Make These Holiday Cards! 

Tutorials added!

Polar Party Easel Card

 Polar Party Center Step Card

Micky Seerveld
Stampin' UP!, Walworth, WI

How cute is this!!!  A message from Santa!  I did one for each of the boys, but this one is for Ben.

http://www.portablenorthpole.tv/watch/m1ouoqeHOoriFawVAJYvaSw

Stamp-a-Stack!

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Here are two of the 5 designs that you can make at my Christmas Stamp-a-Stack on December 11th.
I will post more details soon, or you can call me for details at 262-275-6480.

Micky Seerveld
Stampin' Up!, Walworth, WI

Fabric Flowers!

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Have you seen Shelli and Sarah's Keepsake Box video?  Sarah makes these fabric flowers and I love them!   You will definitely need your hot glue gun.  Check out the video HERE.

Micky Seerveld
Stampin' Up!, Walworth, WI

Give your embossing folders more depth!

 By simply wetting the Negative side (the side where the image is indented) of your embossing folder with Versa Mark, you can add depth to your image.  The Versa Mark will darken your cardstock just a touch.

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Micky Seerveld
Stampin' Up!, Walworth, WI

Lollies!

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I made a lollie wreath!  It was fun. Definitely use the glue gun for this project.  For the base, I traced circles on chipboard and cut them out.

Micky Seerveld
Stampin' Up!, Walworth, WI

Easy Canvas Prints!

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I am always looking for an artistic way to decorate my home with my own family pictures and I tried out a new canvas company recently!

EasyCanvasPrints.com!

 This one is a 16×20 gallery wrap. The quality is outstanding. The actual canvas material is heavy and the print is vivid and sharp.

Easy Canvas Prints has a very user friendly website.  You just go thru the steps and click continue. And they deliver right to your door!

Click here to try it out.  See what your photo looks like on canvas!

Wouldn’t a Scrapbook page from My Digital Studio look great on canvas!!

Micky Seerveld
Stampin' Up!, Walworth, WI

My Digital Studio!

Micky Seerveld

Stampin' Up!, Walworth, WI

Back Pack Treats!

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Well, it is the end of the school year and time to make a little treat for the teachers! These cute little boxes hold some Pepperidge Farm Cookies. They have a tag with a picture of the boys on them, (done with My Digital Studio and the digital "School Days" Brush set), and the front pocket (Big Shot scalloped envelope) holds a little card that will be personally signed by them! Cute!

Micky Seerveld
Stampin' Up!, Walworth, WI

My Digital Studio!

Micky Seerveld

Stampin' Up!, Walworth, WI

My Digital Studio!

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Micky Seerveld

Stampin' Up!, Walworth, WI

Photo Tin Tutorial!

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Click HERE to view the tutorial!

Micky Seerveld

Stampin' Up!, Walworth, WI

My Digital Studio!

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I have really been having fun putting these simple pages in my scrapbook this month! I think I will always buy the digital downloads that include sentiments! This one is from "Word Play". It is perfect for this photo of my son, who always wanted to be involved with planes. Now he is a full time mechanic at the airport and he is getting his pilots license to fly!

Micky Seerveld
Stampin' Up!, Walworth,WI

My Digital Studio!

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Isn't little Abby cute! Another simple, but elegant page. Again I used the Vintage Overlay stamp, but I changed the color to Blushing Bride.

Micky Seerveld
Stampin' Up!, Walworth, WI

"A Little Help from my Friends"

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Micky Seerveld
Stampin' Up!, Walworth, WI

My Digital Studio!

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I am having fun with National Scrapbook Month and My Digital Studio! I can't wait to get these printed and added to my book. I really like the quality from the Stampin' Up! printing services. For this photo I added the Vintage Overlay #2, changed the color to Early Espresso and lowered the opacity so that it appears very faint.

Micky Seerveld
Stampin' Up!, Walworth, WI

My Digital Studio!

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My beautiful Granddaughter, Carla!

Micky Seerveld
Stampin' Up!, Walworth WI

My Digital Studio!

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I learned a cute little highlighting trick on Stampin Connection. I resized the square punch and changed the color to Peach Parfait. Then placed it behind the words "You are a delight" and lowered the opacity. It looks highlighted with a little bit of color!

Micky Seerveld
Stampin' Up!, Walworth, WI

My Digital Studio Page!
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The weather is getting better to get out and take some pictures! I need to start filling my scrapbook. This page is so simple and I love the full page photo effect. Simply add a photo box to the size of the page and when you place your photo in it, you can double click it to crop and move the photo.
Try different effects...for instance, once your photo is placed on the page where you want it, go to the edit menu, copy and then "Paste in Place". This will place your copy directly on top of the first one. Now, click on "Photo effects" (on the right side, in your "Design Center" for Photos) and change it to "sepia". Since you are changing the top copy of the photo, reduce your opacity to around 60 or 70% (again in the "Design Center"). This will give your photo a slight sepia tint.

Micky Seerveld
Stampin' Up!, Walworth WI

Upcoming Class!
Make a Photo Album Tin!

Click HERE for Class details!

Micky Seerveld
Stampin' Up! Walworth, WI

Mother's Day Card!

Mothers and Grandmothers love LOVE pictures! Here is an easy mini album you can send as a card for Mother's Day. Start with a 12" x 8" piece of Designer Series Paper.
Score the 12" side at 3", 6" and 9".
Turn and score at 5-1/2".
Fold bottom up and then accordian fold.
Adhere each end of the outside pockets.
Add your pictures!

Happy Mother's Day!

Micky Seerveld
Stampin' Up!, Walworth, WI

On the Grow!

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Remember the little Pocket Calendars I gave my Club members? I finally decorated mine! This is a Must-Have stamp set. I love how with a little Baja Breeze, the jar looks like glass. I cased this right from the cover of the Summer Mini Catalog. A tip - Stamp the "A-Z" background after you finish watercoloring....mine washed out because I did it first.

Micky Seerveld,
Stampin' Up!, Walworth, WI

The New Summer Mini Catalog is Here!

Click on the image to view the Catalog.

Micky Seerveld
Stampin' Up!, Walworth, WI

Botanical Gazette Designer Series Paper!

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I saw this set on Stampin' Connection made by Judy Morton and I had to copy it. I love it! This paper is only available n the Mini Occasions Catalog until April 30th and I have used about all of mine. I think I will need to get more before it is gone!

Micky Seerveld,
Stampin' Up!, Walworth, WI

Photo Tins!
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These were fun and simple to make. If you do not have the tins, you can do the same thing but with a chipboard cover. I made them with a very simple layout. All anyone will need to do is add their photos!

Micky Seerveld
Stampin' Up!, Walworth, WI

Shadow Box Seasons!

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This little shadow box holds 4 pages. One for each season. The first one is Spring.

Then behind it is Summer, Autumn and Winter.

I attached a ribbon on the inside back of the box. When you pull the bow, the pages come out with it so you can get them out to change them easily.

These are blocks I made from scrap 2x4's.

Micky Seerveld,

Stampin' Up!, Walworth, WI

"My Dress" Scrapbook!

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To see the individual pages in better quality, click HERE.

Micky Seerveld,
Stampin' Up!, Walworth, WI

Timeless Treasures!

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This set is great for a Redhatter's Club. I used Poppy Parade and Concord Crush.

To make the holder, Cut a piece of Cardstock 7-1/2" square. Fold in half , turn and fold in half again.

The cards are 3" x 3".



Micky Seerveld

Stampin' Up!, Walworth, WI

Candles for the Craft Show!

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These are fun little projects to create. I used the Big Shot Top Note folded in half as a bag topper. The candles are from Gold Canyon Candles and smell wonderful!

Bliss is one of my favorite FAVORITE sets. I hope Stampin' Up! makes more and more sets like it.

Micky Seerveld

Stampin' Up!, Walworth, WI

Key to My Heart!

(click image to enlarge) What a cute idea to give someone special a charm! I made the tab so that when you pull it, the key falls out the back. This way you can get the key out without destroying the card. The heart treat cups are so cute aren't they!

Micky Seerveld Stampin' Up, Walworth WI

Happy Easter! Vicki made this little guy as a swap card at our Demo Meeting last night. I thought I would put him on a little basket! Isn't he cute! His head is the Ornament Punch, his paws are the Scallop Punch, his ears are the large and medium Oval Punches, his nose is the tip of the Flower Punch petal and his eyes are the small heart from the Three Heart Punch.

Micky Seerveld, Walworth, WI 53184

Printing in My Digital Studio!

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I think My Digital Studio is a very User Friendly Program. However, people seem to have problems with printing. It is hard to figure out sometimes because we all have different printers and the settings and capabilities of our individual printers make it difficult to follow one set of rules. On the other hand, there are standard settings that they follow. I have put together a tutorial that I hope will help some print thier cards in MDS. Create your 4-1/4 x 5-1/2 Landscape Card front before using this tutorial. Click HERE for the tutorial to print your card.

Micky Seerveld Stampin' Up!, Walworth, WI

Make an Easel Card!

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Click HERE for the Tutorial to make this card.

Micky Seerveld

Stampin' Up!, Walworth, WI

Paper Bird!

This bird is on page 173 of the 2011 Idea Book & Catalog and I just had to try him!

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I started by cutting the pattern out, using my bone folder to score about 1/4" on each side of the top and bottom piece and cutting little snips out of the curves.

Then apply Sticky Strip to the bird cutout and work the top and bottom pieces around.

He did not want to stand up with the weight of his tail, so I taped a couple washers in his belly.

Micky Seerveld

Stampin' Up!, Walworth, WI