November 1 ... Now that was fun!!

Well Halloween is officially behind us for another year which in my house means my daughter is one year older and both my girls are riding on a candy high for the next week!!   We had over 80 kids at our house last night (for us that's pretty good) and there were some amazing costumes.  Of course the smallest ones are the cutest but we had a couple of good scary ones too!

My bumble bee and giraffe made out well on their hunt for treats too so we are fully stocked in the sugar department.   The best news of the day is that it was Snow free!  It's really all I ask from mother nature, is to have a snow free Halloween.



Speaking of Snow, it is the first of the month and that means an all new "Best Of" set!   This month is  "Best of .... Snow!"   It is Adorable!!
We are coming to an end of the 25th anniversary celebrations but I think they are saving some of the cutest sets for the end!

Best Of Snow Clear-Mount Stamp Set
134387  Price: $17.95

Another great reason to be happy November has arrived is the MDS Seasonal Sale starts today!


And not only do you get 30% off MDS products but check this out...

DIGITAL SCRAPBOOKING DAYS KICKOFF

November 1, 2013

We are totally excited for Digital Scrapbooking Days! You might even say, we are "amped up" because we're kicking things off with 50% off the Amped Up Ampersands Kit. Over on MyDigitalStudio.net, our guest bloggers are sharing some projects to highlight this kit. 

Don't forget, tomorrow we have a FREE download, another daily deal, guest bloggers, and even more fun on Digital Scrapbooking Day! 

Don't forget to check back daily for the MDS Deals and go to My Online Store to order your Favourite Digital Scrapbooking products!!

May Already!!!

Wow, April just flew by and the weather felt more like February!  I cannot believe it is May already.  We finally seem to be warming up outside and today I was out in my T-shirt!  I know I am a day late with this month's Scrapbook Sketch, not to mention all of the news from Stampin' Up!  So here we go...

My May Scrapbook Sketch gives you lots of chances to use the coordinating Designer Series Paper from Stampin' Up.  Below you can see my MDS version, and there are just hundreds of Designer Papers in MDS.   See below for details on the MDS Sale that is happening right now ...

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For my sample I used pictures from our recent Disney Trip.  Megan turned 5 and we celebrated with a trip to Ariel's Grotto.  If you use this sketch to create a scrapbook page email it to me, I would love to see it!

 

 

 

"Best Of"

Well it is the beginning of the month and that means there is a new "Best of" stamp set and a few other tidbits to share.

This months "Best of" set is "Brides and Babies."  There are some really cute stamps for those special events in your life.  

Don't you just love those little teddy bears?  Click Here for details.

 

 

 

MDS Sale

 

 

Dates: May 1-June 15, 2013 The Sale Get 25 percent off select My Digital Studio content and print products. Digital content includes: ALL ensemble, calendar, photobook, and swatchbook digital content. See it here. Print products include: ALL photobooks, swatchbooks, cards, tags, individual pages, and calendars. See it here.

The Fine Print
Discount for downloads only available for artwork released prior to May 1, 2013.

• Make sure you have the latest version of the MDS software to get the discounts on print products. 
• Bulk pricing not included.
• Offer deadlines:
  • Phone: Friday, June 14, 2013; 6:50 PM (MT)
  • OEX or online: Saturday, June 15, 2013; 11:50 PM (MT)

New Items!

 

Two all New Photopolymer stamps have arrived!   The Show and Tell sets are very versatile and fun to use.

 



These sets sell for just $16.95CAD each.  See them Here.

 

 

 

Paper Pumpkin!   It's Time...

 

 

It's Time

The 10th day of the month is an important one for Paper Pumpkin! If you want to sign up or make any changes to your account for May, make sure you do it before midnight on May 10.You certainly won't want to miss out on any more kits! Visit www.mypaperpumpkin.com!


Well I think that is all I have for now.  Be sure to check the tab above for all of the latest News and Updates from Stampin' Up!  


REMEMBER - There is only one month left of the current Catalogue so get the Retiring Items while you can! Also the Spring Mini retires on May 31!

Also don't forget to look for Treasure Hunt Clues and enter to win the Prize.  ENDS May 12.

Janet Y

janetyates@shaw.ca

 

Welcome to March!!!

If you can believe it is already March 1!  The first of the month brings so much excitement for me here at Stampin' Nerd.   First we have our monthly Scrapbook Challenge, then there are some exciting announcements around some new products such as the "Best Of" stamp set for this month .. Flowers ;). Then we have a super cool new product to show you too .. Photopolymer Stamps!! 

Lets get started

My March Scrapbook challenge is out today and this one can be as simple or as "fancy" as you want it to be.    I must warren you there are some photos in my sample that may make you feel old LOL.

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Yes these are pictures of me!  I was about 7 yrs old in the larger photos and 5ish in the smaller ones.  I would love to say if feels like yesterday but it feels like 3 lifetimes ago LOL!

 

And then we have this great "Best of" set from Stampin' Up

 

Flowers...

 

 

These sets include one new original image and the others of some of Stampin' Up favourites! 

For every 6 best of stamp sets you buy you can get a free current set for $17.95, just keep your best of sticker that comes with these sets to redeem for a free set!

 

Click Here to Order.

 

 

Have you used Photopolymer Stamps before?  If the answer is yes then you know how excited I am to announce that Stampin' Up has it's first ever Photopolymer set, if the answer is no then check out this video and see why this is great news.

 

 

See what I mean?  Such a great and versatile way to stamp!

 

Best reason to love Photopolymer in my book is because you can see exactly where you are stamping!  They are so easy to use and work best with Stampin' Up Clear acrylic blocks. 

 

 

Check these out at my online store!

 

Have a great Day!!!

Janet Y

janetyates@shaw.ca 

 

 

Scrapbook MDS -- February Layout

As I said on January 1st I send out a Scrapbook Layout as a Challenge to my clients every month.  My goal is to get them motivated to use the great Stampin Up Products they purchase from me!  By doing this double page layout every month you would have a 24 page book at the end of the year!  I use MDS to create my Layout and my example but all of that could be translated to paper easily enough!  I encourage everyone to put their own spin on it and of course let me know how it turned out!

Here is this month's layout.  It is a little more detailed than last months but sometimes you just have to go for it and make a great busy and fun page!  My inspiration for this layout came from Pinterest!  There are endless ideas on that site for everything!!!

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Creating Circles can be a challenge without the right tools, Big Shot Circle dies or other cutting products can really help you get that look you are going for!  Edge punches are an essential tool for Scrapbookers too.  Adding small details like a scalloped edge can really put a page together! Of course a Scrapbook page is nothing without really great Designer Series Paper.  I used the MDS download "Wicked Fun" one I have in paper also as I know many of my clients do too.

 

My hope is that these layouts will help you to create something fun and lasting for you and your family!  Scrapbooks may contain photos with wonderful memories but they also are put together with love and creativity that will endure.  Happy Crafting!

 

Have a great Day!!!

Janet Y

janetyates@shaw.ca 

 

 

Do you MDS? If you do check this out..

 

...if you do not maybe now is the time!   Right now on the Clearance Rack are 7 Digital Content discs for $1.   Yes you read that right! $1!!!  

 

Check out the selection on my on-line store!

 

 

Have a great Day!!!

Janet Y

janetyates@shaw.ca 

MDS -- Single Page 5x7

Well I know you are all done with Christmas but now is the time to start Scrapbooking all of those Holiday photos.  My Favourite one is always the Santa photo.   This year I did up a single MDS page with the Be of Good Cheer DSP!

To the left is the layout I created for my clients so they could create their own 5x7 page. I bet you  have a photo that would work perfectly on this page! 

I would love to see it.  If you have it on your blog just leave a comment below and I will check it out.  If not email me!  I love to get inspired by others.

Have a great Day!!!

Janet Y

janetyates@shaw.ca 

Scrapbook/MDS -- January Layout

Welcome to the New Year!!  I hope you had a wonderful, happy and fun-filled Holiday Season. 

Over the past year have been running a Scrapbooking Challenge for my clients and this year I will be posting the layouts and my sample so you too can use these layouts for inspiration.  

 

On the first of each month I will post a new layout to get you motivated. If you do each of the double layouts that I post you will have 24 pages by the end of the year done and ready to put in an album.  

 

Think about how many pages you created this past year, was it enough to fill an album? I will post layout ideas and all you have to do is grab your supplies and photos and start creating. My hope is that this will help you create lasting memories and keepsakes. 

 

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I used MDS to create my examples but you could just as easily use your paper products to create these pages.   My colours for these pages came from the Summer Smooches Digital Download.  All of the DSP if from there and the background colour is Pool Party.  I used the Flag Punch, Pennant Punch and an alphabet punch set as well as the wonderful photobox feature which allows you to add your photos at any size and then zoom in on the images you would like. 

 

A new layout will be posted on Feb. 1  have a fun creating!

 

Have a great Day!!!

Janet Y

janetyates@shaw.ca 

 

 

Welcome Baby Rhett!

It's A Boy!! My Upline Amber Chapman had a little baby boy this week.  Rhett Trevor Chapman!  He is totally adorable and such a sweet angel.  It took me a while to figure out what kind of card I wanted to make and in the end it was so detailed I had to make it a 6x6!!  I really do not know why Noah's Ark is associated with babies but it is and it is really fun and cute so here is my take on Noah's Ark using the Fox and Friends (retired) stamp set.   Welcome Rhett!

Oh where do I begin?  I used Pacific Point and Tempting Turquoise Card Stock with a Whisper White background.  I used the Core'dinations Card Stock in Early Espresso for the Ark and embossed it with the Woodgrain Embossing Folder. Plus Crumb Cake for the interior. Of course I fussy cut all of the animals and used the cupcake punch for the clouds. 

 For the Interior of the card I used MDS2 to create the tag and then cut it out with the Apothecary Accents Framelits.


Below is a Hybrid Card.  I created the kids and sentiment on MDS2 and then printed it on Whisper White Card Stock.  I created the remainder of the card with Marina Mist and Bashful Blue Card Stock and DSP and scored the edges of the white layer for texture.

I even got to colour a little using my pencil crayons and blender pens!! I love to colour.

Congrats to the Chapman Family,  Rhett is adorable and I am so excited for all of you.

Have a great day

Janet Y

janetyates@shaw.ca 

MDS2 .. Have you tried this yet??

I have been having so much fun with my MDS2!   There are great new features and so much content it is hard to keep up!!   I love being able to sit down and finish up a scrapbook page or two in less than an hour!  With the Designer Templates you can finish a page in minutes!!  To check out the products available and the FREE MDS Trial Offer click here!

 Sorry I cannot seem to get my double layout to line up on my site but you get the idea! There are so many wonderful and fun elements to use in MDS. Embellishments such as stitching, Punches like the Flag Punch and Stamps like the Oh Splat! Stamp Brush Set. You also have access to amazing DSP! There are so many different styles there are sure to be many to suit you style.

 

Every photo you input can be edited on site! You can add matting, shadow, brighten or flip. There are also pre-made layouts or you can create your own. If you really don't know where you start you can use a designer template and have it add in the photos for you!!

 Embellishments are key to any page.  There are so many great options from buttons, ribbon, stitching, and brads.

Titles are also important and with MDS you have the option to use the Text feature, Alphabet Stamp Brush Sets and even Alphabet Punches you can fill with DSP!

Journaling is so easy with MDS.  There are great tag and label punches you can fill with text using the Text feature.  The choice of fonts is endless and you can change them to any colour under the sun.    If you are like me and you hate your own hand writing then this is the perfect solution. 












Take care and Thanks for looking!

Janet Y

janetyates@shaw.ca

MDS2 & Mini Mania Starts TODAY!!!

I love getting the Christmas Mini.  There are always loads of inspiring projects and new items to get me in the mood to craft for the Fall and Christmas Holidays.  This year we have a bigger and better mini to get you going.  If you saw some of my Sneak Peeks you will know that this Mini has had me busy already!  I am sure you find many items to get you moving on those Fall and Christmas projects and this year to help you out they have added a bundling feature to some of the items that gives you 15% off when you order the prearranged bundles in the mini!!!   Get what you want and save money, what else could be better!!

Make sure you get your copy of the Mini,  email me at janetyates@shaw.ca today and I will bring it to you myself if you live close by or have your copy mailed to you. (Canada only)

Keep checking my events calendar for a Christmas Card class coming up in October and if you want to book a party to get yourself some fantastic free product just email me or call me and I will be happy to help you out!


More Exciting News!!! 

Not only is MDS2 available today for a free 30 day trial or for purchase but there is a great deal on digital content ....

31% Off Digital for 31 Days

Get 31% off 31 digital content options and most of our print products for all 31 days in August! Feed your My Digital Studio addicted customers and tempt the ones that aren't. With digital goods on sale and the 30-day FREE trial of the software, August is the perfect time for them to enter the digital designing craze and see what it's all about.

What's on sale?
ALL cards, photobooks, individual pages, and tags. That's right: print any photobook, board book, swatchbook, individual pages, greeting card, postcard, trifold card, or tag-all for 31% off.
Some of our best digital content. 30 downloads and 1 content disc. Yup, that equals 31.
Here's the list of content:

Item	Digital Content	Retail Price	31% Off Price
127217	Floral District Collection Disc	$ 29.95	$ 20.67
118115	Night and Day Designer Series Paper	$ 6.95	$ 4.80
129929	Candid Frames	$ 3.75	$ 2.59
129921	Check This Out Page Templates	$ 6.50	$ 4.49
129609	Blossom Builders Embellishments	$ 7.95	$ 5.49
128999	It's All Me Kit	$ 12.50	$ 8.63
127441	Whimsical Note Journal Template	$ 2.50	$ 1.73
128342	Pinwheel Daily Calendar Template	$ 12.50	$ 8.63
127599	Party Animal Kit	$ 12.50	$ 8.63
127600	Autumn Traditions Kit	$ 12.50	$ 8.63
127620	Grateful Heart Thanksgiving Ensemble	$ 18.50	$ 12.77
126027	Playful Polka Dots Kit	$ 12.50	$ 8.63
130066	World Traveler Photobook Template	$ 21.95	$ 15.15
131221	Storybook Specialty Designer Series Paper	$ 6.50	$ 4.49
130850	Joyful Times Kit	$ 12.50	$ 8.63
124463	One Great Year Digital Kit	$ 12.50	$ 8.63
127175	Limited Edition Embellishments	$ 3.75	$ 2.59
129607	Walk in the Park II Kit	$ 12.50	$ 8.63
129934	#HASHTHIS Stamp Brush Set	$ 9.95	$ 6.87
129923	Book of Birthdays Swatchbook Template	$ 15.95	$ 11.01
121071	Travel Journal Kit	$ 13.25	$ 9.14
129924	Get it Done Kit	$ 7.95	$ 5.49
129005	Sweetly Nested Framable	$ 6.50	$ 4.49
127758	Delight in the Day Photobook Template	$ 24.95	$ 17.22
130862	Blast Off Ensemble	$ 24.95	$ 17.22
129890	Little Milestone Birthdays Greeting Card	$ 9.95	$ 6.87
128892	Designer Gift Cards	$ 6.50	$ 4.49
127580	And a Happy New Year Photocard Template	$ 2.50	$ 1.73
127435	Thanks Tons Greeting Card Template Set	$ 3.75	$ 2.59
127587	Sending Glad Tidings Designer Tags Kit	$ 9.95	$ 6.87
127762	Gratitude Framable Designer Template	$ 2.50	$ 1.73

I love using MDS for my scrapbooking.  I can get so much done in a short amount of time and I don't have to print off all of those digital pictures that have been sitting in my computer for years!

You have to order online to get your MDS products so please click on the "Shop Now" link above to do so.  If you have any questions or just want to see how the product works give me a call I would love to show you!


Contact me today for all the exciting offers and products in August!

Janet Y

janetyates@shaw.ca

MDS - Birthday Cake

My Latest MDS Challenge went out at the end of last month and so far the submissions have been super cute!  See below for the Layout and my Sample.  I really love MDS.  It makes scrapbooking so easy and fun! I can punch out a double layout in under an hour!! Speaking of double layouts;  look out next month when I post my first Double Layout Challenge!   The Rules of the challenge are below.   If you wish to join the challenge just email me and I will send you the Next Layout!  Every month on the 25 the Layout goes out with my sample and your entry needs to be in by the 20th of the following month.  

I am having a bit of an obsession with Crumb Cake right now as you can see!

 MDS added an alphabet Punch set a while back and I love it.  I used it here for the title.  This allows you to use DSP to fill your letters making them have dimension which is very important in a digital Scrapbook page as it is a 2 Dimensional image.   Using the shadow feature and adding things like stitching and borders makes a flat page pop!  

Rules

1. Follow the layout (black and white image attached) but be sure to put your own spin on it

2. Try to use Stampin Up products where possible, but it is understood that other products may be used, for example your circuit.

3. Challenge Deadline is the 20th day of each month. A new challenge will be sent out on the 25th day of each month.

4. Have Fun!

To enter just email me a photo of your page!  Remember every once in awhile I will have draws for prizes such as free shipping on your next order or a Stamp pad of your choice! You get one entry to the draw for every page you submit! 

 

Thanks to all the Ladies who have entered so far! You are very talented and I love seeing what you come up with!

 

Note - Since Scrapbook pages are personal and show photos of peoples children and family I will not be posting peoples entries on my blog without written consent!

 

Thanks for Stopping by

Janet Y

janetyates@shaw.ca 

MDS -- Silly

Well I have some fun stuff coming to me tonight in my latest order and I will be able to post a few "sneak peek" items by Monday but until then I will show you my newest creation on MDS.   Every month I have a scrapbook challenge for my clients. I give them a layout and an example and they create their own special page!  Last month five of my girls took the challenge and rolled with it!  I got some pretty nice pages emailed to me.    Below is the page I created using my template, which I also show below.  If you feel up to the challenge please email me a link to your blog to show off your work. 

I have to admit I feel a little bad, I realize all of the MDS I have posted here are of my youngest daughter.  I assure you I have just as many pages of my oldest daughter and will make an effort to get one of her on here too someday LOL.

For all your Digital Scrapbooking needs please check out my Stampin' Up! website to order your free trial of My Digital Studio.

Janet Y

janetyates@shaw.ca 

MDS -- Smiley

I have worked on 3 projects in my craft room in the past two days and I hated 2 of them so I thought I would hit the computer again. I am slowly working on my youngest daughter's book because I don't have my oldest daughter's pictures downloaded yet (they are all on discs). I am loving the neutral backgrounds right now and I have a feeling most of the book is going to be themed this way.

I used a Crumb Cake Background with an overlay from the Presto Patterns Stamp Brush.  Presto Patterns is such a great way to add texture to a 2D object.   I used a retired color - Summer Sun for the title and an In Color - Wisteria Wonder for the accents.  Adding shadows is very important; I can't tell you how many MDS projects look drab because they simply did not add shadow.  I found this layout from one of Heather Summers posts and as I have said before I love her work especially with MDS. 

Thanks for stopping by and have a great day.

MDS - Best Friends

I have been trying to get better with scrapbooking and I find MDS is the way to go. I finished this page in one hour while watching TV so you know the program is easy to use. 
I love Stampin Ups My Digital Studio and I am hoping I will have more examples for you soon. Remember that right now you can download a free 30 day trial of MDS, just click the link above.

I have used MDS for my Banner above and for my Facebook Page photo and many times I have used it for Birthday Invites. 

I am very bad at organizing my photos and I truly think that is the key to good scrapbooking. 

These are some of my favourite pictures of my youngest (who is now 3).  

I used DSP from the Sale-a-bration digital downloads, and digital stamps including Schoolbook Serif Alphabet and Razzle Dazzle as well as embellishments such as stitching. 

I hope this is the first of many MDS projects I have to show you.  I got the layout inspiration from Heather Summers who is a goddess when it comes to MDS.   Please contact me if you are interested in ordering MDS, hosting a Stampin Up Party or if you just have questions about the product.

Janet Y

janetyates@shaw.ca