June's Creations

I really love our program, My Digital Studio or MDS for short. I know it's on the computer and that I like bumpy things but there are many things to love about it. I can design cards or pages and see what I like or not about them before sitting down to play. I can make cards, print them and add my own personal touches to them so they are bumpy, just like I like them to be. I don't waste paper. No need to cut, trim, stamp, etc on paper and then have to throw it in the scrap box and hope it finds another home later. I get ALL the ink colors. I get all the colors of ribbon from each set I can print multiples for invitations, holiday cards and other options where I might want to have 20 or more of the same design. Stamp (brush sets) are cheaper. They all fit on my computer or at least I can fit the CDs all in one small place I can own sets that I wouldn't usually get for whatever reason I also get sets that I already own to try new things with them I get more DSP ...

I'd like to thank everyone for the birthday wishes. I got some fantastic cards in the mail from some of you. Anyway. Drum Roll, please........ The winner of the blog candy is....ChrisAnn. I will get your address and send you the box of goodies. 

Thanks for dropping by. I'm the 4th stop in the blog hop for VC Rocks 2012. The theme is Any size card. If my blog is your first stop, you're going to want to go see   Mary Jo Price-Williams' blog   to see the ones before me. You can also go to  VC_ Rocks blog  to get the whole list of participating blogs. As my regulars know, I love 3 x 3 cards. They're my favorite thing to tuck into a pocket, a lunch, into the envelope with the hostess pack, into a customer order, to use as a gift tag, etc. They are super simple to make. All you need is a stamp, ink, and some cardstock. Mostly I use 1 stamp set and a sentiment. I can write a short note on the inside or write it on a post-it so that it can be shared with another person or 2. I chose a new stamp set, Serene Silhouettes (page 75 of the new 2012-2013 catalog), to use on these cards. Stamps: Serene Silhouettes, Tea Shoppe Ink: Gumball Green, Primrose Petals (marker), Basic Black Paper: Daffodil D...

On occasions in the past I have joined "Twisted and Demented' swaps. A swap is where you make 10 of the same card and others make 10 of the same card and you send them to someone and they give everybody one new card or you meet in person and exchange. It's a great way to learn new techniques, see stamps sets that you haven't (or wouldn't) buy, and see different products (DSP, EP, embellies, etc.). So anyway I haven't done any twisted swaps lately and I miss it. I got this Ronald McDonald set from Stampin' Up! this year. I took the sailboat and made it twisted and demented. For those of you who do not understand, it's from the movie, Deliverance. You can youtube the scenes and a song. Now I'm off to make some nice cards for the blog tour tomorrow. Check back to see what I've made as well as the whole line. My blog post goes live late tonight. Stamps: Moving Forward, Serene Silhouettes (both new sets from the 2012-2013 Stampin' Up! catalo...

I'm always saying things that don't make sense to people. So, today, I will explain them to you. Here is a short list of what I call things, what my abbreviations mean and others. Please leave a comment if there's something I forgot that you've been dying to know but have been afraid to ask. You can even leave it as anonymous and leave me wondering who you are instead of you wondering what it is that I just said. June's List: HTH= Hope That Helps SU!= Stampin' Up! DS= Demo Support  ppl= people prolly= probably MDS= My Digital Studio aka My Design Studio- a must have for those who hate to waste time and paper. Also used to make digital pages and cards. You should see the print quality that SU! has. ep or EP= Embossing Powder c/s= cardstock Green Glue- Tombow Multi-purpose glue (the lids are green) LSS= Local scrapbook store Snail- that adhesive we use that's like 'white-out' (Simple, Neat, Adhesive, In Line) DSP= Designer Series ...

Every year, Stampin' Up! offers a stamp where they give part of the purchase price to the Ronald McDonald House charity. Every time someone purchases the set, Stampin' Up! donates $3 towards the RMH fund. This year's stamp is called "Moving Forward". It contains the following images: Dirigible, Tricycle, Sailboat, small Frog, small Bird, small flowers and a curlyque line that can be used for hopping frog, flying bird or whatever you can come up with. Each large image comes with a sentiment as well. The boat has 'thinking of you'. The dirigible has' happy birthday'. The tricycle has 'hello, dear friend'. I made a few adjustments and came up with something different. Here's  what I did. I'll be back later with some more. Oops. I totally forgot- the recipe: Stamp: Moving Forward- RMH stamp in back of new 2012-2013 catalog Ink: Gumball Green, Raspberry Ripple, Midnight Muse Embellishment: Gumball Green stitched satin ribbon Th...

Well, the new Stampin' Up! catalog went live at Noon MST on June 1, 2012. I placed my demo order that afternoon and got the box on Friday, June 8th. What did I get? Well first of all, Stampin' Up! has this amazing offer for demos. In the month of your birthday, you get to order 1 thing of your choice for an additional bonus off. So you get the regular demo discount of 20% and 15% bonus. It's set up so you get it off of the first item you order. So, make sure it's not an ink pad or something else that's under $10. I got some bonus cash this year so I splurged on myself (I almost never do that) and bought the new Big Shot die. It's the Typeset Alphabet Bigz and it comes with 4 die blocks. You get the whole alphabet, numbers 0-9, and 1 symbol, the "&". They are the perfect size for all sorts of things. I took this picture so you can see the size and see my new In Color (2012-2014) markers. The cuts are the same height as the cap from our markers. A...

It's here! The new catalog is here. You can see it  here  but I know you want one in your hands. My wish list is HUGE!  I got some things in my pre-order and have been happily stamping for swaps and for the Open House. When is it, you say? It's tomorrow! That's Friday June 8th. It'll be at my home. I have lots of things planned so stay for a little while or stay longer, it's up to you. There will be door prizes, raffles, retired item special. Purchase $50 or more from the new catalog and pick a retired set for FREE! Yes, that a free set when you buy new stuff. I'll also have other retired items for sale or as door prizes. This time I'm doing a 50/50 drawing. 50% goes to the winner and 50% goes towards my monthly charity. For the month of June, the charity is St. Jude's. Come see the new In Colors, come play with the new style of ink pads and see new stamp sets. Complete the make n take (that's make the project and take it home). Lots of fun...