Stamp, Scrap & Create with Chris

Away on a Scrap Weekend

When this actually posts on Sunday, I will actually be on day three of our fabulous Fall Scrapbooking Getaway!!

We pride ourselves on making this the most RELAXING Scrapbooking Weekend offered!  Imagine 3 days of scrapbooking, spending time with friends, great food (which you don't have to cook!), a beautiful hotel, and best of all, very few interruptions!!

If you missed this one, registration for our Winter Getaway Weekend begins tomorrow!  Click here for more information!

Stamps:  Fruit & Flowers

Ink:  Calypso Coral, Lucky Limeade, Early Espresso Stampin' Write Markers

Card Stock:  Wisteria Wonder, Calypso Coral, Lucky Limeade, Whisper White, Berry Blossoms DSP

Accessories:  Punches - 2-3/8" Scallop Circle, 1-3/4"Scallop Circle, Designer Printed Brads, 3/8" Ruffled Ribbon - Wisteria, My Digital Studio

Summer Pennant Parade

Here's a quick scrapbook page that I put together using new products from the 2011-2012 Idea Book & Catalog.

The great part about this page - I used My Digital Studio for the title!! 

I don't have a lot of alpabet sets anymore, but I did want to add some sort of title.  So I used MDS, and printed the letters & numbers in Tangerine Tango and Pacific Point onto Whisper White Card Stock.  Then I just punched out each letter using the new Petite Pennants Builder, and the 1 3/4" Circle.

Card Stock:  Daffodil Delight, Whisper White, Tangerine Tango, Pacific Point, Beyond the Garden DSP

Accessories:  Punches - Petite Pennants Builder, 2 1/2" Circle, 1 3/4" Circle, 2 3/8" Scallop Circle, Boho Blossoms, Basic Pearls, Flower Brads - Brights, 1 1/4" Striped Grosgrain - Daffodil Delight, Stampin' Dimensionals, Mini Glue Dots

If you would like any of the supplies needed to make this page, give me a call, email me, or visit my ONLINE STORE anytime.

Two Weeks Left in the National Scrapbooking Month Promotion

During National Scrapbook Month - Get select Stamp Sets and Digital Print Projects at 30% off and /or join Stampin' Up! with a 30% discount off the Digital + Starter Kit!!!

Get 30% Off:

Give scrapbooking a try with our National Scrapbooking Month promotion! You will get 30 percent off a wide selection of scrapbooking products including

• Select stamp sets
• Select professional print products for My Digital Studio
• Special digital download bundles for My Digital Studio

Click here to see the complete list of products being offered at 30 percent off.

Join Stampin' Up!:

During National Scrapbooking Month, You can join Stampin' Up! for 30% off the Digital + Starter Kit. You can also purchase the Stampin' Memories Add-On Kit for 30% off, as well!

Digital+ Starter Kit* (valued at more than $320!)
Includes My Digital Studio, three stamp sets, a clear block, assorted card stock packages, four Classic Stamp Pads, two Stampin' Write Markers, Ribbon, Buttons, Stampin' Scrub, catalogs, business supplies and more! 
Regular Price: $175
Sale Price: $122.50 + FREE Shipping

Stampin' Memories Add-On (value- nearly $90!)
One stamp set ($31.95 or less), 12 x 12 assorted package of card stock, pack of Designer Series Paper, Quick Accents Pack and one 12 x 12 album!
Regular Price: $$50
Sale Price: $35 + FREE Shipping

Things to Remember:

•The discount only applies to the Digital+ Starter Kit and the Stampin' Memories Add-on. The standard Starter Kit or other add-ons are not eligible.
•New demonstrators may purchase the standard Starter Kit at regular price and the Stampin' Memories Add-On at the discounted price or purchase both the Digital+ Starter Kit and Stampin' Memories Add-On at the discounted price.
•The Independent Demonstrator Application (IDA) must be received in the office by mail or online by Tuesday, May 31, 2011; 11:50 PM (MT)

 

Scrapbooking with My Digital Studio

Keeping in the My Digital Studio theme, today's sample is of a 2-page spread I recently made using MDS.  So far, most of the projects I've made have used the templates that are included in the program.  What I've done is just click on the elements of the design, and change the colors, the Designer Series Papers, the stamps, or the embellishments.  It may sound like a lot of work, but it's actually very easy to just change what is already there.  It's also a really great way to learn your way around My Digital Studio before you begin a project from scratch.

This layout is from a Gingerbread House making "event" at our house back in December.  I say "event", because it always ends up with the girls yelling at each other, not agreeing on how the house should be decorated, fighting over who gets to hold the icing bag, and TONS of laughing.  Usually, the house never seems to get made, all the candy "decorations" get eaten, and EVERYONE ends up with icing all over!
 

For tons of ideas, tips and great discussions, check out www.mydigitalstudio.net.  If you don't own My Digital Studio yet, you can order the software here. For all the latest downloads, click here.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Saturday Sale-a-Bration

Here's another SAB card that we made at a recent workshop.

Of all of the pictures from fellow demonstrators, as well as ohs & ahs from my customers, this Sale-A-Bration set Bliss seems to be a favorite this year!

I've seen samples with this set alone, paired with other sets, with a muted vintage look, and even brightly colored fun creations!  It's so versitle, it's a great addition to anyone's stamp collection! 

Here's what we used to make this card:

Stamps:  Bliss

Paper:  Daffodil Delight, Early Espresso, Whisper White.

Ink:  Daffodil Delight, Early Espresso

Accessories: Punches - 2 3/8" Scallop Circle XL, 1 3/4" Circle XL, Crop-a-Dile, 5/8" Satin Ribbon - Daffodil Delight, Stampin' Dimensionals

Rememer, this set is FREE, and only available during Sale-A-Bration!  To get your Bliss Set give me a call, send an email, or ORDER ONLINE anytime!

And Punxsutawney Phil says...

...AN EARLY SPRING??

Well no doubt he didn't see his shadow - we are covered in about 3 feet of snow, and are currently in the midst of an ice storm!!  The poor little guy probably couldn't get out of his little den!

If you (like me!) are in desperate need of a weekend away with friends, great food, fun, a massage, and scrapbooking, I have the answer for you!!  Luckily, our Winter Weekend Getaway is just a few weeks away!

Because we are getting so close, registration for the March 11 - 13, 2011 Scrapbooking Weekend will end Friday, February 18, 2011. 

In addition to registration, all payments are due Friday, February 18 as well.  There will be a $15 service fee added to any payments received after February 18.

If you would like more information, or need a registration form, check out the NJ Scrapbooking Getaways blog.

I promise you, it will be a relaxing weekend filled with fun, great food, plenty of laughter, AND NO SHOVELING!!