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MDS for Paper Players #92

Posted by on April 23, 2012 2 Comments

I am really enjoying using MDS to complete challenges.  It allows me to create something completely new, really fast without getting my hands dirty! LOL, I actually don’t mind getting my hands dirty.  I know I have been having fun in the studio when I come out of it with glitter everywhere and several colours of ink on my hands.  But today, I wanted to make something quickly.  This card took me 30 minutes to design.  And it uses the beautiful Summer Smooches too.
For this card I used mostly items from the Summer Smooches download (papers, stamps & fabric brads) but I also used a circle punch (to change the colour of the circle elements), The flower elements were from the sunny day embellishments and of course no card would be complete without ribbon.  For this one I layered Real Red Satin ribbon with Daffodil Delight taffeta ribbon.

Canadian?  Don’t forget about my Download to win contest.  If 20 people download MDS from me by May 15th then I will give away a digital download for FREE!  Click here for more info.

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Digital Scrapbook Layout for PPA133

Posted by on April 20, 2012 4 Comments

I used to play along with Pals Paper Arts Challenges weekly, but I haven’t done so in a very very long time.  They had a sketch challenge this week, so I simple clicked on MDS to create my entry.  As soon as I started playing with the sketch I knew it was destined to become a scrapbook layout instead of a card.  Could have been because it was square, or maybe it was because I had some awesome new pictures of my kids and our new puppy that I was just dying to do something with.  I made a girly version for my daughter first.  Then all I had to do was swap out the paper, and voila! a boy version for my little guy.
Same exact layout, different results.  What do you think?  I love that once you have a layout in MDS, you can just swap out the options to suite your pictures, or your mood!
Canadian? Don’t forget about my Download to win contest.  Simply try out My Digital Studio for 30 days and tell me what you like about it to be entered to win a Digital Download for FREE!
Oh, and want to know more about my puppy?  Stay tuned for tomorrow’s post.

 

 

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Sweet 16 in MDS

Posted by on April 19, 2012 Leave a Comment

I had told you before that my Sister-in-law asked me if I would design my niece’s Sweet 16 invites.  Well, I did, and they arrived the other day.  So I thought you might like to see what I created.
I created this based on some invites that I had seen on the internet. Got to love Google.  I worked with a blank 5×7 postcard as the base and built it from there.  The original had a digital ribbon, but my SIL wanted to go with a real one, and I love the added texture it gives.  It’s nice to make a hybrid card.  They were really excited to get the invites the other day and loved the end product.  One of the really cool features of getting it printed through Stampin’ Up!’s print services is that the back can be printed too, oh and because we ordered more than 50 of these, the cost (including envelopes was only $2 per- before tax and shipping).  Here is a picture of the back.
Don’t forget to check out my Download to Win contest for Canadians.  Try MDS out for FREE and be entered to win a digital download ($12.50 value) from me.
Click here for more info.

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Strength and Hope for Stampin’ Queens

Posted by on April 18, 2012 2 Comments

I have been wanting to participate in my friend Cristena’s challenge Stampin’ Queens for some time, but time has been something I have been lacking………. Regardless I managed to carve some time out to whip up this Digital card using MDS, of course! This card was designed with a dear dear friend in mind, who unfortunately is fighting a losing battle with cancer.  My thoughts have been with her constantly and so, this card is dedicated to her.  I will make a paper version to take to her soon.
Don’t forget about my Download to win contest!  Canadian?  Click here for the details.

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Learning Series starts today!

Posted by on April 17, 2012 Leave a Comment

I am so excited because today is the start of my Learning Series.  I have a bunch of people coming tonight to learn about the fantastic art of Stamping! It’s going to be a super fun class.
The class participants will be learning so many cool things!  And they will get to make 2 simply awesome cards, and take home a resource sheet with a number of stamping techniques.  Some of the things I will be teaching tonight include:

  • two step stamping
  • using markers on stamps
  • Stamping with wheels
  • background stamps
  • and soooo much more!

The class is at 7pm tonight.  If you are interested in coming, please contact me ASAP as I need to ensure enough materials for everyone and space is limited.

Before I go I wanted to share with you another oldie but goodie, retiring product card.

Lots of our Stamps will be leaving us for good on May 31st.  Buy them while you can!. I love the Crazy for Cupcake stamp set.  I mean, who isn’t in love with cupcakes!  This awesome set is definitely on my sad to see go list.  I am however excited to see what fabulous new set will replace it.

Don’t forget about my My Digital Studio Contest.  Canadian? Download the trial version for 30 days, and send me a message to let me know what you think about it.  If 20 people download the software between April 15th and May 15th then I will give away a FREE MDS download ($12.50 value ).  Click here to read all the details.  Good luck and happy Digital designing!

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10 years in Canada!

Posted by on April 3, 2012 Leave a Comment

Stampin’ Up! has been bringing it’s papercrafty goodness to Canada for 10 years!  My upline Caroline LeBel has been a demonstrator from the first moment and I am so privileged to have been a part of it for the past 3 years.  Take a look at how we have grown over the years.  Did you know that Stampin’ Up! will be celebrating it’s 25th year next year??  I can’t wait for all the fun and  events.  If you love Stampin’ Up! then you are going to want to hang around.  Its going to be the best year yet!  Today is Tuesday, and that means that it’s Digital Download day!!  Click here to see the new downloads.  And don’t forget that you can purchase the NEW Summer Smootches Digital kit(as well as stamps & the paper stuff too!) that I featured the other day.  That kit is a sneak peak of a new collection of products being launched in the new 2012-2013 Catalogue that will be released June 1st!  So fun!

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Intro to My Digital Studio

Posted by on April 2, 2012 Leave a Comment


I had a fantastic time at the Halton Hills Mompreneur show this Saturday.  I met lots of fabulous women and had some great conversations about paper crafting.  I found that many people were interested in My Digital Studio.  Digital Paper crafting offers people a quick, simple and cost effective way to take all of those amazing digital photos that are stuck in our computers and turn them in to something spectacular!  I thought that I would share with you a quick video on the basics of MDS, Using Stamps.

Don’t forget that you can try out My Digital Studio absolutely for FREE for 30 Days.  Click here to download your free trial now.

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My Digital Studio

Posted by on March 30, 2012 Leave a Comment

My Digital Studio™ is an intuitive digital design software featuring Stampin’ Up!’s® exclusive artwork, colours and templates.  Be your own digital designer and create an array of photobooks, cards, calendars and more–which you can then print using Stampin’ Up!’s print services, or save to DVD, e-mail, or upload to the internet. Learn about My Digital Studio, be inspired and engage in our online community at MyDigitalStudio.net

Click here for an over-view of the software.

What’s New?
My Digital Studio makes it easy for you to design and print beautiful projects:

  • Try the software for FREE with our 30-day My Digital Studio Express trial version.
  • Save up to 25% on select print products when you purchase in bulk.
  • We release regular, fresh downloads every week for you to use in your designs!

Canadian?  Click here to download your FREE trial now! When you purchase the software from me, I will give you a brand new content CD to instantly start building your download collection.

Contact me to get started today!

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My Digital Studio Sneak Peak

Posted by on March 30, 2012 Leave a Comment

I have been having so much fun with My Digital Studio lately.  Have you downloaded your FREE 30 day trial yet??  Click here to order it for FREE.  You won’t be disappointed!  I LOVE how easy it is to use, and the beautiful projects I have been completing.  I have been hard at work on an amazing photo invitation for my Niece’s 16th Birthday.  I just sent off the order for printing and can’t wait until they come back.  When they do, I will show you what I created.  For now however, I would love to share with you a quick card I whipped up using the amazing new Summer Smootches kit that will be available to customers starting April 1st!  It’s a 2012-2013 Catalogue Sneak Peek!  It will be the first stamp set & collection available to customers from the new Catalogue that wont be arriving until June 1st!!  But you will be able to purchase items from this collection in just a few days!!!  Wanna see what I made with MDS?This card features a few of the new items.  Fabric brads! New Designer Series Paper and a new stamp set!!!  Of course this is just a digital version, but you would be able to basically recreate this exact card with the “real” versions of these products!  Maybe I will do just that once I get mine…….

Canadian?  Don’t forget to download your FREE trial of MDS.  You won’t regret it!

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MDS for FREE?

Posted by on March 13, 2012 Leave a Comment

MDS=My Digital Studio, aka: the coolest Digital Paper Crafting software known to man!  I could be biased, but I really am in love with this thing.  MDS isn’t just for Digital Scrapbooking either.  In fact I rarely use it for that.  You can of course use it for Scrapbooking, and it is AWESOME.  And then you can print your pages at home, or have them printed as photo books directly through Stampin’ Up!  But, you can also make cards, and calendars and I use it all the time to create graphics for my blog and other Websites I maintain.  I have even done a number of projects for a friends wedding that included signs, seating chart and Thank you picture/postcard.

Here is a quick little birth announcement I put together.  One of my team members is expecting and wanted me to show her how you could create a birth announcement in MDS.  So we started playing around.  This isn’t a real birth announcement, I “made up” the baby but I thought you might want to see what I came up with.

I honestly can’t begin to tell you how crazy easy it is to create with MDS.  This graphically simple Birth Announcement took minutes to make.  And I was working from a blank canvas.  MDS also has templates already created for you.  All you need to do is drop in your pictures and voila!
I could go on about MDS for hours.  Or, I could let you play around with it yourself.  I would like to offer you a 30 day MDS trial!  How fantastic is that?  Simply visit my Stampin’ Up! page and click Shop Now button.  Then navigate to Digital Designing and click 30-Day free trial.

Just one disclaimer however, this link will only work for Canadian Customers.  Not Canadian?  Visit Stampinup.com and select your Country, then search for a SU Demo in your area.

Oh and one last thing, every Tuesday is MDS day at Stampin’ Up!  Every week SU releases new MDS downloads.  Click here to view this weeks releases, then click here to buy them now.

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