My good friend, Heather, documented her recent trip to London and Paris using Studio J, Close to My Heart's digital scrapbooking program. As soon as she finished designing her layouts, she decided to purchase and print her 12" x 12" layouts through Close To My Heart, and she automatically received the JPG files for her layouts. She then thought that it would be fun to use these JPG's and print them out in smaller sizes. So she sent them to Persnickety Prints and had them printed in 8" x 8," to put in an album for her friend, and also in 4" x 4," for a mini album. This past weekend, when we got together for our monthly scrapbooking/crafting time, she worked on this adorable album and kindly gave me permission to photograph and post her pictures!
Heather used CTMH's Artbooking Cricut cartridge to cut pages out of cardboard and pages out of the Wanderful paper packet (which she had used the digital form of in her Studio J layouts). She simply layered the Wanderful papers over the cardboard and then added her 4" x 4" prints of her layouts to each page -- except for the cover. The cover is a section of a patterned paper from Wanderful, plus a sticker from the Wanderful Complements, and a bit of journaling! Simple, elegant, and beautiful!
She put her album together with binder rings and ended up with this cute and sturdy mini album!
I added my scissors to this picture to give you an idea of the scale. The scissors is about 6" long.
Imagine a few of these types of albums on your bookshelf or in a little basket on your coffee table! It'd be such a fun way to display your travel layouts or event layouts...or any photos you like!
If you haven't ever tried Studio J, I urge you to play around with it. It is free to try out and it is fun! You do not have to purchase any software. You just need an internet connection and digital pictures. The program does all the enlarging and re-sizing of photos according to the layouts you choose. You can sart with a blank canvas or use some premade layouts and add or subtract according to your tastes. The really nice thing is that you can work on a layout, save it, and then go back to it when you have time, without having to clean up!
If you decide you like your layouts and want to purchase them, they are 6.95 per two-page layout and they include the JPG files. You need to purchase a minimum of 4 double layouts in an order. If you just want to buy the JPG files, they are 2.95 per two-page layout.
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