Paper Expressions Rubber Stamping & Video Tutorials

Strength & Hope Preview

As part of our Making a Difference program, Stampin' Up! is proud to partner with The Breast Cancer Research Foundation in the Strength & Hope Campaign.

Throughout the 2011 Summer Mini Catalog sales period, Stampin' Up! will donate $2* from the sale of each Strength & Hope Stamp set and Strength & Hope digital kit to The Breast Cancer Research Foundation.

Here is a preview of the Strength & Hope Digital Kit and what I have created with it so far

This when printed, will be a regular sized card  and will open bottom up (kwim?)

The first photo is the front and the 2nd photo is the top inside, and then the 3rd photo of course is the bottom inside where a signature will go.

*** Added April 6, 2011.... I am glad that Julie posted in the comments section, I printed the photo of her card while I was in Mydigitalstudio.net when I saw this beautiful card and the name of the person who made it was not on my printed copy  but I am giving a lot of credit to the help I received from Patty Bennett while working on it.

The original creator is Julie Leblanc.  Just go to www.mydigitalstudio.net and type in her name to see her original creation of the card.  I have no problem giving credit when I case something, but most of the time by the time I am done I have forgotten where I found it.  My Computer and my studio are on 2 different floors of the house and I do not have a lap top.

There is a LOT of layering on this card on every page,an effect that cannot be achieved with traditional stamping, and I love how it turned out! I was inspired by a card I saw on mydigitalstudio.net, but it only showed the front and not anything for the inside. I didn't make mine exactly the same because honestly, the torn edge stamp and I are not quite friends yet and I didn't have the designer paper she used. But I really love this designer paper because I love roses, flowers and all things pink! And the digital kit came with the ribbon, the heart and much more to choose from!

I will be having several copies printed through the SU Professional Print Services- only $1.95 each (including the insides AND an envelope). LOVE IT!

I hope this inspires you to be creative with your My Digital Studio program! Come back tomorrow and see how I used MDS to watercolor digitally!

IMPORTANT MDS Information!!

I have learned from Stampin Up Demo support that before you download MDS (and after you already have it)   you MUST update JAVA and Adobe Reader.  And anytime your computer says you have updates of any kind, you need to be SURE to install them!

This keeps your programs (especially MDS) running smoothly and correctly.

Most Computer programs are Java based, so keeping your computer updated will insure that your MDS will run efficiently and correctly! As always, if you have any questions be sure to email them to me!

Have an awesome day!

I am beginning to feel human and I am off to the post office to put 11 boxes of orders for Retired items in the mail. The day I was to mail them all I came down sick and have been in bed/couch or trying to post on the computer for  the last 7 days. ugh. Now I am just left with the coughing, sneezing watery eyes part of the virus.  Bleck

Let me know if you have any MDS questions! I plan to share my MDS watercolor project tomorrow!

 

IMPORTANT MDS Information!!

I have learned from Stampin Up Demo support that before you download MDS (and after you already have it)   you MUST update JAVA and Adobe Reader.  And anytime your computer says you have updates you need to install, be SURE to install them!

This keeps your programs (especially MDS) running smoothly and correctly.

Most Computer programs are Java based so keeping your computer updated will insure that your MDS will run efficiently and correctly! As always if you have any questions be sure to email them to me!

Have an awesome day!

I am beginning to feel human and am off to the post office to put 11 boxes of orders for Retired items in the mail. The day I was to mail them all I came down sick and have been in bed the last 7 days. ugh.

Let me know if you have any MDS questions! I plan to share my MDS watercolor project tomorrow!

 

Making Background Paper with MDS

 

To create this vintage looking 12x12 background paper using My Digital Studio:

• Start with a 12x12 blank page. 
• Add a color background you like.For the First  Sample,  I used Soft Suede.
• Now, add a square punch and enlarge it to cover the Soft Suede or part of it. I covered the entire solid cardstock in this example.
•  Fill the punch with DSP called Night and Day - pattern 7 or any other one you like.
• Change the opacity of the punch to to lighten until you have the desired effect. This is the fun part, you get to play with the opacity setting to see what it is you really like!
•  The Soft Suede color (or any color you used) will show through the patterned paper punch!!!
• And now you have a vintage looking background paper for your scrapbook page!

 

Soft Suede

 Marina Mist

 Crumb Cake

Cherry Cobbler

Dusty Durango using a Circle Punch instead of a Square and only covering part of the background color!

I  hope this gives you some ideas for using your My Digital Studio Program!

Have an awesome day!

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Time is Running Out for FREE Stamps

That's right!  This beautiful Bliss Sale a Bration Stamp set will never be available again after March 31st 11pm mtn standard time.

I am so in love with this set that I can't possibly imagine not having it in my selection for projects

 

Supplies:

• Marina Mist # 119668 (my new fav blue in the universe)
• Early Espresso #119670
• Very Vanilla Cardstock #101650
• First Edition Designer Paper # 121878 Spring Occasions Mini
• Vanilla Seam Binding # 120999 (dyed with my Marina Mist ink pad)
• Bliss  Acrylic Mount Stamp Set #123217  Wood #121851  FREE with your $50.00 purchase before shipping and tax
• Tulip Frame Embossing Folder #121809 Spring Occasions Mini
• Decorative Label Punch  # 120907 Spring Occasions Mini

Make your own fabulous Vintage cards, Wedding Invitations, scrapbook pages and more with these supplies!

I still have the cold/virus, Although not as bad today, not good enough to get much of anything done but laying on the couch asleep- sigh...  there is always hope for tomorrow!

We have lovely warm weather outside, I pray it stays and that your have similar weather as well. We have so much tragedy in the world right now its my prayer for each of us to be safe and warm and dry.  I hope each of you reading this knows how important your friendship is to me and how much fun I have sharing my projects with each of you every day.

I will be creating videos again as soon as my voice returns!

 

Vintage Vogue Meets a little Resistance

I am still sick, but I am having some fun creating with My Digital Studio anyway!

This is the front of a card I am sending off to the SU Print Services.  When I receive them, (having several printed) I will photograph the finished card because I decorated both inside pages too!

I am sooo in love with these colors-  Crumb Cake, Whisper White, Marina Mist.

I have been learning some new techniques for MDS like this Emboss Resist as well as sponging and a few others. It's really so easy once you figure it out, or read what someone else figured out! lol

I want to give a shout out to Patty Bennett because she has been very helpful giving me tips with MDS. I love our family of Stampin Up Demonstrators because of all the help we share with each other! I have never been in a business where that is so prevalent!

I hope your day is amazing and creative.

To order My Digital Studio click here  order before March 30th and you will get a FREE SAB set to go with it! My customers have been ordering My Digital Studio and the #123681 "So Much to Sale a Brate Digital Content Cd" for FREE to go with it!

Love at Home

This is one of my most favorite songs, and this video makes me homesick for my kids and grandkids ;o(

 

I hope you are enjoying a wonderful day with your loved ones. I am still battling this silly cold/virus grrrr

Razzle Dazzle

This is such and elegant card! I used Rich Razzleberry ink and Whisper White cardstock, theTulip Embosssing Folder from the Spring Mini Catalog and the Bliss FREE Sale a Bration Stamp set- get yours before they are no longer available -  catalog ends March 31st, 2011.

VERY elegant, very simple, very easy and very stunning!  I stamped a wedding sentiment on the inside but you could use ANY color and any theme for this card!

Again, this is one that I will be creating several of to put in my card keeper, I will leave the inside blank so that I can stamp whatever sentiment I need at the time. And I will create them in several different colors.

The stamped piece of cardstock has dimensionals behind it, I wish you could see it in person, it is SOOO elegant!

Hope your weekend is fabulous!

 

Spring Pansies

Hi everyone!

I hope your weather is as awesome as ours is this week.

This is the technique I am showcasing at all the workshops booked this month.

I have a couple openings, call or email me today to book your workshop!

 

This is an easy technique, but it takes specific supplies to accomplish these gorgeous pansies.

I will be making several of these in various themes, birthday, sympathy, wedding etc..

You will have to use a padded envelope or box for this card because it's 3-D.

Have a very creative day! See you tomorrow.