Spring is in the Air!

Are you ready for Spring!? I know I am!! Today's MDS Blog Hop theme is SPRING!!!

Here is a card that I made for my Team Recognition this month. One of these beauties went out to 15 different lovely ladies for some springtime smiles!

I just adore our "Spring Break" Digital Download Kit… it's DELISH!

CLICK HERE to download the MDS Download Supply List!

Time to check the rest of today's springy projects!

1. Amber Meadows 2. Jeanna Bohanon 3. Julie Leblanc 4. Rochelle Gould 5. Aly Schilling 6. Mandy Grant 7. Kimberly Van Diepen 8. Holly VanDyne 9. Erica Shaw 10. Cindy Schuster 11. Monika Davis – guest blogger!

Chalkboard Greetings ONLINE Class!

I'm excited to announce my very first, 100% Online Class!!!

• Take it in the comfort of your own home!
• You don't need to own ANY supplies besides adhesive and scissors!
  
• Project Packets for 6 Cards – ALL embossing, die cutting and punching is done FOR you – no need to own any of these tools!
• All pre-cut pieces and embellishments included in the packets
• 6 Whisper White Envelopes included in the packet
• Includes 6 image accents designed in My Digital Studio and printed through Stampin' Up!'s high quality professional printer – no need to own stamps or ink!
• Receive a PDF Instructional File to assemble the kit
• Receive a link to an Instructional VIDEO with tips and tricks on completing your kit!
• Receive a JPEG of the MDS printable to use for future projects!

This online class is for everyone…. the typical paper crafter who likes the dimension and textile of "real" products. Or, the MDS enthusiast looking to create hybrid MDS projects! The cards combine the two worlds beautifully. Between the PDF File, Video and ready to assemble pieces, even the most novice crafter will find success with this online class. Yet, experienced crafters will enjoy the designs, fresh color palate and "spunk" the MDS printable allows the set to take on – something hard to create with stamps!

Chalkboard Greetings FULL Online Class & Kit – $20

Chalkboard Greetings PDF File, Video and Printable JPEG ONLY (no kit in the mail) – $10

The Chalkboard Trend!

Happy MDS Blog Hop Wednesday!

Today is the day of the month where we share with you what we've been working on. So I thought I'd share with you the card that I made for recognition at our March Stamp Fest! I like to do Hybrid cards as often as possible so that there is some 3-D element to them. This is what the card front looked like when I sent it off to our Professional Printer…

And then here's the finished hybrid version with a Button and Baker's Twine added!

Chalkboard Design is SO trendy right now! It's everywhere. And when you pair MDS's Chalkboard DSP with some FREE Chalkboard Fonts, it's super easy to create Chalkboard Projects! The "Convention 2012 Digital Kit" is my favorite download for Chalkboard Pages and themed accents ("Back to School" rocks, too). And here is a list of my favorite FREE Chalkboard Fonts…

Have some fun playing around with these!

For a full Digital Download Supply List for my featured Card, CLICK HERE.

Now hop on over and check out the rest of the MDS Blog Hop!

1. Amber Meadows 2. Jeanna Bohanon 3. Julie Leblanc 4. Rochelle Gould 5. Aly Schilling 6. Mandy Grant 7. Kimberly Van Diepen 8. Holly VanDyne 9. Erica Shaw 10. Cindy Schuster 11. Wendy Weixler – guest blogger!

VIDEO: Lilly Pad & Frog Punch Art

It's time for another video tutorial! This one will walk you through making a darling Frog & Lilly Pad Punch Art Card. This frog is just too stinkin' cute on his throne of green… it'll make you squeal!

Here's a close up of the featured card in this video:

Aly's Stampin' Supply List:  Made for You Stamp Set, Pink Pirouette Cardstock, Basic Black Cardstock, Whisper White Cardstock, Gumball Green Cardstock, Certainly Celery Cardstock, 2012-2014 In Color Patterns Paper Slab, Certainly Celery Ink Pad, Pink Pirouette Ink Pad, Jet Black StazOn Ink Pad, Basic Black Stampin' Write Marker, 1 3/4" Circle Punch, 1 3/8" Circle Punch, 1/2" Circle Punch, Itty Bitty Punch Pack, Boho Blossom Punch, Large Oval Punch, Cupcake Builder Punch, Big Shot, Oval Framelits, Polka Dot Embossing Folder, Stampin' Sponge, Soft Subtles Brads, Paper Piercing Tool and Pierce Mat

And here's a look at the 3 cards and 3 resource pages for February's Punch Art Class -  "On the Go!" kits, resource pages and a Local Class are all available!

For more details on Punch Art Class, CLICK HERE!

For more details on the Resource Pages and/or Full Kits "On the Go!" CLICK HERE!

Attn. Stampin' Up! Demonstrators: Heartfelt Stamper's Team Members, this file is located on our Team site free of charge. All other demos, the file is included in the Monthly File Subscription – CLICK HERE for more information.

It’s All About Hearts :)

It's the 2nd Wednesday of the month, which means it's time for our HOLIDAY themed MDS Blog Hop. Since February's holiday is Valentine's Day, today is all about hearts, love and cupid! I've been busy gearing up for Valentine's Day, so have a couple of different projects to share with you today – yay!

First, here are the goodie bags that I made for my son to bring into pre-school. They use Stampin' Up!'s gusseted bags to hold everything and then the tag is designed in My Digital Studio and tied on with some of our ribbons.

Then I took that same tag design and recolored the objects on it to make a tag that matched the treat boxes that I bought for his teachers…

There's overhang on the circle tags, but it all gets neatly trimmed away when punched out with the 2 1/2" Circle Punch. I thought they came out pretty cute! Don't forget you can download a complete supply list of all Digital Downloads used at the bottom of this post.

The other thing that I made in MDS this past month that fits today's theme are Congratulations Cards. Since my Team is called the "Heartfelt Stampers" Valentine's Day is kinda our holiday! Every month I design a card in MDS that goes out for recognition to the Top 10 Sales Achievers, those who've recruited, promoted, etc. I order the cards through Stampin' Up!'s professional printer and just love the quality! Here is what I did for February.

When the cards came in, I tied some Baker's Twine through large Vintage Faceted Buttons and attached them to the card with a Mini Glue Dot. So these cards are "Hybrid" Cards — Digital meets Traditional!

CLICK HERE to download a PDF of the photos in addition to a complete digital download supply list to duplicate both tags and the card!

Don't forget to visit the MDS Blog Hop on Pinterest! CLICK HERE to head to our new Board and pin away!

We'd love to have you play along.  Simply create your own project and upload it to mydigitalstudio.net – Tag your sample with "MDS Blog Hop" so we can check out your amazing ideas!

Now start clicking away to check out the rest of today's hop! We are excited to welcome our new Guest Designer for the month of February!

1. Amber Meadows 2. Jeanna Bohanon 3. Julie Leblanc 4. Rochelle Gould 5. Aly Schilling 6. Mandy Grant 7. Kimberly Van Diepen 8. Holly VanDyne 9. Erica Shaw 10. Cindy Schuster 11. Cori Kozak – guest blogger!

Blended Crayon Background Technique

Hi Everyone!

I have a great video tutorial for you today on how to create a gorgeous background on your cards using Watercolor Wonder Crayons and an Aqua Painter! Grab your cup of coffee and enjoy!

Here's a close up of the card featured in this video:

Aly's Stampin' Supply List: En Francis Stamp, Swallowtail, Perfect Punches Stamp Set, Rose Red Cardstock, Basic Black Cardstock, Naturals Ivory Cardstock, Crumb Cake Ink Pad, VersaMark Ink Pad, Jet Black StazOn Ink Pad, Heat Tool, Embossing Powder, Embossing Buddy, Aqua Painters, Soft Subtles Watercolor Wonder Crayons, Extra Large Oval Punch, Rose Red Seam Binding

And here's a look at the 3 cards and 3 resource pages for February's Technique Class -  "On the Go!" kits, resource pages and a Local Class are all available!

For more details on Technique Class, CLICK HERE!

For more details on the Resource Pages and/or Full Kits "On the Go!" CLICK HERE!

Attn. Stampin' Up! Demonstrators: Heartfelt Stamper's Team Members, this file is located on our Team site free of charge. All other demos, the file is included in the Monthly File Subscription – CLICK HERE for more information.

Fill Up the Card Keeper!

My Medium Storage box arrived all safe and sound, and I couldn't wait to throw in all 36 cards from the upcoming "Year of Cards" series to see how it looked! I've gotta say… I'm even MORE excited now about this series! I just know that you guys will LOVE having this box fully loaded and ready to whip out a card whenever needed.

Here's a look at my Card Keeper Box, complete with 36 cards!

Here's a look inside…. a real good glimpse at the card quantity!

And a close up of the label… I made up the insert in My Digital Studio and printed it on cardstock. I will be including a print off of one of these for everyone who takes advantage of the 50% off box offer!

CLICK HERE for all of the details on how YOU can fill up this Card Keeper yourself!