Exciting time-Preparing for GJS (Genuinely Jane Studios) site launch!!

Hello my crafty friends, I have some really exciting new's to tell you!!!  I know it's been quite a while since I have posted anything here on my blog but it has been a very busy time for me!!  I am honored to tell you that I have been asked by my best friend and very talented artist, Susan Wojtkowski, owner and creator of GJS (Genuinely Jane Studios) to partner with her on her new business venture!!  

She asked me to be VP of Sales. I will be the east coast presence and will represent GJS at industry shows and events in this region. In addition, I act as the rep for east coast wholesale accounts. I am over the moon about it!! Genuinely Jane Studios (GJS) manufactures small and medium sized mini-albums for scrapbooking, mixed media and altered arts in a variety of shapes and sizes. 100% American-made, our facility is located in rural, north-central Missouri and uses only the highest quality materials.

I am sooooo very excited to be working with her and her wonderful books!! I know this will be a big hit in the Scrapbooking/Mixed Media world!!

I can't give you the website as of yet but i will as soon as we go live next weekend!!

Here are a few pic's of the book's unfinished and raw and some of one I'm working on!!!

Arrow book

Scallop book

(I still have to finish this book but this is what I have done so far!!)

You can use whatever medium you want on these books, paper, paint, ink and so forth!!  Whatever you little heart desires!!

So please stay tuned for our launch of GJS next weekend!!!

Until then Hug's and Happy Craftin!!

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I know, I know!!!

So I know that I said that I was gonna be posting more frequently but it just seems as though life just gets in the way!!!  I have been soooooooo busy with handling my parents affairs and the kid's school stuff and on top of that I started working at the school part time as a lunchroom/playground chaperone!!  With all of this going on I don't have a lot of energy left at the end of the day for crafting!!  So today I just wanted to let you all know that my BEST friend in the whole world has gotten back into blogging and I wanted to share her new adventure!!  You're gonna love how creative she is!!  So please let's show her some Love by stopping by and saying Hello!!

http://irreversiblymoi.wordpress.com/

I plan on working on some stuff tomorrow as I do not have plan's for anything else so I should have something fun for you in the next few day's!!

Until then Hug's and Happy Craftin!!

Inspiration-pg. 4&5

Okay, so last month I showed you all my new obsession with Donna Downey and her inspiration journal's.  I can hardly wait till Wednesday every week to see what absolutely BEAUTIFUL art she creates in her's!!!  I myself  have been trying to find time as often as I can to work in mine too and so today I have for you pages 4 & 5 in my Inspiration Journal.

I Love all the color and texture in these pages!  The pop's of black make the book text stand out even more.

I have learned from watching Donna that you should not be afraid to add all kinds of color, texture, medium's and pattern to your journal's!!  Be sure to let yourself  go outside of your comfort zone and get messy!!!

Thank you for joining me today!

Until next time, Hug's and Happy Craftin!!!

Cropped Event Challenge 5

Hello my friends, hope you are all doing well!!  Today I had a little time to actually participate in the Above Rubies Cropped Event.  I don't have much time to get my submission in so this is going to be short and sweet!!  The challenge was to make a card, layout or other project with just paper and adhesive!!  So this is what I came up with.

Very simple but quite nice!!

Thanks for stopping by today.  I will have more for you soon!!

Until next time Hug's and Happy Craftin!!

Inspiration!!!

Okay, I know that it has been quite a while since I have posted anything and I do apologize, but just because I haven't doesn't mean that I haven't crafted or kept up with everything that is going on in this wonderful blogging world!!!  So I have to tell you that I do have a new obsession...her name is Donna Downey!!  You have to check her out, she is absolutely BRILLIANT and does the most amazing art!!  She sell's these wonderful handcrafted Inspiration Journals, I just had to have one!!  After watching hours and hours of her video's of her creating in her journal, I got to work in mine and so this is what I did.  

Picture of  one of the many Journal's that Donna sell's.

If you watch any of her video's you will see that you can put whatever inspires you into your Journal!!  You can add paint, stamps, rub-on's, tape, ink and so on and so on, until it makes you happy!!  

I will try to make a video of my own soon showing how I create in my Inspiration Journal!

Thank you for checking me out again after soooo long!!!  I appreciate you all!!

Until next time, Happy Craftin!

It's been a while!!!

Hello my crafty friends, I hope you all find yourselves well!!  I wanted to update you with where I have been!!! I know that it has been about a month since I have posted, I apologize.  I have been so busy with the kids and all the end of the year activities plus, we have taken in a friend who has fallen on hard times.  He has been staying in my craft room and it makes it a little hard to craft when someone is in your artistic space!!  Anyhow, I  think he has found a part time gig that will get him out of the house and then I will be able to get back in there!! I have some other things I am working on in the coming months that I will share with you once I tie up some of the loose ends.  I want to make sure everything is organized and set up before I say anything.  Thank you for being so understanding and I hope to have some projects posted for you later today!!

Hug's and Happy Craftin

Ildi