Random Ramblings of a Scramping Addict

Color Me Creative VIII - Pacifica

To round out the new colour palette that CTMH launched for Autumn/Winter 2010 is another blue -- this one is called Pacifica. it is much darker and richer than Sky, the other recent addition to the blue family.

• The Pacifica papers in the My Reflections Magnifique product line seem an unlikely combo at first with bright, vibrant Sunset - but it's a match made in heaven in this mini album!

 Featured Colours: Grey Flannel, Pacifica, Sunset
  

• Pacifica also loves the new Sunset Mini-Medley accents (Z1388, p.92) that dress it up in stunning style.
• Or see page 94 of the Idea Book for a recipe/photo box featuring the combination of Pacifica, Lagoon, and Sunset - an unbelievably stunning combination.

Don't have a 2010 Autumn/Winter Idea Book to look up all this great art?  Contact me at [email protected] or by telephone at 905-317-8823 and I'll arrange to get you one right away.

OR  Do you have an idea for a fabulous colour scheme using Pacifica - share it with us in the comment section below.

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Color Me Creative VII - Cotton Candy

We've got a peachy pink in Smoothie to replace the brightness of the old Watermelon, but what do we get to replace Bubblegum?  With Autumn/Winter 2010, CTMH introduces another yummy pink with Cotton Candy.

Another versatile and fun colour try can using Cotton Candy in the following ways:

• Use Cotton Candy as yet another non-traditional holiday colour as shown below.  For more art with this colour combination, check out the Idea Book on page 57.

      Featured Colours: Cotton Candy, Juniper & Ponderosa Pine
  

• Try pairing Cotton Candy with Gypsy and Baby Pink for a fun Valentine's theme or even a snow day! See the Idea Book, pages 78-79, for examples.
• You can soften Cotton Candy by adding embellishments like the Pretty Pins (Z1148, p.91)

 Don't have a 2010 Autumn/Winter Idea Book to look up all this great art?  Contact me at [email protected] or by telephone at 905-317-8823 and I'll arrange to get you one right away.

OR  Do you have an idea for a fabulous colour scheme using Pear - share it with us in the comment section below.

Did you miss a previous Color Me Creative installment?  Choose Color Me Creative from the Category menu on the right sidebar to see them all.

Color Me Creative VI - Pear

To recap - over the last couple of weeks we've talked about the new CTMH colours Sunset, Lagoon, Smoothie, Gypsy and Sky.  What's missing?  A new green of course!

So let's talk about Pear.

• Pear is featured in the My Reflections Hooligans and Olivia products, so get creative and use the backs of Olivia papers with the fronts of Hooligans.

• Use Pear as an unexpected and bright holiday colour.  See page 95 of the Idea Book for brilliant Christmas artwork.
   
• Or, go bright by pairing Pear with Sunny Yellow, as you'll see on pages 62-63.

Don't have a 2010 Autumn/Winter Idea Book to look up all this great art?  Contact me at [email protected] or by telephone at 905-317-8823 and I'll arrange to get you one right away.

OR  Do you have an idea for a fabulous colour scheme using Pear - share it with us in the comment section below.

Did you miss a previous Color Me Creative installment?  Choose Color Me Creative from the Category menu on the right sidebar to see them all.

Color Me Creative V - Sky

We saw a green-blue with the new Lagoon but what about adding a new icy blue to your palette with Sky?

• Sky can evoke a wintery feel, as shown here, but is also great for beach, lake, and ocean scenes.
  
  
    Featured Colours: Brown Bag, Pacifica, Sky
    
  
  
• Take a peak a the card on page 32 in the Idea Book for another wintery colour combo of Sky, Gypsy, Colonial White and Desert Sand. Would you believe the B&T papers showcased are from the Magnifique and Hooligans Level 2 paper packs?
  
  
• Or try pairing Sky papers with our new blue Sparkles (Z1327, p.90) to echo the glint of snow and water.

Don't have a 2010 Autumn/Winter Idea Book to look up all this great art?  Contact me at [email protected] or by telephone at 905-317-8823 and I'll arrange to get you one right away.

OR  Do you have an idea for a fabulous colour scheme using Sky - share it with us in the comment section below.

Did you miss a previous Color Me Creative installment?  Choose Color Me Creative from the Category menu on the right sidebar to see them all.

Fall Workshop Schedule

I've been busy over the last week or two pulling my Fall workshop schedule together.  There are just so many classes I would love to share with you all, but it seems that there just isn't enough time to get them all in before the holidays - so I've had to pare back a bit.  The final schedule is still a work in progress, but here is what I have firmed up at this point - follow the links to get more information about each event.

Studio J Information Night
September 21, 2010 7:30-9pm
Cost:  FREE

 

WOW! Christmas Card Workshop
October 21, 2010 1:30 - 5pm
Cost: $30
(art in this thumbnail by Karen Pederson) 

 

Cork Tile Christmas Wall Hanging
November 16, 2010 7:30-9pm
(art in this thumbnail by Pam Klassen)  

 

 

I'm debating at this point adding a Stamp-A-Stack Holiday Card workshop, and have a great Bags/Tags & Wrap class that I'd love to share with all of you.  I'm undecided at this point whether I will add one or both to my schedule.  What are your thoughts on that?

Feel free to contact me by email at [email protected] or by telephone at 905-317-8823 if you'd like more information or would like to register for any of my upcoming classes.  I look forward to creating with you!  Or......if you pop on over to my Facebook Business Page (ScrampAddict, that's me!) you can hit that little 'Like' button and have all of this workshop information delivered to your News Feed as new events are scheduled so that you can stay in the loop!

Color Me Creative IV - Gypsy

As the fourth installment to my Color Me Creative series, I'll begin by asking.....what colour do you think of when you hear the word Gypsy?

Why, purple of course! Did you guess right? {or perhaps my choice of font gave it away!}

• Gypsy is a great Halloween colour - see for yourself on pages 34-35 of the Autumn/Winter Idea Book!
   
• The new Hooligans Level 2 Assortment (Z1332, p.91) pairs perfectly with your Gypsy inspired projects; see page 91 of the Idea Book for more ideas.
   
• Pair this sassy purple with our new purple Sparkles (Z1326, p.90)

   Featured Colours:  Desert Sand, Gypsy, Lagoon

Don't have a 2010 Autumn/Winter Idea Book to look up all this great art?  Contact me at [email protected] or by telephone at 905-317-8823 and I'll arrange to get you one right away.

OR  Do you have an idea for a fabulous colour scheme using Gypsy - share it with us in the comment section below.

Did you miss a previous Color Me Creative installment?  Choose Color Me Creative from the Category menu on the right sidebar to see them all.

New Review on Craft Critique

It's been months since I posted a review on Craft Critique.  I took some time off over over the last few months since my life was too hectic to manage.  Now, I'm back.  Pop on over to Craft Critique and check out my latest review.  For this month's topic I took on Studio J.  Real life.  Real scrapbooks.  Real time.

One Kit Different Looks - Studio J Class Act

Today, I want to explore the flexibility of scrapbook kits.  The layouts I'm showcasing are from the new CTMH kit Class Act which is exclusive to Studio J, but the theory behind what I'm saying could just as easily be applied to classic scrapbooking.

I think that sometimes it's easy to 'dismiss' specific scrapbook kits that we have already used in our albums as options when creating a new layout.  After all, unless you're building a theme album, who wants their entire album to look the same, page after page?  Instead, we want things to be unique!  While it might be easy to think that scrapbook kits are for one-time use, I want to prove to you that that shouldn't be the case at all.  Just because you've used a kit in the past, doesn't mean that it's 'done'.  There are so many options in the classic My Reflections Paper packs and Studio J kits that you can create layouts from the same kit again and again without compromising their uniqueness.

Here is a layout that I created using the Class Act kit from Studio J.

As you can see, my layout is not School Themed as the kit theme would originally dictate.  I loved these papers and immediately thought they would be appropriate for scrapbooking my trip to Buffalo to see Tim Holtz.

On the flip side, here is a layout created with the same kit by the amazingly talented Melissa Laverty (or Fancy Melissa as she is otherwise known), a Close To My Heart consultant in Northern Virginia.

Melissa's layout is very obviously school themed - as these are photo's of her son's first day of Grade 3. But don't you agree that Fancy Melissa's layout looks completely different than my own?  But yet we used the same scrapbook kit!  {You can visit her blog for more info on this layout if you like but keep in mind that all of the pricing she quotes is in US dollars!}

In my mind, seeing these two layouts side by side is proof positive that you can use the same Scrapbooking kit in your albums and the pages can look COMPLETELY UNIQUE!  Melissa used the notebook paper from the kit in it's original form, I on the other hand coloured it green to better coordinate with my photos.  Melissa used many of the My Stickease stickers to embellish her layout, and I used only the 'star'.  Melissa chose a red background for her layout, and I chose black - which completely changes the 'feel' of the layout.  Melissa chose to accent her page with black buttons, I chose red.  All of these differences contribute to the uniqueness of the pages.

So keep this in mind the next time you scrapbook.  Don't be so quick to dismiss a scrapbook kit because you've used it before.  I think you'll be surprised at how much flexibility is still there in the papers, patterns and colour you haven't used yet.

If you like more information about Studio J, or the Class Act kit, contact me at [email protected] or by telephone at 905-317-8823.  If you're local to me, I'm hosting an information night on Tuesday September 21st.  If you'd like to come by and see a live Studio J demo, just let me know that you'd like to attend!

Announcing Studio J Membership Benefits!

Now I know we all love Member Programs that come with benefits.  We're used to getting air miles and other rewards from credit card companies, loyalty rewards from retailers - well now, you can get special benefits just by being a Member of Studio J®!

While there are a number of perks built into the Studio J Membership program, probably the most important is that as a Studio J® member, the price of printing your Studio J layouts just got better - 50% better!  That's right, Studio J® members purchase their layouts at 50% off the regular retail price.

What are the Studio J® Membership Benefits:

• 50% off custom-printed layouts
• Free JPG files with each custom-printed layout purchase -- these JPGs are perfect for sharing, printing and archiving your scrapbook pages. {JPG files come in both high resolution and thumbnail sizes}
• The option to purchase JPG files separately for only $3.50 Canadian
• Exclusive members-only paper kits and layout patterns.
• Free shipping and handling on one order per month that includes 7 to 20 layouts.
• Free Memory Protectors®.
• & other special promotions will be made available exclusively to Studio J members

What Does Studio J® Membership Cost?

There are several Membership Options.

• Purchase a 12-Month Membership for just $115 (CDN)
• Purchase a 3-Month Membership for just $35 (CDN) 

Members Pay

• $7.50 per 2-page layout - that's only $3.25 per page
• $3.50 per 2-page JPEG file - that's only $1.75 per page
• Free shipping on monthly order of 7 to 20 layouts -- keep in mind 20 layouts is 40 scrapbook pages!
• $13 for shipping on additional orders

Doesn't this all sound great?

Need more information?  Contact Me at [email protected] or by phone at 905-317-8823.

Ready to get started now? Purchase Your Studio J Membership today!

Not ready to commit to membership?  That's okay -- you can still create with Studio J for FREE every day.  There is no charge until you are ready to print your layouts!  Give it a try today!

Color Me Creative III - Smoothie

So we've talked about Sunset and Lagoon but what about a new rosie pink to replace the bright vibrant Watermelon of days gone by?  

With the Autumn/Winter 2010 Idea Book CTMH's releases the Smoothie.

Suggestions for Smoothie?

• How fun would it be to pair Smoothie with the Sweet Leaf monochromatic back of the My Reflections Emporium B&T Duos paper on a layout!
  
   Featured Colours:  Creme Brulee, Smoothie, Sweet Leaf
   
  
  
• Or, you'll also find it in the new My Reflections Olivia kit as a rich autumn colour.
  
  
• Turn to page 52 in the Idea Book to see how Smoothie ink makes our new Irrestibles Miracle flowers and butterflies pop (Z1353, p.96)
  
  
• Surprise!  Smoothie is simply delicious when used on traditional holiday artwork!  See pages 46-47 of the Idea Book for artwork samples.
  
  

Don't have a 2010 Autumn/Winter Idea Book?  Contact me at [email protected] or by telephone at 905-317-8823 and I'll arrange to get you one right away.

OR  Do you have an idea for a fabulous colour scheme using Smoothie - share it with us in the comment section below.

Did you miss a previous Color Me Creative installment?  Choose Color Me Creative from the Category menu on the right sidebar to see them all.