Hold on to your punches and scissors, because this is a page created entirely with the new My Digital Studio software, Stampin' Up's new digital scrapbooking product. MDS, as it is becoming known, will sell for $79.95 and will be available on Oct. 1.
Now, for those of you paper diehards (and I'm one of you!), there are lots of advantages to MDS. Even if you never want to print a digital layout, you can use the software to plan what your page will look like with various colors and embellishments, before you get out your materials. MDS uses Stampin' Up's exclusive colors, stamps and embellishments. A nice selection of "stamps" comes with the program, and more will become available through downloads.
You can print your creations at home if you like, or have them professionally printed through our vendor. Scrapbook pages can be printed individually, or you can have an entire book printed and bound. In addition to scrapbook pages, you can print cards and calendars--perfect for gifts! If a printed page just isn't touchy-feely enough for you, you can add a few "real" embellishments of your own after the page is printed (this is called "hybrid scrapbooking").
As I said, I'm a paper kind of girl, but I will be having lots of fun with this program. For instance, my husband and son went on a short trip last summer, and I still haven't done anything with the photos. I wanted to do a small album, but I was daunted by the number of photos--and the fact that I wasn't even on the trip. I plan to use MDS to make a mini album, just popping photos into the pre-designed layouts and adding some already-typed journaling.
To help you learn your way through MDS, I will be going through Stampin' Up's certification program for demonstrators. I look forward to helping you into the digital age!