Category Archives: Digital Crafting

Q&A With Elisa: Digital Crafting

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QUESTION:

I’ve been hearing more and more about digital crafting lately. How can I try it to find out if I am interested?

ANSWER:

Stampin’ Up! offers a FREE 30-day trial version of our MDS2 software (item number 130910) so you can play around with the program for an entire month to see if you enjoy digital crafting.  The trial version doesn’t include everything in the full version, but it does have everything you need to get a feel for how it works and what you can create!  It includes digital papers, stamp brush sets, punches, embellishments, and templates. You can also print any projects you create during the trial period!

I also recommend that you visit mydigitalstudio.net. It’s a fantastic online resource for answering all your questions and providing you with endless ideas!  And you can always contact me, your demonstrator, with any questions about My Digital Studio!

Send me YOUR questions and I may answer them here!

Happy Crafting!

More My Digital Studio (MDS) Fun!

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I wanted to share a couple more My Digital Studio pages I’ve made recently. These are pages in my Ford Family 2012 Album – still in progress.  They feature my then 3-year-old son Liam, who is now FOUR!  He is my favorite subject to scrapbook, of course!

FordFamily2012-WaterParkFordFamily2012-DocOfficeI am having SUCH a good time making these pages, and the best part is how quickly it all comes together!  If you’ve never tried digital crafting, then I strongly recommend you download the FREE 30-Day Trial version of My Digital Studio (MDS).  If you download the trial software from my online store, then you will also receive a link to sign up for my 10 tutorial videos during your 30-Day trial period!

And if you decide that MDS is just too much fun and you have to have it – I’ve got fantastic news for you.  Stampin’ Up! has lowered the price of this amazing software!

So, now what are you waiting for?!?!

I’m here to answer any of your digital design questions – click here to email me anytime!

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Digital Crafting with MDS

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My Digital Studio…  Try It For 30 Days for FREE!

I am so excited that Stampin’ Up! is offering a FREE 30-Day Trial of the My Digital Studio (MDS) digital design program!

But none of you have downloaded it!

To get everyone a little more excited about trying this fantastically fun digital crafting program, I have made 10 tutorial videos for YOU!

Visit my ONLINE STORE and download the FREE 30-Day Trial. I will then send you a link to register to receive my exclusive FREE tutorial series! Every two days you will receive a video on a different aspect of the MDS program!

I want you to feel comfortable with the MDS software and features, so you will know if you want to purchase it!

Download the FREE 30-Day Trial Now!

I’ve been a papercrafter for over 15 years, and I don’t have plans to give up my paper, stamps and embellishments any time soon. Digital crafting is a really nice complement to your “real” stamping and scrapbooking hobby!

MDS works with PC & Mac, and comes in 2 versions so you can choose what’s best for your crafting needs!

Please contact me if you have any questions. I am CERTIFIED in My Digital Studio! And I personally use it ALL the time!

Sycamore Street Mini Birthday Box

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Sycamore Street Mini Gift Box

Make your own really cute mini box without a Big Shot or loads of measuring. Simply print an MDS2 template onto card stock, cut/score, and decorate; with free Sale-A-Bration goodies!  Don’t have MDS2?  Try it out for FREE for 30 days. I think you’ll love it!

SUPPLIES I USED

Stamp: Teeny Tiny Wishes (115370 W, 127802 C), Mini Project Box-Digital Download (120171)
Ink: Island Indigo Classic Stampin’ Pad (126986)
Paper: Pool Party card stock (122924), Island Indigo card stock (122923), Whisper White card stock (100730), Sycamore Street designer series paper (127540-available only with qualifying Sale-a-Bration order)
Tools & Accessories: MDS2 (130646), at home printer, Paper Snips (103579), Bone Folder (102300), Modern Label Punch (119849), Sycamore Street Ribbon & Button Pack (130812-available only with qualifying Sale-a-Bration order), SNAIL Adhesive (104332), Stampin’ Dimensionals (104430), Sticky Strip (104294)

INSTRUCTIONS

  1. Open MDS2 and select a new blank project, sized 8-1/2×11, portrait orientation
  2. Open the stamp brush set for Mini Project Boxes and drag over the first one, the square box.
  3. With page-bleed ON, make the box template as big as you want, without going over the margins. You can also leave the box exactly as it comes over, without any adjustments in size.
  4. Using your printer and Pool Party card stock, print this page.
  5. Cut along the solid lines on your box template with Paper Snips and then score your dashed lines. Then reinforce your scored lines with your bone folder. Fold the box so that the lines printed on the card stock end up on the inside of the box.
  6. Use a ruler to determine the size of the designer series paper and card stock panels you will need for your project. The measurement will vary depending on how you sized your box in MDS2. My front DSP piece is 2”x2”, for example, so my Island Indigo piece is 2-1/8”x2-1/8.”
  7. Adhere your designer series paper onto your side and back box panels with SNAIL Adhesive. Layer a square of DSP onto a slightly larger square of Island Indigo card stock and adhere to the front panel of your box using dimensionals.
  8. Slide the Island Indigo ribbon under the raised front panel of the box, tying into a knot.
  9. Stamp the “happy birthday” sentiment and punch it out with the Modern Label punch. Adhere to the front of your box using SNAIL Adhesive.
  10. Construct your box using Sticky Strip.
  11. Fill the adorable mini box with candy, jewelry, or other small gifts and give it to your loved one!

Happy Gift Giving!