Perpetual Birthday Calendar Gift

Have you read the book The 5 Love Languages?  It's a favorite book on the 5 love languages we all have and their importance in our life... I'm the one people call to create a rockin' gift for their loved ones, primarily because one of myyyyy top love languages is Gift Giving.  So when Carol, a friend and fellow stamper, gave Meeeeeee this small but massive impactful gift I was touched deeply, it made my heart swell.  So enjoy with me this amazing gift that brought tears to my eyes... thanks Carol - love ya!!

Carol created this pretty Perpetual Birthday Calendar with:

Designer Series Paper

Decorative Label Punch

My Digital Studio (130910 Free Trial 30 Days)

 

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This sweet little book is perfect!  Simply write the birthdays/anniversaries on each month - this is a great way to reference for each new year!

 

Carol went through and created a special area for each month (how brilliant is this??).  With adorable accents framed on our Designer Series Paper.  So create a calendar like this (or project) on the paper that you simply adore and can't pass up.  Then re-use over and over - even after it is retired!! 

 

 Our My Digital Studio has all of our retired and current papers, from Glimmers to Designer Series Papers to Card stocks and all of our Accessories, Punches and MORE!!  I LOVE it!!  Click Here to see the many My Digital Studio Projects I've created.

What a wonderful gift!!  Everyone could use a way to remember reasons and people to celebrate.  I know that with my busy life, I can forget to send cards (sad for someone who makes them but I blame my 6 kids and hubby - lol).  This is a great way to help me get back on track!!  (Life is hard, sending a hand-crafted card or gift is a great way to send a hug in the mail!!)

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So we are SLAMMED from April - June for birthdays in our family.  It starts the beginning of April with my Sister and Uncle to Myyyy Birthday April 21st... with my Aunt Dee, then two daughters, to May with a nephew, another of our daughters and my husband with a few cousins (it's funny that two of the guys on my side of the family have the same birthday as my husband).  We then have my brother and another daughter in June.. whew!!  (The blessings of a big family - many reasons to celebrate!!)

With a great way to centrally locate all of our special dates, this is a great way, with a big family like ours, to actually stay on-top of these special dates.

When the holidays arrive from (Yay) Going Back to School (a holiday in our home - lol) to Fall - I get wrapped up in the kids, activities and decorating our home... this will surely help me to stay on-top of the birthdays.  Too Cute!  Her pages are so adorable!!  I LOVE this and that means I will actually USE it... lol.

 

So YOU, too, can create a stunning gift that will live on.  Using our My Digital Studio (click here to see my many My Digital Studio - aka MDS - projects) to create amazing Holiday Letters, Custom Birthday Invitations, Thank You's Decorations and MORE... Let ME show YOU how much fun it is to create and with Video Tutorials, the least digital savvy person to the most digital savvy person will have fun creating!

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Do YOU have favorite papers, stamps, accessories??  I do and I love how I can download them at a lower cost, use them, unlimited - forever!!  Go ahead, read that book The 5 Love Languages (it is an easy read) and see what are your and your loved ones love languages.  Either way, everyone LOVES receiving a gift... so when I was blessed with this gift and such a cool gift, I did get misty eyed.  Its' easy and wonderful to bless someone when you create and craft.  Every time I use it, it will be like Carol is with me!!  Thanks Carol - you ROCK!!

Turning 5, Oh My!

When you are a busy mom, pulling together parties can often be tough... time is a valuable commodity that one can be short on....

I'm JUST that kind of mom... busy!

 

So Iiiiii appreciate anything that makes my life easier and works with me on the fly...

My Digital Studio does just that!

TODAY.... my Angel Turns 5!!  WOW!!  Yesterday her sister turned 25!  Life is madness but so full of blessings of Joy, Laughter and Excitement! 

 

Creating this Invitation was easy, fun and quick with our My Digital Studio.

(Let me know if You'd like to try it out..

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I LOVE that my procrastinator self can then EMAIL the Jpeg of the invite to her friends and classmate and even print them at the local drug store on-line with their One-Hour Photo!  This is the result - it may not be 'professional' colors but it has our palate, designs, stamps, and YES even our Rhinestones!!!!  I LOVE that our Bling even came out and yes, it sparkles (almost as much as my little angel!!).

 

TRY IT!

Digital Crafting is FUN while adding to my Paper Crafting Repertoire.  My Digital Photos POP in and are easily printed, even delivered to my front door! 

 

Who Do YOU Celebrate?

Throw a Party For?!?!!

I LOVE that it's easier than ever to do so...

Let me know what you think... leave me a comment and please share this with others...

Working On or In Your Business

I've felt, as of late, that I'm spinning my wheels...

trying to find the balance between

Wife and Mom,

Daughter and Sister,

Business Owner and Crafter, Friend and Volunteer

while finding a little bit of ME in the midst of that. 

 

I'd heard, in passing, this comment and

I couldn't tell you WHO said it but I knew RIGHT AWAY that as I'm directing my business to be that -

a BUSINESS, profitable, growing, successful...

 

I wanted a pretty sign that inspired me...

 

So with the aide of My Digital Studio and our amazing papers, stamps and the ease of it all... I created this to inspire me for some greatness...

 

I hope that YOU are Inspired to make contact and

Go, Go, Goooooo!!

 

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Birthday Boy Celebration!

Celebrations are BIG in our family...

We celebrate life's accomplishments

We celebrate fun moments in life (Waffle Day!!) and

We celebrate BIRTHDAYS!!!

Celebrating life is easier than ever with our

My Digital Studio 2!

Today is my son's 9th birthday...

I've gone Digital with my scrapbooking and

here is a page for his Birthday!

 

I Love Capturing the moments in life that will fly by...

like sand through my fingers,

I will not get these moments back.

 

Celebrate Life with me!

(Isn't my boy soooo handsome?!?!)

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Refined Wishes

Do you have friends in your life who are refined?

Drink only the finest drinks

(no fruit on the side of those cups, baby, and NO plastic cups - lol)

Wear the most elegant of clothes and have a fabulous shoe collection?

Who's nails are always done...

Who's hair is always shiny (like a shampoo commercial?!?!)...

Me Toooooo!!!! lol...

Having such amazing friends in my life inspires me to look even better...

To switch out my yoga pants and flip flops for

Dark Washed Denim and stylish boots or flats...

To pull that pony tail out and BRUSH my hair... lol (or wash my hair?!?!)

OK so I couldn't resist when a dear friend who screams elegance and grace from the inside out had a birthday

I whipped out My Digital Studio and created a card for her!!

 

 

Isn't My Digital Studio just sooooo amazing?!?!

With the thought 'damask' running thru my head

I started with this square card.

Selecting a Designer Series Paper was next. 

I'd wanted to go Black, Grey and White but...

after seeing this paper.. I couldn't change my base!

Adding this stamped image in our retired Close to Cocoa colored ink I had the feel of a lovely damask print.

 

Satin - I was tempted by the crochet ribbon but decided that for a classy dame like my girlfriend, she deserved something refined - like satin! 

Chocolate Chip colored satin ribbon can easily be moved and re sized with our MDS2!!

 

Rosette's (aka Lollies!!) are NOW available on our MDS.. (yeah!!)

and I selected the Crumb Cake Rosette/Lolly for a fun embellishment! 

Topping it off with an Antique Brad that had the feel of the stamps and patterned paper. 

(Don't you just LOVE how realistic it is?!?! 

Nothing 'digital' looking or cartoony - just lovely!)

 

I LOVE posting MDS cards to people's facebook pages on their bdays!  It's great as most people don't get more than wishes - adding a card makes me stand out from the crowd (it's all about me, in the end, isn't it - lol)

 

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~ thanks Stampin' Up! for such great lessons!)

Schedule a time to bring your laptop over, use my WiFi and we'll play together!

Create greatness and digitally send it to friends and family

(kids to adults, invites to cards and scrapbooks or calendars

~ send it via email, facebook, twitter, etc.)

or PRINT your creations on your computer

or the low-cost printing services from Stampin' Up! (they ship them to your door!) or even your local picture printing place!

 

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Sparkle Birthday Invites!

I ADORE how EASY My Digital Studio is!!

I have 6 kids and a busy CPA and CFO husband.... so planning a birthday party is usually by the skin of our teeth.. I am inclined to be a procrastinator and that just hinders the process.. lol

(especially during my hubby's busiest season at work and w/ taxes in our own company!).

But, with My Digital Studio (MDS) it's easier than ever to create a Birthday Invitation (and thank yous, decorations, etc) with a few swipes of my fingers and then I can order it for 1 hour pick up at a local photo processing center. 

My Genevieve is turning 7!  WOW!!  This is actually ON her Birthday and we've always combo'd her and her brother's birthdays (they are two years and two weeks apart) but last year we had over 50 kids and several adults at a pizza tour and party... it was a TON to tackle.  This year my frilly, sassy and girly girl wanted to do a girly party (not that I can blame her). 

 

With the Release of Stampin' Up!'s Glimmer Paper on MDS (can you imagine how EXCITED I am?!?! lol) I created this blinged out card!  Being that she has to select only a few friends, I can email their moms as well as we printed this at my local pharmacy (I can pick it up on my way to her school - how COOL!) to hand out with the follow up email (in case any girl loses the invite).

Bling and Stamps - Glimmer and Designer Series Paper, the Rhinestones, adding layers and text... it's a mom's dream!  I'll coordinate the party decorations and thank you's with the ease of MDS and the fact that it matches our current papers!

What would YOU Create with My Digital Studio?!?!  I can easily take all of our photos and scrapbook them after the party... how great is that?!?!
Thank you for coming by, taking a look and feel free to share and leave a comment, it is always appreciated!

 

OK LOOOOOOOK!  How CUTE are these?!?!  They came out so cute and QUICK!  I was able to pick them up and get to our school (on time - five minutes early even!) and my daughter was excited to hand them out to her friends!  (Her lil BFF's dad was there and I handed him her invite first - lol... we'd hate to not have the one girl she wants the most-est... lol.)

Share the Love... Digitally!

This was similar to a card that was shared on the LNS group... I couldn't find the orginal email.... I changed it up, made it mine (lol) but I love this look!  The Pearls are so stunning and I added them to the spokes of the wheel to add some interest... the Drop Shadow behind the stamps and sentiments can be modified in color, opacity and more.... it's a great tool to highlight a stamp, breaking up the Red Hearts on the Red DSP... or the Black to add a subtle break....

Vintage Elegance... I love this non-traditional color combo for a Valentines card but also great for an Anniversary card... Medallion Stamp, Retired DSP is forever mine (mawahahahaha) with this program and I adore the Ribbon and Antique Brads...

A favorite but 'older' stamp set is this vintage Greeting Card Kids stamp set (available in the Idea Book - get it before it's gone or w/ MDS!)... with the MDS Ink Splatter tool I added color to her heart and a blush to her cheeks and nose... the ability to 'color' the stamps makes for tons of FUN ( and Variety - it's the spice of life, isn't it?).  Satin Ribbon, Colored Dahlia's that you can modify it's size... the possiblities are ENDLESS!

 

 

 (Here is modified it and made the lines out of Crumb Cake - to soften the image....)

 

My Digital Studio 2 is FUN, Easy and Cool!  Digital love to send in emails, on Facebook and Twitter.. I'm using these for my ads!  Send some digital love - it's a pleasant surprise on a Facebook page or email box (like most mail - it's full of filler and annoyance, isn't it??).  Stand Out and Bless another with some love... I'm sure they'll love you for it!

 

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New Year's Letter

So do you ever feel 'behind' in life?? 

Like the Holidays sneak up and then fly by?

We all do! 

It's a rare few who send out cards each year, even fewer who send out Holiday Letters and then there are those, like me, who send them late when they do!  I'm OK with that - some day, when I don't have little hands that distract me... life that isn't so busy and demanding... (will that ever really happen?!?!)

I look forward to, again, mailing our Christmas Cards on time and our Holiday Letter along with it!

 

THIS is our Holiday letter!  Well, the lay out and beginning.... my family doesn't necessarily want me to post all their comings and goings to the world.. lol.  I have 6 amazing kids, 5 girls - 1 boy... we are a busy lot and haven't had less than a 2 page letter in years! 

 

THIS year - instead of printing a ton of pictures to mail out, I sent a Digital Card - via email and Facebook - to our family and friends.  Then I was able to send out a Digital Holiday letter to my craftin' friends and customers...

It was madness with the flu that hit our home, my broken foot... life... so I am feeling pretty fly by getting this out in a timely manner!

 

I wanted to send the pictures of the kids to our family and friends who may not see them as often as they'd like.  We have family all over the world - Mongolia, Italy, Germany, China, Japan, Colombia, Belgium (these were just the exchange students that are part of our 'extended' family over the past few years.... then we have family in the Middle East serving as missionaries, family who live in Italy, Australia and all over the USA!

 

I hope that YOU have FUN with your Holiday Letters... it's never too late to catch up with family and friends!!  Resolve THIS YEAR to reach out to those you love.  You may be the highlight of their day!

 

 

My Digital Studio makes it EASY and FUN to create Stunning Digital work and letter, scrapbooks, calendars and more... by using this (Retired but one of my Favorite) Designer Series Paper Packets.. I can use it over and over!  It layers and when framing it with the amazing family photos shot by a dear friend Nicole Ricketts... this letter is just stunning!!  Who wouldn't love receiving this letter?  Saving it is easy and Sending it is easier!

 

What can YOU do with these Designer Series Papers, Stamps, Embellishments and the best artwork of ALL... Your family! (Well, they are stunning, in my biased opinion... lol.)

Happy New Year!!

I've seen many different designs for New Year's Cards... this is Myyyyy take! 

 

With the ease and fun that My Digital Studio lends - I can modify stamps, embellishments (like these rhinestones), Ribbon and more!  This is the Whisper White Satin Ribbon with the Tiny Tiny Wishes 'Happy New Year' sentiment enlarged on it!

 

I dream of taking my Pilot lessons and test some day - when I don't have little ones and maybe more 'spare' time... until then I can SOAR with my Hopes, Dreams and Aspirations!

 

What are YOUR Goals in 2013?? 

 I'm going to:

~ Lose Weight and get back to my 5am gym exercises!

~ Reach my Sales and Growth Goals!

~ Clean my home and KEEP it clean and organized (with 6 kids, 1-150lb dog, 1 Tortoise, 1 Bearded Dragon, 15 Koi fish and my husband... that's quite the challenge!)

~ Organize my 'office' and Stampin' supplies!

(OK - if you've seen my pool table and Stamp and Paper Wall, Embellishment Units and more... you can giggle with me here!)

~ Have FUN, Say NO to too many commitments and Celebrate LIFE

(and my family)!

 

 

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Get Well Wishes

My Cousin's Daughter had Knee Surgery yesterday....

I wish I could pop over with a basket loaded with movies, pop corn and candy treats... trash mags and maybe a hand held digital game...

buttttt - they are across the nation in New York State!  EEEEk - that'd be quite a trip from my California digs!

I couldn't resist creating this for Rebekah and posted it on her Facebook Page.... My Digital Studio makes it easy and fun to create love and send it - digitally (or print it and mail it!).

 

Using Stamps - I created these Two-Step 'stamped' flowers in Not Quite Navy and Crumb Cake - the embellishments of our Antique Brads ROCK!! - Soooo life like - you can barely tell it's digital!!

 

I hope that you take on My Digital Studio to send love to those who need a little TLC!  Thank you for coming by, checking it out and feel free to share this with others or leave a comment!