Woo Hoo!!!  I was one of the lucky ones who came home from Stampin' Up!'s Convention 2012  with a Beta copy of MDS 2!  But the unfortunate thing is that I only had a wimpy "netbook" with me when they were installing it to our computers, so that's what the program is currently installed on and I'm trying to make a big, robust program function on something that was basically designed to read email and surf the 'net. Ugh. (Tip:  I do NOT recommend MDS of *any* level on a netbook, btw.)  So needless-to-say I can hardly wait until August 1, when I'll be able to download and put MDS 2 on a REAL computer, lol!

But in the meantime I just couldn't wait any longer to play around with a few of the new features.  So, in spite of inefficent looooong waits for processing time (I've got a whole 2G of ram on that netbook), here's my very first project….. turning these very modern elements "old". Er……. "vintage", I mean.

And hurray!  I finally found a purpose for that new In Color, Summer Starfruit!!!  😉

Anyway, so by coloring several elements with that (along with some tans), recoloring the First Edition DSP and the photo to sepia tones, adding some overlays and ink splats, and fiddling around a LOT with transparencies, I present my very first results.  If I'd had a higher-resolution photo to begin with I think it would be just about what I had in my mind's eye when I started.

I can already see that MDS 2 is gonna be way more than even TWICE the fun of the original My Digital Studio with so many new options to create with!  Oh my gosh; I can hardly WAIT to start sharing it in classes!  I already know my very favorite feature is gonna be the new layer management system!  I used it a TON for this project and probably shaved at least a couple hours off the completion time 'cuz I had so many layers and transparencies going on.

MDS 2 will be available to download a free 30-day trial – or upgrade your original version – in only 3 more days!  On August 1!

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