Studio J Adds Stitches

Studio J helped me scrapbook these photos of my grandson's Kindergarten Graduation in record time. I loved the school-themed papers and stickease. Then, to make it even better, yesterday I received a memo describing the new feature of stitching on layouts. I made the layout so quickly, I didn't dwell on the fine details of the stitching. I just did the obvious--changed thread color (60 different colors!), changed orientation, rotating them from vertical to horizontal, and moved them to different positions. There are also stitched shapes you can try out. This new feature will certainly tempt me to try Studio J layouts even more.

Father's Day 2011

How amazing it is to have a husband who loves to travel and to plan awesome photo trips suddenly decide he'd rather build an insulated pole barn this summer instead of traveling. This do-it-yourself guy just erected the poles and used the tractor to lift the 100 lb. trusses. In his mind I'm sure he's focusing on the end result- having a warm place in the winter to build his next car project - a T-Bucket street rod. In honor of this man and his car passion, I made this Father's Day card:

Close To My Heart materials used: Paper--Colonial White, Bamboo, Cocoa, Black, and Husk CS, Passages (map) BT; Inks--Desert Sand, Cocoa, Brown Bag, Black; Stamps--C1454 Horizons (car, suitcase, sentiment), D1468 On This Day (ticket), D1357 Post Card Travel Series (stamps, postal designs), Noted Backgrounds (script); Accessories--Z1146Pewter Designer Brads, basting string