My Digital Studio Update – new Calendar function

Oct 6, 2011 | My Digital Studio | 0 comments

My Digital Studio has a new update this week – version 1.0.8.800 – it is a free update and guess what is new – a Calendar Function in the Designer Center!!  This is so cool.

Now you can add a calendar layout to any project easily and set it up for Month and Year – yeah!  And you can add a full year calendar too – I haven’t played with that yet.

So you add the calendar – set the month and year that you want and if you want the Header, the lines and the numbers.  You can edit and change the font, colors, position of the numbers, change the lines, change the header.  This is going to be a really great addition to this program.  And just what I needed since I am working on a calendar project for my gift making class.

If you want to see this in action – my friend Cindy Schuster made a video when she played and created a project that you can see if you go to Mydigitalstudio.net.  It’s free to all My Digital Studio users so if you haven’t joined yet go do it right away – lots of training, samples, resources and information out there.

Also if I didn’t tell you already there is new Bulk Buy Pricing for cards, post cards, tri-fold cards, tags and swatch books – just in time for Christmas.  The more you buy the more you save.  The details are also on Mydigitalstudio.net.

With the update you will also see a few new print product options – Board Books, Heavy paper options, and Linen Books.

Oh I almost forgot – there is also a My Digital Studio Hostess option –

The Hostess CD includes –

Have a great day!

This card makes me smile

Oct 4, 2011 | Big Shot, Birthday, Cards, Masculine, UDI Color Challenge | 2 comments

I finished this card and have it sitting on my desk so I remember to write my blog post.  It makes me smile!  I keep looking at it and see all the smiling faces and I smile right back.  I think I’ll just keep it there all week. Do you want to see it too and see if it makes you smile?

See all those smiling dogs – aren’t they so happy looking?  I hope it brings a smile to your day today.  This is my card for the UDI color challenge this week – #56.  Here is the inspiration picture that we had for these colors –

These are all in the Neutrals Collection – Soft Suede, Chocolate Chip, Basic Gray, Crumb Cake and Very Vanilla.  After looking at the colors the first thing that came to mind was dogs and the fun little stamp in Not So Seriously stamp set.  So that is what I decided to use.  Then I decided it would be fun to put a big bone on the card.  Well did you know that you can make a bone from two hearts and a rectangle – yep you can.  That was what I did – I opened My Digital Studio and added two of the heart punches to my page – then I made them bigger and added the rectangle in between.  With My Digital Studio I can line them up nicely too – so I made the bone the size I wanted and printed it out to create a template which I traced onto Very Vanilla card stock.  Then I sponged the edges with Crumb Cake ink and stamped it with the Wonderfully Worn stamp.  That gave me a big bone for the front of my card.

The base of the card is Chocolate Chip and also stamped with Wonderfully Worn.  The dogs were stamped on Very Vanilla and watercolored with the Neutrals WaterColor Crayons and an Aqua-painter.  I did use the Chocolate Chip Stampin’ Write marker for the collars and the spots.  I punched them out with the 2-1/2″ circle punch.  Then cut a 3″ Soft Suede circle with the Big Shot.  Layered those and trimmed off the bottom and attached to my bone.  I tied some Crumb Cake seam binding on the side.  They still make me smile.

Click on this link to go to the  Utah Diva’s Color Challenge blog.   There you can see the creations from the entire design team and add a link to your creation if you decide to play along.

Stampin’ Up! Supplies:

  • Card stock:  Chocolate Chip, Very Vanilla, Soft Suede
  • Ink: Jet Black Staz On,  Crumb Cake, Chocolate Chip ink and marker
  • Stamp sets: Wonderfully Worn, Not So Seriously
  • Accessories:  Big Shot die-cut Machine, 3″ Circle die, 2-1/2″ Circle punch, Crumb Cake seam binding, Aqua-painter, Neutrals Watercolor Crayons, My Digital Studio

To order Stampin’ Up! Supplies to make this project click here.

Halloween Luminaries

Oct 3, 2011 | Big Shot, Halloween, Holiday Mini catalog 2011 | 5 comments

Last month at my Hand’s On class we made these fun Halloween Luminaries……

I bought the House of Haunts stamp set just for this project because the house and tree images fit perfectly in the circle openings.  The luminary is made with the 4″ square coasters just like the Strength & Hope Luminary I made a few months back – CLICK HERE to see more on that.

For this one I covered my coasters with the Pick Your Poison Designer Series Paper in the Stampin’ Up! Holiday mini catalog.  And used the Big Shot to cut the circles.  The house from House of Haunts is stamped on one vellum panel and the tree is stamped on the other three.  I used the Daffodil Stampin’ Write Marker to color the backside of the moon and windows.  The ribbon that holds it all together is the Basic Black Taffetta.  I added a few rhinestones and then finally went back and added a punched bat.  The punch isn’t in our regluar catalog any more but there were some on the Clearance Rack on Saturday.  Go to my online store to see everything in the Clearance Rack – these items can only be ordered online.

Here is a view with one of the lit..

Use a battery operated tea light.  We have been having fall weather the past few days so it definitely feels like we should be getting ready for Halloween – finally! I hope you like it.

Wow, Wow, Wow – Lot’s of Stampin’ Up! News

Oct 1, 2011 | Big Shot, Clearance Rack, My Digital Studio | 0 comments

FREE BIG SHOT OR $100 IN MERCH. FOR NEW RECRUITS!!
 
FREE STAMP SETS WITH PURCHASE OF SIMPLY SENT KITS
 
NEW ITEMS IN THE CLEARANCE RACK
 
{FINALLY} DISTRESSING KIT INK REFILLS AVAILABLE!!
 
NEW LOWER PRINTING PRICES FOR MDS ITEMS
 
NEW HOLIDAY MDS HOSTESS CD
Oh my!  Look at all of this on top of the new Sweet Pressed Cookie Stamps that I posted about earlier.
FREE BIG SHOT – Oh my!  Really?  Yep – it’s true you can get a FREE BIG SHOT (or $100 in product) when you sign up as a demonstrator – contact me today and I can tell you all about it.  I love, love, love being a demonstrator!  And I would be so excited to have you join my team. CLICK HERE FOR THIS PROMOTION.
Free stamp set with Simply Sent Kits – these are great for new stampers or if you are short on time – everything comes ready for you to assemble. 
New items in the Clearance Rack – like the BAT PUNCH and other holiday items!!  You have to order these through my Online Store and you need to hurry because it is only while supplies last.  GO HERE NOW TO SHOP.
Ink Refills for the Distressing Kit – ask me and I’ll send you the details.
NEW Lower Print Prices for My Digital Studio Printing – Bulk pricing just in time for the Holidays on Cards, Postcards, Tri-fold Cards, Tags and Swatchbooks.  CLICK HERE TO SEE THE LIST.
And a new Holiday My Digital Studio Hostess Option -It’s perfect for Holiday Gifts and Projects!
Wow that is just a lot to think about all at one time.  If you have questions let me know.