tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30876563.post5055204937499341082..comments2024-03-28T11:15:14.995-06:00Comments on Jen Gallacher: What are Your 2018 Scrapbooking and Craft Goals?Jen Gallacherhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05452006234817305845noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30876563.post-33389152701249854002018-01-08T22:11:23.055-07:002018-01-08T22:11:23.055-07:00I do Art Journaling. Has anyone thought of doing t...I do Art Journaling. Has anyone thought of doing that ? If you are tired of scrapbooking or are an empty nester and there’s not enough going on to scrap about? I don’t always write in my journal either. I use color and the stamps, die cuts, stencils ( I love my stencils!) and embossing plates to creat a page or a 2 page spread that expresses my emotions, my mood, my fears, hopes , dreams....and I jointed an Art Club that has encouraged me to take my Art out of the journal and to do it on wood art boards. Wish me luck as I have gathered up my courage to enter my art in the Club’s annual show and sale this fall. Scared and so excited. <br />I never really got into the scrapbooking and while I do make a few cards for very close friends, I don’t make a lot of cards. The art Journaling has been my go to creative outlet. And I can’t tell you how much it has helped me with the stress of a recent move and major disruption in my life. I can recommend the YouTube channel of Mike Deakin for a start in Art Journaling No matter how experienced you are or are it, he has inspiration to offer . And a lovely British accent as well! Teresahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16273086508067567017noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30876563.post-57349144604770626302017-12-28T10:21:05.744-07:002017-12-28T10:21:05.744-07:00I just recently got my own craftroom after another...I just recently got my own craftroom after another one of my girls moved out and am trying to figure out what I love and what to get rid of because I have way too much stuff. I am starting to know myself better about the things that I will actually use and trying hard not to always want the latest and greatest LOL. The last few years I really haven't scrapbooked and I am sad at that but mostly becaue my girls are grown and my life is pretty boring on a day to day basis. But I am realizing that I should really scrapbook more of me so that my girls will have information I only wish I had from my mom. I do subscribe to Simon Says Stamp's card kit each month and realized a few months ago that I wasn't really using my kits much but hoarding them. I told myself that each month when the kit comes if I don't make at least 5 cards using the kit that I need to cancel my subscription and guess what I just received the January Card kit and spent the last two days making 10 cards with the kit and still have enough for more cards. I would love to find a way to make crafting my job.<br />Wish we lived closer so we could craft together.Deneenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16956599978865505799noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30876563.post-73474240234625117482017-12-19T18:25:37.513-07:002017-12-19T18:25:37.513-07:00Love your gorgeous craft space! Great goals for th...Love your gorgeous craft space! Great goals for the new year!Celeste Goffhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03163288661712778646noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30876563.post-68860447549723975072017-12-19T16:01:37.568-07:002017-12-19T16:01:37.568-07:00Hi Jen do you ever think about doing 8 1/2 x11 lay...Hi Jen do you ever think about doing 8 1/2 x11 layouts again? I’m going to give this format a try. I loved those layouts you use to do. Will there be more in 2018?L. Rippsteinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14663660728069800833noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30876563.post-4513852068797710312017-12-18T17:49:55.232-07:002017-12-18T17:49:55.232-07:00Jen,
I got excited when Project Life became so pop...Jen,<br />I got excited when Project Life became so popular because I found it was the perfect outlet for me to document my empty nester life. I didn’t have as many “full page layout” events anymore once my son was on his own, but still wanted to document my life- as boring as it can sometimes be. I do a two page monthly spread-I don’t have enough going on to do weekly spreads. But I love that I can create mini 3x4 or 4x6 layouts using the usual embellishments you’d find on a 12x12 page. I still create single 12x12 pages and I love mini albums for special events or trips, but the PL option works for my everyday/monthly stories. <br /><br />I love your ability to create beautiful pages with seemingly effortless but wonderful layering of elements. Thank you for your years of inspiration!<br /><br />Sue Baker<br />Alexandria VASuehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08884710060037459329noreply@blogger.com