More Digital Ribbon for My Digital Studio!

Stampin' Up! just keeps adding more and more to My Digital Studio!  It certainly keeps this product exciting!

Item         Description         Price
122147    Striped Grosgrain Ribbon $3.95
122148    Narrow Polka Dot Grosgrain Ribbon $3.95
122149    Wide Polka Dot Grosgrain Ribbon $.95

Striped Grosgrain Ribbon - Digital Download - by Stampin' Up!

Narrow Polka Dot Grosgrain Ribbon - Digital Download - by Stampin' Up!

Wide Polka Dot Grosgrain Ribbon - Digital Download - by Stampin' Up!

Can't you just imagine these pretty ribbons on your digital projects?!

Check it out at my online store HERE!  No shipping!


  

Stamping Tip: Sponge and Marker

You know when we want to add a little something to a card element, we often dab a sponge into an ink pad and then gently rub the sponge on the edge of the card stock, just to add a little color and interest.  When I wanted to use Baja Breeze as the sponged color, but my old ink pad was still somewhere in the other room, I decided to see if I could use a marker instead.  It worked!  I used my new Baja Breeze marker (in the new Stampin' Up! 2010-2011 Idea Book and Catalog)  to apply a little color to the Stampin' Up! Sponge #101610….I cut mine in quarters.  Then I rubbed the sponge on the edge of the card stock to add a little color.  Maybe others have done this a million times, but I have only used ink before right from the ink pad.  Some other day I will dig out my old In Color ink pads that are now coming back to be some of our "new" Core Colors!  But for this moment, the marker worked fine!

Use a marker to sponge!
 


Beautiful Vintage Wallpaper Card

I love this new Vintage Wallpaper Embossing Folder that we were able to preorder in June and you will be able to order in July in the new Stampin' Up! 2010-2011 Idea Book & Catalog.

First I used the Bigz Clear Scallop Square Die #115950 to cut the card shape.  It would cut the scallop edge on all four sides, but since I wanted it for a folding card I had to lay the folded card stock just below the top scallop on the die so it would not cut the fold.

Scallop Square Die
Scallop Square Fold
Scallop Square Cut in Die 

Next I ran the front of the card through the Big Shot #113439 using the new Vintage Wallpaper Embossing Folder #120175.  It's beautiful on the Baja Breeze card stock, one of the "old" In Colors being brought back as one of the core colors in the Subtles collection.

Scallop Square Embossed 

Here is the finished card, using some 5/8" Whisper White Organza Ribbon and a new stamp set Perfect Punches, as well as the Scallop Oval Punch #114889 and the Wide Oval Punch #112082.

Scallop Square Vintage Wallpaper Embossed Card

Yes, I love my Big Shot and all the dies and accessories!  If you need to order some, just go HERE


    

Summer Tropical Fancy Favor Bag

Today is the first day of summer, although it has seemed quite hot for awhile now in Houston.  Who would have thought we didn't have the first day of summer yet??!  So in honor of the first day of summer, I made this quick and easy Fancy Favor Bag.

Tropical Favor Bag

  Love, love, love this Island Oasis Designer Series Paper #117173 from Stampin' Up!  It really makes you think of summer and the tropics!  I used the Bigz XL Stampin' Up! Fancy Favor Die #115965 to make the bag and put on some tropical flowers made with the Island Floral Die #118871, also in the Summer Mini Catalog.  These would be so fun and easy to make for a party favor this summer or little gift bag!

Don't forget to check the Last Chance items you want from the outgoing Stampin' Up! Idea Book & Catalog, good only until June 30th!

Father’s Day Grill Card

I thought I would make a Father's Day card for my husband in honor of our new Weber grill we bought recently!  Lots of people were making punch art bbq grills either for Father's Day, July 4th, or bbq party invitations, but our grill is a a different shape.  I just cut rectangles and rounded the corner of the grill top and used my Zig Painty pen to draw in the handles and doors.  I stamped the flowers and butterfly with the new Itty Bitty Bits stamp set in the Summer Mini. and the sentiment with Teeny Tiny Wishes #115370.  Just a quick little card!

GrillFathersDay
 

Crayon Resist….Try It with the Kids!

I think this would be a fun project to try with your kids if they are out of school already.

Crayon Resist:

Stamp your image in Black Stazon on Glossy White card stock.

Color in some areas with your Whisper White Watercolor Crayon, some other light colored Watercolor Crayon or a regular crayon.

Apply ink to the entire piece of card stock using a brayer, sponge daubers or a sponge.  Where you applied the crayon, those areas will resist the ink.

Use a tissue to wipe off any excess ink.

Then you can go back and color in the areas you masked off with the crayon if you wish.

Try it!  I bet your kids will have fun trying all sorts of combinations!

 

 

Photography Tips for Summer Sun

Since we'll be taking lots of photos in the sun this summer, here are a few tips I read from Darren Rowse of Digital Photography School that might help get you some good pictures!

  • Use your flash, even in the sunlight.  It might help eliminate shadows on your subject's face or it might darken the background and make your subject stand out more.
  • Try shooting your subject in the shade….at least a little bit of shade, not in dark shade.  Try for even light, not that falling through the leaves producing all kinds of spots and shadows.  Sometimes just holding an umbrella over the subject (not getting it in the shot of course) may help.
  • Use a reflector, something with a white or light surface to give the subject extra light.  This might be as simple as a white t-shirt or stand near a white wall.

Just experiment and see what produces good results for you!  Then when you are ready to scrapbook those photos, Stampin' Up! has all the supplies and creative ideas you will need.  I'm always available to answer your questions about your projects!  Check out the Stampin' Up! online store here .

New Summer My Digital Studio Downloads

Check out the new My Digital Studio downloads just in time for the 4th of July!

The latest group of digital downloads for My Digital Studio are now available!

Item     Description     Price
121072 July Fourth stamp brush set $3.95
122146 Round Tab Punch $.95
123174 King of the Grill stamp brush set $3.95

 Go to the Shop Online button in the upper right of my blog and then click the Shop Now button.  On the left, click on Digital Crafting and then Newest Downloads.

Get your 4th of July fireworks digital stamps and bbq grill and be ready for your 4th of July, Father's Day, and summer time scrapbook pages, cards, and other projects!

Going to the Stampin’ Up! Convention!!

Finally made the decision to attend the annual Stampin' Up! Convention in Salt Lake City in July!  It will be fabulous, I'm sure!  So many ladies to talk with about stamping, display boards of the best samples and creative ideas, "getting to know" the Stampin' Up! employees on stage as they do their presentations, which are always fun and creative….love it when some of them even sing after their presentation!  It will be several days of fun, fun, fun!  You should become a demo and come along next year!  Get the Mini Starter Kit now for only $99!  Check my site at www.karenfontinelle.stampinup.net!

(I'm on a hotel computer so that's all I can post at the moment!)

Start Your Own Stamping Business for Only $99!

If you've ever wanted to be a Stampin' Up! Demonstrator and have your own business either for a little extra cash to pay some bills or to build it big and earn money and rewards, this is a great chance to start for only $99.  This is a special Mini Starter Kit, good only until June 30, 2010.  The items included in the kit are recommended, but you can substitute a like item of equal or lesser value if you would like.

MiniStarterKitFlyer 

 

Look it over and if you are interested and have questions, please let me know! Email me or leave a comment and I'll get back to you!  You'll be a demonstrator in minutes if you sign up online on my website!

Using My Digital Studio Travel Journal Digital Kit

Here is a 12×12 scrapbook page I made with the new download for My Digital Studio, Travel Journal Digital Kit #121071.  The photos are from our trip two years ago to Yellowstone National Park.  This is the next day after we arrived.  You pass through Grand Teton National Park on the way to Yellowstone from Jackson Hole, WY.  The whole area is just fabulous, if you're looking for vacation ideas for this summer!  It was still snowy when we arrived in almost the middle of June!

My Digital Studio 12x12 Scrapbook Page Travel Journal

Although I started off with a designer template that didn't look at all like the great outdoors, I changed the background papers to the new ones in the Travel Journal Digital Kit.  The compass is also included in that kit.  I added the journaling element from another designer kit and placed a text box over that so I could write about our hike that day.

If you want to easily scrap your vacation pictures this summer, check out My Digital Studio.  You can load it on your laptop and do a page a night while on vacation!  Just order HERE!

My Digital Studio….New Downloads for Father’s Day and Travel

Two new digital downloads from Stampin' Up! for My Digital Studio! Just in time for summer……Father's Day and travel!

 Travel Journal Digital Kit - Digital Download - by Stampin' Up!

Copyright Stampin' Up! 2010

                                             121071 Travel Journal Digital Kit     $9.95
                                Fathers Day Stamp Brush Set - Digital Download - by Stampin' Up!
                               Copyright Stampin' Up! 2010

              121070  Father's Day stamp brush set     $5.95

Won't these make great cards and scrapbook pages and whatever else you can think of!

Shop Online HERE and download your images right away!  Just click on "Newest Downloads".


“Because I Care” Card

And this is what I made after mounting my new stamp set, Because I Care. This is a new sneak peek set that will be in the new 2010-2011 Stampin' Up Idea Book & Catalog.  As demos, we were able to order some of the new products a month ahead of time!  What a perk!  I also used the new texture folder for the Big Shot, Vintage Wallpaper, for the background layer.  I have seen some beautiful cards made with that.  You'll love it!

Because I Care Card with Hydrangea