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I shopped for Christmas Ornaments and candles and started working on digital Christmas projects this week-end...I'm finding it a little hard to believe we just finished Halloween and it is almost Thanksgiving! I spent the rest of the week-end playing with My Digital Studio Downloads. Here's one of the digtal projects I created a couple of weeks ago for a class.

One way I plan to save time and enjoy the holidays more is with My Digital Studio designs. I'll use this background design for many different projects.

This design were based on an idea I saw and didn't think to capture where I was on the web when I saw these striking color combinations. The great thing about designing in My digital Studio is that once I've created the basic background design, I can use it on all kinds of die cuts, tags and cards. I'll be able to make matching card fronts, gift packages like this pillow box, matchbox candy holders, or anything else I want to create from this design.

I started by doing a search in My Digital Studio for all the snowflake I had purchased as downloads. I selected several snowflakes from different kits, sized them, positioned them, and then colored them using either Crumb Cake or Basic Black. I admit to a little trial and error. I printed this on regular computer paper and laid a Sizzix pillow box template over the design to position elements where I wanted them to end up on the finished die cut. I added the dotted line from the Candlelight Chritmas digital kit and position the text around the dotted line.

Here are the My Digital Studio Products used in the little Pillow Box above:

Stamps, Desginer Kits, & Colors

Bright Hopes\Bright Hopes - snowflake, Color = CRUMB CAKE
Calendar Basics Kit\Calendar Kit - snowflake, Color = CRUMB CAKE
Holiday Blitz\Holiday Blitz - snowflake, Color = CRUMB CAKE

Jolly Bingo Bits\Jolly Bingo Bits - snowflake, Color = CRUMB CAKE, BASIC BLACK
Snowflake Soiree\Snowflake Soiree - snowflake 3, Color = CRUMB CAKE
Designer Kits\Candlelight Christmas\Candlelight Christmas - dotted line, Color = Taken with Team (retired)

Don't forget the FREE downloads and 50% off all Digital scrapbooking kit that ends Mon, Nov 5.

If we get 18,000 downloads of FREE items Stampin' Up! will give us a fourth FREE download. Email your friends; your sister, your mother...and on my blog, scroll down the left hand side of the page to like this on facebook. Place an order for your free digital items today. Use the item numbers from the kits below. Crate project using your free downloads with My Digital Studio software or your favorite design software.

I'm betting you've been thinking about trying digital designing software, as your stamp room has grown more cluttered with barely an empty space to work in. It is great to have all of the traditional scrapbooking products, but some days you just wish for a clean working space to begin your creative process.

That's one of the beauties of My Digital Studio. You can start with a blank page. Or you can begin with one of the many designer templates or photo templates available. It is a fast way to try different color combinations and stamps to create your designs before you pull out all your papers and stamps. Even if you are casing an idea you saw elsewhere, you might want to try different color combinations, designer papers or different stamps. My Digital Studio design software helps you personalize an idea quickly, and economically.

With so many ladies becoming highly skilled in using digital design software MyDigitaStudio.com site is filled with handy videos to get you started and keep you going. The forums are friendly and useful for beginners or experienced users.

So what do the free downloads look like? And what do they include?

The talented artists at Stampin' Up! shared this idea for using the kit on the MyDigitalStudio.com site. This kit makes easy-to-do tags for your packages, advent calendars, Holiday cards and scrapbook pages

See more projects using these free downloads by searching the MyDigitalStudio.com site with the code: DSD2012.

Also through Monday, Nov 5, save 50% on over 50 Digital Designer Kits. Look through all these great kits here! Help keep your Holiday budget in line by making personalized gifts, decorations, and projects using these money-saving digital kits, with ideas and help from the MyDigitalStudio.com site.

Join Stampin' Up! as a demonstrator for $99, get a set of Free Ink Pads worth $49.95, and Order My Digital Studio 2+ as part of your customized starter kit!

If your wish list totals more than $99, a great way to get more value for your dollars spent is to sign up as a demonstrator. Sign up can be completed on line.

When you sign up as a demonstrator, you select $125 worth of Stampin' Up! Products for $99, which you were going to spend anyway. And you will save 20% or more on your future purchases. Stampin' Up!'s New Demonstrator Starter Kit is completely customizable with the products you want and need! Build your Starter Kit your way!

For just $99, you get

Your choice of up to $125 worth of any current Stampin' Up! products!
You can include My Studio Software as an item for your Starter Kit. Or select traditional card making and scrapbooking supplies from the current catalogs
A business supply pack valued at $65!
Free shipping

That's a total value of $190!

Plus, from November 1 through December 16, you’ll get a FREE collection of Classic Stampin’ Pads®—a $49.95 value—when you become a demonstrator.

It’s an ink-redible time to join -- or rejoin-- the Stampin’ Up! family! And if you choose to join or re-join as a hobby demonstrator rather than making Stamin' Up! a business, I'll buy your business supply pack (catalogs, order forms, etc) from you for $25. Bottom line: That means your $99 starter kit will end up costing you only $75 and you'll still receive the FREE collection of Stampin' Pads worth $49.95. Click here to get the details. Then let's talk, and I'll help your through the on-line sign up process.

New Trimmer now available from Stampin' Up!

Check out the new trimmer from Stampin' Up!! We saw previews of this new trimmer during Convention 2012 in July. What a fabulous tool! Everything about it is well-thought out.

If a new trimmer is part of your upcoming purchases, this is the one to get! Why not ask Santa to order this for you to open Christmas morning. Or add this item to your Stampin' Up! starter kit.