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Studio J JPGs Meet the Memory Game!

As a Studio J member, I receive free JPG images of all my purchased layouts.  I’ve had lots of people ask me what I do with those JPG images, so here are a few ideas:

1)  One of the best things you can do with the JPGs is burn them onto a CD or DVD and place in a fireproof safe to archive your photos/layouts.

2)  Facebook, blog, tweet or email the web friendly JPG image to share with your friends and family.

3)  Make additional copies of your JPGs at your local photo developer or drop the image back into Studio J’s “No Limits” layout.  This is good for those layouts that are older than a year since CTMH only archives them for a year.

4)  My favorite use of the JPGs is creating mini-albums and 3-D gift items!

Here is an example of one of my recent projects using the My Creations Memory Game.  To decorate the outside of the box, I inked the edges with Bamboo and cut the Footloose paper to size.  I used Bonding Memories Glue to adhere the paper making sure I got right up to the edges.

Decorating this box was so much fun!  I brought images from the Art Philosophy Collection into the Cricut Craft Room to weld my 2011 together, modify the shapes of the stars to look like starfish, and create the little circles to be used with the Vintage Type stamp set.  I used 3-D Foam Tape to add a little dimension and Liquid Glass to make sure my Wooden Designer Buttons and Baker’s Twine didn’t move.  This little box seriously makes me happy, but then I open it up and it gets even better!

Since it will be easier to demonstrate this technique using Photoshop, I’ll upload a video later.  In short, I resized my JPGs to fit the 3×3 coasters in the game box.  I also stamped the backs of the coasters with the Universal Backgrounds stamp in Creme Brulee and used the My Legacy Writers to add journaling about each layout.

About Author

My adventures as a CTMH consultant began in April of 2007. My goal was simply to meet my minimums so that I could enjoy the consultant discount. Little did I know that my passion for the products and teaching scrapbooking and stamping techniques would lead me to so many new friendships. I've had the good fortune to travel to a variety of CTMH events and was even asked to teach at the Studio J Boot Camp in 2011, Convention Extravaganza in 2012, and on the main stage at Convention 2015.

9 Comments

  • Kathy
    March 10, 2012 at 8:04 pm

    What a fabulous idea!!! You constantly amaze me with your creativity and willingness to share. Thank you!

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  • Haley D.
    March 11, 2012 at 8:03 am

    Terrific idea! Thanks for sharing!

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  • Pamela O'Connor
    March 11, 2012 at 12:27 pm

    This is such a fabulous idea! Thanks for sharing your creativity with us all. Have a blessed day!

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  • Gigi
    March 12, 2012 at 7:51 pm

    This is awesome. I can’t wait to get mine!

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  • Mike, Karen and Josh
    March 14, 2012 at 2:25 pm

    Amy, I LOVE your memory game idea, it’s adorable!!!

    Another idea you can share is to use a digital picture frame to display them. I use the large images (one page at a time) in an 8×10 digital frame. We love seeing the layouts all the time, not just when we drag out the photo albums.

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  • Wendy Coffman
    December 3, 2012 at 6:15 pm

    This is genius!! I can’t wait to make one!

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  • Studio Scrapping with Amy Ulen
    December 3, 2012 at 8:55 pm

    Thanks for all the great comments! I love using my Studio J JPGs to create non-traditional scrapbooks.

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  • Nikkii
    February 22, 2013 at 12:55 pm

    Arrrrrrgh! Why didn’t I find you sooner Amy? I LOVE this! Now I need some of these Memory Game boxes and they are discontinued, pout.

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    • Amy
      February 22, 2013 at 10:59 pm

      Nikkii, I know, the Memory Game boxes are amazing. You can bet that I’m watching the “While Supplies Last” section of my website for the day these go on sale!

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