October Creative Opportunities

Choose either the card projects or the scrapbook pages as your Heart Art Class projects for October.  The "cost" is a minimum $15 order (plus shipping and tax) so you can leave with something finished and build up your supplies.  Please check my schedule below and let me know which session you wish to attend and let me know 
so I can have your project prepared and ready to go!

October Schedule

 Thursday, October 3rd  Clifton Heart Art Class

Come to location any time between 4-8 PM to make your projects.

Monday, October 7, Heart Art Class

My house in Parachute 6:30 PM

Wednesday, October 9, Heart Art Class

My house in Parachute  6:30 PM

Thursday, October 10,  Studio J Class (No Charge)

My house in Parachute 6:30 PM

Saturday, October  12, Downline Day for my team in Grand Junction  Begins at 9 AM
Thursday, October 17 Heart Art Class
 Gail's in Rifle 6:30 PM 
Monday, October 21, Studio J Class (No Charge)
My house in Parachute  6:30 PM
Friday evening-Sunday noon, October 25-27
   Scrap and Stamp With Heart in Grand Junction.  Taking reservations until October 15th.
Monday, October 28, Heart Art Class
My house in Parachute  6:30 PM
Wednesday, October 31 Heart Art Class
My house in Parachute  6:30 PM      
         

October Stamp of the Month Blog Hop

Thank you for hopping over from Connie Walsh's Blog to see what is happening 
in the Jarrett artroom.

I chose to prepare the Stamp of the Month, Scandinavian Wishes, with the Frosted papers.  I added the Silver Embossing to complete a soft but elegant look.

 Other techniques are how to make the pink Cricut roses gracing two of the projects, coloring part of the heart design with our Twilight marker set, and stamping tissue paper to coordinate 
with the gift box.

Now hop on to Terry Ann Diack's Blog .
She will have some amazing creations waiting for you, I am sure.
Until next time-----Pam 

A Unique Way to use the Frosted WOTG

As I looked at the Frosted Workshop on the Go (G1070 $29.95) I noticed the pages could easily be divided in half.  They would fit in our 6 x 12 Flip Flaps!  The pictures below show how I made the pages as shown in the WOTG, cut the first two pages in half, slipped them in the Flip Flaps and attached them to the outside of a Memory protector.  I apologize for the glare but needed to show the pages in the Flip Flaps and Memory protectors.  There are several pieces cut with Cricut.  If you do not have access to a Cricut and order this WOTG  from me, I will cut your pieces for you as a service to help you make your pages.  

The Frosted Workshop on the Go is shown on pages 52 and 53 of the Idea Book.  The Idea Book is under Products on the ribbon at the top of MY WEBSITE You may go to the "Shop With Me" and place your order to get this free cutting service. 

 Flip Flaps are Z1325  $4.95 for (4) 6x12,  (2) 4x12 and (2) 8x12 in the package.

 

Celebrate National Stamping Month

Have 3 times the fun with our new YOU ARE HAPPY stamp set trio—just $10!  Just purchase $50 or more in Sept. and it’s yours for only $10 (retail value of $47.90 = savings of $37.90!) *Offer valid September 1-30, 2013. One stamp set trio for every $50 spent. Tax and shipping/handling apply. The stamp set trio arrives on 3 D-size carrier sheets in 2 stamp envelopes: one carrier sheet in one envelope (like a D-size stamp) and two carrier sheets in one envelope (like an E-size stamp).

Here are a couple cards I made with this stamp set using scraps from Laughing Lola.  If you purchase the National Stamping Month set, I will send you the template for making this design.  Just go to my Online Business Address and JOIN my September Heart Art Class and Outside Orders gathering to place your order.

 

Creative Opportunities for September

Below you will see my schedule for September.  The Heart Art classes will feature either the cards

 

or these pages

 

The cost is a minimum $15 order before shipping and tax.  Since I have all the pieces ready for you to assemble, I need advance notice that you are attending a class.  Remember instruction is always FREE!

Digital Divas class is free of charge.  Bring your laptop to my home and I will give instruction on how to use Studio J.  No laptop?  One person can use my computer.  Again please let me know you are coming.  

Thursday, September 5th.  Heart Art Class in Clifton. Come  any time between 4 and 8 PM to

       make your projects

Monday, September 9th Digital Divas class at my home in  Parachute  6:30 PM 

Saturday, September 14th  Downline Day in Grand Junction    Starts at 9 AM 

Monday, September 16th   Heart Art Class at my home in Parachute  6:30 PM

Wednesday, September 18th  Heart Art Class at my home in Parachute  6:30 PM

Thursday, September 19th  Heart Art Class at my home in Parachute  1:00 PM

Thursday, September 19th,  Heart Art Class at Gail's in Rifle  6:30 PM

Saturday, September 21st  Free Project Day at the New Castle Public Library  12 noon - 7:30 PM

Monday, September 23rd,  Digital Divas class at my home in Parachute  6:30 PM

Saturday, September 28th  Heart Art Class at my home in Parachute  2:30 PM

 

September Stamp of the Month Blog Hop

Welcome as you have hopped from Judy Faye's Place .  The Huntington paper packet stars with the Stamp of the Month , Poster Tidings.  I tried to use the bigger stamps in some unique ways.  Of course our Cricut cartridges helped quite a bit.  Gotta love that!

Now I will send you on your way to Terry Ann Diack's garage- uh-blog so you can grab even more ideas of how to create using Poster Tidings.  Have a great September!

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The Studio J pictures for this Star album came today and I could not resist the time to put it together.  I dyed some of our Color Ready Ribbon and sponged some For Always B&T paper with Blush to make it match the photos.  Happy with the results!

I will be having a class for this soon.  An album like this makes a wonderful gift that can be displayed easily or folded up and put away for another time.

 

Ready for a star album

In preparation for a scrapbooking display I am making a Star Album.  I created this Studio layout with pictures and sayings to include in that album.  Karen's wedding day was a true source of joy for us!

 

Creative Opportunities for August

Here is my schedule for August.  All Heart Art classes will feature the Stamp of the Month projects seen in the next post down.  (Candy will be included in the pop-up treat holder but not the candy wrapper.  Truth in advertising!)  For those of you who want to learn how to use the Cricut, I will be glad to guide you in cutting your own projects.  I need to know you are coming to an event one day before it takes place so I can have materials prepared. 

 The cost is a minimum $15 order from our new Idea Book!  

First time class participants can come free of charge to try it out!  Please let me know in advance if you wish to attend.

Wanting to place an order?  Please "JOIN" the "August Heart
Art Class and Outside Orders" gathering on MY WEBSITE

Tuesday, August 6th--Digital Divas at my home in Parachute  6:30 PM

                                  Free instruction in using Studio J

Wednesday, August 7th--Heart Art Class in Grand Junction  5-8 PM

Saturday, August 10th--Downline Day for my Heart Artists team in Grand Junction.  Begins at 9 AM

Monday, August 12th--Heart Art class at my home in Parachute  6:30 PM

Wednesday, August 14th--Heart Art class at my home in Parachute  6:30 PM

Saturday, August 17th--Heart Art Class at my home in Parachute  2:30 PM  
Monday, August 19th--Heart Art Class at my home in Parachute  6:30 PM

Tuesday, August 20th--Digital Divas in my home in Parachute  6:30 PM

                                   Free instruction in using Studio J
Wednesday, August 21st--Heart Art Class at my home in Parachute  6:30 PM

Thursday, August 22nd  Heart Art Class at Lisa's in Rifle  6:30 PM

August 2013 Stamp of the Month Blog Hop

Welcome!  I am so glad you hopped over from 

Nancy's Heart 2 Heart

My Stamp of the Month Projects
As you may have noticed I decided to create various containers for chocolate treats to go along
 with our delightful "A Chocolate Affair" stamps.  Here you see a Candy Bar Wrapper, a  Pop-Up Treat Holder and a Cupcake Box all cut with our Cricut Artiste cartridge.  I used our new Babycakes paper so you could potentially make these as Halloween Treats.
  Always thinkin' ahead!  Enjoy!
Now hop on over to   Jaime's Scrappin' In Harmony to see some more sweet surprises! 

Studio J for smaller albums

Here are the easy steps:

1.  Create a top notch layout in Studio J.

2.  Purchase the layout and save the free jpgs.

3.  Create smaller photo wells in the No Limits design of Studio J

4.  Insert your jpg of the layout in the smaller photo wells.

5.  Purchase your new layout.

6.  Put the smaller pictures of the layout in a smaller album.

Left:  No Limits with jpgs in smaller photo wells 

 Right: Original jpg in Studio J

 

Here is a smaller album for treasured memories made with our 

6x6 Flip Flaps.

I would love to show you how to do this!

Look What Came in the Mail Today

A Studio J  order came today.  I was delighted to find these things inside:

 Top layout is of our family through the years.  Now that I have the jpg of the layout in Studio J I can make a copy of this layout for each of my children.  The second single page is of our church singing group in 1966.  I just digitized (scanned) the photos and put these in a layout I built from the foundation up.  A two page layout processed by the highest quality in the photo industry is only $6.95.  You can put your photos anywhere on the layout and make them any size in Studio J. 

I have Digital Divas class twice a month to give you free instruction of preserving your memories in Studio J.  Please contact me at (970) 285-9230 or pajarrett@comcast.net for more information.

 

More uses for Studio J

If you can scan it, you can scrap it--in Studio J

I am finding Studio J so useful, easy, and economical for getting family history pages finished.

The bonus is that once created, I can make as many copies as I need.  The following two examples will go in scrapbooks I am making for each of my three children.

This is the page containing a 148 year -old document of my Great Great Grandfather's discharge from the Civil War.  By scanning it and putting it in the No Limits page design I was able to add  photowells for the scans of the document and add a history of my search for it as well as some history found online at the Indiana State Library in journaling boxes.

For my personal scrapbook I had put some of our old family snapshots in Flip Flaps ( 6 X 12).  I discovered I could scan the pictures right from the previously scrapped page and again using No Limits to re-create the page so it can be cut down the middle to use in Flip Flaps for my childrens' albums.  Again it will be easy to get copies enough for that project.

 This is how it looks in my album.

This is the Studio J version.  I was able to edit the photos in Studio J and make them brighter and a little more acceptable to look at.

I would love to show you how to use Studio J so the purposes that would benefit you.  Please call me at (970) 285-9230  or email me at pajarrett@comcast.net to set up an appointment with me.    I can give instruction over the phone if you are long distance.

New Team Name

I have a wonderful group of ladies who are on my team as Close To My Heart independent  consultants.  Recently I changed our team name to Heart Artists to reflect the artistic expression of our craft of projects from the heart.  This includes scrapbook pages, both made with papers and embellishments and digital online ones, cards, gifts, and home decor items.  If these endeavors are of interest to you, I would love for you to become a Heart Artist too.  The Essentials kit to get started is only $49 and includes  $155 worth of great art products. The support I give my team is our own Facebook and Yahoo groups, a monthly team meeting to create projects for the next month, and help for any question over the phone or computer.  Many people become consultants to get a discount on our great products and have easy access to them.  Business building is also a possibility with CTMH.  Please email me at pajarrett@comcast.net if you would like more information on becoming a Heart Artist. 

July 2013 Stamp of the Month Blog Hop--"Sweet Life"

So glad you hopped over from
  Paper Crafting With Heart by Nancy Womersley
WELCOME!!!

Celebrate the "Sweet Life" with the fruits of your artistry in this hand-drawn look stamp set with beautiful apple, peaches and cherries and sentiments to coordinate.

While the photography may look a little messy, I wanted you to see the technique with which I colored in the images.  You stamp the image on some glossy or photo paper and cut out certain parts of the image to create a template.  Stamp the image on your card piece and lay the template over your image so you can sponge color onto your card.  I also used the  Desert Sand watercolor pencil to color in the branches.  The white blossoms were made with our Chalk Marker.  The Glitter paper adds some dazzle to the look.  I  used the Desert Sand pencil lightly with cross hatch marks around the fruit for a bit more texture.  I loved the look of these cards when I finished!
Now hop on over to  Jean McNulty's Stampin' in Maui
to complete your journey. 

July Heart Art Schedule

These are the times I am offering various Heart Art classes in July.  I would be happy to add more of the creating classes or come to your home for a specialized Digital Diva class to learn how to use the Studio J online scrapbooking.  Please contact me at 970-285-9230 or pajarrett@comcast.net to schedule with me.  I love sharing creativity to preserve your memories or make cards and gifts with love.  
 The projects for Heart Art classes are pictured below.  Unless you have been offered a free class the "cost" is a minimum $15 order for making either the pages or the cards--your choice.  Please let me know which class you wish you want to attend so I can be prepared with your project pieces.
Wednesday, July 10th  Clifton Heart Art Class 
 Our monthly class at a different location.  5-8 PM in Grand Junction.  Please call me for the location and note the slightly different time.
Thursday, July 11th  10 AM 
 Daytime Heart Art Class for adults in my home, Parachute Colorado.
Friday, July 12th  10 AM  
 Daytime introductory Kids' Class.  Please let me know if you wish to attend this class with your children.  First class is FREE.
Friday, July 12th  6:30 PM  
 Evening introductory Kids' Class.  Please let me know if yu wish to attend this class with your children.  First class is FREE.
Saturday, July 13th 
 Downline Day for my team at our usual location  in Grand Junction.  Starts at 9 AM and will feature Convention items as we prepare for August.
Monday, July 15th 
 Adult Heart Art Class at my home in Parachute  6:30 PM
Tuesday, July 16th 
 Digital Divas at my home in Parachute  6:30 PM.  Bring your laptop and use my WIFI for FREE instruction on using Studio J,  Close To My Heart's online scrapbooking program that is the best out there.

Saturday, July 20 
 Free Project Day at the New Castle Public Library in New Castle. 
              2:30 PM - 8:00 PM 
Sunday, July 21st
Adult Heart Art Class at my home in Parachute.  3:00 PM 
Tuesday, July 23 
Digital Divas at my home in Parachute  6:30 PM.  Bring your laptop and use my WIFI for FREE instruction on using Studio J,  Close To My Heart's online scrapbooking program that is the best out there.
Wednesday, July 24th
Heart Art Class at Gail's in Rifle  9:30 AM
Wednesday, July 24th
Adult Heart Art Class at my home in Parachute  6:30 PM.

 Heart Art Class pages for July

Heart Art Class cards for July.  I will have everything ready to teach you how to create these beauties!

 

June Stamp of the Month Blog Hop--A Flowering Bunch

Hope you are having fun on your blog hop!  You have arrived from Tamra Pope's Blog  and seen some gorgeous artwork along the way.  Look for the link to your next blog spot at the bottom of my post

 I created an extra card for this month's Stamp of the Month class. Techniques are:

Tulip and Dress cards---Sponge the B&T paper with Buttercup ink to create a soft look and work with the Cricut Artiste cutouts

Flower Bunch and Thanks a Bunch cards--coloring with our Alcohol Markers Watercolor pencils.

Thanks a Bunch card--using the negative cutout from the Artiste flower to sponge Twilight color on the card and then stamp the flower image over it.

Please note several of the images in this stamp set can be cut with our Cricut Artiste cartridge.  Just cut several extra shapes and you will have them ready to make a quick card.  I will confess I learned to use the "Flip" button on my Cricut since the two leaves are different directions.  A simple thing but it is always good to keep discovering new things about our great Close To My Heart products!

Now keep hopping on over to Karen Fullam's Blog to see more fantastic artwork.

June Schedule and Projects

June will be shorter month for me here so the Heart Art classes are all in the first half of the month.  Here is what you could make in a Heart Art class:

 If your choice is the pages, you will use the Chantilly papers to make the design.  I will supply the papers and pearls but the extra chipboard complements would be something you order if you want your pages to look like mine.  The cost for the pages is a minimum $15 order plus shipping and tax.

Should you want to make the cards, the cost is a minimum $17.50 order plus shipping and tax.  There are four cards this time.  The pieces will be all cut out and ready for you to put together.  See the June Stamp of the Month Blog Hop to find out technique details.  You will learn a lot at this Heart Art class!

 

The June Schedule

Please let me know if you want to attend so I can be prepared for you!

Monday, June 3rd,  Heart Art Class at my home 6:30 PM

Wednesday, June 5th, Heart Art Class at my home 6:30 PM 

Thursday, June 6,  Clifton Heart Art Class at our usual location  4-8 PM

 

Saturday June 8,  I will have a booth at the How to Festival at the Parachute Public   Library  10 AM-Noon.  Stop by to see me and get a free gift if you mention my blog. 

 

Monday, June 10, Heart Art Class at my home  6:30 

Tuesday, June 11,  Digital Divas  6:30 PM  Free class to learn about and create on Studio J our online scrapbooking program.  Bring you laptop or use mine.

Thursday, June 13, Heart Art Class at Gail's house in Rifle  6:30 PM 

Saturday, June 15,  Project Day at the NewCastle Public Library  12 noon - 7 PM

   Bring what you want to work on and join us! 

 

Create your history and memory pages with NEW Studio J features

I made the above layouts in Studio to show some of features easily accessible to you when you scrapbook online.  I will offer Digital Diva classes on May 28th (Tuesday) at 6:30 PM and May 29 (Wednesday) at 2:00 PM in my home.  Bring your own laptop with some photos saved on it that you want to use.  The classes are free and there is no financial obligation.  Please contact me (see above) to let me know you want to attend.

One more layout that is part of my personal scrapbook:

 

New Custom Photo Wells in Studio J

Preserving Your History and Memories has never been easier!

Please watch this video about new custom photo wells in

 Studio J. 

There is now an easier way to preserve your old family photos and newspaper clippings than the method I taught in an earlier post.

Please contact me at my information in the header.  I will give free lessons on the use of this marvelous tool!