Happy July 4th!!

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What a fun and what an easy way to create using My Digital Studio!  I started with this card: (hardly appropriate for the 4th of July!)

Valentine MDS Card

and changed it into this:

July 4th MDS card

Simple enough to take any template already in the program and change as little or as much as you want to make your own project!  No muss, no fuss….just fun!

Hope you are having a wonderful 4th of July with your friends or family! Our usual fireworks display hasn't been cancelled (as many have) due to the drought since it is over a lake so we will be able to watch fireworks in person with our neighbors!

Happy 4th of July!

 


New Stampin’ Up! Idea Book & Catalog!!!

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Yes, it is here!!  The new Stampin' Up! 2011-2012 Idea Book & Catalog is live now!  I see it online!  Click HERE to see the new catalog if you haven't peeked already!

ALSO…..there is a special on the Stampin' Up! Starter Kit!  You can become a Stampin' Up! demonstrator for only $99!   This is particularly good for someone who already has a lot of stamping supplies.

99StarterKit

Read all about it HERE!  You can easily sign up online on my website in minutes!  What a way to begin the new Stampin' Up! year!

Enjoy the new catalog!  Let me know if you have any questions and post a comment below letting us know how you like the new catalog!

Say “Hello” to the new Stampin’ Up 2011-2012 Idea Book & Catalog!

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Today, July 1st, is the day we have been waiting for, the day the new Stampin' Up! 2011-2012 Idea Book & Catalog goes live!!  I'm sure you will love the new products in it!

You do have to wait until Noon MT (Stampin' Up! time!) which is 1:00 pm Central time in Houston!  Stampin' Up! will be working to change over their website as well as all the demonstrator websites to be ready for the new catalog.  So they will have some busy time to get  everything ready for us!

At the proper time for your time zone, you can click HERE, which is my website, and hopefully you will be able to click around and see what is new!

Do You Want Anything Else?? Last Day for Current Stampin’ Up! Catalogs!!

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Last Chance Product - by Stampin' Up!

Today is the last day to order from the current Stampin' Up! catalogs! Can you believe it?! Do you want anything else?  Do you need to order anything else from the Stampin' Up! catalogs that is on the Last Chance Lists?  If so, this is the last day to get any of those items, only until 11:50 pm MT. Please don't wait until the last minute!

Place your order at my Online Store today!

Using Eyelets on Chipboard Letters

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Here's an idea for using those cute eyelets and Crop-a-Dile I don't think we have used much recently!  Whether you use your chipboard letters plain or inked in some color or covered with patterned paper, use your eyelets to decorate the letters.  Maybe place one or two eyelets on each chipboard letter here and there just for an extra embellishment.  You can then use these on your cards, scrapbook pages or other projects.  It will be fun!

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Stampin’ Up! Flower Fest: Easy Rubber Stamping

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Flower Fest Card

Flower Fest, in the Stampin' Up! Summer Mini Catalog, is a fun stamp set to work with making cards, scrapbook pages or any rubber stamping project!  I didn't initially like it, but it is FUN!  I consulted my "Color Coach" to see what colors went well with Poppy Parade, one of the current In Colors that I haven't used much, and then I just stamped all over the card front!  You could also stamp in Versamark and then emboss with the beautiful new embossing colors also in the Summer Mini.  There are lots of ways you can have fun with this stamp set!  Be sure it is on your next order!

Last week for Last Chance Stampin' Up! products!!

Place your order HERE at my Stampin' Up! Online Store!

Pun Fun Rocket Card

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Here's another Pun Fun #115054 card, a stamp set that is retiring the end of this month!  This has been such a fun stamp set to work with.  Is it on your list to order before the Stampin' Up! retirement party is over?!

Pun Fun Rocket Card

Stamps:  Pun Fun, Teeny Tiny Wishes

Ink:  Stazon Black

Paper:  Real Red card stock, Night of Navy card stock, Brushed Silver and Brushed Gold card stock, Whisper White

Accessories:  Circle Scissors Plus #112530, Glass Mat #112531, Small Star Punch (retired), Signo Gel Pen #105021, Modern Label Punch #119849, Oval Punch #119855, Silver Brads #104336

Let me know if you have any questions about this card or the products I used.  To order Stampin' Up! products, just click HERE to shop!

To see the Last Chance Lists of retiring Stampin' Up! products, click HERE.  Be sure to check out the Clearance Rack, too!

Last Chance Lists! Get the Stamps You Love!

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Here is a current update from Stampin' Up!:

There were three items inadvertently left off the Last Chance lists; item numbers and prices are listed below. We apologize for the oversight.

 

Item  

Page

 Description

Price

111546

142

 Simple Birthday Thanks Background Stamp

$17.95

113216

Online

 For the Bride Set

$19.95

114028

22*

 Para la novia Set

$19.95

 

*From Celebrando Creatividad

In addition, the Days to Remember 6" x 6" Calendar (item 104144, p. 170) is no longer available for purchase and will not be part of the 2011-2012 product offering.

To see all the Last Chance Lists and decide what retiring stamps, accessories and Decor Elements you want, please click HERE.

To see the Last Chance products in my Online Store (images), please click HERE.


 

The Summer Solstice: Celebrate with a Summer Card

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Today is the summer solstice in the Northern Hemisphere, meaning it is the first day of summer!  Why not celebrate the summer solstice, or first day of summer, with a summer card!  Look in your Stampin' Up! Summer Mini Catalog on page 16 at the Sunny Fun stamp set. Don't you think it just screams "summer"?!

Sunny Fun First Day of Summer

I stamped the image of the kids swimming and colored in with my Watercolor Crayons and Aquapainter.  I love using my Watercolor Crayons!

In the photo below, you can see the post-it note I punched in order to get a stencil for the sun in order to sponge in the Daffodil Delight yellow ink and also a touch of Pumpkin Pie for the orange.  Then I used the punched out circle as a mask, placed over the sun so I wouldn't get ink on it as I made the sky.  The sky is made with a punch from the new Blossom Bouquet Triple Layer Punch #122464 in the Summer Mini.  I then just sponged some blue ink off the top edges of that punched out piece to make the clouds.  Love that technique!  Click on the photo of the card to enlarge.

Post-it stencil and mask

To purchase this Sunny Fun stamp set and others, please go HERE to place your online order!

Elegant Soiree Birthday Card

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Elegant Soiree Birthday Card

Using up some of the Elegant Soiree Designer Series Paper that is on the Stampin' Up! Last Chance List!  I got pretty vintage-y with this card, ripping and tearing and spritzing and sponging!  Just this week and next to get what you want from the retirement list of stamps and accessories!

Stamps:  Sincere Salutations

Ink:  Soft Suede

Paper:  Baja Breeze card stock, Soft Suede card stock, Very Vanilla card stock, Elegant Soiree, Newsprint Designer Series Paper #117166

Accessories:  Top Note Die #113463, Scallop Oval Punch #119856, 2" x 1 3/8" Oval Large Punch #119859, Antique Brads #117273, Vintage Wallpaper Embossing Folder #120175, Fun Flowers Die #121812, Victoria Crochet Trim #118481, Smooch Spritz Gold Glow #118770, Stamping Sponge #101610

Look through the catalog and see what you can't live without!  Then just go to my Online Store to place your order!

A Father’s Day Gift Idea

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  Father's Day Tag

Images copyright Stampin' Up! 2011

Made in My Digital Studio

Don't buy Dad another necktie for Father's Day (that he won't wear)….or cutesy golfing accessories (that he won't use)…..or a tool for household tasks (he already has one)!  Here's a unique idea!  Sign up to be a Stampin' Up! Demonstrator!  You, not him (unless he likes to stamp!)!

A crazy idea??  Here's how YOU being a Stampin' Up! demonstrator can enhance his life and your family's:

  • Earn extra income to help pay the bills or to pay for those family extras you would all enjoy, taking some pressure off Dad.
  • Work hard and earn an expense-paid vacation for you and a guest (him, of course!) to lovely locations with Stampin' Up!  And they know how to treat people right!
  • Earn cash bonuses, product bonuses, and extra incentives as you work your business, on your own hours that complement your family schedule.
  • You'll be stocked with unique tools that just might come in handy for his "honey do" jobs…like maybe your Heat Tool for a frozen pipe??
  • If mama ain't happy, ain't nobody happy!  If you are earning money while having great fun with your passion for stamping and creating, the whole family will benefit from a happy and fulfilled mom!

Read more about becoming a Stampin' Up! Demonstrator HERE. You can sign up in minutes on my website, then make Dad a card for Father's Day with a note about your new business venture!  He can sit back and relax knowing that the family is in good hands with Stampin' Up!

My Digital Studio All in the Family Father’s Day Card

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Father's Day Card

This would be a great card for either you to make or have your kids make for Dad on Father's Day!  You can use My Digital Studio, as I did, or you can stamp with the All in the Family stamp set #113488.  Either let the children design it or let them color it in after you make it!  With this stamp set, All in the Family, they can each make their own personalized card!

Stampin’ Up! New Lace Ribbon Border Punch Basket

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Lace Ribbon Border Punch Basket

The Stampin' Up! Lace Ribbon Border Punch will be making its debut in a new Stampin' Up! catalog near you soon!  Just a couple more weeks and you, too, can get your hands on this beautiful new punch!

In this project, I made a simple box from a 9"x9" square piece of Pink Pirouette card stock, scored at 3" and 6" on both sides of the paper to make a "tic-tac-toe" scored design.  Then you cut from the edges up to the first score line top and bottom.  You can tell where to cut from the photo below.  You'll then be able to fold up the flaps and make a box!

Square Box Folds

Since this basket (or box) measures 12" around, when you wrap the 12" strip of paper around, you will come up a little short.  Either you can disguise that gap center front by covering with a large enough flower (which then might cover up your fancy punched band) OR you can punch two strips that each meet or overlap slightly on the sides.  I used Tombow Glue #110755 (Multipurpose Liquid Glue) for the Whisper White band and also for the lacy punched band, which requires tiny dots of glue.

I decided to punch another strip of paper and make a matching handle with the Lace Ribbon Border Punch.  Wouldn't this punch make beautiful Easter baskets?  (not that I am thinking that far ahead!!)

Flag Day “Land of the Free” Card

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Flag Day Card

Today is Flag Day.  Are you flying your flag?  I love to put my flag out! Flag Day came about after several decades of state and local celebrations, perhaps originating with a schoolteacher in Wisconsin, BJ Cigrand, until President Wilson signed a proclamation calling for an observance of the flag in 1916, followed by President Truman in 1949 who signed an Act Of Congress designating the 14th day of June every year as National Flag Day.  You can read about it on the National Flag Day Foundation website.

You can celebrate Flag Day or any patriotic occasion with the Land of the Free stamp in the Stampin' Up! Summer Mini Catalog.  It's a great stamp to own and makes you feel good to use it!