Digital Design with Kimberly and Heather - All Time Faves (Card 2)

The second card I made using the All Time Faves kit from Heather Summers was pretty quick to put together and then to recreate in My Digital Studio.

This is the card using the supplies in the kit.  It looks like I need to get out my adhesive remover before sending this one out!

And here is the one I created in My Digital Studio.  I couldn't find the shape Heather used for the sun so I created my own.  I started with a scallop circle punch and edited it to make the pointy rays.  I layered two of these punches and then just rotated one of them a little bit.

I printed it out onto glossy photo paper (should have shut off the flash) and used Calypso Coral card stock for the base.  Added a button and a bit of baker's twine and the card was done.

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Digital Design with Kimberly and Heather

When Kimberly VanDiepen and Heather Summers offered their 10 day online class they also offered a kit containing all of the pieces to create three cards they had designed using elements from My Digital Studio and then exporting them to their ecutters.

I signed up for both the class and the card kit.  I decided I wanted more of the cards and not having an ecutter I decided to see how I could reproduce them.



This is the first of the three cards included in the kit.  The white background piece with the heart cut out, the pieces for the little figures and the red heart were all elements from My Digital Studio that had been exported to the ecutter and then cut out.

This is the card I created using My Digital Studio.  I created the focal image in MDS and then printed and cut it out.  I then added a punched out heart and put my card together.

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Digital Design with Kimberly and Heather - Day 10

Day 10 was the last day of the class and Heather demonstrated a card she created using My Digital Studio and her ecutter.

This is the card I created using My Digital Studio

I don't have an ecutter so I printed my project and created this "hybrid" card.  The only "real" products are the glittery heart, the baker's twine and the button.

This is my "hybrid" card for Day 9 of the class (see THIS post)

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Digital Design with Kimberly and Heather - Day 9

Day 9 of the Digital Design with Kimberly and Heather class demonstrated how to export stamp brush images (SVG format) from My Digital Studio to an ecutter to create a card.  The card was also created  in My Digital Studio which is what I have done.  

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Digital Design with Kimberly and Heather

Day 4 of the Digital Design with Kimberly and Heather online class featured the use of triangles in scrapbook layouts.

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MDS Downloads 
This and That Epic Day
Paper Doilies

Digital Design with Kimberly and Heather - Day 5

I have completed another page with photos from Nan's 90th birthday. Thanks Kimberly VanDiepen and Heather Summers for your Design with Kimberly and Heather online class! 

Day 5 focused on the current trend to use hexagons. I copied Heather's layout, but changed out the papers and embellishments.

Most elements are from the Topsy Turvy Celebrations.

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Digital Design with Heather and Kimberly - Day 3

I signed on for another of the My Digital Studio online classes hosted by the amazing Heather Summers and Kimberly VanDiepen.  Day 3 was a sketch along with some tips and tricks for enhancing the page and altering embellishments.

SNOW DAY IN MYRTLE BEACH

Who knew that on February 17 in Myrtle Beach, South Carolina I would wake up to a snow covered landscape?  Well it happened - it started snowing on Saturday night and there was least an inch of snow (probably more like two inches) of snow on the ground early Sunday morning.  Thankfully it was all gone before noon.

I created this page using My Digital Studio

Have a great day and thanks so much for stopping by.

Simply MDS Challenge - Week 3

The week 3 challenge (week of December 17) featured two colouring tools available in Simply My Digital Studio 2.  For solid images the recolour tool is available to change the colour of portions of the stamped image.  Four outline images the Freeform tools allows you to colour in your image.

Snowman - I used the recolour tool to colour the nose, buttons and arms.  I used the freeform colouring tool to colour in the hatband.

Jolly Christmas - I used the recolour tool to colour the wreath and the freeform tool to colour in the berries on the wreath.

Simply MDS Challenge - Week 2

The techniques Kimberly and Heather featured in the week 2 challenge (week of December 10) was cropping embellishments and stamps.  It is so great to have this feature available.  Sometimes there is only part of a stamp that you really want to use - now the unwanted portion can be cropped out.  The same for embellishments - maybe you only want a short row of stitching.  You can crop the stitching to the length you want.

For my page

Simply MDS Challenges - Hosted by Heather Summers and Kimberly VanDiepen

A few weeks ago Heather Summers and Kimberly VanDiepen put their heads together and came up with a plan for weekly My Digital Studio Challenges.  Each week they post a challenge on their blogs (with a video) covering some of the new features in My Digital Studio.  They have also set up a Facebook so participants have a place to post and share their pages.

The week one challenge (week of December 3) featured using multiple photo boxes for one photo.  A very fun technique - check out the video on Heather's blog HERE.

For my page I used a family photo taken when we celebrated my mother-in-law's 90th birthday at the end of November.

Merry Christmas from Stampin' Up!

Frame - Christmas Collage

I am enrolled in another online My Digital Studio Class - 30 Days of Christmas - hosted by Heather Summers and her friend Martha Inchley.  The yesterday's project (Day 16) was a shadow box frame.  I didn't have that type of frame on hand, but I had purchased a collage frame at Michael's a few days ago so I decided I would use that for my project.

I used My Digital Studio to create each of the inserts for the frame and then started embellishing.  The stitched felt pieces are now retired (too bad because I really loved them).  I used some rhinestone (coloured with sharpie markers); punches; a faceted button; a large half pearl and a bit of glimmer paper.

Hope you like it.

Thanks for stopping by.

Marjorie

NEWS FROM STAMPIN' UP!

NEW Texture Boutique Embossing Machine! from Stampin' Up!

I have a Big Shot as well as the Cuttlebug die cutting machines, but I am so tempted to order this cute new product from Stampin' Up!  Limited supplies are available.  For $45.95 you can get the machine and two embossing folders or if you already have the two folders listed the machine only is $36.95.

Got a Smart Phone?

Then you might like the new Talking Tag Message Labels from Stampin' Up!

With Talking Tag, you can send a gift that is uniquely you.  Now your pictures really can say a thouand words!
* 10 labels per sheet  * Scan the code on your smartphone and start recording your message  * Attach message label to cards, invitations or gifts  * Detailed recording instructions included

Starting Monday, November 19 watch for the Stampin' Up! OnLine Extravaganza!

The biggest online sale of the year, Online Extravaganza, begins Monday, November 19, and ends on Wednesday, November 28. There will be a fantastic selection of stamp sets, accessories, and tools that will be discounted up to 50 percent!

Plus, you won't want to miss the first 24 hours of the sale when the Big Shot, Doctor's Bag, and Simply Scored Diagonal Plate will be 20 percent off retail price!

My Digital Studio

I signed up for another of Heather Summers' online My Digital Studio classes.  One of the projects was subway art.  The class sample was all done using text boxes with different fonts.  I decided to give it a try using only stamp brush sets from the Jolly Jingles download.  I took advantage of the new colouring tool in My Digital Studio 2.

I'm going to print this and frame it - not sure if I will use and 8 x 10 frame (perhaps I will reduce it to 5 x 7).

In Flanders Fields

In Flanders fields the poppies blow

Between the crosses, row on row,
That mark our place; and in the sky
The larks, still bravely singing, fly
Scarce heard amid the guns below.

We are the Dead. Short days ago
We lived, felt dawn, saw sunset glow,
Loved and were loved, and now we lie
In Flanders fields.

Take up our quarrel with the foe:
To you from failing hands we throw
The torch; be yours to hold it high.
If ye break faith with us who die
We shall not sleep, though poppies grow
In Flanders fields.

John McCrae

Stampin' Trimmer Now Available!

Stampin' Trimmer	126889
Price: $41.95
A cutting and scoring tool made with crafters in mind! · Cutting and scoring. Cut anywhere, in any direction. Full 12" cut or score. Keep scoring and cutting blades on the track at the same time. · Measuring. Extended 6-1/4" base. Extend ruler to 15-1/2". · Storing. Compartment under base to store blades, scoring stylus, more!

Stampin' Up! Promotions

I want to share two amazing promotions that are on from now until December 16!  Do you want the NEW ink pads (yes, even if you have the old ones)?  Well, you can earn one colour family (12 ink pads) FREE!!!!!  Here's how:

• New demonstrators who join the Stampin' Up! family during the promotion period will received a FREE collection of Classic Stampin' Pads -- they can choose from Brights, Subtles, or Regals! It's INK-redible!  
• Hostesses who hold a minimum $575 party during the promotion period will receive a FREE collection of Classic Stampin Pads--they can choose from Brights, Subtles, or Regals--a $64.95 value!  Plus, the free ink is in addition to the regular hostess benefits--INK-redible!

Stampin' Up! News

Big things are happening on Monday, October 29 that you will not want to miss!

1. For 24 hours only, almost every stamp Stampin' Up! sells will be reduced 15 percent! We're calling this the Sell-A-Stamp Spooktacular, and the goal is to sell more stamps in a single day than ever before.
2. Our week long celebration of Digital Scrapbooking Day begins, and you can get FREE downloads and 50 percent off digital kits! Check out MyDigitalStudio.net on Monday for details.
3. You voted for it-you got it! The winning project kit will be announced AND available starting October 29. Look for information about the kit and how to order it on Monday.

AND

There are more single stamps available - three of which have never been seen before!

Stampin' up's DIGITAL SCRAPBOOKING DAY: FREE DOWNLOADS & 50% OFF ALL DIGITAL KITS

Check out mydigitalstudio.net from October 29 to November 5 for more details.

Stampin' Up! Video - New Firm Foam Ink Pads

http://www.youtube.com/embed/p-JsJzQNRWY

My Digital Studio 2

Stampin' Up! has just announced that they are upgrading their digital design software, My Digital Studio, to incorporate some enhanced features.  Colouring a stamp brush image with more than one colour; working with layers; custom page sizes ...  Can't wait!

You can see the video with more details by clicking here http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=XnbeZawpJw0

A My Digital Studio Page

I am participating in another of Heather Summers' online classs dedicated to My Digital Studio.  You should check it out HERE.  Heather is sharing all kinds of tips and tricks, there are videos, participants post their projects.

This is my page for Day 5 of the class.  It was a lot of work - kind of reminded me of the days when I was doing some counted cross stitch.

Two More Cards

Both of these cards use papers from the retired My Sweet Pea paper stack.  I need to get those used up but they seem to last forever!

Both cards were inspired by ones I had seen on a website only accessible to Stampin' Up! demonstrators so I can't link to you to them.  There's not very much stamping but I am really pleased with the way they turned out.  I even used some of my carefully hoarded ribbon, buttons and brads!

I Stamped!

Lately I haven't been stamping much but I have done a few birthday cards.  The card I am posting today uses the stamp sets The Open Sea, French Foliage and Word Play.  I saw the card on Teneale Williams' blog recently and thought it would make a perfect card for my nephew who is embarking on a new career path.  You can see the original by clicking HERE.

Thanks for stopping by.

Recipe:
Card Stock - Crumb Cake, Early Espresso, Cherry Cobbler, Not Quite Navy
Ink - Crumb Cake, Not Quite Navy, Early Espresso
Markers - Not Quite Navy, Early Espresso, Cherry Cobbler
Other - Sponge Daubers, Stampin' Dimensionals.

I'm Back

It's been a long time since I posted anything of my own.  I hope you have enjoyed the videos I have shared over the past couple of months.

I'm not doing much stamping but I have been participating in Heather Summers' My Digital Studio Made Simple online class and I will be sharing some of the pages I have made on this blog.  That class has ended but it is not too late to sign up - the classroom site will be open until the end of August so there is still access to all the videos, layouts, tips and tricks that Heather shared.

A new class starts tomorrow - check Heather's blog for details about both classes HERE.

So on to my share for today.  This was the layout from Day 1 of the class.  The tip shared this day was how to colour in the paper daisies embellishment using drop shadows.

Video - Tami White - Tropical Shirt Card

"Tommy Bahama" Tropical shirt card - Stampin' Up from Tami White on Vimeo.

Video - Tami White - Flower Garden Shimmer Card

Flower Garden Shimmer Card from Tami White on Vimeo.

Video - Tami White - Swing Card

Double Swing Card from Tami White on Vimeo.

Video - Tami White - Inspired by Nature

HAPPY EASTER - Video - Tami White - Chocolate Easter Bunny Card

Chocolate Bunny Easter Card from Tami White on Vimeo.

Video - Tami White - Blossom Petal Punch WOW Card

Video - Tami White - Simply Adorned Jewellry

Stampin' Up! Video - Rosette Die

Stampin' Up! Video - Paper Doily Die

Video - Tea Shoppe Card

This video by Tami White features some items from the new Occasions Mini Catalogue. The Tea Shoppe stamp set as well as the cherry scented embossing powder.

Video from Tami White - Hello Doily

Although I won't be posting any projects for the next couple of months I have decided to post some videos for different stamping and paper crafting projects. Most of them will be videos posted by Tami White on her blog. This first one uses the stamp set Hello Doily.

Taking a Break

I am taking a break from posting for the next few months. There may be an occasional one but that will be all.

Hopefully I can get back to my blog in the spring.

Thanks for visiting.

Early Espresso Quilted Satin Ribbon

Stampin' Up! News

December 30, 2011
Due to overwhelming demand for the Early Espresso 3/8" Quilted Satin Ribbon, we have run out of stock. This item from the Holiday Mini is no longer available for purchase. We apologize for this inconvenience.

Merry Christmas!

Another Hybrid Card

This card is CASE'd from one I saw on Stampin' Connection - an online showcase for Stampin' Up! demonstrators only. The originator used the actual stamp sets and although I do own all of them, I created the focal panel using My Digital Studio. I cut that to 3 1/2" x 5" and layered it onto a layer of Soft Suede measuring 3 3/4" x 5 1/4". The base case card is Very Vanilla.

I added a few highlights with glitter glue and the card was done.

This was one of the cards I made with my sisters and her two daughters when we had a craft day a few weeks ago.

It sure looks like my layering is not straight but in real life it is much better than it looks in this photo.

Supplies
Digital Downloads - Lovely as a Tree; Welcome Christmas; Heard from the Heart (all of the downloads used are available as stamp sets as well)
Colours - Very Vanilla; Soft Suede; Cherry Cobbler; Basic Black
Card Stock - Very Vanilla; Soft Suede
Other - Dazzling Details

Glittery Ornament Card

A couple of weeks ago I posted a really quick and easy card with a bit of a Wow factor. Pretty much all I had done was to punch out a snowflake (save the punched piece for another project) and mount a piece of red glimmer paper behind it. You can see it HERE

This card is very similar but uses the ornament punch. Although it takes a little more time than the snowflake card, it is still fairly quick and easy.

Supplies
Stamp Set - Christmas Greetings
Ink - Real Red
Card Stock - Whisper White; Real Red; Red Glimmer; Silver Glimmer
Punch - Ornament; Dotted Ribbon
Other - 1/8" Real Red Taffeta Ribbon; "Shimmer Mist"

Quick and Easy Lovely as a Tree Card

I loved this card when I saw it on Julie Leblanc's blog and knew it would be a good card for my craft day with my sister and her daughters. It is also on the list for Judy and I to make, although may not be until next year.

I didn't make any changes at all. You can see Julie's video for this card HERE.

Supplies
Stamp Set - Lovely as a Tree; Heard from the Heart
Ink - Crumb Cake; Soft Suede
Card Stock - Very Vanilla
Other - Dazzling Details

Happy Birthday Dad!

Today is my dad's birthday - 80 years young. Yesterday we had a birthday celebration for him.

Dad was in the Navy for years so I thought the Open Sea stamp set would be perfect for his card.

It's a pocket card and the insert is stamped with some of the images from the stamp set and holds a gift card.

Supplies
Stamps - Happy Everything (retired); The Open Sea
Ink - Crumb Cake; Not Quite Navy; Cherry Cobbler
Card Stock - Whisper White; Not Quite Navy; Nautical Expedition DSP (retired)
Other - Baker's Twine (Cherry Cobbler); 5/8" Silver Jumbo Brad

Snowman Punch Art

On Monday when Judy and I had our "play date" we made cards that I have already posted to my blog.

My card today is one we probably won't get to this year, but it will certainly be on the list for next Christmas. I did however do this card with my sister and her two daughters last Friday. We had a crafting afternoon and had a great time. NOTE - I had scheduled this post before our craft day and we did not make this card (I forgot to pack the kit I had put together - so this will be a next year's project with them as well).

As you know if you are a regular reader, most of my projects have been CASEd from other papercrafters. This is no exception. I can't link to any one person's blog as I have seen so many variations of this cute little snowman. So here he is -

Supplies

Stamp Set - Serene Snowflakes
Ink - Whisper White pigment ink; Baja Breeze Classic; Blushing Bride Classic
Card Stock - Whisper White; Baja Breeze; Basic Black; Real Red; Pumpkin Pie
Punches - 1 1/4 Square; Word Window; Ornament; 3/4" circle; Two Step Owl; Small Heart; Small Star (retired); Decorative Label; Scalloped oval
Other - Mica Flakes; Tombow Multi Purpose Glue; White Signo Gel Pen; Basic Black Marker; 1/8" Old Olive Taffeta Ribbon; Basic Rhinestones; My Digital Studio (for greeting)

Hybrid Card

Early in November Stampin' Up! offered some free downloads for My Digital Studio. One of those was Home for the Holidays. I had checked out the stamps and embellishments but did not even look at the templates that were included with the download. It wasn't until last week one day that I saw a hybrid card on Diana Gibb's blog that she had created using the postcard template from the Home for the Holidays download. I loved it and wished I had been more attentive to what I was getting. Check out Diana's card HERE.

Here is my card -

I decided to change the greeting - so easy to do. I just deleted the greeting on the template and selected another one. Once I was happy with the look I created duplicate pages and then printed 4 to a page. I trimmed them, mounted them onto a Cherry Cobbler layer and then onto the Very Vanilla Card base. I then "glitzed" it up a bit by adding some Dazzling Details to the "snow banks".

Snowman Candy Bar Wrapper

Are you looking for a really cute table favour or even gift card holder then you have to check out the free download on Laurie Furnell's blog HERE.

Judy found it and it was one of our projects this week. She did the download and then printed the images onto plain copy paper. We trimmed them to fit our candy bars (in these samples we used the 100g Cadbury Caramilk bars. The little hat is made of a 6 inch square of polar fleece. The scarf is a 1/2" by 12" strip of the fleece.

Button Buddies

I'm not sure where I saw this card - as soon as I figure that out I will post the link.

This is another fairly quick and easy card using the snowman image from the Button Buddies stamp set.

Here is a closeup of the focal image so you can see the embossed oval surrounding the snowman.

Supplies
Stamp Set - Button Buddies, Snow Much Fun
Ink - Jet Black StazOn, Real Red Classic
Card Stock - Whisper White, Old Olive
Other - Old Olive 1/8" Taffeta Ribbon, Brights Buttons (Old Olive), Stampin' Dimensionals

Bells & Boughs - Card 3

This is the third card I made inspired by Wendy Weixler HERE

As with yesterday's card I used the snowflake embossing folder. This time though I decided to make the card as a 5 1/2" by 4 1/4". I also used the stamp set Christmas Greetings.

Bells & Boughs - Card 2

This is the second of the cards I made that were inspired by Wendy Weixler HERE

This time I used the snowflake embossing folder.

Bells & Boughs

While I was blog hopping last weekend I visited the blogs of stampers participating in the November Control Freaks Blog Hop. This months theme was KISS (Keep it Simple Stamper). One of the projects posted by Wendy Weixler HERE really caught my eye and I decided to make a few. This is the first one that I did.

I used the stripes embossing folder instead of the Houndstooth and rather than colouring in the holly berries and adding Dazzling Details I coloured some of our rhinestones with a permanent marker. I also used the Cherry Cobbler Seam Binding Ribbon in place of the quilted Early Espresso Ribbon that Wendy used.

Hope you like it.

Happy Birthday Nan!

Today is my mother in law's 89th birthday. We'll be having a family dinner this evening to celebrate. I made a card from the whole family but forgot to take a photo before giving it to my brother in law so he could sign it.

Quick and Easy Card

I am always on the lookout for cards that are quick and easy but have a bit of a wow factor.

I saw THIS card on Angela McKay's blog one day and used it as inspiration for my card today.

I decided to use Real Red for my card base. I punched a snowflake in my Whisper White panel and then put a piece of Stampin' Up!'s wonderful red glimmer behind it. I stamped the greeting, adhered the ribbon and the stuck the whole layer to my card base. Added a rhinestone and I was done! Truly a less than five minute card.

Hope you like it.

It is hard to see the glimmer paper so here is a close up - I think you can see it a bit better.

Supplies
Stamp - Four the Holidays
Ink - Real Red Classic Ink
Card Stock - Real Red, Whisper White, Red Glimmer
Other - Snowflake Punch, Real Red Satin Ribbon

Tags til Christmas

Judy and I made this card a couple of weeks ago. I had seen it on Monica Gale's blog HERE. You will have to scroll down a bit - there are two cards in that post and I Case'd the second one.

I decided to use Riding Hood Red cardstock and some retired ribbon. I also made my Crumb Cake border a little smaller. Hope you like it.

Supplies
Stamps - Tags til Christmas, Delightful Dozen
Ink - Chocolate Chip
Card Stock - Riding Hood Red, Chocolate Chip, Crumb Cake, Whisper White
Other - Dotted Ribbon border punch, Riding Hood Red Taffeta Ribbon (retired), Stampin' Dimensionals.

This card could be easily "stepped up" by adding some of the Stampin' Up! rhinestone or pearl jewels and some shimmer spray.

Christmas Lodge

When I first saw this stamp set in the Holiday Mini catalogue I had decided not to get it - I purchased the digital download for My Digital Studio. I liked it so much I decided to buy the stamp set as well.

This card that Judy and I made recently is a CASE of one posted by Julie Leblanc HERE

Supplies
Stamp Set - Christmas Lodge; Teeny Tiny Wishes
Ink - Crumb Cake; Cherry Cobbler
Card Stock - Very Vanilla; Cherry Cobbler; Early Espresso
Other - Basic Jewels - Pearls