Rubber Stamping & Card Making with Yapha

Wed 19 Jun 2013

Hooray for New Stampin’ Up Digital Downloads!

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What a great bunch of downloads from Stampin’ Up this week! I especially love the Everybody’s Business paper with gray versions for recoloring. How fun is that? These downloads work with My Digital Studio and any other digital scrapbooking program that allows you to import PNG and JPG files, which is most graphics programs, and even Microsoft Word! Clicking on the pictures will take you right to the store to purchase these downloads. There are also usually more images of what is included in the downloads.

134806 Chores & More Digital Designer Template $2.95

Download includes:
* 2-page designer template (8-1/2″ x 11″)
* 14-piece SVG stamp brush set
* 8 embellishments

Features:
* Digital exclusive
* Keep the kids busy when they are out of school or all year long
* Get them excited to do their chores and mind their manners by earning check marks for prizes

Colors:
Baja Breeze, Calypso Coral, Coastal Cabana, Crisp Cantaloupe, Going Gray, Gumball Green, Island Indigo, Lucky Limeade, Marina Mist, Midnight Muse, Pistachio Pudding, Pool Party, Primrose Petals, Pumpkin Pie, Smoky Slate, Soft Sky, Strawberry Slush, Summer Starfruit, Tangerine Tango, Very Vanilla

133499 Everybody’s Business Digital Designer Series Paper $6.95

Download includes:
* 24 Designer Series Papers

Features:
* Digital exclusive
* 12 papers in color and the same 12 in gray for recoloring
* A fun recolor of the Designer Series Paper from the Nobody’s Business Photobook

Colors:
Basic Gray, Crushed Curry, Pear Pizzazz, Regal Rose, Ruby Red, Taken with Teal

133498 Hooray for Today Digital Stamp Brush Set $9.95

Download includes:
* 26-piece SVG stamp brush set

134799 Lovely Romance Digital Stamp Brush Set $3.95

Download includes:
* 5-piece SVG stamp brush set

134759 Memory Milestones Baby Digital Photobook Template $19.95

Download includes:
* 24-page photobook template (11″ x 8-1/2″)
* 55-piece SVG stamp brush set
*12 Designer Series Papers
* 16 embellishments

Features:
* Digital exclusive
* Preserve all those precious memories of your baby’s first years with this gorgeous book
* Print for a friend as a swoon-worthy shower gift that she can fill in later

Colors:
Baked Brown Sugar, Crisp Cantaloupe, Pistachio Pudding, Smoky Slate, Soft Sky, Whisper White

Don’t have My Digital Studio? You can download a free trial of My Digital Studio. Head over to my online store, add the free My Digital Studio trial (item 130910) to your online shopping cart. Once you check out, you will be able to download it and install it. The new, reduced price for MDS is only $19.95. It’s too good to pass up! If you only have the original MDS, you can now upgrade to the latest version for free.

You can purchase these or any other digital downloads through my online store. (Clicking on the pictures above will take you there as well.) The great news is that they are available for immediate use, with no shipping charges! Just click on Digital Crafting, then Digital Downloads, then Newest Downloads to see all of the recent additions! If you registered your copy of My Digital Studio, you may also receive end-of-the month emails from Stampin’ Up featuring that month’s digital releases.

There is a My Digital Studio tab to the top right hand corner of this blog. It is a handy reference to a variety of My Digital Studio resources, including a list of all of the downloads and a break down of the printing costs. There is also a Learning on MyDigitalStudio.net that includes a variety of tips and tutorials to help you on your way!

Tags: digital scrapbooking, My Digital Studio, Scrapbooking, Stampin' Up

Tue 18 Jun 2013

Cousins Page for ColourQ

Posted by Yapha under My Digital Studio, Scrapbooking
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It’s Tuesday again and you know what that means — another great color challenge from Arielle over at ColourQ! And yes, once again I combined it with the sketch from MDS Monday. Their sketches make scrapbooking so much easier!

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My nephew’s birthday party was this past weekend, and I got a bunch of cute photos of him with Eve. They are just so sweet together! This picture seemed to work perfectly with both the colors and the sketch.

There are new downloads from Stampin’ Up released today! I will have them on my blog for you tomorrow, or check them out here if you just can’t wait.

Tags: digital scrapbooking, My Digital Studio, Scrapbooking, Stampin' Up

Mon 17 Jun 2013

Pinwheels at Camp

Posted by Yapha under Cards
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Happy Monday! It’s my first official Monday of summer vacation and I have a double challenge for you. This one combines the Fab Friday colors (all of the new In Colors) with the Chic Challenges sketch.

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Several of my students are off to sleepaway camp for the summer, and I thought it would be fun to send cards to a few of them, particularly the ones who were in my after school stamping class and my book club. (I did check with their parents first, of course.) I used the pinwheels from Sweets for the Sweet to make a fun and summer card for one of them.

Stamps: Sweets for the Sweet, Happy Day
Ink: Strawberry Slush, Crisp Cantaloupe, Coastal Cabana, Pistachio Pudding
Paper: Coastal Cabana, Baked Brown Sugar, Whisper White

I needed the card to be nice and flat, so I didn’t add any embellishments. If I wasn’t mailing it, I probably would have put something on either side of the words at the bottom.

Tags: Cards, pinwheels, rubber stamping, Stampin' Up

Sun 16 Jun 2013

Washi Tape Father’s Day Card

Posted by Yapha under Cards, Father's Day
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One more Father’s Day card to show you, this one for my father-in-law. As I was looking for card ideas on Pinterest, I came across this super cute Father’s Day card made with Washi Tape. This is such a great design, and easy to use for any occasion just by changing the Washi tape and the sentiment.

Stamps: Teeny Tiny Wishes
Ink: Basic Gray
Paper: Crumb Cake, Very Vanilla
Other: Epic Day This and That Designer Washi Tape

Have you had a chance to play with Washi Tape yet? It is super fun!

Tags: Cards, rubber stamping, Stampin' Up, Washi tape

Sat 15 Jun 2013

A Silver Third Birthday Card

Posted by Yapha under Birthday, Cards
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Today is my nephew’s birthday party. You may remember that I made him that super cute dinosaur card. He is having a joint birthday party with a friend of his, and I wanted to make her a card too. I used this great new sketch from Seize the Birthday.

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Her name is Silver, and she is turning three, so of course I had to put a silver three on the card. The three is silver, and Silver is three! I also used the fantastic new Birthday Basics designer series paper. As of now, this is my favorite paper in the new catalog.

Stamps: none
Ink: none
Paper: Raspberry Ripple, Bermuda Bay, Silver Glimmer Paper, Birthday Basics Designer Series Paper
Other: Typeset Alphabet Bigz Die, Corner Rounder

So Tanya, have I convinced you to get this birthday paper yet?

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Fri 14 Jun 2013

Father’s Day Wooden Hexagons

Posted by Yapha under Cards, Father's Day
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Looking for Father’s Day card ideas? Nacho Average Challenges has some great colors for that this week!

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I love the brightness of the Crushed Curry against the Early Espresso. Since my husband is pursuing his woodworking career, I had to run the Early Espresso through the Woodgrain Embossing Folder.

Stamps: Delightful Dozen
Ink: Early Espresso, Crushed Curry, Old Olive
Paper: Old Olive, Crushed Curry, Early Espresso, Very Vanilla
Other: Natural Trim, Apothecary Accents Framelits

I am really loving this new hexagon punch. I had no idea that hexagons were so much fun!

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Thu 13 Jun 2013

Origami Shirt Father’s Day Card

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I love this week’s sketch from Freshly Made Sketches! First, it is square. Second, it has nice clean lines. Just my type of card! I can see myself using this sketch a lot.

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I realized that with all of the craziness of the end of the school year, I did not get my dad’s Father’s Day card in the mail on time. (Sorry, Dad!) Likely, my mom reads my blog everyday (not my dad, though), so hopefully she will show him this card on Sunday, if it doesn’t get there. (Thanks, Mom!)

When I was looking for Father’s Day card ideas, I came across a few with this super cute origami shirt. I had seen them before, but I had not made one. No time like the present! I used the great tutorial on Jill Coleman’s blog.

Stamps: Teeny Tiny Wishes
Ink: Gumball Green, Pool Party
Paper: Pool Party, Gumball Green, Very Vanilla, Epic Day Designer Series Paper
Other: Bitty Banner Framelits

I thought about putting little buttons or the new Candy Dots on the shirt, but I needed it to be flat enough to mail. The finished card is 5″ x 5″.

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Wed 12 Jun 2013

Hash It Out & Fun Summer Downloads

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Ah yes! School is out and summertime is here! Stampin’ Up has a fun bunch of new downloads to kick off the summer. These downloads work with My Digital Studio and any other digital scrapbooking program that allows you to import PNG and JPG files, which is most graphics programs, and even Microsoft Word! Clicking on the pictures will take you right to the store to purchase these downloads. There are also usually more images of what is included in the downloads. And don’t forget about the big My Digital Studio sale going on right now on printing and certain downloads! It ends FRIDAY!

134696 Hash It Out Greeting Card Templates $9.95

(These are HILARIOUS! Click here, then click on more images to read them.)

Download includes:
* 10 greeting card designer templates (5-1/2″ x 4-1/4″)
* 21-piece SVG stamp brush set
* 10 embellishments

Features:
* Digital exclusive
* Hilarious greeting cards packed perfectly to give as a gift set or to send individually

Colors:
Always Artichoke, Bermuda Bay, Cajun Craze, Crumb Cake, Marina Mist, Melon Mambo, Pumpkin Pie, Tempting Turquoise, Wild Wasabi, Wisteria Wonder

134736 Label It Stamp Brush Set $9.95

Download includes:
* 70-piece SVG stamp brush set

Features:
* Coordinates with the Eastern Elegance traditional Designer Series Paper
* Coordinates with the labels featured in a Stampin’ Success magazine article
* Great little labels to organize all the small stuff in your craft room

134705 Summer Possibilities Digital Kit $7.95

Download includes:
* 11-piece SVG stamp brush set
*12 Designer Series Papers
* 22 embellishments
* 4 punches

Features:
* Digital exclusive
* Perfect for summer picnics and parties

Colors:
Going Gray, Night of Navy, Real Red

134735 Venetian Romance Digital Designer Series Paper $4.95

Download includes:
* 12 Designer Series Papers

Features:
* Digital version of the traditional Designer Series Paper
* European-inspired color scheme
* Coordinates with the Venetian Romance traditional product suite

Colors:
Crisp Cantaloupe, Island Indigo, Pistachip Pudding, Soft Suede, Tangerine Tango, Very Vanilla

Tags: digital scrapbooking, My Digital Studio, Scrapbooking, Stampin' Up

Tue 11 Jun 2013

Field Day 2013

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It’s Tuesday again, which means it’s time for another ColourQ challenge. Arielle has some great summer colors for us, as found in this super cute Hawaiian shirt. I used this week’s fun sketch from MDS Monday, as well as their faux embossing challenge.

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Field Day was last week, on the second to last day of school. I just love Field Day. It is so much fun being outside all day! Eve & I were on the red team this year, so these challenge colors were perfect for our annual Field Day photo.

The faux embossing looks great and is really easy to do! Place a stamp anywhere on your background, then change its color to match the background. Click on drop shadow, and increase the percentage to somewhere between 50% and 75%. It makes such a great customn background. Let me know if you try it.

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Mon 10 Jun 2013

Strawberry Slush!

Posted by Yapha under Cards, Thank You
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Hello and welcome to the Stampin’ Addicts New Colors blog hop! You may have just come from Kim’s blog, where is she is featuring the super yummy Pistachio Pudding, or from Cindy’s Blog, where she welcomes back Bermuda Bay. Either way, all of the blogs link in a circle and you will be able to find your way back to wherever you started.

I am excited to be featuring the new In Color, Strawberry Slush. It is a rich, vibrant pink, just a bit softer than Melon Mambo. It is great for summertime or anytime. Here you can see where it falls in with the other dark pinks.

As with any pink, I love to pair it with brown. The vibrancy of Strawberry Slush looks amazing with Early Espresso, as you can see in the card below. This card meets the Friday Mashup challenge of “girly” hexagons and uses the new Six Sided Sampler set. I trimmed an inch off the front of the card for fun look. It may be hard to tell from the picture, but the hexagon panel was embossed for added texture.

Stamps: Six Sided Sampler, Sassy Salutations
Ink: Strawberry Slush, VersaMark
Paper: Strawberry Slush, Early Espresso, Whisper White
Other: Early Espresso Embossing Powder, Hexagon Punch, Square Lattice Embossing Folder, Early Espresso 1/4″ Stitched Grosgrain Ribbon

My second card uses the new Quatrefancy Specialty Paper, which features Strawberry Slush as one of its bright, fun colors. I am loving the new Strawberry Slush ribbon. It is so cute and stretchy!

Stamps: Yippee-Skippee
Ink: Strawberry Slush, Island Indigo
Paper: Strawberry Slush, Island Indigo, Whisper White, Quatrefancy Specialty Designer Series Paper
Other: Strawberry Slush 3/8″ Ruffled Stretch Trim

My final card uses just a pop of Strawberry Slush, but it is enough to brighten up the whole card. Doesn’t it look great with Crisp Cantaloupe and Pistachio Pudding?

Stamps: Secret Garden, Sassy Salutations
Ink: Crisp Cantaloupe, Pistachio Pudding, Strawberry Slush
Paper: Pistachio Pudding, Strawberry Slush, Whisper White
Other: Secret Garden Framelits, Square Lattice Embossing Folder, Strawberry Slush 3/8″ Ruffle Stretch Trim, Basic Rhinestones, Stampin’ Dimensionals

Thank you so much for joining me on today’s blog hop. Your next stop is Heart’s Delight Cards, where Cindy will show you just how awesome Bermuda Bay is.