Happy Thanksgiving Card

I saw this adorable card by Natasha Schwecke and knew I had to copy it! I love the look of the wood grain mixed with the glitter paper. I feel like that's what Thanksgiving is- a time to party and glitz up the simple celebration of food and bounty. May you and your families all have a happy Thanksgiving!

*All supplies by Stampin' Up! If you don't have a demonstrator yet, consider making yours my mom! (Demo #31!)

Pumpkin Layout Featuring A To Z Woodpress

I love these new letter embellishments! They add so much dimension to your pages. I'm still working on some October photos for Esper's book. I hope you're not sick of seeing Christmas projects because I'm going to need to scrapbook photos of our holiday too. A few things about this layout- the punch shape I used behind the photos is from the Convention 2012 Photobook Template and the leaf image is from the Be Awesome Today Easel Calendar. Also, I cropped the title stamp "the perfect pumpkin" so that it would fit lengthwise. I also lowered the opacity of the background page to 89% so that the pattern wouldn't overpower the rest of the page.

Supplies used:

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Digital Scrapbooking Day (Free Downloads!)

I should have posted this yesterday when it was actually Digital Scrapbooking Day, but I wanted to let you know about some free downloads Stampin' Up! is offering. Three downloads to be exact! Make sure you go get yours right away as there is only one day left. I recolored some of the elements in these kits and created the layout below.

Also, all kits are 50% off! Now's a great time to stock up.

Supplies used:

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Video Tutorial: Cropping Stamps in MDS 2

Have you seen this new Wonderfall kit? I had to buy it because it has owls in it, of course. (Notice she is also wearing an owl shirt.) :) So stinkin' cute! I have a short video tutorial for you today showing how to crop a stamp (and what to do with those pesky parts of the stamp that still show up after cropping). If you enjoy learning about MDS 2 through video tutorials, now is the time to join My Secret Studio- my online class. (Layout design inspired by this one.)

Supplies used: (click to purchase)

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Joy Digital Layout and Blog Candy!

I have something fun for you today! Last night I was feeling very inspired so I created this layout using pictures I took yesterday at the pumpkin patch. Don't you love it when the pictures you took turned out so cute that you must rush home and scrapbook them? That's what I love about My Digital Studio- I no longer have to wait to send my photos to a photo lab and then go pick them up. And then come home and wait until I have a clean craft room to make them into a cute scrapbook page. I am all about doing a little at a time- editing photos during nap time, picking out supplies in MDS while she eats dinner, etc. I love that MDS works on MY schedule.

Anyway, here's the fun part. BLOG CANDY! Do you like this layout? Then it's yours! One winner will receive a template of this page they can add their own photos into! (You must own My Digital Studio software to use it.) Just leave me a comment telling me what you love about My Digital Studio. If you have it but haven't used it yet, let me know what your hangups are with digital scrapbooking. Are you not tech-savvy? Do you feel it's another thing you don't want to get into? I will pick a winner on Wednesday, November 2nd at 10pm MDT.

Supplies used: (If you don't see something listed below, it is included with the original software)

My Digital Studio	Year To Remember 2012 Calendar Template - Digital Download	Spice Cake Designer Series Paper - Digital Download	Bella Rose Designer Series Paper - Digital Download	Sweet Details Designer Series Paper - Digital Download	Springtime Vintage Designer Series Paper - Digital Download
Timeless Portrait Designer Series Paper - Digital Download	Vintage Overlay Stamp Brush Set - Digital Download	Timeless Type Junior Letters & Numbers Punch - Digital Download	Postage Stamp Punch - Digital Download	Cloud Punch - Digital Download	Spice Cake Kit - Digital Download
Buttons Pack Subtles Add-On Pack - Digital Download	Baker's Twine - Digital Download	Inspired by Kimmithy Laine	CK Anecdote Font

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Just for fun, here's some more pictures from yesterday: