20% off Memorial Day Sale at My Memories Design Store

Here is just one of my kits that are on Sale.

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My Memories Designer Sara's Creative Adventures

Today I am going to feature my kit U R A Hoot!

Remember all kits are 20% off through Monday.

 Designer Paper Pack...

 Card Creation using this kit

 

My Memories Store Sara's Creative Adventures
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Eureka Stamps Blog Hop, Great Gifts To Give!

 Welcome to our Eureka Stamps
 and
QKR Stampede
Handmade Gifts blog hop!!!!
We are so excited to share with you
Our handmade gifts perfect for any holiday!
You should of arrived here from Eureka Stamps Blog. 

Don't forget to leave comments along the way as there will be a prize from every blog along the hop. Each blog be choosing a winner from the comments left on their hop posts!

These winners will each win a 2 digital image of their choice.

The Grand Prize winner of the hop will be chosen from the very last stop, which is  

Eureka Stamps Blog

This winner will receive 5 digital stamps of their choice from the
Eureka Stamps.

The hop will run for 1 week and end on Thursday November 7th 6PM EST,Tthe lucky winners will be announced on Eureka Stamps blog on Saturday Nov 9th

Your next stop is Karen!

Today I will be showing you a very cute apple goodie basket.

I was inspired by my 4th grade teacher, Mrs. Dykstra and her fun little

reward box for learning our multiplication tables.

This is my version for J's 2nd grade class...

Cut file from Silhouette Cameo America Store:

Below you will find all the details for the products I used.

Star Pencil Toppers:

 

 using digital stamps

Great Work Digi5504

http://www.eurekastamps.com/proddetail.php?prod=digi5504

Super Kid Digi8601

http://www.eurekastamps.com/proddetail.php?prod=digi8601

The Silhouette cutfile is from the Silhouette America Store

 

 Addition Flash Cards:

 

 using digital stamp

Stars and Ribbon Frame digi11903

http://www.eurekastamps.com/proddetail.php?prod=digi11903

Silhouette America cut file:

Bookmarks:

Digital stamp used:

Star Border digi38801

http://www.eurekastamps.com/proddetail.php?prod=digi38801

Cut files from Silhouette America store:

Eureka Stamps Hop Line Up:
Eureka Stamp blog http://eurekastamps.blogspot.com/
Sara http://sarastudio.blogspot.com/  (YOU ARE HERE)
Karen http://www.karen-mycuprunnethover.blogspot.com/
Marji http://www.fstampaholic.blogspot.com/
Vicky http://crafting-vicky.blogspot.ca/
Kristie http://www.kristiekreates.blogspot.com/
Cheryl http://capturingamomentintime.com
Zella www.zturley.blogspot.com
Amanda http://oldenough2beakid.blogspot.com/
Jackie http://papermoments.blogspot.com/
Eureka Stamps blog http://eurekastamps.blogspot.com/

Visit all the above links and see what the amazing DT has for you.  

Plus it will give you more chances to win;) 

 That completes the contents of my gift.

Please keep reading to see in depth how some of the creations were made.

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 For those that are new to the world of digital stamps I have a quick refresher for you.

How to use digi stamps with PSE10.

Open your donwnload stamp file.  

This file comes as a jpg from Eureka Stamps that means it has a white background you will need to remove this background for my technique.

Click on the background eraser tool as shown below.

Click onto the white background you will see it be removed and the transparent layer appear.

I wanted to do something special with this image so I added a preloaded effect.

Color Target was my choice.

In your effects panel pick the Color Target Effect under the complex label and apply it to your digital stamp.

Now save your colored digital stamp as a png file to preserve the transparent background.

 Below is my saved digital stamp in png form...

Below you can see that I have opened my save PNG digital stamp in my

Silhouette Cameo designer software.

Now I am ready to print and cut my bookmarks...

 

Here are two completed hybrid bookmarks.

The 3d star from Lori Whitlock is one of my fave cuts on the Silhouette;)

 

 

Links for digital stamps used from Eureka Stamps:

Star Border digi38801

Great Work Digi5504

Super Kid Digi8601

Stars and Ribbon Frame digi11903

From Eureka Stamps sister store

QKR Stampede...

Teaching is digi12103

You can find these images and many more when you shop

the Eureka Stamp Store.   They offer rubber and digital images giving

you the best of both creative worlds.

Please stop by Eureka Stamps Store and have a look around.

Sign up for our newsletter while you are visiting

 so you don't miss

one single moment of the good stuff.

Visit the Eureka Stamps

 Challenge Blog

 

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The Haunting Season Haunted House

Yesterday I released a new kit called

The Haunting Season.
(Please click the link above to be taken to the kit preview page.)

In this kit I created 5 cards in the style of PL.

In other words 3" by 4".

There are so many of these PL card creations on the net and I am

positive if you are like myself you own your fair share.

I came up with a different use for this style of card using them for layered Card Fronts.

So not only can you use them in your Project Life layouts (aka PL) they make

wonderful card creations.

My creation today showcases the haunted house 3" by 4" card...

 Here is the preview of the PL style cards...

You can purchase this card set from the link below...

Other product used:  Papertrey ink ribbon, bling and cardstock, foam glitter stars and printer.

Thanks for stopping by today;)

QKR Stampede Challenge #60

 Circles is the challenge this week from

QKR Stampede.

Here is my DT creation for your inspiration...

 Digital stamp used:

Digi5101 Girl Reading

Hop on over to the

QKR Stampede Challenge Blog 

and show us your creations this week that use circles.

You can find this image and many more when you shop

QKR Stampede.

Remember QKR Stampede is your home

for Rubber and Digital images,

the best of both creative worlds in one stop shopping.

The images are somewhat cute and somewhat quirky and

you are sure to fall in love with them all.

We would love for you to sign up for our newsletter

while you are visiting.

QKR Stampede is also on

FACEBOOK,

LIKE us today to keep up on all the latest fun happenings.

 

Thanks for stopping by today;

QKR Stampede Balloon Challenge

There is a great section over at QKR Stampede that showcases Balloon Holders and Balloons.

For my challenge card today I went with the cowboy theme however,

here is the link to the awesome digital balloon/holder images over at the

QKR Stampede store.

My creation for your inspiration...

 

Here is a view of the printed card front before I placed the silhouette cut pieces.  The digital stamps were colored in PSE10.  I also used some grass and cloud brushes to finish off the card front.

Digital stamps used on this card:

 digi7951 Horse Balloon

digi7955 Cowboy Balloon Holder

Hop on over to the

QKR Stampede Challenge Blog 

and show us your creations this week that use balloons.

You can find these images and many more when you shop

QKR Stampede.

Remember QKR Stampede is your home

for Rubber and Digital images,

the best of both creative worlds in one stop shopping.

The images are somewhat cute and somewhat quirky and

you are sure to fall in love with them all.

We would love for you to sign up for our newsletter

while you are visiting.

QKR Stampede is also on

FACEBOOK,

LIKE us today to keep up on all the latest fun happenings.

 

Thanks for stopping by today;)

OWH Berry Sweet

Hope everyone enjoyed a safe and relaxing holiday weekend.

I was busy cleaning up the studio and making cards for 

Operation Write Home.

Shipping off my large box today 142  handmade card creations for our Military Heroes;)

We would love to have you join us if you are a
cardmaker or even if you do not make handmade cards.

If you are not a cardmaker you can help out by offering your financial support this will help pay the shipping cost for the creations.  

Thus making all the creations FREE to our Service Men and Women

 to write cards to family back home.

Please take a few minutes and visit the link above and see what OWH is all about.

Here is my card for today.  She is so cute.  

A Berry Sweet Digi stamp from Sherri Baldy Stamps.

I used a new kit I am working on called Shortcake.

 Hope to have it live this week in my shoplocket store.

Enjoy...

Thanks for stopping by today;)

OWH Virtual Card Making Party

Operation Write Home

Virtual Card Making Party

(all the challenges can be found in the above link)

 It is Labor Day Weekend here in the US and that brings out tons of festivities.

I am playing along with the challenges in the OWH VCMP.

Want to join in?  Please check out the above links.

Operation Write Home helps our Heroes keep in touch with loved ones around the world.

The cards and postage are free for our Military Heroes.

If you don't make card creations you can also support OWH by donating cash to help cover postage.

All the links and information you need are included in the above links.

The first challenge is from

Scrap Happens

You are to use this layout to create a Christmas or winter theme card...

 Here is my card creation...

Thanks for stopping by today;)

Rejoice in the Lord Always

I have had this card done for a few weeks have not got around to showing it off until today.
I am so lackluster in the Manly Category of card creations it is ridiculous.
I will be using this kit a ton to bulk up my stash!

It is a hybrid card I made using my kit

Epic Ride

You can purchase the kit with the shoplocket link below.

Thanks for stopping by today;)

Eureka Stamps Clean and Simple Challenge #51

Welcome to August and the first challenge of the month from

Eureka Stamps.

I am so happy to be back designing for this fab company.  It has been one long summer

for us around here packed with many life changes.

It feels so great to have creative time again and be back to doing what I love most

digital design and card making;)

This week hop on over to the blog and show us you

Clean and Simple stamping.

Upload your creation for your chance to win some awesome digi stamps from the

Eureka Stamps Store.

Here is my creation for your inspiration...

For my Clean and Simple card I used

Shell Border Digi28902

You can find this image and many more when you shop

the Eureka Stamp Store.   They offer rubber and digital images giving

you the best of both creative worlds.

Please stop by Eureka Stamps Store and have a look around.

Sign up for our newsletter while you are visiting

 so you don't miss

one single moment of the good stuff.

 

Visit the Eureka Stamps

 Challenge Blog

 

Like Eureka Stamps on 

Facebook

 

 Thanks for stopping by today;)

Pixel Scrapper August Blog Train

**Freebie has expired you can now purchase the Summer Lovin' kit in my

Shoplocket store

I have participated this month in my first ever blog train for 

Pixel Scrapper

You can hop on board with the link below and grab all of the freebie kits,

they are AMAZING!

 Pixel Scrapper August Blog Train

Anywho, here is my contribution to the blog train...

And a hybrid card for your inspiration...

Thanks for stopping by today;)

Monster Girls Thank You!

 I have been trying to catch up on Thank You cards for the past few weeks.

This week J and I worked hard on her notes.

She wanted Monster  High however, I had this Monster Girls digital SB kit and went went with that.

I designed the card front, cut out the girl on the silhouette and some ribbon.  J constructed them all on her own.

Great teamwork don't you think;)

Good thing we have most of them done as we leave for the Mayo Clinic in

Rochester MN in the morning.

They are ranked #1 in the US for the help J needs.

I am hopeful that we are going to the right place that can help her for the long term not just

patch her up and send her home to get sick again.

Anywho, here is our creation...

 

Here is the kit preview...

Thanks for stopping by today;)

Thank You

I know the rules for thank you cards and unfortunately I have just about broken them all when it comes to Donna's Graduation.  She was home last week and I had her sit down and write thank you notes on trimmed white Cardstock.  As I created the cards I attached her notes to the inside.

This thank you bear is from MelJen's designs.  Love these digital images!

My paper is OLD SU, I refuse to purchase anything new until I use up some of my hoarded stash.  Geesh!  Hope DH does not read this post it may give him heart failure.

Thank's for stopping by today;)

Tweet Friend

A brand new kit

Tweet Friend

can now be found in my ShopLocket store.

(This is also the kit I have used for my blog redesign)

What is so fun about this kit is you receive a printable card front.

 I made my creation a hybrid card by cutting some of the digital elements on the Silhouette Cameo and placing a few pearls.

If you are looking for cards that are beautiful and will not cost extra postage just print the card front and adhere to your scored card base.

This base uses Spring Rain from PTI.

 Here are the previews for the digital papers they are all 12 by 12 inch 300 dpi printable quality.

Great for both scrapbooking and cardmaking.

Thanks for stopping by today;)

Be GOOD!

 I so love this new bestie from Sherri Baldy.  It even put me in the mood to create some Christmas cards.  They turned out so much better than I had hoped.  LOVE THEM!

 

I put a Sepia filter over the colored image so she would match up with my

Graphic 45 papers I wanted to use from my stash.

(digi stamp digitally colored in PSE10)

Thanks for stopping by today;)