I had a great night at the Ladies Night Out Vendors Fair tonight. I love sharing Close to my Heart with others. There was a great deal of interest in Studio J. My last post on here was about Studio J! It's such an easy and amazing digital program! Check it out for yourself! Go to the Studio J icon on the right, sign up for an account and start playing! It's completely FREE! You only pay when you order your pages. Have fun!

We use to take pictures with cameras that used, maybe 24 exposure film. We were more cautious with our photography due to the expense of developing the film and not knowing what the photos were really going to look like. I use to send disposable cameras to camp with my kids. When I developed the film, the pictures would be blurry, dark, half of someone's head, the wall of the tent, the grass and who knows what else would print out! Now we use digital cameras and might take 600 pictures at one birthday party! We take the pictures and upload them on our computers, edit them and save them in a file to deal with later. I have thousands of photos on my computer. I have so many pictures that I actually have 2 external hard drives to store and save all of them. Thank goodness Close to my Heart came up with Studio J! I can now digitally scrapbook my photos with clearness and excellent quality! About 3 weeks ago, I uploaded over 500 photos to Studio J and within a couple of hours, if even that, I had 18 2-page layouts completely done and ordered! When they came in the mail, I too them out, put them in page protectors and placed them directly into an album! Done! If you have been looking for a quick and easy way to get those photos off of your computer and into your albums, please take the time to check out Studio J! It's well worth it! Simply click on the Studio J icon to the right and begin your digital scrapbooking journey!

It's here! The newest Close to my Heart Cricut cartridge! I've had so much fun playing with it and creating fun new pieces to add into my scrapbook layouts and onto my cards! The 3 stamp sets that are included are the best ones yet! I also love how they are no longer using chipboard or white card stock in the collections, but have changed to a combo pack of colored card stock instead! This is yet another must have cartridge collection!! To order your own collection, visit http://lauriesmith.ctmh.com or simply click on the "Come Shop with Me" icon on the right side of this page!

Get Organized!

During the month of August, order one of the two new organizers and get a special gift...FREE!! Order the new marker storage and receive the My Acrylix Balloon Wishes stamp set for FREE!! Order the new accessory roll-up and receive two of the newest Base & Bling style sheets for FREE!! I love FREE stuff! Don't miss out! You can start ordering these wonderful organizers beginning this Saturday, August 1st!

Here's the new Zoe Workshop on the Go! Mine should be arriving on Thursday! I can't wait to start playing with this new paper packet!

June Stamp of the Month Set

Here are the wonderful cards I received from my CTMH Consultant Stamp of the Month Card Swap. These amazing ladies came up with the cutest ways to use this month's adorable stamp set! Don't miss out on this one! For more information or to get your set today, visit my online business address by clicking on the icon "Come Shop with Me" on the right side of the page. Happy Shopping!

Let the summer begin!

Summer is finally here and I can spend some time doing what I love...surfing the net, browsing for hours through Pinterest, and spending endless amounts of time in my scrapbooking room! Here's a great stamp to kick off your summertime pages and cards! I will be working on my display board later today and will post some amazing card fronts made by my Stamp of the Month card swap group! Let the summer begin!