Category Archives: Scrapbooking

Stampin’ Up! Digital Scrapbooking: My Digital Studio Graduation Scrapbook Page

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You'll need a scrapbook page for that graduation photo so of course one easy way to make one is to use the Stampin' Up! program, My Digital Studio.  I began with a designer template for this page but changed the background paper color and added several graduation stamps….the cap, the sentiment, and the feet.  Imagine the photo going right above the graduation feet!  With My Digital Studio you can easily make an entire album or just a few pages with minimal thinking and designing….or you can start and work completely from scratch.  You could even use this idea as your design and then make it out of paper and stamps.

To find out more about My Digital Studio, click HERE.

Digital Scrapbooking with My Digital Studio: Mother’s Day

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My Digital Studio Wedding Heritage Page

Images copyright Stampin' Up! 2011

Mother's Day is here!  I noticed people on Facebook changing their profile photos to their mother's photo, and I guess that gave one of my friends the idea to post her mother's beautiful wedding portrait.  That gave me the idea to scan a photo of my mother in her wedding gown and make a scrapbook page.  One easy way to make a scrapbook page is to do it digitally.  Stampin' Up! has a fabulous digital program called My Digital Studio.  The nice part of a digital program is that you can change colors, sizes, embellishments, whatever with just the click of your mouse.  No wasted paper!  If I want, I can have this page printed or I could even now duplicate it with paper, ink and stamps.

Happy Mother's Day!

Stampin’ Up! Strength & Hope Campaign

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Stampin' Up! is partnering with the Breast Cancer Research Foundation® by donating $2 of the sale of each Strength & Hope stamp set or Strength & Hope Digital kit (which includes a four-piece stamp brush set, 12 Designer Series Papers, and 10 embellishment pieces) to help with their work in breast cancer.  This promotion runs from May 1 – August 31.  Please click HERE to read all about it and/or watch the video by Shelli Gardner below.


Stampin’ Up! Begins National Scrapbooking Month Early!

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May is National Scrapbooking Month and Stampin' Up! has begun their promotion a little bit early!  So today only, you can combine this with the April promotions!

You can purchase select stamp sets at 30% off!

You can select certain digital download bundles at 30% off!

You can select some My Digital Studio print products at a discount!

You can purchase the Digital+ Starter Kit for just $122.50 and become a Stampin' Up! Demonstrator with your own business!

Digital Starter Kit Snip

You can add on the Stampin' Memories Kit to your Digital+ Starter Kit for just $35 (regular price $50).

Stampin' Memories Add On Snip

The bad news is…..Some things are coming to an end today, April 30th. Last day for the  Occasions Mini….be sure to check it one more time! Maybe you will see some of the items again in the new catalog in July and maybe you won't…..so flip through that Occasions Mini one more time (or a couple of times!) today!

It's also the last day for the Spring Is Blossoming Promotion!  This one is easy….just purchase $20 in product and then add on the beautiful Paisley Petals Designer Series Paper #122367 and/or the Four Frames stamp set, available in wood or clear mount.

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Click on the lovely card above to go to the page listing all the supplies you will need.

So there you go…..lots to think about today! 

Contact me if you have any questions!



 


Scrapbook Page Idea–Paisley Petals Designer Paper

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Paisley Petals Scrapbook Page

Need scrapbook page ideas?  I think we all do when we go to make a layout, but sometimes when you just get out your paper and play with it a bit, an idea might come to you on your own!  That's what happened to me with this scrapbook page.  When I received this beautiful Paisley Petals Designer Series Paper in the Stampin' Up! Spring Is Blossoming Promotion, I thought it would be beautiful for scrapbooking.

Here's one idea for starting a scrapbook page…..using Stampin' Up! designer paper makes it easy because the whole package coordinates…and coordinates with our card stock…and then there are always accessories that coordinate!  In this case, I cut out some of the beautiful flowers from another sheet and popped them up on Stampin' Dimensionals #104430.  The Scallop Trim Border Punch #118402 always adds a lovely embellishment to a page.  Honestly, I didn't know what kind of page I was going to make, I just knew I was making one with this paper!  And I wanted those gorgeous flowers to show so I had to make my side panel rather wide.  But it worked out, I believe!  What do you think?

Be sure to take advantage of the Spring Is Blossoming Promotion THIS WEEK because it ends April 30, 2011.

(HINT:  One page in this package already looks like a scrapbook page….just add your photos and mats and maybe a little journaling and title and you are done!)

Shop this week at my Online Store!  And check the Clearance Rack before you submit your order!  There are bargains!

Papercrafting: A Paper Purse

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Paper Purse

Isn't this paper purse cute from the outside using the Top Note die #113463 on top and the Love Letter Designer Series Paper #117162 plus a big red button from the Candy Cane buttons that were in the Holiday Mini Catalog.  I hope they put all these new Big Designer Buttons in the next catalog!

And when you open the purse, you'll see this:

Paper Purse inside

It's cute as is, but when you open it you have a small explosion album! You can add photos and embellishments inside or package a small gift inside.  The purse is made with a 12"x12" piece of card stock.

If you need any of our wonderful Stampin' Up! paper and supplies, please order from my Online Store or email me.  Remember, the Spring Is Blossoming special sneak peek is going on!  After you spend $20, you can add this sneak peek to your order….only until April 30th!  Don't miss it!  You'll LOVE both the Four Frames Stamp Set and the Paisley Petals designer paper!

Discontinued Stampin’ Up! Products

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Check the Clearance Rack at my Online Store for discontinued Stampin' Up! products! Looks like some good buys on there!  Don't miss out!

You'll also find Grab Bags of Stampin' Up! products!  What fun! Beginning April 1, and continuing while supplies last, you will be able to purchase special "grab bags" in the Online Store. These grab bags will come in three sizes: the $5, the $10, and the $15 grab bag. Each bag will contain a variety of discontinued products that could include a combination of any of the following: ribbons, Accents & Elements, chipboard, Designer Series Papers, and Simply Sent kit components. Grab bags will not contain stamp sets or tools.

Please keep the following in mind:

  • Grab bag orders can only be placed on demonstrator orders or in the Online Store.
  • There is no minimum purchase required to participate in the grab bag special offer.
  • There is no limit to the number of grab bags a customer may purchase; however, grab bag items are only available while supplies last. 
  • All grab bag sales are final. There are no refunds or exchanges.
  • Not all grab bags will be unique.
  • You should use the following item numbers when ordering grab bags: 

Item

 Description

125873

 $5 Grab Bag (containing at least $20 worth of products!)

125874

 $10 Grab Bag (containing at least $40 worth of products!)

125875

 $15 Grab Bag (containing at least $60 worth of products!)

 

Once you spend $20 on any products in the Online Store, you'll be set to take advantage of the Spring Is Blossoming Promotion. You'll be able to make some beautiful Stampin' Up! cards with this stamp set and designer paper.

Have fun shopping and good luck with the Grab Bag!  If you buy one, come back here and tell us what you got!  

My Digital Studio Scrapbook Page

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My Digital Studio Scrapbook Page

Rarely do we have wintery weather in Houston, TX.  The weather forecasters got us all excited about a prediction of up to 3″ of snow….BUT this is all we got!  Freezing rain during the night made the morning very icy!  Nothing too exciting to see from our house except for tiny little icicles and our car completely covered in ice!  Almost all of the highways are closed as the overpasses were completely iced over with that dangerous black ice.  Pretty cold weather here but it should get over freezing for a little while this afternoon!  

So all that makes for a great day to stay in and do some scrapbooking of the conditions, and the easiest way to do that is with My Digital Studio! I just chose a 12×12 page and a layout of photo boxes and went to work! So many great choices of things to use right at your fingertips on the computer!  Stampin’ Up! continues to produce new downloads for My Digital Studio so there is no end to the possibilities for the creative projects you can make…..and of course you don’t really have to be creative at all…..if you want, just drop your photos into a pre-designed page.

To find out more about My Digital Studio, click HERE.

To purchase My Digital Studio and get your Sale-a-Bration rewards, shop online HERE.

Occasions Mini Catalog 2011 Is Here!!!

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New Year, new Mini Catalog from Stampin' Up!!  Yes, the new Occasions Mini Catalog begins today, January 4 and runs through April 30.  As Stampin' Up! always does, they have provided a fantastic selection of new products you won't want to miss!!  New stamp sets, beautiful new paper (Red Glimmer Paper!!), new punches, buttons, trinkets, fabric. Sewing is a big theme!  (not that you have to sew…you can stamp about sewing themes!)  It's all beautiful and if you haven't already received your Occasions Mini Catalog in the mail, you will want to click the cover below and look at it online!

Stampin' Up! Occasions Mini Catalog

Once you have browsed, just click HERE to go to my Online Store and start your order!  Or contact me with any questions or if you need help!

ENJOY!!!

Last Day for Stampin’ Up! Deals!

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This is the last day, last few hours for all the great deals from Stampin' Up! Don't have buyer's remorse tomorrow that you didn't order what you wanted today!

Last Day!  Nov. 30….Online Spectacular :  Products on sale from 20-50% off!  Don't miss it!  Fabric, Big Shot Dies, Brads, Ribbon, Stamps, Decor Elements, Craft & Rubber Scissors, Hodgepodge Hardware, and MORE!

50% off!  My Digital Studio software for digital papercrafting! Unheard of! Make your own calendars, scrapbook pages, journals, cards, photo cards, multimedia, you name it!

50% off Stampin' Up! Starter Kit!!!  Start your own business for only $87.50 TODAY.  Sign up online and be in business by tonight! Contact me!

My Black Friday/Cyber Monday Special For YOU!

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If you're not out shopping the middle of the night Black Friday sales and you slept in and are just now checking email and blogs, I've got an easy deal for you!  All you have to do is snuggle up with your cup of coffee, hot chocolate or a Coke and your Stampin' Up! catalogs and make out your shopping list!  Then call or email me with your order of $50 or more and I'll give you FREE SHIPPING!!  This offer is good today (Friday, Nov. 26) through Monday, Nov. 29, 2010.

Stampin' Up! also has an Online Spectacular so be sure to check the sales of up to 50% off……My Digital Studio being one of the really spectacular items on sale…..50% OFF!!!! (see the Thanksgiving card I made in minutes yesterday with MDS!)……not to mention some great dies on sale for the Big Shot (hint:  put those dies AND the BIG SHOT on your Wish List and have your husband or other gift-giver order it during this deal! Make sure your list has $150 on it and then pick out your free Hostess stamp set you want AND your free $15 in merchandise (Remember, anybody gets Hostess Benefits (called Hostess Rewards online) with an order of $150 OR MORE!….and get FREE SHIPPING!).  The Stampin' Up! Online Spectacular is good until Nov. 30, 2010 and must be placed online HERE. Contact me if you have any ordering questions!

AND…don't forget the Stampin' Up! Holiday Bundles!!!  (Unfortunately, the Tags til Christmas Bundle 2 is no longer available due to issues with the punch.  Stampin' Up! is working on that even as we speak.)  This offer is good through Dec. 16th!!


Holiday Promotions Bundle 2010

SO….

If your order is $49.99 or less, you can order online yourself or email me with your order.  Shipping will be $6.95.

If your order is $50.00 – $149.99, email (KSFontinelle@gmail.com) or call me (713-981-7662) with your order and I will give you free shipping. This is my own personal special for you, not available through Stampin' Up!. If you place this order online, you will not receive free shipping.

If your order is $150.00 or more, you can order online yourself HERE and you will get free shipping from Stampin' Up!  As long as you are on MY website (be sure you see my name in the upper right corner) you will also get Hostess Rewards…choose a Hostess stamp set and $15 (or more, depending on your order total).  What a deal!!

Have a wonderful weekend and just ASK if you have any questions about all these deals going on!!!

A Favorite Stampin’ Up! Demonstrator Perk!

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You've heard me say before that one of my favorite things about being a Stampin' Up! Demonstrator is receiving the special Stampin' Success Magazine every month!  You would think we would all become accustomed to getting this magazine and become rather ho-hum about it after awhile…..but ABSOLUTELY NOT!  As soon as they start hitting the mailboxes, demos are posting that they received theirs and others start posting wondering when theirs is going to arrive!  We are always anxious for the next issue packed with business tips and fabulous projects!  Stampin' Up! even posts the magazine online so we get a sneak peek before it hits our mailboxes, even though it is nothing like having it in our hot little hands!

The November 2010 issue had a great article about preserving memories with handmade albums, just small simple ones.  I took the basic idea and used it as a project in my stamp camp last weekend and added a few different touches.  I thought it was a great idea for a generic little album, whether people wanted to make it for a few Thanksgiving photos or something else.

Here is the little scrapbook we made, starting with just a 10" x 5" piece of card stock!

Mini Scrapbook

Mini Scrapbook Inside

Click on the photos to enlarge.

You can make this album any size….just fold your paper in half, open, then fold each side to the middle, producing four sections.  Fold the bottom up for the pockets.  Make a few tags or photo mats, do a little stamping or punching little scraps of paper, add a couple little embellishments….whatever!…..you have a nice little album ready for photos!  On this project we used the stamp set "Just Believe".

If you have any questions about this project or becoming a Stampin' Up! Demonstrator with the amazing Starter Kit 50% discount, just leave me a comment!

My Digital Studio Halloween Page

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My Digital Studio Halloween Scrapbook Page

Images copyright Stampin' Up! 2010

It's fun to play around with My Digital Studio and see what you come up with! And there is SO much to come up with!  Here's a Halloween page I came up first by starting with an already designed template included in the software and then changing the paper and the embellishments.  Even though it is a template in the software, you can change every element of it.  Make some Halloween scrapbook pages ahead of time and you'll be all set to add the spooky photos next week!

Don't miss checking out My Digital Studio HERE!  If you love Stampin' Up!'s great paper, ink, and stamps you will also love this digital papercrafting program they have put together!
 

New My Digital Studio Downloads!!

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They just keep coming!!  Whether you have (or want to purchase!) My Digital Studio by Stampin' Up!, a digital papercrafting solution, or you have another digital program, here are the latest new downloads from Stampin' Up!

 Item  Description  Image  Price

123200

To the Nines Designer Series Paper

  $4.95

121434

Typewriter Numbers Stamp Brush Set

  $5.95 121435  Timeless Stamp Brush Set   $3.95 122161 Word Window Punch $0.95 121436  Favorite Thoughts Stamp Brush Set   $1.95 121437  In a Word Stamp Brush Set   $3.95

Just go to my Demonstrator Website and click on the Shop Now button! Then click on "Digital Crafting" on the left and then "Newest Downloads".

You don't have to be a big digital scrapbooker to get lots of use from My Digital Studio!  Need some designer paper?  Just print some out!  Need a sentiment you don't have in a stamp?  Print it out from My Digital Studio! Need a card?  Just make one in My Digital Studio!  Send it digitally to share if you don't want to print and mail!

Get My Digital Studio software #118108 by ordering at my website HERE and clicking the Shop Now button!


My Digital Studio Photo Page

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Rocky Mountain Natl Park

In continuing to work on digital scrapbook pages of our recent Colorado trip with My Digital Studio from Stampin' Up! I decided to try something I had seen demonstrated.  I used one of my photos as the background paper for the page! You just put a photo box over the entire page and insert your photo! Then I changed the opacity to 80% to make it look lighter so I could add a couple photos on top.  Where I placed the text is an element from "Write Stuff" in the program….I sized it how I wanted it and then placed a text box over it with my journaling.

There are new videos that I mentioned last week from Stampin' Up! to introduce you to using My Digital Studio.  Just click HERE to go to the page to learn more about My Digital Studio.  If you would like to see the videos, just click on the link on that page in the left column.