Well I am a little behind cause this year's Holiday Catalogue started on Aug 1 but you have until January 2, 2014 to purchase all the great product inside! If you would like a catalogue contact me today or you can place your order online here and have it shipped directly to you.

~ Amanda

New Holiday Single Stamps!

August 21, 2013
A new, holiday-themed collection of single stamps is now available! The holidays will be here before you know it, and these holiday-themed single stamps may be just what the budget-conscious stamper needs. There are eight different stamps to choose from, six of which coordinate with Framelits dies or punches. These stamps are only available until January 31, 2014.

To view all the single stamps and to place your order click here!

~ Amanda
The anniversary celebration continues in August with the Best of Halloween stamp set release! Make sure to check out each month`s release and earn a free stamp set too! Each set released contains one new never before seen image and each set is priced at $17.95. View all the sets here on this blog!
 
Some things to remember:
  • All Best of stamp sets will include 3-5 images, including a never-before seen image, and will be priced at $17.95
  • While we are releasing just one Best of stamp set per month (with a new theme each month), all of the Best of sets will be available until March 31, 2014.
  • All Best of stamp sets are available in Clear-Mount only.
BONUS: As a special incentive to collect the Best of stamps, starting in February we’re including a collector’s card and 25-year proof of purchase sticker with every Best of set. Collect six stickers, and send it in to redeem a FREE set of your choice valued up to $17.95! Free sets must be redeemed no later than April 30, 2014.

~ Amanda
For this page I tried a whole bunch of ideas of how to get 7 photos onto one page. Having the pictures show up like a film roll turned out to look the best. I started with a square punch filled in Smokey Slate stretched to a rectangle and then added 3 photo boxes over top of it to create a border. Once I had the right size of photos put into the photo boxes, I then selected the 3 photos and the long rectangle punch and grouped them. Then rotated the group to create the photo swag one way and the next group the other way to create a criss-cross affect. Finally to highlight my favourite photo of our campsite I made the photo slightly larger then the rest and added a frame from the Downtown Grunge Designer Kit. Usually I like photos that sit level on a page but I'm finding that sometimes it makes the page more interesting! Definitely going to try this layout again!

Have you seen today's new MDS downloads? All of today's downloads are releases from the new 2013-2014 Annual Catalogue. I'm looking forward to using the Eastern Elegance Designer Series Paper, it might be perfect for the East Coast Trip 2012 scrapbook I'm working on.  Remember you
can try My Digital Studio for 30 days for free!

My Digital Studio Supplies
Background
     Designer Series Paper\_Designer Kits\Lemonade Stand - designer series paper\Lemonade Stand - 6
Embellishments
    Brads\Silver - brad
    _Designer Kits\Downtown Grunge - embellishments\Downtown Grunge - frame3
    Brads\Silver - brad
    Brads\Silver - brad
Punches
    Basics\1.25 Square Punch, Fill Color = 226,219,203
    Basics\1.25 Square Punch, Fill Color = SMOKY SLATE 180,176,173
    Basics\1.25 Square Punch, Fill Color = SMOKY SLATE 180,176,173
    Extras\Comfort Cafe - banner, Fill Color = 249,247,234
Fonts    Title - Return to Sender - Basic Grey
    Journal - Just The Way You Are - Smokey Slate

~ Amanda
The other day I was over at mydigitalstudio.net looking for some inspiration for my East Coast 2012 Trip book and checked out the current challenge - Color Combo 4 using Crisp Cantaloupe, Coastal Cabana, Bermuda Bay, So Saffron, and Smoky Slate. So I decided to try those colours on some beautiful sunset pictures taken at Cabot Beach Provincial Park in PEI. I used the colouring tool to add 3 different colours to each of the crab and shells stamps. I also recoloured a few brads and the stitching. You can still join the challenge until Friday July 12 at noon MT to win the prize - a free download from next Tuesday!

My Digital Studio Supplies
Embellishments
    Staple & Stitching\Whisper White - Stitching Zigzag (re-colored Crisp Cantaloupe)
    Brads\Bermuda Bay - brad
    Brads\Poppy Parade - brad (re-colored Crisp Cantaloupe)
    Brads\Bermuda Bay - brad (re-colored Coastal Cabana)
    Brads\Basic Gray - brad (re-colored Smokey Slate)
    _Designer Kits\Downtown Grunge - embellishments\Downtown Grunge - frame4
Stamps
    By the Seashore\By the Seashore - crab
    By the Seashore\By the Seashore - shell 2
    By the Seashore\By the Seashore - clam
    By the Seashore\By the Seashore - starfish
    By the Seashore\By the Seashore - shell 3
    By the Seashore\By the Seashore - shell
Punches
    Labels & Tags\Convention 2012 - curvy square frame punch, Fill Color = BERMUDA BAY
    Extras\Comfort Cafe - banner,  Filled with: Designer Series Paper\_Designer Kits\Convention 2012 - designer series paper\Convention 2012 - 2
Fonts
    Title - Return to Sender - So Saffron
    Journal - Just The Way You Are - Bermuda Bay

~ Amanda
In My Digital Studio it is so easy to create my own background papers with stamps! Here I used an off white for the page base (used the match colour tool to pick a shade from the Downtown Grunge frame) and then randomly added some stamp images from By The Seashore stamp set. I'm really loving using one of the Downtown Grunge frames to highlight one picture on each of the pages in my East Coast Trip book! Off to create some more pages to share!

Supplies
Background
     Color = 249,247,234 (used the colour picker to select an off white from the Downtown Grunge frame)
Embellishments
    Designer Kits\Downtown Grunge - embellishments\Downtown Grunge - frame3 (re-colored)
Stamps
    By the Seashore\By the Seashore - shell, Color = SAHARA SAND
    By the Seashore\By the Seashore - clam, Color = SAHARA SAND
    By the Seashore\By the Seashore - starfish, Color = SAHARA SAND
    By the Seashore\By the Seashore - shell 2, Color = SAHARA SAND
    By the Seashore\By the Seashore - starfish, Color = SAHARA SAND
    By the Seashore\By the Seashore - crab, Color = 158,142,118

~ Amanda
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