No Limits, Part 2

Here's another Quick Tip video to show you how I created the LO I posted earlier today.



I forgot to mention in the video that I'm using the Moon Doggie kit to scrapbook my Hawaii photos.

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No Limits, Part 1

There are seriously a million things I should be doing right now...like eating breakfast...but I can't tear myself away from Studio J!  Here is the first 1/2 of a No Limits layout I created this morning.  I used a free layered Photoshop file I downloaded from the Internet ages ago and clipped my photos to it.  I then turned off all the layers except for the photos and journaling strips.  I saved it as a PNG file (12x12 @ 300dpi) and uploaded it to Studio J.  I dropped it into the No Limits layout which defaulted to a white background.  Text boxes to the rescue!  I recreated the original Photoshop file by drawing boxes and sending them behind my photos.  I even came up with a tricky way to mimic a drop shadow behind the two paper pieces behind the photos.  I'll make a quick tip video about it later.  Just thought I would share how awesome this No Limits "pattern" is...it really makes me happy that I can use all of CTMH's licensed images but place my photos wherever I  want them!  Woo hoo!

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Studio J & the new Autumn/Winter 2011 Idea Book

I love the launch of a new Idea Book!  As a consultant, I get to preview it before the Idea Book launches to customers, and sometimes it is so hard to keep quiet about all the amazing new products.  Clearly that was the case with the Art Philosophy Cricut bundle; luckily, CTMH released the video that I posted, so I felt justified in sharing it with all of you.  Yet, now the Idea Book is live, so we can share in the excitement.

This video is the first in my quick tip series--videos that share a fun tip or fact about Studio J without going into a full tutorial.  I show you how to view the Idea Book online, take a look at the new kits & patterns, and view the papers before you place an order for your classic supplies.

I tell you, I'm so glad that I have a few weeks left before school starts, because I'm overwhelmed with all the crafting I want to do!  My Cricut arrived, I have access to all the kits on Studio J, the Typeset Workshop on the Go is calling my name, plus I need to get ready for my Open House on Saturday, August 13.  This is an exciting time to be a CTMH Consultant, so let me know if you would like to join my team!

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A Big Thank You & Celebration

I haven't posted for a couple weeks, but now I'm back with a huge thank you to all of you who voted for my Super Stars layout.  I won 2nd place in Close To My Heart's Studio J Free-for-All contest!  You know what that means?  I'm passing my winnings on to you!  Visit my blog and Facebook page often as  you never know when I may have a 5-pack or two to give away.

Although I was disappointed in missing convention this year, there is so much to celebrate.  I had an amazing time in Hawaii and am counting down the days until the new kits are released on Studio J so that I can scrapbook my photos.  While at convention, CTMH consultants were able to celebrate the announcement that CTMH now has a Cricut cartridge!  Well, as I had not spent all that extra money at convention, I figured this was the perfect time for me to get a Cricut, too!  So, all's well that ends well.  Here is a little video to whet your appetite.  If you would like more information about our Cricut package, please free to contact me.

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Photoshop Tutorial with FREE Downloads

I can't wait for you to check out my latest video and the Freebies section of my website!  Please let me know what you think by leaving a comment.

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My Free JPG Image

I'm so excited about this layout!  I can't wait to get the actual prints, because I'm going to add lots of Bitty Sparkles to add texture and continue the space theme.  These photos were taken at the Star Trek 40th Anniversary Convention in Seattle.  (Kit:  Stardust ~ Pattern:  Front & Center ~ Kit Mix 3 ~ Techniques:  rotated right page, changed color of patterned paper to black, converted photo well to journaling area & title area to photo well, modified title & focal photo in Photoshop, added text boxes filled with pattern paper & cardstock to create Star Trek design, minimal embellishments since I plan to add bling later!)

Don't forget that you can get your own FREE JPG today!  I hope you'll enter it into my contest, too.

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Creating Stitched Patterns on Cardstock Tutorial

The Close To My Heart Art Department created this darling layout to advertise the June Free-for-All special and lots of people want to recreate the look.  This video shows you how to use My Stickease as a guide for stitching a pattern, crop/resize borders to get a perfect scallop edge, add extra matting to a focal photo, modify the intensity of patterned paper by changing the color (even though the color is the same as the original paper!), create a bow and "wrap" ribbon around paper, and place My Stickease across two pages.  I hope you will let me know what you think by leaving a comment here or on my YouTube channel.

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