Studio J is Here!

This fabulous program is now available to everyone! Remember those layouts I posted from my trial run with it? No? Maybe this will jar your memory:

The program is easy to use--just drag and click to make fabulous digital layouts. I received my first printed layouts and they are fabulous! All I had to do was pop them into page protectors.

I love it because it's digital scrapbooking, but it uses all of Close To My Heart's gorgeous papers, Stickease and embellishments.

Not ready to give up paper and ink? Use the program to plan your pages before you scrap them.

Give it a try. You can go in and play with the program for free. You only pay for the layouts you decide to have printed. For more FAQs or to play with Studio J, visit www.moments2treasure.myctmh.com

Happy Scrapping!!

Stay tuned...

I am starting the mother of all scrapbooking projects. I've never attempted a scrapbook class for 31. Now picture this--the 31, well they are 7th graders. I must be crazy, right?! We are working on a research project right now, researching an ancestor (grandparent or further back). It's a project I've done before thanks to the planning and organization of a wonderful mentor teacher my first year teaching. The project was her brainchild; I've just tweaked it a bit. This year, I'm blessed to be at a school where I have a budget for field trips and projects, so I thought, why not turn the project into a scrapbook? We can make it into an art project, and I'll teach about layout, balance, design. We start the scrapook part of it next week, so I'm trying to get my sample pages together this week and get everything ordered.


I'm both enthusiastic and a little apprehensive about an undertaking this big. My students, however, are beyond excited. They keep asking when we get to start on the scrapbook. We made a scrapbook a few months ago for a student who was leaving (one 8x8 page for each student) and they loved it. Even the boys got into it and were so proud of their pages. I think this will be meaningful and fun.


I'm starting with a page that I've shown on here before. This is my grandma who passed away almost 2 years ago. I'll be focusing my pages this time on her.

A Couple Miracle Cards

I was playing with the scraps from my Miracle kit and came up with these cards. I still haven't finished my layouts yet. I'm trying to find the perfect pictures.

Sorry, no new artwork from me...but a "Miracle" awaits

I'm working on some with the FABULOUS new Miracle kit from Close To My Heart! You can order this new kit starting today. Here's the details:

Contents:

5-Colonial White Cardstock

1-Bamboo Cardstock

1-FLoral B&T

1-Stripe B&T

2-B&T Duos Die Cuts

1-6X6 My Stickease

1 6X9 Irrisistables Chipboard Die Cuts

1 Mini-Medley Accents Collection

12" Waxy Flax

3-4"x6" Flip Flaps

2 Sponge Wedges

1Brochure with instructions

How you can get this kit:

From April 15-May 31--While Supplies Last!

*Purchase the kit for $19.95

*Place a minimum order of $40, purchase the kit for $10

*Place a minimum order of $60, purchase the kit for $5

*Host a Home Gathering, earn the kit FREE (minimum $300 gathering)

*Sign Up to be a consultant, receive a FREE kit

Veranda Cards part 1

After being inspired by Christine Adams' beautiful cards, I decided I had to try the Wishes Workshop with Veranda papers. Here are a couple of cardsI made. I think I'll have to use the Filigree Charms on a couple of the others.

Springtime

This is one of my favorite newer stamp sets, but today is the first time I've had a chance to play with it. I used Caboodle papers to paper piece the boots and umbrella. I think I may go back and mat the sentiment because I'm not sure it stands out enough, but overall I love it.

We've had chilly weather and snow and rain for the last week, so it's definitely a soggy spring here.

Happy Easter

A simple card for today, but one with a strong message for the day. I hope everyone has a blessed Easter.

Veranda papers and He Is Risen stamp set.