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MDS Digital Downloads for August 7, 2012

Posted on August 8, 2012 | Comments Off on MDS Digital Downloads for August 7, 2012

Here are the MDS Digital Downloads for August 7, 2012.  Woo Hoo!  Some great stuff here!  Take a peek below:

131212 Pencil It In 2013 Calendar Template

131212 Pencil It In 2013 Calendar Template

131212 Pencil It In 2013 Calendar Template

Have you started thinking about holiday gifts yet? or perhaps a nice teacher gift to start off the year?  This template would make it really easy to complete some gifts in time to take advantage of the August 31% discount on professional print products from Stampin’ Up!  Just picture yourself, getting your holiday shopping & crafting done before September!

The 131212 Pencil It In 2013 Calendar Template Download includes:
* 26-page calendar designer template (12″ x 12″)
* 9-piece SVG stamp brush set
* 8 Designer Series Papers
* 30 embellishments
* 6 punches

Features:
* Digital-exclusive
* A gorgeous calendar you can keep or give as a gift
* Easy to create coordinating projects with all included elements

Coordinating colors:
Blushing Bride, Glorious Green, Pool Party, Poppy Parade, Very Vanilla

Or hey, you might also like one of last month’s calendar sets for back to school presents – check out this cute set!

Back To School Ensemble – Digital Download 130980

131228 Friendship Preserves Kit

131228 Friendship Preserves Kit

131228 Friendship Preserves Kit

This is another cute set that you can use with a gift, as a thank you card!  Or on a cute scrapbook page.

The Download includes:
* 4-piece SVG stamp brush set
* 1 punch (which is now REALLY EASY to fill with a picture in MDS2!)

There is also a framelits die that matches this shape, which would make it really easy if you were making a lot of tags for favors… just print out a page full of these stamp images in the correct size, and cut them out using the dies and your Big Shot.  Check out 129021 Window Frames Collection Framelits Dies.  So many options with the MDS Digital Downloads for August 7, 2012!!

131232 Tricky Treats Stamp Brush Set

131232 Tricky Treats Stamp Brush Set

131232 Tricky Treats Stamp Brush Set

Isn’t this an adorable set for Halloween?  I really like the idea of using My Digital Studio for Halloween stuff.  I send out a couple of cards, make a few decorations…. and I feel like at only $3.95,  I will really get my money out of the digital version of this 4-piece SVG stamp brush set rather than investing in the physical stamps!  Check out the online store and search for lots of Halloween stuff, or for more details on this cute set.

131353 Textured In Color Cardstock

131353 Textured In Color Cardstock

131353 Textured In Color Cardstock

This is one of the great ways to get more depth on your digital projects – use this digital textured cardstock!  And the new 2012-2014 In Colors are yummy.  They will only be around for 2 years in the paper & ink selections – but once you add them to your MDS program, you can use them forever!

131469 Chevron Christmas Greeting Card Template

131469 Chevron Christmas Greeting Card Template

131469 Chevron Christmas Greeting Card Template

Chevrons are BIG this year!  I am seeing them everywhere.  And this is a really cute card template, too – you add a photo of your choosing at the bottom of the card.  Gotta love the Chevron template!

131470 Snowflake Wishes Greeting Card Template

131470 Snowflake Wishes Greeting Card Template

131470 Snowflake Wishes Greeting Card Template

Hey, here’s another holiday card that I like – it’s nice because it is not too specific of a rligious message, yet still friendly and colorful!  Check out the Snowflake Wishes template or search for other holiday goodies from the Holiday Catalog in the online store.

131227 Providence Of Provinces Kit

131227 Providence Of Provinces Kit

131227 Providence Of Provinces Kit

Wow, if you have done any travel in Canada and are scrapbooking your adventures, this is a must! The Download includes:
* 27-piece SVG stamp brush set
* 13 punches
* 1-page designer template (8″ x 8″)

Features:
* Digital-exclusive
* Great for making your own tracker for places you’ve been or want to go; also fun for save the date announcements

So… what do you think?  Have you seen something you like from the MDS Digital Downloads for August 7, 2012?

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Pick your favorite red for your July Birthstone, Ruby!

Posted on July 10, 2012 | Comments Off on Pick your favorite red for your July Birthstone, Ruby!

Let’s celebrate the July birthstone: Ruby!  Did you know that folklore says that a ruby will turn darker in the hands of its rightful owner when danger is near?  (thanks to John Lindell at eHow.com for that “gem”!).

Rubies get their red color from the element chromium, and there are many different colors and hues of red rubies… almost as many as there are red colors in the Stampin’ Up! color repertoire!  Check below to see the red colors from My Digital Studio:

July birthstone - Ruby

Hey July birthday - which red would you prefer for your ruby?

And these are only the red colors – there are a bunch of pink and orange tinted colors in the standard colors as well.

Did you know you can actually get virtually any color using my Digital Studio?  You can supply the hex value for the color or select any color from the color wheel (see http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Web_colors for more information about hex notation for colors!).  And my favorite trick in My Digital Studio is to use the Color Picker to match the color of an object, such as a punch or text, to another color anywhere on the same layout page!  You can see how I did that on the previous post from the Sunday Journal.

So, feel free to pick your favorite red color for your ruby, July birthday friends, because there is one more neat feature about My Digital Studio: once a color has been made available in the program, it will always be available!  So those of us who love a color combination from before Stamin’ Up’s color renovation (how about Mellow Moss and Sage Shadow?)… we will always have them in the program!  That includes all the great In Colors as well.

If you haven’t tried My Digital Studio yet, why not download the free 30 day trial of My Digital Studio Express?

So, pick your favorite red for your July Birthstone, Ruby!

 

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Color Coach makes you a star!

Posted on June 4, 2012 | Comments Off on Color Coach makes you a star!

I posted about all of the new Stampin’ Up! 2012-2014 In Colors last week, and I mentioned that I was going to tell you about the Color Coach; what I really want to do is tell you how the Color Coach makes you a star!

Do you find yourself using the same basic color combinations, perhaps because it’s scary or too much work to try something new?  Color Coach to the rescue!

120148 Color Coach English

120148 Color Coach English

What on earth is it, you ask?!  It’s a series of cards put together on a rivet, like one of the My Digital Studio swatchbooks that you can have professionally printed by Stampin’ Up!  Each card has two sides:

  1. One of the great Stampin’ Up! colors is on one side, so that you can hold it up to your paper project and see how the color will look – without having to go find a piece of card stock that color.  Very convenient!
  2. The other side has two sets of color combinations: a Creative Combination, showing 2 colors that work creatively with the color you are considering using, and the Sweet Set, a slightly different combination of colors that will also look great together but with a sweet and pretty type of style.

Using the color combinations that are suggested by the cards can open your eyes to a new look or style, and get you out of a rut you may have fallen into on your projects – without noticing!

The Color Coach makes you a star in the digital world as well!  I find it is easier to try new color combos using My Digital Studio than in traditional paper crafting.  Let’s face it, if you don’t like the colors together, just hit the “Undo” button!  But there are so many possible combinations that I also turn to the Color Coach just for a jumpstart of some suggestions.  And hey, if I don’t like them on the project – UNDO!!

Another really cool thing about the Color Coach is that there are add-on packs of cards for each new year’s In Colors.  They are worth having, to learn how the new colors fit into our existing color palette.  And don’t forget – the In Colors are around for a full two years – and they will NEVER go away in My Digital Studio!

124886 Color Coach - 2011 In Color Cards - English

124886 Color Coach - 2011 In Color Cards - English

 

126890 2012 In Color Color Coach Cards English

126890 2012 In Color Color Coach Cards English

You can get your Color Coach (121046) by visiting my online store, and be sure to add in your 2011-13 In Color Cards (124886) and the NEW 2012-2014 In Color Cards (126890) as well.  And then YOU can see how the Color Coach makes you a star!

 

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New 2012-2014 In Colors from Stampin’ Up!

Posted on June 2, 2012 | Comments Off on New 2012-2014 In Colors from Stampin’ Up!

Check out the five new 2012-2014 In Colors from Stampin’ Up!  At first glance, they looked somewhat similar to some of our previous colors… but then I realized they all have an interesting, somewhat darker tone to them that I think will lend an interesting component to our projects.  Take a peek!

New 2012-2014 In Colors from Stampin' Up!

New 2012-2014 In Colors from Stampin' Up!

They are named (counter-clockwise from bottom right) Gumball Green, Midnight Muse, Primrose Petals, Raspberry Ripple, and Summer Starfruit.

You can get the new 2012-2014 In Colors from Stampin’ Up! in a variety of ways in my online store (or click on the item numbers below):

Individually:

  • Classic Stampin’ Pad (new format!)
  • Classic Stampin Ink Refill
  • 8 1/2 x 11″ Card Stock
  • 3/8″ Stitched Satin Ribbon

In packs with all 5 colors:

  • Card Stock & Pad Kit (126835) – 20 sheets card stock: 4 ea. in 5 In Colors; 8-1/2″ x 11″. 5 Classic Stampin’ Pads: 1 ea. in 5 In Colors. $29.95 (note this is the same price as if you purchased only the ink pads separately – the paper is essentially free!)
  • 8 1/2 x 11″ Card Stock (126838) – 8-1/2″ x 11″; 20 sheets. Acid- and lignin-free. 4 ea. of 5 In Colors.  $6.95
  • 12 x 12″ Card Stock (126836) – 20 sheets. Acid- and lignin-free. 4 each of 5 In Colors.   $9.95
  • In Color Dahlias (NEW) (127556) –
    127556 In Color Dahlias

    127556 In Color Dahlias

    Bright little wonders! Detailed petals add touches of dimension and texture. Adhere with Mini Glue Dots. 20 flowers: 4 ea. in five 2012–2014 In Colors; 3/8″.   $7.95

  • Stampin’ Write Markers (126856) – 1 each of 5 In Colors.  $14.95
  • Designer Series Paper Stacks (126910) – 40 sheets in ea. stack: 4 ea. of 2 double-sided designs in 5 colors; 12″ x 12″. Acid-free.  $21.95
  • Designer Printed Brads (122940) –
    122940 Printed 2011 In Color Designer Brads

    122940 Printed 2011 In Color Designer Brads

    40 brads, 8 of each color with little polka dots on them; 3/8″.  $7.95

And there is one last great thing with the new In Colors – the Color Coach has new pages!  I’ll talk about the Color Coach again tomorrow.

I look forward to showing some great projects using these intriguing new colors!  And, in an upcoming post I will also show the digital options for using the new colors in My Digital Studio.  (Tip: you can get the new colors by selecting Help from the top and Check for Updates – the new version will install the new colors!).

So, what do you think of the new 2012-2014 In Colors from Stampin’ Up! ?

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