Project Life & My Digital Studio

You may have  noticed the updated look to my blog.  I have been using My Digital Studio from the start of my blog to create the header, my Facebook cover photo, twitter page, and Etsy storefront.  I love that I can incorporate the elements from my cards into me social media places as well.

For a little over the past year, my blog has looked like this.  And I love it, I really do.  It is bright, cheery and in the clouds like my head.  I get distracted easily daydreaming. 

 

But, it was time for a change. I wanted to update Stampin’ Fool to reflect the new trends in card making, scrapbooking and DIY crafting.  Pinterest has opened up the crafting world to show off everyone’s unique talents through DIY projects.  I wanted this blog to show you the new colors, shapes, patterns, fonts and ways of crafting.  So, I changed the header.

I opened up My Digital Studio, ran the update (make sure you run the FREE update, it includes the New In Colors) and downloaded brand new content, Project Life Digital cards.

Specifically, I downloaded the Project Life Happiness Is digital cards (138041  $19.95)

Download includes
* 54-piece SVG stamp brush set
* 200 embellishments:
-74 filler card embellishments (3″ x 4″)
-54 journaling card embellishments (3″ x 4″)
-12 filler card embellishments (4″ x 4″)
-12 journaling card

As you can see from the list, it includes a TON of content.  I used the journaling cards as the background paper by lining up two of them side by side and grouping the objects.  I used the washi tape at the top of the banner- *Tip: add a square, recolor it white, and resize it to fit behind the washi tape and send it behind the washi tape so that you can see the washi pattern on top of the other patterned paper.  I recolored the rhinestones to coordinate with the new In Colors.

I really love the new bright patterned look of these journaling cards.  I can’t wait to get my hands on the paper copies too!

 

 

You can download MDS here. Or try the Free trial.

Happy Crafting!

Beach Baby scrapbook page

Today’s post is a quick and easy page.  I wanted to document our first trip to the beach with Silas.

This was an easy way to make it happen.  I used Pool Party 12×12 background card stock and added High Tide Designer Series Paper.  Each photo was matted on Whisper White card stock and the two left photos are “framed” with Crumb Cake card stock that was stamped with the Hardwood background stamp.  It makes a beautiful woodgrain frame.

The Beach Baby title is cut with my Silhouette E-cutter (which will play a large part in the NEW Annual Catalog). It is mounted on a cute camera shaped – made with the Envelope Punch Board!

Happy Crafting!

 

 

Weekly Deals

With  Mother’s Day just around the corner, it’s a great time to take advantage of these prepaid subscriptions that can be bought as gifts. It’s the gift that keeps on giving!

 

How It Works

1. Once you place your order with me, they’ll receive an e-mail with instructions on how to redeem the prepaid subscription.
2. You’ll go to www.mypaperpumpkin.com and enter the redemption code.
3. You will enjoy your monthly Paper Pumpkin project kit the very next month!

My Digital Studio Downloads

Oh my cuteness!  If you love dogs, this is the download for you.  It is everything puppy related.  I can’t even begin to list all of the ideas running through my head.  I’ll be using my Silhouette e-cutter to cut out these cute pups in paper and vinyl.  I see cutouts for dog, banners, journaling tags for scrapbooking, fabric appliques, not to mention the load of stamp images to print out and use on projects.

Paw Parade ( item 138037)

The Very Bestest Stamp Brush Download ( item 138037)

 

Happy Crafting!!

Project Life Scrapbooking: Now with Stampin’ Up!

 

Can you say WOO HOO!  I am so excited at the announcement that Stampin’ Up! has partnered with Project Life to introduce a like of simple pocket style scrapbooking.  You will soon be able to purchase products made by Stampin’ Up! & Project Life to simplofy your scrapbooking so that your pages will coordinate with the awesome products you already own.

More details to come!

questions. answers.

Q: What types of Project Life products will Stampin’ Up! offer?

A: You’ll see Card Collections, Accessory Packs, Albums, Photo Pocket Pages, tools, other accessories, and Stamps, of course!

Q: Are the card designs the same as what we can buy in the stores?

A: Nope! We have worked with Stampin’ Up! to design all new products that are super fun and a perfect match to their existing color lines which will make coordination a breeze. Some of the Photo Pocket Page designs are the same and some are different than what we currently offer.

Q: How do I buy these products?

A: Beginning May 1st, you can purchase products directly through my Stampin’ Up! website or, better yet, you can contact me directly and I’ll place your order and let you try out my samples.

Q: Why order through a demonstrator?

A: Stampin’ Up! has a worldwide demonstrator base who understand our products better than anyone. I offer in-home workshops, online parties, and local events. The personal expertise and service make purchasing through a demonstrator a wonderful and unique experience and you will also form great friendships!

Q: Where do I learn about becoming a demonstrator?

A: Visit my Stampin’ Up! website to learn more by clicking the Join page.

Q: How do I sign up to become a demonstrator so I can sell Project Life myself and make money doing it?

A: Once you’ve decided that this is a great opportunity for you, you can sign up through my website HERE.

Q: Are the products packaged the same as existing products (i.e. Core Kits, Mini Kits, etc.)?

A: Most Project Life by Stampin’ Up! products will be sold in Card Collections of 100 cards with 4×6, 4×4, and 3×4 card sizes included. Each card will be printed front + back as all of our current products, but you will not receive duplicates of any cards in the set. Oh – And we’re doing square (not rounded) corners on all of our cards with Stampin’ Up! Yes, there’s an awesome corner rounder punch included in the product line-up if that floats your boat. There will also be Accessory Packs available (sold separately) that will contain a variety of accessories to complement the Card Collection.

Q: When will the products be available?

A: Products will be available for customers to order beginning May 1st (just 15 days from the time of this announcement)! Watch for product images and more information coming soon.

Q: Will the Project Life by Stampin’ Up! products be available in digital format?

A: They sure will! Stay tuned for more information on when those will become available.

 

MDS Monday: Free Wallpaper

Free Wallpaper Created in My Digital Studio

Happy Monday!

For this week’s My Digital Studio Monday I was in need of a desktop wallpaper with a calendar- like the free ones from Stampin’ Up! all last year.  Well, I am totally reliant on the calendar being easily accessible while working on my laptop so having gone the past three months without one has been torture.  But, MDS makes it easy to create a calendar and you can decorate it however you please.

I started out by creating a project that matched my desktop dimensions (1200 x 800 pixels).

Then I decided on a theme- Crisp Cantaloupe.  I added the card stock background.

Next I added a few rows of embellishments.  The white frame is from the Grunge download that comes preloaded on MDS.  You will have to size it down for it to fit onto your screen.

I added a calendar template for April 2014, changed the font and enlarged it to 20 pt. and used the universal search query to find the month April and decided on this little banner.  I changed the color to Pool Party to match my dots.

I went back and added a drop shadow to each row of dots, the banner and the frame.

That’s all. Simple & Sweet.  Perfect for me, April (no pun intended).

To download this wallpaper you will right click and select “Save Image As”.  Save it to your computer and go into your settings to change your wallpaper.  Tada- now you too can have a functional desktop calendar.  I think I will be doing this every month!

 

In addition to this awesome FREE download, below is a sneak peek of the Undefined Stamp Carving Kit fun that I had over the weekend.  Each day I will show off a new project. You won’t want to miss it so stay tuned!