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Welcome to My Digital Craft Corner today. I need your help. I have an itch to create another tutorial video. I could just make one that I think you might find helpful or I could make one that would show you how to do something you really want to learn. I think the latter would be more beneficial, so send me your ideas in the comments below. Thanks!

BTW…if you are wondering why the font is so large, I am optimizing my blog to make it easier for aging eyes to read and to read on mobile devices like smart phones and i-pads.

Until next time…blessings,
Sue Erickson
sue@soggystamper.com

Stampin' Up! is trying something new! Between now and Jan 2, they are running a pilot program of offering single stamps from three selected greeting stamp sets: Word Play, Perfectly Penned, and Seasonal Sayings. Here are some details of this program:

• These stamps are available on any order type-customer, workshop, or online. 
• You can find the stamp item numbers on the flyers.
• These won't be sent to you in our typical cases or packaging; they'll be packaged in cello bags. If you'd like a case for your stamp, you can buy our Clear-Mount Stamp Cases that come in packs of four (item 119105).
• This offer is available for clear-mount stamps only.
• The stamps won't come with a Clear-Mount Block, and you'll need to buy a block separately if you don't already have one. The recommended block sizes can be found on the flyers. 
• There's no limit on how many pieces you can buy.
• Remember that this is a pilot program, so take advantage of it while you can!

Click on these links to see the flyers for each of the stamp sets:
 Perfectly Penned Download SSF_Perfectly_Penned-2
 Seasonal Sayings Download SSF_Seasonal_Sayings-1
 Word Play Download SSF_Word_Play

I also want to remind you that there is only one week left to take advantage of the October special. Purchase the Ornament Keepsakes stamp set and the Candlelight Christmas Specialty Designer Series Paper and you will get a FREE Festive Paper-Piercing Pack. Ordering the Ornament Keepsakes Bundle and the Christmas Specialty paper is also included in this promotion. By ordinging the bundle, you have all you need to make beautiful ornaments and images to stamp on your cards. When you place an order for the special, I will send you a tutorial on how to make the ornament on the front of the Holiday catalog and two card samples using the Ornament Keepsakes stamps. Click on the photo to see the options and place your order.

Blessings and Happy Holiday Stamping,
Sue Erickson
sue@soggystamper.com

Thanks Maria and my mystery commentpr! I wish I knew how to answer you about the logging in thing. The next time I post to someone else's blog, I will pay more attention to what I do so I can help you.

A customer asked me the other day what the Jumbo Sticky Rounds in the Holiday Mini catalog were for. So this sample using a Jumbo Sticky Round (127852), Summer Starfish 3/8" Stitched Satin Ribbon (126846) is for you Dina. :o) You take one of the rounds off the paper they come on and lay it sticky side up on your work space. Then you start sticking the ribbon on right from the roll beginning at the outside edge of the round. Pleat it as you stick it down. Spiral around until you get to the middle and cut the ribbon. You can finish off the center in a variety of ways. I chose to add an Antique Brad (117273) which I cut the legs off and adhered with a stack of several Stampin' Dimensionals. The base of the card is Gumball Green card stock. I cut a label from Early Espress Core'dinations card stock (127848) which I cut out with a Labels Collection Framelits (125598) and ran it through the Big Shot using the Woodgrain Textured Impressions Embossing Folder (127821). I cut two leaves from Gumball Green card stock using the Autumn Accents Bigz Die (127812) and curled them along the edges with my fingers. Next I adhered the Early Espresso label to the card base, the two leaves to the label and the sunflower onto the leaves. I have quickly learned that if you use Snail to adhere Core'dinations card stock, you MUST gently  break off the adhesive to the side instead of pulling straight back. Otherwise, you end up ripping the back layer of the card stock. The last step of the card is to stamp the greeting from Petite Pairs stamp set (w-122495, c-122497) with Cajun Craze ink on Very Vanilla card stock and cut it out with the squarish Apothecary Accents Framelits (127003). I traced around that framelit onto Cajun Craze card stock and hand cut it out to layer the Very Vanilla. I mounted both of the Petite Pairs stamps on the same clear block, an advantage of the clear mount over the wood mount stamps. If you need the supplies to create this card, either click on the links or visit my online store. I appreciate your business.

Thanks for coming by to visit today. Please enjoy a cup of virtual coffee or tea with me while you browse my blog. Then go to my Facebook page www.facebook.com/TheSoggyStamper and like my page. While you are signing up for things, consider subscribing to my newsletter. The subscription box is to the right. Each month you will receive a newsletter in your email inbox.

Until next time…blessings,
Sue Erickson
sue@soggystamper.com

Supplies: Stamp sets- Joyous Celebrations (w-128066, c-128069), Pines and Poinsettias (retired); Card stock – Night of Navy, Whisper White; Inks – Versamark (102283), Crumb Cake, Marina Mist, Always Artichoke, and Early Espresso; Other – Holiday Frame Textured Impressions Embossing Folder (127820), Gold Stampin' Emboss Powder (109129), Big Shot Die-Cutting Machine (113439)

Welcome to The Soggy Stamper blog this Wednesday afternoon. Yesterday I showed you a card with the Faux Gold Leaf technique. Today my card was made with all the steps in the Faux Patina technique. This is the Christmas card I am making for all the school staff. The technique is easy and fairly quick so making 80+ cards will not be too much of a chore.

To do the technique, first brayer Crumb Cake ink on the flat side of the embossing folder. This will put color in the flat places of the embossing. If you wanted color on the raised part, just brayer on the other side. Then put the Whisper White card stock in the folder and run it through the Big Shot. Next sponge Marina Mist ink randomly on the raised part of the embossing. Then sponge Always Artichoke and Early Espresso on. Allow the inks to dry, then lightly pat an Embossing Buddy on the card stock. Pat a Versamark pad on the raised part of your card stock with a light hand. You don't want the gold embossing powder to cover the whole area. If you get too much on a place, use a dry paint brush to remove some of the powder. Heat emboss the powder. If an area doesn't have enough powder, just pat the Versamark on that area, add embossing powder, and heat again. Once the Holiday Frame was embossed, I stamped the JOY stamp in Versamark and stamped it in the middle. Using a clear mount stamp made placing the saying easy.

So this is the technique I used. Play around with using different colors and embossing powder but aways start with the lightest color. If you need any of the supplies to make this project, just click on the links in the supply list or visit my online store to place your order. I appreciate your business. If you do give this technique a try, I'd love to share your card on my blog. Just email a photo of it to me.

Until next time…blessings,
Sue Erickson
sue@soggystamper.com

Supplies: Heart of Christmas stamp (128129), Holiday Frame Textured Impressions Embossing Folder (127820), Gumball Green 3/8" Stitched Satin Ribbon (126848), Gold Stampin' Emboss Powder (109129), Versamark Ink (102283), Big Shot Die-Cutting Machine (113439), Cherry Cobbler ink and card stock, Whisper White card stock

If you had come to Joy Weber's workshop on Sunday, you would have made this Christmas card. I called the technique Faux Gold Leaf. I brayered the flat side of the Holiday Frame embossing folder with Cherry Cobbler ink, placed Whisper White card stock in the folder and ran it through the Big Shot. I cut out the frame and sparingly patted it with the Versamark pad. I then embossed the frame with Gold embossing powder. The greeting is also embossed with Gold powder. This technique is similar to the Faux Patina technique Kelly Acheson shared recently. Tomorrow I will post the Christmas card I will be making for the school staff this year. It uses the full Faux Patina technique.

To order the supplies needed for this project, either click on the links in the supply list or visit my demonstrator online store.

Until next time…blessings,
Sue Erickson
sue@soggystamper.com

Supplies: MDS2+ (130646), MDS2 (130644), MDS2 upgrade (130650), or 30-day FREE trial of MDS2 (130910); Oh What Fun Overlays Stamp Brush Set (132568), Candy Cane Lane Photocard Designer Template (122177), Satin Ribbon (121063)

Welcome to My Digital Craft Corner and Terrific Tuesday. Today's downloads include two Halloween and two Christmas downloads. Click here to view and order them in my demonstrator online store.

I created this scrapbook page of a couple of our darling great-granddaughters visiting Santa last Christmas. I'm sure their mothers would second that they are Naughty and Nice. This Oh What Fun Overlays stamp brush set will be such fun to use.

Have you tried MDS2 yet? There are so many very cool features to this upgraded program. You have nothing to lose by signing up for the Free 30-day trial of MDS2. Now MDS2 has only a minimum of content and the software program. You can order print products and new downloads during the 30 days of free program to expand the content. Click here to sign up for it. I am just a few keystrokes away if you need help.

Until next time…blessings,
Sue Erickson
sue@soggystamper.com

You have only 4 hours left to subscribe to my News from My Digital Craft Corner and begin receiving my free gift of the 12 Weeks of Christmas projects. Begining at 1 pm. I will start emailing a weekly Christmas project on Wednesdays to my newsletter subscribers. These are exclusive projects I have selected just for you and I don't want you to miss out. Subscribe by filling in the box on the right. Be sure to respond to the email I will then send you to confirm your subscription.

See you on the list,

Sue Erickson
sue@soggystamper.com

The countdown begins! You have only 4 hours left to subscribe to The Soggy Stamper Newsletter. Some of the benefits of subscribing to my newsletter are listed in the box to the right. Specifically this time, you need to sign up by 1 p.m. tomorrow so you can receive my gift to you of the free 12 Weeks of Christmas projects. Starting tomorrow, I will email you an exclusive Christmas project on Wednesdays for the next 12 weeks. Some of the projects will be Christmas cards, some will be gifts you can make, and some will be gift wraps and tags. I know you will be sorry if you don't get in on this special gift so go subscribe right now! You will also need to respond to an email I will send you confirming your subscription. Until next time…blessings,
Sue Erickson
sue@soggystamper.com

You will not have to wait much longer for the start of my free gift to you of the 12 Weeks of Christmas projects. Starting Wednesday, I will email my News from My Digital Craft Corner subscribers an exclusive Christmas project. It will be either a Christmas card, a gift to make and give, or a bag/tag. However…this is exclusive to my subscribers so don't delay. Subscribe to my newsletter by filling in the form on the right. Be sure to respond to the email I will send you to confirm your subscription. You must have subscribed by 1 p.m. tomorrow to start receiving this free gift!

Hope to see you on the list,
Sue Erickson
sue@mydigitalcraftcornr.com

Left for what, you ask? To subscribe to The Soggy Stamper Newsletter. And why do I want to do that, you ask? Some of the benefits of subscribing to my newsletter are listed in the box to the right. Specifically this time, you need to sign up by 1 p.m. tomorrow so you can receive my gift to you of the free 12 Weeks of Christmas projects. Starting tomorrow, I will email you an exclusive Christmas project on Wednesdays for the next 12 weeks. Some of the projects will be Christmas cards, some will be gifts you can make, and some will be gift wraps and tags. I know you will be sorry if you don't get in on this special gift so go subscribe right now! You will also need to respond to an email I will send you confirming your subscription.

Until next time…blessings,
Sue Erickson
sue@soggystamper.com

I love this cheerful card I created with the wagon from the For the Birds stamp set (c-126407, w-126405). I stamped the image near the edge of a piece of Whisper White card stock with Basic Black ink and colored it with a variety of markers. Then I cut it out with one of the Apothecary Accents Framelits (127003). I sponged the edges of the die cut with Marina Mist ink. Then I adhered a strip of Marina Mist 1/2" Scallop Dots Ribbon (122986) and added a knot.

Do you now see the possibilities of this stamp set? If so, click on the linked name or visit my online store to order it. I'll send you one of these cards when you order the set.

Thanks for stopping by to visit. Plan to come back often.

Until next time…blessings,
Sue Erickson
sue@soggystamper.com

Supplies: MDS2+ (130646), MDS2 (130644), MDS2 upgrade (130650), or 30-day FREE trial of MDS2 (130910); Vintage Overlay stamp brush set (121061), Calendar Basics Stamp Brush Set (118120), Bells and Boughs stamp brush set from Deck the Halls Photocard Designer Template (122176).

I love going to Seattle to spend Christmas with our daughters. Last Christmas we were blessed to even get to spend time with our Spokane great-grandkids and their parents. Our Orting, WA, grandson and his family also came over to Tacoma for a visit. There is nothing better than family gathering around the Christmas tree or the Christmas dinner table. It makes the expense of flying down there well worth it.

I framed this scrapbook page with the tulip frame in the Vintage Overlay stamp brush set. I added a few accents from the Bells and Boughs stamp brush set, one of my very favorite sets.

Thanks for coming to visit today. I am traveling this weekend and am not sure I will have internet access to do a Terrific Tuesday post tomorrow with links to the new MDS2 digital downloads but will try to get that posted on Wednesday.

Until next time…blessings,
Sue Erickson
sue@soggystamper.com