Tidings of Christmas Joy! 23 days left

With just 23 days left until Christmas, are you ready with your crafts, cards, and decor? If not, the MDS 2 software can help you out. There are pre-made templates for cards, tags, scrapbook, and lots more! All you need to do is pop in photos and put in your favourite stamp images.

As for me, I like to start from scratch. So I pulled together a quick trendy chalkboard Christmas greeting. My first MDS project and it was simply quick and easy! I'm sure you can do it too! Get your holidays in place with the My Digital Studio software! Start with the free 30-day trial!

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Digital Scrapbooking Day: Free Downloads

What do you get when you combine Digital Scrapbooking Day and My Digital Studio? A week of A week of FREE downloads and 50 percent off ALL digital kits!

What: Three FREE downloads. 50% off ALL digital kits. Check out the mega blogging on MyDigitalStudio.net all week!

Get your free downloads here

When: October 29-November 5, 2012.

The Sale:

Item	Designer Kit	Retail Value	Sale Price 50% Off
130861	Afternoon Daydream Kit	$12.50	$6.25
129928	Afternoon Tea II Kit	$12.50	$6.25
119839	Always Elegant Digital Kit	$13.25	$6.62
129358	Attic Boutique Kit	$12.50	$6.25
122175	Autumn Spice Digital Kit	$12.50	$6.25
127600	Autumn Traditions Kit	$12.50	$6.25
130969	Bandstand Kit	$9.95	$4.97
130970	Be of Good Cheer Kit	$9.95	$4.97
123728	Celebrations Digital Kit	$12.50	$6.25
130982	Chevron Punch Kit	$9.95	$4.97
123956	Christmas Cheer Digital Kit	$12.50	$6.25
120880	Christmas Cocoa II Digital Kit	$12.50	$6.25
127362	Convention 2011 Digital Photo Kit	$12.50	$6.25
128876	Day in the Life Kit	$18.95	$9.25
130059	Fifty Nifty Kit	$12.50	$6.25
130062	File it Fun Kit	$79.95	$4.97
131228	Friendship Preserves Kit	$4.95	$2.47
128875	Frosty Days II Kit	$12.50	$6.25
129924	Get it Done Kit	$7.95	$3.97
129870	Good Times II Kit	$9.95	$4.97
118465	Happy Birthday Digital Kit	$19.95	$9.97
128872	Holiday Harmony Kit	$9.95	$4.97
127773	Holly Berry Bouquet	$12.50	$6.25
118466	Hoppy Memories Digital Kit	$19.95	$9.97
128999	It's all Me Kit	$12.50	$6.25
130850	Joyful Times Kit	$12.50	$6.25
124230	Just Add Cake Digital Kit	$18.50	$9.25
124446	Leadership 2011 Digital Kit	$12.50	$6.25
124568	Leadership 2011 Digital Photo Kit	$12.50	$6.25
124443	Love Birds Digital Kit	$12.50	$6.25
131231	Lovely Little Labels Kit	$9.95	$4.97
129359	Mixed Bunch Kit	$9.95	$4.97
119978	My Sweet Pea Digital Kit	$13.25	$6.62
132264	Neon Notes Kit	$12.50	$6.25
129898	New Heights Kit	$9.95	$4.97
122174	Nite Owl Digital Kit	$9.95	$4.97
129340	Number One Kit	$12.50	$6.25
129360	On the Go Kit	$12.50	$6.25
124463	One Great Year Kit	$12.50	$6.25
131360	Ornament Keepsakes Kit	$8.50	$4.25
127599	Party Animal Kit	$12.50	$6.25
131226	Picture This Kit	$6.50	$3.25
130851	Pinwheels on Parade Kit	$9.95	$4.97
126027	Playful Polka Dots Digital Kit	$12.50	$6.25
131227	Providences of Provinces Kit	$9.95	$4.97
130983	Raspberry Splash Kit	$9.95	$4.97
118869	Recipes By Design Digital Kit	$13.95	$6.97
127163	Red, White, and Blue Digital Kit	$7.95	$3.97
130060	Season By Season Kit	$12.50	$6.25
127587	Sending Glad Tidings Designer Tags Kit	$9.95	$4.97
129605	Special Delivery Bright Kit	$9.95	$4.97
129606	Special Delivery Subtle Kit	$9.95	$4.97
127759	Spice Cake Kit	$7.95	$3.97
130852	Spring Break II Kit	$12.50	$6.25
129608	Spring Fever Kit	$9.95	$4.97
130076	Summer Happiness Kit	$12.50	$6.25
118464	Summer Home Digital Kit	$19.95	$9.97
129601	Summer Smooches Kit	$12.50	$6.25
124229	Sunset Serenade Digital Kit	$7.95	$3.97
129339	Sweet Shop Kit	$12.50	$6.25
129882	Tea Time II Digital Kit	$9.95	$4.97
132190	That's a Wrap Kit	$9.95	$4.97
127431	Tickets & Tags Kit	$12.50	$6.25
125757	Tickets & Tokens II Digital Kit	$9.95	$4.97
131217	Topsy-Turvey Celebration Kit	$12.50	$6.25
121071	Travel Journal Digital Kit	$13.25	$6.62
126022	Travel Log Kit	$12.50	$6.25
129332	Twitterpated Kit	$12.50	$6.25
129607	Walk in the Park Kit	$12.50	$6.25
132567	Winter Wonders Kit (released Oct. 30, 2012)	$12.50	$6.25
127609	Wicked Fun Kit	$12.50	$6.25
131218	Wonderfall Kit	$9.95	$4.97
120881	Write Stuff II Digital Kit	$12.50	$6.25
128883	You're My Sunshine Kit	$9.95	$4.97

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My scrapbook sequence

Where do you put your photos that are waiting to be scrapbooked?

I put mine in a photo album. But even the simpliest looking store-bought photo album needs work. I covered the front of my photo album with a piece of chipboard and dressed it up with a the Timeless Portrait designer series paper then accessorized and stamped the rest.

I decorate my photo album so I can be inspired to pick up the album and scrapbook the photos inside.

So today, as inspired by the album cover page, I started my scrapbook layout with the Timeless Portrait designer series paper (as found on the retiring accessories list.)

With this layout, I wanted to highlight the sequence of tagging two "lucky stumps" at a temple in Japan. There's a saying where if you tag the stumps 100 times, your dreams will come true. Too bad I didn't finish the 100 tags.

Perhaps if I flip to this page 100 times my dreams will come true.

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Scrapbooking with Stampin' Up! is fun!

Here is my final handmade project of the 4 Iron Stampers challenge that I was invited to complete in March. To be honest, this is in fact my first 12"x12" scrapbook page I've ever done! I scrapbook in a very unique or some may say odd way. So all this time I had avoided scrapbooking using Stampin' Up! products. I was quite nervous about the layout of the scrapbook page that I left this project until I had completed the other 3 projects.

As a result, I had to use all the pieces that were unused in the package of Iron Stampers supplies. This included the Maze Game piece and a large Beveled Windowpane.The more I stared at the pieces, the more I realized that this is indeed how I craft my scrapbooks. I'm a pack rat and when I scrapbook, I need to put the pieces of my pack rat habits into the page. This Iron Stampers scrapbook page definitely highlights my habits. I finally learned that scrapbooking with Stampin' Up! products is definitely fun and it doesn't matter what your style is.

And here is my display of the scrapbook page at the bi-monthly Stampin' Up! demonstrator meeting. The results of the challenge (4 projects)? I WON! I won by just one vote! I didn't think my scrapbook page would pull thru, but I received a lot of great feedback on it. From this project, I promised myself to start scrapbooking with Stampin' Up! products more often.

Maze Game 124332

Price: $2.95 (Pack of 4 mazes)

Beveled Windowpanes 121881

Price: $10.50 (Pack of 12)

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