one little word

What is your word for 2012? mine is focus ...focus on my dreams and art and i made this necklace as a reminder........would you like one to help you remember...$25.00 email me with your word.....

“Above all else, guard your heart, for everything you do flows from it.” jk rowling


“We've all got both light and dark inside us. What matters is the part we choose to act on. That's who we really are.” 
― J.K. Rowling, Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix


It does not do to dwell on dreams and forget to live, remember that.  ~J.K. Rowling, "The Mirror of Erised," Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone, 1997, spoken by the character Albus Dumbledore

“happiness can be found, even in the darkest of times, if one only remembers to turn on the light”
-Albus Dumbledore/JK Rowling

aaaaaaahhhhhhhhhh

new candle.....

these are hybrid...i used Pink Paislee family matters digital kits that i got on sale at www.jessicasprague.com ....printed some up and made this fun candle today. it makes me smile! and to remind me there is always something to be thankful for. 

candles......light

wooden candle holders hand decorated.......no 2 exactly alike....more style to come

photo shoot i did......

my daughter Janice and her family.....

subway art i made.....

gratitude attitude

sometimes i do well to remember to be grateful and other times i get caught up in the noise of life. that noise can still away the moments of life which is all we have really....so this post is about reminding me to stay in the moment....turning the noise down a notch or 2 and being grateful everyday.

11-1-11 i am grateful i made it through the morning after halloween sugar rush......=0) and that i have a warm soft bed and a full nights sleep. (why- kids waking up and sleeping on couch)

‎"Whatever you can do or dream you can, begin it. Boldness has genius, power, and magic in it. Begin it now." ~Goethe

backgrounds part 2

 this is a card i made and friends wanted to know how i did the back ground paper so i thought i would do a video and i could not get it to work but i will try again....so here are some pictures to show some of the steps....just remember no right or wrong and if you don't like it keep adding to it .....=0) I like to use 3 colors and add all over a piece of paper or art journal page bright and crazy......then i water down white paint or use the airbrush paint that is already thin (learned from Donna Downey)
put it on top of one side then mist with water and brush over (make sure paint is dry) then if i want more color to show i will lift some of the white off with paper towel.... once dry i use black ink and stamp some of my favorite stamps on like clock faces and my words background....

backgrounds....

I cut up the paper to use as backgrounds for card and ATC's sometimes i will use white paint on a stamp and stamp to add extra dimension and use white paint on my finger and go around the edges (gives a different look than ink).

then i added ink to edges and a little on card to blend again adding layers of  items or techniques create depth to the backgrounds....

angels among us

angels among us.....

be brave dream

 2 and 1/2 years ago i went through an epic event in my life that changed me forever....i went from being brave, talkative and fearless to being shy, quiet ( some days i did not speak a full sentence) and afraid. The song in my heart was so quiet i could not remember it or figure out how to heal. a lot of patience from others, from myself for me, online art therapy (because i rarely went anywhere), and i continued prompt in my head of just one foot in front of the other help me begin to listen to my song (dreams, hopes) but it was friends that told me some of the songs of my heart and encouraged me that i could dream  and they just listened when i did talk or just cried for no reason at times....I would touch my face and realize it was wet with tears and i did not even know....so that is the inspiration for this piece and i think many more to come....they will each be one of a kind with an angel and encouraging words....to remind others of the angels among us.....

fyi: this trio is for sale for $40.00 when it posts to my etsy store it will be $45.00 thank you for coming by and have a great day
jeanie

backgrounds

Hello Monday....
I want to show a background today....no matter what out project we have to start somewhere and most times it is with papers....BUT what if we don't have any (experienced this when i lost all supplies to a fire)
or what if it just isn't the right color and it is midnight when we are inspired? well make some...
for the next few weeks i will be posting the steps and how to's till we get to the finished item (s) .....

Start with 3 colors you like and randomly paint them on 8.5x11 card stock, we will learn to mute them later..... randomly add some stamps.....these stamps on sale at Queen Kat Designs store today. 

see you next time for the next installments of making backgrounds (or your own patterned papers) 

have a great paper crafting week

=0) jeanie

a little fall decor

I used 6x6 teresa collins haunted hallows paper and brads
 and trims....fun stuff and i love branches
 as some of my friends can tell you....=0)

Oct 6

Grow old along with me
The best is yet to be
When our time has come
We will be as one
God bless our love
God bless our love

Grow old along with me
Two branches of one tree
Face the setting sun
When the day is done
God bless our love
God bless our love

Spending our lives together
Man and wife together
World without end
World without end

Grow old along with me
Whatever fate decrees
We will see it through
For our love is true
God bless our love
God bless our love
by john lennon

it is our aniversary today....so hard to believe 32 years have gone by lots to think on good and bad....

something i have learned
Marriage is accepting each others faults, forgiving each others mistakes
           and loving unconditionally.............helping each other become the best that is in them.

monday at QKD

monday

life has been a ride the last month....travel and family and work and my husband broke his toe yesterday and we are in Ogden Utah today....craziness...............

I  took a good picture of this sample with my camera but could not find it.....just typical of my life in september.

=0) stamping
jeanie

THANK YOU

for all that came by on the orange blog hop and left such kind comments here is a download to help you make the pumpkin card ....download here print and layer on card stock.....

Orange Blog Hop.....

Welcome to my blog 

 I love Fall so here

are a few of my favorite projects with

Orange!In honor of the orange blog hop

 My favorite fiskers tool is

my Fiskars trimmer I use it every time I craft!I love how

it has the wire to show me a perfect cut line every time.

.....you came here from Shenna's Adventures in Scrapbooking

sheenasadventuresinscrapbooking.blogspot.com...... it all started at D's Paper Studio

http://debbysdares.blogspot.com thanks so much for stopping by.....

a wonderful teacher.....

Carina Gradner's brand new Paper and Digital Designer Workshop! Think elegant girls-trip-meets-intense-design-school. Yep, it’s going to be that kind of weekend!

We’ll be in Salt Lake City working on your paper and digital designer skills (and possibly your shopping skills, manicure skills, nunchuck skills…).  It’s going to be a super intense experience that will help you explore your creativity! We are staying at the Little America Hotel , who will also be catering nearly the entire event. The Little America is well known for being a luxurious Four Diamond Hotel and their menus and decor are impressive! Get ready for a glammed-up girls weekend that will also define your design career!

Registration for this event is capped at 20 people and is first-come, first serve.

Check out our workshops page to learn more and register!

I hope to be able to hang out with you at one or both of these events!

if the links in the body do not work click on the post title to be taken to the workshop page....

I have taken some classes from Carina and she is a power house of knowledge and shares the info in a fun and dynamic way ....she will tell you like it is in a kind and loving way........so you learn and can grow your skills as a designer. She has a phd in graphic design but teaches in a down to earth real life skills way ....come join me at her Designer workshop. I have found that i can use the skills i have gained in many art projects. 

jeanie

where to find my stamps

Hi i have a lot of stamps listed on my etsy store with more coming........also will have 8.5x11 paperpaks soon that you can print and use ........also card kits are coming!

thanks
jeanie
http://www.etsy.com/shop/jeaniesdesigns?ref=si_shop

new things coming

tutorials

I can not get everything to work and get them like i want them..........sorry
I am taking other classes right now and just can not do it all......

photo shoot

meant to share more pictures from our photoshoot....in May

Happy Halidays....

Can you believe it only 4 months till Christmas...here are some ideas for quick and easy cards......just saying why stress out at the last minute (ok so i promised myself i wouldn't do that again) =0) find the stamps here thanks for stopping by and whatever you create do it with your heart!.... fyi i used my mind's eye Christmas paper (i got the pad for 1/2 off at hobby lobby and it will make lots and lots of cards and tags)

fall time

can you believe it is almost the end of August? so soon the coolness of fall will be here and the colors of fall....love this time of year. we (my husband and I try to take a little fall trip every year) we will have been married 32 years this October....i can not believe the time has gone so fast.......what is your fall memories along the journey?

the stamps i used here are fall grouping and the ghost from frightened friends found here  other items i used were orange cardstock (Am Crafts) some left over black print....and left over letters from my stash (American crafts also) I did put glitter on the ghost....

have a great day. 
jeanie

my Monday fought a headache all morning....sseeesssshhhhh....

so i finally made a card...not my best....i think my frustration showed....
new birdhouse and vine stamp set from QKD and jeanie dickinson...
have a great papercrafting week
jeanie

and my week has not gotten better so MANY frustrating road blocks..........grrrrrr

=0)

Jacob was a cheater. Peter had a temper. David had an affair. Noah got drunk. Jonah ran from God. Paul was a murderer. Gideon was insecure. Miriam was a gossiper. Martha was a worrier. Thomas was a doubter. Sara was impatient. Elijah was moody. Moses stuttered. Zaccheus was short. Abraham was old. Lazarus was dead…. Now what’s your excuse? Can God use you or not? God doesn’t call the qualified, He qualifies the CALLED.

long overdue quote

"Success is the ability to go from one failure to another with no loss of enthusiasm." ~ Winston Churchill

families...

I used porcelain and traveling typewriter fonts and Rhonna's brushes from 6 week brush set and 1 from the 21 day challenge brush set....and the paper in the background is by me....it can be found in new neutrals paper pack coming soon....here it is printed and then i did a little adding to it...and i like it =0)

hello Monday

hello QKD world...what are you doing this week? any plans to spend one of the hot afternoon inside a cool place and stamp the heat away? have you started designing your holiday cards? once August ends time just goes in fast forward before you know the holidays are upon us....stamp up some generic thank yous, and birthdays so you have them at a snap of your fingers before the busy holidays hit....( our family has 6 birthdays in a 6 week time Aug/Sept....then another 4 in December) i better get busy....check out QKD stamp store today....

remember to always:

have a great paper crafting week....

=0) jeanie

jeaniesdesigns stamps all images on the stamps for sale tab...also on etsy

these stamps by www.jeaniesdesigns.com are made from red rubber and are cling foam mounted --made in the USA. please email  jeanie@jeaniesdesigns.com with questions or wholesale inquiries....
next up will be fall and some indian designs then holiday featuring our old time Santa reading his list.....sneak peak below PLEASE GO TO THE STAMPS FOR SALE tab TO VIEW STAMPS AND SEE WHAT WE HAVE ADDED NOW....

inspired from color inspiration workshop by Christy Tomlinson