MDS 009 Happiness Scrapbook Page



This is an 8.5x11 portrait page.

This page could be a match for last week’s page if you want. If you have just stumbled on my Blog, type ‘MDS Scrap Page’ in the Search Box (top left corner) to see what we have been doing. I have a few Guides listed at the bottom of this post but click on HELP (across the top of the program) > My Digital Studio Help for further help. I am using Windows 7. Watch for NEW Scrap Pages posted every Friday.

 Background Papers > Designer Series Paper – Stripe – More Mustard.
Background Papers > Designer Series Paper > Small Polka Dot > Chocolate Chip > click on Add as Page Layer.
Embellishment – Scallop edge – Paper Fill - Small Polka Dot. Copy and Paste to make four. Flip the two for the top.
Embellishment - Grosgrain Ribbon - Old Olive ribbon
Embellishment – Scallop edge – Paper Fill - Brocade > Old Olive 1- Mat - Not Quite Navy. Resize.


Page before adding Photo boxes.

Stamps – Great Moments – happiness – change color - Not Quite Navy.Stamps – Cheap Talk – branch - Mirror – rotate to fit the corner - change color – Old Olive.
Stamps – Big Bold Birthday – flower - change color - Not Quite Navy. Place three on your branch. Make two more in More Mustard and place on the ribbon at the bottom.
Embellishment – Basic Pearls and Rhinestones – pearl (middle one). Use your arrow keys to nudge the pearls.
Stamp - Petal Pizzazz - flower 6 - Change Color. Scatter Night of Navy and More Mustard flowers throughout your photos. Top with a pearl (first one).
I like to Drop Shadow everything! You will have to Ungroup everything you have Grouped in order for it to Shadow. Click on the item – Arrange – Ungroup. Click on one Embellishment – Drop Shadow – Opacity to 65, Blur to Medium - Save as Default – on this page. Now all my Embellishments will be Shadowed. Click on one Stamp image – Drop Shadow. Since the Opacity and Blur are set, click ‘on this page’. Now all my stamped images will be Shadowed. Repeat for one Text, one photo and one punch and click ‘on this page’. You can certainly Drop Shadow each item as you go but I tend to do it at the end.
Insert > Insert Duplicate Page Mirrored to easily make a double page spread or just bump it forward for another layout. Again, watch for a NEW Scrap Page posted next Friday.

My Digital Studio Catalog PDF catalog will be updated every month and is available to you on MyDigitalStudio.net under Resources. If you have not ordered your copy of My Digital Studio yet or if you would like to order anything from the catalogue, just click on the On Line Ordering button in my left sidebar and your order will be mailed directly to you! Downloads will go to your computer automatically.
A few Guides:
View > Guides > Photo Page Bleed Area – you want this turned on.


Ruler – make sure Ruler is check marked under View as you want this turned on too.


Arrange – Order button to bring to front, send to back etc.


Nudge – click an item, then use your arrow keys to nudge in the direction of the arrow. Clicking on the corners of the icon will nudge the photo diagonally.


Change your margins in every album you create. File > Print set up > change all margins to 0. It will adjust automatically to the minimum size.


Photo Shape - Click on the Photo Box once (on the right). To turn your Photo from a square/rectangle to a circle/oval, click Photo Shape. After changing the photo shape, if you would like to modify the shape without affecting the photo, click Crop (instead of using the gray boxes on the sides and corners of the photo).


If your page is too big or too small for your screen, click on the – (minus) or + (plus) button in the lower, right corner (Zoom area) to reduce or enlarge your page.

MDS 008 Spring Scrapbook Page

This is an 8.5x11 portrait page.

I used a stamp for a photo frame on this page. Everything I used on this page comes with MDS. If you have just stumbled on my Blog, type ‘MDS Scrap Page’ in the Search Box (top left corner) to see what we have been doing. I have a few Guides listed at the bottom of this post but click on HELP (across the top of the program) > My Digital Studio Help for further help. I am using Windows 7. Watch for NEW Scrap Pages posted every Friday.

Background Papers > Designer Series Paper > Brocade > Old Olive Brocade > OK.
Background Papers > Designer Series Paper > Small Polka Dot > Chocolate Chip > click on Add as Page Layer. Double click the box that opened. Drag across the whole page, about 2” wide > OK. Move it to about 1/2” from the bottom of your page. Click off.
Background Papers > Designer Series Paper > Dotted Stripe > Not Quite Navy > click on Add as Page Layer. Double click the box that opened. Drag across the whole page, about 1” wide > OK. Drag to the top of the dots. Click off.


Page before adding Photo boxes.

Background Papers > Designer Series Paper > Stripe > More Mustard > click on Add as Page Layer. Double click the box that opened. This time, drag across the whole length of the page, about 1” wide > OK. While highlighted, click on Rotate 90* Right (on the right side) – you may have to shorten the length first. Right click on the stripe > Copy > right click Paste on a blank spot of your page. Move one stripe a half inch from the top of your page and the other one to the top of the navy stripe.
Embellishment icon > Browse > Grosgrain Ribbon > Open > Drag the Old Olive ribbon on to your page, just above the Chocolate Chip Dots. Drag the Not Quite Navy ribbon just below the top More Mustard stripe.
Stamp icon > Browse > Frames with a Flourish > Open > Drag the circle stamp on to your page. Enlarge it by grabbing a corner of one of the gray handles (small boxes) around the edges with your mouse. While it is highlighted, click on Change Color (on right side) > Chocolate Chip > OK.
Stamp icon > Browse > Petal Pizzazz > Open > Drag flower 3 on to your page, click on Change Color (on right side) > Night of Navy > OK. Set it aside. Drag flower 1 on to your page, click on Change Color (on right side) > Not Quite Navy > OK. Set on the center of the large flower – use the Zoom button (bottom right) to help you better see what you are doing. Once you are happy with the layer, draw a box around it > Arrange > Group. Now they won’t come apart. Drag to the bottom, right corner of your page. Drag flower 6 on to your page. Click on Change Color (on right side) > Not Quite Navy > OK. Right click on it > Copy > right click Paste on a blank spot of your page about 3 times. Set aside.
Embellishment icon > Browse > Round Buttons > Open > Drag the More Mustard button on to your page > Browse > Button Latte > Open > Drag and center the flower button on top of the More Mustard button. Zoom in for easier seeing. Once you are happy with the layer, draw a box around it > Arrange > Group. Now they won’t come apart. Right click on it > Copy > right click Paste on a blank spot of your page for a total of 7 buttons. Set a button on each flower and 3 around the circle stamp.
Once your photos are in place, arrange your flowers. Under Arrange > Order, you can Bring to Front or Send to Back, if you want your flowers in front or behind your photos.
I like to Drop Shadow everything! You will have to Ungroup everything you have Grouped in order for it to Shadow. Click on the item – Arrange – Ungroup. Click on one Embellishment – Drop Shadow – Opacity to 65, Blur to Medium - Save as Default – on this page. Now all my Embellishments will be Shadowed. Click on one Stamp image – Drop Shadow. Since the Opacity and Blur are set, click ‘on this page’. Now all my stamped images will be Shadowed. Repeat for one Text, one photo and one punch and click ‘on this page’. You can certainly Drop Shadow each item as you go but I tend to do it at the end.


Insert > Insert Duplicate Page Mirrored to easily make a double page spread or just bump it forward for another layout. Again, watch for a NEW Scrap Page posted next Friday.

My Digital Studio Catalog PDF catalog will be updated every month and is available to you on MyDigitalStudio.net under Resources. If you have not ordered your copy of My Digital Studio yet or if you would like to order anything from the catalogue, just click on the On Line Ordering button in my left sidebar and your order will be mailed directly to you! Downloads will go to your computer automatically.
A few Guides:
View > Guides > Photo Page Bleed Area – you want this turned on.


Ruler – make sure Ruler is check marked under View as you want this turned on too.


Arrange – Order button to bring to front, send to back etc.


Nudge – click an item, then use your arrow keys to nudge in the direction of the arrow. Clicking on the corners of the icon will nudge the photo diagonally.


Change your margins in every album you create. File > Print set up > change all margins to 0. It will adjust automatically to the minimum size.


Photo Shape - Click on the Photo Box once (on the right). To turn your Photo from a square/rectangle to a circle/oval, click Photo Shape. After changing the photo shape, if you would like to modify the shape without affecting the photo, click Crop (instead of using the gray boxes on the sides and corners of the photo).


If your page is too big or too small for your screen, click on the – (minus) or + (plus) button in the lower, right corner (Zoom area) to reduce or enlarge your page. Ok, off to work we go!

MDS 007 A Promise of Spring Scrapbook Page

This is an 8.5x11 portrait page.

This could match our Easter page from last week if you want. If you have just stumbled on my Blog, type ‘MDS Scrap Page’ in the Search Box (top left corner) to see what we have been doing. I have a few Guides listed at the bottom of this post but click on HELP (across the top of the program) > My Digital Studio Help for further help. I am using Windows 7. Watch for NEW Scrap Pages posted every Friday.

Background paper - Designer Series Paper – Designer Kits – My Sweet Pea 38.
Punch – Scallop Circle. Enlarge to fit the page. Color Fill – White – Mat - Chocolate Chip.
Punch – Circle. Enlarge to fit the scallop circle. Paper Fill – My Sweet Pea 35 - Mat – Pumpkin Pie.
Punch – Square. Enlarge to a rectangle. Paper Fill – My Sweet Pea 33 - Mat – Chocolate Chip size 4.


Page before adding Photo boxes.

Stamp - Petal Pizzazz > Open > Drag flower 7 stamp on to your page. Resize. While it is highlighted, click on Change Color (on right side) > Bermuda Bay > OK. Copy and Paste to make three. To line them up, hold your shift key and click on each one – Align Object icon (in the toolbar) – middle. Repeat to make another set of three for the bottom of your page.Embellishment – Brads – Pumpkin Pie. Set on the center of each flower. Zoom in and use your arrow keys to nudge if you need. Add two larger flowers.
Punch – Curly Label - Color Fill – White – Opacity (on right) to 60 – Mat – Old Olive for the Text Box. This gives it a vellum look.
Font used: Promise of – Brush Script size 42, Spring – CK Handprint size 52.


I like to Drop Shadow everything! You will have to Ungroup everything you have Grouped in order for it to Shadow. Click on the item – Arrange – Ungroup. Click on one Embellishment – Drop Shadow – Opacity to 65, Blur to Medium - Save as Default – on this page. Now all my Embellishments will be Shadowed. Click on one Stamp image – Drop Shadow. Since the Opacity and Blur are set, click ‘on this page’. Now all my stamped images will be Shadowed. Repeat for one Text, one photo and one punch and click ‘on this page’. You can certainly Drop Shadow each item as you go but I tend to do it at the end.
Insert > Insert Duplicate Page Mirrored to easily make a double page spread or just bump it forward for another layout. Again, watch for a NEW Scrap Page posted next Friday.

My Digital Studio Catalog PDF catalog will be updated every month and is available to you on MyDigitalStudio.net under Resources. If you have not ordered your copy of My Digital Studio yet or if you would like to order anything from the catalogue, just click on the On Line Ordering button in my left sidebar and your order will be mailed directly to you! Downloads will go to your computer automatically.
A few Guides:
View > Guides > Photo Page Bleed Area – you want this turned on.


Ruler – make sure Ruler is check marked under View as you want this turned on too.


Arrange – Order button to bring to front, send to back etc.


Nudge – click an item, then use your arrow keys to nudge in the direction of the arrow. Clicking on the corners of the icon will nudge the photo diagonally.


Change your margins in every album you create. File > Print set up > change all margins to 0. It will adjust automatically to the minimum size.


Photo Shape - Click on the Photo Box once (on the right). To turn your Photo from a square/rectangle to a circle/oval, click Photo Shape. After changing the photo shape, if you would like to modify the shape without affecting the photo, click Crop (instead of using the gray boxes on the sides and corners of the photo).


If your page is too big or too small for your screen, click on the – (minus) or + (plus) button in the lower, right corner (Zoom area) to reduce or enlarge your page.

MDS 006 Easter Wishes Scrapbook Page



8.5 x 11" page.

Happy Easter to you! If you have just stumbled on my Blog, type ‘MDS Scrap Page’ in the Search Box (top left corner) to see the pages we have done.

I am using Windows 7. You Mac or other Windows people may have some adjustments to make. All this info plus more can be found by clicking HELP (across the top of the program) > My Digital Studio Help.

Choose Insert (from the toolbar) > Add Page from the menu > Blank Page > OK OR you can click on the blank page with the + (plus) sign on it from the toolbar. Just don’t forget to use the Arrange – Order button throughout this page as you need it. Turn on your Bleed area. View > Guides > Photo Page Bleed Area. Anything you put past the gray areas could get cut off during printing.

Background paper - Designer Series Paper – Designer Kits – My Sweet Pea 35.

Punch icon > Browse – Labels and Tags -Drag the Top Note onto your page. Resize. Rotate 90* Right - Paper Fill > My Sweet Pea 33 > Mat to size 6 > Change – Pumpkin Pie.

      Page before adding Photo boxes.              

Punch icon > Browse – Labels and Tags - Drag the Top Note onto your page. Rotate 90* Right - Color Fill > Chocolate Chip. Place behind your printed Top Note. Resize. Stamp icon > Browse > Petal Pizzazz > Open > Drag flower 7 stamp on to your page. While it is highlighted, click on Change Color (on right side) > Bermuda Bay > OK.

Embellishment icon > Browse > Brads > Open > Pumpkin Pie. Set on the center of your flower. Zoom in if you need to. Draw a box around the flower Arrange > Group. I can now move my flower around and the brad will stay in place. Copy and Paste to make 9. Cluster them around/ on top of the Top Note.

Stamp icon > Browse > Petal Pizzazz > Open > Drag flower 7 stamp on to your page. While it is highlighted, click on Change Color (on right side) > Bermuda Bay > OK.

Embellishment icon > Browse > Brads > Open > Chocolate Chip. Set on the center of your flower. Zoom in if you need to. Draw a box around the flower Arrange > Group. I can now move my flower around and the brad will stay in place. Copy and Paste to make 5 more. Cluster them around your bottom photo boxes.

Stamp icon > Browse > Petal Pizzazz > Open > Drag flower 7 stamp on to your page. While it is highlighted, click on Change Color (on right side) > Bermuda Bay > OK.
Stamp icon > Browse > Petal Pizzazz > Open > Drag the leaf stamp on to your page. Resize - Change Color (on right side) > Old Olive > Copy and Paste to make another leaf – Rotate 90* left. Place on a flower – rotate to look right. Click on the flower - Arrange – Order – Bring to front.

Punch icon > Drag the Modern Label onto your page. Resize. Color Fill > White > Opacity (on right) to 60 - Mat > Old Olive. This kinda makes it look like a piece of vellum. Add Old Olive brads to the ends.

Stamps used: Easter Wishes – All Holidays, color Old Olive; Typewriter Numbers in Pumpkin Pie for the year.

I like to Drop Shadow everything! You will have to Ungroup everything you have Grouped in order for it to Shadow. Click on the item – Arrange – Ungroup. Click on one Embellishment – Drop Shadow – Opacity to 65, Blur to Medium - Save as Default – on this page. Now all my Embellishments will be Shadowed. Click on one Stamp image – Drop Shadow. Since the Opacity and Blur are set, click ‘on this page’. Now all my stamped images will be Shadowed. Repeat for one Text, one photo and one punch and click ‘on this page’. You can certainly Drop Shadow each item as you go but I tend to do it at the end.

My Digital Studio Catalog PDF catalog will be updated every month and is available to you on MyDigitalStudio.net (you will want to sign up to this site) under Resources. If you have not ordered your copy of My Digital Studio yet or if you would like to order anything from the catalogue, just click on the On Line Ordering button in my left sidebar and your order will be mailed directly to you! Downloads will go to your computer automatically.

Watch for NEW Scrap Pages posted on Fridays.

SU212 Side Step Snowflake card

Decided to take a stab at a Side Step card.  I am using it for Sylvia’s 2011 Christmas Card Challenge for April's ‘Winter' theme Christmas Card.  It wasn't as hard to make as I thought it would be.  This is the front view:

 

 

This is a side view:

 

 

No stamps.

Cardstock: Soft Suede, Bashful Blue, White.

 

Ink: Soft Suede, Bashful Blue, Real Red.

 

Accessories: ribbon, smaller snowflake punch by EK Success, large snowflake punch by SU!, 1/8 inch hole punch, 1/4 inch hole punch, Crystal Effects to make Faux Brads, Coluzzle, Bold snowflakes jumbo wheel, rhinestone.

Cardstock is cut at 51/2" x 41/4".  Here is the pattern for cutting and scoring that I used:

 

Total Christmas Cards for 2011:

January = 1, February = 6, March = 5, April = 5.

 

A total of 17 cards thus far! Thanks Sylvia for the inspiration!

MDS 005 Furry Friends Scrapbook Page



This is an 8.5x11 portrait page.

Since you are now familiar with the Opacity/Blur button, we will do something for our Furry Friends. You can easily change my cat to a dog by using the ‘Man’s Best Friend’ stamp set. I want to show you how to use your punches for Text Boxes.

I am using Windows 7. You Mac or other Windows people may have some adjustments to make. All this info plus more can be found by clicking HELP (across the top of the program) > My Digital Studio Help.

Open our Practice Album that we created. Choose Insert (from the toolbar across the top) > Add Page from the menu > Blank Page > OK. If you just stumbled on my Blog, type ‘MDS Scrap Page 001, 002' etc in the Search Box (top left corner) to see what we have done.
Click on your Bleed area. View > Guides > Photo Page Bleed Area. Anything you put past the gray areas could get cut off during printing. I keep my photos inside this area but I don’t worry too much about the embellishments. If your page is too big or too small for your screen, click on the – (minus) or + (plus) button in the lower, right corner (Zoom area) to reduce or enlarge your page. Ok, off to work we go!

Page before adding Photo boxes.

I’m going to assume that you have now caught on to what is under the Resource Pallet (on the left side of the program) and the Design Center (on the right side of the program) so I am not going to type out every detail. In case you didn’t know, I am a one finger typer so it takes me forever to type!
Background Papers > Designer Series Paper > Designer Kits > Elegant Soiree > Pattern 10


Not too sure if you can see the stitching running vertically on the right hand side of my paper but it is there. Embellishment icon > Browse > Staple and Stitching > Open. Drag the Chocolate Chip stitching on to your page three times. Rotate two of them slightly.

Embellishment icon > Browse > Grosgrain Ribbon > Open > Drag the Old Olive ribbon on to your page, resize wider by stretching center gray box
Embellishment icon > Staple and Stitching > Open. Drag the Chocolate Chip zigzag on top of the ribbon.

Photos (right side) > click on Photo Box once. Resize to what you want. Mat > move slider to size 20 > Change > Baja Breeze. Add another Photo box, repeat as above but change the color to Blushing Bride. Add more Photo boxes. Mat one in Baja Breeze and the other in Chocolate Chip – move slider to size 4. Don’t forget to use the Arrange > Order to Bring to Front or Send to Back when needed. Arrange your photo boxes on your page.
Punch icon > Drag the Photo Corner Punch onto your page > Color Fill > Chocolate Chip. Right click on it > Copy > right click Paste on a blank spot of your page for a total of 2 corners. Click on one of them and Rotate 90* Right two times. Embellishment icon > Browse > Staple and Stitching > Open. Drag the Staple on to each corner and Rotate to fit your photo corners. Draw a box around each photo corner Arrange > Group. I can now move my photo corners around and the staple will stay in place. Copy and Paste each photo corner so you have two more > Color Fill > Baja Breeze. Arrange on the two large mats. Zoom in to help you see the placement (bottom, right side).
Punch icon > Drag the Curly Label onto your page. Resize. Color Fill > White > Mat to size 4 > Always Artichoke > Arrange > Order > Send to Back to fit behind the top photo box.
Punch icon > Drag the Oval Punch onto your page. Resize. Color Fill > White > Mat to size 4 > Always Artichoke > Arrange > Order > Send to Back to fit behind the middle photo box.
Punch icon > Drag the Modern Label onto your page. Resize. Color Fill > White > Mat to size 4 > Baja Breeze. This is an additional Text Box for the bottom of the page.

Embellishment icon > Browse > Brads > Open > Drag eight Always Artichoke brads on to your page. Place two on the Modern Label punch at the bottom of your page. Zoom in to help you see the placement. Put three on one of the wide mats. Hold down your shift key and click on each brad to highlight them Align (on the toolbar) > Middle. Repeat for the last three brads on the other wide mat.

Stamp icon > Browse > Cute Cats > Open > Drag the cat sleeps stamp on to your page. Enlarge it by grabbing a corner of one of the gray handles (small boxes) around the edges with your mouse. While it is highlighted, click on Mirror (right side) > Change Color (on right side) > Chocolate Chip > OK. Drag the fish and mouse over. Mirror and change colors accordingly.
Stamp icon > Browse > Razzle Dazzle > Open > Drag the dream stamp on to your page. Enlarge it by grabbing a corner of one of the gray handles (small boxes) around the edges with your mouse. While it is highlighted, click on Change Color (on right side) > Chocolate Chip > OK.

To add text to a page, click the Add Text icon on the toolbar.
Type your text in the text box. To change style elements after typing the text, highlight the portion of the text to change (any portion may be selected and changed independently of the rest of the text) and make the desired changes using the Text section of the Design Center.
I like to Drop Shadow everything! You will have to Ungroup everything you have Grouped in order for it to Shadow. Click on the item – Arrange – Ungroup. Click on one Embellishment – Drop Shadow – Opacity to 65, Blur to Medium - Save as Default – on this page. Now all my Embellishments will be Shadowed. Click on one Stamp image – Drop Shadow. Since the Opacity and Blur are set, click ‘on this page’. Now all my stamped images will be Shadowed. Repeat for one Text, one photo and one punch and click ‘on this page’. You can certainly Drop Shadow each item as you go but I tend to do it at the end.
Duplicate this page. Insert > Insert Duplicate Page Mirrored, change a few stamps and make a page for your dog if you have one or just bump it forward for another layout.


My Digital Studio Catalog PDF catalog will be updated every month and is available to you on MyDigitalStudio.net (you will want to sign up to this site) under Resources.

Watch for a NEW Scrap Page posted every Friday.