Category Archives: digital design

Posts in this category contain information, techniques, and projects incorporating MDS (My Digital Studio)

Terrific Tuesday – 2013-2015 In Color ruffle Trim

One of the new downloads today is the 2013-2015 In Color Ruffle Trim. I enjoy using it with traditional stamping and am delighted that it is now available in digital form. Furthermore, I was surprised that the download includes a circle frame and a flower created with the ruffle trim, very cool. I had the perfect picture of my college freshman granddaughter to put in the frame and this scrapbook page was the outcome.

For some reason the MDS program only offered an oval shape when I changed the shape of the photo so I went with that. Had to change the shape of the circle frame but it works. Our granddaughter’s house at college had a function where they all dressed like flappers. I think she nailed the look. Of course, I had to add a vintage overlay! I used the Decorative Overlays – flourishes and changed the color to Early Espresso to keep with the vintage look. The background is Very Vanilla. I am so delighted with how this page turned out! Check out the new downloads for today and order your favorites here.

Supplies:
MDS software digital download (130646), MDS software disc (130647), or 30-day Free Trial of MDS (130910)
2013-2015 In Color Ruffle Trim (135253)
Decorative Overlays stamp brush set (129880) – flourishes

Terrific Tuesday – Perfect Blend Again

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It’s Terrific Tuesday again! My how the days and weeks speed by! Stampin’ Up! is really generous with this week’s new MDS downloads. There are 6 pages of them today! You can see them here and place your order for your favorite ones.

Yesterday I shared a card made traditionally using the Perfect Blend stamp set. Today I share a digital card using that stamp set. I am delighted that it is now available in digital form as well. The background paper is one of the Venetian Romance papers I used to fill the heart punches on yesterday’s scrapbook page. You can see that post here. Check out all the beautiful patterns of this paper!

Years ago I started drinking coffee as a social thing and though I am really addicted to my coffee (especially mochas), I still associate it with a social atmosphere. Yes…coffee and friends are made for each other. Since coffee and friends make the perfect blend, I invite you to grab a cup of coffee and spend some time browsing my blog with me.

Supplies:
MDS software digital download (130646), MDS software disc (130647), or 30-day Free Trial of MDS (130910)
Paper – Venetian Romance Designer Series Paper (13473)
Stamp – Perfect Blend (135242)
Embellishments – Brights Paper Buttons (126166) – recolored, Baker’s Twine Add-On Pack (127165)- crumb cake bow
Punch – Merry Medallion Punch comes with Merry Medallion Photocard Template (127569)

Place your order for these Stampin’ Up! supplies by clicking on their linked names or visiting my online store here.

MDSM Challenge 31 -Venetian Romance DSP

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I love doing challenges, especially with MDS! Today’s challenge is this sketch
and here is my take on it.

I wanted to try the sketch using a punch shape other than rectangles. First I tried using flowers but that wasn’t fitting together well so I changed to hearts. I used the Full Heart and the Small Heart punches. I filled them with various patterns of the Venetian Romance Designer Series Paper. After making a row of hearts, I grouped them and copy and pasted them once. The second time I pasted them, I inverted them so they would fit with the row of little hearts better. Let me tell you…having already added the dsp to the punches, each further action I made on the page took a loooonnnng time to complete. I don’t know which is better, to get all the punches positioned as desired first and then add the dsp to each punch or to add the dsp first like I did.

Seeing this photo of our granddaughter the day she moved into her house on the Smith College campus brings such a joy to my heart. Her confident pose shows how excited she is to be going to college. I pray her confidence and hopes of a bright future remain throughout her adult life.

MDS Monday Challenge 28 – Clustered Embellishments

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I created this card for MDS Monday’s Challenge 28 to create a cluster of embellishments. I love the softness and feminity of this birthday card. One of the benefits of creating with MDS is that you can rearrange, add, and delete embellishments until you get the effect you desire. There are no scraps of wasted paper left over from your experimentation! To order the supplies I used for this card, just click on the linked names or visit my online store.

Supplies:

MDS software digital download (130646), MDS software disc (130647), or 30-day Free Trial of MDS (130910)

Background
Card Stock – Soft Sky

Embellishments
131329 Timeless Taffeta Trimmings – long bow crumb cake (re-colored), 133903 Sara’s Sequins – lime green, 130080 Soft Blooms – 5 blushing bride, very vanilla, and wisteria wonder, 124330 Basic Pearls and Rhinestones – pearl medium

Stamps
130859 Everything Eleanor – flourish and label
130167 Perfectly Penned – happy birthday

Terrific Tuesday – Old School September Kit

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Can you believe it? Some kids have started back to school this week and many more will start next week. Stampin’ Up! went crazy with eight new MDS downloads today! They range from the FREE Old School September Wallpaper and Old School September Kit, a Crazy, Mixed-up Love stamp set to a unique gift tag that you send on to someone else on a gift you give. Check out all the great downloads here!

I ordered the Chevron Punch and this delightfully colorful Old School September Kit. This will be my featured digital kit for September. Purchase this Old School September Kit through my online store and I will send you a video demonstrating how to make a scrapbook page and a digital card with it. The video will also include ideas on how to make the projects into hybrid one. The card above shows some of the elements in the kit and the index below shows the embellishments in the kit. There are 12 designer series papers and a 33 piece stamp brush set as well.

Later in the week I will share a project using the Chevron Punch. My mind is racing with the possibilities of this punch. Imagine being able to have chevrons filled with a wealth of different designer series papers and you don’t have to glue the little chevrons down. Yay!

Supplies:

MDS software digital download (130646), MDS software disc (130647), or 30-day Free Trial of MDS (130910)

Old School September Kit (134978)

Terrific Tuesday – Truly Grateful

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Today is another Terrific Tuesday! Well, sort of. Digitally wise it is great because we get new downloads. You can view and order them here. I have been eying the Truly Grateful stamp set in the Holiday catalog trying to decide if I would use it enough to justify purchasing it. Now it is available in digital form. Yay! I discovered that the stamps are strictly line stamps and to not have the background show through, I placed punches behind the images. The theme of the card is Grateful for… and I added the ‘You’ because I am indeed truly grateful for you, my faithful readers.

The thing that makes the day less than terrific is that my darling little dachies were attacked by a couple of big dogs that should have been on leashes or chained up and weren’t. I didn’t see them until they were on top of the pups. Little One got bit, got loose from her collar and high-tailed it out of there. I was so scared that I wouldn’t be able to find her but she was waiting at the steps of our trailer when Scout and I got back. We spent the rest of the afternoon at the vet getting her checked out. She is going to be fine but is really sore tonight. I feel so sorry for her. However, I am truly grateful that she wasn’t seriously injured.

Now that you have read this blog post, leave a comment below about what you are truly grateful for. We might as well get practiced up on being grateful before Thanksgiving. :o)

Supplies:

MDS software digital download (130646), MDS software disc (130647), or 30-day Free Trial of MDS (130910)

Stamp brush sets – Truly Grateful (134928), Natural Composition Overlays – 9 (130855)

Other – 1.25 square punch, circle punch (come with MDS), Early Espresso 1/4″ Grosgrain ribbon (118851) and Early Espresso 1/4″ Grograin Ribbon knot (118852)

My Digital Studio Monday – Challenge 27

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Today I want to share a scrapbook page I created for My Digital Studio Monday, challenge 27. Here is the sketch: and here is my version:

The sketch is a square page but I created an 8 1/2″ x 11″ page so I could print it out and put it into a scrapbook. I rotated the sketch by 90 degrees so the pictures would fit. Our youngest granddaughter wanted to show me their new cotton candy maker and her brother joined in the fun. It makes great cotton candy! Yum!

Supplies:

MDS software digital download (130646), MDS software disc (130647), or 30-day Free Trial of MDS (130910)

Stamp brush set – Hip and Handsome Overlays – 3 (125753)

Paper – Be Yourself Designer Series Paper – pattern 5 from Be Yourself May Digital Kit (133426), Small Polka Dot Designer Series Paper (118861), Spring Shades Designer Series Paper (120172)

Other – 1.25 circle punch and square punch that come with MDS

August Digital Kit of the Month – About to Blossom August Kit

I have started a new program with my blog. Each month I am featuring a different digital kit. When you purchase this kit, I will send you a video showing how I create a scrapbook page and a digital card using this kit. The video also includes suggestions on how to make the page and card into hybrid items. This month’s featured kit is the About to Blossom August Kit (134860) which coordinates with the free August Wallpaper (134861). Place your order for this kit here and receive your free video.

Terrific Tuesday – Witches’ Brew Designer Series Paper

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Today’s new MDS digital downloads include a lot of Halloween themed downloads. I have this Witches’ Brew Designer Series Paper in the traditional form and am excited that it is now available in digital form. I used one of the designs for the background of this photo of my two darling great-granddaughters last Halloween. Emery, the younger one was so delighted with her elephant costume that she made elephant noises at every house they visited. In the lower left corner of the dsp is a skull. That just doesn’t match the sweet faces of the kids so I used the Freeform Paint Brush feature of MDS and the color picker to paint out the skull. Then I added the Greeting Card Kids stamp in Very Vanilla. I added the Word Window punch with an opacity of 50% behind the kids’ names so they would show up better. Go here to see the new downloads and place your order. You can also order the supplies I used for this scrapbook page by clicking on their linked names.

Supplies:

MDS software digital download (130646), MDS software disc (130647), or 30-day Free Trial of MDS (130910)

Stamp brush sets – Greeting Card Kids (123961)

Paper – Witches’ Brew Digital Designer Series Paper – 1 (124925)

Extreme Surfboard MDS card

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I love this sketch for challenge 263 on Create with Connie and Mary and I challenged myself to create a card with this sketch using MDS. I am really excited how the card turned out.

How did I get the stamped image cut into four parts? I opened a 4.25 x 5.5 greeting card in MDS. On the first page I added four photo frames and sized them the way the sketch was. Then I grouped them. On the second page of the card, I added the Extreme Surfboard stamp and resized it to fit. Then I saved the second page as a jpeg to my desktop. Next I went back to my grouped photo frames and dragged the second page into the frames. Voila…it was spread out across all the frames. I had fun choosing a greeting to fit the extreme stamp, and added Baker’s Twine for embellishment. I have a thing about naked backgrounds in MDS so I added the chevron overlay and changed the color to Baja Breeze to give a subtle texture to the Pool Party card stock.

I love playing with MDS and challenging myself to recreate traditional cards with MDS. If you are ready to join in the fun of creating with MDS, you have several options for ordering. I have listed them below. Just click on one of them to go to my online store and order. MDS is a great bargain at only $19.95. Included in this bargain is my expertise and tutoring. I am available and ready to help you learn to make exciting digital scrapbook pages and greeting cards.

Supplies:

MDS software digital download (130646), MDS software disc (130647), or 30-day Free Trial of MDS (130910)

Stamps – Extreme Surfboard (124218), Fantabulous You (129920) also comes with MDS, Decorative Overlays – chevron (129880)

Other – Crumb Cake Baker’s Twine (comes with MDS software)

It’s TGIF! No, It’s Terrific Tuesday!

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This Tuesday is terrific because not only do we get new downloads for MDS, but the August News from My Digital Craft Corner and The Soggy Stamper Newsletter are being published this afternoon. Have you subscribed to them yet? If not, hurry and click on the names of the newsletters so you don’t miss out on these issues which are jam-packed with projects and information.

The new downloads for today are designed for getting you organized for Christmas. I know…Christmas is still months away but if you get organized now and start checking things off your list, the holidays will be much more relaxed and you’ll have more time to enjoy your family and friends. Check out the downloads here.

I have great digital news for you that I am excited to tell you about. I am starting a Digital Kit of the Month program. When you order the digital kit I am featuring each month, I will send you an exclusive video showing you how to make a scrapbook page and a card using that kit. I will also give you suggestions on the video on ways to make the projects hybrid ones. The digital kit for August is the About To Blossom August Kit (134860). Check out all the wonderful components of this kit and then place your order here.

Gingham Garden Happy Birthday

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This week’s digital downloads for MDS are all so great that I had a hard time choosing which to order. Did you see them? Check them out here. I was delighted that the Gingham Garden Designer Series Paper is now available in digital form for us digi girls. The great thing about digital dsp is that you will have an unlimited supply of your favorite designs. And how about the wonderful About to Bloom August Kit that coordinates with the FREE August wallpaper. There are so many gorgeous flowers in that kit!

This card was quickly created with the Gingham Garden Designer Series Paper pattern 10, the 1.25 square punch stretched to 4.805 inches wide and 3.598 inches high, and the Birthday Candles stamp brush set which is also a new download this week. The greeting is from the Little Milestone Birthdays Greeting Cards Template Set. I used the coloring tool on the birthday candles to color the flames a different color than the candles.

Supplies:

MDS software digital download (130646), MDS software disc (130647), or 30-day Free Trial of MDS (130910)

Stamps – Birthday Candles (134921), Little Milestones Birthdays Greeting Cards Template Set (129890)

Paper – Gingham Garden Designer Series Paper (134853)

Hurry, it’s the last day!

Today is the last day of this special. Buy three packages of designer series papers and get a fourth one free. Choose 4 different designs or stock up on your favorite one. The designer series paper packs and specialty papers are not included in this promotion. Click on the image to go to my online store and choose your favorites. This is a rare offer so order now!

Today is also the last day to order the darling single stamps. Check them out here.

Terrific Tuesday – Soho Subway

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Yeah, I know…it isn’t Tuesday any longer. On Tuesday I was sitting in a hospital room with Ron waiting and hoping the doctor would come say Ron could go home. It wasn’t until Wednesday that he got released. Then we had to move the trailer to a new RV park that is closer to Seattle and also get my car out of storage. Yesterday was spent with doctor appointments so today is the first day to relax and get back to blogging. You can see ad order this week’s downloads here.

I have resisted buying the Soho Subway dsp from the catalog because I always end up with lots of paper left over. I guess I hoard it, just maybe??? LOL! It is one of the new downloads from last Tuesday and I jumped on the opportunity to have a digital version of the paper.

This card is not my usual style. I was surfing through my punches and saw the arrow punches. The idea for this card suddenly popped into my head and here it is. I had fun choosing the different patterns of the Soho Subway Designer Series Paper. I just can’t have a plain card stock background so I added the Natural Composition Overlays – 11 in Basic Gray with a 40% opacity for texture. I love the various designs of the Soho Subway Designer Series Paper and think I will order it during Stampin’ Up!’s buy 3 get one free promotion. The promotion has only five more days to go. Order your favorites now!

Supplies:

MDS software digital download (130646), MDS software disc (130647), or 30-day Free Trial of MDS (130910)

Stamps – Natural Composition Overlays (130855)

Paper – Soho Subway Designer Series Paper digital download (134845)

Other – Arrows 1,2, and 3 punches which come with MDS

Terrific Tuesday – Modern Medley Overlays

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It’s Terrific Tuesday again and Stampin’ Up! has new digital downloads for us today that are all images from the new 2013-2014 catalog. View and order your favorites here. I have not decided which ones I want to order yet. Instead, I want to share this MDS hybrid card I am swapping at convention.

As you may be guessing by now, I love overlays because they can be used to create an infinite number of backgrounds. Last weekI used the Modern Medley Overlays Kit to create a faux embossed background using the birds design. This week, I chose the flower overlay and changed the color to Whisper White. The Basic Black Timeless Taffeta Trimmings Medium Bow appeared a dark gray when I applied it so I recolored it with Basic Black and came up with the exact color I wanted. I printed out four card fronts to a sheet on Whisper White card stock, cut them apart, and mounted them on the yummy Pistachio Pudding card stock. If you like this card and are at convention this week, look me up and I’ll be happy to swap with you.

Supplies:

MDS software digital download (130646), MDS software disc (130647), or 30-day Free Trial of MDS (130910)

Modern Medley Overlays Kit (134839), Timeless Taffeta Trimmings – medium bow recolored (131329), Get It Done Kit punch 2 (129924)

Pistachio Pudding card stock (131294)

Terrific Tuesday – Modern Medley Overlays

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What new downloads did you choose to order today? I ordered the Modern Medley Overlays Kit and the Chalk Talk Stamp Brush Set. I have ordered the traditional Chalk Talk stamp set but thought it would be much quicker to print them out with MDS and cut them with the corresponding framelits when making numerous tags.

I ordered the Modern Medley Overlays because I love using overlays to create faux embossing on my backgrounds. The card above shows what the birds overlay looks like when you color it the same as the card stock and the apply a drop shadow. I played around with several different colors of drop shadow but came back to using the default black. Give faux embossing a try. It is easy and this set of overlays is perfect for it.

When someone goes on a trip like we are taking, it is appropriate to send postcards to our family and friends. So I created this postcard for you. I used the Fifty Nifty Kit for the Oregon punch and filled it with Delight in the Day designer series paper – 1. I added another of the Modern Medley Overlays to the background and reduced the opacity to just 20%. Again, it looks almost like dry embossing. Come back tomorrow to see where we will spend tomorrow night!

Supplies:

MDS software digital download (130646), MDS software disc (130647), or 30-day Free Trial of MDS (130910)

Modern Medley Overlays Kit (134839), Chalk Talk Stamp Brush Set (134800), Fifty Nifty Kit (130059), Delight in the Day Photobook Template (127758)

The Road Trip Begins…Sort Of

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Well the road trip has unofficially started. I say unofficially because this leg of the trip from Craig, Alaska, to Idaho and Salt Lake City for the Stampin’ Up! convention has been taken for the last 3 or 4 years.

I created this scrapbook page for the MDS Monday Challenge 21. We were to insert one picture into several photo frames. I love doing this technique as it gives added interest to a photo. The day we got on the ferry was a beautiful, sunny day, a rare thing for SE Alaska! The next day was misty and overcast. I thought the layers of fog against the mountains on either side of the Inside Passage were beautiful and had to have a picture. I used the Fifty Nifty Kit for this page. I will be using this digital kit and its state punches and stamps a lot on this trip! Order your copy of the download here. The background is one of the designer series papers from the Spring to Life Kit.

Supplies:

MDS software digital download (130646), MDS software disc (130647), or 30-day Free Trial of MDS (130910)

Fifty Nifty Kit (130059), Spring to Life Kit (133026)