Wordless Wednesday

Yes he's so cute... but why can't we get him to JUST go to bed? :( Frustrating night here.

Studio J - Launches Today!

Yep - yep - you heard me right.

I have been showing you some of my digi layouts from Studio J, and I even made another one to share with you today (below).

I am very excited about this. I got a new My CTMH - website just so you gals can try Studio J for yourselves. If you like it, then you can also order through me as your consultant.

But I am also excited to say that you can order ANY Close to My Heart products from my new site any time you want, and they will be shipped right to you :)!

Studio J is unlike other "traditional" digi scrapping. You don't have to buy all the digi scrap kits, store them on your computer, coordinate everything yourself, and have a big honkin' printer to print them from home. Studio J is all online, it does all the guess work for you and it's free (until you purchase your layouts of coarse :).

All you do is...

1. Upload your photos (anywhere from 2 to 15).
2. Resize and edit your photos - if necessary.
3. Select from CTMH's many pre-coordinated kits (even retired ones you can no longer purchase as tangible papers).
4. Choose a pre-set layout design/pattern.
5. Personalize it with text, embellishments and more.
6. Then have it printed and shipped!

I am not normally a "digi-scrapper" at all, and I am really lovin' Studio J!

They are even holding an introductory special right now to receive free Memory/Page Protectors if you order 5-9 layouts and free Memory/Page Protectors + free shipping/handling if you order 10-20 layouts. Score!

I don't know about you, but I'm shootin' for free shipping and handling :).

Here's my recent layout.

I love that after I get it printed I will be able to add tangible CTMH products to it before I stick it in my daughter's album.

I also love that Studio J MAKES me HAVE to journal!

When I scrapbook with tangible products I tend to always leave a spot for the journaling and tell myself I will do it later! In these layouts, they are not complete and ready to print without journaling! :)

I don't tend to use My Stickease - stickers from CTMH - in my tangible layouts either, but I LOVE them in Studio scrapbooking... mostly because you can resize them all you want! :)

Now GO and SEE what you can create in Studio J. And enjoy :).

Tackle it Tuesday

I tackled two weeks in a row!!! :) And got three things off my To-do list (below).

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We ordered a new bunkbed Thursday evening and it came Friday afternoon!!! So I tackled moving the crib out of the kids room and into the empty spot in my master bedroom.

Here...

I had to take it halfway apart to get it through the doorways and the hallway, but here it is all re-situated :)...

The kids played nicely in the front room while mommy was in the back rooms tackling...

I even got to put the baby's bedding in. And we picked up a chocolate colored mobile from our local consignment store when we got the safety bed-rail for my toddler ;)...

Here is the spot I moved the crib from, all empty and ready for the bunkbed to arrive...

And here is me with all the bunkbed parts sorted on the floor, ready to go... wait - I should cook dinner first, not ignore it...

While the lasagna was in the oven my hubby took the kids swimming to give Mommy some tackle time with the new bunkbed...

After dinner I worked right into the kiddo's bedtime and finally got it all done...

Thanks hubby for your help with those last couple stubborn screws!!! (And sorry for the attitude!)

The room had two bunkbeds in it. We originally planned to keep the brown one up because we bought mattresses for both top and bottom...


... but the mattresses were kinda ghetto! Anyone else have a flashback to their childhood?!!! Even without that though, they are WAY heavy, TOTALLY hard - like sleeping on wood, and when you move them you can hear the springs giggling around. And they are not a flat surface, they were rounded, weird, I couldn't sleep the night my son slept on his because I was just waiting for him to roll right off....

So I ended up taking the top bunk off the older bunkbed as part of my tackle as well We also got my son a better mattress (I would rather pay $100 for one good mattress than $100 for two ghetto ones :)...

Look, this is Mini sleeping in her "big girl bed" for the first time :*)...

And this is her Big Sissy right above her, not sleeping yet of coarse...

And this was her... all happy in the morning :)... so sweet!!!...

I also tackled some organizing of post office bound packages, but I posted about those HERE if you are interested in my victory :).

Oh, and I backed up my hard-drive!

Now onto my running TO-DO list...

1. Organize and pare down hand-me-down clothes in bins.
2. Hang acoustic guitar on wall in front room.
3. Pack hospital bag.
4. Make labor index cards to help hubby coach.
5. Get kids to doctors appointments and sign-up for WIC.
6. Back up hard-drive.
7. Get old scrapbook packages ready and go to post office.
8. Get a "big girl bed" for Mini and move her crib to master bedroom.
9. Get a work-space built for homeschooling in the Fall.
10. Get birth certificates and immunization records.
11. Find online courses and sign-up to do my own general ed.

Want/Need any Scrappie Stuff?

I did some crazy organizing yesterday!!! And now I see I have plenty to get rid of, so I am having a little sale :).

~ ~ ~ ~ ~ Close to My Heart ~ ~ ~ ~ ~

~ Acrylic Stamp Sets ~

(If you need acrylic blocks for your stamps, or ink pads, I can order those for you.)

- Tender Tags - new - $22.00 - 1 available...

- New Horizons - used - $20.00 - 1 available...

- Robot Power - used - $16.00 - 1 available...

- Playful Flourishes - used - $16.00 - 1 available...

~ Level Two Paper Packs ~

(12x12 - 12 sheets of 6 patterns and 10 sheets of coordinating solids. I can order others from the catalog as well if you would like.)

- Topstitch - $15.00 - 1 available...

- More to Adore - $15.00 - 1 available...

~ ~ ~ ~ ~ Bazzill Basics Cardstock ~ ~ ~ ~ ~

~ 8.5 x 11 Trio Packs ~

(15 sheets - 5 of each color.)

- Raisin - $3.00 - 2 available...

- Root beer - $3.00 - 2 available...

- Buttercup - $3.00 - 2 available...

~ 12 x 12 Monochromatic Packs ~

(25 sheets - 5 of each color.)

- Grays - $10.00 - 1 available...

- Blue / Viotets - $10.00 - 2 available...

- Purples - $10.00 - 2 available...

- Viotets - $10.00 - 2 available...

- Blue / Greens - $10.00 - 1 available...

- Yellow / Greens - $10.00 - 1 available...

- Oranges - $10.00 - 1 available...

- Reds - $10.00 - 2 available...

- Pinks - $10.00 - 1 available...

~ ~ ~ ~ ~ Embellishments ~ ~ ~ ~ ~

~ Bazzill Packs ~

- Gray Eyelets - $1.00 - 3 available...

- Gray Square Brads - $1.00 - 1 available...

- Neutral Eyelets - $1.00 - 4 available...

- Brown Eyelets - $1.00 - 2 available...

- Green Eyelets - $1.00 - 3 available...

- Blue Eyelets - $1.00 - 2 available...

- Purple Eyelets - $1.00 - 4 available...

- Red Eyelets - $1.00 - 5 available...

- Pink Eyelets - $1.00 - 4 available...

- Orange Eyelets - $1.00 - 4 available...

- Orange Square Brads - $1.00 - 4 available...

- Orange Round Brads - $1.00 - 1 available...

- Yellow Eyelets - $1.00 - 4 available...

- Yellow Square Brads - $1.00 - 1 available...

~ Other Packs ~

- Cream Eyelets - $2.00 - 4 available...

- Sweetie Brads - $3.00 - 2 available...

- Rhinestone Brads - $3.00 - 2 available..

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- Copper Brads - $2.00 - 2 available...

- Ribbon Letter Wraps - $4.00 - 2 pink available, 1 blue available, 1 green available...

~ ~ ~ ~ ~ Organizers ~ ~ ~ ~ ~

~ Cropper Hopper ~

- 12 x 12 Paper Pouch - new - $6.00 - 6 available...

- 8.5 x 11 Paper Holder - $6.00 new - $5.00 used - 5 available...

- 5 x 7 Expandable Organizer - $6.00 new - $5.00 used - 2 available...

~ ~ ~ ~ ~ Other Stuff ~ ~ ~ ~ ~

~ Cricut ~

- Jasmine Cartridge - used - $30.00 - 1 available...

~ S.E.I. ~

- Thank You card kit - $14.00 - 1 available...

(The cards in it are fun - I posted one HERE.)

- 4 x 6 Memory Book kit - $12.00 - 2 available...

~ Adhesive ~

- Tacky Tape / Red Liner Tape / Double-sided craft tape...

- BULK 1/4" x 36 yards - $12.00 - 5 available...

And remember if there is ANYTHING at all that you would like me to add to what you want here, from Close to My Heart, just let me know and I will ship them together.

To get ahold of me, just email me by clicking on the "Close to My Heart Consultant" button at the top right of my sidebar (just under my FaceBook button).

All that is listed is first come first serve, so please forgive me if you get a message back that says something is no longer available.

Thanks Ladies!!!