Aug 2, 2012 | Create with Connie & Mary |
Today is Thursday – what a busy day it was yesterday – lots going on at Stampin’ Up! – new Holiday catalog, the early release of My Digital Studio 2, a cute Halloween kit project for new recruits, 31 days of savings on My Digital Studio products (more on that later), Ryan started back to school, it was Chick-Fil-A Appreciation day, and the Olympics are going on too – and now today it’s time for a new challenge at Create with Connie & Mary.
This weeks challenge CCMC212 is a color challenge. And today I have something super cute to show you – it’s not a card but a little basket!
My friend Fran Kennedy at my demo meeting last Saturday night showed us all how to make this little basket. She brought the pattern for us so we could all make one. And bonus she had it all scored for us! Then I decorated mine up to fit this weeks color challenge. I added some paper flowers that were made using the new little scallop circle punch in the Holiday Catalog. I punched pieces of Sahara Sand card stock – I think I used 7 for each flower – spritzed them with the Real Red Marker and added some color to the scalloped edges, then crumpled them all up. Then un-crumple and layer them – punch a hole through the center and put the Antique brad through. I added some Basic Black Taffeta ribbon bows. Finally add a punched piece of the ribbon border punch across the handle to dress it up a bit.
I think this would be cute in Crumb Cake as a little picnic basket too! I hope you like it!
All the supplies are listed below – come play along with us this week and lets see what you can do with these colors. I can’t wait to see what you create. Visit Create with Connie & Mary and submit your creation for this weeks challenge – each week 3 top creations are selected. Each challenge is open for a week. And then a new challenge will be issued.
Stampin’ Up! Supplies:
- Card stock: Real Red, Sahara Sand
- Ink: Real Red Stampin’ Write Marker
- Stamp sets: none
- Accessories: Simply Scored, Antique Brads, Basic Black Taffeta Ribbon, 1-1/4″ Scallop Circle punch, Color Spritzer, Ribbon Border Punch
To order Stampin’ Up! Supplies to make this project click here.
Now what are you going to make?
Monika Davis
Aug 1, 2012 | My Digital Studio |
Today is a busy day at Stampin’ Up! We are all just a bunch of wild and crazy crafty people so doing lots of things on the same day – ok – why not? I already posted about the cute little Howl-o-ween it that you can get for free when you join Stampin’ Up! and now it’s time to tell you about My Digital Studio 2!
Since Stampin’ Up! first came out with My Digital Studio users have been asking for all sorts of functionality and changes. And guess what Stampin’ Up! was actually listening and take notes on all those things and now they are becoming a reality in My Digital Studio 2! There are 75 brand new features in the the new software that are going to make your digital creations ROCK!
- a new Layers Palette
- watermark option
- design in spreads
- custom canvas sizes
- crop stamps and embellishments
- recolor embellishments
- supply list
- text shapes and on a path
- stamp image coloring
- and many more……
So here is what is going on today – directly from the Stampin’ Up! My Digital Studio Team:
Review the software options below to decide which works best for you. As you can see, each software option is available as a download which requires an Internet connection. (The disc version of the software is coming soon.) Please be patient as the installation process will take some time. It is worth the wait, we promise. You should receive an email with a product key that you will have to enter. If you don’t receive the email you can call Stampin’ Up! and they can give it to you over the phone.
MDS 2 Options |
| Item | Software Option | Details | Who Should Get It | US Price | CAN Price |
| 130650 | MDS 2 Upgrade (Download) | Updated software with new design features. Some functional content including a few punches, card stock, and photo layouts. See here. | People who own the original version of My Digital Studio and only want the new software—not the $500 US/$650 CAN in content that MDS 2+ includes. | $19.95 | $24.95 |
| 130644 | MDS 2 (Download) | Updated software with new design features. Some functional content including a few punches, card stock, and photo layouts. See here. | People who never bought the original version of My Digital Studio and only want the new software—not the $500 US/$650 CAN in content that MDS 2+ includes. | $39.95 | $49.95 |
| 130646 | MDS 2+ (Download) | Updated software with new design features. $500 US/$650 CAN in content. Most content has already been released. See here. | Anyone who wants the new software as well as $500 US/$650 CAN in content; for anyone whether they own the original software or not. | $79.95 | $99.95 |
| 130910 | MDS 2 Free Trial (Download) | 30-day FREE trial with over $200 US/$250 CAN in content to use for the 30 days. See here. | Anyone who wants to try MDS 2 for free before buying. | FREE | FREE |
If you figured out which one is right for you then you can go to my website to place your order and get your download today.
The MDS team has created some quick training videos on all the new features for you. You can find them under the Training tab on the MyDigitalStudio.net website. They are split between the “BeginningTechniques” and “Intermediate Techniques” options. There are a few under “Advanced Techniques” but everything is SO much easier with MDS 2, that very few of the new functionalities fall in that advanced category. Check out the videos if you need help with any of the new features. 🙂 Have fun playing with MDS 2!
I have more MDS news too – I’ll put that in another post though. And the Holiday Catalog starts today too!
Aug 1, 2012 | Demonstrator, Halloween |
From August 1 – 31, 2012 you can get this Cute Howl-o-ween Printer’s Tray Project Kit when you join my Stampin’ Up! team.
For just $99, choose up to $125 worth of brand-new products from the annual or holiday catalogs, for your completely customizable Starter Kit! PLUS Get a FREE Howl-o-ween project kit valued up to $60!
The Howl-o-ween Printer’s Tray includes the Toxic Treats stamp set, printer’s tray, and all the goodies you need to make this boo-tiful project.*
*Project kit does not include ink
It’s an extra special treat for you when you join the Stampin’ Up! family during August. I’ll have a special stamping day at my house in September for those that join my team in August so that we can get together and complete this fun Halloween project. Contact me today – Click here to email me I’ll be glad to answer any questions that you have.
Or visit my website for more information about joining Stampin’ Up!
I would love to have you on my team!
There is a lot going on today at Stampin’ Up! – so I’ll have some more posts about My Digital Studio 2, the Holiday catalog and a few other things coming later today and tomorrow. So please check back.
Jul 31, 2012 | My Digital Studio, Stampin' Up! Convention |
For a long time I wanted to create myself a business planner using My Digital Studio. The problem with store bought calendars and planners is they are what someone else thinks everyone needs or wants. Which isn’t necessarily what is going to work for me. With My Digital Studio I can create a planner with exactly what I want. Since this one is mainly for my Stampin’ Up! business I wanted it to coincide with the Stampin’ Up! year which is July through June. So that is what I did – I created my planner so that it started in July 2012 and it runs through June 2013. Now I could have even added more months to it if I wanted to look at more than a year at a time. Here is a peek of the inside for you.
My planner is 8-1/2″ tall and 11″ wide – I created in a photobook project and printed it with a soft photo cover (I’ll show you that in just a minute). On each right hand page is the calendar part. I added important dates and my regular classes that I have on my calendar along with scheduled events such as Convention, Leadership and the Getaway trip. There is a stack of the old fashioned tvs on the page where I can fill in my monthly stats.
I used the Keep In Touch Digital Kit – it is the Hostess CD in the main Stampin’ Up! catalog so you can get it free with your workshop hostess dollars. It has the papers that I used in my backgrounds and all the little elements like the TVs, envelopes, pencils, telephones and stamp images for all the speech bubbles and larger envelopes.
Each left page has places for me to write in goals and calls and followups that I need to remember to do. I have a little check list of things to remember to do each month – pay bills, write newsletters, update website and stuff like that – this will give me a place to check it off as I get it done. And since it is the end of July I better go check all of those to see what I need to do today.
Here is the front cover –
Our convention theme this year was “I am…” so my planner follows that theme with different statements on the front cover and all over the back – different things that I am. I listed some of our class titles amongst these – “I am having fun!”, “I am creative”, “I am doing business “My Way”!”.
I guess I am repeating myself a bit – here is my original post about the planner – http://monikastamp.wordpress.com/2012/07/03/my-digital-studio-planner/
To go along with my planner I wanted a journal for taking notes –
I actually made three of these – one for my friend Cindy – she actually designed the center image for the cover which she used on one of her projects for convention. We took a day prior to convention and collaborated on project ideas – we decided the Keep in Touch download worked well with the ‘I am…” convention theme and ideas just started flowing from there. I printed a 3rd journal for my upline Wendy and that was a gift to her from Cindy and I.
And get ready for tomorrow with the early release of My Digital Studio 2! Lots of new features are ready with more to come. I’ll have more details for you once Stampin’ Up! posts them tomorrow. Cindy and I will be holding a class later showing all about My Digital Studio 2’s new features. We’ll let you know more about that soon. Also we have our next MDS Club class planned for August 18th. I’m working on an email for our club list. And there is more MDS news coming tomorrow that you’ll want to come back to see. Today there are some new downloads – it is Tuesday you know – a Chevron themed download is what I saw on the list – those are so very popular right now.
Stampin’ Up! has new downloads today – You can see all the available Digital Downloads on my website.
Have a great day! Tomorrow is the first day of school for Ryan.
Jul 29, 2012 | Birthday, Cards, Designer Series Paper, Pierced Circle, Stampin' Up! Convention |
I used the Animal Talk stamp set for some of my convention swaps. I wanted to use all the stamps with the same card design and use the Polka Dot Parade Designer Series paper. Here is the result –
I have wanted a pack of designer paper for a long time that was just dots or just stripes. And this one fits perfectly. I can used every piece in the pack easily for projects and classes. Letting everyone choose their own colors. All of these cards have the same layout but everyone can choose the image and colors and make it their own.
It’s hard to see in these photos but I pierced around the punched circle using the new piercing templates (love them!) and the mat and new piercing tool (love them all). That’s really the part that takes the longest on this card is the piercing. Otherwise these are easy to put together.
Have a great day!
Monika Davis
