Make A Wish

There have been a few inquiries as to how the "WISH" card on page 26 of the Spring Mini was created.  I personally could never cut anything that evenly using scissors so I decided to see what I could do using MDS2+ and my electronic die cutter.  I was
able to import the letters from the software onto my cutting mat.  After a few tries (at least a few) the white cardstock is the negative space that was left once the letters were cut and removed.  I ran that thru the Big Shot to emboss it, used an Edgelit for the decorative bottom edge and then used the coordinating embossing folder on the Raspberry Ripple.  I have horrible handwriting and do not have a stamp that says "make a".  So I typed the phrase into the MDS program, changed the color to Cherry Cobbler and when it was printed, cut it out using one of the Itty Bitty Framelits and adhered it to the card using a little brad.  I like the finished product and now I have the letters to make another card. Have a great weekend and find yourself a little stampin' time!

Print Poetry DSP Stack

Today's card was inspired by one I saw on our demonstrator website.  The print paper is just one of the designs in the new Print Poetry DSP Stack on Page 16 in the Spring Mini.  This pad includes 4 each  of 12 double-sided designs measuring 4 1/2 x 6 1/2 inches.  This card uses the "stamping off" technique~~stamping first on a scrap of paper before stamping on the card.  The stamped-off images include flowers from the Secret Garden set stamped using Midnight Muse ink and leaves from the same set stamped withWild Wasabi ink.   The " above & beyond" image is from the One In A Million set and again stamped-off using Crumb Cake.  I stamped directly on the cardstock using a sentiment from the Blooming With Kindness set and Midnight Muse ink.  To finish off the card and add a little dimension, I stamped and cut out an extra flower adhering it with a dimensional and embellishing it with a little pearl.  Many of the prints in this DSP stack are very pretty but there are a few that do not appeal to me.  Nonetheless, the Print Poetry DSP stack is a great addition to my card-making supplies. Have a wonderful day!

New Stuff

I have been invited to a baby shower which takes place a couple of weeks from now.  In yesterday's mail I received some things I had ordered right after Christmas and decided I would use those new things together with my Stampin' Up products to create a card.  The diamond embossed Bashful Blue card stock was created using the Tied Together embossing folder by Couture Creations.  The star border was cut using my Big Shot and the Cosmic Star border die by Memory Box.  The word "Baby" was made using letter punches from My Digital Studio and

exporting them as SVG files.  I turned on my Cricut, opened Sure Cuts A Lot, arranged the letters on my mat and hit "cut".  I am so much loving the ability to use MDS2+ to cut out Stampin' Up images.  Hope you are having a wonderful day! 

MDS2+

 I started playing with Stampin' Up's My Digital Studio software beginning with watching some of the videos on www.mydigitalstudio.net.  After watching videos, I broke down and ordered the MDS 2+ software.  You can download the software, but I wanted the disc together with digital content valued at $500.  I spent the other day playing and the photo shows some of the images I cut out using my Cricut and Sure Cuts A Lot software.  In the past, in order to get the layers for some of the punches, like the Decorative Label punch or the Top Note die, I had to punch or die cut the image, scan it into my computer, save it and then import it to my SCAL program.  Well with MDS2+, once I pull up a punch or even a brush stamp image, I am able to "export to SVG" and save in a folder.  The two trucks are images from a retired set, On The Go; onesies from a Celebrate Any Day set; small white tree is from the Spooky Bingo Bits; and I used "punches" for the border. There is going to be quite a bit of  trial and error. For example, the hearts are from a retired stamp set, but were not solid as I thought. I ripped off one side of a heart outline.  I have a lot to learn in order to take advantage of everything MDS2+ has to offer, but I will continue to watch the videos and learn more.  In the meantime, I have been using MDS to create my Christmas scrapbook pages for this year.  Eventually I will get them printed using SU's printing services and when I do that, I will post a couple of the finished products.  Have a great day!