Stamping "The Rock" with Lynda

"Savor the Season" ensemble project

This is the project I swapped with my team members this month...... a sweet little box made with the templates from "Savor the Season", Stampin' Up!'s new limited-edition hostess item - a CD chock full of digital images & templates for My Digital Studio - available only through the end of December!

Sorry, ladies, cookies weren't included, but of course these staged ones WERE made with Stampin' Up!'s new Sweet Press Cookie Stamps.

I altered the colors on this project a bit by using Digital Designer Series Paper that I had already downloaded and installed on my computer about a year ago, and then used the colors from that paper to match the other elements.  Sounds complicated when I type it, but it's actually a cinch to do.  

Here's what the paper (actually, Whisper White Cardstock) looked like when it first came out of the printer, and before I punched out the embellishments, or cut out and assembled the box:

To add a little more stability (and visual interest) to the inside of my box I lined it with Garden Green cardstock.  The main colors in this project are Bashful Blue, Marina Mist, Real Red and Garden Green - all taken from the stripes of color on the DSP.

Find out more about this fun ensemble of digital images at:

http://mydigitalstudio.net/profiles/blogs/holiday-hostess-promotion-savor-the-season

(Note:  You may have to sign in or join the website if you haven't already become a member of MyDigitalStudio.net .  But if you're interested in My Digital Studio, you SHOULD be a member there anyway, because that's where the MDS fans all hang out and share ideas!)

3 Days left to claim your Free Big Shot* when you join Stampin' Up!

Just wanted to pop in here real quick with a reminder that there are only 3 days left to get your FREE BIG SHOT  (or $100 of other products) when you join Stampin' Up! as a demonstrator.  You can review my initial posting here, or find out more about being a demonstrator here.  If this is something you may have been thinking about anyway, why not go ahead and give yourself the perfect gift of creativity in October - right before the holidays hit!

Contact me either via email or phone; my contact info is up above, just under the pink banner.  (Or if reading this from a feed, click here to visit my website.)

"Corrupted" MyDigitalStudio downloads are LYING!

If your computer decides to play tricks on you and tell you that a newly-downloaded MyDigitalStudio image is corrupted, don’t believe it and don’t freak out. Here's a super-simple "fix". 

Just close out of your MDS program, and right-click on its icon and choose “Run as administrator”. Doing that should probably fix the problem....... but if not, then opening and closing each of the images you just had trouble with should finish up the “fix” - and it shouldn't recur on those images again.

I don't understand the "why" of it, but when a random download has decided to be uncooperative with me, this simple work-around has worked for me like magic for over 2 years now!

So as we enter the holidays, is it time for some fresh images for your MyDigitalStudio software?  Right now (through Dec.) we have a really fun limited-edition hostess gift CD "Savor the Season" chock full of digital crafting images you can turn into 3D projects like boxes, bows, gift tags, etc.  And of course its got lots more seasonal and year-round uses, too. 

Check out our enormous line of other downloadable images at my online store!  Remember that digital downloads count towards your stampin' rewards ("free stuff with a $150 or greater purchase at my online store")....... AND you don't get charged shipping/handling on your digital downloads, either!  Cool, huh?

What is Direct Selling?

Found this great video this morning and thought I'd share.  It's generic about the direct selling industry as a whole, but when it gets to the "passion" and "fun" parts I think you'll see why I've chosen STAMPIN' UP!® as MY company to represent.

BTW, if you 're reading this from a feed and can't see the embedded video, click over to the actual post:

http://www.stamptherock.com/2011/10/what-is-direct-selling.html

 

Click here for more info about becoming a Stampin' Up! Demonstrator. 

Oh, and don't forget the FREE BIG SHOT die-cutting machine (or $100-worth of catalog product)  you'll get as a bonus for signing up during October 2011!

New My Digital Studio limited-edition hostess option

Check out this video featuring the brand-new My Digital Studio "Savor the Season" limited-edition hostess option - now through the end of December.  Looks like a ton of fun, and I'm all over the punches for use far beyond the holiday season!  I will definitely be getting THIS collection; contact me to schedule YOUR party so you can get yours, too!

 

Did you know you can register online for my monthly classes?

Yep!  You can.  And it's really, really easy, too.  Probably takes less than a minute.  Here's how:

Start by visiting my website.  You DO remember the name of my website, right? Ok, here's a reminder:

www.StamptheRock.com

Then look just under the banner for a bunch of links (currently showing in pink or red, but colors are always subject to change with my whim, of course).  Locate and click this one:

 

 

Now you'll see all my upcoming regular classes that are available to register for, so just click on the one you've got in mind.  (Be sure to choose the one with the correct class title & date, of course.) As you make your selection you'll be asked for a password, but don't panic..... I've made it real easy for you 'cuz it's just the word:

Stamp

(And I don't even think it matters whether you capitalize it, although the system would probably want it spelled correctly, lol.)

So from there you'll look for a session that still shows a "Sign Up" button attached- and after you input your name & email address you'll be able to see your name added to the attendance list for that session - and you're done!  Easy-peasy! 

And if ever you need to confirm which session you're signed up for you can go view the attendance list again through that exact same link under my website banner.

Now if a session already has 6 names showing and does not show a "Sign Up" button, it means that session is already pretty full and I recommend you look for another session to join. 

But if you simply cannot attend another session, please feel free to contact me and plead your case.  If it's still far enough in advance that I can shuffle tables and chairs and ensure enough supplies on hand, I might still be able to accomodate you - or at least put you on a wait list in case someone else has to cancel.

So come join us for one of our 3 monthly sessions of Card Class - and/or my 2 monthly sessions of Crafting Adventures! 

Download and print: Card Class AND Crafting Adventures details (PDF) file

Coasters Gift Set Classes - ready to schedule!

FINALLY (!) - My long-awaited Coasters Gift Set Class is ready for its debut - and ready to schedule!  If you'd like to host one of these classes (yes, you'll get valuable hostess gifts based on the volume of supplies ordered for your guests' kits) let's reserve your date now.  Or if you'd just prefer to attend one of these classes hosted by someone else, please let me know so I can put you on a wait list to contact you again when I might have one in your area.   The basic info is below, but for further details don't hesitate to contact me and ask!

 

To print your own (PDF) copy of the flyer below, click here Download Flyer - Coasters Gift Set

 

To print the supplies (and pricing) sheet (PDF), click here Download Coasters Class Order Form

 

 To view the color and patterns choices, look in your 2011/2012 Stampin' Up! Idea Book & Catalog (and Holiday Mini Catalog) if you have them; otherwise, head over to my online store and search by the product codes shown on the above supplies/pricing sheet.

Free Big Shot!!! And more....

What an AMAZING adventure it was to log onto the Stampin' Up!® demonstrator website this morning and read all about what October has in store for their fans! 

I'd already known about some of the news in advance and have been previewing a couple things at my workshops and classes recently (like October's "Buy 2 Simply Sent kits and get one of the coordinating stamp sets for free" customer special).......

 

 

 

 

 

 

and today's debut of the anxiously-awaited Sweet Pressed Cookie Stamps. Download the Cookie Stamps PDF flyer here.  Your stamps will include instructions and even a couple of recipes that have been tested and work well.  You can order your cookie stamps at my online store - or with a regular order at any time.
  

But by far the news that I know is going to generate the BIGGEST buzz this month is the FREE BIG SHOT offer!  Yes, you read that right! Get a FREE BIG SHOT (or up to $100 of dies for free, if you already own a Big Shot) when you join my Sea to Sea Stampers team in October! And what could possibly be a better time of year to join us, than right when we're gearing up for the holidays anyway?!

And the good news this morning just seems to roll on and on.....

Beginning on Monday, Oct. 3 (and just in time for your Christmas cards) you'll be able to get bulk pricing on our professional print services for your MDS-designed cards, tags and swatchbooks, so duplicates of your holiday cards will cost you even less this year!  See the new bulk-pricing sheet here.

And *also* beginning on Monday (Oct. 3) and running only through the end of the year we'll be offering an extra-special, limited-edition hostess-only item: An MDS Content CD featuring a gazillion (translation: "many, many, many") fun elements for your My Digital Studio software including: 36 stamp brush images, 10 Designers Series Papers, 8 embellishments, 4 punches, 3 designer card templates, and 20 decor template pages which you can use to make paper gift bows, banners, mini boxes, treat labels & more. 

(And somehow I feel like I'm supposed to conclude this lengthy list with the words, "and a PARtridge in a pear tree".... although the flyer doesn't actually say that, lol.)  Anyway, as a Stampin' Up! hostess during the upcoming holiday season you'll be able to choose this fun & generous Savor the Season content CD ($26.95 value) for only $16 hostess dollars! 

Download the flyer that shows some of what you can make with the Savor the Season Ensemble Content CD here.

And that's not ALL the announcements we found awaiting us this morning.  There was plenty of other fun stuff specifically of interest to demonstrators, too.  But there's no need to post that here; if you decide to join our demonstrator family (and claim your $100-worth of FREE BIG SHOT stuff), then you'll be able to read all about the other cool news of the day yourself!   :-)