More Christmas Cards

These are the cards I made this week:

                                             

If you would like to make your Christmas Cards, please contact me and let me show you how.....
                                                                                   

Studio J

The following is my first attempt at creating with Studio J, Close To My Heart's online scrapbooking.  It was a lot easier than I had thought and I had fun making these 5 layouts.  If you would like more information about Studio J, please contact me and let me show you how.

The 5 pictures on the bottom right are actually one photo;  a cool technique available only in Studio J.

These pictures were scanned to my computer and edited in Studio J to meet the pixel criteria.   Some of them are quite old!  See the argyle paper at the bottom of the left page and under the pictures on the right, well that was hand made online!  

 Some great pictures taken on a friend's phone of my son playing ball; perfect for Studio J scrapbooking.   I used the Typeset paper pack dragging in a lot of tags and stickease embellishments, even adding text to some of them.  

I really like Sonoma paper in the current Idea Book.  I love that I can drag the embellishments right on to my layouts online, including all of the stitching.  The copy and paste feature makes duplicating embellishments simple to do.

There is a lot of layering of the embellishments on this layout.  All the doilies/snowflakes have been added , cropped, resized and layered.   A fun layout to do and it didn't take much time at all

Click on the Studio J icon on my blog sidebar and try it for FREE.  All you have to do is 'start creating' once you are at the CTMH Studio J site.  If you want to save your work to play later, just open an account, no credit card necessary, and go back often.  When you are satisfied with your layout(s), you can order using my name as your consultant or contact me and I will walk you through the process.  If you have any questions, contact me and let me show you how.

Christmas Gift 2011

I really like this Events Calendar and it was so much fun to make.  I even stamped the backsides just to keep playing!  If you would like to make one, please contact me to order the Close To My Heart supplies and let me show you how.

Christmas Cards 2011

Six more cards I made this week:

Yay! November Constant Campaign Early

From now until November 30, for every $25.00 in My Acrylix stamp sets you purchase, you can add on the new D-sized My Acrylix Holiday Wishes set (CC1015) for just $5.00.  Isn't it just too adorable?

Since many of the images coordinate with the Cricut Art Philosophy Collection  you will be able to create fabulous artwork, cards, gifts and more.

Contact me to place your order now by email at jojay@shaw.ca.  Don't wait, Christmas is just around the corner.  Remember, I am available to help and show you how faster, simpler and easier.

Happy Scrappin'

Healing Hand Update.

Well, it has been an interesting week for sure.  Doing things with my left hand only...sometimes with funny results and other times with frustration.  I have a new appreciation for people who only have one hand to work with all the time.  My son left on Monday morning for a few days and it has been challenging to say the least.  I will be happy when he returns!

One of my daughters picked me up yesterday, as I am still not driving, and we went to watch my little 5-month old granddaughter at her swimming class.  We surprised my other daughter with lunch and a great visit.  It was so much fun to watch Claire play, coo and not make strange with us.  Such blessings I am so grateful for.

I have done a little scrapbooking, however some of the movements are a bit painful and I am reminded quickly.  So, I have watched a lot of movies on Netflix, TV programs and finished a book, "The Help".   I am now working on some Christmas gifts.  I finished the 400 cards I was making the day before the surgery.

Healing Hand

After surgery yesterday, my hand will be better than new when all healed.  Can't wait!
Also, praising God for good test results today.  Thank you.
Looking forward to being able to create some more.  400 cards done before surgery, plus card workshop for 12 x 12.  I have been busy, so glad to be resting for awhile.

How To Stamp a Perfect Image

Melissa, another CTMH consultant made this amazing video on how to get the perfect image using CTMH acrylix stamps.  Please watch her video on my sidebar.  Thank you Melissa for sharing this valuable information.

Card Workshop

It was a wonderful afternoon and all ten spots were filled to make Christmas cards. Everyone had fun and tuned into their creative side to make the cards their own.  I was happy to assist wherever needed and enjoyed the company of all who attended.  Thank you.

A BLOG AWARD

SURPRISE!  I was awarded a Liebster Award from Carolyn.  Thank you Carolyn.  Check out Carolyn's blog  Here.  She has some very creative projects to share.  Don't forget to leave her some blog love.

The award is to recognize blogs that have fewer than 200 followers.  Liebster is a German word for "beloved" or "favourite".

Here are the rules to accept this award:

1.  Thank the giver and link back to the blogger who gave it to you.

2.  Reveal your top 5 picks and let them know by leaving a comment on their blog.

3.  Copy and paste the award on your blog.

4.  Have faith that your followers will spread the love to other bloggers.

5.  Most of all, Have Fun!

The following are my 5 picks to give this award to (no particular order of preference).  These ladies have given me inspiration and have remarkable artwork to share.  Please take time to visit their blogs and leave them a well deserved comment.   Just click on the name and it will take you to their blog.  Oh, and don't forget to become a follower.

1)   Amy -  Amy is a Close To My Heart - Studio J Wiz.  She is so willing to share her knowledge and has some great video tutorials on her blog, so be sure to check it out.    I had emailed Amy prior to the CTMH Regional meetings in Vancouver for permission to use her video at a gathering.  Then, low and behold we had dinner together the night before our meetings.    I didn't know it was her until half way through dinner and the subject of Studio J came up.  Too funny, it is a small, small world after all.
2)    Emily - Emily has some fantastic projects to show and can't help but be an inspiration to all who take a look.  Check out her blog.
3)  Andrea - Andrea is getting ready for Christmas and has created a beautiful Christmas Tree using the Close To My Heart Cricut Art Philosophy Cartridge.  She also has some other wonderful projects to share complete with instructions.  Go have a look.
4)  Ridehl - I had the honour of meeting and sitting with Ridehl at the Close To My Heart Regional Meetings in Vancouver.  She gave a great presentation on using the CTMH Cork Alphabet and has some 
very unique techniques and ideas to share.  Go see what Ridehl has created.
5)  Cheryl -  Want to see some excellent layouts using lots of pictures?  Check out Cheryl's blog and you will want to keep going back for more.  She has a way with pictures! 


Enjoy viewing all the blogs and great artistic  creations.  Don't forget to pass on the Liebster Award.

Christmas Card Workshop

Do you want to get an early start to your Christmas cards?  I am having a workshop Sunday, October 16, 2011 from 1:30 - 4:30ish.  You will make 12 Cards for $20.00 (2 of each design).  All supplies and envelopes are provided.  Contact me at jojay@shaw.ca for more information...

October Special

Basic Kit

October is a great time to become an Independent Consultant with Close To My Heart!  Not only will you receive your new consultant kit, but you can choose one add-on for FREE...that is up to $140.00 value free.
Double click on the picture of the Autumn/Winter Idea Book and turn to pages 4 and 5 and you will see the great packages available especially for new consultants.
Please contact me for more information.  I would be happy to meet with you and explain CTMH's fantastic program.

Early Birthday Present

Wow, am I ever blessed.  I just received an early birthday present from my daughter and son-in-law.  He made these drawer cabinets for me to store my wonderful Close To My Heart acrylic stamp sets.  They are a perfect fit and I can't wait to fill them all up!
Thank you.
I keep a photocopy of each stamp set in a binder and file them in the drawers in numerical order.

WOW I Won! :) 2nd Place

I entered a Close To My Heart contest and organized swap and I won second prize for my mini album.  We had to follow certain rules and criteria.  The item, which could be anything you wanted to make, had to be made with the wonderful Die Cut Kraft Cards.  All of the contest submissions were great and showed off the versatility and creative genius of paper crafting. 

Our name and the recipe had to be on the back of our projects.  I chose to include my information on a tag inserted into the back flap pocket, so the people who received my album in the swap would be able to personally use it or give it as a gift.

CTMH consultants voted on the items submitted and chose mine as second place.  So now I can post pictures.  Thank you for voting for me.   

Please feel free to leave a comment; I love reading all of them.

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Thank You Card Workshop Fall 2011

Thank You cards using Close To My Heart products