Category Archives: Scrapbooking

Happy Birthday to Dr. Seuss!

Cat-in-hat

Dr. Seuss (Theodor Seuss Geisel) was born on this day in 1904 and I'm sure you don't need me to tell you about the children's books he wrote. Either you read them as a child or you read them TO your children..or both! As I remember, one of our kids' favorites was Fox in Socks.

In honor of Dr. Seuss, here is a stamping poem I made up myself!

Stamps.

Ink.

Paper.

Blocks.


Paper and such.

You can't have too much.


Paper and ink and blocks and stamps.

Ink on stamps and stamps on blocks.

Stampers with stamps come.

Stampers with ink come.

Stampers with stamps and ink and blocks come.


Look, ma'am.  Look ma'am. Sally Stamper ma'am.

Let's make cards with inks and stamps ma'am.

Let's make cards with stamps and blocks ma'am.


First, I'll make a quick trick card fold.

Then I'll make a card punch look old.


You can make a quick trick scrapbook.

You can bling out a fancy note book.


And here's a new trick, Sally Stamper….You can make a paper sampler.

Sprinkle on glitter on cards and pages.

Put ribbon and bows on boxes in stages.


Stamps and ink and paper and blocks.

So much fun, you can even stamp socks!


Stamps on blocks and ink on stamps.

Everyone can stamp and look like champs.

 

Here's a fun website about Dr. Seuss! http://www.seussville.com/

Attic Boutique Designer Series Paper for Scrapbook Pages

Attic Boutique Designer Series Paper

As I was playing with the Attic Boutique Side Notes and pulled out the Attic Boutique Designer Series Paper, this page on the right with the old-fashioned fountain pens really struck me.  I know my mother used to write with pens like that.  Actually, when I was in school, 5th grade second semester was when we were allowed to write in ink….and it was with a fountain pen like one of these….well, not quite as fancy!

Since I am such a fan of handwriting (I used to love to watch my mother write….she had such perfect handwriting….so did my 3rd grade teacher!) I thought wouldn't this page be perfect to dig out some of my mother's and maybe grandmothers' old letters and put some samples of their handwriting on this paper as a scrapbook page.  It can be paired with another sheet in the Attic Boutique collection as I have shown here for a two-page layout.

A lot of the Stampin' Up! Designer Series Paper is already "scrapbook layout-ready"……it's already so beautifully designed, all you have to do is add your photos or memorabilia and journaling.

Attic Boutique Designer Series Close-Up

I think a person's handwriting (good or bad) is so important and just brings the person to life when you see it.  That's why I advocate having at least some handwritten journaling or samples on your scrapbook pages rather than strictly computer-generated journaling.

If you want to order products from this Attic Boutique Product Suite in the Occasions Mini Catalog, just go to my Online Store or email me at Karen@Karenstamps.com.  Remember, with a $50 order you earn a free Sale-a-Bration product!

Stampin’ Up! Attic Boutique Side Notes Birthday Card

Attic Boutique Side Notes

You may have missed the Stampin' Up! Attic Boutique Side Notes #125413 in the Occasions Mini Catalog on page 24. It is a collection of die cut tags and accents that you can use any number of ways….on cards, scrapbook pages, gifts!  I hadn't played with mine yet but here they are all spread out on the table.  Next I got out my Attic Boutique Designer Series Paper #125407 and came up with this birthday card:

Attic Boutique Side Note Birthday Card

You can see that I stamped the birthday greeting on the Attic Boutique Side Note die cut with my stamp set Sincere Salutations and added a few little pearls.  Very easy, and with the Stampin' Up! coordinating products it turns out beautiful every time!

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A Mardi Gras Scrapbook Page

Mardi Gras Scrapbook Page

Today is Mardi Gras…. French for “Fat Tuesday”, which refers to the last night for eating rich foods before Lent begins on Ash Wednesday. Mardi Gras is really a period of time, varying between cities, for festivities. We usually think of Mardi Gras in New Orleans but it is celebrated in many other places.  Galveston, TX has Mardi Gras festivities, parties, and parades, and they celebrated the past two weeks.

Beads are a big part of Mardi Gras….everyone wants beads, the fancier the better!  Usually they are thrown during the parade into the crowd but you’ll find them at parties and lots of places.  King cakes are popular decorated cakes with a tiny plastic baby baked inside.  Usually the person who gets the piece with the baby has a special privilege or obligation….like maybe they have to bring a king cake into the office the next day! The grocery stores are full of king cakes right now.

So if you were lucky enough to celebrate Mardi Gras, perhaps you would like to scrap your photos!  There is no faster way than to use My Digital Studio from Stampin’ Up! To make the page pictured above, I just started with a template, changed the color of the background paper and the punches along the side, added a photo box, added the crown “stamps” (known as brushes) and added a little text.

Stampin’ Up! is offering a free 30-day trial of My Digital Studio Express! This is the perfect opportunity to try your hand at digital papercrafting….and it’s not just scrapbooking!

Go ahead…..take the 30-day free trial and see what digital papercrafting is all about!  You just download it in minutes and you are ready to use it!

New My Digital Studio Downloads—and Free 30-Day Trial! Try It!

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More new My Digital Studio downloads for this week! To see them, click HERE or on the image above. My Digital Studio is the Stampin' Up! digital papercrafting program that you can learn to use easily to make digital scrapbook pages, albums, calendars, cards, gifts…anything you can come up with!  Use either a predesigned template that you only have to add a photo to or print out as is or delete and change anything you want to and make it your own!

Don't worry that you've never done digital scrapbooking or cardmaking before…or didn't have success with it.  This program is intuitive and easy to learn.  For additional help and ideas, check out www.mydigitalstudio.net, a website for both customers and Stampin' Up! demonstrators alike.

Try the My Digital Studio Express FREE 30-Day Trial right now!

Here's a little bit of information about it:

  • At the end of the 30-day trial period, you can purchase either My Digital Studio or My Digital Studio Express to continue using the software. You will not need to re-download the program, but will simply enter the product key you receive after purchasing the software. (If you purchase the disc version you'll find it along with the shipped software, and if you purchase the downloadable My Digital Studio Express, you'll receive the product key via e-mail.)
  • You will be able to keep any downloads you purchase during the 30-day trial period. 
  • To get the free trial version, add My Digital Studio Express Trial (item 129600) to your online shopping cart, and then download and install it from your Download Manager.

One of the best parts of My Digital Studio….no charge for shipping for My Digital Studio Express or the extra downloads!  And you can download and install right away!

Click HERE to go to my Online Store and order the Free Trial today!



Super Bowl Sunday 2012 My Digital Studio Scrapbook Page

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Images copyright Stampin' Up! 2012

Before you go off to your big Super Bowl 2012 party this afternoon, why not make a scrapbook page in My Digital Studio (or the traditional way with paper!) so that when you come home with some photos of your friends, you'll be ready to make a Super Bowl scrapbook page right away!

This is one that started with a template already in the program and I just changed the colors to reflect this year's Super Bowl.  That's the great thing about My Digital Studio….even if you start with a professional template, you can change anything and everything on it to suit your own tastes!

Even if you prefer traditional scrapbooking, My Digital Studio is great for designing….design your digital page without wasting any paper or embellishments….then copy it the traditional way!

And the "hybrid" way, is a little of both!  Design some parts in My Digital Studio but add "real" embellishments or stamps or punches.  It's great any way you do it!

Why not try My Digital Studio Express FREE for 30 days from Stampin' Up!….You can read all about it on my blog post HERE. And for even more details on the free trial, click HERE. Then play with it and see if it works for you!  

The more you use it, the easier it gets….and it's pretty easy to start with!

Try Stampin’ Up! My Digital Studio FREE for 30 Days!

Leadership Display My Digital Studio

 

Want to know more about the Stampin' Up! digital papercrafting program called My Digital Studio? Never tried anything like this before?? Starting today, you can try My Digital Studio Express FREE for 30 days!

With the FREE trial, you'll get:

Add the free My Digital Studio Express trial (item #129600) to your online shopping cart. Then you will download and install it from your Download Manager. Just go to my Online Store HERE!

This offer begins Feb. 1st AND is ongoing!! 

What a great chance to try out My Digital Studio for free! It's not just about scrapbooking…..make cards, party favors, postcards, calendars, recipe books, banners and more!

I love mine and learn more every time I play with it!  If you need help, there is www.mydigitalstudio.net with PLENTY of conversation, tips, samples, and videos about how to use it. Or you can ask me!  Just give it a try and see what you think….but be sure to play with it and use it while you have it!

New downloads come out every Tuesday as well!  You'll never get bored!!

Go right now to my Online Store, enter #129600, and you'll be ready to use My Digital Studio in minutes!


Back Home from Stampin’ Up! Leadership 2012

Oh my!  It's hard to come back down to earth after a Stampin' Up! event, especially one like Stampin' Up! Leadership 2012!  The withdrawal was eased a little bit yesterday when my new Stampin' Success, the magazine for Stampin' Up! demonstrators, was in the pile of mail!

I've been looking through my photos and decided to start with one of my favorite displays.  These were in the room where we did Make & Takes the first night.  We used the Blossom Builders Designer Printed Kit #125410, in the Occasions Mini Catalog, which is a cute set of double-sided, printed, die-cut flowers on textured paper PLUS an assortment of pink rhinestones to add some bling! You have to put it on your next order!

Enjoy!

All images copyright Stampin' Up! 2012

Blossom Builders Kit

Mixed Bunch Stamp Set

Blossom Punch

Occasions Mini Scrapbook Page

Mixed Bunch Pennant Card

Mixed Bunch and Blossom Punch Ball

Mixed Bunch Flower and Twitterpated Designer Paper

Loving Thoughts Stamp Set

Braided Fabric

This one is a little blurry, but I loved the braided fabric for a flower stem!

Baker's Twine Flower Stem

May Day Cone

Loving Thoughts and Mixed Bunch Baby Scrapbook Page

And DON'T FORGET……..Sale-A-Bration begins tomorrow, January 24th!! With a $50 purchase, you can choose a free product in the new Sale-A-Bration Catalog!  Check back tomorrow for more information!

Houston Texans Playoff Game #2

Houston Texans Playoff Game

It worked last week so I am hoping it will work again this week!  The Houston Texans have their second playoff game today against the Baltimore Ravens in Baltimore, so maybe this card will bring them good luck again! This is the first time the Houston Texans have advanced to the playoffs so this is a big deal, to say the least, in Houston!

This card was made digitally in My Digital Studio, the digital papercrafting software from Stampin' Up!  Easy to learn and fun to work in…..everyone should have it!  And more downloads come out every Tuesday!

This has been a big sports weekend for Houston with the Olympic Marathon Trials on Saturday, choosing three men and three women from a field of hundreds to go to the Olympics in London this summer. Today is the "regular" Chevron Houston Marathon….if any marathon can be "regular"……always an important and fun event in Houston whether you are running or watching from the sidelines or TV…..and then the big Texans game at noon!

I heard the commentator mention yesterday one of the women runners kept a scrapbook for her baby daughter so someday when she is older she will know what her mother accomplished!  Would you think marathons and scrapbooking would go together?!

A Scrapbook Page for Thanksgiving

After all the turkey is eaten and the last of the leftovers are put away and the kitchen cleaned up, why not make some scrapbook pages of your Thanksgiving Day?  It only takes minutes if you do it in My Digital Studio.  If you prefer, make them the traditional way with card stock and embellishments.  It will be something to treasure for years to come. Maybe your guests will want to help or make their own little album!

Thanksgiving SB Page-001

I hope you all have a wonderful and blessed Thankgiving!

Holiday Shopping Begins with the Stampin’ Up! Online Extravaganza!

Online Extrav Ad 2011

Holiday Shopping begins today!  The Stampin' Up! Online Extravaganza has begun!  Be sure to check all the discounts available to you!  We have Stampin' Up! products 20% – 60% off Nov. 21 – 30 only!

24 Hour Only Sale!!!

For 24 hours only, all day today until 11:59 PM (MT) tonight ONLY!!

These two items discounted 20% TODAY ONLY!!

Click on each image for more information!

 Simply Scored - by Stampin' Up!

Item

Description

Retail Price

24-Hour 
Sale Price

122334

Simply Scored

$29.95

$23.96

125152

Sweet Pressed Cookie Stamps

$16.95

$13.56


Click HERE to see the PDF with ALL the sale products listed!  Or click HERE to go directly to my Online Store.

  • Discounted products are available on all order types.  If you prefer to contact me to place your order that is fine!  Orders do not have to be Online only (except for digital downloads).
  • There is no minimum purchase required to participate in this promotion.
  • For product bundles, you must use the bundle item numbers provided. Bundle discounts will not be applied if individual item numbers are used.
  • Additional products from current catalogs may be purchased on the same order.

Be sure to check out these great deals!  Start your holiday shopping….for yourself…and others!!….TODAY!

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A Week of Halloween–Top Note Halloween Album

It's fun to make a little album with the Top Note die , especially for Halloween.  Here I used Halloween paper from last year to make a little album for my niece and her grandma to make a little Halloween scrapbook mini album. Just cut out your page shapes from chipboard and paper and decorate to your heart's content!

Top Note Halloween Album Cover

Top Note Halloween Album

Top Note Halloween Album 2

Top Note Halloween Album 3

Top Note Halloween Album 4

Top Note Halloween Album 5

Top Note Halloween Album 6



A Week of Halloween–Halloween Pennant Scrapbook Page

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If you need a Halloween scrapbook page, here's one I made in My Digital Studio from a birthday-type template in the program.  But if you don't have My Digital Studio, all you have to do is make it the traditional way with the Frightful Sight Designer Series Paper #122351 and a few punches and embellishments.

***This is the last week for the FREE Big Shot for signing up to be a Stampin' Up! Demonstrator!  What a great deal for starting your own business!  Contact me at Karen@Karenstamps.com if you would like more information.

***Be sure you are signed up for my mailing list (upper left corner) so you will receive my monthly newsletter and right now, my weekly 12 Weeks of Christmas newsletter. Great ideas you can use for your holiday cards and gifts.

Pocketful of Posies Card

Stampin' Up! has such beautiful designer series paper, but don't you just hate it when you have to cut in to a piece of paper that would make a beautiful scrapbook page on its own? Here is one of those pages that I used a portion off the left side for a project. This paper is from Pocketful of Posies Designer Series Paper #122354.  I LOVE this paper!!

Pocketful of Posies Designer Paper

After looking in the Stampin' Up! 2011-12 Idea Book & Catalog for inspiration, on page 184 I found that they used this designer series paper to make several small cards.  That led to designing this card:

Pocketful of Posies Designer Series Paper Card

You can see the corner of the paper I cut off and mounted on Poppy Parade on top of a card base of Crumb Cake.  Then I just added a greeting and I had a cute card!  I'm sure I can make something with the big bird on the remaining paper, too!

Speaking of designer series paper, don't forget about the special promotion going on for only about ten more days!!  Buy 3 packs of designer series paper, get one FREE!  Can't beat that!  Go to my Online Store right now and start choosing your paper!