by Tracy | Mar 13, 2015 | Uncategorized
Happy Friday!! Do you have fun plans for the weekend? My sister is getting married tomorrow!
My last Baby Sprinkle post is the sign I had to welcome our guests. I used My Digital Studio, the same program that I used to make my water bottle labels. I was again able to match the paper I used on the favors but I could print it out on my computer. The Brights Paper Pack that I used for the favors comes with two sheets of 12×12 paper in each pattern. The fact that I could recreate this paper on my computer was a definite plus!
I purchased the digital download, Something For Baby Brush Set, which includes the baby onesie and tie. Everything that comes in the actual stamp set can be purchased in the download. I used Pacific Point, within MDS, to color the onesie and Daffodil Delight for the tie. I love that I was able to use all of the same colors throughout my projects! I printed it on Whisper White cardstock. Once it was printed, I attached it to a piece of 12 x 12 cardstock. So easy!
Have a terrific weekend! I’ll be back on Monday! If you have any questions, please don’t hesitate to ask!
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by Tracy | Mar 11, 2015 | Uncategorized
For the past several days I’ve been sharing some of the projects I made for my daughter’s Baby Sprinkle and today I’m sharing a banner. (You can see a close up below). I had originally planned to use the Squares Framelits but instead cut two squares, one out of Pacific Point cardstock and for the smaller one, I used the Brights Designer Series Paper Pack. I did use the Circles Framelits for the white circle. The letters were also cut out with my Big Shot using the Serif Essentials Alphabet. This particular alphabet has retired but in the current Stampin’ Up! catalog, we have the Perfect Print Alphabet Bigz dies which would also work nicely.
I used our 1/8th” Silver Ribbon to string up the banner. If I had to do it again, I probably wouldn’t use ribbon as the letters kept twisting on me. I think something thicker, such as our Thick Baker’s Twine, would work better.
On Friday I’ll share one last project from the Baby Sprinkle. See you then!
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by Tracy | Mar 10, 2015 | Uncategorized
I’ve have several things to tell you about today! First, here are the Weekly Deals! These prices are good until Monday, April 16th or while supplies last.
Blendabilities
I was very disappointed to wake up this morning to find out that the Blendabilities product line has been discontinued. Last week Stampin’ Up! made the decision to make them temporarily unavailable so that they could address quality issues with the markers. It was recently discovered that when the tip is welded to the barrel, the welding process can leave microscopic holes in the marker tip. This leads to accelerated evaporation of the alcohol in the ink. It doesn’t affect all of the pens but some have been drying up way too quickly. I personally had several pens with that problem but all of the rest are fine.
Stampin’ Up! takes great pride in offering high quality products and once they realized that the manufacturer was unable to correct the problem in a manner that would meet the high quality standards that Stampin’ Up demands, they made the difficult decision to discontinue them.
Due to the unavailability of the Blendabilities in the Sale-a-bration catalog, it is possible that the demand for other products will be higher than SU! anticipated. For that reason, all Sale-a-bration items, with the exception of stamps, will now be available while supplies last. If you’ve had your eye on something, now is the time to place your order! Click here to head over to my Stampin’ Up! online store.
New Stamp Set
The new stamp set, Just Kidding, is available today! Stampin’ Up!’s monthly photopolymer stamp set program was originally intended as a test to determine whether or not there was a market for this product. They’ve been very happy with the results so they’re transitioning photopolymer stamps to all of their catalogs. I am very happy about this news!!! The last monthly photopolymer stamp set will be offered today, March 10, and is guaranteed to be available for six months.
Click here to purchase this new stamp set online!
Upcoming Dates: Sale-a-bration ends on March 31st!
If you have any questions, please don’t hesitate to email me!
by Tracy | Mar 10, 2015 | Uncategorized
Yesterday I mentioned that my project today would use My Digital Studio (MDS) from Stampin’ Up! When I decided to make water bottle labels for my daughter’s Baby Sprinkle, I went searching on the internet to find out how to even get started. I did find a website where it was explained and a Power Point template was included. When I tried to make changes to the file, I will admit, I was just lost. I couldn’t figure out how to make changes to make the label my own.
Then I remembered that if I used MDS, I would probably be able to purchase the paper I had been using for the favors in a digital download. Sure enough, the paper was available and I was able to make my water bottle label, in Stampin’ Up! style! Once I completed the labels, I printed them off on my home printer!
I took the labels off of the water that I bought, wrapped my Baby Sprinkle label around the bottle and then applied a long strip of shipping tape around it. I wanted to be able to put the water in the refrigerator overnight and still have the label intact. It worked beautifully!
If you would like to try My Digital Software, you can “purchase” a FREE 30 day trial. You can find it in the product list below. The software and design tools in this program allow you to create cards, photo books, calendars and much more. It can be purchased as a digital download or with a disc.
My daughter’s mother-in-law, Mary, makes a delicious punch. I asked if she would make it for the sprinkle and she graciously said that she would. Erin requested that it be blue. Don’t you think Mary did a great job? It was delicious, especially with the ice cream floating on the top!
I’ll have another project for you tomorrow! Thanks for stopping by today!
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by Tracy | Mar 9, 2015 | Uncategorized
It was a busy weekend for me! As I mentioned last week, I threw a Baby Sprinkle for my daughter, Erin, on Saturday. She is expecting her second child, a little boy in April! I can hardly wait to meet my grandson! I haven’t had a chance to post to my blog recently as I’ve been busy preparing for the Sprinkle! Over the next few days I would like to share some of the items I made!
My first picture (above) has nothing to do with Stampin’ Up! but I thought it turned out so cute! I placed ducks in small containers that I filled with blue pebbles. I found this idea on Pinterest.
Here are the favors that I made! We gave each guest hand lotion, hand sanitizer and a chocolate cigar wrapped up in one of our Tag a Bag Gift Boxes. It all fit inside perfectly! I used paper from the Brights Designer Series Paper Pack in Pacific Point around each side of the box. The box comes with an acetate sleeve that slides right on so it isn’t necessary to use ribbon but I wrapped it up with a bow (non Stampin’ Up!). Using the same paper that I used on the sides, I cut out a 2″ circle and used that as my base for the sentiment which comes from the set Painted Petals.
I also used My Digital Studio (MDS), digital software, for the Sprinkle. I’ll share one of those projects tomorrow! Have a great day!
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by Tracy | Mar 4, 2015 | Uncategorized
There are some terrific packaging items on sale this week! These prices are good until Monday, March 9th or while supplies last.
Sorry I don’t have a project to share. As I mentioned before, I’m throwing a baby shower for my daughter on Saturday so I’ve been busy making making things for it. I promise to share next week what I’ve been creating.
Have a wonderful day!
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