My Free Studio J layout!

You gotta love Freebies! If you do then this is for you!!! Today I fiddled with studio J using the photos that I took of my son's 5th grade graduation. What do you think? Just click on the image to get a better view! It was super easy and quick too! You can even distress your edges!! I really love how it turned! With CTMH's campaign this month you too can get your Free JPEG. file and start sharing and printing your creation! For more information just check out my post below! Have fun!!

Here is a photo of the layouts that I did and printed up on my home printer with 13" x 19" photo paper. They look fantastic. The photo itself isn't the best but in real life the quality is fantastic!!

Just thought that I would share.

June has begun!!

The kids are just about done with school. There are graduations and end of year parties. I can't think of a better time to tr CTMH's Studio J. During the month of June CTMH is having a FREE FOR ALL with Sudio J. They are giving away a free Studio J JPEG file... no purchase necessary!!

All you have to do is click on the shop with me icon on the right and log on to Studio J. create a layout and order a jpeg file, It's that simple. Then download and save the file so you can post your creation online, email it to your friends and family it out.

If you already have a Studio J or MYCTMH account, just sign in and start creating.

Also, Close To My Heart is having a campaign featuring the You & me kit to help raise money for the survivors of the severe storms that have pummeled the midwest and and southern states.

This campaign is a limited quantities and is called "You & Me Stronger Together". During the month of June, order the You & Me Stronger together kit for just $15.00 US/ $16.50 CAN. ( a retail value of $34.95 US/ $38.95 CAN). A prtion of the proceeds will be donated to the Red Cross 2011 FLoods and Tornadoes relief operations. This campaign will last till June 30th or while supplies last.

Spring is in full Bloom!

I just love spring. The gentle warming from a cold winter to the buds on the trees. It brings to light the promise that no matter how cold life can be there are always new beginnings!

Everything seems to be more vibrant and in tune with their surroundings. The birds that have come back from their winter homes serenade the winds with their songs as they prepare for their offspring building nests and protecting their new homes.

It truly amazes me how remarkably strong the nests really are. Once their eggs are laid they are beautiful colors.

I was able to get a few photos of the new life that has just begun. I hope that you enjoy them and they remind you not to take life for granted, make the best out of what you have and don't dwell on what you don't have. More than likely, you are already blessed with so much more than you realize.

They have grown since the previous photo. There are 4 babies. At first I only saw three and was worried that the fourth didn't hatch.

National Scrapbooking Month!

Hi everyone. There has been a lot going on so I will be making a few posts over the next couple of days.
First I want to share with you all the wonderful kit that CTMH has come up with to celebrate National Scrapbooking Month. This kit is so wonderful. The B&T's (basic and Textured papers) are cardstock weight and the revers side is a totally different pattern along with full color, not just the monochromatic scheme that you are used to seeing on these papers.

The You & Me kit includes:
1 - My Acrylix You & Me stamp set ( D- size)
1 - 12x12 colonial white cardstock
6- 12 x 12 B&T Duos Papers (new cardstock weight)
1 - 6 x 9 You & Me Irresistible Chipboard Die cut Sheet
1 - Yard - Chocolate Stripe Ribbon
1 - Package - Opaques Mocha Adhesive Gems
1 - Instruction guide to make 2 double page layouts
Featured colors: Chocolate, Creme Brulee, Olive and Smoothie

When you place a minimum order of $50, you can get this kit at half off for $15.00 Or you can purchase the kit at full price for $34.95.
Below is a link to a video showing you all that is included with this wonderful kit.
http://youtu.be/myK0CzfXL70

If you would like to place an order you can go to http://reneewichert.myctmh.com/ .

Hope for Japan

I love Close to My Heart!!!

They have released an a size Stamp set that would normally cost $7.95 US/$8.75 Can. but are only charging $5.00 and the profits go to the American Red Cross in Support of those in Japan. The Stamp set is called "Hope for Japan" item # A1118. It is going to be available until April 30th. This is not a "while supplies last" thing. They will continue to meet demands for this stamp set.

So please help show your support and love and purchase your set today!

Just click on the shop with me icon in the upper right corner and put the item # A1118 in the quick find box, of the word "Hope" in the search by name box under the Find Item By: column on the left side bar.

Using water color pencils to color dense stamped images.

Water color pencils

Hello there.

Water color pencils? What are they? Well, they are pencils that you can use as pencils and to use with either a blending pen or a water brush to paint with. They can give a soft look to your project, it all depends on how much color you use. I love using them. They are a good start for those that want to use Copic markers but don't have the money. These are affordable and you can start to use right away and you don't have to build up your collection before you can blend well like you do with Copics. they need to have at least three markers in the same color family to blend well for each color. Don't get me wrong. I love the Copics as well. I have some, but my stash is small. ;-) So the CTMH Water Color Pencils keep me going while I slowly build up my Copic Stash.

With that being said let me show you what I have done with my water color pencils.

Using the March Stamp Of The Month Sensational seasons I made the card that is in my previous post using the pencils. I also colored in the image of the two bunnies with the carrots.

Here is the basket of eggs that I made. I also made a video showing how I stamped and colored the basket. Please check it out and leave a comment. Thanks!!