Stampin' Up!'s new Simply Scored Diagonal Plate is available today!! I was too quick in posting this yesterday, so can now officially have it up here (oops!!) I can't wait to use it in my upcoming card classes and club get togethers. Here's a great video showing some uses for the new diagonal plate. (if you are reading this post via email or feed and can't see the embedded video below, please click here to come to the blog to watch it!) If you want to try it out, come to my monthly card class – Wednesday, March 7th at 7pm – I'm going to make sure that we use the plate for one of our projects! For more information about my monthly card classes, see this page, or contact me to register!
If you sign up for my new email newsletter, you'll receive a video tutorial on how to create this card. I'm changing how I send out my newsletters, and the new provider requires subscribers to "opt in" to receive emails – so to thank you for following me, I've come up with this tutorial.
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Interested in seeing what the Stampers & Scrappers Club is like? Due to scheduling this month, we are having 2 different club nights. If you are in the Burlington area and would like to come out, you are welcome to join us on Monday, February 20th (Family Day) at 7pm. Please contact me to register as space is limited (I'll also give you directions at that time as well!). Since this is a "try out", you can either pay my normal $20 class fee or submit a $35 merchandise order and attend for free. We'll be creating 4 cards using a variety of Stampin' Up! supplies and products. It's lots of fun!
Stampin' Up!'s FREE 30-day trial of My Digital Studio Express is now available! This is an ongoing offer so you can take advantage of it at any time! My Digital Studio Express software is a fully functional version of My Digital Studio, but has fewer included images and brushes.
How do you get it? Go to my online store here and click on the My Digital Studio Express trial. You will need to make a customer account if you haven't already ordered through me. Once you've "purchased" the trial, you can download it from the downloads section of your account, and install it onto your computer.
What do you do once you try it and like it? Once the 30-day free trial period is over, you can purchase the downloadable (My Digital Express) or disc version (My Digital Studio) of the software through my online store to continue using it. You'll simply open up the trial version you already have on your computer, and will be prompted to enter the product registration key you received after purchasing the software. (You'll receive this key via e-mail if you purchase the downloadable version, and you'll find it along with your shipped software if you purchase the disc version.)
Here's a hint – if you love MDS Express, and want all the great images, brushes and punches you would get in the full version of My Digital Studio right away, the fastest thing to do is:
You'll end up with all the items that you would get in My Digital Studio (plus a few more) and it will all be downloadable and instantly available to you!! Of course, the option to purchase the full version of My Digital Studio is there as well, especially if you like to have disk versions of your software.
Want to try but want some guidance? Attend my FREE MDS101 Class THIS FRIDAY, February 3rd at 7pm here in Burlington ON. Registration required. Bring your laptop and I'll walk you through the download, installation and initial use of My Digital Studio Express! Can't make it Friday?Contact me and I'll keep you in the loop. I plan on offering this class on a semi-regular basis and an online version is in the works! I love the ease of digital crafting and look forward to helping you discover how great it is!
Stampin' Up!'s Sale-a-Bration is one of the best times of the year – and it starts TODAY! With every $60 in merchandise, you can select one free item from the Sale-a-Bration catalogue. The catalogue includes exclusive Sale-a-Bration items, plus some great items from the main Idea Book & Catalogue! Hostesses can earn more with their $200 workshop – a free reusable shopping bag, plus with higher workshop totals, a free bundle of Sale-a-Bration items! Click here for more information and click here to reserve your party date with me!
I just got back from Stampin' Up!'s Leadership Conference in San Antonio, Texas – I'll be sharing more samples and fun pictures from that in the next few days. I really enjoy being a demonstrator – and if you'd like to be able to earn an income doing something you enjoy, this is a GREAT time to become a Stampin' Up! demonstrator. The starter kit price is reduced to $150 – great value and a great start off for your business – plus all new demonstrators will receive either a free package of Designer Series Paper OR a free digital download every month for the rest of the year! You're not locked in, either – you can start with a Designer Series Paper Pack, and the next month, you can select a digital download to use with My Digital Studio software or other photo editing software.
If you'd like more information on becoming a Stampin' Up! Demonstrator, browse the information HERE, CONTACT ME or join me at my free Information Evening – the next one is TOMORROW – Wednesday, January 25, at 7pm here in Burlington. RSVP for directions.
Are you on Facebook? Please "like" the Yamstamps facebook page – there's a free video once you're a fan. Once you're there, I've posted the link to a free digital download from Stampin' Up! but it's only available until January 10th, so don't delay. There's a very brief questionnaire to complete and then you can download the Day in the Life kit. (I included the link so you could see it but please go through the facebook link to get it for free!) The kit includes a whole whack of digital designer series papers, elements and accents plus a template, and is valued at $18.50 Canadian! I love templates – they're so easy to use – just drag & drop your photos into place. The items are available to use in My Digital Studio but there's also a version that you could use with other software (e.g. Photoshop)! Please contact me if you have questions about using My Digital Software and the elements either in MDS or other programs (I also use Photoshop).
