Studio Sunday - Backyard Campout

A quick post this Sunday to share with you my most recent Studio J digital layout.  I used the Flirty kit for this one, which, of course, is also one of our great new paper packs in the Fall/Winter Idea Book.  

(Click on the photo to see larger):

Don't you love the owl!?!   A great 'sticker' available in the digital form and in the Chipboard pack that matches the paper!  

More pics of our summer fun!!  We camp a lot - but always in a trailer - - so the kids have been asking for quite a while if we could sleep out in our tent.   So we picked a night & set it up in our backyard!!  Lots of fun!   The kids were thrilled!

Hope you all had a great weekend!   I was in Edmonton for a CTMH Regional event.  We had a great time and wow do I have a TON of artwork to share with you - - we did more than 8 hours of creative projects on top of some great classes and discussions!       Fabulous event!

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Studio Saturday - At the Zoo

I haven't shared a digital Studio J layout with you for a while, but it isn't for a lack of creating - in the last two months alone I have created a total of 75 digital layouts (2 page layouts - for a total of 150 pages!!!!)      That is on top of all the regular scrappin' I do!!    Studio J is just SO quick & easy & the pages are gorgeous - love it!

When I attended CTMH Convention back in July, we were given 5 free layouts as part of our attendance package.  Here is one of the layouts I created (click to view it larger!!):

There is so much new & great with Studio J - if you haven't tried it in a while, now is a great time!

- no memberships anymore - which means ALL of the great content - all patterns, all papers, etc. are available FREE to all users!
-  Playing and creating in Studio J is still FREE!!  Use it to your hearts' content and decide if it is for you - - you don't pay anything until you decide to purchase a created project.   
-  layout prices are now $6.95 per two page layout - less than $3.50 per page - and you get free JPG's of all your layouts when you purchase the print!
- you can opt to purchase the JPG only for $2.95 per two page layout
- we now offer "Express Collections" for quick photo book making -- simply add your photos, titles, and journalling and voila - - gorgeous albums in minutes.  Each collection includes 10 unique two page layouts PLUS a front layout and a back layout for your album.   There are a variety of themes to pick from - you will love how easy these are!
-  Studio J layouts are now available free as Hostess Rewards when you host a virtual or traditional gathering AND layout purchases can now count towards gathering totals - earn free HOSTESS REWARDS when you create with Studio J - just contact me to set up your virtual gathering & start creating!  
-  Studio J purchases also count towards my own Creative Rewards Club!  

If you are new to Studio J - - I offer a FREE introductory lesson!   We can get together in person if you are local to me or via the phone/skype if you are long distance - - I'm happy to help you get started!   Send me an EMAIL to set up your appointment!

Give Studio J a try - - I promise you'll fall in love with digital scrapbooking!!

Studio Sunday

I have a digital layout to share with you today.  This was created in CTMH's digital program Studio J. 
I used the super fun Cruisin' kit which is currently available in both a paper kit and the digital format. 

My uncle is a real-life race car driver -  he races alcohol funny cars on a drag strip!  We have visited the 'track' to watch him a few times over the last couple of years - so when I saw the new "Crusin'" line from CTMH - I thought of these pics right away!

You can click on the layout if you'd like to view it larger.  Love the digital stickers available with this kit - road signs, arrows - lots of fun, masculine embellishments!

Studio Saturday

Hi everyone!  I have a new "Studio J" CTMH digital layout to share today.  I used the Stardust kit for this one - such a great kit for little boy pictures!  And it matched my little guy's outfit PERFECTLY!! Love when that happens!

Enjoy the rest of your weekend!  I'll be back with some new artwork to share on Monday!

Studio Sunday

I have a new Studio J digital layout to share with you today.  I used the Lucy kit for this one (which is also available in a traditional paper kit).   My little girl didn't get to come home with us until she was 6 weeks old because she spent the first part of her life in the NICU - - these photos were taken a few days after we got to bring her home.  She weighed 3.5 lbs when she was born - - and about 5 lbs in these photos!  Just a tiny little thing!   You'll notice her head is partly shaved - - they had to do that at the hospital for IV lines.  Poor thing - what a crazy haircut!   Thankfully it grew back in beautifully!!

Enjoy the rest of your weekend!!

CTMH Superhero for Studio Saturday

My Studio J layout feature for this week uses the kit "Superhero" which is also one of the new paper packs from CTMH in the Spring/Summer 2012 Idea Book.  I created this layout digitally in Studio J - - but you could also re-create this with the scrapbooking paper kit!  (The Cricut Art Philosophy cartridge has great star shapes to choose from and the Hero Alphabet stamp set is the perfect font!)  Love this kit for little boy layouts!

My pictures feature my little boy perfecting his Superhero moves while jumping around on the family room furniture.  I'm constantly reminding him that furniture is not for standing/jumping on -- but on this particular day I just had to laugh and pull out my camera as he had the time of his life jumping from couch to table to chair and back again!  Too funny!!   Boys will be boys, right?!?

  Thanks for stopping in today!  Enjoy the rest of your weekend!

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Studio Saturday CTMH Wedding Layouts

Hey all  - welcome to another Studio Saturday.  I love spending the time featuring CTMH's great digital program "Studio J".

This week I have three two-page layouts to show you, all created in Studio J.  We attended the wedding of good friends on New Year's Eve and these are the layouts I created to remember the occasion!   The digital kit is Silhouette (a once very-popular paper kit by CTMH - so glad it is now available in digital format).  I highlighted the gorgeous neutral kit with pops of red - which was the main wedding colour!  (You can click on any layout to view it larger).

I love using Studio J for occasions where I have many, many photos.  I find it so hard to design great paper pages when working with 8+ photos, but with Studio J it is easy as the design part is already done, I just have to drag & drop my photos for a great layout!

I also love the fact that I can create transparent text boxes to place right over photos - notice how I added names over the photos in the third layout. 

That's it for me today.    My daughter plays hockey and it's a game day!! Off to ring my cowbell in the stands!!

Have you tried Studio J yet?  It is free to play & create with!  You only pay when you are ready to print your layout!    Check it out HERE.

Enjoy the rest of your weekend!

Studio Saturday with CTMH's Studio J

A Studio J digital layout to share on this sunny Saturday:

My daughter and I were invited to attend the Selena Gomez concert here in Calgary this past summer.   My daughter was THRILLED!  We were lucky to have great seats & so I was able to snap some pretty good photos for this layout.    The CTMH Studio J kit used is "Whoops-a-daisy". 

Hope you are enjoying your weekend!! Check back tomorrow for some announcements, including the winner of my $100 shopping spree giveaway!  

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Taylor Swift - U ROCK!!

A fun layout today for my weekly Studio J feature!  I took my daughter to a Taylor Swift concert this past summer and we had so much fun!  This was our second time seeing her in concert - she puts on a really great show if you've never been!  I thought this pattern in Studio J was perfect to showcase all of the great photos we captured that evening (most courtesy of my sister who was snapping all the pics that night)! 

One of the great things about Studio J is that you can search the patterns available by how many photo wells they include (i.e. if you know you want to include 10 photos - look first at all the patterns/templates with 10 photo wells. If you don't find exactly what you are looking for you can customize other templates by adding or deleting photo wells as needed - but I always look first at the ones given!)



The digital paper kit used is actually called "You Rock" which gave me the inspiration for the title!

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Have a great weekend,

Studio Sunday

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A little Studio J scrappin' for you today!!

This fun layout uses the CTMH "Backcountry" paper pack - which, of course, is retired in the paper form - - but can still be found digitally in Studio J!  Love that!   These pics were taken back in August when my hubby surprised me with a ziplining adventure in the Rocky Mountains for my birthday!  So much fun!!  And yes - - that helmet is super sexy!! LOL! (Click on the layout to view it larger)

You can try Studio J scrappin' for yourself & see just how easy it is HERE!  Enjoy!

Thanks for checking in with me! Hope you are having a great weekend!

First Day of School - Digital Style!

A new installment of Studio Saturday for you today - - I have a layout to share that I created in CTMH's digital program "Studio J".

This two page layout features the Typeset kit -- great paper patterns & stickease for all your school themed photos!

A fun technique I used on this layout was to create transparent journal boxes which I layered over top of the very cool tags and ledger paper found in the Stickease selection for this kit.  This makes it look like I journalled directly onto the tags/ledger paper.

Contact me if you'd like to set up a Studio J consultant to learn how to do this (& other great Studio J techniques!)

Have a great weekend everyone!

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Love Your Layout: October

A great new Studio J tutorial for you! Learn to capture your life as it happens! This elegant layout is ideal for important occasions or special relationships. This video walks you through creating the layout from start to finish.
Enjoy!

Dreamin' on Studio Saturday

Hello crafty folks!   My scrap room has turned into a Christmas card factory!!!  I'm working overtime pumping out a whole bunch of different Christmas card designs & trying to decide which ones are going to make the cut for my annual Christmas card workshops!  Thanks to all the talented folks whose blogs I follow, as well as all the great things on Pinterest - there are no shortage of great ideas!  The tough part is going to be narrowing down the choices!

So - - while I work on those - - I bring you another great Studio J layout!  I usually pop my laptop on my lap when I'm watching TV and can make a few layouts in the span of a one-hour show!     So even when my craft table is covered with other things (like it is right now) - I can still scrapbook!

This layout features the "Dreamin'" kit - but I changed it up a bit by throwing in some Cranberry cardstock for a pop of colour!

Enjoy the rest of your weekend!! 

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Believe in the Magic - Studio Saturday

Hi everyone!  I have a new Studio J layout for you today!  If you are new to my blog, Studio Saturday is my regular feature all about creating with CTMH's digital scrapbooking program!  

I used the Believe kit for this one - so cute! (you can click on it if you'd like to see it in a little more detail!)

I used the digital stickers to 'journal' on this layout - I thought the sentiment worked well for my layout which is a collection of photos showing the excitement on my kiddos faces as they discover their gifts!

Well - that's it for me for the weekend.  It is Thanksgiving weekend here in Canada (happy Thanksgiving to all my Canadian friends!).  We are hosting the big turkey dinner here tomorrow and then on Monday I'm driving 3 hours to my family farm to celebrate the life of my dear aunt, who passed away Thursday.   Looking forward to time with family and I am counting my blessings, for sure!  Have a great weekend everyone! See you on Tuesday!

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Baby Kisses

It's Studio Saturday!   The layout I have to share with you today was created in Studio J using the Elemental kit!  Elemental is a great new paper pack in the current Fall/Winter catalogue - so I could have done this layout traditionally, but I decided to do it in Studio J so that I could play with the paper colours a little bit to better match my photos (for example, the blue paper in this layout is actually creme brulee in the traditional paper pack!).   Another advantage to doing this layout in Studio J was that I was able to drop my digital photos into the photo wells and they automatically get re-sized to fit.   Had I done this layout traditionally - I would have had to have my 4x6 photos re-printed in the larger and smaller sizes to make the layout pattern work.  Faster, simpler, easier - - LOVE IT!

Enjoy your weekend everyone!

Studio Saturday

A great tutorial for you - follow along to create a gorgeous summer layout in Studio J with the Splendor kit.

Studio Saturday

Welcome to this week's Sunday installment of Studio Saturday, LOL!
(Life happens!!)

I have a layout for you this week - created with the Sasparilla kit in Studio J!  The actual paper version of this kit pre-dates my time with CTMH, so I love that I have the opportunity to play with these great 'retired' papers in digital form!

Thanks for stopping by today! 

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Capturing Summer Vacation Highlights with Studio J

A great video tutorial for you for this week's installment of Studio Saturday!  Enjoy!

Back to School with Class Act

Studio J has great benefits for members!   One of which is the exclusive member-only digital paper packs available to create with.  One of my favourite member-only kit is "Class Act".  Perfect designs for school photos! 

Here is a layout I created using Class Act for my son's first day of school pics from last year!


CTMH Studio J Layout using "Class Act" - First Day of Preschool

 Thanks for stopping by for this week's installment of Studio Saturday.  Enjoy the rest of your weekend!

Studio Saturday - Convention 2011 Layout

A new layout for you for this week's Studio Saturday!

This layout was created using the Fanfare kit!  This design (originally a 10-photo design, I added an extra photo in a text space) was perfect for creating a page of 'highlights' from my Anaheim trip for CTMH's 2011 Convention! 
The brads and hinges are digital embellishments and I coloured them cranberry for my accent colour.  The heart accent is a digital 'sticker' for the Fanfare kit that I thought fit perfectly on this Close to my HEART layout! 
Love, love, love that this layout only took me about 10 minutes from start to finish!  Dragged & dropped my favourite photos from my trip and they were automatically resized to fit the photo wells, added my title and accents and voila - complete!!

The highlights I chose for this layout include the CTMH executive team, the new Fall/Winter Idea Book, the BIG Cricut announcement, Mary Flynn (Disney Institute keynote speaker), some of the convention fun/games, and a few snapshots of me from the week.   Aaahh,  good memories!!   Exactly what a good scrapbook page should be!

Create with Studio J today!  It's free to play with - you only pay when you are ready to purchase your completed layouts!  You are going to LOVE it!!