I attended my first Close to My Heart event in late April. In addition to all of the great training, we were given the opportunity to create five Studio J layouts, making sure to utilize a variety of tools and techniques.
Layout 1 - Florentine Kit
In the first layout, which uses the Florentine kit and the Sidebar - Original Sampler - Photo Checkerboard sketch, we used multiple photo wells for one picture (the lower four on the right page). We also changed out some of the B&T paper and swapped one of the solid cardstock colors for B&T paper. The title incorporated two different fonts. We used the square-box stitching template for the four boxes on the right page as well as running-stitch stitching on the title block on the left page. The flower at the top of the left page is actually two resized and layered My Stickease images. There's direct-tool distressing on some of the cardstock, with the intensity adjusted to 50%.
Layout 2 - Superhero Kit
This layout uses the Superhero kit and the Front and Center - In the Middle/Sidebar - Main Frame sketch. We added a pattern using journaling boxes - the stripe pattern on the bottom of the left page was made copying and pasting the same size journal box across the Cranberry paper. The suggestion had been for an argyle pattern using squares and Xes stitched across them, but the stripes better fit my layout. We also changed one of the cardstock colors and swapped one of the
B&T papers for solid cardstock. The title uses the same font but in different colors, sizes, and orientations.
Layout 3 - Cruisin' Kit
In the third layout, we used the Cruisin' Kit and the Up the Tempo sketch (which is the same as I used for my This is Me! layout). The alphabet border was created with the alphabet stickers iin the Quick-Title Tool. My Stickease images are layered on both pages. Cross stitching was added to both pages and direct distressing was added.
Layout 4 - Stella Kit
This layout uses the Stella kit and the Abstract sketch. The Olive and Colonial White cardstock colors were switched. The main focus of this layout was using stitching to frame the photos. My Stickease images and stitching shapes were resized and clustered. Direct distressing was applied to the cardstock.
Layout 5 - Pemberley Kit
The last layout used the Pemberley kit and the Monologue sketch. We split My Stickease flower images across the two pages. Six folded clasps and brads were used to create a border at the top of the journaling box. Text boxes were sized and placed over the photos to enable distressing the photos. A space is typed in the text box to remove the reminder text, and "None" is selected for the background.
