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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How to Win a FREE Studio J 5-pack!

The first thing you can do with your FREE JPG is post it here or on my Facebook page for a chance to win a FREE Studio J 5-pack!  Once you have posted your JPG, I’ll confirm that you created your FREE Studio J account using my website, and then you are entered to win.  But, wait, there’s more!  You can earn more chances to win by spreading the Studio J love as outlined below:

1. Post your JPG on my Facebook page and share it with all your friends and family.  Encourage them to leave a comment or to “Like” the photo.  For every 10 comments/“Likes,” you will earn another entry.  This is the quickest way to earn more chances to win.
2. Post your JPG on your own blog or photo storage site and use the form below to post to this page for a chance to win.
3. Follow StudioScrapping on Twitter and tweet the following for another chance to win:
• Have you heard? @StudioScrapping is giving away 5 free #StudioJ layouts. Stop by to enter at http://tinyurl.com/sj5pack #giveaway
4. Follow StudioScrapping on Facebook and paste the following message on your personal wall so your friends will see it.
• StudioScrapping is giving away 5 free Studio J layouts. Stop by to enter at http://tinyurl.com/sj5pack
5. Finally, leave a comment here letting me know that you posted on your wall for another chance to win!  Don’t have Facebook?  That’s okay…leave a comment here telling me what you like about Studio J and you will be entered to win.

So, everyone has at least 4 chances to win.  Those of you who post to my Facebook page and share with your friends and family have the chance to rack up the entries through comments and “Likes”!  The only stipulation is that you must create your FREE Studio J account through my website.

Posting for this contest runs June 1-30, 2011.  I’ll give you another couple of weeks to share with your friends and family on Facebook.  I’ll tally up all the entries on July 17^th and will post the winner on Monday, July 18^th.

What are you waiting for?  Sign up for your FREE Studio J account and start creating.  I can’t wait to see your layout!

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June Free-for-All

Close To My Heart amazes me!  First they created Studio J, a FREE online scrapbooking studio.  Then they populated the studio with their papers, patterns, and embellishments for FREE.  When I didn’t think it could get any better, they came up with the June Free-for-All promotion.  Sign up for a FREE Studio J account, create a layout, add it to your cart, order the FREE JPG image, and download the files to your computer…it’s that easy!
 

Throughout the month, I’ll give you little tips about what you can do with the two high resolution images that come in your JPG zip file, so check back here often.  You’ll also receive a low-resolution photo perfect for emailing or posting on the Internet.

Speaking of posting, I’m running a contest this month, and the prize is a FREE Studio J 5-pack!  This prize is valued at $55 and will allow you to order 5 Studio J layouts and includes FREE shipping and page protectors.  Check back tomorrow and I’ll share the details of how you can win this amazing prize.  For now, log on to Studio J and start creating your layout!

Until next time,
Happy Scrapping!

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