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Simply Scored Diagonal Plate

Posted on April 23, 2012 | Comments Off on Simply Scored Diagonal Plate

I am so excited – I just got something terrific that is going to be so much fun to use: the Simply Scored Diagonal Plate!  We can make envelopes (of any size) out of cardstock or Designer Series Paper.  And even a raised pattern on the background for card or scrapbook embellishments!  Watch the Stampin’ Up!video to see how easy it is (dimensions listed below so you don’t have to write them down):

Here are the directions and dimensions for making an envelope for a 4.25″ x 5.5″ card:

  • Paper: 7 3/4″ square
  • Score two opposite sides at 3 1/8″, and the other two sides at 4 1/8″
  • Snip out the little triangles at the intersections (see video)
  • Trim off the triangle where the overlaps meet by aligning the paper on your paper trimmer at the 2 1/2″ mark (optional)

And for a 3″ x 3″ love note size card:

  • Paper: 5″ square
  • Score all corners at 2 1/4″

Please let me know if you have any questions!  and if you would like to order the Simply Scored tool (122664) and the Simply Scored Diagonal Plate (125586) please visit my online store!  I can’t wait to hear what you have made with the Simply Scored Diagonal Plate!

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Digital downloads for Graduation

Posted on April 12, 2012 | Comments Off on Digital downloads for Graduation

What better way to mark the end of school than with a scrapbook using the new digital download for Graduation?!  It is fast and easy to make a photobook or individual pages using My Digital Studio, and the new digital downloads this week can be added to any scrapbook template.  Take a look!

129877 GRAD PARTY ENSEMBLE

129877 GRAD PARTY ENSEMBLE

The download includes:
* 2 5″ x 7″ double-sided postcard designer templates (great for party invitations or graduation announcements!)
* 2-page 11″ x 8-1/2″ décor designer template
* 1 12″ x 12″ page designer template
*20-piece stamp brush set
* 7 Designer Series Papers
* 7 embellishments
* 3 punches

Features:
* Digital-exclusive
* All you’ll need for a graduation party: invites, food flags, mini rolled diplomas (these make a cute treat for a grad party)
* Complete with 12″ x 12″ page classmates can sign for a lasting keepsake

Coordinating colors:
Cherry Cobbler, Marina Mist, More Mustard, Old Olive, Soft Suede, Very Vanilla, Whisper White

The digital download for Graduation includes three punches that I think would be useful in lots of other places, as well.  Here is a picture of the punches that are included (thanks to Tanner Morris from SU tech support for the screen shot!):

129877 Grad Party Punches

129877 Grad Party Punches

So, check out these digital downloads – you can order them for immediate download at my online store.  And if you are new to all this and interested in making a graduation album, you can buy My Digital Studio or try the 30 day free trial at my online store as well!

I look forward to hearing about how you like making your scrapbook using digital downloads for Graduation!

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Summer Smooches

Posted on April 8, 2012 | Comments Off on Summer Smooches

I posted yesterday about the new Summer Smooches suite of patterns & products.  Here’s a flyer that you can review and print to check out all the options available in the suite!  You can order all of the products as a special summer preview through April 30, and MOST of them will be available in the new catalog coming out on June 1… but you can ONLY get the stencil and the fabric covered brads this month!

And I made this little picture the fast and easy way, using the My Digital Studio digital download of Summer Smooches patterns and embellishments. 

Summer Smooches Easter eggs

Summer Smooches Easter eggs

The cool thing about doing this in My Digital Studio is that I could have made a different picture for everyone in the family, with different eggs – just by clicking and replacing the pattern on the egg! 

Order your Summer Smooches through my online store.

Happy Easter and enjoy your Summer Smooches!!

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Ready for some Summer Smooches?

Posted on April 7, 2012 | Comments Off on Ready for some Summer Smooches?

Are you ready for some Summer Smooches?  Nah, I don’t mean sticky kisses from a kid eating cotton candy!  I’m talking about the fabulous new suite of patterns from Stampin’ Up!, available in both paper/fabric/ribbon/stencil/ fabric covered brads, as well as digital downloads.  Here are the brightly colored patterns – put on your sunglasses! and read thru to the end – I have a recommendation to save you some money if you want to do some fast and easy scrapbooking!

125409 Summer Smooches Designer Series Paper

125409 Summer Smooches Designer Series Paper

I have to say, I am a sucker for any kind of fabric covered brads – and these are adorable – use them with the paper or the fabric selections.  But here’s the kick – these selections are available as a preview this month only, until 4/30 – most of them will also be available in the new catalog, coming out on June 1 – but you can only get the fabric covered brads until 4/30 and they won’t be coming back in the catalog!!  Aren’t they cute?

125589 Summer Smooches Fabric Brads

125589 Summer Smooches Fabric Brads

And the stamp set is a lot of fun:

125497 Bright Blossoms - Clear-Mount Stamp

125497 Bright Blossoms - Clear-Mount Stamp

How are you doing so far – are you ready for some Summer Smooches?

I also love the digital downloads available from Summer Smooches – for My Digital Studio, or any other graphics programs.  There are two choices.  First is a kit, containing the paper, the stamp brush set, the fabric brad embellishments and some card templates (129601 Summer Smooches Kit) – here’s one of the cute cards:

Summer Smooches card template

Summer Smooches card template

Or you could choose the 129919 Summer Smooches Photobook Template, including the DSP, stamp brush set, a ton of embellishments and one of my favorite photobook templates that I have seen from My Digital Studio yet!  Templates can make for fast and easy scrapbooking – just drop in your pictures and add the text.  Here’s a little sample:

Summer Smooches Photobook Template

Summer Smooches Photobook Template

The pages are brightly colored, making them perfect for a vacation layout or… just about anything!   So my vote, even though the card template is cute, is to save some money and just go for the photobook template.  You really don’t need both – you would be paying twice for the same paper (um, don’t ask me how I learned that!).

You can order any and all of these cute selections in my online store.  What do you think – are you ready for some Summer Smooches?

 

 

 

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My Digital Studio digital downloads for week of March 20, 2012

Posted on March 23, 2012 | Comments Off on My Digital Studio digital downloads for week of March 20, 2012

There are some great new items that I want to share with you in the My Digital Studio digital downloads for the week of March 20, 2012!!  Check ’em out below!!

1) Taffeta Trimmings embellishments (129603)

Oh boy, a whole new set of ribbons and bows – I love to use these as decoration on pages and cards, and also to divide sections on a scrapbook layout… look to see these in some of the upcaoming pages that I will share!

The download includes:
* 188 embellishments

Features:
* New ribbon style
* Gathered skinny taffeta and not-quite-as-tidy tied bows; a perfect statement for any project
*A perfect addition to the Taffeta Ribbon Color Pack (item 122156) that you may already have.
Look how cute they are:

129603 Taffeta Trimmings

129603 Taffeta Trimmings

2) Wish You Were Here Stamp Brush Set (129926)

Let’s face it, many of the scrapbooks that we do are travel or vacation related, and it is always fun to have travel images to use on the pages.  These are cute!

129926 Wish You Were Here Stamp Brush Set

129926 Wish You Were Here Stamp Brush Set

3) Wonderful Wings Stamp Brush Set (129602)

It’s hard not to love these butterflies.  Plenty of was to use them on cards, scrapbook pages, as frameable art for a gift…  ‘Nuf said!

Download includes:
* 3-piece stamp brush set
* 5″ x 7″ greeting card designer template

129602 Wonderful Wings Stamp Brush Set

129602 Wonderful Wings Stamp Brush Set

4) Get It Done Kit (129924)

Yet another set of images that are very flexible in how they can be used.  I absolutely love these little tags and journaling blocks, AND the punch with the ticket corners… and I am looking forward to making a page that uses them to label the pictures!

Download includes:
* 16-piece stamp brush set
* 15 embellishments
* 3 punches

Features:
* Digital-exclusive
* Send cool digital memos to yourself or your friends

Coordinating colors:
Bashful Blue, Basic Black, Basic Gray, Calypso Coral,  Crumb Cake, Whisper White

129924 Get It Done Kit

129924 Get It Done Kit

5) Book of Birthdays Swatchbook Template (129923)

How aborable is this!  Do you find yourself forgetting birthdays?  This looks like a template that you can use for a swatchbook where you keep track of all the birthdays that fall in each month so you can reload your calendar each year!

Download includes:
* 26-page swatchbook designer template
* 23-piece stamp brush set
* 7 Designer Series Papers

Features:
* Digital-exclusive
* Never miss another birthday with perpetual calendar that keeps them all in one spot
* Versatile stamp brush artwork works for any project
* Portrait swatchbook pages designed so that when professionally printed, the rivet is in the upper left corner

Coordinating colors:
Crumb Cake, Island Indigo, Lucky Limeade, Pool Party, Rich Razzleberry, Very Vanilla

129923 Book of Birthdays Swatchbook Template

129923 Book of Birthdays Swatchbook Template

6) With the Grain Stamp Brush Set (130680)

Aw, I saved the best and cutest for last.  My Senior Girl Scout troop (of high school girls!) has adopted the squirrel as their unofficial mascot, as they have to work hard to stay on topic during meetings… remember the dog in the movie “Up”?  He would be talking along until –“Squirrel!!” — he was totally distracted by a squirrel running by!

130680 With The Grain Stamp Brush Set

130680 With The Grain Stamp Brush Set

So, what do you think – can’t you see yourself using a bunch of these?  You can download any of these at my online store.  And if you don’t have My Digital Studio yet, please check out the 30 day free trial and you will be eligible for my free series of training videos.  And then you’ll be able to use  some of these cute My Digital Studio digital downloads for the week of March 20, 2012!!

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Make a filmstrip on the scrapbook page

Posted on March 15, 2012 | Comments Off on Make a filmstrip on the scrapbook page

Oh boy, I took one of the new embellishments from this week’s digital downloads for My Digital Studio and used it to make a filmstrip on the scrapbook page!

Candid Frame filmstrip

Candid Frame filmstrip

The download set is called Candid Frames and it has six embellishments that look like various picture formats.  These are the types of film or picture images that are included:

  • a snapshot,
  • a vintage picture,
  • a slide holder,
  • a film frame,
  • an instant picture (like a Polaroid picture),
  • or a 35mm format (the one I used!).
129929 Candid Frames - Digital Download

129929 Candid Frames - Digital Download

These are so easy to dress up your page – just add the embellishment on top of the picture, and adjust the sizes.  The embellishments are clear so you can see whatever is underneath them in the middle!

For this page, I simply used one of the basic templates for a 12 x 12 scrapbook page that has three pictures and a text box underneath.  Here’s all I had to do to make this cute page:

  • I dropped in the pictures,
  • added one of the Candid Frames – 35mm embellishments on top,
  • resized it to cover the pictures,
  • copied the embellishment and pasted a second copy, then aligned them by selecting both embellishments and using the Align Image button on the top
  • I added the text into the text box and increased the font to 16, bold,
  • I added a text box for the headline across the top and changed the font to Bauhaus 93, size 64 bold.
  • I added the Open for Trade – Photo Log stamp from the prior week’s downloads to make it look more like a photograper’s proof sheet and added text boxes for the location, etc.

And that’s it!  Clean, simple, graphic and fun.  I love it!  What do you think?  You can get the downloads from my online store, and then you too can make a filmstrip on the scrapbook page!

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If you have no regrets, you need to get out more

Posted on March 14, 2012 | Comments Off on If you have no regrets, you need to get out more

If you have no regrets, you need to get out more!!  That’s my new favorite saying – and it comes from one of the newest stamp brush downloads for My Digital Studio!  All are available at my online store.

Check out these exciting new digital downloads for My Digital Studio for this week, March 13, 2012!!  There are some cool stamps suitable for Mother’s Day items, great stamps with words & sayings, a vintage bike ride in the park stamp set, a great looking kit with layouts… let’s start with my two favorites, and at the end I will tell you why I love using kits!

1) Fantabulous You Stamp Brush Set (129920) $7.95

This one has 13 great sayings that can be the centerpiece of either a fun scrapbook layout or a greeting card.  And the one I mentioned… well, yes, it IS a little snarky… but what fun!

129920 Fantabulous You Stamp Brush Set

129920 Fantabulous You Stamp Brush Set

2) Candid Frames (129929)

Fabulous! Terrific! Wonder-oso!! Can you tell I also love this set?  I love being able to dress up the photos on the page, and this set of six different frame stamp embellishments does just the trick.  In fact, I think I am going to do a page using these for my next post – stay tuned!

Coordinating colors:
Basic Black, Crumb Cake, Crushed Curry, Going Gray, Very Vanilla

129929 Candid Frames - Digital Download

129929 Candid Frames - Digital Download

3) Mom, You’re the Bomb Stamp Brush Set (129868) $7.95

Lots of great wordage in this set of stamp images – suitable for cards AND scrapbook layouts (so here’s a great tip – give Mom a nice card that you have made with the included template, take pictures of her lovely day, then scrapbook it using the same colors & images!).  You could also use this to make a cool piece of frameable art.

Download includes:
* 25-piece stamp brush set
* 4-1/4″ x 5-1/2″ greeting card designer template

129868 Mom, You're The Bomb Stamp Brush Set

129868 Mom, You're The Bomb Stamp Brush Set

4) What Goes In Designer Template (129925) $1.95

Oh these are cute – and so useful!  Four different formats of recipe cards that you can use to make a custom recipe project.  How about a scrapbook page with cards of family recipes, on the page with a picture of the family member who makes it? Or giving a set of recipe cards to a new bride? Or, making the front of a bridal shower card as a recipe card of your favorite recipe?  Fun!

My friend Jessica just made one of the stand-up calendars into a recipe book but had to make her own format – while hers is lovely, she could have used this and it would have gone so quickly!! And I think that it is cool that you can download just a small template – it doesn’t always have to be a BIG book template!

Download includes:
* 1-page 11″ x 8-1/2″ décor designer template
* 19-piece stamp brush set
* 3 embellishments

Features:
* Digital-exclusive
* Stylish recipe cards in four styles to suit a variety of occasions or themes

Coordinating colors:
Crumb Cake, Early Espresso, Lucky Limeade, Pumpkin Pie, Taken With Teal, Very Vanilla

129925 What Goes In Designer Template

129925 What Goes In Designer Template

5) Happy Every Day Stamp Brush Set (129933) $5.95

Aw, this is the sweet old-fashioned bike ride in the park that I was mentioning!  Aren’t the 8 different images adorable?  I love the park bench and the lightpost! And you know, this is one of the reasons that I like using My Digital Studio.  I may only have a couple spots where I would use these images – but it is MUCH less expensive to buy them as a digital download than as a stamp set… and they take up a lot less room!

129933 Happy Every Day Stamp Brush Set

129933 Happy Every Day Stamp Brush Set

6) Afternoon Tea II Kit (129928) $9.95

You may know by now that I am a sucker for paper – and that applies to the digital world as well!  But sometimes, you pull out a pretty sheet of paper and then just sit there, trying to figure out what to put with it.  So, I love sets that have what this one does – fun, pretty paper designs with MATCHING tags, journaling spots and embellishments.  Go for it!

Download includes:
* 66-piece stamp brush set
* 12 Designer Series Papers
* 12 embellishments

Features:
* New exclusive-to-digital color palette
* Stamp brush set designed for multiple colors per image
* Use for thank you or everyday projects, treats, and more

Coordinating colors:
Blushing Bride, Crumb Cake, Daffodil Delight, Early Espresso, Marina Mist, Not Quite Navy, Peach Parfait

129928 Afternoon Tea II Kit

129928 Afternoon Tea II Kit

Any and all of these digital downloads are available in my online store for immediate download… and if you don’t have my Digital Studio yet, either purchase the software or order the 30 day free trial from my online store and you will also receive my free training videos!

So, I think it’s safe to say one of two things: If you have no regrets, you need to get out more OR if you have no regrets, then you have probably already taken advantage of these cool downloads!!

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Digital Downloads for My Digital Studio – March 6, 2012

Posted on March 7, 2012 | Comments Off on Digital Downloads for My Digital Studio – March 6, 2012

1) One of the coolest new things is now available in the digital downloads for My Digital Studio – March 6, 2012!  It’s the new rounded punch format in the Check This Out Designer Page Template.  If you have ever wanted to apply a rounded corner to a punch in My Digital Studio, you will know how delighted I am!  Look for my blog post tomorrow to see how I use it!  Check out below.

129921 Check This Out Designer Page Template

129921 Check This Out Designer Page Template

2) And take a look at the cool #Hashthis stamp set for adding social media tags to your cards or layouts:

129934 #Hashthis Stamp Brush Set

129934 #Hashthis Stamp Brush Set

3) You might enjoy using this Open For Trade page template in a future scrapbook project, as you can label the pages with info about how the picture was taken.  Really cute – looks like tags from a professinal photographer shop! It comes with:
* 4-piece stamp brush set
* 1-page 5″ x 5″ designer template

129604 Open for Trade Stamp Brush Set

129604 Open for Trade Stamp Brush Set

4) This next Lucky Framable Designer Template one is a lot of fun for St. Patty’s Day or anytime you are feeling the luck of the Irish – you can easily make a card, or a gift that you can frame for your favorite Irishman… or Irishwoman!

129930 Lucky Framable Designer Template

129930 Lucky Framable Designer Template

5) How beautiful is this?!  You can use these gorgeous papers and words for scrapbook or cards, as well as the journal template.  The Walk in the Park Kit II download includes:
* 12-piece stamp brush set
* 14 Designer Series Papers
* 40 embellishments
* 6-1/4″ x 8-1/4″ journal front and back cover designer template

And it features:
* New exclusive-to-digital color palette
* Stamp brush set designed for multiple colors per image
* Imagery suits birthdays, spring or summer projects, or everyday designs
* Journal designer template great for teacher gifts, thoughtful moments & more

Coordinating colors:
Basic Black, Basic Gray, Island Indigo, Lucky Limeade, Melon Mambo, Pool Party

129607 Walk in the Park II Kit

129607 Walk in the Park II Kit

6) And last but not least for this week, a darling stamp brush set.  Who can resist woodland creatures and gnomes?  Cute for cards, scrapbook layouts, or to create a mat for printing a picture to be framed.

130681 Life In The Forest Stamp Brush Set

130681 Life In The Forest Stamp Brush Set

If you are interested in any of these delightful downloads, go to my online store.  On the right, you will see the green circle where you can select the My Digital Studio Express free trial, and the downloads from the current week are shown below it.  Pick any of these from March 6… or just click on Digital Designing on the left for more options!

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My Digital Studio during Sale-A-Bration

Posted on February 20, 2012 | Comments Off on My Digital Studio during Sale-A-Bration
This is absolutely the best time to purchase the intuitive software  My Digital Studio during Sale-A-Bration! My Digital StudioLet me show you how to maximize your savings.  As you may already know, for every $50 you spend on Stampin’ Up! products you get an additional item from the SAB catalog for free!  Sale-A-Bration runs through March 31, 2012.

So let’s see how that can work for you.  If you purchase My Digital Studio for $79.95, you will get one free item!  There are great stamp sets, paper, and fabric selections… Or, if you want to stick with digital design you can choose from two different sets of digital content on a CD for My Digital Studio:

Digital Option #1: One Big Sale-A-Bration CD (127220)

Select item 127220 as your free SAB product and you will receive a CD with ALL of the new, exclusive SAB content in digital format!  You get:

  • 5 stamp brush sets
  • 12 Designer Series Paper Patterns
  • 6 ribbons
  • 5 brads

Digital Option #2: Piece of Cake Ensemble CD (127222)

This is a CD with an entire digital kit for hosting a party, including invitation, greeting card, tag and various decor elements.  You get:

  • 72 embellishments
  • 1 punch
  • 37-piece stamp brush set

    MDS SAB Piece of Cake Ensemble CD

    MDS SAB Piece of Cake Ensemble CD

You can get either of these digital CDs free when you purchase My Digital Studio before March 31, 2012.

Ah, now I can hear you thinking… if I get ONE free SAB product for every $50 I spend… and My Digital Studio costs $79.99… simple math tells me that I can spend only an additional $20.01 and get BOTH digital CDs for free!

Let’s look at how you can do that.  You can of course purchase ANYTHING in the Stampin’ Up! product line of rubber stamps, papers, ink pads, die cuts, embossing folders, embellishments, albums, and so on… but let’s assume you are on a roll here with the digital design mode.  What are some options?

From the Occasions Mini Catalog, you can order the:

  • 125615  Twitterpated Swatchbook Designer Template for $12.95.  You get the template for a 26-page swatchbook where you simply drop in your photos… and then you can print multiple books!

    125615L Twitterpated Swatchbook Designer Template

    125615L Twitterpated Swatchbook Designer Template

  •  125617 Sweet Shop Trifold Card Designer Template for $1.95.  You get the layout for a colorful trifold double-sided birthday card, ready to create multiple cards in a flash! and you can customize the colors and elements.  It coordinates with other Sweet Shop series products.

    125617S Sweet Shop trifold card template

    125617S Sweet Shop trifold card template

  • 125590 Scented Stampin’ Emboss Powder is not a digital product, but something fun you can use with the trifold card to make a delightful hybrid card… make the cupcake frosting on the card smell like vanilla!  $5.95.

So there you have it: My Digital Software for $79.95, plus $20.85 for the above items, gives you a total of  $100.80 and you get BOTH free SAB digital CDs!

And if you either purchase My Digital Studio from my online store, or try the free 30 day trial of My Digital Studio Express, you can sign up for my free 30 day support classes showing you how to get started!  Click here for more details.

To purchase My Digital Studio, visit my store here or click on “Shop Now” on the top right.  Woo hoo – let the digital designing begin with My Digital Studio during Sale-a-Bration!

 

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What is Sale-A-Bration?

Posted on January 21, 2012 | Comments Off on What is Sale-A-Bration?

One of my customers asked me yesterday what Sale-A-Bration is, and I would like to share with all of you that Sale-A-Bration is one of the best times to book a workshop, or simply to place an order!

From January 24 through March 31, Stampin’ Up! runs a special promotion where you receive free product items from the Sale-A-Bration catalog based upon your order.  Here are the ways you can benefit!

  • You’ll receive a free item of your choice from the SAB product for every $50 you spend online, at a workshop, or by contacting me directly to place your order
  • If you host a workshop during SAB and the workshop orders total $150 or more, you will receive a free Stampin’ Up! tote in addition to your regular hostess benefits! *
  • If your SAB workshop orders total $400 or more, you get a special hostess bundle of products: the Fresh Vintage Stamp Set, the Everyday Enchantment Designer Series Paper, and the Everyday Enchantment Ribbon & Brad Pack (see pp. 6 & 7 in the SAB catalog!)
  • Have you ever thought of doing what I do?  Sign up as a demonstrator on my team during SAB, and you will get a discount on the cost of your Starter Kit – over $350 of product for only $125, plus you will receive your choice of a free paper pack or digital download every month during the next year when you place a demonstrator order that month.  Contact me and find out how much fun we can have as you build your business!

* A workshop is a fun, free demonstration that I can run at your house.  You invite your friends, and I bring some fun items to demonstrate and a hands-on project that you and your friends can make!  Think about how much fun it would be to get some more of your friends involved in our favorite hobby!  We can orient it towards card-making or scrapbooking – whichever you prefer.

And, if you’d like to know more about SAB and/or booking a workshop, or if you haven’t received an SAB catalog yet, call me or drop me an email at carol@carolGpapercrafts.com !

Sale-A-Bration Catalog 2012

Sale-A-Bration Catalog 2012

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