My card today is to thank the service people who have put their lives in danger for our peace and freedom.  I added the new Baker's Twine to the three panels to give them a little texture. The star punches are filled with various designs from the new Nautical Exposition designer series digital paper. One the great things about designing digitally is that you can resize a punch or stamp set like I did with the stars. If you don't have the necessary items to make this card, and don't have a demonstrator already, just click on the item number to order it. If you are ready to order your own copy of My Digital Studio, click here.

Thanks for stopping by to visit today. I hope you took time to browse while you enjoyed a virtual cup of coffee or tea with me.

Blessings,

Sue Erickson
sue@soggystamper.com

Stamp Brush Set: Fabulous Phrases (124586)

Digital Paper: Nautical Expedition Designer Series Paper (124111)

Other: Square punch, star punch
            Baker's Twine (126035)

I'm a little late posting this card because we are traveling and are currently staying in a hotel in Seattle. Thank heavens for My Digital Studio because my stamping supplies are packed in the back of our truck. Yes, I did pack stamps, some ink cubes, paper and embellishments. I couldn't possibly go two months without stamping and will need to make swap cards for convention while we are traveling. To order any of the supplies I used in this card, just click on each item link.

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Stamp Brush Sets: Notably Ornate (124014)
            Fabulous Phrases (124586)

Digital Paper: Crumb Cake, Basic Black and Very Vanilla card stock
            Sunset Serenade #9 Designer Series Paper (124229)

Other: Baja Breeze Seam Binding II Ribbon Pack (124020)
            Decorative Label Punch (123951)

Blessings,
Sue
sue@soggystamper.com

I haven't used stitching on my cards or scrapbook pages before but I had a great time creating this 8 1/2" x 11" scrapbook page using the new Simple Stitches & Corners download. It is so easy to use. If you decide to buy this download, look for it in your My Digital Studio under embellishments once you have downloaded. I thought it was a stamp set and looked there. I sort of wish it were a stamp set so you had more color choices. As it is, you get Basic Black, Early Espresso, Very Vanilla, and Whisper White stitching. These are nice neutral colors that go well with all colors. Check out the flyer to see all the new downloads. Download MDS_Downloads_-_May_24-1

Photoshop Elements 9 has a feature that crops out all the faces in your photos. As I was browsing through those faces, I realized most of them were people that were important in my life and wanted to create a scrapbook page featuring some of these faces. Hence, this page. It is a really simple page using the stitched circles to mat my photos. I will create a tutorial video on how to get the photos into the circle punches in the next few days so stay tuned.

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Creating one click at a time,
Sue
sue@mydigitalcraftcorner

Paper: Wild Wasabi card stock

Accessories: Simple Stitches & Corners (126025)
            Circle Punch part of original MDS software

I love this image but have not purchased the stamp set yet. What I have done is purchased the Open Sea Stamp Brush Set and the digital Nautical Expedition Designer Series Paper to use with My Digital Studio. I printed out both the stamp brush and the designer series paper on Very Vanilla card stock. I crumpled both the image and the designer series paper then smoothed it out and sponged the wrinkles with Crumb Cake ink. I distressed the edges using the distressing tool in the Cutter Kit. An Early Espresso 3/8" Taffeta ribbon and bow finish off the card. I made this card for my husband's birthday not knowing that he really loves the nautical theme. The card was sure a winner! This is the same dimensions and design as the card I posted earlier. I am reposting the card here so you can see the difference a little details can make.

Stamp Brush Set: The Open Sea (124112)

Paper: Very Vanilla card stock (101650)
            Early Espresso card stock (119686)
            Baja Breeze card stock (111352)
            Nautical Expedition #3 DSP (124111)

Other: Square punch filled with the DSP
            Early Espresso 3/8" Taffeta Ribbon                     (119964)
            Cutter Kit (106958)

To order any of the supplies needed to make this card, just click on the links to my online store. If you are not into digital design that much and would like to recreate this card use these links to order the physical The Open Sea stamp set (123030, wood) (123032, clear) and the Nautical Expedition Designer Series Paper (122343).

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Blessings and Calm Seas,

Sue
sue@soggystamper.com

Our challenge today was to create a card fit for a queen to honor Queen Victoria. Initially I didn't think I would be able to participate this week because we have been traveling through Canada to spend two months in the 'lower fourty-eight' as we Alaskans call the continental United States. However, thanks to My Digital Studio being a complete stamping room on my computer, I was able to create this card while riding on a ferry to Prince Rupert in British Columbia. 

I created my own 'embossed' background paper by stamping the fleur-de-lis stamp from Extreme Elements onto the background filled with Blushing Bride color. I changed the drop shadow to Regal Rose with an opacity of 100% and Blur of 100%. I changed the color of the stamp to Blushing Bride so that just the drop shadow shows up. I created the greeting using the Lucinda Calligraphy font and size 16. If you would like to create this card and need some of the components, just click on the item links to go to my online store and purchase them. You will be able to download them immediately. Just a reminder, there is only about a week left to purchase exclusive National Scrapbooking Month digital download bundles at 30% off! Click here to see what is included in these bundles and to place your order.

Stamp Brush Set: Extreme Elements (119099)

Paper: Blushing Bride cardstock 'embossed' with Fleur-de-lis image

Other: Decorative Label Punch (123951)
            Satin Ribbon (121063)
            Antique Brads (122164)

Thanks for coming by to visit. Take some time to browse my blog and enjoy a virtual cup of coffee or tea with me.

Blessings,

Sue