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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!

Try Digital Crafting for FREE!

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Have you ever wondered if you would enjoy creating scrapbooks or cards using software instead of cardstock and paper?  Wonder no more… now you can "try it before you buy it!"

Beginning on February 1, 2012, Stampin' Up! is offering a FREE 30-day trial for the My Digital Studio Express software.

Simply visit my online store, put item number 129600 in your shopping cart, and download the program!  Your 30-day trial begins when you do this!

I've used this software for quite a while now, so I hope you will give it at try – and contact me if you have any questions!

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Digital Birthday Card with My Digital Studio

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I am a "traditional" paper-crafter, so I haven't done a lot of digital scrapbooking or card-making.  I have been playing with the digital software by Stampin' Up! called My Digital Studio more and more lately, and I've really enjoyed it.

I've used the MDS software to create the blog header and buttons you find on my site, and I've made a sample scrapbook album for my recent Simply Scrapbooking Series.  However, I had never made a card and then had it printed before… until now!

This card could not have been easier.  I used a card already included in the MDS software, and just made slight changes to it.  For example, the "Happy Birthday" was a different sentiment, and I moved some elements around to accomodate the ribbon I added when I got my card in the mail.

Here are photos of the card (it's 6×6) as it arrived in my mailbox, and the card with buttons and ribbon added – also called a hybrid project.

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I hope you enjoyed this project.  If you want to learn more about digital desiging or incorporating digital into your traditional crafting, then contact me for more information!  I am working out details for a My Digital Studio class, so watch my calendar!

Happy Crafting!

~Elisa