What Can You Do With My Digital Studio? Stampers Q&AMay 6th, 2011 Posted on May 6th, 2011, no responses. The My Digital Studio software (or MDS) is not just for scrapbooking! The program has card templates and calendar templates as well as scrapbooking templates built right in so you can choose to use it how you want to. Stampin’ Up also offers a professional printing place to send your projects to and have them printed and returned to you. This really makes it so effortless to create cards and other quick projects. It’s like having a design studio right in front of you! All the Stampin’ Up! colors are pre-loaded and it has thousands of images of stamp sets, accessories, punches and more. You are only as limited as your imagination when it comes to My Digital Studio. Once you create a project, you can also store your creations on your computer and use them over and over again. You can also make flyers, charts, school projects, signs, letterhead and the list goes on and on…… To read more about MDS, incuding videos on the basics, pricing and projects, CLICK HERE!
New My Digital Studio DownloadsMay 3rd, 2011 Posted on May 3rd, 2011, no responses.
Click here for all the recent downloads on my Stampin’ Up! website. These are this month’s most recent downloads available. Did you know that Stampin’ Up! has a "My Digital Studio" catalog? Each month, the previous month’s downloads are added to the catalog so you will never miss out. Click here for the current "My Digital Studio" catalog. As always, feel free to email me if I can be of assistance and be sure to visit the special My Digital Studio website for tips, tricks and samples.
Stampers’ Q&A: What are your favorite features of My Digital Studio?January 28th, 2011 Posted on January 28th, 2011, 2 responses.Hello everyone! Last week I shared with you some of the great features of My Digital Studio. See that post here. Today I wanted to show you a few of my favorite features.
I have to confess to you all that my techi husband came home last Friday and poked a little bit of fun at me for my "high tech" way of videoing the computer screen. He told me that there are screen capturing programs online for free. Really?? Who knew? But you all aren’t coming here for perfection, are you? Neither am I, LOL! I hope you don’t mind, but I’m sticking with the videoing the screen….for now. haha!
For the first time ever, Stampin’ Up is offering a CD filled with Digital Images of the stamps, Designer Series Paper, Quick Accents, ribbon, buttons and Decor Elements images from the Sale-a-bration brocure! So you can have the entire SAB catalog on your computer! All $50 purchases qualify for the Digital Content CD, #123681. Let me know if you have any questions and have a fabulous Friday! Click Here to view all the newest downloads and to purchase My Digital Studio!
Stampers’ Q&A: What Comes With My Digital Studio?January 21st, 2011 Posted on January 21st, 2011, one response.Q: I am interested in purchasing My Digital Studio, but I would like to know what it comes with. A: My Digital Studio comes with a lot of features right in the software. Simply install in on your computer and you have tons of stamp sets, punches, designer paper, colors and embellishments to use for making fabulous cards, scrapbook pages, calendars and more. Then, each month, and sometimes every week, Stampin’ Up releases new Digital Downloads to add to your collection. The possibilites are endless! Here, see for yourself:
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My Digital Studio Christmas Card #4December 9th, 2010 Posted on December 9th, 2010, one response.My Digital Studio has been a great tool for me while recovering from surgery. I can sit on the couch with my lovely laptop and craft away! Here is my latest card using MDS. I used Baja Breeze with Not Quite Navy and White snowflakes, offset by some silver brads. Notice how I shadowed the Scallop Oval Punch to make it look like it was punched out and attached with dimensionals? I was also able to enlarge the punches to fit the greeting I customized and I used the image editing to make the photo black and white. Stampin’ Up also just release even MORE downloads and here are a few to make your Christmas Cards a snap! Just pop in your photo(s) and you’re done! Click Here to view all the newest downloads!
My Digital Studio Christmas Card #3November 28th, 2010 Posted on November 28th, 2010, one response.
Happy Sunday everyone! We set up the tree last night, but had uncooperative children. Imagine that! I couldn’t get a good photo of the 3 of them to make a card today like I told you I was going to do! Oh, well…I was able to pull in a few pictures from the second half of 2010 for this Holiday card. I used a kit that comes with My Digital Studio for this card. It has background papers along with elements, sort of like printed sticky diecuts that might come in a scrapbooking kit. I added the Curly Label Punch, widened it, then added a text box to it for the greeting. The rest of the day will be filled with finishing touches on the house, and preparation for my mom’s arrival tonight. I’m anxious for my surgery to be over and to be on the road to recovery. I do have posts scheduled for this week, so be sure to check back! DON’T MISS:
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My Digital Studio Christmas CardsNovember 27th, 2010 Posted on November 27th, 2010, one response. If you follow my blog, you know I WANT to use My Digital Studio more, but I just haven’t gotten into it much yet…maybe that should be my New Year’s Resolution! I played around last night with it a bit and made these 2 Christmas Cards! They each took me less than 15 minutes, then I could have Stampin’ Up professionally print them, ship them straight to me with envelopes in less than a week. It’s that easy! Click here for pricing information. We are going to put up the tree today, and you know, it would be a great idea to take a photo of the kids and do a card with it later today. Then, viola! I’d have a current photo on the card! Oooh, you’ll have to check back tomorrow to see what I come up with! These 2 cards feature photos from our Stampin’ Up Caribbean Cruise back in April. My very favorite feature of MDS is the color matching! I color matched the snowflakes on the first card to one of the blues in the ocean, the scallop border to a color in Anna’s bathing suite, the words to the rocks. In the second card, I matched the snowflakes to Randall’s suit and the red ho ho and border around the photo to the girls’ dresses. How stinkin AWESOME is that!!???? Not only does MDS give you all the "regular" SU colors, but you can MATCH any color in your photos! So, how do you get My Digital Studio? You can order it from my Online Store. Normally priced at $79.95, it is now 50% off through Tuesday. OR, you can take advantage of the Demonstrator Starter Kit. You can get the traditional kit with stamps, inks, papers, etc…OR you can get the Digital Starter Kit which includes My Digital Studios and other goodies. At 50% off ($87.50), you just can’t beat the chance to start your own business! Click here for more information. Be sure to scroll all the way down to the bottom of my website and in the sidebar, you will see categories. Click on My Digital Studio to see all my posts with and about MDS. When you get MDS, or if you already have it, be sure to update your My Digital Studio software! It’s easy, and even better, it’s FREE! To perform the initial update, (version 1.01) simply go to the Customer Web Site and download the update from the Updates page under Our Products > Product Lines > My Digital Studio.
After you’ve installed this first update, you’ll be able to update your software to the latest version (1.0.4) by simply clicking Help and selecting Check for Updates in the My Digital Studio software. With this latest version, you’ll also get all of Stampin’ Up!’s exclusive new In Colors and core colors (including digital card stock, ink colors and Patterns Designer Series Paper) FREE. That’s a $50 value! MY DIGITAL STUDIO DOWNLOADS - Stampin’ Up is always offering new downloads to give you even more creative options with MDS! Here is a sample of the latest. Click Here to view all the newest downloads!
Pooler Happenin’s: Eva Turns 6!November 14th, 2010 Posted on November 14th, 2010, 2 responses.
I hope you’re having a wonderful weekend! We celebrated the 2nd Pooler child’s birthday this weekend (the 3rd child’s birthday is Dec. 4)! Eva turned 6 on November 10. We had a Rainbow themed birthday party and I don’t know who was more thrilled with the paintings the kids made, the kids or the moms! I gave them each an artist’s canvas (these are a few dollars each at the craft store), a big paint brush and a rainbow paint pallette. The kids did great! They didn’t make a mess, can you believe it? Their paintings were gorgeous and they have a fabulous keepsake from the party to hang on their wall. The party was topped of by rainbow cupcakes and a rainbow pinata. I wanted to add a quote here from the birthday girl, so I asked her what she thought of the birthday party. Her response was "nothing". Oh, well, I know she had a great time. My Digital Studio The page I made here was done on Stampin’ Up’s My Digital Studio. I honestly have not done much with MDS OR scrapbooking lately! Shame on me! I wanted to show you a bunch of photos from the party, so I did a quick page. It literally took me less than 10 minutes. I plan to do another facing page with a large photo of Eva and her friends from the party with fun embellishments and a title. Then, I can get these pages printed out and slip them into my top loading scrapbook album. Did you know Stampin’ Up has professional printing services? I can get my scrapbook pages printed as part of a book, or get them as individual pages for $2.50 per page! I had some pages printed last year (before SU offered this) and they were $12 a piece! Learn about My Digital Studio:
My Digital Studio Pages for Home Decor- Get Your 12 x 12 Pages Printed!January 8th, 2010 Posted on January 8th, 2010, no responses.
Hey, friends! I’m so excited today to announce that My Digital Studio users can now have individual pages professionally printed in Stampin’ Up!’s coordinating colors. Being able to print single pages will allow you to create hybrid scrapbook pages, and scrapbook pages for framing and home decor. I created these pages back in December for gifts. Unfortunately, I wasn’t able to have Stampin’ Up print them off for me. I went to the local camera store to get them printed. I about fell out when they told me it would be $17! Stampin’ Up prints them for $2.95! uh…HELLO!! I can’t wait to get these printed now! I used a Designer Template, popped my pictures in, tweaked a thing or 2 and that was it. Simple and easy, and the bonus is I can make multiple copies for friends and family. I can also pop these pages in my scrapbook, or add ribbon and embellishments to it if I want. THE SKINNY: Individual pages are printed on one side only and include the Stampin’ Up! and My Digital Studio logos on the back. You can order pages through your My Digital Studio software. Single pages require a minimum quantity of five. Along with printing individual pages, Stampin’ Up is also introducing two new downloads to My Digital Studio: the Recipes by Design kit and the You’re Invited invitation kit. Item numbers and prices are below:
To order these, go to my online store, click on Digital Crafting (in the left sidebar), My Digital Downloads, then Newest Downloads. There are 2 pages of the newest downloads. Here are a few:
Woohooo! Sweet Pea Digital Download. This paper is divine! And Textured Cardstock in ALL 48 colors, oh, my! HOW TO GET MDS: Don’t have the My Digital Studio Software yet? You can purchase it for $79.95 and get a FREE Sale-A-Bration product and a square on your Great Rewards Card. OR, you can get it in the Digital + Starter Kit for $157. This is a great deal, not only do you get this great software, but you get a bunch of stampin’ supplies as well. It doesn’t stop there…you will continue to get your Stampin’ Up supplies at a discount while having fun with products you love! Email me with questions or to get started! Click here to learn more about My Digital Studio and watch a video. Happy Stamping Everyone!
My Digital Studio Christmas CardDecember 23rd, 2009 Posted on December 23rd, 2009, one response.Merry Christmas Everyone! I wanted to share our Christmas Card this year. I took the girls to the mall and shot this photograph in front of Santa. I did not use a flash for this photo and I got just the look I was looking for! Gosh, these sweeties are cute! By the next morning, I had uploaded this photo and made the card in My Digital Studio. It was that fast. And within a matter of days I had them printed off and ready to go with almost no work! Since this is the time to take tons-o-photos, here are a few tips for you from Ron Nichols, author of Picture-Taking for Moms and Dads, and How to Take Great Pet Pictures. Ron encourages families to make the most of the occasion by capturing some of that joy in photographs. Here are a few ways Ron suggests to turn average holiday photos into “visual treasures.”
And a few tips from me: Make sure to get pictures of YOURSELF! These will be very important to your children. And take photos of the tree withOUT a flash. The lights will show up beautifully! I know you’re going to need to SCRAPBOOK these photos, so check out my Christmas Jingle Kit…only a few left! Happy Stamping Everyone! The Skinny on My Digital StudioDecember 10th, 2009 Posted on December 10th, 2009, no responses.updates…Just wanted to make sure you all knew that Stampin’ Up has an update for My Digital Studio. Open My Digital Studio. Along the top you will see, File, Edit, Arrange….etc…the last one is Help. Hover over Help and a drop down menu will show up. The second option is “Check For Updates”. This will connect you with SU and it will walk you through it if there are any updates available….which there is one now to fix the bleed area issue when printing a bound book. You will want to do this every once in a while. You still need to be careful when printing a calendar, though. Make sure there aren’t any photos, embellishments, etc, because it is possibly that 1/4″ of each side and 1/2″ from the top and bottom will be cut off when printing. Also, make sure your background goes ALL THE WAY OFF into the bleed section or you will end up with a white border all the way around your project. Hope you found that helpful! If you would like more information on My Digital Studio, click on My Digital Studio under Categories in the sidebar. To see a video on MDS, click here. To order MDS, you can click Shop Now Here. Have a great day!
My Digital Studio Downloads…break from Holiday SmorgasboardDecember 8th, 2009 Posted on December 8th, 2009, no responses.Stressing about your Christmas cards yet? Stress no more! As of today, there are seven new digital downloads for My Digital Studio available, including several holiday-themed kits that will make your Christmas projects a breeze! New Digital Downloads for My Digital Studio, just released!
Ordering these is easy! Just go to my online store, click shop now, click on Digital Crafting and you will see all the items available for download. Or just enter in the item codes! You can add other Stampin’ Up! items to your order if you wish, then check out. When you get to the Order Confirmation Page, click the Download Now link or the Download Manager link. Select either MAC or Windows, then select Download a File to import your new images directly into your My Digital Studio program, or select For Other Applications if you are using our downloads in another program. When prompted, select RUN. When you are finished downloading all your files, Open My Digital Studio and you will see all your new files available to use!! Click here for more posts on My Digital Studio! Triangle Box- Holiday Gift or Treat!December 7th, 2009 Posted on December 7th, 2009, no responses.
I am so excited to finally say: Welcome to my Holiday Gifts and Treats Smorgasboard! Are you ready for 2 weeks of Holiday ideas? Gifts, treats, goodies, oh, my! Well, buckle up because here we go! And be sure to keep checking back for more, I’ve got lots up my sleeve! (I figured out how to save my video as a different file to upload it to Youtube, so I’m back in business!:) Notice my nifty banner! I made that with My Digital Studio. It was a snap!
I just love these little triangle boxes. You can put some treats inside, or a small gift. With a few measurements, you’ll be able to crank out a bunch of them for teacher gifts, hostesses, neighbors and friends. Cut your 8 1/2 x 11 cardstock at 4 x 11. Score the long way at 5 1/2. I made a “tick mark” on the 4″ side at 2″, then scored from the 2″ mark to the 4″ mark along the 4 sides. To see what I mean, watch the video!
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Check back tomorrow for another Holiday Gifts and Treats Smorgasboard idea! Never miss a thing by subscribing to my blog. Look for the orange icon in the sidebar! If you would like to place an order, you can do it online here. Just click Shop Now and your order will be delivered to your door! Digital Downloads Available and My Digital Studio Thank You Card!November 12th, 2009 Posted on November 12th, 2009, no responses.Hello! I wanted to share a project I just made in minutes while holding down the fort while homework was being done. I used one of the templates that comes with My Digital Studio, added the Modern Label Punch, a button, my photo and changed one of the colors. DONE! Wouldn’t this be a great thank you note to send out for a birthday party! My Digital Studio is a steal at $79.95 and with Digital Downloads available from Stampin’ Up, you will have endless possibilities for cards, scrapbook pages, calendars, stationary, and the list goes on. If you would like to order My Digital Studio, you can in my Online Store, order # 118108.
You can place your order for these and receive them for immediate download in my Online Store. Happy Stamping!
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