My Wish with Stampin' Up! My Digital Studio

I have been meaning to make this for my sister since my wedding which was 7 years ago!  I kept making excuses like "I don't have the time" or "I don't have the perfect supplies to make it."

Then I realized, I do have the perfect supplies and would only take a short time to make it.  How would I do it you ask?  Well it's called My Digital Studio!

I couldn't believe I didn't realize this a long time ago.  Not only could I pick from many different tools but I could manipulate the page to exactly what I wanted it to look like in no time!  I literally probably spent no longer than 30 minutes to create this page.  (I have to admit I didn't pay attention to the size picture frame I bought so had to rework the size of the page after I had it all finished which added maybe an extra 10 minutes)  I will take 40 minutes to finish a project any day though.!

Let me explain the page though.  My sister and I have been best friends for a LONG time now.  We had our fights growing up but grew extremely close in college.  She was my maid of honor in our wedding and played such a big part planning it since I was living in Virginia at the time with the wedding being in Pittsburgh.  My thought was to make this soon after the wedding as a thank you, but going on 7 years later that didn't work out.  So instead it's going to be a birthday present.

Anyways, at the wedding she requested "My Wish," by Rascall Flatts.  If you haven't heard that song or know the words google it cause it's such a touching song.  My sister and I were bawling our eyes out on the dance floor because after the wedding my husband and I were moving to San Diego, CA.  (Little did we know then that she was going to move to San Diego herself in a year!)  The song fit our situation perfectly.

I am getting better and more used to digital crafting.  My Digital Studio is so wonderful in allowing me to grow as a digital crafter.  I feel like I'm expanding what I'm able to do and make with this software.

Scapbooking with Stampin' Up!

	Q&A Q: How can I capture all of our family summer fun? A: Some of us like camping, some like the beach, and others prefer a luxury hotel and room service. Scrapbooking is kind of the same. We all have different likes and needs. The great thing is that Stampin’ Up! has a solution for us all, even you! Check out the options and see which one fits you and your family best. Quick & Informal This and That Journals are perfect if you want to capture your memories on the go. They are designed so you can add thoughts, photos, brochures, tickets, and other tidbits as you go. Pack a small bag with a Stampin’ Write Marker or two, your This and That Journal, Remember This and That Rotary Stamp, coordinating Designer Stickers, and Washi Tape, and you’ll have everything you need! Since you can add thoughts and memories right away, you can return from a getaway with your journal complete and ready to share! Since it’s informal, you’ll cherish having other family members jot down some of their thoughts and favorite moments to share, too. Digital Diva My Digital Studio is perfect for our digital world. You take your digital photos (lots of them!), download them to your computer, and then create! No need to print and crop. For the quickest results, just add your photos into any one of our many gorgeous artist-designed photobook templates. Customize it with your journaling and you are done. Even with our great templates you are in control. Add, move, or delete any of the elements as you wish. Have more time and want more customization? Simply make your own photobook using your favorite papers, stamps, and embellishments. You’ll be impressed with the quality and pricing of our print services. One of the often overlooked features of digital crafting is that it is easy to replicate. Need more copies of a photobook as a gift? No problem. The dog ate your photobook or your kids spilled red punch on it - no worries. You can reprint your projects anytime! Photobooks, journals, calendars, and more await your digital creativity! Give Me a Year Calendar scrapbooking is a great solution if you want to share a highlight of memories from the year. You can quickly pick one (or a few) favorite pictures from each month. Add them to the calendar page for that month and you’ll have a collection of photos that gives a great overview of your year and family memories. Calendars can be created traditionally or with My Digital Studio. Using My Digital Studio, you have the choice of artist-designed calendar templates, complete customization, or somewhere in-between. These calendars are useful, you can enjoy them each day, and they make fantastic gifts that your family and friends will look forward to receiving each year! Traditional Rules The world of traditional scrapbooking hasn’t changed - only grown! Maybe you love the hands-on approach of cropping photos, layering papers, and handwritten journaling combined to create scrapbooks that honor and share your special memories. If so, don’t worry, you can still use our great quality, archival, acid- and lignin-free Designer Series Paper and card stock to make your 12” x 12”, 8-1/2” x 11”, 8” x 8”, 6” x 6”, or other size scrapbooks. Create beautiful backgrounds with Stampin’ Around Wheels, create titles in any color with alphabet stamps, journal with coordinating Stampin’ Write Markers, add character with stamps, and finish it all off with the perfect embellishments. These scrapbooks become cherished works of art full of the love with which they were made. Enjoy the Journey However you decide to scrapbook, enjoy the journey! Set time aside on a weekly or monthly basis so you can scrapbook the memories while they are fresh. Contact me today with questions. If you are thinking of becoming a Digital Diva, get our free 30-day trial of My Digital Studio here. Let me help you get started!
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That is a section from my June newsletter that I'll be sending out this week.  If you aren't already a subscriber do so by entering your email address underneath the about me section on the left sidebar!

New iPhone App!!!

IT'S A BIRD! IT'S A PLANE! NO, IT'S A NEW APP FROM STAMPIN' UP!   Stampin' Up! has created a card-making application, and it's called Simply Sent! This iPhone app (will also work with iPod touch and iPad) allows you to create an e-card-from a template or completely on your own-and send it via e-mail or post it on Facebook.  And it's free! Here's something you should know about this app: it's not My Digital Studio (MDS) on a mobile device, not even close. This scaled-back version will only give you a taste of what you can create when you buy MDS.  Here are two samples of cards you could send via email or post on Facebook. We want to get our name and our art out there so more people than ever before will know about Stampin' Up! We hope you'll get excited about it as well and that you'll do the following: Download it from iTunes or the App Store, share it with all your friends, and post a review! The more positive reviews it gets, the more prominent place it takes in the iTunes store.  Try it out by clicking on the link below to be taken to the download! https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/simply-sent/id577263957?mt=8

FREE Downloads!

 TODAY ONLY, Stampin' Up! is giving away FREE downloads + 50% off all digital kits from their My Digital Studio software.  Here's some more information about this event.

Q. What is Digital Scrapbooking Day?
A. Digital Scrapbooking Day is officially celebrated the first Saturday in November. It was designed to remind people to set time aside to document their personal history digitally. To celebrate, Stampin’
Up! will be giving away free My Digital Studio downloads to anyone who wants them!

Q. Why is My Digital Studio celebrating Digital Scrapbooking Day for a whole week?
A. We know that you and your customers are busy and we didn’t want you to miss out by limiting our online offer and celebration to just one day. Plus, who doesn’t want more days to celebrate?

Q. What is Stampin’ Up! giving away for free for Digital Scrapbooking Day?
A. Anyone can get these three downloads for free:
Enjoying Everything Kit ($7.95 US/$9.95 CAN Value)

Days in December Kit ($7.95 US/$9.95 CAN Value)

A Split Second Designer Template Pages ($2.95 US/$3.75 CAN Value)

Bonus: If we have 18,000 downloads of each of the free items, we’ll give a fourth one away for free
too! So tell everybody you know!

Q. Are the free downloads new products?
A. You know it! They are brand-new designs. On November 6, they’ll be added to our product offering for purchase at full price.

Q. How will customers get their free downloads?
A. Customers can get their downloads from your DBWS store http://brittnysmith.stampinup.net from
October 29–November 5, 2012. To access the downloads they’ll need to create an online customer
account if they don’t already have one.

Q. Is there a sale associated with Digital Scrapbooking Day?
A. You bet! All digital kits are 50 percent off from October 29–November 5. (Note that digital
downloads aren’t available on a workshop order.)

Q. Is there anything else going on that week?
A. Yes! Make sure to check out the action on MyDigitalStudio.net that week. We’ll have tons of blog
posts, challenges where you can win free digital stuff, and more!

Monday, October 29, 2012

Three big things are happening on Monday, October 29 that you will not want to miss!

1. For 24 hours only, almost every stamp we sell will be reduced 15 percent! We’re calling this the Sell-A-Stamp Spooktacular, and the goal is to sell more stamps in a single day than ever before. Check out the next post to learn more about this event or head to my online store http://brittnysmith.stampinup.net on Monday to start shopping those discounted stamp sets!
2. Our week long celebration of Digital Scrapbooking Day begins, and you can get FREE downloads and 50 percent off digital kits! Check out this post for more details.
3. You voted for it—you got it! The winning project kit will be announced AND available starting October 29. Look for information about the kit and how to order it on Monday. 

Some great news to check back for on Monday, October 29th.  You can also become a fan of my facebook page http://facebook.com/Brittnycreates where I post more often about news and events about Stampin' Up!

 

 

Digital Scrapbooking Day!

What do you get when you combine Digital Scrapbooking Day (first Saturday in November) and My Digital Studio? A week of FREE downloads and 50 percent off ALL digital kits!

 

What: Three FREE downloads. 50% off ALL digital kits. Mega blogging on MyDigitalStudio.net all week!

 

When: October 29-November 5, 2012.

 

Why: To get the word out about My Digital Studio's awesome design program, content, and print products!

 

Get Your FREE Downloads:

• You will be able to access them from my online store:
• http://brittnysmith.stampinup.net

Get a BONUS FREE Download:If we get 18,000 downloads of FREE items we'll give you another FREE download!

 

Deadlines:

• Take advantage of the free downloads and 50 percent off kits by these deadlines:
  • Phone orders (kits only): Ends on Monday, November 5, 2012; 6:50 PM (MT) 
  • OEX/Online orders (kits and free downloads): Ends on Monday, November 5, 2012; 11:50 PM (MT)

The Sale:

Item	Designer Kit	Retail Value	Sale Price 50% Off
130861	Afternoon Daydream Kit	$9.95	$4.97
129928	Afternoon Tea II Kit	$9.95	$4.97
119839	Always Elegant Digital Kit	$9.95	$4.97
129358	Attic Boutique Kit	$9.95	$4.97
122175	Autumn Spice Digital Kit	$9.95	$4.97
127600	Autumn Traditions Kit	$9.95	$4.97
130969	Bandstand Kit	$7.95	$3.97
130970	Be of Good Cheer Kit	$7.95	$3.97
123728	Celebrations Digital Kit	$9.95	$4.97
130982	Chevron Punch Kit	$7.95	$3.97
123956	Christmas Cheer Digital Kit	$9.95	$4.97
120880	Christmas Cocoa II Digital Kit	$9.95	$4.97
127362	Convention 2011 Digital Photo Kit	$9.95	$4.97
128876	Day in the Life Kit	$14.95	$7.47
130059	Fifty Nifty Kit	$9.95	$4.97
130062	File it Fun Kit	$7.95	$3.97
131228	Friendship Preserves Kit	$3.95	$1.97
128875	Frosty Days II Kit	$9.95	$4.97
129924	Get it Done Kit	$5.95	$2.97
129870	Good Times II Kit	$7.95	$3.97
118465	Happy Birthday Digital Kit	$14.95	$7.47
128872	Holiday Harmony Kit	$7.95	$3.97
127773	Holly Berry Bouquet	$9.95	$4.97
118466	Hoppy Memories Digital Kit	$14.95	$7.47
128999	It's all Me Kit	$9.95	$4.97
130850	Joyful Times Kit	$9.95	$4.97
124230	Just Add Cake Digital Kit	$14.95	$7.47
124446	Leadership 2011 Digital Kit	$9.95	$4.97
124568	Leadership 2011 Digital Photo Kit	$9.95	$4.97
124443	Love Birds Digital Kit	$9.95	$4.97
131231	Lovely Little Labels Kit	$7.95	$3.97
129359	Mixed Bunch Kit	$7.95	$3.97
119978	My Sweet Pea Digital Kit	$9.95	$4.97
132264	Neon Notes Kit	$9.95	$4.97
129898	New Heights Kit	$7.95	$3.97
122174	Nite Owl Digital Kit	$7.95	$3.97
129340	Number One Kit	$9.95	$4.97
129360	On the Go Kit	$9.95	$4.97
124463	One Great Year Kit	$9.95	$4.97
131360	Ornament Keepsakes Kit	$6.95	$3.47
127599	Party Animal Kit	$9.95	$4.97
131226	Picture This Kit	$4.95	$2.47
130851	Pinwheels on Parade Kit	$7.95	$3.97
126027	Playful Polka Dots Digital Kit	$9.95	$4.97
131227	Providences of Provinces Kit	$7.95	$3.97
130983	Raspberry Splash Kit	$7.95	$3.97
118869	Recipes By Design Digital Kit	$9.95	$4.97
127163	Red, White, and Blue Digital Kit	$5.95	$2.97
130060	Season By Season Kit	$9.95	$4.97
127587	Sending Glad Tidings Designer Tags Kit	$7.95	$3.97
129605	Special Delivery Bright Kit	$7.95	$3.97
129606	Special Delivery Subtle Kit	$7.95	$3.97
127759	Spice Cake Kit	$5.95	$2.97
130852	Spring Break II Kit	$9.95	$4.97
129608	Spring Fever Kit	$7.95	$3.97
130076	Summer Happiness Kit	$9.95	$4.97
118464	Summer Home Digital Kit	$14.95	$7.47
129601	Summer Smooches Kit	$9.95	$4.97
124229	Sunset Serenade Digital Kit	$5.95	$2.97
129339	Sweet Shop Kit	$9.95	$4.97
129882	Tea Time II Digital Kit	$7.95	$3.97
132190	That's a Wrap Kit	$7.95	$3.97
127431	Tickets & Tags Kit	$9.95	$4.97
125757	Tickets & Tokens II Digital Kit	$7.95	$3.97
131217	Topsy-Turvey Celebration Kit	$9.95	$4.97
121071	Travel Journal Digital Kit	$9.95	$4.97
126022	Travel Log Kit	$9.95	$4.97
129332	Twitterpated Kit	$9.95	$4.97
129607	Walk in the Park Kit	$9.95	$4.97
132567	Winter Wonders Kit (released Oct. 30, 2012)	$9.95	$4.97
127609	Wicked Fun Kit	$9.95	$4.97
131218	Wonderfall Kit	$7.95	$3.97
120881	Write Stuff II Digital Kit	$9.95	$4.97
128883	You're My Sunshine Kit	$7.95	$3.97

 

So head to my online store: http://brittnysmith.stampinup.net next Monday to get your FREE downloads and shop 50% off the above kits!!  I will be setting a reminder on my calendar next Monday so I don't forget!

 

 

 

 

Digital Printing

Save More on Photobooks, Cards, & More-Forever!

Lower Print Prices
I'm happy to let you know that Stampin' Up! has lowered all of the My Digital Studio print product prices-permanently! That's right. Now you can print your photobooks, cards, calendars, and other projects for less. You'll notice some have even been lowered up to 50 percent! The quality of their print products is top in the industry, and now the prices are competitive with the other big online printing companies too! See the new prices here.

They've also improved the shipping costs by simplifying them. They used to charge a small "split shipping fee" for orders that had both print products and traditional Stampin' Up! products, but they've done away with that. See the new My Digital Studio shipping prices on the second page of this PDF here.

New Design Features in MDS 2
Along with lowering print prices, Stampin' Up! added four more of the MDS 2 design features:

• CROP PUNCHES: Show off part of the punch and hide the rest
• PAPER RIP OPTION: Create torn edges with Designer Series Paper, card stock, and photos
• IMPORT FROM OTHER PROJECT: Toggle between projects to import elements onto current project
• MULTIPLE PAGE VIEW OPTIONS: View your page with trimmed bleed areas (in addition to viewing in single pages and spreads)

See all 75+ new design features here, and see the latest fixes here.

Update Your Software to Get the Lower Print Prices & New Features
To access the lower prices and new features, make sure to get the latest update for your MDS 2 software-even if you're using the trial version. Just go to Help and then Check for Updates and in a couple minutes you'll be all set.

Contact me with any questions you have about MDS2.

FREE Download

Want to get all of these digital downloads for FREE??



Today is the last day for you to receive your FREE download from Stampin' Up as a thank you for 100,000+ facebook fans!  All you have to do is complete a short survey.  Afterwards you will be taken to the download page where you can download different versions according to your software.  Another great thing about Stampin' Up digital downloads, you don't have to own My Digital Studio to get these downloads.  They will work with other digital software that you already use!!  So don't delay...complete your survey HERE and start creating now!

Download includes:
* 38-piece stamp brush set
* 12 Designer Series Paper patterns
* 21 embellishments
* two-page 8" x 8" designer template

Features:
* Digital-exclusive
*Template designed to use for everyday projects. Also great for year-in-review photobook, planner, journal, and more.

Coordinating colors:
Basic Gray, Cherry Cobbler, Crushed Curry, Daffodil Delight, Early Espresso, Marina Mist, Not Quite Navy, Old Olive, Pear Pizzazz, Pool Party, Pumpkin Pie, Sahara Sand, Taken with Teal, Very Vanilla

FREE Downloads

I hope everyone got their FREE downloads from My Digital Studio for National Digital Srapbooking Day!  I just downloaded mine and look forward to creating some projects with them.  Please share any pictures or blog posts for your creations with the new FREE downloads.