Artbooking Made Easy: Everyday Layouts (S01E08)

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Open Up the Iron Curtain

Here are a few examples of how to take one "kit" in Studio J to make six different layouts that all coordinate with each other. This little village with a castle is called "Cesky Krumlov" and is in the Czech Republic. It used to be behind the Iron Curtain, but was so far back in the woods, it was never attacked or destroyed in any war. A visit to Krumlov is like stepping back in time. As a travel agent ( http://SuiteRomanceTravel.com ) my husband and I travel a lot to get to know the destinations we recommend to our clients. We also take lots and lots of photos and I don't like to delete too many from our journals. As you can see, I like to add many photos to my layouts and leave some space for souvenirs. On one page, there is a red patterned block with a bit of text in it, reminding me to add the "certificate of authenticity" for a small garnet brooch purchased in a little shop on a cobblestone street below the castle. Garnets are locally mined, so I really wanted to save that bit of information. Adding little bits and pieces of ephemera after I receive the prints from Studio J gives me a third chance at creativity. What are those three chances? 1) take the photos; 2) create the Studio J layouts; and 3) add ephemera/embellishments just before slipping the pages into the album.

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Design Your Own Studio J Layout

Now you can design your own layouts in Studio J or add more photo wells to existing layouts. I am in seventh heaven about this!!!! This video shows you how, but you have to wait several seconds for it to start past the green title card, while the narrator is speaking. It will begin shortly. Enjoy the best new addition to Studio J. Questions? Call me!

Studio J Scrapping

Here's a quick (and I do mean quick) video on Studio J techniques. I always learn something new with each video, and this time it was a revelation about journaling across two pages. One thing I would have done differently (and there are sooooo many options) would be to leave the green boxes off the white Merry Christmas text. The white text showed up fine over the cute photo, but the green boxes eliminates too much of the photo. Of course, if there's something you want to cover up (a muddy paw print on the carpet, perhaps?) using colored text boxes and other My Stickease embellishments are a good solution.