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What is My Digital Studio®?

Thanks to the *NEW* My Digital Studio software you can {now} DIGITALLY use the same great artwork, colors, and accessory images found in Stampin' Up!'s current product line to create personalized projects.

The powerful software options are endless: create assorted photo albums, calendars, videos and greeting cards using My Digital Studio. Once you've created your personalized gift or heirloom, have it printed in our high-quality print facility, delivered to your door or share it digitally.

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My Little Halloween Tree

Please don't be frightened by my spooky little friends.  It's just a little something I "punched" up for my Halloween decorations!

Here are all the spooky little details of my Halloween Tree.

I filled a square glass vase with small dark stones.  The branches were created from artificial black eucalyptus branches.  I pulled off all the polyester eucalyptus leaves, leaving the branches dark and bare.  Of course a little branch "twisting" was called for to add to the spookiness of the tree.

The bats and ghosts were hung from the branches with nylon thread.  I shared earlier in an my  Build A Bat post how to make the bats.  The ghosts are even easier.  Using a WIDE OVAL PUNCH (112082), I punched out a white ghost.  The bottom skirt of the ghost was created by using the SCALLOP EDGE PUNCH (112081).  Finally, I used a 1/8" circle punch and a 1/4" circle punch to punch out the eyes and mouth.  Sorry but I no longer sell the last two circle punches.  : (  BOO hoo

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Beary Special Birthday Card

Our NEW Build-A-Bear products are ADORABLE!

I've used the little boy bear in this stamp set to make a cute little boy birthday card.  Using our cool Aqua Painter and a few drops of ink from the reinker bottles, I watercolored this little guys and brought him to life. I cut him out leaving about a 1/16" border of white.  Dimensionals (learn more) popped him right off the card.  What a great way to wish your little guy a "beary" happy birthday! Tip: the green half circle was a "petal" cut off one of the Bigz Petal Card Dies used in another project.

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Stamps: Beary Best Friends 118052, On Your Birthday 111664

Paper: Pawsitively Prints 12X12 Designer Series Paper 118060, Ballet Blue 100613, White 100730, Pumpkin PIe 105117, Old Olive 100720

Ink: Close to Cocoa reinker 102444, Pumpkin Pie reinker 105229, Ballet Blue reinker 101713, Ballet Blue ink pad 100907, Basic Black ink pad 101179

*Did you know we sell re-inking bottles of ink for every stamp pad we sell!

Accessories: Aqua Painters 103954, Dimensionals 104430, SNAIL Adhesive 104332, Paper Snips 103579

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As always, feel free to contact me with any questions.  : )  AB

Thank You Kindly

I feel like you can never have too many little "thank you" gifts.  Here's a cute little bag of candy corn to let someone know you appreciate them.

I created the base of this bag with a 3" X 9 5/8" Soft Suede card stock.  I scored the strip at 4" from both ends.  The topper for the bag was created using the larger of the two scalloped circles on the Bigz Circle Scallops #2 die.  I scored across the center, using my Paper Cutter and a Score Blade, to allow it to fold easily over the bag.

Tip: holding the cello bag upright with the bag folded up around it, it stapled one staple to hold the package together.  This allowed me to put the topper on much easier.  I used the largest hole punch on the Crop A Dile to make the holes for my ribbon.  The ribbon is tied in a square knot.

The dazzling pumpkin was created by stamping two pumpkins.  One is stamped on Pumpkin Pie card stock and the other stamped on Kiwi Kiss (see below).  Both pumpkins are cut out with Paper Snips, however  the green only gets the stem cut off.  Adhere the green stem on top of the orange pumpkin.  Now you're ready to add your microbeads.  There's a couple of ways to add these beads.  I like to use a sticky permanent adhesive like SNAIL across the front of the entire pumpkin (or a Xyron machine with permanent adhesive).  Once the entire front surface is sticky, push it face down into a bath of microbeads.  Press firmly to get the beads smashed into the adhesive.  Pull your pumpkin out and and press down all over the surface to firmly attach those beads.  Rub any extra beads off the edges and there's your dazzling pumpkin!

I attached the pumpkin to the front of the bag using Dimensional foam adhesive.

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Stamps: Thank You Kindly 111700

Paper: Soft Suede 115318, Pumpkin Pie 105117, Kiwi Kiss (no longer available-substitute Old Olive100702)

Inks: Soft Suede 115657, Basic Black 101179

Accessories: Soft Suede Ribbon 115612, Big Shot 113439, Circle Scallops #2 Die 113469, CropADile 108362, Score Blade 104153, Cello Bag Small 103104, Microbeads 104266, Paper Snips 103579, SNAIL Adhesive 104332, Dimensionals 104430.

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Build A Bat

I had so much fun making these little black bats.  I used them to decorate a spooky Halloween Tree.  Here are all the steps to create my cute little bats.

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Small Oval Punch107304, Scallop Oval Punch 114889, Wide Oval Punch 112082, Scallop Edge Punch 112091, Craft White Reinker 101780, Mat Pack 105826, Snail Adhesive 104332

Punch out the body of the bat with the SMALL OVAL PUNCH.

Create the bat ears on the top of the oval by using the SCALLOP EDGE PUNCH to nip a little "V" out.

Step One to create the bat wings is to punch a SCALLOP OVAL.

Step Two is using the WIDE OVAL PUNCH to punch just above the scallop oval.

Add the eyes by dipping a stylus into a drop of CRAFT WHITE REINKER and dotting each eye.

Attach the wings to the body with SNAIL ADHESIVE.

Punch a hole in the bat belly using the MAT PACK with a paper piercing tool.

Using clear transparent, thread the bat belly and tie a knot.

Tip: I put eyes on both sides of the bat so it always has eyes showing as it dangles from the spooky tree!

I hope this inspires you to make some fun little bats for your Halloween decorations.  Our high quality punches and products make it so easy to build a bunch o' bats!

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