These sweet pages were created with the Sweet Details 11″ x 8-1/2″ Designer Photobook that’s inclufed in My Digital Studio Express.  You can use this template today by downloading the FREE 30-day trail of MDS Express. 

More pictures to come of this little darling!

Enjoy!  Julie

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Crazy for Cupcakes Stamp Set #111618

Order this set today before it retires!

Enjoy!  Julie

The trick to this layered tag is layering the Perfect Punches congratulations on the Baja Breeze Extra-Large Oval created with the ‘happy birthday’ stamp from the same stamp set. 

How’d I do that?  Tip: Using the brush end of the Early Espresso marker I colored just the outline of the stamp and stamped on the Baja Breeze, before punching it out with the Extra-Large Oval Punch.

Enjoy!  Julie

A:  I don’t want you to miss out on specials and the extra projects I share in my newsletter, so there’s a sign-in box that pops up so you can add yourself to the mailing list.  Once you’ve signed up you don’t have to sign up again, just click the ‘x’ in the right corner of the pop up and have fun exploring the many projects featured here.  If you’re getting the box every time you sign in – I’m sorry. You shouldn’t be – but sometimes individual settings on a computer will trigger the box to come up every time.  Again, just click the ‘x’ in the box to close it.

Q:  I see they are reconfiguring the stamp pads, but are they eliminating the ink refills completely?

A: No.  The ink refills that you see on the retiring list are for the craft ink pads that are being discontinued.  The ink refills for the classic ink pads will continue to be available. 

Q:  I noticed the paper snips, the rubber scissors and the cutter are being discontinued.  What’s taking their place?

A:  The paper snips and the rubber craft scissors were on the retiring list in error.  They are being continued!  You can order your pair any time.  The paper cutter is being discontinued and being replaced by a new paper cutter that will be a little larger with some other great features that will make cutting and scoring your projects that much easier. 

Q:  The catalog ends May 31st.  How can I tell what’s still available from the retiring list?

A:  Retiring stamps will be available until May 31st.  Retiring accessories are only available while supplies last.  When you open this document it will be updated to show what accessories are no longer available.  If there’s an ‘x’ in the right hand column that item is no longer available.  For more on retiring product visit here.

My favorites are Lauren’s alphabet and numbers punches that can be filled with anything including photos for spectacular effects; Season By Season with it’s fabulous papers and designer template; and the super cute Seriously Awesome Stamp Brush set – love the template and the sketch frames!

Which are your favorites and did you realize that you can order these now and start using them immediately?  I love instant gratification!

Baby Prints Brush Stamp Set #130162

Lauren’s Letter’s Alphabet & Numbers Punch #130075

Season By Season Kit #130060

 Seriously Awesome Stamp Brush Set #130064

Summer Sun Designer Template #131006

Things I Love Stamp Set #131094

Order your favorites today and start creating today! 

Download the FREE 30-day trial of My Digital Studio Express.

Enjoy!  Julie

The Rhinestones are always just the right touch to finish off the butterflies.  Tip:  I lift these self-adhesive rhinestones off the sheet with the tip of the paper piercing tool.  And I use the strips of connected to rhinestones when I need a few in a row.  Quick and easy without having to line all those little baby’s up! 

 Can you see the texture in the Baja Breeze embossed panel?

Lots of great texture in this simple card.

Enjoy!  Julie

Recently, I showed you this card I created with the Baroque Motifs Stamp Set.  You can see the details here. 

This is a card I created for a color challenge a few years ago.  You can’t tell from this picture but the heart is embossed with iridescent ice emboss powder.  It’s clear with a perfect shimmer, glitter affect.

And this last card was designed by my aunt for a card swap we did during a family reunion five years ago.  The scallop circle punch made this card super easy to make.

Baroque Motif Stamp Set retiring May 31st

Enjoy!  Julie

A couple of years ago, my uncle scanned some family pictures and posted them in an online album.  I had fun pulling pictures from there to create this quick MDS project that features my mother, grandmother and great grandmother. 

The first page is my beautiful mother.  Isn’t she just lovely and cute?  The oval picture on the right was taken when she was in high school and the picture on the bottom right was taken when I was in high school.

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This second page features my mother’s mother – my grandmother.  She was a beautiful woman also.  She was very bright and enjoyed reading.  She was an exceptional seamstress and was always busy creating baby booties for her dozens of grandchildren and great grandchildren.

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This is my great grandmother – mother to Josie.  At the bottom of the page you will see a picture of her on the beach in her bathing suit.  Yes, that’s a bathing suit.  Check out the shoes!  The story is that she splurged to buy the suit, paying $25.  So how does that compare to today?  Calculating inflation that suit would cost over $530 today!  Yousa!

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All three pages were created using the Vintage Overlay 12 x 12 designer template, copied three times.  Then I rearranged and added and deleted elements to create three different pages.  

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Enjoy!  Julie

The Large Oval punch featured in this video is discounted in the clearance rack in the old style while supplies last. You can find it here.

Prefer the new style? Find it here.

Enjoy!

Julie

This close up shows off the silver glimmer paper flower. The ruffle is added using the scallop oval punch. And a hint of a line to define the top of the hat was traced with the oval punch and the Sahara Sand Stampin’ Write marker.

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Stay tune tomorrow for a how-to-make-a-punch-hat video!

Enjoy!

Julie

Have you downloaded your Free 30-day trial yet?  Click here.  What are you waiting for?  It’s free, there’s no obligation, it’s easy to download and you don’t even have to enter a credit card number!

And here’s the newest digital downloads announced this week!  I’m super excited about the Oh! Splat Overlays and Mis-Stitched.  Oh, the possibilities!!  Which is your favorite? (Click on the image for more information.)

A Royal Ensemble

Countryside Brush Set

Mis-Stitched

Oh Splat! Overlays Stamp Brush Set

Peaceful Thoughts Greeting Card Template

Tool Shed Stamp Brush Set

Enjoy!

Julie

And here’s a video tutorial.  (If you are reading this in an email message you’ll need to go to the website to see the video.)  I hope you enjoy it!

Only 8 more days to place an order and receive a free new 2012-13 catalog. 

Did you know that you can qualify for hostess rewards without hosting a party?  You can.  Order $150 in product for you and your friends, and earn free Stampin’ Up! rewards. 

Enjoy!

Julie

The background was created by embossing white vellum card stock with the beautiful Finial Press Embossing Folder (retiring).   The embossed vellum was then mounted on Blushing Bride card stock.  The subtle pink behind the vellum shows off the elegant design of the embossed vellum. 

The Big Shot Die-Cutting Machine is the star of the show on this card creating the elegant impressed background and the lovely black tag to frame the oval ‘friends’.

A simple little flower from Itty Bitty Shapes Punch Pack with a tiny pearl adds just the right touch. 

Don’t miss out on these great Stampin’ Up! products that are retiring – order yours today.

Enjoy!

Julie

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I opened a photobook project with photos only – which is a photobook with pre-arranged photo boxes.  I just added my pictures, some designer series papers, a little journaling and a very few embellishments.  DONE!

And I love that I can crop my pictures or resize them without damaging my photos!  I even changed a couple of photos to sepia right in the program.  Love it!

Enjoy!  Julie

All these hats were created with three oval punches: the Extra Large Oval, Large Oval and Scallop Oval and the Twitterpated Designer Series Paper.

This first hat was made with the Large Oval punch.  The tail was snipped out with the Paper Snips and the final touch was the Flower Designer brad.

The Large Oval paper punches were layered with a paper punched Scallop Oval.  A little ribbon was added with a silver Glimmer paper flower and red brad.

This final and largest hat was created with the Extra Large Oval punch.  And the scrunch flower was made similarly to the scrunch flower here just much smaller. 

Next week I’ll have a graduation card video for you AND a video of these hats.  Stay tuned!

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