Don't leave Mom 'til the last minute-it's time to get ready for Mother's Day. Whether you want to make her laugh, smile, or move you to the top of the favorites list, My Digital Studio has what you need. Check out our latest downloads (PDF) for card templates and a clever coupon book. Then, customize a project for your mom. She'll love it. We guarantee it.
This is a beautiful sympathy card from guest blogger Siara Acdal, of my Stamp It demo group.
To initiate my getting back into the creative mode, I have been spending time doing some card challenges. Here is another card challenge that I have entered. This weeks challenge was to incorporate Marina Mist, Bashful Blue and Certainly Celery Colors.
These darling little elephants, made from Stampin' Up! Punches, are to stinkin' cute playing with their "pinwheel" kites! These were created by Brenda Rivera, she shared them at our last demo group meeting. The elephant body is made with various circle punches, his ears were the Beautiful Butterflies Die #114507. His pinwheels were made with the Pinwheel Sizzlet #129411 in the Spring Catalog.
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WHAT THE REFRESH LOOKS LIKE.
Q: What are the new core colors, and what are the In Colors that are returning as core colors?
A: The one new color is called Smoky Slate. The nine returning In Colors as core colors are Bermuda Bay, Blushing Bride, Calypso Coral, Crushed Curry, Island Indigo, Pear Pizzazz, Pool Party, Soft Sky, and Wisteria Wonder. Check out these colors displayed in their new collections!
Check out these colors displayed in their new collections!
Announcing our Color Refresh! We love color and we know that you do too. Color is fundamental to who we are and what we offer. It's important for us to stay up-to-date with color trends so we are thrilled to share our updated line of colors, and hope you will be as excited as we are by the new possibilities!
Why now? In 2010 we did a big color renovation and shared our plans for smaller color refreshes every three to five years to keep our colors on trend. Well it has been three years and we are excited to announce that the upcoming 2013-2014 annual catalog will include 10 new colors (most of which are returning In Colors from previous years)! We are welcoming back some of your favorites, moving some colors around, and introducing one brand-new color, so take a look!
WHILE SUPPLIES LAST!
Beginning today (April 4, 2013), all retiring/discontinued color products (i.e. ink, paper, ribbon, accessories, etc.) will be available only while supplies last. This means that some products will not be available through the retired list period. Stampin' Up! did anticipate increased demand and based our forecasts for these retiring colors on historical sales information from previous color transitions. However, even with the most careful planning, the response to a transition of this nature can surprise everyone.
IMPORTANT: any of our retiring color products are only available while supplies last so they can get their favorites and look forward to the exciting colors coming in the 2013-2014 annual catalog.
Due to unforeseen problems with our supplier for Watercolor Wonder Crayons and Watercolor Pencils, we have decided to discontinue these two products.
Watercolor Pencils (item 101879) and Watercolor Wonder Crayons Brights Collection (item 119804) are no longer available.
Now for the good news! We still have the remaining collections of the Watercolor Wonder Crayons available to order. The Subtles (item 119802), Neutrals (item 119805), and Regals (item 119803) Collections are only available while supplies last. Get 'em before they're gone!
This beautiful, elegant and classic card focuses on humble. Sometimes I can't help myself from adding embellishments, and I love over the top projects that WOW you...but often, I overlook how powerful simple can be. This card was designed originally by Penny Thomas, and it's not the first time Penny has wowed me with a clean and uncomplicated style. Very Vanilla on Vanilla with a light texture from the Square Lattice folder and Little Leaves sizzlit speak volumes on this wonderful card.
Love is in the air-let the season of bridal bliss begin! If you're planning a shower for a special bride-to-be, let My Digital Studio do the work for you.
The new For the Bride Ensemble comes complete with:
And it is customizable so you can coordinate with your event. Check it out along with all of our other new downloads this week (PDF).
Today is my friend Liz Miller's birthday, Happy Birthday Liz!!! In honor of her birthday, I'm sharing a beautiful card she created. I love the birthday presents! Too stinkin' cute. The pool party and pumpkin pie color combination is fabulous, very retro.
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Congratulations to the Online Mystery Hostess Winner, drawn this morning:
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Cheryl Fricker!!!!
Congratulations Cheryl, I will contact you with your total of FREE goodies that you can choose. Thanks for everyone who participated, this was very fun!!
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Here are some fantastic and fun Easter Projects from Cindy B, staff writer at Stampin' Up:
Need a few last-minute Easter ideas to bring a little sparkle to the holiday? We’re here to help!
To draw out the holiday fun, why not persuade Easter Bunny to leave some magic jelly beans in a seed packet? (Saw this one on Pinterest and decided to make my own version . . . using the This and That Epic Day MDS download.) I “planted” my jelly beans in crinkle paper, but kids would love doing this outside . . . in the dirt! In the morning, lollipops appear where the jelly beans had been!
P.S. Easter Bunny knows that there is a misspelling on the card. He apologizes . . . but typing is such a chore with his big, furry paws! He assures me that this one is error-free!
You could also use MDS (adhere printed, cut-out, MDS-created images with Stampin’ Dimensionals) and This and That products to create super-quick Easter egg decorations. Use empty, clean egg shells and decorate them with our Epic Day This and That Designer Washi Tape or Designer Stickers. Or draw on the empty egg shells using Stampin’ Write Markers.
Here’s another fun idea that will make Easter magic for the little ones. Your Easter Bunny could be a little messy and leave tracks . . . as you can see here!
Create a footprint template using the Large Oval and Small Punches and cardstock. Sprinkle the template with flour, lift, and you have a cute, little paw print!
Don’t forget, our Fabric Frenzy Sale is going on through Sunday, March 31. Why not try this fabric-friendly idea that you could use for Easter or Mother’s Day gifts or pins: easy fabric flowers made using our Designer Fabric, the Big Shot, and the 3-1/2" Circle Originals Bigz Die. These are so fun to make and take just minutes. Or . . . just decorate a kraft gift bag with fabric circles. It’s so easy!
Have a very Happy Easter . . . from all of us here at Stampin’ Up!
You'll "flip" for today's video tutorial featuring the "double flip" fun card fold technique with the Labels Framelits and The Open Sea stamp set. A cool and fun flip fold card is as much a toy as it is a card. The schooner / ship from the Open Sea is one my favs, and it also makes a great "man card". Good masculine theme cards are so hard to find. Designed by Kathie Rotti.
Continuing on with our punch art themed Easter projects, here is a super stinkin' cutie from Brenda Rivera. The background is done with the Oval framelits, the chickie is the 1-3/8" circle punch with the bird builder punch for wings! The owl punch for his eyes and feet.
The designer paper is from the SAB Sycamore Street collection and can be easily switched out for World Spectacular or Floral District.
Happy Easter Everybunny - stinkin' cuteness alert!!! This super cute Easter Bunny can be a card, or a tag. He was made from Stampin' Up! punches and the Scallop Circle Bigz die for his body shape. A little punching and sponging brings him to life. Add a little fishing line for his whiskers and he's perfectly adorable!!
Check out all of the cool new downloads introduced this week, including a FREE DOWNLOAD...April Showers Wallpaper. Also, a coordinating "Epic Day" kit for the new This and That product line. Quick recap of the latest happenings with My Digital Studio:
Simple, classic and elegant...those are words I would use to describe this card. Oh wait...I forgot beautiful!!! The flowers and vase/pot were all created with Stampin' Up! Punches. The tulips are the wing to the bird punch, the vase is Extra-Large oval punch (top and bottom snipped off). Another wonderful part of this card is it's versatility. Simply changing the words from the Teeny Tiny Wishes stamp set, you can make this card useful for any occasion: birthday, sympathy, Easter, Mother's Day, anniversary, etc.
Did you notice the Scallop Square die folded in half to make the note card? Cool isn't it? I did a video several years ago on how to make this "book binding" edge with the Scallop Square die. This card fold can be created the same way.
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Place an order in my online store now thru March 31 and be entered to win FREE STAMPS from me! The exact amount will depend on the amount of qualifying orders placed in my online during this time.
Stampin' Up! has offered a new program so that Hostesses of workshops/book parties, etc can have orders placed thru my online store and count towards their Hostess Rewards (see chart below). Let me know if you are interested in hosting your own "Online Party" with your friends. It's also a great way to do a "Ghost Party"...and one lucky winner will get to win the "Hostess Rewards" of everyone's orders!!! Yeah, it could be you!!
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Your life is: Awesome. Quirky. Exciting. Perfectly messy. And happening really fast. So we’re happy to introduce our newest product line that lets you capture it all on-the-go. This and That will debut in the 2013-2014 annual catalog, but we’re giving you the chance to get it now. And from today through April 30, you can get all five This and That products in a bundle for 15 % off!
It's Friday, Friday - got to get down on Friday {insert remainder of Rebecca Black song here}...here's another fun TGIF card from the Happy Hour stamp set. This time in the form of a gift card holder. I love the Margarita / fun drink glass with the lime. The rim of the glass even has Dazzling Details glitter like "salt"...so stinkin' cute! The glass image is layered on a "belly band"aka: "Garter belt" that you remove to open, revealing the gift card. Created by Liz Miller.
Holder Measurements: 4-1/4" x 9"
Scored: 3" & 7-1/4"
Today's super cool "twisted easel" card comes from my friend Liz Miller (Stampin' with Liz)
Do you love fun folds? I used the “twisted easel” fold for this card! I am loving these dress forms and the vanilla flower trim! The photo below is at a weird angle…sorry about that!
~ Liz
Check out my video tutorial for the Dress Up Framelits for more details on how to use them.
Today's stinkin' cute Easter Bunny Basket project is from Carrie Cudney ( Stampin' Up!).
I can’t believe how fast Easter is coming up this year! My calendar is quickly filling up with egg hunts, classroom parties, and family dinners—so I’ve been playing with some different ideas for little favors and treats. Today, I wanted to share one of my favorites with you!
Didn’t he turn out cute? Plus he’s really simple and quick to put together.
I had some More Amore Specialty Designer Series Paper left over from Valentine’s Day projects, so I used that and Naturals Ivory Cardstock. I stamped my cardstock with the Distressed Dots Background Stamp and embossed it with Clear Stampin’ Emboss Powder to give it some texture. After that, I used a few dies and punches to build my Easter Bunny.
~ Carrie
Focusing on Easter with today's video tutorial featuring the Easter Blessings single stamp in the Spring Catalog, and the Nature Walk stamp set. I'll show you how to create a stamped image with multiple colors on a single stamp using Stampin' Write markers. Believe it or not, no ink pads were opened in the making of this video lol. There's another cool tip on "softening" up the colors after you've stamped them, to give the "shading" effect...it's so easy you'll flip! We'll also do a little paper-piercing.
Inspired by my friend Lee Conrey.
