STUDIO J is Waiting for YOU.... at a GREAT DEAL

Have you EVER tried Studio J?  It is our online scrapbooking program that is OUT OF THIS WORLD FUN!!  It is so fast, fun, easy and G O R G E O U S!!!  Doesnt matter if you are scrapbooking vintage, old ruins or darling grandkids, this is the BEST!!!  I went on a trip to Mexico, Hondurous, and Guatimalia in October.  I finished my album in December.  (I must admit I took a zillion pictures and my book is about 5" thick)  It is ALL DONE quick enough I still rememberd 'what happened'

If you have Not tried it, You will want to, if you have..... and love it you will want to play during February and scrapbook on Studio J...... and take advantage of the GREAT DEAL!!!!  During the entire month of Feburary each 2 page layout is only $5 

Check it out!  No cost until you purchase the layout.  And along with a purchased layout you receive a jgp to use however you wish!!!

Go to my website and click on studio J or click this link to go directly there.

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Give Mom.......STUDIO J

Are you wondering WHAT to give that special MOM in your life for mothers day?  Looking for something for YOURSELF for mothers day??  I have JUST THE THING......

               STUDIO J membership
It is a fabulous idea!!!  A years worth of 1/2 price layouts, free page protectors, free JPG, FREE exclusive papers and patterns, and more!!!!  Email me or call me for details!!!  You wont even have to GIFT WRAP it!!

Faster, Simpler, Easier, DARLING!!!

I LOVE scrapbooking my grandkids with our Studio J online scrapbooking!  It is so fast and easy.  My daughter sent me these photos the other night (we dont live in the same state) and within minutes I created this layout with Studio J.  It is ordered and on its way to me!  Such a fun addition to our Grandkids album!!  Isnt she a doll!!!

FaNtAsTiC Friday

Today is Veterans Day.  I have a special Veteran I like to remember on this day.  This is a layout of my Dad's Army uniform and metals we found when we were cleaning out their home this year.  What a neat thing to find.  I took pictures of it all, and made a complete book about the life of my parents scanning in all the documents and old photo's.  I made the entire book with Studio J Using this Studio Scrapbooking is so easy and so fast and fun!!  Have you tried it? 

A 26 Mile bike ride....

A few weeks ago, my darling grand daughter went on a 26 mile bike ride with some girls from church. They had such a good time!! No complaining, or whining, just good ol' fun!! Here is a studio J layout capturing the event!! Have you tried Studio J? Through the end of June, you can try it out, and order a free JPG of your layout!! NO CHARGE. It gets delivered to your email box immediately and you can do whatever you would like with that file. Try it!! You will love it. Click Here to get started!!

Through the eyes of a child

I have been tending our grandson this weekend. Ya know, when you are the grandma, and not the mom, you just seem to watch them and their curiosity and wonder a little closer than when you have all the 'mom' duties. They are so fun to watch. He just finds delight in everything!!! We watched our 16 month old the other day. So curious, so busy, so cute as they develope their personality. I am so glad we have so many ways to preserve these precious memories. How are you preserving yours? I would love to help you in any way!

Studio J Challenge #7

How have you done on your challenges???? Your next challenge is an ongoing challenge!!! Get on Studio J.... and PLAY. Have a blast as you preserve your memories in style, Faster, Simpler and easier!! Remember, as a member you get your layouts for 1/2 price, access to exclusive paper kits, exclusive patterns, free page protectors, free shipping once a month for up to 20 layouts, and a free JPG image will be emailed to your inbox to use however you wish. All this for only $99 per year! Nothing more to purchase, other than your completed memories.

Keep checking back here for new videos, and new techniques posted! You will love all you can do with Studio J.

Want to TRY it before you BUY it. Get online and play. Playing if FREE. Nothing to buy, nothing to download.....just try it out!! If you like it you can then buy the membership, or just pay full price for the layouts. You can also purchase a 3 month membership for $30 if you want to try it for a bit. You can cancel at the end of the 3 months or continue paying $10 per month.

There is A PERK to this CHALLENGE...... BE THE FIRST PERSON TO ORDER at least 10 layouts this month, and you will win a prize from me!!!

Studio J Challenge #6

My Boy

Kit: Boo
Pattern: Cherish: Treasure Tags
Photos: 1 horizontal, 4 square
Kit Mix 2

Techniques:

Using Text boxes to create your own B&T paper
Manipulating paper colors to change the look and feel of a kit
Putting the layout together:

Drop photos in wells
Drop argyle B&T into top left square (left page), changing color to Autumn Terracotta
Change color of top center square (left page) to Heavenly Blue
Change color of top right square (left page) to Grey Wool
Change color of dot B&T to Grey Wool
Add 1/16" Cocoa mats to all photos.

Finishing Touches:

Create word Puzzle on one small square by adding journaling areas in variously sized Inkling font with no back ground, Heavenly Blue and Colonial White text. Note: Use the scale font and copy/paste features to speed up this process. You may want to turn off snapping during this step. (Snapping is a feature that effects text. You can click it on or off)
Holding down the shift key, select all journaling areas of your word puzzle. Copy and past as a group into other squares as desired. Note: if you can't select all the journaling areas at once, select some of the journaling areas in one step, copy and paste them as a group, then select the remaining areas and copy and paste them as a group.
Colorize the toggle accents as desired. Buttons, button threads, flat ribbons, flat knots, and staples.
Using a mixture of text and My Stickease, create title as follows:
"my" in 40 pt Inkling font, no background, White Daisy text.
"BOY" in My Stickease at 100%, placing the letters individually
Type journaling in journaling well in scaled Inkling font, no background, Cocoa text, center-aligned both left-to-right and top-to-bottom.
Add four My Stickease starts (Small Accents) at 150%, 200%, 150%, 200%
Distress edges of base pages and all paper pieces with sponge in Cocoa adjusting intensity to 75%.

Studio J BOOT CAMP Challenge #5

Sugar and Spice

Kit: Sophia
Pattern: Studio J: Performance
Photos: 3 vertical
Kit mix 3

Techniques:

Layering My Stickease to create a single image
Journaling on photos
Creating unique titles by using multiple text boxes to mix fonts and sizes

SIDE NOTE: As you personalize your layout and make it your own, keep in mind that one of the main techniques is learning to cluster the 'My Stickease' If you change the paper colors too much, the My Stickease images won't work because they don't change color. I recommend that you keep the Pear and Goldrush colors somewhere in your layout. The Honey and Chocolate papers are changeable. As you can see on mine, I chose to change the papers and ribbon to Lilac mist and hollyhock to match my photos, and it still worked.

Putting the layout together:
Drop photos in wells.
Drop floral dot B&T into top horizontal strip. Change color to blush (my choice) (to change papers, click on papers and drag in desired paper)
Drop cardstock into left most vertical strip (left page). Change the color to (lilac mist).
Change B&T to (lilac mist) (my choice of color for my layout)
Change color of bracket-shaped cardstock piece to White Daisy
Change bottom of cardstock strip to (lilac mist)
Add 1/8" white daisy mats to each photo.
Delete title and journaling wells.
Finishing Touches:

**You will note from the color of the original packet of paper, I have changed my layout dramatically) You can leave yours the colors of the kit, or change them to match your photos.

Turn off toggle accents
Add the following My Stickease images to left page, rotating, cropping, and resizing as desired. Right click to bring layers forward or send backwards as needed.
three tulip flourishes (Large Accents) at 25%
rosebud flourish (Large Accents) at 60%
rosebud border (Borders) at 100%
Add the following My Stickease images to right page, rotating, cropping, and resizing as desired. Right click to bring layers forward or send backwards as needed.
tulip flourish (Large Accents) at 65%
two rosebud flourishes (Large Accents) at 60%, 100%
rosebud border (Borders) at 100%
Small flowers to cover the HONEY flowers on the flourish if you changed your color scheme
Create title as follows:
"sugar" in 85 pt. Tickled font, no background, Chocolate text
"spice" in 85 pt. Tickled font, no background, Chocolate text
"and" in 35 pt. Memo font, no background, Chocolate text
Create journaling in scaled Tickled font, no background, Chocolate text, center-aligned. Add buttons and White Daisy thread as follows, rotating and resizing as desired:
left page: 5/8", 1/2"
right page: 5/8", 3/4"
Add (hollyhock) ribbons as follows, rotating, resizing, and cropping as desired:
left page: centered knotted ribbon at 100% and flat knot at 110%
right page: centered knotted ribbon at 100% and flat knot at 110%

add other embellishments as desired

STUDIO J - Boot Camp Challenge #4

Welcome Back from your long weekend. Did you make some memories? Are you ready to preserve those memories quick and easy. Here is todays challenge. Read the details, print them off, and go hop on to Studio J and see what you come up with!!

Beautiful You #1
Beautiful You Layout:
Photos: 1 vertical, 1 horizontal, 3 square
Kit: Sweetheart
Pattern: Imagine: Up the Tempo
Kit Mix #3

Techniques:
• Quick 30 minute layout
• Border using My Stickease Frame
• Changing paper intensity
• Using text block to add pattern paper
• Add classic embellishments

You will have a couple of options with this as you play with your layout. You can use the instructions as below and follow exactly, or you can change the color of your paper as I have done to match better with the color of the photos. For example, you could use Tulip in this layout to bring out the red hues. The choice is yours. Remember, when you click on the color pallet, the choice colors are across the top. These are recommended and will match the layout perfectly. These layouts might seem a bit complex, but I wanted to TEACH you some fun things. You can ALWAYS customize them, as you wish, and if you want an easier version, just leave the toggles as they are when you open up the page and color them. That makes a beautiful layout very easy!!

Putting the layout together
1. Drop photos in wells.
2. Change the color of polka dot B&T to Black, adjusting intensity to 30%.
3. Change Cotton Candy cardstock to Grey Wool.
4. Change journaling well on right page to White Daisy background. Note: even though the words “add journaling” appear onscreen, they will not print or be visible in the final JPG file. However, to make the message disappear permanently, simply type a single space.
5. Add 1/16” mat in White Daisy to all photos.
6. Delete three title wells on left page.

Finishing touches:
1. Turn off toggle accents.(just click to off)
2. Go over to the left hand side of the page. Click on MY STICKEASE,. Then choose FRAMES Add My Stickease swirl frame (Frames) at 100% behind photo mat and across page, cropping as desired to create a border. (to hide the sections of the frame you dont want shown on the page, just click on the entire frame, and then right click. Then choose the option 'send to back' All the parts you dont want seen will go behind the cardstock.
3. Add the following My Stickease images to right page, rotating, cropping, and resizing as desired.
a. Flower (Large Accents) at 125%
b. large flourish (Large Accents) at 70%
4. Create title as follows:
a. “YOUR CHOICE OF WORDS” in 172 pt. Fancy Folk font, no background, White Daisy text
b. “YOUR CHOICE OF WORDS” in 75 pt. Handmade font, no background, White Daisy font
6. Create word accents using multiple text areas in 40 pt., Handmade font, no background, Cotton Candy text, aligned to right.
8. attach , sparkles, and ribbon as desired.

Check back on Thursday for your NEW layout!!

STUDIO J - BOOT CAMP Challenge #2

Now that you are all set up with a STUDIO J Membership.... click in to Studio J. Download 5-10 photos you want to scrapbook today. Once they have downloaded, choose a paper pack that you would like to use that will go well with your photos. Click continue, then choose a pattern that you would like to use to build your photo. If you are a "member" you have access to ALL of these patterns and kits of paper. Once this selection is chosen, click continue. It will build your 'choices' of layouts. Choose the 'look' you like!! Hit continue
Now you are ready to play. Start out by dragging your photos into each photo well. You can slide them to center them or put them where you would like, or enlarge them to get the areas of the photo you want to highlight. Color the toggle embelishments, add your title and journaling.

Pages can be as SIMPLE as this!!!

STUDIO J - BOOT CAMP DAY #1 Getting Started!! JOIN US

A few weeks ago I attended an event at Close to my Heart. It was called Studio J Boot Camp. Let me just say, Studio J is more amazing than I originally thought!!!! I had no idea about some of the fabulous things you can do so easy, on Studio J. Our Vice President of technology showed Studio J to one of his friends (His friend works for Adobe and helped create Photoshop) His comment went something like this.... 'Studio is the best digital scrapbooking program there is. There's nothing like this out there'. I have to AGREE with him. It is FaBuLouS!! This is one of the layouts we created there.
Thanks for stopping by and joining us. Please invite your friends along. Remember, you will want purchase a years membership to enjoy ALL the benifits we will use. It is only $99 and you will be able to access exclusive paper kits, embellishments, patterns and more. along with that you will receive half price pricing on your layouts!! (only 3.25 a page. That is cheaper than photo development+paper+layouts+adhesive+time etc) you will also receive FREE shipping, FREE page protectors AND a JPG file sent to you of your layouts to use any way you choose (blogs, fb, sent to grandma, put on your phone, screen saver, etc)

We will start slow and let you get the feel of STUDIO J then move on to some real fun things you can do!!

Your FIRST ASSIGNMENT Scroll below to previous posts and watch the tutorials if you havent already. You will want to familiarize yourself with a few of the features on studio J. Remember, you can ALWAYS email me with questions.

Click here STUDIO J MEMBERSHIP and get your membership all set up!! You will LOVE IT and have so much fun over the next couple of weeks as we design some fantastic pages. You can set up your account in just minutes!

I have also set up a business page on FB where I will be posting some daily assignments to get you going!! I would love for you to join us!
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Stay tuned!! Get ready for some FUN!!

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