I've held up posting this My Digital Studio hybrid card because I've been trying to remember how I made it!  Oh, well, just know that it's all MDS downloads and super easy to create.  I just added a Pool Party Designer Brad to the center of the bow.  Easy as can be!

And if you don't have My Digital Studio yet, why not give it a free 30-day try!  Click HERE for details!

THINGS YOU'LL NEED:
Item No. 122940 2011-13 In Color Designer Printed Brads
My Digital Studio software

February 10th from 5:30 – 9:30 pm OPEN Hours

OR

February 11th from 9 am – Noon OPEN Hours

at 1000 Winton Road North, Rochester NY 14609 

Cost: $15 or FREE with a $20 Order during class.  

Here's a look at the "The Card Shoppe" line up for February!

February 10th from 5:30 – 9:30 pm OPEN Hours

OR

February 11th from 9 am – Noon OPEN Hours

at 1000 Winton Road North, Rochester NY 14609    

Cost: $20 or FREE with a $25 Order during class.  

I can't wait to see YOU at Shoppe this month!

Have I piqued your interest about digital software for cards, scrapbooking and more?  Would you like a chance to try it out with no cost to you whatsoever?  Too good to be true – not at all!  Start designing with My Digital Studio (MDS) today FREE!  Stampin' Up! is offering a FREE 30-day trial of My Digital Studio Express! 

What is My Digital Studio (MDS) Express?  It is a downloadable version, regularly $39.95, of our popular My Digital Studio digital design software.  You receive the same software and some digital content to get you started!

What comes in the MDS Express download?  Over $50 worth of content, which includes:

• 12 Designer Series paper patterns
• One 9-piece stamp brush set
• 81 embellishments
• 26 punches
• Five designer templates (24-page 11" x 8-1/2" photobook, 7" x 5" postcard, 5" x 7" postcard, 4-1/4" x 5-1/2" greeting card, 4" x 9-1/4" trifold card)
• AND since it downloads instantly, there's no shipping charge!
• Click here to view the full content of MDS Express

How Does My Digital Studio Express differ from My Digital Studio?  My Digital Studio (item 118108, $79.95) contains packaged DVDs and nearly 2,000 stamp brush sets, embellishments, designer templates, punches, Designer Series Papers, card stock and more.  That's a $500 value.  My Digital Studio Express does not contain the $500 worth of digital images.

With the FREE 30 Day Trial, you'll get:

• Full access to the software at NO COST.
• Full design functionality.
• Exclusive artwork that comes with My Digital Studio Express.
• Opportunity to purchase additional downloads from designer templates to stamp brush sets–and everything in between.
• View MDS Catalog.
• Access to Stampin' Up! professional print services.
• Learn, get tips and see lots of samples at mydigitalstudio.net.

IT'S SIMPLE.   Download the My Digital Studio Express Free Trial (item 129600) from My Online Store HERE.

GET THE BEST DEAL OF ALL!  Select your choice of either the Stampin' Up! My Digital Studio (MDS) Starter Kit OR the Standard Starter Kit during Sale-A-Bration and save $50.  Now $125 for $340 in product, up to $120 product bonus and ships FREE.  Read all about the Sale-A-Bration promotion HERE.

NEW MY DIGITAL STUDIO DOWNLOADS.  Stampin' Up! adds new downloadable MDS images every Tuesday for purchase.  

ONE FREE SALE-A-BRATION GIFT FOR EVERY $50 YOU SPEND.  Stampin' Up!'s biggest promotion of the year is in full swing.  Get all of the details HERE. Qualifying total excludes shipping and sales tax.

Today I'm sharing another birthday card I received from a very talented team member, Kristin Springer.  Kristin used Creative Elements stamp set to create her beautiful card.  Love everything about this one – the torn edges, sponging, and the pearl and Antique Brad accessories.  Kristin even stamped the flower 3 times then cut out the different sized layers and stacked them together.  So pretty!

THINGS YOU'LL NEED:
Item No. 122645 Creative Elements wood $32.95 OR
Item No. 122647 Creative Elements clear $24.95
Item No. 117273 Antique Brads $5.95
Item No. 119247 Jewels Basic Pearls (150) $4.95

The Twitterpated Product Suite in the Occasions Mini is one of my most favorite product lines ever!  Here I began by choosing the pretty floral print I wanted to use then building colors around it.  Base of the card is Whisper White, followed by Blushing Bride card stock.  Next I layered the designer paper and Island Indigo pieces.  Finally is Baja Breeze card stock run through the Big Shot with the Polka Dot Embossing Folder.  The cupid image is heat embossed with Versa Mark and Silver Embossing Powder, punched out with the Extra-Large Oval Punch and placed inside a frame created with Pear Pizzazz card stock and the Designer Frames Embossing Folder.  Accents are Twitterpated Designer Button and Cherry Cobbler 1/2" Seam Binding Ribbon.  Even though it's technically Riding Hood Red in the designer paper, the Cherry Cobbler looked perfect with this card.

THINGS YOU'LL NEED: 
Item No. 125460 PS I Love You wood $34.95 OR
Item No. 125462 PS I Love You clear $27.95
Item No. 117335 Perfect Polka Dots Textured Impressions Embossing Folder $8.95
Item No. 123130 Designer Frames Textured Impressions Embossing Folders $8.95
Item No. 119859 Extra-Large Oval Punch $16.95
Item No. 120992 Cherry Cobbler 1/2" Seam Binding Ribbon $6.95
Item No. 125406 Twitterpated Designer Series Paper $10.95
Item No. 125579 Twitterpated Designer Buttons $6.95
Item No. 109131 Silver Stampin' Emboss Powder $4.75
Item No. 100005 Heat Tool $29.95
Item No. 102283 VersaMark Pad $7.50

Just celebrated my birthday and received this gorgeous card from team member and friend Nicole Bertrand.  I know you're going to want the new stamp set Mixed Bunch and coordinating punch Blossom!  And Nicole's made good use of the pretty Everyday Enchantment Ribbon and Designer Paper offerings for Sale-A-Bration!

THINGS YOU'LL NEED:
Item No. 125535 Mixed Bunch wood $27.95 OR
Item No. 125537 Mixed Bunch clear $21.95
Item No. 125603 Blossom Punch $16.95
Item No. 119853 Eyelet Border Punch $15.95
item No. 122940 2011-13 In Color Designer Printed Brads $7.95
Item No. 126154 Everyday Enchantment Designer Series Paper SAB
Item No. 127279 Everyday Enchantment Ribbon & Brad Pack SAB
Item No. 125525 Apothecary Art wood $34.95 OR
Item No. 125527 Apothecary Art clear $27.95

This is the day we've all been waiting for – the biggest Stampin' Up! sale of the YEAR has begun! It's time for Sale-A-Bration!

CLICK HERE to view the Sale-A-Bration Brochure Now!

There are THREE wonderful ways for you to benefit during Sale-A-Bration . . . choose what works best for you!

• Purchase the Stampin' Up! Starter Kit: During Sale-A-Bration, the Starter Kit is just $125 ($50 off!) AND, for purchasing it you will get a FREE Digital Download OR pack of Designer Series Paper every month for a year! And those two items are interchangeable and YOUR CHOICE! One month you can choose an MDS download and the next a DSP pack. You can purchase the Starter Kit and receive this deal through March — but you'll want to try and do it in January so that you don't miss out on any free items! If you don't purchase it until February, you'll lose a "freebie". If you don't purchase it until March, you'll lose 2 "freebies". For more details on the Starter Kit click HERE.

• Host a Workshop or being your own Hostess!: When you host a workshop during Sale-A-Bration or place a large order that qualifies for its own Hostess Benefits, you'll get extra perks! For a $150 workshop or order, receive a FREE TOTE BAG! For a $400 workshop or order, an ENTIRE bundle is given – this bundle includes the Sale-A-Bration Exclusive Paper, Brads, Ribbon and coordinating Stamp Set plus the tote bag!
  

• Order!: For EVERY $50 you spend, select a FREE gift from the Sale-A-Bration brochure — and there's NO LIMIT! Spend $50, get a free gift. Spend $100, get 2 free gifts. Spend $400, get 8 gifts PLUS the hostess bundle and tote bag!

Kriss's Online Customer Perks!: In addition to the Sale-A-Bration benefits from Stampin' Up! you can also take advantage of my Online Customer Perks during Sale-A-Bration! There's never been a better time to order online and earn punches for your loyalty card — you'll receive all the Sale-A-Bration benefits AND my own personal benefits!  Click HERE for more information about this program.

Here's another card using the Twitterpated Product Suite from the Occasions Mini Catalog.  I began with a Whisper White card base, then added some Basic Gray that's been run through the Big Shot with the Stripes Textured Impressions Embossing Folder.  Next comes some layering with Pear Pizzazz and a piece of the Twitterpated Designer Series Paper.  The main image is bordered with Real Red and stamped in Basic Gray ink.  I stamped again in Real Red, cut out the "XO" and popped it over the gray with a Dimensional.  The larger stamped heart (and the sentiment) are from PS I Love You, the "must have" stamp for Valentine's Day.  It's punched out with the Full Heart Punch, but one of the hearts from the Framelis Dies Hearts Collection is the exact same size.  So if you don't already own the punch, you may want to consider more bang for your buck and purchase the Framelits.  The three smaller hearts come from the new Fashionable Hearts Embosslits Die – this little tool both embosses and cuts out 5 different hearts!  Love it!

THINGS YOU'LL NEED:
Item No. 125460 PS I Love You wood $34.95 OR
Item No. 125462 PS I Love You clear $27.95
Item No. 125570 Blushing Bride 3/8" Pleated Satin Ribbon $6.95
Item No. 125596 Fashionable Hearts Embosslits Die $11.95
Item No. 119246 Jewels Basic Rhinestones $4.95
Item No. 123128 Stripes Textured Impressions Embossing Folders $7.95
Item No. 125406 Twitterpated Designer Series Paper $10.95
Item No. 119883 Full Heart Punch $16.95
Item No. 125599 Framelits Dies Hearts Collection $26.95
 

I'm pretty excited to be using My Digital Studio more!  I love what you can create mixing both traditional and digital card making.  Here I've used the MDS download called My Cute Valentine Printables Designer Template to print out the main heart image onto Whisper White Card stock.  Set includes 4 different hearts designed to coordinate with the Hearts Collection Framelits Dies.  I began creating my card using a Whisper White base, then Riding Hood Red, then a piece of Twitterpated Designer Paper, and finally the heart popped up on Dimensionals.  I added a Rhinestone and some Basic Gray Satin Ribbon for a pretty finish.  Hybrid card making is so fun!

THINGS YOU'LL NEED:
Item No. 129344 My Cute Valentine Printables Designer Template $2.95
Item No. 125599 Framelits Dies Hearts Collection $26.95
Item No. 124326 Basic Gray 5/8" Satin Ribbon $8.95
Item No. 119246 Jewels Basic Rhinestones $4.95
Item No. 125406 Twitterpated Designer Series Paper $10.95

I share a birthday with my daughter Aly and it was so fun to be traveling together and celebrating!

Here's Jen and Aly enjoying the river.

Then it was on to pick up our bags.  This darling bag highlights a new line being released in the Summer Mini Catalog in April!  So cute!

Here's a close-up so you can see the details.

Next stop was Make and Takes.  But before we began here's what was waiting at our places.  It's a coordinating piece to the bag which can be used as a notebook or for using at a workshop for a place to put money and orders inside.  Didn't take a pick of it open!

There was even a cute little box with a candy treat to keep us going while we stamped.

Tomorrow's schedule is jam packed starting at 6AM, so I'll post more when I can!  For those of you on the From the Heart Stampers Team, plan to join us next year for this amazing event!