My Digital Studio

Stampin' UP! has outdone themselves with their My Digital Studio program for digital scrapbooking, cards, calendars, video, etc. The program is so unbelievably easy to use and features so many downloads of Stampin' UP! stamp sets, designer series papers, cardstocks, ribbons, accessories.......

I have added a link to the new flyer describing in more detail what this program has to offer and after reviewing let me know if you have other questions....



http://www.stampinup.com/us/documents/MDS_Product_Flyer_Web_US_1210.pdf

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http://www.stampinup.com/us/enu/17247_19769.asp



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I saw these cute treats on someone's blog and thought what a cute idea for the new stamp set "Eat Chocolate"

I made one for each of my club members so they could see how much fun this set is and can use for their own special treats for Valentines Day, Birthday or Special Occasion.

My original plan was to use sticky strip down each side to keep the pocket closed but noticed that it made the candy bar really tight in it, so I thought I would try the Tombo Multipurpose glue and it worked as well!!! I was afraid that when I slipped the candy bar into the pocket it would pull apart, but it didn't!!!

Here is a closer look at the treat. It's so easy to make. I cut 3 X 12" strips of DSP and folded each one in half. I used my corner rounder punch to round the top corners and folded the front piece down about 1 1/2". Then I glued the sides "very" close to the edge giving the candy bar enough room to slide in easily. I stamped the "So Much Chocolate, So Little Time in Early Espresso onto Whisper White cardstock then punched it out with the Wide Oval Punch. I layered that onto a piece of Early Espresso punched with the Decorative Label Punch. I also stamped the To Do List onto Whisper White with Early Espresso ink and punched it out using the 1 1/4" square punch and layered that onto a piece of Early Espresso cardstock that was punched out using the Scallop Square Punch. I slipped the candy bar into the pocket and tied some of the 5/8" Organza Ribbon around the top and tied into a bow. Then using some Linen Thread, I attached the To Do List to the bow. Wala....... easy as pie.

Try your own Chocolate Treats, they're fun to give..... I think I will be making about 15 more of these for another event I'm part of. I hope everyone likes them.

Have a GREAT DAY!!

Valentines Day Ribbon Card

I learned this technique to layer ribbon inside a punched or cut-out area from one of the blogs I saw. This is so unique and fun and looks gorgeous in real life.

The full card is beautiful. The Ribbon heart is inside the "Sweetheart" (120780) heart, stamped in Real Red classic ink. Then this was layered on the new luscious Glimmer Paper (121790) found on page 7 of the New Occasions Mini Catalog.

The card base is Real Red cardstock topped with several layers of the Blushing Bride Designers Series paper (117158). Each layer is punched using the Scallop Edge Border Punch (119882). The last treatment is the 5/8" Real Red Grosgrain Ribbon (109052) tied into a knot.

Give the ribbon technique a try on any open image, the trick is to overlap on larger items as though it's weaved. Post your samples too my website so I can see what you have designed.

Make it a Great Day!

Vintage Valentine

Remember all the old valentines we used to see using all kinds of lace and things? It's been a

long time since we've made or seen them like our grandmothers used to have.

I started out with Real Red Cardstock for the base and attached a sheet of Very Vanilla over that. Then using some Blushing Bride cardstock, I first ran it through the Big Shot using the Perfect Polka Dot embossing folder (117335). Then I inked up my Lots of Love Letterpress (120983) with Real Red Craft Ink and again ran it through the Big Shot impressing the Love image into the cardstock.

Then I stamped the girl image from Greeting Card Kids (120633) on Watercolor Paper using black StazOn ink. Using watercolor crayons, I colored the girl, then punch out using the Wide Oval Punch (1198590. I put sticky strip on the back edge, then attached some Victoria Crochet trim gathering it as I went around. I attached her with dimensionals. I stamped the "L is for Love" from the Grateful Greetings stamp set (116511) on Real Red cardstock then punched out with the Full Heart Punch (119883) sponged real read classic ink on the edges then used the distressing tool from the Cutter Kit and roughed up the edges. I punched two small holes at the bottom of the heart, then I stamped the "4 you " from the Tiny Tags set (118592) and a portion of the heart from the Sweetheart stamp set (120780) and stamped them on whisper white cardstock. Then I punched the words out with the Medium Jewelry Tag punch (117190), poked a hole through the top and threaded linen thread through the tag and the hole in the heart and attached to the card front using dimensionals.

Have a Wonderful Day

Train Ride for Christmas

We have had such a really fun Christmas this year. My son, Brent (in the plaid shirt and his girlfriend, Trish in the front with him) came from San Diego for Christmas. My daughter and her husband (Kim and Terry) stand behind. My husband and I decided for a fun Christmas gift to treat them all to a "whole day" of fun and the whole day was a surprise to them and they new nothing of what we were doing. The first thing we did was take them out to breakfast at a place that was next to a theater (thinking ahead)...... and then asked them all to drive in our truck and to leave their vehicle in the theater parking lot since the restaurant lot was too small to have them stay there all day (ha ha ha ). After breakfast, we still had time to kill before our next adventure so on the way to the next adventure (since it was noon) we stopped on the way there to have a beer since we couldn't be too early.

The next stop was to ride a "vintage" train from Horseshoe Bend, ID up to a place between there and Cascade, ID. Usually there is some sort of entertainment but this time it was just a "Holiday Train" and the train was decorated for Christmas. This photo was taken for the mountain with the fog, but I liked that I also got the top of the train, which was special.

We took lots of pictures at the turn around spot. They had a whole set placed there with building fronts where we took more pictures, a bonfire, Santa's Workshop and a sleigh set up to take photos.

When it was time to board the train to go back home, we thought it would be fun to hang "off" the train and the pictures turned out really cool.

After our fun afternoon, we went home to have dinner then it was off to the movies to see "The Little Fockers". ha (and guess what, their vehicle was in that parking lot.... what a surprise) It was a long day and I think we all dropped into bed when we got home again.

What a fun Christmas.............. Looking forward to next year to see what we can come up with to top this year hmmmmmm..... any ideas?