Five for FREE

Ever think about playing with digital scrapbooking???

Well this month is the time to do it with our FREE online software! 

Close To My Heart is offering a Studio J 5-pack special. When you purchase one Studio J 5-pack, they'll throw in another 5-pack for FREE! 

Now what's a Studio J 5-pack you ask?

A Studio J® 5-pack, priced at $55, includes 5 two-page layouts, 5 Memory Protectors®, and free shipping and handling. It’s the perfect way to try out Studio J for the first time, and it makes a great gift!

Here are all the details:

DOUBLE YOUR LAYOUTS with our Five for Free promotion! 

For each Studio J® 5-pack (SJ5PC) you purchase this February, 

you’ll get one free 5-pack. That means you get 10 layouts for just $55—that’s just $2.75 per page, with free shipping! 

Even if you’re already taking advantage of Studio J’s incredibly 

low members-only pricing, you’ll save even more when you purchase 5-packs through this special February deal! Studio J 5-packs include everything you need to have 5 two-page layouts (that’s 10 scrapbook pages!) shipped to your door ready for your scrapbook album. 

Each 5-pack can be redeemed for up to:

• 5 two-page layouts

• 5 Memory Protectors®

• Free shipping and handling

Whether you’re looking for an affordable gift or a way to save 

money on your own layouts, Studio J 5-packs offer you 

convenience and savings. Keep one for yourself and give 

one as a gift!

Amazing pricing for those of you that love digital or for those of you that have a special anniversary, birthday or event coming up. 

If you would like to give a meaningful gift using less time than traditional scrapbooking this special offer is the way to do it!

Go online and play-around, no purchases necessary to play and experiment...Click HERE to start a page today!

Go ahead and check out ...Studio J® Free-For-All

This month Close To My Heart is offering you a FREE JPEG file of one of your layout creations through our online Studio J scrapbooking program!

Follow this link to go there now to play and start creating your own two page layout! Add the layout to your cart when you are done, click JPG only and checkout! It's that easy :)

Studio J® Free-For-All

Hello my Friends!

I've finally done it!

I just ordered two layouts through Studio J's online scrapbooking...I've had a couple layouts to finish off and I decided to take advantage of this month's special Studio J promotion and get one of my layouts' JPEGs for FREE.

Go ahead and play this month on Studio J and when you finish with your creation...one two page Studio J layout JPEG file will be free! No other purchases are required, so go out there...or click HERE and start creating your layout too!

I decided to order my layouts as JPEGs only as I will send these off to Costco to be printed as a 12X12...this way I will save on my shipping costs seeing as I only had two layouts...

Here's one of them from my daughter's trip to Paris:

Playing with some Halloween papers and pictures from 2009 worked out great for this next layout...I love how this one turned out!

Enjoy your weekend everyone!

Time Saving Scrapbooking

Well there are many different styles of Scrapbooking and I am definately a Classic scrapbooker...I love the look and feel of paper, cardstock, chatchki's (AKA. Embellishments) but sometimes I don't actually feel like making a mess and I lack the creative juices or TIME to dream up my own 'original' design...sound like any of you?

Digital scrapbooking has always been 'interesting' to me, but honestly, I don't want to sit infront of a computer for hours on end creating a layout, especially as I'd be re-learning scrapbooking through Photoshop or having to purchase software...

Studio J online scrapbooking has been the answer for me lately...I have been busy working on photos of my daughter's Spring Break trip to PARIS! Playing in the pre-designed layout patterns and choosing my paper...dragging and dropping pictures into the photo wells...easy peasy lemon squeezy!

So needless to say, I am starting to cross over for some projects, I have created some layouts on my account in Studio J, I'm waiting to send in my order as I want them to come together...and I'm tweeking them a little here and there. I have also created 'Classic' layouts with scissors and paper :) I plan to mix them together in her travel Paris album.

Here's a YouTube video created from CTMH's Corporate office, showing you how you can honestly create a fantastic layout for yourself in 5 minutes...I know this as I did one myself with my son...

Studio J®: Step-by-Step Basics

Wow! What an event...this past weekend at the Scrapbook Carnival in the Art & Crafts Expo at the Tradex was so much fun...special thanks to my BFF Tania for all her help as well as my fantastic daughters...it was so awesome to be able to connect with so many lovely women...and the odd husband here and there too :)

I was thrilled to be able to show everyone how great Close To My Heart products are and let them play with our Acrylic stamps, inks, papers, waxy flax and distressers. I hope to see some of those lovely ladies again in  the future :)

April is starting off with a bang! We have two specials for customers in the month of April, one for orders on myCTMH website and the other for Studio J members...

One of the things I love about Studio J custom prints is how easy it is to jazz them up by adding a few simple embellishments. See how a few Sparkles and Opaques gems were added to this Studio J layout? It only takes a few seconds because the gems are peel-and-stick. And don’t you think it gives nice dimension to the page? This month, Studio J members get a free package of each of these embellishments when they buy 10 layouts. Now’s a great time to get online and get caught up on all your scrapbooking, and when you receive your prints in the mail, you can glam them up with these adorable Opaques and Sparkles!

Close to my Heart has just uploaded a youTube video tutorial on our online Studio J Scrapbooking  program...click on the video link to see how they created a beautiful 2 page layout in under 8 minutes!

It is soooo easy to create some beautiful pages quickly and with a Studio J membership you will benefit from some fabulous savings to the layout costs and shipping that you will wonder why you haven't been creating with Studio J sooner than now! 

You will want to use Studio J online Scrapbooking in conjunction to your Classic scrapbooking so you can create some faster.simpler.easier layouts when you are short on time....and when you want to play with paper and scissors...all of your CTMH supplies are going to match with all the Studio J papers online!

If you've had a chance to play online with Studio J, you will notice that all the page kits consist of ALL of Close To My Hearts past and present paper collections so you can dig into that stash of papers in your rooms and get creating once you've been inspired with the patterns and layouts you see in Studio J...remember that when you play with the layouts online, you can simply turn to your own paper stash and create off the designs you've just created on Studio J!

In April you will receive a package of Opaques and Sparkles with each 

Happy creating ladies :)

Only a few more days for the Free, Free, & Fabulous and Perfect 10 Promotions!

You only have a few more days to take advantage of the two great 

Close to my Heart February Promotions!

When you become a Close To My Heart Consultant during February and achieve Straight To The Top**, you will receive a rebate of $140 on your New Consultant Kit, plus $110 in select product credit rewards. That’s a total retail value of almost $544 in products and business supplies for FREE! Your kit's free, your select products are free—how fabulous! 

You’ll receive all of the business essentials you need plus your choice of three “choose me” collections! If you can’t decide which “choose me” collections you want, get them all! Each additional collection is only $40 more!

If you have ever thought about turning your hobby into a lucrative business, 

this opportunity is perfect for you!

OR

If you have ever wondered how you could get all the CTMH products that you want for you

 and your friends at a great discount, this opportunity is perfect for you!

OR

If you would like to have access to Studio J online scrapbooking, for you and your friends

 at a huge discount, this opportunity is perfect for you!

OR

If you just want to get almost $430 worth of fabulous product for only $140, 

this opportunity is perfect for you.

Whether you want to start a booming business, be a Hobbyist or Customer Consultant and get a great discount on all of your CTMH products, buy and/or sell online digital scrapbooking, or even just take advantage of purchasing the kit to get the goodies at a great price, this kit is a GREAT deal!

Do you have more questions? Feel free to contact me. I’d love to help answer your questions.

To check out what is in the new kit and/or to join my Team right now and earn the Free, Free, & Fabulous rewards, click here.

**“Straight To The Top” information 

Reach Straight To The Top by: 

• Submitting sales of $330 or more in your first month and 

• Submitting total sales of $1,330 or more during your first three months. 

Then redeem your $110 in select product credit for My Acrylix® stamps, blocks, Exclusive Inks,® cardstock, My Reflections® paper packets, and more! Plus, if you sign up in February, you will get reimbursed $140 for your kit fee. 

PLUS

Don't forget about the great “Perfect 10” Studio J Promotion! 

February is free layout month for Studio J® members! For every 9 custom-printed Studio J layouts you buy, you’ll receive the 10th layout free. To receive the discount, just add 10 or more layouts to your cart. You’ll see a discount reflected in your order total. And you can totally take advantage of this promotion by ordering in multiples of 10. Buy 9, get 1 free. Buy 18, get 2 free. Buy 27, get 3 free. And so on!

If you’re not a member yet, now’s a great time to join! Click here to check out

 Studio J online scrapbooking now.

I’ll be back with some artwork soon...hopefully some pictures of completed Swap layouts and pictures of the classes I'll be offering at the Timberline 3-day Retreat March 11th-13th...

contact me if you want to join me there!

Studio J Memberships and 5-packs are now available!

Studio J™ is online design software that allows you to create custom-printed two-page layouts you put in your albums. There is no software to purchase and install; instead, simply log into Studio J and start designing your layouts! You can create and immediately purchase your layouts, or you can save them for later completion and purchase.

Whether you are a seasoned Studio J user, or just starting, the all new Studio J membership is essential. Being a Studio J member comes with exclusive access to benefits and content not accessible to those without a membership. On top of that, Studio J members get our best price of $7.50 per custom-printed layout, compared to the full retail price of $15. That's only $3.75 per page! Saving you an instant 50% off full retail!

For those of you who absolutely adore the Studio J software, a 12-month or 3-month membership is essential. The 3-month membership is ideal for customers who want to start out at a lower price point. Once the 3-months are up you can choose to pay $11.50 each month thereafter or simply upgrade to the 12-month membership.

12-month Membership...........$115.00
3-month Membership.............$35.00

Other membership benefits include:

• Members can print layouts and share them online using the JPG files included free with every custom printed layout or available as a separate purchase for just $3.50. The JPG file includes two versions, one that is perfect for loading on Facebook or posting to a blog. The JPG option is only available to members! 
• Access to exclusive, members-only kits and patterns gives members more flexibility and options as they capture real life in real time. 
• Free shipping and handling on one monthly order of 7 to 10 two-page layouts! Saves members 13.95 every month...and adds up to $167.40 in savings every year, not including the 50% off members get on each custom-printed layout! 
• Free Memory Protectors will keep every one of your custom-designed pages looking as beautiful in the future as they were the day you received them. 
• Members can also participate in exclusive promotions and deals as a reminder of how much Close To My Heart values their love and use of Studio J. 

How about a 5-pack? Who would love to receive a 5-pack?

5-pack (5-two page layouts)...$73.00

• Customers looking to test the waters before they dive into a Studio J membership. 
• Those of you wishing to use Studio J for a one-time project they want to get done now, like a family reunion or wedding. 
• Gifts for friends and family-give a 5-pack for Mother's Day or Father's Day, weddings, anniversaries, graduation, birthdays, even Christmas presents! 
• Classic scrapbookers who enjoy Close To My Heart products and want to try out Studio J using jeanette Lynton's exclusive patterns, papers, and colour palette they already love. 

Remember that you are free to explore and create in Studio J for FREE...just set up an account (no cost) and have fun...any of your creations you make can be saved for up to 3 months...if you place an order for just one layout, the rest of your creations are re-saved for another 3 months...go ahead and give it a try!

Link directly to Studio J here!