RemARKable Holiday Madness Blog Tour - Post 3

We are at day 3 of the Remarkable Holiday Blog Tour and I have a great post for you today!  Did you know that My Digital Studio is in the SU! Holiday Mini Catalog?  There is a great Christmas card of Shelli Gardner's Family in there and it inspired me to do a MDS Holiday Greeting featuring my home just after the Blizzard this year.  This program is so easy to use it is unbelievable.  I made this page in less than 10 minutes. It probably took me longer to choose the photo I wanted to use.  I purposely picked one after the blizzard was over.  We easily got about 4 to 6 feet of snow in one week, maybe more.  If you are interested in learning more about My Digital Studio feel free to ask!

 

One of the things I really like about this program is the ability to put watermarks on your pages.  Do you see the snowflake in the top right hand corner?  I love it!  This could easily be the front of my Christmas card this year! 

Here are some MDS Christmas cards that are really easy to make. And you know what?  if you like the 3D look - print them out and then add real 3D embellishments such as ribbon, buttons or brads.

Doesn't the chocolate chip grosgrain ribbon in the card above look real?

Or make your own MDS embellishments to print and cut out!  These look real when you print them out!  Since most match our SU! punches, use the punches to cut them out and add to your projects and cards!

The blue buttons above look so real even when they are printed out using my regular printer.

Cut these embellishments out and either add to your pages or craft projects or put on envelopes.

RemARKable Holiday Madness Blog Tour - Post 2

Do you like Angels?  I think they really are a great symbol of goodness. Recently, I had the opportunity to create with the NEW HOLIDAY MINI set Angelic Joy.  The first two cards are made by me.  The third is made by my really good friend Kathy Winland and it is absolutely beautiful.  I asked her if I could post this card and she said yes.  I was thrilled to add it to the Remarkable Holiday Blog Tour.  Kathy is also a Remarkable Stamper!

Notice our use of textured card stock.   We both used the Big Shot embossing folders by SU! to enhance the background card stock for these cards.  Also...the Peace on Earth is a new stamp set in the holiday mini that is a level 2 hostess set you can get for FREE with qualifying workshop.  It's a really great set to have.

RemARKable Open House Blog Tour - day 3

THE CUTEST BUNNY EVER VISITED MY SU! STUDIO HOUSE!

One of my dearest friends and co-demonstrators - Sandi Haertig designed this card for my SU! STUDIO HOUSE that I have opened up for you for the RemARKable Open House Blog Tour. Isn't it just adorable? I don't know who Sandi cased the original idea from, but she modified it because the original was a top note box and Sandi adapted it for the card. You know even though Valentine's day is just around the corner - well next weekend - Easter is not far behind and this is a perfect time to start that holiday crafting - especially if you are stuck home being pounced on with snow as we are in the midatlantic - Baltimore - Washington - VA - Philly area! And I just could not wait to show you all this card. It definitely is a "WOW" card.

Below is the Recipe that Sandi typed up. Notice that she used the Under $10 stamp Fine Flourish on the pretty in pink top note. I love it!

Ok, onto the next blog for more RemARKable House Contents! And don't forget to come back tonight, because I have some more to show you!

RemARKable Open House Blog Tour - DAY 1

WELCOME TO MY SU! STUDIO!

I chose to use Totally Tess for my featured stamp set for this tour. I love her! She is a stamper and a crafter like me and she looks fabulous! She could really be called Marvelous Maria or Super Scrappinriri! Then of course she would be me. Don't you all love her stamp bag? She's got her stamps, her wheel, scissors, markers and stamps. So cool! And you know what? This crafty lady can dress in any clothes she wants. I used the Welcome Neighbor paper pack that I got FREE for Sale-a-bration, to dress her. I love those papers. I just stamp her image wherever I want to use the paper for the clothes and then I cut out the clothes and fit them to her. It is actually pretty easy when you have such a great designer paper pack. I also uses that paper pack on the house and for the squirrel from the Love Bandit set.
My house opens up and has lots of note cards inside of it. I think you could put some craft tools inside like scissors, markers, adhesive, and more and give this house to your favorite crafter.
I put a lot of cards and envelopes inside and it still can hold more. I love this house. By the way...it was really easy to put together. One of the RemARKables - Jill Hilliard - actually made the pattern for all of us that she modified from a package she got from Boyd's Bears where we visited in December for our RAD trip (RAD = Remarkably Achieving Demonstrators). You can have the PDF file if you want to make your own house. All you need to do is sign up for one of my next two classes - Home is Where the Heart is (2/12 in Timonium, Md) or Mardi Gras Party/Class (2/23 in Parkville, Md) or order my Welcome Home Kit (email me for info) and you will also get it free. This PDF is something everyone will want...it will have the pattern for the house and all different kinds of homes and ideas you can make. Follow this tour and you will see a lot of different homes and their contents.

This is another view of my house. There are so many ways to decorate these and I have my opening at the roof top but you can easily modify it and have your opening at the sides or the front, even making a door if you wanted.
Here is a close up of the roof. Since my house is a SU! studio, I need to make sure you know that if you sign up under me for SU! you will receive some great gifts. I'll even give you the patterns as a free Gift and more. Email me for details (email link in blog header above where it says email me!)
Do you like the chimney? I've got that great SU! logo there and mail flying right out of it.
Another look at Tess - this time close up. You can also see some of the great designer paper in the paper pack.
By the way...the hearts were made with the brand new SU! mini heart punch. They are so cool and the punch has that new SU! design that closes up flat for easy storage.

Now, I couldn't publish this post without showing you my son's version of the house! He had to put together a diorama for school based on a Newbury Medal book. He read Rabbit Hill and chose to make this scene. The house was perfect! The pattern worked fabulously!

I also love JP's arteork for the title of the book. His R has rabbit ears and his Hill is cool, too!
This whole scene and the premise of the book is that the animals are well taken care of by the new owners of the house. They have food for all of the animals. Don't you love JP's house? So this house can be used for anything you want.

REMARKABLE OPEN HOUSE BLOG TOUR TONIGHT!

Are you ready for the most REMARKABLE BLOG TOUR yet? Join me and my fellow RemARKable Team members for a wonderful blog tour featuring our Open House! We have the best tour coming that we have ever had! We will be featuring some wonderful handcrafted homes and their "contents." Wait til you see what I have made and the truly RemARKable Homes that will be on the tour! I'm so excited.

All who join me for class at Katie's on 2/12 - Home is Where the Heart Is or at Amanda's Mardi Gras Party/Class on 2/23 will receive all of the PDF for my tour. This is an incredible value! You will not believe the patterns and the samples. Sign up for class today by emailing me! (link is above in my graphic headline bar).

Not local? email me for info on how to get a Welcome Home class kit!

See you Tonight!