A Little About Me...
Hi, my name is JJ, and I live in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. For those who didn't do any better in geography than I did in school, I'm about one hour north of Plattsburgh, New York. My husband and I were married in 2001, in a costumed, Renaissance wedding (there’s my weird fact for the day). We have an eight year old boy, and a five year old girl. My kids are the reason that I started scrapbooking. I resisted the hobby for many years, because I knew it would be addicting. No surprise - now I'm firmly hooked!
I've been crafting in one form or another since I was big enough to hold a crayon. Sewing was my biggest obsession, and I go back and forth to that still, as the muses strike, but it's kind of taken a backseat to the scrapbooking. And I'm OK with that. I mostly scrap 12x12, but I dabble in other formats. I have a bit of a scrappy split-personality, as I like to change up my
style a little depending on the subject - but there's always ink
involved. Mixed media is my new vice of choice.
Besides Scrapbooking – some of my
other addictions are Starbucks, Sushi and loud rock music. But not
all at the same time - Peppermint Latte and Spicy Scallops just don't
mix. (Green Day is, of course, perfect with either.)
Publications
Canadian Scrapbooker (Canada)
- Winter 2011 - Passport to Creativity artist feature - 2-page interview plus 3 layouts - page 82-83 ("Pirate Cookies", "Water Art", "i-dorable")
- Winter 2011 - "Baby's First Christmas" - page 26
- Winter 2011 - Rosette Tree (papercraft) - page 32
- Summer 2011 - "Groovy Baby" - page 28
- Winter 2010 - "Father of 2" - page 52
- Summer 2010 - "Made in Canada" - page 130
- Spring 2010 - "Trouble" - page 136
- Winter 2008 - "Not Quite the Christmas Tree We Had in Mind" - page 118
- Fall 2008 - "Thank you" - page 18
- Mixed Media special issue - Jul 2012 - "Calm Before the Storm" - page 12
- Vol 6 Issue 1 (Jan 2011) - "Thanks" card - page 122-123
- June/July 2012 - "Thank You" card, with PanPastels - page 10
- Issue 42 (October 2011) - "Meilleurs Amis" - page 44
- August 2010 - "Voici Comment Dort Un Ange" - page 79
Memory Makers (USA)
- Sep/Oct 2009 - "Bat Nan" - page 65
Paper Creations (USA)
- Fall 2010 - "Robot Happy Birthday" card - page 69
Scrapbooking & Beyond (USA)
- Spring 2012 - "Mother's Day 2010" - online bonus project
Scrapbook Magazine (UK)
- December 2011, Issue 60 - "Christmas Concert" - page 72
- December 2012, Issue 68 - "Bowling" - page 75
Scrapbooking Memories (Australia)
- Vol 14 No 11 (Aug 2012) - "Still Loves to Swing" - page 136
- Vol 14 No 8 (May 2012) - "Strong & Free" - page 32
- Vol 14 No 6 (March 2012) - "Easter Ninja" - page 82
- Vol 13 No 12 (Oct 2011) - "Piratitude" - page 26
- Vol 13 No 4 (Mar 2011) - "Cars at the Park" - page 42
- Vol 12 No 7 (July 2010) - "Learning to Crawl" - page 133
- Vol 11 No 11 (Nov 2009) - "New PJ's" - page 102
Scrapbook Trends (USA)
- April 2012 - "Happy Birthday" card
Scrap n' Art Magazine (on-line)
- October 2011 - "Mini-go for 2" - Trendwatch - fabric article
- June 2011 - "Shopping Cart Pals" - Trendwatch - calico fabric article
Books
- Creative Scrappers "Creating With Sketches" - "Vitamin C" - page 21
Catalogues
- Ruby Rock-it - CHA-W 2012 product catalogue - page 13 (wedding layout), page 15 (wedding layout)
Upcoming Publications
- Create (Northridge) (USA) - October 2012
- Creating Keepsakes (USA) - Dec 2012
- Canadian Scrapbooker (Canada) - Dec 2012
- Cards (Northridge) (USA) - Jan 2013
- Canadian Scrapbooker (Canada) - Dec 2013
- Canadian Scrapbooker (Canada) - March 2014
Other
CHA Website
Page Maps
Basic Grey gallery
- 5 Months - Aug 09
- 10 Months - Aug 09
- You are Beautiful - Oct 08
- Perchance to Dream - Sep 08
- Smile - May 08
- Budding Artist - Sep 07
Current Design Teams
- Susan K Weckesser (manufacturer) - Guest Designer March 2013
Past Design Teams
- Susan K Weckesser (manufacturer) - Oct 2012 - Sept 2013
- Authentique (manufacturer) - August 2012 - Apr 2013
- Helmar (manufacturer) - May 2012 - Apr 2013
- Ruby Rock-it (manufacturer) - Nov 2011 - Nov 2012
- Green Tara (manufacturer/wholesaler) - Oct 2011 - Sept 2012
- Love My Tapes (manufacturer) - Jul 2011 - Jul 2012
- Tattered Angels (manufacturer) - Nov 2010 - Dec 2011
- Sketchabilities (sketch challenge blog) - Oct 2011 - Nov 2011
- C'est Magnifique Kit Club (kit club) - Oct 2011 Guest Designer
- Let's Capture These Sketches (sketch challenge blog) - Jul 2011 - Oct 2011
- Glue Dots® (manufacturer) - Sept 2010 - Aug 2011
- Scrap Attack Scrapbooking (on-line store) - Aug 2010 - Apr 2011
- Snobby Walrus Paper Crafts (kit club & on-line store) - April 2010 - Oct 2010
- Mon Scrapbook (on-line store) - Jan 2010 - Oct 2010
- Let's Capture Our Memories (card challenge team) - Jun 2010 - Aug 2010
- Scrapbook Sussies (kit club) - March 2010 Guest Designer
- Crazy Daisy Kits (kit club) - Jun 2009 - Jan 2010
- Scrapbook Star (store & kit club) - Jul 2009 - Dec 2009
- Scrap Attack Scrapbooking (on-line store) - Nov 2009 Guest Designer
- Creative Scrappers (challenge blog) - May - Dec 2008, Aug - Oct 2009
- The Paper Element (manufacturer) - Jul 2008 - Jun 2009
- Paws On Scrapbooking (on-line store) - Oct 2008 - Jan 2009
- Scrapbooker's Clubhouse (kit club) - Mar 2008 Guest Designer
- Paws On Scrapbooking (on-line store) - Feb 2008 Guest Designer
- A Shade of Blue (paper crafting forum) - Dec 2007 - Jun 2008
Teaching Experience
Scrapbook Centrale - instructor - Oct 09 - present
Contests
- Dream You're a Scrapstar 2008 - Scrapbook Dreamer - Grand Prize