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Simply Sent Special!

Simply Sent Special! Check out this great deal!

If you love to stamp, but don’t have a lot of free time, like me, Simply Sent is PERFECT for you! I made two cards in about 30 minutes, and they are cute. I love to make my own cards to use creativity and my personal touch, but some days you need a card by tomorrow.

Here is the kit you get when you order Simply Sent: Everything comes pre-cut, and pre-scored. They are super easy to do.

 

One thing I love about Simply Sent is that any one of any age can make these cards. I have been using these for a long time. These new sets are one of the cutest ones because they use the new colors and the gorgeous satin ribbon we have. I love ribbon and having them pre cut is great! The tags on the cards are already pre punched so all you do is feed it through the tag, or wrap it around the card then tie the ribbon. How much easier then that can you get? I don’t think very.

Here is an up close picture of one of the tags, with a little pearls on them to add an extra girly touch.

What is even better about Simply Sent is that in October if you buy two simply sent kits you get the coordinating stamp set for free! Wow!

Fathers Day with My Digital Studio

Hey Everyone, its Liz again! It's time for a little blog from me!

So in case you guys forgot, it was Father's Day this past Sunday. My dad always says he never has pictures of me at his work and how I should put something together for his desk. So that is exactly what I did. Sadly, my dad and I don't take many pictures together, so it took awhile to find some pictures.

I decided to put all the few pictures together in a 5x7 card on My Digital Studio. I love black and white frames, but didn't want a dark background on my frame. My mom gave me the idea to make a few pictures sepia tone to give it a cool vibe/feeling. I kept the cutest picture of us big and centered, while making a few others sepia tone. One thing I did notice was that having a big mat around the main picture does make it stick out more. Some people try and put a small mat, but the bigger gives it a little more attention.

While working on My Digital Studio, I got frustrated trying to make everything straight and evenly spaced. I learned that there is a button on the top that looks like 3 papers floating on top of each other. To get something in a line you can play with the different settings to get them in line, or centered or vertically/horizontally on the page. I love that playing around on My Digital Studio is so easy and fun!

My Digital Studio is so easy to use, I've done a few projects on it and have always been so surprised how you can add so many little touches so quickly. I love to add a little interesting touch to things so I decided to put a few antique brads in the bottom corner, and used the stamp set that looks like the brads in the opposite corner.

Here is my finalized project on My Digital Studio:

Once I had finished it all, I decided to get a frame that was in the same sepia tone, I ended with a wood accent frame! I love it and hope you do too!

Check out my finsihed project:

 
Here is my dad so happy to get a picture frame with some great pictures of us! He was so happy on the phone when I called him. Now he can't complain about no pictures for me! I love you dad! :)

Featured Artist

Can you believe how beautiful this is? Chris V. gave this to me at our Leadership Dinner.  She said she had made this for her wow swap!  Pretty much most of what Chris V. stamps is WOW in my book.  Here is a close up

I really love how she used the 3" square scallop in the corner.  What a great idea! Here is another project that she gave me:

She used an acrylic photo frame as the base.

So with these lovely samples I decided to award Chris V. with a Featured Artist award!  Chris - claim your goodies!\

Featured Artist

Can you guess?  Yep, Nancy F.

 

These cards use the owl punch in a number of ways to make some way cute cards!

Don't you love all the different looks she got?

Enjoy!

Heritage Album - kinda

About 2 weeks before Christmas, my husband decided he wanted me to make a My Digital Studio album for his family of some old family photos! WHAT?  Well, the good wife that I am, I told him if he got the pictures scanned I would do something and if he was lucky they would make it here by Christmas but I wasn't making promises.  So using My Digital Studio, I made an album for him to give.  I made a video with some music to it to share with you!  Enjoy!

Find more videos like this on My Digital Studio
 

If you would like to learn how to do one of these please feel free to contact me and I would be happy to work with you on your special album.  Check out this video to see How Easy My Digital Studio is to use.

Featured Artist - Christine Vidourek

Christine Vidourek, one of my direct downline since 1993!, sent me todays great samples.   I love how she used the punches and Big Shots dies for the flower arrangement.

Here is another one!

I love the little scalloped trim

I love the color combo and the simplicity of the all the little details on this one especially the little rhinestones in the flowers.

Here is one more!

Christine - be sure to claim your free merchandise!  Remember if you are one of my downline you can send in  your samples and win free stuff - check it out - free stamps

Featured Artist - Sara Langland

Sara Langland, one of my downline sent this lovely assortment from a class she recently held for her customers.  Aren't these gorgeous?

This little owl punch is too stinkin' cute.  This little 3 x 3 card is quite cute.  The wood grain background stamp is the perfect touch.  She uses the Autumn Spice Designer Series Specialty Paper. 

I love how she used brush markers on the little flowers.  It looks so simple and elegant.  The paper is heavily textured so in person these cards look really rich!  Pictures don't do them justice.

Sara colored the large  medallion from the Day of Gratitude stamp set and cut it out cutting off the border.  Then she stamped a second one and cut it out layering it underneath.  The little scallop layer behind the sentiment on these last two projects is made with clear embosslit for the Big Shot.

This little covered journal is the perfect little gift.

Sara - be sure to claim your free merchandise.  If you are in my downline feel free to check out what it takes to enter for Free Stamps

 

Featured Artist - Diana Sarkine

 

 

Diana sent these great Halloween cards!  I thought these were some fun cards to share for Featured Artist.

 

Noticed how she used the Kissing technique with the dot dot dot stamp on the Raven?

These little treat bags from the Holiday Mini, are not just a paper bag.  They are lined and have a cardboard insert for the bottom and scalloped top.  These are great for any kind of treat.  Running them through the embossing folder adds some great texture.  I think I might do that with the snowflakes for my Holiday Fudge this year.

Aren't the little eyes using the birds wing punch great?

Great card.  I am telling you if i NEEDED one more Halloween stamp Fright Night would be it!

Diana is one of my downline and gets to pick $75 of product free for being the Featured Artist.  If you are in my downline check out the details! INKERBELLES! Featured Artist

 

 

Featured Artist - Just Believe

Nancy F., one of my downline, sent this collection of cards in that she did at a recent class using the new Just Believe stamp set.  I loved  these cards!  Nancy gets $75 in free stamps as the Featured Artist.  Here are the rest.

 

This one is my favorite - I used it as the inspiration for one of our Simply Stamp Time cards so be sure to check back and see it!

Featured Artist

Sharon McNeely sent these great cards in. Congrats on being the Featured Artist - claim your free goodies. These the most popular Vintage Vogue set. Tomorrow is the last day to order this set and everything else in the Occasions Mini.

 

I love the bright colors of this card.  The dotted background is a great folder for the big shot and the little butterflies are an embosslit. 

 

This card uses the oval die for the big shot.  This die cuts an oval frame and center.

 

See the texture on the Bermuda Bay part of the card?  That is from the texture plates for the Big Shot.

 

This card uses some of the paper from the Sweet Pea Pad. 

Remember tomorrow is the last day to order from the Occasions Mini.

Featured Artist

I bet you thought I forgot all about Featured Artists.  But I didn't , I have just been busy.

Nancy F. sent me these great samples using Vintage Vogue from the Occasions Mini.  This is such a great set and so versatile.  She gave this as a class and everyone got to make these cards.  Don't you wish you could have gone to this class?  Congratulations Nancy claim your free catalog merchandise!

 

This one uses the scalloped border punch that was free during Sale-A-Bration but will be available for sale in the new Stampin' Up! Idea Book and Catalog in July.

 

 

This card uses the wheel that coordinates with the set!

 

I love the use of the brushed silver cardstock with the perfect plum.
   

The little heart border punch is also in the Occasions Mini catalog.  Remember this brochure ends the end of April and who knows if it will be available again. 

 

 

I love the use of the Bridesmaid striped paper on this one.  The Blush Blossom is one of our retiring colors so be sure to stock up if you want to keep using this color.

 

These are the envelopes she made to go along with the cards.  Aren't they pretty?

Remember if you like this set and much of the product shown on these cards you need to order them by April 30.  Nobody knows if you will see any of this product again!

Feature Artist-Good Neighbors

Nancy F. is the featured artist again. Nancy be sure to claim your Free Stamps.  I loved this combination that Nancy sent in using the Good Neighbors stamp set and the Good Neighbors paper pad. Each of these items are free with a purchase of $50 or more during Sale-A-Bration.

 

This card is so cute with the fold.  I love the little Chocolate Chip Epoxy Brad in the middle of the corduroy button is too cute.

 

Here is another of these cute cards.  The scallop border is also one of those free offerings for Sale-A-Bration.

 

The bright colors of this card just make you happy.  The little heart is also one of the new punches in the occasions mini.

 

This card is my favorite.  It is 2 six inch squares overlapped and folded into the middle.  This card was the inspiration for the cards we will be doing in the Sale-A-Bration Class 2.

Be sure to check back and see some samples from that class.

 

Featured Artist - Sale-A-Bration Happy Moments

One of my downline Mandy H.sent these fabulous samples in using the Happy Moments set from the Sale-A-Bration Brochure

 

I love the colors and how she used the Welcome Neighbor Paper Pad that is also a free offering with a $50 purchase.

 

The Bermuda Bay color with the So Saffron is a great contrast. I like how she uses the markers and just lightly colors in the image.

Isn't that clever how she put the circle to each side to create an extra layer?  I hope you like these samples.  Remember you can have this stamp set for FREE with a $50 purchase.

Mandy be sure and claim your free stamps for being the featured artist!

Featured Artist - Vintage Vogue

Today's Featured Artist is Nancy F.  She is one of my direct downline.  I always like the work she does and I thought would share this lovely assortment she made with the Vintage Vogue Stamp Set from the Occasions Mini I love the variety that she came up with.

 

This card with the Close to Cocoa, Crushed Curry and Old Olive is so soft.  I love the little bling in the middle of the flower.   The little ribbon tab is a great way to use the wide olive striped grosgrain.  I have trouble coming up with ways to use this ribbon since it is so wide it tends to over power a card but the little tab is a great touch.

I really liked the way she used the Beautiful Wings Embosslits butterflies on this one.  THe card is very clean and the butterflies add a little texture.

 

With this card she used the glittery Sending Love Specialty Paper and the little Chocolate Chip Epoxy Brads.  THe strip of flowers is cut from the paper.

 

My favorite part of this card was the overlaying scalloped border.  It gives such a nice hint of basic gray. 

Nancy - great job.  Claim your stamps!

Featured Artist - Wheely Good Tutorial

One of my downline - Dena R. shared this great idea with me. Dena be sure to claim your free stamps! She even put together this awesome tutorial.  Enjoy!  Be sure to go all the way to the end to see more samples.

I was looking at the cover of our latest Stampin Success magazine and I noticed the adorable “Love” card made with the Love Bandit set, and I realized that the word “ LOVE “ came off of our I {Love} Love wheel.  And, I of course love the set, I {Heart} Hearts that it coordinates with—and even more since it is the set for the Haitian relief  campaign. So, I am a lazy stamper by nature, and decided I needed a way to use that “LOVE” without inking and rolling it…so of course I ordered myself another wheel and here is what I did:

 

Here is the wheel….Now look for the seam on the wheel:

Cut along the seam with a craft knife.

 

The rubber peels off easily (though sometimes some of the adhesive remains on the rubber—it rubs off easily.

Take your craft and rubber scissors (you need a use for them, now, don’t you!) and carefully cut apart the images.  You can actually get 18-19 different images out of the wheel (depending on how you cut them)  Here is what I came up with:

Trim the rubber really close like you used to do with your old un-diecut stamps.  Now that we have clear blocks you can use the images on the clear blocks.  I just put a line of sticky strip on an A, B, C and H block and could use every piece.  The H block is for the long, Heart to Heart.

The picture shows the sticky strip on the rubber…but it stays on the block once you put it on and then I re-used it SEVERAL times and it was still good and sticky to interchange with the various pieces of rubber.  Remember I said I was a lazy stamper, right?  This works great!

Here is what it looks like mounted—and even with no cushion it stamped just fine…I made several projects with the different images and was very pleased with how they came out—I had a little bit of ink picked up on the edges of the block (especially when it was a smaller image on a larger block) but just wipe it of f and you are good to go!  The other thing is when I pulled the Sticky strip off (again, after several uses) it came right off with no problems—and that was after it sat overnight.

 

How do you store these little gems?

I put down 2 pieces of sticky strip in my I {Heart} Hearts case and then a third on the opposing side and they all fit perfectly!  (and better yet, I got them to fit back in a second time!)

Everything sticks great!

 

 Here are some projects:

This card is similar to one Tami did at a recent local event.

 

This one is probably my favorite because you could never do this with out a stamp positioner on woodblocks…and remember…I’m a lazy stamper…it takes to long to dig that thing out!  I pacticed the positioning of each image on a scrap piece of paper until I found a nice-looking combo!

 This is a 3x3 Love note.

Don’t forget about the wheel as a whole…it is still great!  So you really need to order 2 wheels!

The background is wheeled in this card, as well—just hard to see.

I Lied…this is my favorite…based loosely on a card that Shannon West made at Leadership.

 

The background is wheeled in this card, as well—just hard to see.

You can also do this with other wheels:

 

Batty (p. 26 of main catalog)

Bright Blessings (p. 27 of main catalog)

Hero (p. 67)

Friendly Words (p. 100)…you do have to sacrifice one or two of these just because the words are interlocked on different sayings…but this is a FABULOUS wheel to cut apart!!

It’s Beautiful (p. 106) while this does not have any words, it has some great images that are not in any set, that would be fun to use on their own!

My Digital Studio Featured Artist

Elisa H.  one of my First Level downline shared a fabulous album she made for her mother.  She made it for her mothers 85th birthday.  She wanted it to be simple and a collage of pictures.  It is a unbelievable album.  I loved looking at it.  The first picture is of the cover.  It is a white photo cover and she did it in 12 x 12.

 

Many of the older pictures were black and white and the arrangements Elisa did were just so lovely.  She kept apologizing for it being so simple but I think that is what gave it it's beauty.  She had a couple of pages where she added some gray.

 

The little bit of contrast really helped bring those pages to life.  The one thing that really struck me was that as she got to newer pages and colored photos were being used it is clear that they are from different eras and some of the colors had changed. It would have been tempting to make all the pictures black and white but Elisa left them as they were and I love the pages and how they show the different times.

 

Isn't it great how much is said on this page just by the different colors?

This is the back cover! I just can't say enough about how much I love this album.

Here is a video that shows the whole album page by page.  Elisa had each of the grandchildren write a letter and the little ones she scanned theirs in.

Elisa - claim your free $75 in stamps!

If you would like to learn more about how you could make one of these albums for one of your loved ones come to the My Digital Studio class.  You need to RSVP by January 27th.