I love to see what you create using My Digital Studio and from time to time I would love to share your creations here. Just email me a copy of what you create. Today's guest artist is Dorothy Cordes. Dorothy is a relatively new convert to My Digital Studio but she is a fast learner. Look at the simple but elegant card she share with me the other day. BTW…simple and elegant is my favorite style! :o)

Thanks for sharing this card with us, Dorothy. Don't forget to send me any card you would like me to share.

Until next time…blessings,

Sue Erickson
sue@soggystamper.com

Do you know why Tuesdays are Terrific? It's because Stampin' Up! releases new digital downloads for My Digital Studio every Tuesday. Here are this week's downloads Download MDS_Downloads_-_Aug_9 I have also tried to scan in a picture of the downloads. I know the images are very light so please let me know if this is helpful. If not, I will skip adding the photos. To order any of the new downloads, visit my online store. I appreciate your business but more importantly, I love enabling your creativity with My Digital Studio and new downloads.

Thanks for coming to visit and be sure to leave a comment if the images of the downloads are helpful.

Until later…blessings,

Sue Erickson
sue@soggystamper.com

Christmas in August, you say? Well, why not? Thinking about Christmas and it's snowy weather might help you feel a little cooler. Or….you could come visit me in SE Alaska! We are having a beautiful weekend with sun and a high of about 65 or 70 degrees. Right now at 6 pm it is 60 degrees in the shade.

I used the Holly Berry Bouquet Greeting Card Designer Template digital download shown in the Holiday mini catalog for this card. You should be receiving the new Holiday Mini catalog in the mail in a couple of weeks. If you don't  and want one, drop me an email with your address and phone number and I'd be most happy to send you one. Let me tell you…this one is really awesome!!! Well, Stampin' Up! usually has really awesome Holiday Mini Catalogs but you really won't want to miss this one.

My Digital Studio designer template digital downloads make designing so simple. All I did for this card was to add a ribbon and knot and a couple of rhinestones to flower centers. The card is so beautiful by itself that I just may print it out, add a real-life ribbon and rhinestones, and send them for my Christmas cards this year. However, you can change things around in these templates if you want.

Thanks for coming to visit today. If you like this card, please leave a comment, share it with a friend, and sign up for my newsletter. The sign-up box it to the right.

Blessings,

Sue Erickson
sue@soggystamper.com 

Christmas in August, you say? Well, why not? Thinking about Christmas and it's snowy weather might help you feel a little cooler. Or….you could come visit me in SE Alaska! We are having a beautiful weekend with sun and a high of about 65 or 70 degrees. Right now at 6 pm it is 60 degrees in the shade.

I used the Holly Berry Bouquet Greeting Card Designer Template digital download shown in the Holiday mini catalog for this card. You should be receiving the new Holiday Mini catalog in the mail in a couple of weeks. If you don't  and want one, drop me an email with your address and phone number and I'd be most happy to send you one. Let me tell you…this one is really awesome!!! Well, Stampin' Up! usually has really awesome Holiday Mini Catalogs but you really won't want to miss this one.

My Digital Studio designer template digital downloads make designing so simple. All I did for this card was to add a ribbon and knot and a couple of rhinestones to flower centers. The card is so beautiful by itself that I just may print it out, add a real-life ribbon and rhinestones, and send them for my Christmas cards this year. However, you can change things around in these templates if you want.

Thanks for coming to visit today. If you like this card, please leave a comment, share it with a friend, and sign up for my newsletter. The sign-up box it to the right.

Blessings,

Sue Erickson
sue@soggystamper.com 

You may ask why Tuesday is so terrific. The reason is that Stampin' Up! releases exciting new digital downloads for My Digital Studio each Tuesday and today's downloads are truly exciting. I am featuring several new downloads from the last three Tuesdays on this card. From today's download comes the Fancy Fan background stamp brush. This stamp brush is the digital version of the Fancy Fan Letterpress Plate which is a new addition in the 2011-2012 Idea Book and Catalog. I used the new Perfect Label punch which was released last week and the Ruffled Ribbon that was released July 5. I stamped the Fancy Fan in Very Vanilla but the strong color contrast with the background made the background too bold. Changing the opacity of the Very Vanilla to 50% created the effect I desired. The addition of rhinestone embellishments adds just a little bling to the card.

Here are the links to the past few new downloads in case you missed them.

http://www.stampinup.com/us/documents/MDS_Downloads_-_July_5.pdf

http://www.stampinup.com/us/documents/MDS_Downloads_-_July_12.pdf

http://www.stampinup.com/us/documents/MDS_Downloads_-_July_19.pdf

http://www.stampinup.com/us/documents/MDS_Downloads_-_July_26.pdf

Check out these downloads and then visit my online store to order them. They will work with any program that utilizes layers and either .jpeg or .png files. If you want to have all your downloads in one convenient place within a digital imaging software program, then you will want to order My Digital Studio to install on your computer. Just click on the item number to order a specific element I used in this card.

Supplies:

My Digital Studio (118108)
Stamp Brush Sets – Fancy Fan (127348)
            Hugs and Wishes (119095)
Paper: Pool Party card stock from 2011-2013 In Color Pack (127339)
            Soft Suede and Very Vanilla digital card stock
Other: 3/8" Ruffled Ribbon (127349)
            Perfect Label Punch (127340)
            Basic Pearls and Rhinestones (124330)

Thanks for coming by to visit. If you like this card, please feel free to share it with others. Also, the August edition of News From My Digital Craft Corner will be released next week. This newsletter is filled with projects and tips you won't want to miss! Sign up for my mailing list right now by filling in the form on the right.

Blessings,

Sue Erickson
sue@soggystamper.com

The theme for this week's My Digital Studio Monday post is Punch Animals. Maybe I am being a little lazy for using an animal punch for my card but hey…we want to keep you that are new to My Digital Studio in mind and what could be easier than using an existing punch. Therefore, I focused this card on the Bitty Bat Punch. One of the wonderful things about My Digital Studio is that while the Bitty Bat punch itself is retired, elements in My Digital Studio don't retire. Another great thing about digital punches is that they can be resized however much you desire. I used the retired designer series paper Cast-a-Spell for the top 2/3rds of the card. The greeting is from All Holidays and the jack-o-lantern faces are from the stamp brush set Pumpkin Patch. I used Poppy Parade brads for the bat eyes and put Vintage Overlays over the top with an opacity of 50% to suggest spider webs.

 Now is the time for you to jump into digital design!  Order the full program (118108) if you are just beginning digital designing. If you already have a favorite image manipulating program that uses layers and .jpeg or .png files, you can order the My Digital Express (124483) which has less digital content. And as always, you can click on an item number to order it.

Supplies:

My Digital Studio (118108) or My Digital Studio Express (124483)

Stamp Brush Sets: Vintage Overlays Texture 6 (121061)
            All Holidays (118825)
            Pumpkin Patch (118122)

Paper: Basic Black digital card stock
            Cast-A-Spell designer series paper Pattern 5 – digital download (118114)

Other: Bitty Bat Punch – digital download (122152)
            Grosgrain ribbon – Pumpkin Pie (118851)
            Decorative Punch (123951)
            Poppy Parade brads (118847)

Thanks for coming by to visit today. Now that I am home from our two months in "the lower 48", I will be more faithful in sharing with you on my blogs.

Summery Blessings,
Sue Erickson
sue@soggystamper.com 

The theme for this week's My Digital Studio Monday post is Punch Animals. Maybe I am being a little lazy for using an animal punch for my card but hey…we want to keep you that are new to My Digital Studio in mind and what could be easier than using an existing punch. Therefore, I focused this card on the Bitty Bat Punch. One of the wonderful things about My Digital Studio is that while the Bitty Bat punch itself is retired, elements in My Digital Studio don't retire. Another great thing about digital punches is that they can be resized however much you desire. I used the retired designer series paper Cast-a-Spell for the top 2/3rds of the card. The greeting is from All Holidays and the jack-o-lantern faces are from the stamp brush set Pumpkin Patch. I used Poppy Parade brads for the bat eyes and put Vintage Overlays over the top with an opacity of 50% to suggest spider webs.

 Now is the time for you to jump into digital design!  Order the full program (118108) if you are just beginning digital designing. If you already have a favorite image manipulating program that uses layers and .jpeg or .png files, you can order the My Digital Express (124483) which has less digital content. And as always, you can click on an item number to order it.

Supplies:

My Digital Studio (118108) or My Digital Studio Express (124483)

Stamp Brush Sets: Vintage Overlays Texture 6 (121061)
            All Holidays (118825)
            Pumpkin Patch (118122)

Paper: Basic Black digital card stock
            Cast-A-Spell designer series paper Pattern 5 – digital download (118114)

Other: Bitty Bat Punch – digital download (122152)
            Grosgrain ribbon – Pumpkin Pie (118851)
            Decorative Punch (123951)
            Poppy Parade brads (118847)

Thanks for coming by to visit today. Now that I am home from our two months in "the lower 48", I will be more faithful in sharing with you on my blogs.

Summery Blessings,
Sue Erickson
sue@soggystamper.com 

Happy 4th of July! I hope the weather in your locale is as beautiful as it is supposed to be here. We are spending the day with our older daughter and son-in-law. My husband requested fried chicken, potato salad, and watermelon…a traditional July 4th meal from his childhood. Our SIL grew up with barbecued chicken so we are going with that along with macaroni salad, potato salad, and watermelon.

One 4th of July, we were visiting friends in Idaho and went with them to the town's fireworks display. These pictures of the fireworks were taken with my I-phone. I am really surprised how well they turned out. I used the My Digital Studio download Land of the Free Stamp Brush Set (126040). I put a square punch filled with Night of Navy behind the field of stars and stretched square punches filled with Cherry Cobbler for the red stripes. Click on the item numbers to order them and create this scrapbook page for yourself.

Supplies:

My Digital Studio (118108)
Land of the Free Stamp Brush Set (126040)
Cherry Cobbler Grosgrain Ribbon (118851) and Knot (118852)
Square Punch (118853)
Marker Felt Font size 40

Thanks for coming by to visit. Come again tomorrow to see the new My Digital Studio downloads for this week.

Blessings,

Sue Erickson
sue@soggystamper.com

Our theme for this Monday is, of course, Father's Day! Here is a salute to all the fathers out there. Take time to hug your dad .

Our older daughter and her husband love to ride motorcycles so I thought of Joe when I created this card. The designer series paper is the digital version of the retired designer series paper Travel Journal. One of the lovely things about My Digital Studio is that stamps, accessories, and paper does not retire, not even colors. I added Pumpkin Pie Baker's Twine from the new download from last Tuesday of the Baker's Twine Add-On Pack. This download adds the twine in the following colors Baja Breeze, Basic Gray, Crumb Cake, Daffodil Delight, Melon Mambo, Old Olive, Pear Pizzazz, Pumpkin Pie, and Rich Razzleberry.

If you need any of the downloads I used for this card, just click on the item numbers to order them from my online store.

Thanks for coming to visit today. If you like this card, please share it with your friends. For exclusive projects like this plus tips and announcements of my classes, subscribe to my newsletter in the sign-up box to the right.

My Digital Studio software (118108)

Stamp Brush Sets: Chat Room Occasions (125159)
            Motorcycle (124491)

Paper: Night of Navy, Bashful Blue, and Whisper White cardstock
            Travel Journal Designer Kit – Pattern 6 (121071)

Other: Baker's Twine Add-On Pack (127165)
            Square Punch from Punch Shapes (118853)

Blessings,

Sue Erickson
sue@soggystamper.com

Our theme for this Monday is, of course, Father's Day! Here is a salute to all the fathers out there. Take time to hug your dad .

Our older daughter and her husband love to ride motorcycles so I thought of Joe when I created this card. The designer series paper is the digital version of the retired designer series paper Travel Journal. One of the lovely things about My Digital Studio is that stamps, accessories, and paper does not retire, not even colors. I added Pumpkin Pie Baker's Twine from the new download from last Tuesday of the Baker's Twine Add-On Pack. This download adds the twine in the following colors Baja Breeze, Basic Gray, Crumb Cake, Daffodil Delight, Melon Mambo, Old Olive, Pear Pizzazz, Pumpkin Pie, and Rich Razzleberry.

If you need any of the downloads I used for this card, just click on the item numbers to order them from my online store.

Thanks for coming to visit today. If you like this card, please share it with your friends. For exclusive projects like this plus tips and announcements of my classes, subscribe to my newsletter in the sign-up box to the right.

My Digital Studio software (118108)

Stamp Brush Sets: Chat Room Occasions (125159)
            Motorcycle (124491)

Paper: Night of Navy, Bashful Blue, and Whisper White cardstock
            Travel Journal Designer Kit – Pattern 6 (121071)

Other: Baker's Twine Add-On Pack (127165)
            Square Punch from Punch Shapes (118853)

Blessings,

Sue Erickson
sue@soggystamper.com