Four Studio J Digital Scrapbooking Layouts

Here are some Studio J digital layouts I completed tonight! You can click on the thumbnails to view them larger.

So glad to have this wonderful scrapbooking tool. The first double layout and the last one use the new paper packs, Hopscotch and Heartstrings. The nice thing about Studio J is that you can still use colors which aren't in the particular paper pack you are using. You can even tint a patterned paper from a kit you are using. 

The following layout is meant to have room for six photos but I switched the journaling box to a photo well and added two more photos. I'm glad to have this flexibility now! Do you like the stitching I added to the pink photo well on the right hand page?

 Studio J makes it easy to add many photos to one layout.

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CTMH Rolling Totes and Shoulder Totes

Speaking of great gifts, I am awaiting the arrival of my new CTMH Rolling and Shoulder Totes! A gift to myself, I guess! These totes were delayed due to a strike at the port...the strike has ended and the totes are coming in batches. At the time that I am typing this, the rolling tote had already sold out but another batch will be arriving at CTMH warehouses soon. 

Watch the following video to see how functional these totes really are!

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Gift Idea Three: CTMH's Organizational Products

Whether or not you have a scrapbooker you are buying for, Close To My Heart's organizational products make a wonderful gift! I particularly like our Large and Medium Organizers. Our Large Organizers can hold up to 40 of our My Acrylix stamp sets. Both organizers are great to store a variety of craft or non craft items. I have one of my Medium Organizers filled with fabric (fat quarters) and sewing necessities. I have another filled with shimmer trim, washi tape, and other embellishments. Still another holds my Picture My Life cards! Our organizers are great to hold photographs, glue, small toys, beads, jewelry, etc. The Small Organizer is a great place to keep all those hooks, nails, screws, and bolts that seem to end up without a home. If you have a baker that you are buying for, how about filling a Medium Organizer with cookie cutters, specialty sprinkles, and cupcake liners? You can fill one up with First Aid supplies, or office supplies. The dividers can be removed to allow for some sections to be larger than others so you can customize your boxes as you like.

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My Crush Books make Wonderful Gifts

I love to give My Crush books as gifts! I know I mentioned this on an earlier post but it's worth mentioning again. They make great scrapbooks, journals, and notebooks. Here are pictures of the cover and some of the pages from the My Crush Wildwood Book ($12.95) and the My Crush Holiday Happenings Book (17.95).

The Holiday Happenings Book also has some pages with divided pockets so that you can slip your photos or memorabilia in them. 

These make great gifts on their own or you could group them with some embellishments, including the assortments which are made to match the books: http://lubna.ctmh.com/retail/Products.aspx?CatalogID=67

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Great Gift Pairing: My Creations Mini Books and Picture My Life

I'll be sharing some of my favorite Close To My Heart gift ideas for the next few days. It's a great time to take advantage of our specials and get some of your holiday shopping done too!

I love pairing our new My Creations Mini Books (comes in black or Kraft) with an A La Carte Picture My Life kit such as the Hopscotch one pictured here.

This is a great gift for under $20 for both scrapbookers and non-scrapbookers. The My Creations Mini Book includes 10 mini page protectors (5 each of 2 designs) that hold either one 4" x 6" or two 3" x 4" Picture My Life™ cards or photos. So you just need to slip your photos or cards into the pages. Quick, simple, and a great gift! To bump it up a notch, you can easily add Washi tape, Shimmer Trim, or another small embellishment.

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