Category: My Digital Studio

Halloween Bags

Halloween, Holiday Mini, Holidays, Mini Catalogs, My Digital Studio
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I made these for my stamp club members using the instructions found on the Stampin Up blog.  You start with the Mini Muslin Bags (page 36 Holiday Mini – 132180) and My Digital Studio.  I used the Halloween Bash download – recolored it as shown and then mirrored the image.  All of this is done in MDS.  Then I printed it on a sheet of Avery Iron On Transfer paper and followed the directions on the package to apply them.  So easy – and very, very fun to do!  There are so many cute ideas out there for the Holidays that it’s hard to keep up!  Make sure to share if you try this one – Hugs, Fran

Grateful for You Pop N Cut

Big Shot, Big Shot Pop N Cuts, Cards, Embossing Folder, Harvest of Thanks, Holiday Mini, Holidays, Itty Bitty Banners, Label Love, Mini Catalogs, My Digital Studio, Punch, Stamp Sets, Thanksgiving
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A Fall Pop N Cuts card!  For the front of this card I used pieces from the Thankful Tablescape Simply Created Kit in the Holiday Mini and some Sweater Weather Designer Series paper. 

The inside is a Thanksgiving/friendship scene featuring my favorite Dress Form insert. 

The banner was made in MDS 2 and the mirror is Label Love with the matching punch and a little bit of silver foil paper for the inside. Her tablecloth is a Doily. 

The turkey is a small oval punch with Build a Blossom legs.  It sits on a circle punch serving platter.  The bowls of cranberries and green beans are also the small oval punch with scallop punches for the cranberries. 

The rug is a Sizzix embossing folder designed by Karen Burniston – works great here! 

Supplies
Stamp Sets – Harvest of Thanks, Label Love, Itty Bitty Banners
Card stock – Sweater Weather DSP, Sahara Sand, Whisper White, Crumb Cake, Cherry Cobbler, Old Olive
Ink – Sahara Sand, Crushed Curry, Crumb Cake, Chocolate Chip
Etc – Exclusive SU Pop N Cuts base die and Dress Form insert, Rug embossing folder, Itty Bitty Framelits, Small oval punch, 1 ” punch, 7/8 scallop punch, Build a Blossom punch, MDS 2, Paper Doily, pearls

Seeing Stars

Big Shot, Big Shot Pop N Cuts, Cards, Framelit Dies, My Digital Studio, Special Projects
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This is another card we made in class this weekend.  It’s a cascading star card and was one of my favorites.

It uses the Star insert – and it’s a blast to open!

I turned it into a 4th of July card using Karen Burniston’s free Uncle Sam template for the Dress Form Framelit.  (not mention lots of Glimmer paper!)

Supplies
Stamp Set – Fabulous Phrases
card stock – Real Red, Night of Navy, Whisper White, Subtles paper pack, Silver and Red Glimmer papers
Ink – Jet Black Stazon
Etc – SU Pop N Cut base, Banner Framelits, Sizzix Star insert, MDS 2

I don’t send many (any) 4th of July cards – but I do have a niece at camp that might think this is fun.  Any mail is fun at camp!  Hugs, Fran

Around the World

Around the World, Big Shot, Big Shot Pop N Cuts, Cards, My Digital Studio, Punch, Special Projects, Stamp Sets
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I was so excited to open this package of Designer Series paper!  It’s called I Am Me and has some really nice color combinations.  And the stamp set Around the World  is the perfect match.  I started with the exclusive Stampin Up Pop N Cuts base and added some great travel images to the front.

The gray camera has a pop up using the circle in the Itty Bitty Shapes pack and the yellow camera has a Neutral Candy dot.
The little flags on the side are part of the Sizzix Suitcase die stamped with just the ends of the arrows in the Around the World set.

When you open it – you get a suitcase pop up!  This Sizzix Suitcase insert and matching die work perfectly in the Stampin Up Pop N Cuts base – and it works perfectly with the stamp set too! 

This sentiment was made in My Digital Studio and recolored to match.  (Sent with Love digital kit) 

Isn’t the suitcase cute?  I used some pearls that I’d already colored with a Sharpie marker for the strap and Candy dots on the corner pieces. 

Then I added the “Away we go” stamp to the front.

The little “celebrate” is from Fabulous Phrases.  Some Epic Day washi tape adds a pop of color. 

Stamp Sets – Around the World, Fabulous Phrases
card stock – I am Me DSP, Real Red, So Saffron, Pool Party, Tangerine Tango, Basic Gray, Whisper White, Basic Black
Ink – Real Red, So Saffron, Pool Party, Tangerine Tango, Basic Gray, Jet Black Stazon
Etc – exclusive SU Pop N Cuts base die, Sizzix Suitcase insert and matching die, Scallop Edge punch, Washi tape, Subtles and Neutrals Candy dots, pearls, 1 1/4 scallop punch, 1/4″ circle punch, My Digital Studio

Now to pack this cute suitcase with stamping supplies and go somewhere   Hugs, Fran

Pure Gumption

Big Shot, Big Shot Pop N Cuts, Cards, Graduation, Holidays, My Digital Studio, Punch, Pure Gumption, Stamp Sets
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I still have a few more June graduations to attend.  The schools around here graduate in May – so June seems really late to me!  I used Pure Gumption  and the exclusive SU Pop N Cuts base die to make this card. 

The insert is the Sizzix Congrats – which works great in the SU base.  The numbers are Timeless Type punches from My Digital Studio.  I imported them into my ecutter and added a shadow layer so they would mimic the letters on Congrats.  This is one of the easiest things to do with an ecutter and MDS because all the punches are in SVG. 

If I make this again, I think I’ll switch the colors. 

The little hats are a 3/4″ square with a 5/8″ square popped up with a Dimensional.  The tassel is a 1/2″ circle punch (punch half way into your paper and then take a “bite” to make a curve)  Top it with a 1/4″ circle.

Supplies
Stamp Set – Pure Gumption
card stock – Regals Patterns Pack, Brights Pattern Pack, Daffodil Delight, Garden Green, Whisper White
Ink – Garden Green
Etc – SU Pop N Cuts base die, My Digital Studio, 1/2″ and 1/4″ circle punches, Sizzix Congrats insert,  Scallop Edge punch

There is a cute mortar board stamp in this set – so you could completely skip the punch art if you don’t want to mess with it.  Hugs, Fran

Pop N Cuts Traveller

Big Shot, Big Shot Pop N Cuts, Cards, Framelit Dies, Mini Catalogs, My Digital Studio, Punch, Retiring Lists, Spring Mini, Stamp Sets, Word Play
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Graduation?  Retirement?  Study Abroad?  This card has a long history and ended up looking absolutely nothing like the card at the beginning. I really like the Epic Day Designer Series paper and it became the focal point for everything else in the card.  The hexagons on the front were cut with my ecutter because I don’t have a hexagon punch – yet! (hint, hint)

And she’s off!  She has her bags packed, her maps and passport (yes, that’s a passport – or a book to read)  She’s mapped out her past or future travels and visited the travel agent. And she’s got her camera ready.

The map, Bon Voyage sign, airplane and arrow are from My Digital Studio.  The dots on the map were made with the tiniest circle on the Owl builder punch.

The luggage is all made with the Ticket punch. 

The camera is the only thing left from the original card idea!  Ah well!

The travel brochure is also made with the ticket punch.  The map is My Digital Studio.  I decided to let the DSP speak for itself for the bottom of the card.  It was too pretty to cover up. 

Where is your Pop N Cuts Dress Form gal headed this summer? 

Supplies
Stamp Set – Word Play
card stock – Whisper White, Epic Day DSP, Chocolate Chip DSP, Island Indigo
Ink – Island Indigo, Calypso Coral, Crumb Cake
Etc – SU Pop N Cuts base, Dress Form framelit, Ticket punch, 1/4 square punch, Owl punch, 1/4 circle punch, My Digital Studio, Window Framelits

Now back to setting up for my New Catalog open house this Thursday!  I can’t believe it’s time for unveil the new book!  Come join us   Hugs, Fran

Lovely Door

Big Shot, Big Shot Fancy Favor die, Cards, Embossing Folder, Love & Laughter, Mini Catalogs, My Digital Studio, Punch, Special Projects, Spring Mini, Stamp Sets
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Flowered wreath and a Pool Party – perfect for a bride.  I used the Door Opening and Wreath die to create a wedding card.  The “siding” on my house is created with the Stripe embossing folder and the wreath is the Flower Trim from the mini catalog that has been lightly inked with Pink Pirouette.

Inside is Love & Laughter in Not Quite Navy.

This is just a variation of the same card – with a Pool Party base.

I couldn’t decide which way I like the door opening so I tried it both ways.  The cake is stamped inside in Pool Party.

Then I did a Big Shot Fancy Favor box with a door on front  The Floral District Designer Series paper makes it bright and happy.  Perfect for a little gift

I used My Digital Studio to create the inside.

The “roof” is the opening for the box.  Here you can see how I made the wreath 3 layers to add some depth.

I cut out some flowers from the paper and added 2 half circle “thingies” (technical term) that go in a vase to hold flowers.  Surly there is a better word – but I don’t know what it is! 

Supplies
Stamp Sets – Love & Laughter
Card stock – Pool Party, Whisper White, Melon Mambo, Pink Pirouette, Floral District DSP
Ink – Pool Party, Not Quite Navy, Melon Mambo, Pink Pirouette
Etc –  Fancy Favor Box, Striped embossing folder, Flower Trim, Door Opening and Wreath die, Scallop Edge punch, tangerine and Pink Pirouette ribbons

Wishing you Love & Laughter today!  Hugs, Fran

Goodbye Letter It

Big Shot, Letter It, My Digital Studio, Retiring Lists, Special Projects, Stamp Sets
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I got a letter from my youngest daughters sorority asking parents to send a box of surprises our students for exam week.  I added this little note pad holder made from a stamp set case.  (And this is the only picture I snapped in my haste to get it finished and out the door!)  The background paper is Tea for Two – but from the MDS version.  I was surprised to discover that in MDS there is a pattern that has different colors!   So I just printed it out and used it.  The letters from Letter It fit perfectly across the top.  I am so sad to see them on the retired list.  They have been my “go to” alphabet for several years.  (Maybe that’s why they are on the retired list?) 

So I cut the paper to fit the cover of the case – die cut the cute owl again – added the letters and the front was finished.  The inside holders a junior legal pad and an RSVP pen with a little left over paper rolled up inside.  Valerie had left me comment saying there might be a few more “sisters” wanting the magnet board that matches this – she was right!

Supplies
Stamp Set – Letter It
card stock – Whisper White, Tea for Two MDS version
Ink – So Saffron, Bashful Blue
Etc – 1/4 circle punch, Owl die, Clear Stamp Case

It’s another rainy day here – sigh.  At least it’s a good day to stay inside and stamp   Hugs, Fran

Soho Babe

Big Shot, Big Shot Pop N Cuts, Birthday, Bring on the Cake, Cards, Creative Elements, Edgelit Dies, Holidays, Mini Catalogs, My Digital Studio, One in a Million, Punch, Sneak Peek, Spring Mini, Stamp Sets
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Some old and some new – a Soho Babe!  The front of this card uses the new In Color – Crisp Cantaloupe and the Soho Subway Designer Series paper along with the lace from the Artisan Kit, natural button and ribbon and a Cute Clip. 

I stamped the sentiment directly onto a piece of the Designer Series paper and added a Scallop border.  Then I used Clockworks to add some dimension to the bottom of the card. 

And here she is – ready to hit the town in her retro style dress. 

My youngest likes these dresses that have the lace at the bottom.  (I always tell her that her slip is showing – “Oh Mom!”)

I added a little banner with the smallest ticket punch and a bit more of the Clockworks stamp.

The collar and ruffle are some tulle, folded and gathered and attached to the back of the form.  Her purse is a 5/8″ punch with some gold thread to make the handle.

The top of the card is the Word Window punch – lined up and cut with the Edgelit.  Just attach them to a skinny strip of cardstock and then die cut.

I attached another little note that I made in My Digital Studio.  The arrow shows on both sides of the card.  Behind her is a crumpled Paper Doily – just add some more texture.

Don’t forget her necklace!

Supplies
Stamp Sets – One in a Million, Clockworks, Bring on the Cake, Creative Elements
Card stock – Crisp Cantaloupe, Soho Subway DSP, First Edition, Early Espresso, Very Vanilla
Ink – Crisp Cantaloupe, Early Espresso
Etc – Word Window punch, Ticket punch, 5/8 square punch, pearls, Paper Doily, Adorning Accents Edgelits, Linen thread, Artisan Kit, Natural button, Natural Trim, Scallop Edge punch, Cute Clip, Summer Starfruit ribbon, tulle, gold thread

Hope you enjoy!  Hugs, Fran

Special Birthday

Big Shot, Birthday, Bring on the Cake, Cards, Holidays, Mini Catalogs, My Digital Studio, Spring Mini, Stamp Sets, Word Play
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i have several family birthday coming up and need some special cards.  This one uses one of my favorite sets – Word Play.  And this is my favorite sentiment in the set.  The base of this card is the Sizzix Flip Accordion Album die. 

When you open it it swings out like this!  I mixed and matched all kinds of supplies here   I used some Basic Gray polka dot DSP along with More Amore.  I stamped the sentiment on to the paper with Stazon and colored the “world” with a Pool Party Stampin Write Marker.  Then I filled the circle with Crystal Effects.

The arrow is an MDS punch that I used my ecutter to cut out. 

Supplies
Stamp Sets – Bring on the Cake, Word Play
card stock – Basic Gray, Basic Gray DSP, More Amore DSP
Ink – Jet Black Stazon
Etc – Crystal Effects, Pool Party button, MDS, Flip Album die

The retired list comes out tonight at 2 am my time – yawn!  Should I set my alarm?  (and have I doomed Word Play by saying it’s one of my favorites?)  Hugs, Fran