Christmas Calendar...a few months late

I started this calendar as a Christmas gift for my mom. Last night, I decided to finally finish it so that she could have it for Easter. Luckily, the bottom of the calendar pages were blank, so she can use it from this April through next March. Better late than never I guess.

The calendar and pages were a kit I bought at Archivers. It came with papers and embellishments for each month.

I don't know why June's picture is sideways. I tried to update and upload it four times before deciding it could just stay sideways. Frustrating.

Grandpa's Birthday Studio J Layout

My favorite part of Studio J? The speed. These were pictures we took on the trip we took last week. We got home on Saturday night, and I created the layout on Sunday. I could have created my layouts on the trip if I'd had Internet connection. Imagine being on vacation and scrapping your pictures in the evening in your hotel room. Amazing!

The kit I used was Rough and Tumble, a retired kit that is no longer available to purchase, but with Studio J, I can still create with it. The original kit was a little childish, but by picking and choosing which papers I wanted to use, it was perfect for the occasion.

Oscar Mayer Studio J Layout

Something else to love about Studio J--I've managed to post every day this week! This layout is actually backwards. The two pages should be switched so that it reads "I Wish I Were An Oscar Mayer Weiner." You'll just have to picture it this way. Also, the colors seem a little off from when it was originally on my screen. The colors did match the Weinermobile a little better.

This photo shoot was purely an lucky accident. My mom called as we were driving home, and told us we had to stop at Albertson's. When I pulled into the parking lot, there was the Weinermobile. THe boys were so excited, especially when they got to go in. The only disappointment was that there were no hot dogs. Brendan was adament that there should have been--lol.

Papers were Free Spirit with Autumn Terracotta embellishments.

Pumpkin Patch Studio J Layout

I used the Halloween papers (a Studio J exclusive) to create this fun layout from our trip to the pumpkin patch. I love that I could use the Stickease embellishments to fit the pumpkin theme.

Happy April Fool's Day. Hope all your pranks were fun ones :)

Cousins Studio J Layout

This was a layout from our trip to Pennsylvania last year. I still haven't had a chance to scrap that trip. Using Studio J made it so quick and easy. It took my about 40 minutes from loading photos to adding final embellishments. Plus, no mess to clean up :)

The papers were from Animal Cookies. I loved the bright colors and thought they matched the outdoor photos well.

New Years Studio J Layout

This is one of my favorite Brendan stories. He was so excited to stay up for New Year's. He couldn't wait to "toast" in the new year. At midnight, we had sparkling cider and toasted each other. Brendan kept asking for his toast. We tried to explain that you toast by clinking your glasses together. He didn't understand and demanded his "toast with butter!" I think we started a new tradition.

I loved how this layout had room to create a large journaling block to tell the story. I used Game On papers and switched out all the sports papers for the ones that fit my theme.

Loving Studio J

Been playing with Close TO My Heart's new Studio J program for the last couple weeks. I love how easy it is to use. I just ordered my first set of layouts, and I am eager to see how they turn out. In the meantime, I will share the layouts in "preview" mode.

This first one is from Christmas break. We went tubing along with my mom, sister, both brothers, and my brother's girlfriend. It was tons of fun. I love that I was able to use the same Aspen kit that comes in regular paper for the digital layout. I could have used the software to see how I wanted to lay it all out and created it as a regular layout with paper and embellishments, or in this case, just print it out and have it sent to me.

I'm still playing with saving them from the site, so I apologize for the small picture.