MDS Blog Hop: Pocket Cards

A few updates: We have moved our Blog Hop day to the 2nd and 4th Thursdays of every month. Also, we were sad to lose Kimberly Van Diepen but are excited to be adding Cori Kozak and Julie Davidse as members of the blog hop! Yay!

Last week I posted a layout about Robb and Esper's cute relationship and today I have another one. One thing I love about the pocket card style of scrapbooking is that it is perfect for accommodating cell phone photos. I had all these pictures of the two of them and this template was a great solution. I love, love, love this Gingham Garden Designer Series Paper.

And guess what? I made a video showing you how I made this great Project Life style template for future projects!

 

I loved this designer series paper so much I had to make two layouts with it. I used a Pinterest layout as inspiration of course. Enjoy the hop today!

Supply List

1. Erica Shaw 2. Jeanna Bohanon 3. Julie Leblanc 4. Cindy Schuster 5. Rochelle Gould 6. Cori Kozak 7. Holly VanDyne 8. Amber Meadows 9. Aly Schilling 10. Julie Davidse

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Instagram Photobook

A year ago I did an online MDS class and had a lot of fun. I've decided to offer many of the videos here so that you can take advantage and purchase the video tutorials individually. The prices will be between $1.00-$2.00. Of course I will continue to upload free video tutorials and projects but this will help as I try to get a business going. Let me know if there are any techniques you'd specifically like to see.

Today's video is simply a slideshow showing you the finished version of the 5" x 5" Instagram photobook I made. If you're interested in viewing it, simply pay $1.50 using the PayPal button, and I will email you the password to view the video.

Enjoy!

MDS Blog Hop: All Things Love

I have a fun Valentine's Day card to share with you today. I was inspired by a card made by Tiffany Bauer and another by Lisa Foster. Make sure you watch the video below in which I show how to insert that cute Designer Series Paper into the typewriter stamp image (I just realized I'm talking very quietly in it because everyone in the house was sleeping. Sorry 'bout that). And then make sure you go check out everyone else's beautiful love-themed projects!

Altering Punches in My Digital Studio from Erica Shaw on Vimeo.

Supplies used:

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1. Amber Meadows 2. Jeanna Bohanon 3. Julie Leblanc 4. Rochelle Gould 5. Aly Schilling 6. Mandy Grant 7. Kimberly Van Diepen 8. Holly VanDyne 9. Erica Shaw 10. Cindy Schuster 11. Cori Kozak - guest blogger!

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Divided Page Challenge & Video Tutorial

Stampin' Up! has a challenge posted to make a divided page like the ones found in The Best Year Photobook Template. I love these templates and wanted to make one work for my Christmas pictures. I also wanted to switch it up a bit so I rotated the whole thing. Watch the video below to see how I did that.

 

 

Supplies used:

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My Secret Studio Class

I'm done posting live content in my MDS class- but don't worry! You still have the chance to learn everything that was taught and get inspiration from many fun projects. This way you can access the class on your own timetable. Do a little bit each day, or watch all the videos in one day! 

Projects include:

• Scrapbook pages of course
• Home Decor 
• Birthday party invitations
• Cards
• Mini Albums
• Calendars

Video tutorials include the following:

• How to use punches
• How to crop embellishments
• How to save a watermark 
• How to design using embellishments
• How to recolor DSP
• How to convert 8" x 8" board book pages to 12" x 12"
• How to group photo boxes
• How to round corners
• How to organize your MDS embellishments so you can find them easier
• How to get the most value out of your digital downloads
• Design Basics- the secrets to make great-looking layouts every time!
• How to choose DSP for your projects
• How to make quick & easy photo mosaics
• How to use non-Stampin' Up! templates in MDS

Also!

• Exclusive content- layouts, cards, and other projects for members only
• Photo link supply lists on every project
• Project challenges and a gallery to upload and share your projects with other members
• Blog Hop bonus projects

Look at what class members are saying about this class!

Design basics video:
"Erica, thank you so much for the outstanding tips and examples of when you do and don't apply those tips. The visuals really helped me to appreciate all of the tips. Thank you so much."

Choosing DSP video:
"Thank you, Erica. Just watching and listening to how you make those decisions helped me. All your layouts look so 'put together'." 

Cropping embellishments video:
"Great tip. I couldn't have imagined this crop until I saw your video. Thank you for sharing the 'secret'."


Here's the best news... you get all of this for only $20!

Here are some other options:

• For those of you who sign up to be a demonstrator on my team, you get FREE access to any online class I offer! 
• OR if you submit a $100 online order through my shop, you will receive a FREE membership to the class.

After your payment processes, I will email you an invitation to My Secret Studio.

For those wondering, my next live class will be in December.

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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