Stampin’ Up! incentive trip.
Have a wonderful weekend!
