Feb. CTMH SOTM--Wild about Love!!

Welcome to the Feb. SOTM Blog hop.  You should have arrived here from Heather's blog 
I love this stamp set. It's perfect for valentine's cards and so much more.

 supplies used--X7180B (balloon ride paper pack) NEW

 & X5932 Cashmere ink & S1402 Wild about Love (SOTM)

Supplies used    X7183B (Lollydoodle paper pack) NEW

 X5642 Cocoa Cardstock, Z2114 Cocoa ink & Z2193 Cotton Candy ink

I know the picture looks like I used black, but it is really cocoa,

 it doesn't look too bad as black.though.

Now off to  Melinda's-- If you Bling it to see her awesome artwork.
psst...don't forget to stop back here Feb 7th for the NEW product blog hop.
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Well we've come to the end of my first 20 layouts.

Hope you've enjoyed them and have been tempted to try your hand at Studio J.

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Another great feature of Studio J is the "vellum" key.

Never knew it was so easy to print on vellum

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Want to include a map of your travels on your layout?

It's easy just just use your snipping tool and upload your "saved" image to Studio J.

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This is another "Express Collection" layout

Super fast to create.

click here to try your hand at creating.

There is no cost to use this program.  You only pay for layout you choose to purchase.

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This layout was created using one of the Express Collections.

These layouts are ready to drop your photos into.  

The corporate staff at Close to my Heart has already added the embellishments for you.

Making this the perfect way to get your fingers wet in the digital scrapbooking way.

Although you can't change the basic layout.  You are still free to change to colors and make other minor creative adjustments.  

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Did I mention how affordable Studio J is?

a 5-pack is only $47.95 ($Can) and includes  5 two–page, custom–printed layouts, and free shipping

and a free jpeg file to download and share.

click here to get started

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January SOTM --Sew Special card.

Thank you Brenda from Rose Blossom Legacies for the inspiration for this card. Click here to see her card.

I used this month's Stamp of the Month, Cross Stich Wishes, Cotton Candy ink & cardstock, color ready seam binding (only available till Jan. 31st), Bitty Sparkles and Base & Bing Floral Accents (also retiring Jan 31st)

Click here to see what is on the Soon to be Retired List

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Studio J--just a few clicks and you have a totally different layout.

Let me show you how easy it is to use Studio J

I'm starting with the "Little Miss" Express Collection

The nice thing about the express collections is they are ready for you to just drop your pictures in. add some journalling and ta da! you're done.  But sometimes you like the layout, but it just doesn't work with your pictures.  

Watch what I do.

left click on the base paper and a color tab will appear.

pick the color you want the background to be.

(I picked cocoa)

 Then I experimented a bit with the color tool

changing this and that until I was satisfied.

Then I added my pictures.  (changed some of the small sqaures to blue to accent Tiff's outfit)

And then added a photo box over top of the journaling area.

I also added some more flowers.  

HOW(?) you say, when the express collections don't come with "stickease" 

Easy..click on a flower, hit copy and then paste.  

Granted your limited to what is already on the layout, But you can adjust the size and placement.

You can also add a journaling box where ever you want.

I placed mine over top one of the small squares 

and once I had the jounaling where I wanted it I chose "none" for the background color.

This makes it seem like you wrote directly on the square.

And Now!

My final layout.  

Hope these tips have been useful to you. 

And will inspire you to try Studio J.

Click here to try now

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Another awesome feature of Studio J is the ability to resize embellishments

I like how I can tuck embellishments behind each other and create clusters.

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This is one of my favorite layouts.   

I love how I can add a text or picture box anywhere on the layout.

Hence I was able to get 16 pictures on this layout without it looking crammed.

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Aulani--Scrapbooked with Studio J

Life can sometimes run away with us.  We make the time to go on a special vacation and then run out of time to preserve these very special memories.  That is why I love Studio J.  Don't get me wrong, I also love tradional scrapbooking, but when time is a factor Studio J is my super hero.
Take a peak.  I will be posting my layouts from our vacation over the next month.
 The first 20 layouts I did in 3 evenings.

If you would like to book a one on one Studio J consultation and live in central Alberta send me a message via the comment box on the side, and I would be happy to meet with you and show you how easy it really is.
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