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For Nicholas' birthday, our celebration "plan" changed somewhat, but we had a great day despite the changes.  We went to the Smithsonian's Air and Space Museum near the Dulles Airport to see the Space Shuttle Discovery.  The rest of the museum was icing on the cake for the boys.  Having been astronauts for Halloween, the boys have a sparked interest on the space shuttle so it seemed like the perfect "Reggio" moment to foster this inquisitiveness. 

 

I created a Studio J layout with the pictures that were taken at the Museum and used the You Rock Paper collection tinted black.  I was delighted with the results.  I used White Daisy as an accent color which made Gabey's outfit really pop!

To see a larger image, click on the layout itself.

Photographs taken by the Smithsonian.

30 Studio J's in 30 Days : Day 2

The second layout in my 30 Studio J's in 30 days challenge is a layout that I did of Gabriel coloring Easter Eggs.  The pastel colors of the eggs didn't work very well with his vibrant yellow/orange shirt thus using traditional Easter or spring colors wouldn't have complimented the pictures very well. I chose to use the You Rock paper collection (now retired) and use patterns that had more shades of white.  I love that the base of the layout is white--to me, it lightens the mood of the layout.  Note that I also used the "vellum" under the title so that the patterned paper showed through and the title was still readable.

To see an enlarged image of the layout, click the layout.

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31 Studio J's in 31 days - day 31

Today is the last of my 31 Studio J's in 31 days challenge to myself. I hope that my artwork has inspired you to try your own hand at Studio J.  I have to admit that I look at studio scrapbooking from a different view now!  The possibilities are endless...and the creativity is there just waiting for your click on the mouse.  My journey will not end here, and I plan to continue with studio scrapbooking...just maybe not everyday.  lol.

If you are intrigued, guess what?  Close To My Heart has a great special for you in February!  When you purchase a Studio J five pack (retails for $55), you will receive a second Studio J five pack for free!  The possibilities are all yours...use them, gift them, whatever you would like.  

So what is a Studio J 5 pack?  The 5-pack includes 5 digital layouts (2 pages spreads) with page protectors, and shipping.  This is why they are so great for gifts!  Think of upcoming gifts you might need...gifts for events that are memory makers...Graduation, New Arrivals, Weddings and so forth.  The Studio J 5 packs do not expire and there is no additional cost to the recipient for processing, shipping etc.  And here is one more perk, the Studio J 5 packs can be used to gather hostess rewards!  And if you place a $150 order, or host a show and collect $150 in orders, you can also start earning your own hostess rewards!  Want more details?  E-mail me at:  inallsassiness@gmail.com and let's talk!

This layout was created with the You Rock paper collection.  The layout design is Treasure Tags.  To create this layout, I used the My Stickease to create the title Wild and Free.  The My Stickease is actually positioned twice and minimized to show only the top or bottom of the My Stickease.  The Star is also a My Stickease and the "oh, so" was created using the regular font and changed to white.  I also distressed all of the cardstock pieces and added single stitches to embellish many of the squares.  I kept the toggle accents and changed them all to Cranberry.  Speaking of Cranberry...the You Rock paper collection does not include the color Cranberry: instead it focuses on Oranges, greens, yellows and blues.  I however added the Cranberry to coordinate with my photographs.  I must say that I think this combination would work great for an Americana layout.

Rock on...You Rock Cards!

These card were way too fun to create! I loved using the You Rock Top Coats! They add truly vibrant colors to the cards/projects!! I was sick with a migraine most the day today, and I created these when I started feeling a little better this evening--they were almost therapeutic! There are two designs--the first is exclusive to the Workshop To Go program and the second is A Heart Felt Classic from Originals. Each card is using the same design but then rotated and embellished different from the others. I am always challenged with making masculine cards and this paper pack and the designs of the WTG simplify the stress of creating these cards. Loving them!! I had so much fun with the You Rock Cards, I am going to teach them at the April Card Club (April 7th). Cost will be $10. We will make one of each pattern and then you can make as many as desired with the scraps. E-mail me for details.

My Ultimate Scrapbooking Challenge: 184 cards. 32 done. 176 to go.