25 & Counting Christmas Tags with MDS Journals

Created Prayer journals for my small group members using My Digital Studio and our journal feature and then used 25 & counting for quick tags. Love the small images in that set and the peek a boo frames Big Shot die.

Rosette Christmas Tree

Look at this beautiful Rosette Tree and Angle that RemARKable Linda Nagle made for me.  The tree is over 15″ tall without the angel on top. Too fun!  Thank you Linda. I know that my holiday visitors yesterday loved being able to see her and the rest of my December visitors will love her as well. It’s fun to share creative talents like that. A gift like this can’t be enjoy by just one person – when you set a handmade gift like this on a table, counter it extends the gift to others.

Supplies – Wild Wasabi Cardstock, Holiday Bouquet Buttons, Whisper White Cardstock, Real Red Satin Ribbon, Circle Dies, Circle Punches, Simply Scored Tool

Crafting Joy
janet

Stampin’ UP! My Digital Studio – MDS Christmas Tree & PEACE Banner

My friend and teammate Maria Pane gave me this wonderful tree which perfectly fit the woodsy/cardinal Christmas Decor in my powder bath. It is designed to hold photos but I chose to add Holiday Sentiments created in My Digital Studio.

I used the Very Merry Kit available as a download – simply click the shop now button and enter – #127756  - remember shipping is always free and the gratification is always instant with My Digital Studio downloads.

MDS TREE – Printed on my printer at home on Whisper White Cardstock – assorted Stampin’ UP! Embellishments.

MDS Banner – Printed on my printer at home on Whisper White Cardstock – champagne glass glitter and early espresso bakers twine.

Crafting Digital Holiday Joy
JANET

My Digital Studio Monday – Christmas Creed Triptych

Today’s MDS projects features a hybrid project I did for my Holiday Decorating this year. I hope that you enjoy and remember that you can always email me questions – janet@remarkablycreated.com.

Don’t forget to visit my DIGITAL CRAFTING page with lots more MDS videos and My Digital Studio tips and information.

CHRISTMAS CREED PDF – A Christmas Creed
CHRISTMAS CREED MDS Video Tutorial

CHRISTMAS CREED Supplies – Chipboard – I applied the 3 8.5 x 11 printed sheets to heavy chipboard so that the triptych was self standing.
Dazzling Details, Natural Hemp, Spice Cake Buttons, EarlyEspresso Bakers twine, Early Espresso Ribbon, Metal Brads, Silver Glimmer Paper, Assorted Ink pads & Aquapainter. Circle Punch, Crop A Dile.

Crafting Digital Holiday Joy
janet

POLAR PARTY Super Quick Shaker Ornaments – Tutorial

These two recent projects feature 2 great products for making shaker ornaments  - our treat cups and our shaker frames.

Supplies Needed
Treat Cups
Shaker Frames
Scallop Circle Punch
1 3/4 Circle Punch
1 1/4 circle punch
Perfect Pennants Bigz Die
Polar Party Stamp Set
Acetate Sheets (Window Sheets)

Stamp Penguins in Night of Navy on Whisper White Cardstock and punch with 1 1/4 circle  punch

Adhere penguins to Night of Navy Scallop Punched shapes and set aside for a few minutes

Die Cut 2 doilies from the Perfect pennants Die and punch out center with  1 3/4 punch
  

For TREAT CUP ORNAMENT
Sprinkle Glitter or Mica flakes into cup
Remove backing from cup
Place one of your 2 Night of Navy scallops over opening with penguin facing into the cup
Add glue dots to your doily ring and slip ring over cup
Tie Bakers twine through opening in ring hang

FOR SHAKER FRAME
Using largest rings from the Shaker Frames adhesive rings
Apply to your night of navy scallop circle with penguin image

Sprinkle glitter or mica flakes into circle BEFORE removing backing from shaker frame foam
Remove backing from shaker frame foam
Place acetate circle over foam/navy scallop
Add glue dots to your Doily ring
Layer Doily ring over acetate
Add Bakers Twine

Crafting Joy
JANET

JINGLE ALL THE WAY – Stampin’ UP! Decor Elements

Our RemARKable Team Event this past Saturday and this coming Saturday are themed “Mix & Mingle a Little Holiday Jingle” so I made these fun gifts for door prizes. All feature our Jingle All the Way Decor Elements and striped grosgrain ribbon. White mugs courtesy local dollar store. And peppermint candy hershey kisses are calorie free when you wrap them like this and can’t get at them. I love those things – between those and the Andes Peppermint bark – they just make my holiday.

Crafting Holiday Joy
Janet

SUPER QUICK GIFT CARD – Free PDF Tutorial

This is a less than 5 minute gift card holder project. The hardest part will be deciding how to embellish.

GIFT CARD PDF TUTORIAL - QUICK GIFT CARD

SUPPLIES

4.5×11 Cardstock
Word Window Punch
¾ Circle Punch
Sticky Strip
Scoring Tool
CS/DSP/Embellishments

STEP 1 – Cut Cardstock to 4.5 x 11 and score at 3”, 2.5”, 2.5”

STEP 2 – Fold in ½ and on center line punch word window punch so that it “straddles” the fold – then punch ¾” circle punch -

STEP3 – Apply Sticky strip as shown

STEP 4 – Fold into a “w” with the sticky strip to the inside – peel red backing off and adhere inside of “w” together

STEP 5 – When you turn it over – it will look like this

STEP 6 –Embellish, stamp, make it pretty – insert gift card and make someone’s day.

Learned A New My Digital Studio Trick – A Man’s Survival Card Kit – Video Tutorial

I love that you cant break My Digital Studio – it’s also pretty hard to lose anything accidently unless you blatantly ignore the “SAVE” buttons that pop up. Recently I was trying to create this project and was trying to save time by using a project I already had created before.  Within MDS is a button uder edit – called Change Project Size type.  Great feature – unfortunately for me the project  I was trying to change was bigger not smaller and because of the size I started with I was unable to use this feature. BUT I circumvented it -and found a new trick… Watch the short Video Tutorial to see the trick I learned that still allowed me to use the images/features I wanted from the original project. Then enjoy my finished project .

The Man’s Survival Card Kit can be purchased directly from me – it contains 6 cards, 6 envelopes – your choice from 24 cards and the handy DVD Storage case - janet@remarkablycreated for paypal invoice or save $$ and come make your own cards – customizing the sentiments/greetings at my newly added “A MAN’S SURVIAL CARD KIT CLASS” – more details janet@remarkablycreated.com

I am excited to have a fun gift to keep the men in my family out of the dog house this year – IF THEY CAN REMEMBER to use the cards that is.

This project is made even quicker through the use of card templates in MDS. I used templates and simply altered either the greeting or slightly tweaked the color. It took just minutes to come up with 24 card fronts to give you choices in your Survival Kit and to provide variety within the kits for the men in my family.

MDS Tips – using Previously Created MDS Components in new projects

Crafting Digital Holiday Joy
Janet

Don’t Forget the Guys this Christmas – Camoflauge Stocking Gift Card Holder

Wanted some “manly” gift card holders for the 2 most wonderful guys in the world – my husband and son. I spotted this super soft CAMO FELT at the local craft store and knew it was just what I needed.

SUPPLIES – Big Shot Stocking Die, Build a Stocking Punch, Red Glimmer paper, Large Tag Punch, Snowflake Punch, Assorted Circle Punchs, Crumbcake Designer Paper, Garden Green Cardstock, Garden Green Button, Big Shot Alphabet, Mini Clothespin, Linen Thread, Vintage Trinkets

Crafting Joy
JANET

SANTA KEY – RSVP now for Make it Take It Day

This will be one of the projects complete with Key available to MAKE IT TAKE IT  on November 26th.  All projects will be while supplies last. RSVP today – escape the mall, enjoy some hot cocoa, some great projects, friendship, and a little creative with projects ready to simply assemble, wrap and give!

Santa Key Created with MDS and at least one of the Free Downloads -available November 4th-7th.. Don’t Miss Out.. HERE IS THE FULL SCOOP with PICTURES ,Details on MDS Webinars AND MORE -   FREE MDS DOWNLAODS

SANTA KEY -

MDS Master – Frostwood Lodge Designer Paper, Home for the Holidays (FREE DOWNLOAD), Modern Label Punch, Glimmer Brads,

Right click and save this jpeg to your computer = then use in your own Santa Key Projects – Happy Creating

CRAFTING HOLIDYA JOY
JANET