Happy Holidays 2009 (My Digital Studio)

I had a great time in St. George! The baby did great, and we did a lot of fun stamping and swapping. I saw some great digital layouts there so I had to come home and get back to making more. Here's one I just made tonight with pictures from last Christmas. Anyone else starting to get in the Christmas mood? I guess it's having a baby for the first time this holiday season that I'm so excited about!

Let me know if you'd like more information about purchasing My Digital Studio, or learning how to use it.

St. George swap card

My mom and I go to St. George every year in September. Her upline hosts a day of stamping/swapping and it is so much fun! This year we are taking the baby. I hope she does ok and doesn't get cranky on the 4 hour drive down. This is the swap I designed for the event. It only took 20 minutes to make!

Supplies: (All supplies by Stampin' Up! unless noted) Just Believe stamp set, Curly Label Extra-Large punch, Rose Red, Baja Breeze, Whisper White, and Perfect Plum card stock; Baja Breeze and Perfect Plum classic ink, silver brad, stamping sponge, Whisper White 1/4" Grosgrain Ribbon, Scallop Edge Border punch, 1-1/4" Circle Large punch, Stampin' Dimensionals

Click here to buy any of these supplies online.

Stamp Camp!

You DO NOT want to miss this super fun stamping event!!

Stamp Camp
Saturday, October 9, 2010
10:00 AM – 2:00 PM
Winsor Estates Mobile Park Club House
2800 S. Hampton Park Dr.
Salt Lake City, Utah 84119

Easy access from Bangerter Hwy. or I-215 (3500 S. exit, westbound)

Parking is limited at the club house, but there is plenty of parking on 3200 W.

You will be stamping five fabulous projects. (Including a Halloween scrapbook page designed by me) There will be door-prize drawings, a grand-prize drawing, displays, and product/technique demonstrations.
Here is the layout I designed that you will be making:

You can see my version has 3 photos, journaling, and a different title to show you what you can turn it into.

Space is limited and will be filled on a first-come, first-served basis!

You are welcome to bring a friend, but all guests must be registered.

To Register: $25 per person, which includes $10 of FREE Stampin' Up! merchandise (you choose)!!!

All registration payments must be received no later than September 24, 2010

Please let me know if you're interested in coming.

Giveaway winner

I need to apologize for not picking the winner on Friday. I didn't think I had any commenters on the post because I didn't receive notifications through my email. I'll have to try and fix that.

Anyway, your winner is...

Bunnie!

I'll send you an email and get your address from you.

Thanks for playing everyone, I should do another giveaway next week, so enter again!

Blog Giveaway! Paper & Punch

I have some fun things to give to the readers of my blog today. These are fun discontinued products from Stampin' Up!: a Trio Flower punch, Halloween "Creepy Crawly" Designer Series paper, and Lovely Lilac Prints Designer Series paper. The winner will also get a free 2010-2011 Stampin' Up! Idea Book & Catalog and Definitely Decorative vinyl catalog. All you have to do is leave a comment mentioning a craft technique you wish you knew how to do. Winners will be drawn Friday night!

Moments layout (My Digital Studio)

Here's another layout that uses the Sweet Pea digital kit you can buy as an addition to the software. The background paper comes from the kit. Thanks for looking!

Enjoy the little things layout (My Digital Studio)

One thing I love about My Digital Studio is that you aren't just limited to what comes in the software. Stampin' Up! releases additional downloadable content on their website to purchase. I was so excited to find this Sweet Pea kit, which is adorable. Look at how many papers came with it! I had so much fun playing with it, and making this layout using photos taken exactly a year ago today. Oh, by the way, if you don't have My Digital Studio and still want to download these products to use with Photoshop, you can do that too. Just go here to my website and click on shop online and then look at all the digital content.

My Digital Studio layout - Cherish Life

I think this is my favorite layout I've made using My Digital Studio so far. I love it. :) (Photos by Amanda Nelson Photography & Design.)

Quick & Easy with My Digital Studio

Sometimes I feel like being creative and starting from scratch with an idea. Other times, I just want to be able to add layouts to our family album quickly and call it done. My Digital Studio lets you do both! On this day, I simply opened up these two already made layouts and added pictures and a date. Honestly, it took maybe five minutes! These are both part of a whole set of premade layouts you can use to make a theme album of an event. I simply opened the pages individually and decided to use them that way. If you are interested in taking a class to learn how to use My Digital Studio, send me an email or leave me a comment.

Big Shot Class Projects

I just thought I'd share the projects we made at me and my mom's combined Big Shot class. It was a lot of fun and I learned a ton about how to use it (I'm still a newb). My favorite was the wedding card with the two hearts- too cute! Let me know if you would be interested in a class like this, or if there are any other techniques or products you'd like to learn more about! (Click on the image to see the projects larger.)