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My First Printed Greeting Card (with My Digital Studio, of course)

Aloha, all!

A week or so ago, I shared a card that I’d made with My Digital Studio as part of a challenge.  Yesterday, I decided that I needed to have a card printed (it’s a requirement for My Digital Studio certification!), and I chose one that I’d made based on that challenge.  I’m actually thinking of making my Christmas Cards this year on My Digital Studio, so am trying out different designs to see how they print.

My first effort wasn’t too bad–except for one problem.  It turns out that, when you’re viewing a card in MDS, you can’t really tell Whisper White from Very Vanilla.  So part of my card’s front is in White and part is Vanilla.  I think you can even tell from this photo of the card that the reindeer is on a background of Whisper White, while everything else is Very Vanilla.  Rats!!!  So from now on, I’ll check that particular color throughout before I send it to the printer!

What’s nice about this card is that it’s what’s going to be known as a "hybrid."  Everything in this card has been printed by Stampin’ Up!’s printing service EXCEPT for the Real Red grosgrain ribbon bow.  I designed this card so that I could add bows of different colors at this particular spot. 

The inside of the card was also fun to make.  I took the border (from the Christmas Jingle Designer Kit) from the front of the card and replicated it inside, on both inside pages.  While you can’t really see both pages together, no matter what kind of a view you use in MDS, I could tell from the preview when the tree at the card fold was going to meet perfectly.  I kept previewing then nudging, then previewing then nudging.  So that was definitely intentional!

So now I’m ready to send some more copies of this card to the printer.  What I’ve done is to make sure that everything is in Very Vanilla.  I’ve also added my own identifying information just under the border on the inside left side of the card. 

Even before Christmas, many of YOU are going to be on the receiving end of this card as I work to spread the word about how great My Digital Studio is!

For sure everyone who has placed an order, either directly through me or  on my Stampin’ Up! website, will be receiving one. 

Of course, one order that I think everyone should be placing early in October is for their very own copy of My Digital Studio!!  October 1st is only a day away (tomorrow, tomorrow, I love you tomorrow….)

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