I love this card. I made it in 2010 for a swap with some demonstrator friends and it’s one of my favourite creations.

There’s a fair bit on there but it was all pretty straightforward. I even made the jet trail easy for myself by cutting a sliver of white cardstock and just sticking it onto blue. With a little bit of sponging it made a really effective sky. And the composition, the distressing, the  collage stamping in the background all just came together for me. I love it when that happens.

But why am I showing you now?

I was reminded of this card and this long-retired stamp set when the latest Weekly Specials came out. This week the Digital Kit features this much loved stamp set and coordinating papers.

For just $6.57 you get the stamp set AND matching papers that you can print as many times as you want in whatever size and whatever colour you want. Print them out and use in  physical projects like my card or layer them up and use them on digital ones. The choice is yours.

And the best thing is that Digital Stamp Sets don’t retire! So you can still get it. And if you’re quick you can get it on special!

Travel Journal Digital Kit Download (online)
 (121071) WAS $10.95 NOW $6.57

But only until 11.50pm TODAY!

 What if you don’t have digital software to use it with?

Easy. Just get MDS or My Digital Studio.

You can try it free for 30 days or pay just $24.95 for the FULL version with masses of included content!

Click on the image above to visit the dedicated MDS website for tips, training videos, inspiration and more!

Have a look at this post to find out more about it!

Or jump right in and order the free of the full version here

Cheers

Genna

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I’ve always loved the idea of scrapbooking and I’ve enjoyed it when I’ve done it but I’ve resisted the urge to do too much because I’m afraid I’ll get addicted and find myself scrapping at every opportunity – or bemoaning the fact that I don’t have time to do it. But…now I’ve found My Digital Studio, there’s just no hope. I’m hooked!

This is my first ever digital scrapbook page. And I love it. I love the page. I love the reaction I get when people see it. And I loved making it! I loved that it wasn’t messy and that I could quickly undo mistakes or change my mind. I love that I could do things like ‘stamp’ the words half on and half off the photo. I loved that I had access to stamps and images that I don’t have as real life stamp sets or that have retired. I loved that I could get the look of stitching without having to sew. I especially love that it’s so easy to post on Facebook, send in an email and SHARE IT!

There isn’t a particular story behind this photo but it’s one of my favourites of my family. We went for a spur of the moment walk in the Australian Garden at Cranbourne and everyone was in a good mood. The light was lovely so we had the camera out taking a few pictures and had complete co-operation from everyone which is not always the case. My kids don’t usually like the intrusion of being asked to stay still for a photo – they’re just too eager to be active and doing something. Or they simply get bored with the idea of it. This time there was no agenda and no desperation to get a particular shot or document a particular occasion so it was more standing around hugging and grinning than posing. And the results blew me away. I love the warmth and the closeness of those three heads so close together. I love looking at the similarities and the differences in their features. And I love that they’re all looking back at me.

His awesomeness  – who loves family photos – has never seen the point of scrapbooking. He likes things simpler and without fuss. But even he had to admit that there was something more to be gained, something more emotional about looking at this than looking at the original photo. Do you agree?

There’s another photo taken on the same day of me with the two boys and you can bet that’s going to get similar treatment before too long. I’ll be sure to share it with you when it does.

Cheers

Genna

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My first creative project upon my return was to have a go with My Digital Studio (MDS) – see this post for more information.

I started by downloading this free card template called Fruit & Flowers. It’s so sweet I could have used it just as it is but I had a specific purpose in mind – and I couldn’t resist the idea of tinkering.

 So with a few quick changes – that were so much easier than I’d been expecting – I turned it into this!

My mission was to make a card for my fish to give to the fish-sitters who kept them safe and happy while we were away. Reece is a big goldfish and Zebzee is his little mate. I loved how I could use the same digital stamp from the included Patterned Pets set to represent both fish. You simply drag to change their size and click to change their colour. I added a few water splashes and swapped out the greeting and I was done.

Then all l I needed to be ready to deliver it was print out the digital image and stick it down onto a More Mustard card base. How easy is that!

If you’d like to see what you can do with MDS, why not try out the 30-day free trial? What have you got to lose?

Cheers,

Genna

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