Are you a Digital Scrapbooker?

Have you seen Studio J?  Close To My Heart is celebrating 5 years of Studio J, our very own Digital Scrapbooking program.  I haven't used it a lot, but it is awesome.  I will share my pages, but first here is the special.

November marks the five-year anniversary of Studio J®, and that means it’s your lucky month, with five amazing ways to win through Studio J and Close To My Heart social media!

First, throughout the month of November, all layouts purchased in Studio J are $5! That is a savings of over 25% off of retail—an unprecedented deal!

Your second chance to win big must come by sheer luck: every fifth order placed in Studio J during November receives a FREE surprise Close To My Heart accessory in its shipping box! The accessory has a retail value of $5 or more.

If luck doesn’t smile on you in that way, you might stumble upon it by finding a little extra something in your Studio J box. Five “golden tickets” will be sent out during the month of November with randomly selected Studio J print orders! This “golden ticket” is redeemable for one of Close To My Heart’s new D-ring albums* loaded with 10 Top Load Memory Protectors™.

For a fourth way to win, simply create new, gorgeous layouts in Studio J, select your favorites, and then post pictures of them on Close To My Heart’s Facebook page using the hashtag #ctmhlucky5. After November 30, five lucky winners will be selected from the entries based on their artistry and creativity and each of these winners will receive their own D-ring album loaded with 10 Top Load Memory Protectors!

And there is one last way to win: take your new Studio J artwork and post a picture of it on Instagram using the hashtag #ctmhlucky5. Just as it is with Facebook, after November 30, five lucky winners will be selected from the entries to receive their own D-ring album loaded with 10 Top Load Memory Protectors!

Contact me for more details.

*Offer valid November 1–30, 2014. Pattern and color of new D-ring album to be given to winners will be at Close To My Heart’s discretion based upon availability. New kits available in Studio J® on November 1 include Confetti Wishes, Snowhaven, Seaside, Pathfinding, and Scaredy Cat. No tax or shipping will be charged on the free item(s). Studio J layouts ship in a protected box that can hold 4 to 50 two-page layouts. For additional information about shipping/handling, please visit StudioJ.com > Products and Pricing > Shipping Options.

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Here are some samples that I made using Studio J.  I made these to help showcase my new jewelry business Janice's Jewels & Accessories by TuVous Fashion.

My Grandson and Great Nephew .

My Granddaughters and Great Nieces. 

 We had so much fun that day. My Niece Tarina LaFollette took the pictures.  The hard part was deciding which ones to use in the layouts.  Not to mention choosing the layout and papers to use.  They are adding new paper packs too.

If you have questions please call me 503-708-6889 or email me jwilson@bctonline,com and I will help you.

 
 Happy Scrappin',

Janice

TuVous Layouts using Studio J

I have only played with Close To My Heart's Studio J scrapbooking program during the testing stages. I met a lady, during a recent stay in the Hospital, and she scrapbooks digitally.  I talked to her a little bit about the program, but since I haven't really used it I couldn't tell her just how easy it is to use.  Nothing to download and store. Only $6.95 per 2 page layout and shipping as low as $4.95 for smart post.

I decided to use the photos from a recent photo shoot that my Niece came and did for me.  She takes awesome pics and I love spending time with her.  My Daughter was there and all of their children came too.  So of course I had to get the kids to model my new TuVous jewelry and ties for me.

 My Daughter was looking up poses for us to try online and we did use a couple, but I was not willing to try most of them, however they did keep a smile on my face for the pictures.

 My Grandson Zack and Great Nephew Kobe were my tie models, they were so funny to watch.  Got some super cute pictures too.

 My Granddaughters Mary (in the plaid) and Hailey (in the Hat) and Great Nieces Kylie(in the red) and Keyanna(in the blue) were the jewelry models and loved to try on all the jewelry. We all had so much fun. I want to do more and get the girls together in some pictures and see how they turn out.

It is always fun getting together with family and not many like to  play dress-up anymore, but we sure do. Below are a few more pictures that I didn't get in a layout yet.

 Kobe refused to smile till I told him I pay my models, I gave him the tie of his choice.  He took Ivy League, his favorite color is orange.

You can click here to start shopping or view my TuVous website.  We offer affordable Men's and Women's fashion accessories.

Happy Scrappin',

Janice

Studio Savings - March Special

During the month of March, order your Studio J™ layouts—including ones using our new Photo Express Collection—for only $5 each! Quickly create gorgeous, personalized studio layouts using our wide selection of papers, collections, patterns, and embellishments. And don’t forget to check out the templates in our new Photo Express Collection, which allow you to design layouts entirely comprised of photos in minutes. You've taken the photos. Now keep the memories™.

*Offer valid March 1–31, 2014. Studio J layouts ship in a protected box that can hold from 4 to 50 two-page layouts. For additional information about shipping and handling, please visit StudioJ.com > Products and Pricing > Shipping Options.

SHIPPING

Close To My Heart products are shipped to the continental United States by Federal Express (FedEx), to the non-continental US by United States Postal Service Priority Mail, and to Canada by Landmark. Studio J layouts ship in a protected box that can hold from 4 to 50 two-page layouts. Standard shipping and handling per box is priced as follows:

DESTINATION	SHIPPING METHOD	PRICE
Continental US	FedEx SmartPost (< 8 days)	$  5.95 US
	FedEx Ground (< 5 days)	$  7.95 US
	FedEx 2nd Day Air	$11.95 US
	FedEx Standard Overnight	$18.95 US
Hawaii, Alaska, Puerto Rico, Guam	USPS Priority Mail	$  9.95 US per box
APO/FPO	USPS Priority Mail	$  9.95 US per box
Canada	Landmark	$13.95 CAD per box
Australia	Landmark	$9.50 AUD per box
New Zealand	Landmark	$11.50 NZD per box

Package Tracking
FedEx or Landmark will notify you by email when an order is shipped so you may track the delivery of your order. Studio J orders shipped through USPS do not have tracking numbers.

Shipping Options
In the continental United States, Studio J customers have 4 shipping methods available through Federal Express (FedEx). These options are not available for destinations outside the continental United States. Upgrading your shipping method will not affect the in-house turnaround time of your order (typically 2 to 4 business days).

Please keep in mind that upgraded shipping methods are guaranteed by the carrier, and Close To My Heart is not responsible for shipping delays after the order has left the warehouse. The shipping options are:

• FedEx Standard Overnight: After leaving Close To My Heart’s corporate office, this option guarantees next-business-day delivery Monday through Friday by 3:00 pm to most US addresses; by 4:30 pm to rural areas.
• FedEx 2nd Day Air: This option guarantees orders will arrive to most areas 2 business days after leaving the corporate office, Monday through Friday by 7:00 pm.
• FedEx Ground: After leaving the corporate office, orders using this option typically arrive within 1 to 5 business days, Tuesday through Saturday between 9 am and 8 pm.
• FedEx SmartPost: After leaving the corporate office, orders using this option typically arrive within 2 to 8 business days. SmartPost orders are delivered via the FedEx network but will use the United States Postal Services (USPS) for final delivery.

If you have any questions please call or text me 503-708-6889. 

Happy Scrappin',

Janice

Love Your Layout: April 2013

Use Studio J®, Close To My Heart's online scrapbooking software, to create a beautiful layout in just minutes by watching this month's Love Your Layout(sm) video. You'll learn creative techniques on how to add stitching to My Stickease® images, accent with background and texture "tape," and create a slanted border for a lovely layout in the For Always kit. Log in to Studio J to create it yourself while you watch!

I hope you try this FREE online software just to see what it's all about.  Please let me know what you think about Studio J.

Happy Scrappin',

Janice

Love Your Layout: November 2012

Studio J Express Collections

Save with Studio J®!

October 2012 Constant Campaign

Get a free Studio J^® layout in October! In this special promotion, you will receive a free custom-printed layout when you buy 9 custom-printed Studio J layouts. To receive the discount, just add 10 or more layouts to your cart. You’ll see a discount reflected in your order total. And you can totally take advantage of this promotion by ordering in multiples of 10. Buy 9, get 1 free. Buy 18, get 2 free. Buy 27, get 3 free. Up to 4 free layouts! It’s a great time to use any Member Bonus layouts you may have. If you haven’t tried Studio J yet, now is the time to start!

Studio J® Tricks to Add Flair to Your Layouts

Categories: ART ATTACK

Even though Studio J^® is fast and easy to use, it is helpful to know some great tricks that can make customizing your layouts even more exciting. Here are some Studio J tricks straight from our professional Close To My Heart artists:
1. Customize your background and texture paper. You can change the color and intensity of the background and texture paper included in whichever kit you choose. Simply select the piece of background and texture paper, change the color in the color selection tool, and increase or decrease the intensity of the color in that same popup box.
2. Crop My Stickease^® quotes, titles, and tags. The cropping feature on the My Stickease images allows you to select a section of a quote, title, or tag to use as a border or other embellishment.
3. Create a customized My Stickease image. If you have a specific image in mind to use as an embellishment on your page, you can create a customized My Stickease to fit your theme perfectly. Simply add a text box, photo hanger, ribbon, ribbon slides, and Stickease to create the little suitcase! So easy! Be sure to crop or send elements behind other elements when necessary, and add several elements together for a unique look!

4. Select more than one element at a time. If you want to move several elements of your layout at once, simply click and drag your mouse around the elements you would like to select. Let’s take buttons, for example. After the buttons have been selected, you can click the icons in the popup box to choose to align the buttons vertically or horizontally if you desire.
5. Make faux washi tape with vellum text boxes. To create the look of a piece of clear washi tape, make a small rectangular text box, filled with vellum background (this is the default color for text boxes). You can make the tape strips as large or small as you want, or even layer them for more emphasis.

6. Stretch one photo across multiple photo wells. If you have fewer photos than photo wells, instead of deleting the excess wells, try scaling the picture to a larger size and then copying the picture to other photo wells and matching the photos up until they align with an almost seamless image. This trick works best with photo wells that are adjacent to each other.
7. Create ruffled ribbon. Select “Ribbons” in the drop-down menu under the Embellishments toolset. Choose ribbon tab and rotate the tab so that it is vertical on the page. Then layer several tabs on top of one another, sending every other one to the back to create a ruffled look.

8. Create a jagged border with text boxes. You can create a jagged border simply by rotating multiple text boxes about 45 degrees and making them the same color as the background. Put these boxes on top of a long, rectangular box of another color, and you’ve got a jagged border!

9. Change the background of your layout. Sometimes you may like the photo and journal arrangement in a layout, and yet want to change the background colors. Because photos sit on top of everything else, this is easy to do. Simply pull a journaling box over the space you want for a different background and fill it with a color from the color selection tool or a patterned paper from the Papers toolset. Then, send it backwards until the photo wells are on top of your new background.
Bonus Trick! Use keyboard keys to make embellishments.Did you know that some of the best tools for creating custom embellishments are the basic keys on your keyboard? It’s as simple as typing into a journaling box with no background color. Use periods to make a polka dot pattern, angle brackets to create a trendy Chevron look, overlapping pound signs to make burlap, question marks to make rope, and so much more!

Encourage your customers to try these tricks on their own Studio J^®layouts. October is the perfect month to give it a go because for every 9 layouts you create, you’ll get a 10th layout for FREE!
For more info on using Studio J, check out the StudioJ.com/blog.

You can check out http://pinterest.com/search/?q=studio+J+layouts for lots of great ideas using Studio J also.

Happy Scrappin',

Janice

Love Your Layout: September 2012

Update on my Stamp room.

I finally got my work area in the stamp room cleaned up and usable.  I found a couple of old wooden spice racks that work great to hold my punches, now they are displayed around the room where I can see them and will be able to use them more often.  I decided that I am not going to get a space at the local Bazaars this year so I used some of my display racks to hold my embellishments which make it easier to see what I have. I have some of my 12" x 12" scrapbooks on the corner shelf to the right.  The drawers under my printer hold all my adhesives and CM cutters along with extra cutting blades for my Cricut and my paper cutters.

 This desk is an old sewing table that we purchased from a Mervin's store that was closing in Eastport Plaza about 18 years ago.  It reaches across the entire room, there are shelves on the right for storage and drawers in the middle, I have the top one pulled out with a cutting board laying on top for an extra work surface right now.

 This is on the left side of the drawers, I have all of my stamps stored under the counter and a mini bakers rack with more punches then in the corner I have my bins with eyelets, hinges, picture hangers and lots of other non CTMH embellishments.  On the next shelf, I have my homemade Alcohol inks and a spice rack with CTMH embellishments.  On the next shelf I have my Keurig rack that holds all my embossing powders, my Rolodex and pictures of family.  On the top I have pictures of my Daughter and her family.  I have my non CTMH inks in the rack on the wall and more punches.  Under the Big Kick I have a 7 drawer unit that holds Magnets, glitter, sponges, sandpaper, extra Xyron 510 cartridges, Plastic binding combs, staples, Non CTMH ink refills and much more. Another spinner rack sits on the top of the cabinet that holds all my Cricut cartridges and my Sizzix dies, literally at my finger tips.   

 My desk is actually a sewing table.  It is a little messy because I had just finished making the Scarecrow card that is sitting on my desk.  I will show you the card later in this post.  On the right side of my desk, I have a shelf with my Cricut and my scrap paper sitting next to it so I use the scraps first.  Next to the scrap paper I have a set of drawers with ribbons and then my really cool vintage file cabinet that holds all of my 12" x 12" papers, there is a shallow drawer on the top that holds all of my Cricut cutting mats including the 12" x 24" mats.  We found that at the St. Vincent De Paul Thrift store in The Dalles last Saturday on the way to Dufur to pick up the goats.  On the desk I have my colored pencils and glitz, liquid glass and a basket of small punches.  I have small baskets hanging under the Cricut that hold my markers and tape gun along with my stamp scrubber and Cricut tools.

On the left side of my desk, I have a legal sized 2 drawer file cabinet that holds my 8.5" X 11" papers and labels, even my Business cards. On top of the file cabinet sits my Ink tower and my tool turn-about.  So far I have put together and sorted over 300 cards to go to Operation Write Home.  I still have to go through the rest of the room, and closet before I am done, but at least I am way closer to my goal.  I have taken about 5 van loads of crafting supplies and projects to the thrift store and I still have more to take.  That doesn't include the boxes of papers that I gave to Tarina and Dawn for their Scrapbook stash.  This room is the biggest bedroom in the house, bigger than the Master Bedroom and it was packed, I hardly had room to walk in and get supplies to carry to the Dinning room table, where I created my projects and then carried it all back to the stamp room again.  I love the 2 big windows and don't really have to use the lights till later on in the day.

This is the card that is sitting on my desk, it is from our Stamp of the Month for September Fall Favorites.  I plan on posting more artwork soon, so check back often to see what I have been up to. 

Happy Scrappin',

Janice

Love Your Layout: June 2012

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