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Recently, I was reflecting on the twists and turns my life has taken over the years. I've worked in fast food, school districts, a flower shop, and the early childhood education field. Finally, at this point, I have the freedom and where with all to explore one of the passions in my life - working with paper.
I started out putting scrapbooks together. First, I attempted to document one of my husband's mission trips. He went to Fruitful Vale in Jamaica, so I put a lot of construction paper fruit on those pages. Ugh. One of my next projects was to document an entire year in the life of our family. Six months into the project, I had so many pages in there, the book fell apart. Nowadays, I look back at my original attempts, roll my eyes, and thank goodness for all that I've learned since then.
I now work with paper both on and off the page - meaning - I still scrapbook sometimes, but I also do mixed media projects, altered art, paper flowers, glitter projects, and many other art forms that catch my attention.
I have a wonderful support group around me - gals who are my artistic muses, fellow scrapbook instructors. I also search out terrific sources of inspiration - Tim Holtz and Ali Edwards especially.
Now, I'm fortunate enough to be able to combine two of my favorite things - working with paper and teaching. I'm a certified scrapbook instructor, capable of teaching all sorts of tricks and techniques. I love finding new tools and new ways to use them. Stay tuned - I'll share all of my findings with you....
Recently, I was reflecting on the twists and turns my life has taken over the years. I've worked in fast food, school districts, a flower shop, and the early childhood education field. Finally, at this point, I have the freedom and where with all to explore one of the passions in my life - working with paper.
I started out putting scrapbooks together. First, I attempted to document one of my husband's mission trips. He went to Fruitful Vale in Jamaica, so I put a lot of construction paper fruit on those pages. Ugh. One of my next projects was to document an entire year in the life of our family. Six months into the project, I had so many pages in there, the book fell apart. Nowadays, I look back at my original attempts, roll my eyes, and thank goodness for all that I've learned since then.
I now work with paper both on and off the page - meaning - I still scrapbook sometimes, but I also do mixed media projects, altered art, paper flowers, glitter projects, and many other art forms that catch my attention.
I have a wonderful support group around me - gals who are my artistic muses, fellow scrapbook instructors. I also search out terrific sources of inspiration - Tim Holtz and Ali Edwards especially.
Now, I'm fortunate enough to be able to combine two of my favorite things - working with paper and teaching. I'm a certified scrapbook instructor, capable of teaching all sorts of tricks and techniques. I love finding new tools and new ways to use them. Stay tuned - I'll share all of my findings with you....
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