Janna Wilson

Monday, Monday...

Goodness gracious..here we go with another week!  Hang on tight...it's gonna be a fast ride (as usual, right ;)  Lots of stuff going on in my little neck of the woods...so many things on my to do list!  And lots on my "WANT" to do list.  I'm currently wanting to spend some time playing with my new friend...Gertie.  Meet Gertie...

She's a 1947 Singer 66 model.  Folks...they don't make em like this anymore :)  Even if I didn't ever sew a stitch...just admiring the beauty and craftsmanship of a piece like this is worth the money! But guess what...she sews like nobody's business!!!  WHOO HOOOO!  When I mentioned needing a machine for some heavy duty sewing -- Scott suggested I go this route (purchase an oldie) rather than a new machine.  I agreed and he found this one.  It's dreamy.  :)  He bought it for me and that makes her even more special.  She's perched in my Mother in Law's sewing machine cabinet...priceless.

I had a great trip to Virgina week before last...I only have phone pictures because honestly, I was just way to lazy to drag along my big camera (Gussie-- yes, I like to name things).  Plus, she's getting older and I worry about her traveling far.  :)  In between and after teaching, we (Angie and me) even had time to visit a few local sites and make a run for Virginia Beach.  It was fun, but as always...I feel guilty and wish the family were able to be there too.   They would have had a BLAST.  Virginia Beach is a great family get away.

(bad phone pic, sorry)
The Memories Galore event was first class all the way!  WOW!  It was truly the swankiest event I've been to...right down to cushy executive chairs and scrumptious meals.  Nice big table area to crop and it was held at what once was a privately owned executive retreat/estate.  WOW.  It's now the Wyndam Virginia Crossing Resort...very nice.  I was so impressed with this event.  I had a great time and met some very nice ladies.  Thanks for having me Angela and Michelle!

(view from our room)

(I want the white house there in the middle of this pic...what a dream!)

(see, I told you it was family friendly!)

(we visited a plantation-- the Berkeley Plantation...so much history in this part of the country!  We really enjoyed it)

 

Fiskar FUN!

Need a little sunshine in your life?  Well, check out this article over at Fiskars to brighten up a dreary day.  It's really amazing what you can do with plain old cardstock and a few phenomenal tools...here's my contribution to the article.

Texture/Embossing plates, decorative scissors, stamps, and tear edgers bring all this ho hum yellow cardstock to life...I absoulutely love this project! 

Ooooh ooh!!! Check this out too...a great article with lots of ways to whip up a fancy camera strap to dress up your third eye (your camera)! 

I was so impressed with all the cute camera straps...you'll enjoy it!

What?!?! MIDNIGHT already!?

So much I want to post about...my brain has been working overtime lately as I'm schemin' and dreamin'!!!  That means my cogs are in full force --turning and burning with new ideas, new projects and an exciting adventure.  And as life would have it...all of those thoughts have to percolate for the next five days as I'll be leaving to teach in Virginia in the morning!  I'm so excited about this too!  I've got a super project I'll be teaching for Fiskars at a swanky event called the Summer Scrap-a-thon-- hosted by Memories Galore, a fabulous store in Midlothian, Virginia!  I haven't been on the road in a while, so I'm looking forward to it---but I'm already sad thinking about missing the kiddos for five days :(  Bittersweet. 

How bout a little peeky of my project?

Lots of Fiskars tool/stamp action and I hope that the ladies/gents in VA love it as much as I do...had lots of fun using October Afternoon papers and some Bella Blvd. alphabet stickers! 

What else...oh yes...I plan on dipping my toes in the Atlantic come Sunday!  YAY!!! It's been a while since mine eyes have seen the sea!  Exciting! 

Scrapbookdeals4u.com

I have so much to share!  I don't know where to begin!  I'll begin with happy and fun!  Martha over at Scrapbookdeals4u.com asked me to be a guest designer for July!  I was so excited and honored to be asked...and guess what is so SWEET about this deal?  I got to play with one of my NEW favorite designer's stuff...BELLA BLVD!  It's so adorable...definitely cause for celebration in my book...in fact the kit, designed by the Scrapbookdeals4u gang...is exactly that...SWEET CELEBRATION!  So adorable in fact that it looks like it is sold out for now!  But check it out and check out their other kit that features the MJ Collection...it rocks out on patriotic appeal.

So here's some fun looks at the cuteness involved in the Sweet Celebration kit...

Packed with sweet goodness...love the selection of embellishments to go with the papers!  YUMMY!

I did three layouts...and I'll do a couple more projects because I still have TONS of goodies to play with!!!

(i just **heart** this one so much!!!!)

Had fun with this one...went with the bday theme here.

Yes, I've scrapped some of these pics before...nothing wrong with that, right? ;) LOL!  Love how these colorful designs POP on that white background!  So nice!

Just penciled the title on and then pre-punched stitching holes to back stitch the title.

Love how it turned out!

Those red letters are a FAVORITE right now!!!  --they're Bella Blvd. from the kit, of course!  CUTE!

So check out scrapbookdeals4u.com...lots of fun stuff over there!  I also so they are looking to add a few designing women to their team so you might check that out if you would like to try out for a design team post! 

Happy Scrappy Fourth!

Need some fun ideas for scrapping the FOURTH?  Recently I did this layout for the PROJECT A DAY over at the Fiskars website!  (I snuck y'all a peek already :)  Here's the full page!

I created a lively stamped background and a fun border with none other than one of my favorite Squeeze Punch designs...TWINKLE TWINKLE!  I have used this one NON-STOP lately! 

(see how I used it as a pattern for the stitched star above?)

Ooooh...here's another fun idea!!!  Okay, okay...I wish I could show you more...but of course these are GS104 projects, so sadly I have to keep the fun under wraps :)! 

Head over the the Fiskars site to check out the HOW TO on this project.  Enjoy a different project EVERY DAY this month!  It's all about summer fun!