sad

Okay, this is getting a wee bit out of control now. I'm getting caught up in the past and I don't think that's a good idea! I didn't know what I was starting. I really like these journal books, but going through all the papers and ephemera that I've collected over the years is taking an emotional toll on me that I didn't expect. Just sayin'.

Junque Journal Love

I love my junque journal! I can't wait to fill it up and start another one!





After getting interested in art journals, I came across this video about altering Composition Notebooks. I've done that before....back here in 2008, but this video, by Rita Hutcheson Cobbs, made me take another look.



Can you believe how happy she is? Such enthusiasm! It made me want to create again...so I grabbed a few more composition notebooks and started in!

In the meantime, I found this next video, Junque Journal Introduction, and knew I wanted to make a book like this!



Tangiebaxter's tutorials:
Part Two
Part Three

I love these videos. I've watched them over and over and over, and learned how to break out of my box and and just play! Scrapbooking, Art Journals, Junque Jounrals. This mixed media stuff is fun!

My Sweet Magnum

I lost my beautiful boy on Monday. It was unexpected....so sudden. He wasn't feeling well, very sluggish, running a slight fever. It was cancer. Squamous cell carcinoma. An insidious, aggressive form of oral cancer. I hate cancer. It keeps taking my loved ones from me.

Journal Me This Swap

I joined the Journal Me This swap at YourPaperPantry. Jane was my partner and made a beautiful layered page with turned edges and romantic detail. I love this page.

cards for claudia

Some of the beautiful cards made for the "Cards for Claudia" campaign. Over $1,000 was made from the sale of these cards!!

LOOK what I have created!!! Happy Dance!

OMG! I joined a swap at Your Paper Pantry (a very cool site with extremely talented people that love scrapping, card making, journaling, etc. Check it out!) The following video was made by my swap partner. I was so shocked when I saw this, when I heard what she was saying. The funny thing is that when I saw what a beautiful plaque she sent me, I felt the same as she did! I just didn't think my tag was good enough and I felt like I had not done enough. And yet we're both so happy with what we received! What a great day!

My apologies that the video is no longer on YouTube.

Do Something Nice for a Fellow Scrapper

Go here and buy yourself some beautiful handmade cards. These were put together by some of the best scrappers and card makers who came together to form one giant heart. All proceeds from the sale of these cards will go to Claudia D'Alessandro who recently lost her husband and father to their six children. Yes, six. I believe the oldest just graduated from high school.

You're gonna buy cards anyway....and some of you are going to buy them online....so why not buy them at Jade's Etsy shop and help a fellow scrapper. Imagine giving up something you love doing so much... imagine how hard it would be to sell off all of your scrap supplies... imagine your life if you lost your spouse, your kids lost their father. Nothing will ever be the same again for this family. Please help.