March Blog Hop

Welcome to our March edition of the Stylin' Stampin' Squad Blog Hop! Spring is my favorite time of year; I just hope the best parts of it get here soon. Seeing all of the flowers in bloom and everything getting green always bring a smile to my face. Even though I don't run like I used to, walking outside on a crisp, spring day and taking a deep breath takes me back to my track days and I think, "today's a good running day."

As always this card did not end up like I had envisioned it, but I was very happy with the outcome. This would make a great happy spring card to brighten someone's day; or a congratulations card for a growing family.

The most exciting thing about this card for me is that it's my FIRST hybrid project! I've been a My Digital Studio junkie since it came out in 2009 but I've always just used it for scrapbooks or flyers and gift certificates for my businesses.

Supplies used:
Card stock: Daffodil Delight, Pink Pirouette
DSP: Sunshine & Sprinkles
Stamp set: Secret Garden
Ink: Melon Mambo, Lucky Limeade
Accessories: Big Shot, Secret Garden Framelits, Designer Vintage Faceted buttons, Melon Mambo Striped Organdy ribbon
Adhesive: Glue Dots, Snail, Stampin' Dimensionals
My Digital Studio 2
Love Birds Alphabets and Numbers-grow digital stamp brush set in Pacific Point

I hope that you have enjoyed my card and it made you smile and inspired you to get to your craft room and make something bright! Please leave a comment; we love to hear what you think of our projects! Then, hop on over to Pamela's blog using the Next button. If you get lost on the hop or want to go back to a specific blog, the list of participants is available to you for just that reason!

Happy Spring Stamping!




Blog Hop Participants:

1. Shellie G. of Craft Smashup
2. Annie L. of Love Me Cards
3. Nancy B. of Lady Stamps-A-Lot
4. Rose C. of Stamp with Rose
5. Tonya B. of Stampin' with Tonya
6. Dawn S. of Dawn's Creative Chalet
7. Darcy J. of DJ's Stampin' Place
8. Pamela W. of Stinky Tofu
9. Kim R. of Stamping with Kim
10. Heidi B of Stuck on Stampin'
11. Jennifer B of NW Stamper
12. Bree of Craft-somnia
13. Diana E of Stampin' Fun with Diana

MDS 2

Happy Labor Day! Finally a day off that I can devote to everything that hasn't gotten done in the past month. I had wanted to get my Wichita Zoo album finished during August to take advantage of the 31% off special on all print products. Luckily for me (and you) Stampin' Up! extended the promotion until September 14th!

I upgraded my version of My Digital Studio to the new My Digital Studio 2. Stampin' Up! has done it again. They took an already wonderful product and made it fabulous!

This is what I love about MDS2:

-More page layout templates
-You can round the corner of your pictures
-Stamp images can be colored with different colors instead of the whole image having to be the same color
-You can now work on your album in a double-page layout spread

Screen shot MDS2 software in use

This is perhaps my favorite new feature! It is so much easier than having to view the output to make sure everything is lined up on your spread, go back and fix it, and then view the output again.

This is just an overview of the new improvements that SU! has made on the software. They are still working on some updates that will come out with update releases.

Remember, if you haven't tried out My Digital Studio yet, you can get a 30-day free trial on my website! http://stampindj.stampinup.net  Click on the "Shop Now" button to find the Free Trial button.