Stamp with Heather

Game 3 - Minute to Win It

Good morning to you!  I'm excited to share with you our third Christmas game we had at our Christmas party.  This game was a riot!  I was HORRIBLE at this one too!  I think I completely lost it for our team!

For this game you had to suck a Christmas ball with a wrapping paper roll and then run it to a bucket in a relay format.  Sounds easy, right!?!?  Well for the life of me I couldn't figure it out!!!  

SO FUN!!!!  I hope you're enjoying these pages and I'll share another one this afternoon with you!!!

Hugs,

Heather

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Game 2 - Minute to Win It Game

Here is the second page with our second holiday game!  This one was SIMPLE to put together and was a ton of fun!  You simply fold some cardstock in half, set it about 2 inches away from the edge of the table and sit across the table and BLOW!  I was HORRIBLE at this game (and yes, I've been practicing in my craft room and I can now do it!)  You can tell by the raised arms and cheering who was successful:)  

I hope you can use these game ideas for future parties of your own!  I must clarify that I didn't come up with them, some I modified but they were all found online (mainly from Minute to Win It!)  

Have a great rest of your day....come back tomorrow and I'll have more to share!

Hugs,

Heather

Party Games

Well, I'm sorry these didn't get posted before Christmas, but better late than never, right!?!?  These would be FUN FUN FUN for New Year's Eve!  These were games we played at our family Christmas and had a TON of fun!!!  I'll bore you with a bunch of the games and activities (and photos) over the next few days.  The instructions are on the top of the page, followed by the pictures and journaling:)  I hope you can use these games in the future!

I'll do my best to get all the pages to you in the next few days should you be looking for some holiday fun games!  In all honesty though, you could do these for any occasion!!!!

Have a wonderful day and thank you for taking the time to stop by!

Have a great day!

Heather

A Little Bit of NEW

With the craziness of the holiday season I have had VERY limited time to actually get to play with my new goodies from the upcoming spring catalogue!  In under a week the current Holiday catalogue retires and the NEW one comes out!  Very exciting!!!  There are far TOO MANY elements in this catalogue for me to pick a favourite just yet!  I will say though, the whale set I used on today's card is just too cute!

I am LOVING the new embossing folder that actually looks like paper pierced holes to form clouds....isn't it ADORABLE!?!?  LOVE!  The matching DSP is also fantastic and sweet!  I am excited to make some springy cards with this one (not that I'm wishing away our winter, as we have had VERY little of that white stuff!)

The colours on this card are Pacific Point, Daffodil Delight, Whisper White and a splash of Melon Mambo!  Hope you like it.....hope you like the little tease too:)

Hugs,

Heather

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My Digital Studio - My Heart Lies on Sugar Lake

For those of you that follow my blog or know me know that my most favourite place in the whole entire world is Sugar Lake, home of the family cottage.

I think my favourite part about digital scrapbooking is how easy the journaling and the titles are.  I can remember from my traditional scrapbook days that my pages would sit "journaless" (and many still are!)  Although I would hand write on the occassional page, being able to use a computer font (that even has spell check!) is amazing to me!

This page uses the following elements:

• digital tape - Delightful Digital Tape 1
• stamps - providence of Provinces, World Traveler (the marker in the heart), Keep This Memory (stamp on the tape), Places I've Been (Maple Leaf)
• DSP - World Traveler

All of the journaling and title were simply done with text boxes.  I used fonts Lucinda Handwriting and BadaBoom.

I appreciate your stopping by today!  I hope you have a wonderful day!  Hugs,

Heather

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Merry Christmas from our family to yours!

I hope that you have the Merriest Christmas and that your day is full of family, fun and relaxation!  I appreciate your support, ongoing feedback, kind words, love and time!  Your visits mean the world to me and I can't wait for another GREAT year ahead!  Thank you for sharing some of you with me!

My post today is my family Christmas card we sent out....a little less traditional BUT I will say that they were the easiest photos I've ever had to take for my Christmas cards!  I think the kids liked it too!!!

Our Christmas is the most different we've had in 21 years!  Adam and I are apart this Christmas.  We had a family trip planned including all of Adam's family (dad, sister, brother and their families!)  We were to be on a Caribbean cruise and then a trip to Disney.  Unfortunately our plans changed.  Mark ended up with an infection that caused him to be in hospital from last Wednesday until last night.  So Mark and I are enjoying a very low key and quiet holiday and look forward to seeing Adam and the kids on the 30th.  Mark is on the mend (we hope....although will be closely monitored for the next three weeks....amazing how a sore hip and a fever can go so bad so quickly!)  

I hope you have had the joy of experiencing the miracles of Christmas!  I always know I have amazing people in my life, but when you go through something like this it just reinforces this a million times over!  I hope you enjoy the miracle of Christmas today and spread the spirit of the season!

So, MERRY CHRISTMAS!  Enjoy your day, hugs those around you, take lots of pictures and enjoy some grub:)

Hugs,

Heather

My Digital Studio Challenge Week 4

Can you believe it!?!?  We are one month into doing our weekly blog challenges!  Kimberly and I are thrilled to be sharing this experience with you!  As you know we are both so passionate about My Digital Studio - Stampin' Up!'s digital scrapbooking program (for WAY more than just scrapbooking!)

This week's theme was selected by Kimberly and the focus is on "the trendy".  If you check out advertisements, scrapbook pages, scrapbooking kits and other media resources, you'll notice ARROWS are big right now!  Funky, fun and of course practical too!  So for this week's page we are challening you to use ARROWS in a fun way on a page.

For my page on Kimberly's challenge, I wanted to use them as the "decor" on my page.....creating a fun background for Mark's football page.

Here is the supply list for my page:

• Frames - Downtown Grunge Kit
• Stamps - Game Day, Game Day Football, Year End Review
• Punches - Comfort Cafe Banner
• Designer Series Paper - Family Fun 

I encourage you to hop on over to Kimberly's blog to check out her video on using arrows to "funk" up your pages and of course to see her awesome page!

Thanks so much for stopping by today!  Remember we'd LOVE to see your creations so please share on our Facebook Group page, your personal blog, mydigitalstudio.net or any other media!  Feel free to leave a comment here so I can check out your digital or paper crafted creation!

Hugs,

Heather

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Thank you Linda!

One of the best parts of being a demonstrator is receiving cards from my downline, customers and friends!  It makes me a proud "mama"!  To all of you that have shared your creations with me and my family - thank you!  Once the craziness of the season is done, I'll do a big post with all my cards (so you can start making your cards for next year:)

I thought I'd share Linda's card wtih you today as it is super sweet and a quick one to put together (if you don't layer your ornaments - Linda HAND CUT a layer behind each punch....beautiful!)  

The trio of ornaments turned out great!  It's a bit tough to see in my photo, but Linda embossed the Christmas greeting on the top of the card in Gold Embossing powder...yummy!!!

Thank you so much for stopping by today!  I hope your pre Christmas weekend is full of fun!

Hugs,

Heather

 

Thank you Alicia!

The countdown is on!!!  Only three more sleeps!  Can you believe it!?!?!  My kids are BEYOND excited...no more school, this close to Christmas, jammies and fun times!

You'd think after all the classes, fundraiser, cards and projects I've done with this set I'd be sick of it, but I'm not!  I STILL love it!  This is the Christmas card my upline, Alicia, made for me this Christmas!  Isn't it sweet?

I love all the elements she included on this card, especially the antique brad...it just adds such a nice little pop!  I also love the seam binding....I often forget about my seam binding and need to remember to pull this out more often:)

Well, I hate to keep it short, but lots to do!!!  I hope you have a GREAT day!!!

Hugs,
Heather

(Just a note, this stamp set and framelit do NOT carry over to the next catalogue so make sure you're not disappointed and get it before it's too late!)

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Thanks Mom!

I love these adorable cards my mom made for my kids for Christmas....aren't they sweet!?!?!  If you're in need of a few quick Christmas gift cards for presents these little gems would be perfect!

It uses the adorable Scentational Bundle....can't get enough of this set....are you sick of seeing all my samples yet??

I love how my mom used the Chevron folder on the card fronts, isn't that ADORABLE!?!?  I love the use of the bling too on the tree.  The colours used here are Gumball Green and Cherry Cobbler with Whisper White.

Last day of school here!  So much to get done before the holidays officially begin:)  Are you ready for the holidays!?!?  Hope so!

Hugs,

Heather

My Digital Studio Challenge BONUS - Overlays

AMAZING!!!  That's the word for all of YOU!!!  I still can't believe the support we are receiving for the My Digital Studio Challenge blog!  Kimberly and I are feeling so rejuvinated by YOUR enthusiasm and excitment!  Nothing makes me want to share more than your support and kind words, so thank you!!!

This BONUS My Digital Studio Challenge Post shares with you some fun ways to use overlays on a page.  The video shows you how you can use overlays in side punches to offer a little POW on a page!

This page uses the following ingredients:

• Stitching - Family Fun
• Stamps - French Foliage, Vintage Overlays
• Flag - A Split Second
• Punches - Lots of Tags, Circle Punch

Here are a few tips I used for this page:

• I colour matched the background to the colour inside the punch then changed the opacity to 60%.
• I colour matched the banner and the circl to the leaf
• use the stamps and colour match them to the photo and alter the opacity

Please join us on Facebook on the Simply My Digital Studio Challenge page!  We have so many samples on there by all the talented MDSers out there that are sharing their passion!!!  Come join the fun...CLICK HERE

Today's page was a hard one to put together for me, but I am truly thrilled with the final page!  It's simple, clean and to the point.  I love that I can create pages like this with MDS and plunk them in my books as friendly reminders of what my family means to me!  Hope you like today's page and don't forget to check out Kimberly's blog to check out her amazing sample(she is an overlay queen!)!

Hugs,

Heather

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My Digital Studio - Dec. 18 Downloads

Did you know that every Tuesday Stampin' Up! releases brand new downloads?!?!  (I know, I know.....I put it on my blog every Tuesday BUT some of you maybe didn't realize so I thought I'd clarify!)   The amazing thing about Stampin' Up!'s Digital designing is that is is always fresh, fun and current!  LOVE THIS!

This week's downloads REALLY made me happy (yes, I had to get them ALL!)  I made this page up last night using the Glimmer Paper and the Woodcut alphabet.....aren't they GREAT!?!?!  The alphabet looks great recoloured (or at least I think so!)

Here are yesterday's downloads:

Woodpress Alphabet 132618 $12.50

Glimmer Paper 132917

 All Time Fave Photobook 132915

Did you know that each week Stampin' Up! has a weekly contest?  ANYONE can enter and the winner gets a free download!  Check out all the details at www.mydigitalstudio.net!

Well, hope you like the double post!  Enjoy your day!

Hugs,

Heather

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Artisan December Project - Happy Birthday Card

Good Morning!  Thanks for the emails and kind words on yesterday's post!  Means a lot, thank you:)

This is my card for this month's project.  I have fun putting this together....the colours just make me so happy - Real Red, Pumpkin Pie, Daffodil Delight, Old Olive and Tempting Turquoise.  I used the beautiful music Designer Series Paper on the card (for those musically uninclined I'll say it is Happy Birthday:)

Here is the quick supply list for this card:

• Natural Composition Designer Series Paper
• Polka Dot Parade Designer Series Paper
• Real Red Cardstock
• Whisper White Cardstock
• Inks - Real Red, Pumpkin Pie, Daffodil Delight, Old Olive, Tempting Turquoise, Pacific Point
• Brights Buttons
• Baker's Twine Whisper White
• Glue Dots, Dimensionals, Snail
• Sans Serif Mini Alphabet
• Morning Post Alphabet

Well, I hope you have a FANTASTIC day!!!  Off to work on the to do list:)

Hugs,

Heather

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Artisan December Project - Chore Chart

Have I told you how much I love Stampin' Up!?  In case I haven't told you lately, I LOVE STAMPIN' UP!!!  This month's Artisan projects were a challenge for me, but I LOVED the challenge, thank you Stampin' Up!  We were sent such a mixed box of fun and I hope you like the projects I came up with!  I thought I'd share my 3D project first.

We were sent the page dividers for our 12x12 book!  Super fun!   As many of you know I no longer scrapbook traditionally, I do all my memories via digital scrapbooking SO I had to come up with something fun for these little gems.  The first thing I thought of was, "6 pockets, 6 people in my family!"  So I came up with my decorative chore chart!

This chart was SUPER simple to put together.  I cut a mix of DSP and cardstock in 4x6 pieces.  I used the ADORABLE Morning Post Alphabet to create our little name tags for the pockets.  The colours onn the frame are Real Red, Crumb Cake, Whisper White and Early Espresso.

Then I created little tags that go in the pockets (that I'm going to laminate and attach a white board marker to the frame so it's quick and easy).  The word 'please' was stamped using the Sans Serif little wood alphabet...isn't it ADORABLE!?!?!  

I hope you like today's project!  The key "ingredients" for this project are:

• Crumb Cake cardstock
• Morning Post Alphabet
• Sans Simple Alphabet
• Crumb Cake Seam Binding
• Whisper White Cardstock
• 12x12 Page Dividers
• Essentials Designer Fabric
• Polka Dot Parade Designer Series Paper

I hope you have a FANTASTIC DAY!  And, don't forget, it's download day!  Hugs,

Heather

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My Digital Studio Challenge Week 3 - Colouring

Happy Monday to you!  We just had the BEST weekend and I've got a milliion photos to scrapbook!  You'll be SO bored of my family and our holidays in the next few weeks!  We had another family Christmas, plus our own little celebration!  FUN TIMES!

Well, today we are on our THIRD week of our My Digital Studio Challenges!  Kimberly Van Diepen and I are SO thrilled with the participation and enthusiasm so many of you are sharing with us on our Facebook Challenge Group!  CLICK HERE to join the fun and see all the inspiration!

So I do have to laugh...the focus of this week's tip and video was colouring IN and colouring stamps and yet my stamp is TINY!!!  I love when you start a page and it ends up looking like nothing you started with!  Check out the video today to see how you can colour a stamp AND also colour IN a stamp!

In the meantime, here are a few tips on what I did on this page:

• I created a collage of photos to be my background on this page
• After the photos were on the page I created a rectangle and placed it over the photos.  I colour filled it in Very Vanilla then changed the opacity to 20% which gives the look of faded photos
• the font on this page is called CK Acadamia (love that it looks like it's "coloured" here just like the embellishment from Be Awesome Today
• circling the date on the number line is a fun way to showcase the date of an event

Here is the supply list for this page:

• Background - Very Vanilla, Be Awesome Today
• Embellishments - Be Awesome Today Kit, Mis-Stitched
• Stamps - Be Awesome Today, A Split Second, Jolly Bingo Bits

I hope you have a WONDERFUL day and I appreciate your kind words and support!  Take care,

Heather

 

 

 

Joining our Stampin' Up! family!

I just wanted to quickly share this friendly reminder as TODAY IS THE LAST DAY FOR THIS AMAZING SPECIAL!!!!  If you've ever thought of joining our Stampin' Up! community, now is an amazing time!!!  Here are the details:

For $125 (plus tax, but no shipping!), new demonstrators will receive

• $155 in stamping products (they can even choose brand-new spring catalogue products)!
• A collection of TEN full-size ink pads (a $64.95 value)!
• Thirty percent off their first stamping order*, and 20 percent off all purchases!
• Access to special demonstrator websites, publications, products, preorders, and the opportunity to get Sale-A-Bration products early!

Today at midnight is the final deadline for this great deal!  Feel free to email me should you have any questions!

Hugs,
Heather

Check out more information HERE on the amazing perks of being a demonstrator beyond friendship and fun! 

 

Sweet and Simple!

It's the most wonderful time of the year!!!  I LOVE this season!  We had an AMAZING day yesterday with family and friends at our Family Christmas!  There were 24 of us gathered here, having fun, eating, playing games, eating, hanging out, eating.....did I mention eating:)  You WILL be seeing photos soon!!!  It was a TON of fun!!!!

Today's card is quick and simple for you...just like my post....lots to catch up on today!  Adam wanted a card his coop students could put together with little to no direction, so I thought this was a fun one.  Here are the simple instructions for the card:

1. use the small trio of punches in the Early Espresso cardstock first
2. then use the curly label punch around the punched out shape
3. punch a 1 inch circle to put behind the label punch to give the illusion it goes right down to the card base
4. attach to the Pool Party layer with dimensionals....and that's it!!!  

I hope you like today's card....sweet and simple!  I also hope you have a WONDERFUL rest of your weekend!!!

Hugs,

Heather

Merry Christmas from my Mom

Happy Saturday to you!  Or should I say, Merry Christmas!  It's our family Christmas today so lots of fun ahead!  Games, food, games, food, great company, food and fun!!!!

This is the card my mom mailed me for Christmas....isn't it BEAUTIFUL!!!  These were her words, "it's just the card we made in class".  And then my words are, "times a million!"  I love the fun bright colours she used - Gumball Green, Cherry Cobbler, Whisper White and the silver glimmer paper!  It really pops!  

The ornament on the front is actually 3D.  She stamped and die cut out three of the ornaments, folded them in half and then glued them together.  

And of course, the inside of the card is just as beautiful as the outside!  My mom die cut the ornament out of the Whipser White card stock, paper pierced around it and added the beautiful DSP (and notice it's put in the hole symmetrical?)

Thanks for the gorgeous card Mom!  I hope you have a WONDERFUL day!!!

Hugs,

Heather

My Digital Studio - Placemats

Happy Friday to you!  Hope you've had a great week!  We have our family Christmas here tomorrow so should be a ton of fun!  Lots to do between now and then but that's part of the fun!

I think the best part of our 30 Days of My Digital Studio Christmas edition I did with the VERY talented Martha Inchley (which by the way the class is still available!) was learning all the amazing tips and tricks I learned from Martha!  THANK YOU Martha!  

I created 14 placemats for the kids at our Christmas tomorrow.  The WONDERFUL thing MDS 2 can offer me is to create an 11 x 17 project!  How fun is that!?!?  I then sent it off to our local print shop and had them laminate them as well!  Voila, a sweet personalized thank you gift for each of the kids!  Practical, personalized AND cute!!!  What do you think????

Here is the supply list for you:

• Snow hills and background snow - Home for the Holidays
• Snowflakes - Lemonade Stand
• Scarft - Merry Winter
• Merry Christmas - Tag It
• Lights - Twinkling Joy
• The rest of the snowman was made with punches:)

Creating the snowman was a ton of fun, I used Martha's amazing trick on using highlights and shadows to help make Frosty come to life:)  I appreciate your stopping by!  Have a WONDERFUL day!

Take care,

Heather

 

Ornament Card

I love to create cards in "uncommon" shapes and sizes.  The open ended envelopes Stampin' Up! carries are a fun size to make cards for.  Today's card is a 6x6 piece of cardstock that I scored at 3 inches.  The wonderful thing abou this size of cardstock is they fit perfectly in a 12x12 sheet so there is NO scrap!

I did a few little "tricks" to this card.  First, I used the embossing folder only on about 3/4 of the front of the card.  To do this I simply left a portion of the card stock hanging out of the folder on the bottom.  

The colour combination on this card is very non traditional, but I think rich and regal for Christmas - Bravo Burgundy, Crumb Cake and Not Quite Navy!  I think with the Very Vanilla this would be a great combination for a man card as well!  What do you think?

Lastly, because the card is a little narrowerer than the envelope, I could have the banner hang off the edge of the card a bit which is a great look!

Hope you like today's card and I'll see you again tomorrow with another fun project!

Take care,

Heather

 

Happy Birthday from Annie P!

Happy Wednesday to you!  I hope you are having a FANTASTIC week!  I am trying hard to get ready for a bunch of Christmas activities and gifts and time is winding down!  I haven't had a ton of time to stamp in the last week (insert sad face here!) so I went through some photos realizing I hadn't shared some pretty awesome projects with you!

The in the Birthday card my sweet friend Annie P made for me!  I love how she used this DSP together on the card....so pretty, thank you Anne!  The other thing I love is the layout....you will see this layout cased for a different theme...watch for that coming soon:)

Annie P kindly gave me some yummy coffee as well and I LOVE how she packaged it up for me....isn't the rosette on the top of the package just so sweet!?!?  Thank you Anne for the beautiful gift!!!  Hope you all enjoy her wonderful creations!  Enjoy your day!

Hugs,

Heather

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Another clean and simple one....

It's download day!  Whoo hooo, you know what that means:)  Don't forget to check out mydigitalstudio.net for that latest downloads!

Have you been doing your daily entry in the MDS contest on Facebook...hope so!!!  I'll have to head over and do that after I do this post:)

Another question for you....are you done your Christmas cards?  I have a few more to make and some of these clean and simple creations I made at a fundraiser are perfect for mass production.  Love the simplicity they offer, but are truly beautiful!  This card only takes moments to assemble and will be reproduced for my last minute cards:)

Hate to keep this short but my to do list today is a MILE long!!!  Wish me luck!!!!

Hugs,

Heather

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MDS Challenge 2 - Cropping Embellishments and Stamps

Happy Monday to you! I hope you had a GREAT weekend!  I have a permanent smile on my face....it was a great weekend for us!  Kids are all on the mend (hopefully), fun was had, tasks were accomplished and hopefully there is another great week to come:)

Before I get onto today's challenge, I want to say WOW!!!  Kimberly and I are overwhelmed with not only the support and super kind words you all shared with us over the past week but also all of you that have shared your creations on our Facebook group as well as the mydigitalstudio.net site and personal blogs!  THANK YOU!  Again, we are super excited to share our passions with you and hope you'll join the fun!!!!

So this week's video was shot by Kimberly demonstrating how to crop embellishments and stamps.  I knew right away what page I wanted to create with this technique!  The main image on my page (the gingerbread house) was a cropped stamp.  It was then altered a ton and I am thrilled with the final product!  You can see what the original stamp looked like and what I changed it to:)  

Here is the supply list of what I used on this page:

• Background Paper - Crumb Cake
• Embellishments - Savor the Season (peppermints)
• Days in December (candy canes)
• Glimmer Brads (Real Red and Wild Wasabi)
• Home for the Holidays (snow on the chimney)
• Homemade Happiness (gingerbread man)
• Candy Cane Designer Buttons
• Baker's Twine (white bow)
• Stamps - Natural Composition Overlay 11 in Whisper White
• Year End in Review - Bought a House Stamp

Don't forget to check out Kimberly's video this week on altering stamps and embellishments for some sweet tips and also our Facebook group for a gallery of inspiration:)!  CLICK HERE to check out Kimberly's blog.

Thank you for stopping by!  Hugs,

Heather

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My Digital Studio - Can you say Wackadoo?

What a great weekend so far!  We had our first of many family Christmases yesterday and it was a WONDERFUL day!  You'll see photos soon, not to worry:)  I think my favourite part of the holidays hands down are just spending time with family and friends, hearing the kids running around like maniacs and of course the holiday treats:)  

On Friday night we made our gingerbread creations which was fun!  While we were making these Cole was being a complete HAM!  In our house when you are being a HAM we call you a "wackadoo".  Do that's where the title for this page came from.  One quality that Cole certainly has is his ability to make us laugh!  We sure do love him!  

I shot a quick video for you today sharing with you how I use the align button on the top toolbar to quickly enhance your layouts!  HOpe it helps:)

Have a fantastic day!

Hugs,

Heather

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Simple and Elegant

Good morning!  Sorry for the late post....we had a family camp out and "no technology night" (that was tough for a few of us:)  We had fun making Gingerbread creations and watching a family movie.  Then I had the great idea to all camp out in the TV room....let's just say Cole isn't quite ready for it....it was a late and silly night!  Fun was had though:)

Anyhow, onto today's card....clean, simple and elegant.  This is another one of the cards I made at my upline's fundraiser a few weeks back.  I love the colours and the simplicity of this!  It's Very Vanilla, Early Espresso and the Champagne Glitter paper....YUMMY!

Well, sorry for the quick post but I'm off to get some baking and prep done for our first Christmas celebration we have this weekend!  So fun!!!

Have a great day!

Heather

Sweet Gingerbread House

I had a ton of fun making this project for my Artisan contribution this month!  We were given some sweet treats to create with and I just had to use this little gem!  I love the Gingerbread Man (even before Cole decided to be one for Halloween:)  I'm not sure that I'm going to make a million of these, but a few more will be happening:)

I used the milk carton die to create the base of the gingerbread house.  All the cut pieces are using the Scentsational Bundle Framelits (except for the banner which is from Bitty Banners Framelits).  The gumdrops might be my favourite part of this creation.....cardtsock covered in Dazzling Diamonds....YUMMY!!!!

Here is most of the supply list for this creation (I'm sure I'm forgetting things as there were about a million:)

•  Old Olive Cardstock 100702
• Real Red Cardstock 102482
• Daffodil Delight Cardstock 119683
• Soft Suede Cardstock 115318
• Whisper White Cardstock 100730
• Brights Brads 119740
• Old Olive Ink 126953
• Daffodil Delight Ink l26944
• Real Red Ink 126949
• Soft Suede Ink 126978
• Milk Carton Die 117310
• Bitty Banners Framelits 129267
• Scentsational Bundle 129946
• Big Shot Machine 113439
• Scallop Edge Punch 119882
• 1" Square Punch 124094
• Wide Oval Punch 119859

Check out my video to walk you through all the details!  In the meantime, have a WONDERFUL Friday!  Thanks for stopping by!

Take care,

Heather

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Cheers - Happy Hour

I was looking for a fun and a little less traditional Christmas card for a friend and I thought this one did the trick!  I find mixing patterns of paper a difficult task, but I'm really happy with this card...hope you are too!  I used the sweet pacakge of DSP in the holiday mini, the Festival of Prints!  FUN!  Here is the supply list for you:

• Bashful Blue Cardstock 105120
• Cherry Cobbler Cardstock 119685
• Very Vanilla Cardstock 101650
• Festive DSP Paper Pack 126904
• Very Vanilla Taffeta 119960
• Regals Brads 119373
• Decorative Label Punch 120907
• Cherry Cobbler Ink 126966
• Old Olive Ink 126953
• Happy Hour Stamp Set 126642
• Dimensionals 104430

It's tough to see in the photo, but I hand drew a horizon line behind the cups in Bashful Blue as well:)  I hope you have a wonderful day!  Thank you so much for stopping by!

Hugs,

Heather

CLICK HERE to order all your Stampin' Supplies!

 

Happy New Years!

Well, not quite:)  So I completely forgot to let you ALL know about the amazing contest Stampin' Up! is offering right now!  EVERYDAY in December you can enter the draw (one entry per day!)  There will be 10 winners who will get their own copy of MDS PLUS all the downloads from 2013 which is over $1900 in product!  Can you say WOWSERS!!!!  So, head on over to Facebook and go the My Digital Site and register there and enter the contest!!!!  If they hit 10 000 hits in their contest we'll all get a free thank you!!!  So run, head on over!!!

Are you loving this set!?!?  I am!  It's one of the individual stamps offered by Stampin' Up! called New Years (code 133236: $8.95)  Isn't it sweet!?!?!

Here is the supply list for this card:

• Summer Starfruit Cardstock126839
• Rich Razzleberry Cardstock 115316
• Midnight Muse Cardstock 126843
• International Design DSP 126920
• Primrose Petals Ink 126858
• Not Quite Navy Ink 126971
• Midnight Muse Ink 126860
• Summer Starfruit Ink 126991
• Rich Razzleberry Ink 126950
• Whisper White Cardstock 101730
• Dimensionals 104430
• Midnight Muse Ribbon 126847
• Basic Rhinestones 119246

Hope you like today's creation!  Remember, for all online orders between December 1st and December 24th, you will be entered to win the sweet owl purse!!!  For every $20 you will receive one ticket!!!  Thanks so much!  Take care,

Heather

CLICK HERE for all your ordering and creative needs!

  

 

 

Simply My Digital Studio Challenge Week 1

Can I say SUPER EXCITED!!!  It's a little scary what happens when Kimberly and I start brainstorming together.....first the MDS club for ANYONE in North America (click here for details!) BUT we really want to share and showcase our love and passion for My Digital Studio!  We are all about recording our experiences and journaling our memories and MDS is an amazing tool for this!

Each week we will share a video with you along with a creation from each of us!  What we ask of you is to share your creation using the same technique demonstrated in the video!  Wouldn't it be fun to have a gallery where these similar techniques can be shared!?!?  To participate, just leave a comment on either my blog post or Kimberly's with a link to where your sample is posted!  In your post, please include that it's from the "Simply My Digital Studio Challenge Week 1" so we can link directly to your post!  

If you are on Facebook, we have started a Facebook group called Simply My Digital Studio Challenges where our videos and samples are posted!  We would LOVE for you to share here as well!!!  Can't wait to have you play along!!!  If you search "Simply My Digital Studio Challenge" on Facebook you'll find us!

This week's tip/trick is how to group your photos and use multiple photo boxes to hold one image.  It is easy peasy and offers a "wow" factor on a page!  Can't wait to see how you use this trick!

For this week's page, I used the Bon Voyage kit for the DSP and all the embellishments (except for the stitching which is from the Family Fun download).  This kit is so much more than travel!  I love the fun border elements and the colour tons, I think they worked really well with these pictures!

Our goal is to not only educate YOU on the program but to have you as excited as we are!!!  What do you think.....would you like to embark on this adventure with us!!!  Hope so!  Have a wonderful day and don't forget to check out Kimberly's blog for her sample today and also join our Facebook group!

Hugs,

Heather

 

 

EXCITING news for My Digital Studio Users!!!

I am so excited to announce that my dear friend and "oberliciously" talented friend, Kimberly Van Diepen and I are going to offer a My Digital Studio Club!!!!  Want to know the best part!?!?!  We can service EVERYONE in North America!  If you are Canadian you will work with me (Heather Summers) for your ordering and if you are American you will work with Kimberly.

Beyond that our online club will be seamless and we will be working together to provide you with a fantastic My Digital Experience with training, tips, tricks and FUN!!!!  

Here is what the club will offer to you each month:

• a minimum of 6 inspirational projects each month
• videos each month to correspond with our projects
• we will select two major kits each month to showcase and create projects with 
• our creations will be posted on the first of the month (for the exception of this month) 
• orders are due on the fifth of each month to your demonstrator (myself or Kimberly)
• orders will be placed after we showcase our projects in case you love what we do
• we will place your orders together so individuals can be the hostess each month and get FREE products!!!  (yay for that one!)
• an online community that you can share your creations on as well so we can create a gallery of inspiration

If you are AMERICAN click here to read Kimberly's blog on your minimums and commitments.

 

If you are CANADIAN, read on!

• Our club will be 8 months.  
• Each month you are responsible for placing a minimum order of $25 (can be any Stampin' Up! product....downloads included...remember, that there is no shipping on downloads, however you will have shipping fees if you order catalogue merchandise)
• One month you will be the hostess and receive all the hostess benefits! (minimum of $30 FREE!!!!)  
• You are welcome to get outside orders on your hostess month to enjoy even more FREE benefits!

Our first club begins December 5th!  Not to worry though if you're signing up late, we'll make it work as we want EVERYONE to participate as we know how AMAZING MDS is!!!!

We are SUPER excited to have you join our fun!  This club can be for anyone from beginners to advanced MDS users!!!  And remember we are here to support and inspire YOU!  Can't wait to have you join the fun!

Email me at adamsum@yahoo.com for more details or to sign up for the club!

Hugs,

Heather

Thank YOU!!!! Thank YOU!!!!

OK....there's a reason I've got two thank yous in my title!  The first goes to my dear friend Sonia that made me two of these BEAUTIFUL creations!!!  They are SO STINKIN cute!!!!  Thank you Sonia!!!!

The second goes to YOU!!!!  I've decided because life gets busy and classes don't typically happen in Decmeber, I would do a draw as a thank you gift to anyone that either orders online through my site or via me on or before December 20th:)  For every $20 you spend I will give write your name in the draw for this sweet owl purse!  If you're not an owl lover, I know someone on your wish list certainly will be!  Isn't he sweet!!!!  He easily fits an ipad (just to give you an idea of the size).

Not to worry, I'll keep track and I'll video one of my amazing little munchkins doing the draw for this gem!!!  So THANK YOU for your ongoing support and THANK YOU Sonia for your amazing gift!!!!  

And onto one of Stampin' Up!'s specials for this month that may help with your last minute needs.Check out the "all the cuteness" bundles.

The first is the Petite Treats Bundle.  It includes 10 of the glassine bags (remember the sweet ones from the Halloween kits....LOVE these!), a package of the Homemade Holidays Stitched Felt (the ornaments) and a roll of Gumball Green ribbon:)  All this for $18.25....and let's just say if you order one of these it's close enough to the $20 for a ballet in our owl purse draw:)

The second bundle is the Trimmings and Tags Bundle.  In it you receive 25 Gusseted Bags, 25 of the so sweet Snow Festival tags and a roll of the beautiful Cherry Cobbler Sweater Trim!  This would be amazing for co-workers or little treats for your kids' classes:)  This bundle is $17.50 (and again close enough to count toward the owl draw!!!)

I hope you're as excited as I am....hard to believe we are so close to the holidays!!!  If you need anything please don't hesitate to contact me at adamsum@yahoo.com

Take care,

Heather

CLICK HERE for my online store

My Digital Studio - My Blue Book

Happy Saturday to you!  What a fantastic night we had last night!  It was my team's Christmas party and I want to thank each of you that were able to attend!  I enjoyed the relaxing evening full of food, games and fun!  Thank you!!!!  Can't wait for our next gathering!!!

Today's page was a fun one to put together.  Cole has been SO excited about his "Blue Book" (passport).  I'm not sure if he's realizing that we've left him behind while we travel before or if he's just plain excited about going on a plane!  He keeps saying, "I go on plane and boat because I have my blue book!" (followed by a squeel of excitment!!)  Love him!!!  So I wanted to scrap this memory and this is what I came up with:)

Here are the two main elements I used on this page:

131009 Places I've Been Kit

129926 Wish You Were Here Stamp Brush

Thank you so much for stopping by today!  I hope your day is full of fun!  

Take care,

Heather

CLICK HERE to check out my online store for more details and digital downloads!

My Digital Studio - It's a sketch!

I love a great sketch, and that was what Rochelle offered up to us this week for our challenge!  A fun sketch!  Thanks Rochelle!  

So here's my take on the sketch:)

• the background is done using the Convention download
• I used hexagons to create a fun background in Midnight Muse, Not Quite Navy and Baja Breeze
• I used stitching as little borders between the photos
• the "Dear Santa" is from Waiting for Santa
• the hat is from Jolly Jingles
• the red titles are from Trim the Tree
• the making a list is from the 12 Days of Christmas

I had the kids write up their Santa letters last night.  Emma cooperated, Mark was less than thrilled, Nathan was SO excited and Cole could have cared less!  Fun times:)  

For those of you from Martha and I's onine Christmas class, thank you for an AMAZING month!  I am so excited that some fo you say it's been the best class yet!  I learned so much from you and from Martha - thank you!  It's not too late for others to join the fun if you're interested!  CLICK HERE for more details.  I also have an online monthly club starting next week if you're Canadian and would like to join our online class!  Should be lots of fun!!!

I hope you enjoy the rest of the hop!  Thanks so much for stopping by!  Hugs,

Heather

1. Jeanna Bohanon

2.Rochelle Gould

3.  Mandy Grant

4. Julie Leblanc 

5.Amber Meadows

6. Terri Mongeon

7. Aly Schilling

8. Cindy Schuster

9. Erica Shaw

10. Heather Summers (that's me:)

11. Holly VanDyne

12. Kimberly Van Diepen

 

Another quick and simple Christmas

Happy Thursday!  Be honest, have you started your Christmas cards yet?  Are you looking for some fun and quick cards to make?  I appreciate the feedback I've received on some of the 'quick and simple' cards I've posted over the past few weeks.  Not that we don't appreciate everyone in our lives, but some truly do appreciate the efforsts and time in our cards and understand the love that went into them:)  This isn't meaning a quick and simple card isn't made with love, it just means we need a quick and simple card to mass produce this time of year:)  (especially for those of you that haven't started....)

Here are the supplies for this card:

• Early Espresso cardstock - 5 1/2 x 8 1/2 scored at 4 1/4, Label punch, 1/2 x 2
• Cherry Cobbler Cardstock - 5 1/4 x 4
• Whisper White - label Punch, 5 x 3 3/4 (run through the Polka Dot embossing folder)
• 1 inch circle punched DSP
• Dimensionals
• Champagne Glimmer paper star

Well, off to get my day started!  I hope your day is wonderful!

Hugs,

Heather

 

My Digital Studio - Happy Birthday Mark!

Happy Wednesday!   WOWSERS, did you check out the new downloads yesterday!?!?  If you didn't RUN (after you read my post!) as there was a free one!  Who doesn't love a free download!  Even if you don't have MDS or you are using the FREE trial, get the download as you can use it in other software (like word or word perfect!)  CLICK HERE to check them out!

The DSP used on this page is from yesterday's download Jingle and Joy (SO FUN!)  I wanted to show you that as much as the kit screams Christmas it is multipurpose:)

I hope you like today's page!!!  Off to work I go:)  Enjoy your day:) 

Hugs,

Heather

JOY with lots of BLING!

It's download day!!!  WHOO HOOO!!!  Don't forget to check out all the newest downloads today .... CLICK HERE to see them!  I also wanted to make another post letting you know I have two more spots in my Canadian MDS club!  It'll be a super fun club that will last for 8 months of MDS creating together!  For all the details CLICK HERE and email me at adamsum@yahoo.com if you're interested in joining the fun!

This is another card that I made last weekend at my upline's fundraiser.  I was so inspired by this card I had to buy the snowflake stamp set (thanks Alicia!)  It's the same snowflake I used on yesterday's card...isn't it so pretty and delicate?  Love it!

This card is created on a Crumb Cake base, with Very Vanilla on top stamped in gold.  Then the glitter paper is the Champagne glitter paper and of course the pop of Cherry Cobbler!

This is another card sample that would be cost effective and time efficient to reproduce for the upcoming season!

Hope you like it!

Hugs,
Heather 

Country Christmas Snowflake Style

I am a country girl at heart!  I love the folk art style and always have.  So this card really makes me smile, the colours, the layout and of course the sweet wood buttons!  I hope you like it too!

Here is the supply list for this fun card:

• Crumb Cake Cardstock 120953
• Baja Breeze Cardstock 111352
• Riding Hood Rec Cardstock 111348
• Riding Hood Red Ink 126968
• Crumb Cake Ink 126975
• Naturals Designer Buttons 127554
• 2 1/2" Circle Punch 120906
• Dotted Scallop Punch 119275
• Window Frames Framelit 129021

One of the GREAT things I LOVE LOVE LOVE about our new ink pads is how crisp they stamp on Crumb Cake...isn't it yummy!?!?!  

Well, I hope you have a FANTASTIC day!  Thanks so much for stopping by and enjoy the video!

Hugs,

Heather

CLICK HERE to check out the AMAZING sale that ends on Wednesday!

 

 

Fancy Christmas Card

Happy Sunday to you!  I hope your weekend is off to a great start!  We had yet another FANTASTIC meal last night (thanks Anne!)  I love having some "down time" where we can just relax and visit and that was certainly my evening last night!  Today I'm off to the One of a Kind Craft Show in Toronto which should be a ton of fun!!!

The other day I shared with you a "fancy" box I created using very similar supplies so I wanted to share a coordinating card with you as well.  The supplies are as follows:

• Early Espresso Cardstock 124276
•  Candlelight Christmas DSP 126901
• Greetings of the Season 128033
• Champagne Glimmer Paper 127885
• Naturals Designer Buttons 127554
• Pearl Basic Jewels 119247
• Large Pearl Jewels 125577
• Early Espresso Tulle 127839
• Labels Collection Framelits 125598
• Early Espresso Ink 126974
• Gold Glow Smooch Spritz 118770

I am really enjoying the tulle from Stampin' Up! and hope you are too!!!  This current holiday catalogue is only "good" or "current" until the new year!  So make sure you stock up on your accessories so you don't miss out:)  I also wanted to remind you that the amazing Extravaganza Sale ends on Wednesday!  I have an order going in on Wednesday if you'd like to add anything to it!  Please email me for more details at adamsum@yahoo.com.  Alrighty, off to enjoy a day out and I hope you too have a great day!

Take care,

Heather

CLICK HERE to check out the amazing sale

 

A LOT of Glitter and Glam!

Happy Saturday!  What a FANTASTIC weekend we are having!  We had a wonderful dinner out last night that was amazing and great to get know a new family!  Thank you:)  And today we are super excited for another dinner out and some family time!  I love weekends!

Last weekend I had the opportunity to attend my upline's fundraiser which was so fun!  I loved not having to prop cards, and having the opportunity to just stamp with my mom and Nathan.  It was a blast, thank you Alicia!

This is a fun and simple card to execute!  Here are the dimensions for you:

• 5 1/2 x 8 1/2 Cherry Cobbler
• 5 1/4 x 4 Silver Glimmer Paper
• Scallop Square Cherry Cobbler
• Postage Stamp Punch Silver Glimmer Paper
• 1 inch Square Whisper White
• Cherry Cobbler Seam Binding
• Antique Brad

I dimensionaled up the greeting and the silver present!  This will certianly be for a glitter loving friend (I know the perfect person!)  Hope you have a wonderful day!

Take care,

Heather

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MDS Blog Hop - Brush Sets

Happy Friday to you!  I hope you've had a wonderful week!  Ours has been eventful and fun!  Mark turned 11 this week...can't get over that!  He is such a sweet boy and glad to call him my son:)  Lots of other stuff on the go, and excited it's the weekend!  Thank goodness!  Hope you have a fantastic weekend planned!  To my US friends I hope your Thanksgiving weekend is full of family and friends!

Alright, onto my page for today:)  Jeanna picked our theme this week and it's Brush Sets....use your stamps on your page!  Well, I did it!  I used a snowflake, the snowman from Jolly Jingles, a stamp for the title, the frames AND the banner!  WOWSERS!  The "snow" is made using a modified punch to make it look like the snow hills.

I love that I've been able to preplan my pages for the upcoming holidays!  Can't wait for the flurries to fly so I can fill this page!  I'm excited!!!!  I'll share the page once the photos are in the page!

I hope you have a wonderful day!  In the meantime, have fun checking out the hop!  

Hugs,

Heather

CLICK HERE to check out my online store

1. Jeanna Bohanon

2.Rochelle Gould

3.  Mandy Grant

4. Julie Leblanc 

5.Amber Meadows

6. Terri Mongeon

7. Aly Schilling

8. Cindy Schuster

9. Erica Shaw

10. Heather Summers (that's me:)

11. Holly VanDyne

12. Kimberly Van Diepen

 

Did you know.....

...that Stampin' Up! hosts a challenge on their www.mydigitalstudio.net almost every week?  The best part of their challenge is that they recognize amazing talent AND they give away downloads as a prize!  Who doesn't want to win free downloads.  The best part of these challenges for me too are that all I have to do is save a file, and post a photo!  (no picture taking, mailing in projects....just a click away!)  So, here's a challenge for YOU.....just do it!!!  Try it....make a card, a scrapbook page.

So this week's challenge is a sketch!  I LOVE sketches....it's a springboard for where you can go with a page!  This page is very fun and if you check out the www.mydigitalstudio.net site you will see some AMAZING samples!

So today's page is my take on the sketch.  I hope you like it!  This is from Cole's birthday last week.  He was so much fun and just loved his special day!  I loved the idea that Gail Kelso shared on the MDS site, using the Back to School elements for the strip behind the photo.  Thanks Gail!

Most of the elements on this page are from the Back to School kit (the calendar, November, splash background strip, watermarks).  The colours on this page are Gumball Green, Certainly Celery, Midnight Muse and Not Quite Navy.  Loving this!  Hope you are too!

I also wanted to let you know that Martha and I are having a BLAST on our online class 30 Days of Christmas MDS style!  Hard to believe we are already on day 22!!!  It's never too late to join the fun!  CLICK HERE to check out all the details and join the fun!

Well, I hope your Thursday is a fun one for you!  It's a work day around here.....here's hoping the buses aren't cancelled AGAIN due to fog!

Have a GREAT day!  Hugs,

Heather

Stampin' Up! Artisan November Blog Post #2

Happy Wednesday to you!  Today's post is VERY different project than I usually make.  I am typically a very fun and cute stamper (in my opinion) so this is out of my comfort zone but I am in LOVE!  This project is beautiful, and soft and I'm excited to share it with a recipient.  

The belly band on the box is sewn together (the tulle to the DSP).  I covered the stitching with the beautiful glimmer paper....the champagne paper is stunning!

The greeting is stamped on some Very Vanilla cardstock in Early Espresso.  I used the Tombow glue around the outside of the banner and used the chunky Champagne glitter....so pretty!  I hope you love it as much as I do!

Here is the supply list:

• Early Espresso Cardstock 124276
• Candlelight Christmas DSP 126901
• Greetings of the Season 128033
• Champagne Glimmer Paper 127885
• Naturals Designer Buttons 127554
• Pearl Basic Jewels 119247
• Large Pearl Jewels 125577
• Cherry Cobbler Tulle 127841
• Labels Collection Framelits 125598
• Early Espresso Ink 126974
• Gold Glow Smooch Spritz 118770

The easiest way to explain how this box is put together is to check out the video!  I'll walk you through it!  

In the meantime, enjoy your day and I look forward to seeing you again tomorrow with a similar card to this box (and a video!!  

Hugs,

Heather

CLICK HERE to see the sale items that are good for only ONE MORE WEEK!!!

 

 

Stampin' Up! Artisan November Post #1

I am so honoured to be sharing in the Stampin' Up! Artisan experience!  It is amazing to receive a box of goodies and get to create for them each month!  I'll be honest to say that this month was an easy project as I do love the holidays!  I have broken down my posts to two days as my two projects are very different and I shot videos for both of them:)  

So for today's project I made a sweet little gingerbread easel card!  I think I'm going to use these as the place cards at our Christmas dinner this year:)  I thought it would be sweet to write the guests names on the little banner on the inside of the card.  I think though that I'll make them in a variety of colours as well just to add some pop to the dinner table!  You never know though, that could change:)  

This easel card uses a piece of cardstock measuring 4 1/4 x 11 scored at 4 1/4, 5 3/4, and 7 1/4.  The bottom brown DSP is actually on the bottom layer of the card and when this is folded down, the card measures 5 inches long.  It's a little different take on the standard easel card:)

Here is the supply list for this card:

• Scentsational Season Stamps 121190
• Holiday Collection Framelit 127814
• Festive Prints DSP 126904
• Window Framelits 129021
• Square Lattice Embossing 119976
• 2 1/2 inch Circle Punch 120906
• 1 3/4 inch Circle Punch 119850
• 1 inch Circle Punch 119868
• 3/4 inch Circle Punch 119873
• Early Espresso Taffeta 119959
• Brights Brads 119740
• Dimensionals 104430
• Early Espresso Cardstock 119686
• Baja Breeze Cardstock 111352
• Island Indigo Cardstock 122923
• Itty Bitty Framelit 129267

I hope you like today's fun and bright festive card!  For all the details, check out my video down below!  In the meantime, don't forget about Stampin' Up!'s amazing 10 day sale and TODAY is download day!!!  WHOO HOOO!!!

Hugs,

Heather

 

 

Simply Stars Blog Hop!

Happy Monday to you!  I hope you had a wonderful weekend!  We had a ton of fun with my brother, sister-in-law and two sweet neices on Saturday!  It was so lovely to see them, and really makes me wish I got to see them more!!!  With the holidays coming I know I will though!  So today is our Simply Stars Winter Blog Hop!  I REALLY love my team and feel so blessed to have such wonderful women around me!  I hope you enjoy their amazing creations as much as I will!!!  I am excited to share a blog hop with them every month and hope you look forward to them too!

My creation for the Simply Stars Blog Hop uses my favourite little stamp of the season....the gingerbread man from Scentsational Season!  The chevron is from the border banter stamp set in Baja Breeze on the Baja Breeze cardstock.  The little candies are from the Jolly Bingo Bits stamp set.  This card is fairly simple and clean but I love it!  Hope you do too!

I hope you enjoy the rest of the blog hop!!!  Have a wonderful day!  Don't forget that Holiday Extravaganza from Stampin' Up! starts today!!!!  There are some door crashers for today only and the rest of the items are good into next week!!!  Feel free to place your order online through my online store OR email me at adamsum@yahoo.com and I'll get it ordered for you!

Download Online_X_flyer_CA (this is the flyer of what's on sale!)

Heather

CLICK HERE for my online store

• Heather Summers (that's me!)
• Christine Dionne
• Martha Inchley
• Laura Richey
• Sundee Himburg
• Marja Deeth
• Anne Granger
• Kristy Strawbridge
• Steph Cremin
• Susie Hamm

My Digital Studio CLUB!!!!

Attention ALL CANADIANS!  I am so super duper excited (like REALLY excited!) to share this amazing news with you!  Stampin' Up! has now made it possible to add digital downloads to a club or workshop order!!!  This is AWESOME!!!  Do you know what this means!?!?!?  We can have a Canadian MDS online club!!!  WHOO HOOOO!!!

Here are the details:

• Where do I have to live?  Canada!!!  (with the exception of Quebec as unfortunately you can't purchase MDS yet....)  You can LIVE anywhere and become a member of our online community MDS club!  SO amazing!
• Who can join the club?  Anyone, as long as you are Canadian:)
• What does being in a club mean?  For the next 8 months, you are committing to spending $25 in MDS downloads.  For one of these 8 months YOU will be the hostess and receive a minimum of $30 in FREE product!!!
• What are the benefits of being in a club? 

1. One month you will be the hostess and receive  a minimum of $30 in free downloads!!
2. Each month you will be given a minimum of 5 MDS projects including supply lists, video links, samples and ideas!
3. I will share the latest and greatest in techniques, tips, tricks, layout and trends!
4. There are always surprises up my sleeve so I won't leave you disappointed:)  
5. We will have an online gallery that you too can share your creations for others to enjoy and share!

• How will the club work?  Your orders are due on the first of each month (club will begin on December 1st).  I will contact the hostess on the 1st once all orders are received to have you submit your hostess benefits.  I will then place the order and you will receive an email from Stampin' Up! with the link to access your downloads (I will provide a video on this).  Because you are ordering downloads they will be immediate and of course no shipping either!
• What do I need from you?  An email saying you'd like to be in the MDS club!  This will be the email you will use to recieve your emails from Stampin' Up!  I will also need to get your credit card number with permission to use this for the club to put your purchases on.  And of course your address so I can send you some hygbrid MDS projects once in a while as well!!!!

Today's page are some sweet photos of Cole and my neice Augusta yesterday:)  It was SO wonderful to see them and these two had a ton of fun together (they are four months apart).  Emma took these precious photos and I'm thirlled with the page!  Hope you like it too!

So, I hope you are as excited as I am about the MDS club!  Whether you are NEW to My Digtial Studio, or an experienced user, there will be something for everyone with this club!  If you have not purchased My Digital Studio, this may be the time to start!  I will include basic how to videos for those that would like to learn more about the NEW My Digital Studio!  Please email me at adamsum@yahoo.com if you'd like to join the fun!!!!

Hugs,

Heather

Pop Up Dinosaur - Thanks Mom!

Thank you Mom for sharing with me how you created the sweet dinosaur on the inside of Cole's card!  I have shot a quick video for you on how to put this little gem together!  If you have any questions, please don't hesitate to ask!  Try it, it honestly comes together really quickly!

I can't wait to use this template to:

• make a cookie monster with a cookie in his mouth
• a face with bugs in their mouth
• maybe a Pac Man.....hmmmmmm
• the possibilities are endless, what do you think?  What can you see this used for?

I hope you like the project today and the video helps!  Thanks so much for stopping by and thanks again Mom!

Enjoy your day!

Heather

 

My Digital Studio - Merry Christmas

Good morning!  What a fun morning it is around here....it's a PD Day so we're all home today!  YAY!  Hoping for a fun day!  Today is MDS blog hop day!  YAY!!!  Now, this week's theme is our childhood BUT as much as I love the photos of me as a kid, I didn't have any on hand so I decided to scrapbook my boys from two years ago....it seems like forever ago so I thought it could count!

This page was greated using the "Days in December" kit and the "Merry Woodcuts".  The title is from the Merry Woodcuts.  The background paper is just the Whisper White textured cardstock.  The circles and squares are in the Days in December kit.  The only other elements are the stitching from "mis-stitched".  Easy peasy, but thrilled with the results!  I can't believe my munchkins were so cute (and of course still are!!!)

Thank you so much for stopping by my blog today!  Before you hop along ot the next post, I wanted to share TWO exciting new items (the first being VERY limited time!)  Here goes:

Stampin' Up! is introducing the Texture Boutique!  The Texture Boutique works with Textured Impressions Embossing Folders to transform ordinary cardstock, paper, metallic foil, or vellum into an embossed, textured masterpiece.  This machine embosses only, no die cutting.  This machine is perfect to have on hand for those of you that love to add a little pop to your cards but don't want to lug around the Big Shot (or maybe you don't have the Big Shot yet).  I am excited to have this sit on the edge of my desk for easy access and to have on hand for classes and events!  This is a limited sale....Stampin' Up! has 4000 to sell and depending on the results will depend if they offer more at a future date!  Here are the details:

Boutique Bundle: 132700 $45.95 which includes the machine, embossing pads, mylar shim, flower garden textured impressions embossing folder, and the stripes textured impressions embossing folder

OR Just the Machine: 132657 $36.95 which includes the machine, embossing pads and mylar shim

The second new product Stampin' Up! is introducing new sound tags!  I am SUPER excited about these (I think because I have a new phone that can utilize this new technology and amazing idea!)  For only $9.95 you will get 10 "tags" (the label with the funny square code and instructions) which means 10 seperate tags to send in your upcoming cards!  THIS is SO cool!!!  Here's how simple it is to use:

How to send a voice message:

1. Download the FREE TalkingTagT App on your smartphone from talkingtag.mobi, iTunes® or Google PlayT.
2. Adhere the message tag to your card or gift.
3. Open TalkingTagT App and scan the code.
4. Record your message (recording starts immediately, so make sure you're ready!).

Stampin' Up! has shot a video for each of these NEW products and feel free to email me if you have any questions or would like to order these products!  Remember the Boutique Bundle is for a limited time!  Can't wait for the tags too!!!

Alrighty, have a WONDERFUL day and enjoy the hop!

Hugs,

Heather

CLICK HERE to see my online store, these new products and so much more!

1. Jeanna Bohanon

2.Rochelle Gould

3.  Mandy Grant

4. Julie Leblanc 

5.Amber Meadows

6. Terri Mongeon

7. Aly Schilling

8. Cindy Schuster

9. Erica Shaw

10. Heather Summers (that's me:)

11. Holly VanDyne

12. Kimberly Van Diepen

 

 

Stylin' Snowfolk

Happy Thursday to you!  I'm sure I've mentioned it before, but if not, I will brag about my AMAZING team!  I am so lucky to be surrounded by such amazing women that are always willing to share and help!  Marja was responsible for the make and takes at our last meeting and I'm in love!  She talked about Stamp-a-stacks and had us create the cards she was making for her stamp-a-stack as our make and takes!  SO FUN!!!  I have to say, this one is my favourite!

I'm amazed at how simple this card is yet how much the card POPS!  I love it!  I can't wait to have my kids make these to share this holiday season!

The nice thing is the "o" is the 1/2 inch punch whcih is GREAT!  It sure makes it easy to add a little pop!!!

I hope you like this creation!  Here is the supply list:

I hope you have a FANTASTIC day!!!

Take care,

Heather

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Happy Birthday Cole!

I am SO lucky to have such an amazing mom - in so many ways!  But I have to say my feelings get a little hurt after a birthday when I receive so many emails asking you what my mom's card was for the event:)  Kidding!  I love that you ask because I too wait with anticipation!  Here is Cole's card from my mom!  I have to say, it may just be in my top 5 cards of all time from her!!!  It's adorable!

I have also asked my mom how to do the inside of the card and once I've learned I will share it with you too!!!

I hope you are inspired and loving today's card (as I am!)  Enjoy your day!

Take care,

Heather

Don't forget to CLICK HERE to check out my online store and yesterday's MDS downloads!  Remember this month is an AMAZING deal, if you host a party you can earn a FREE 12 set of ink pads!  Or, if you join the Stampin' Up! family from now until December 16th, you can also earn a FREE set of ink pads!!!  WOWSERS!!!  That's $155 in product (plus you'd normally pay shipping and taxes) PLUS ink pads for only $125 with no shipping or taxes!  AMAZING!!!

Sweet Snowflake

Happy Download Day!  Gotta love Tuesdays!!!  Can't wait to check out the newest downloads!!!  Can't wait to hear what you think!

Today's card uses my newest favourite layout....isn't it so sweet!  This card came together very quickly!  A few strips of DSP, some embossing, a quick stamping and voila....a sweet festive card!

I truly am loving the sweater trim!  It addes such a soft element to the card and just makes me smile!  If you haven't purchased any yet, I really encourage you....I think the white one is my favourite!

Here is the supply list for today's creation:

I hope you have a GREAT day!

Take care,

Heather

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CLICK HERE to check out the details about my current MDS class - we are having a BLAST!!!