Welcome Kim Jackson, our Guest Diva for April

My name is Kim Jackson, and I'm a 30-something writer, editor, and papercrafter living in Midvale, Utah. I live in a just-the-right-size townhouse with my boyfriend, Chris. We bought it in 2007, and immediately started remodeling. Yikes! Until recently, I was a senior editor at Creating Keepsakes magazine, and have had scrapbook layouts and other projects published frequently in its pages since 2010. You'll also find my cards in a few special issues of Paper Crafts magazine, Cards magazine, and Embellish online magazine. In addition to papercrafting, I love to sew and knit. There's something so satisfying about working with your hands on something creative--especially if you're making something for someone else. I'm so happy to be this month's Guest Diva!


Kim has lots of projects so let's get started looking at them and see what she has to say about them!  Kim used the Noah and Audrey collections to create with.

Using the Noah Collection

On the 12x12 layout, I cut stars from the cute little boy paper, then covered them with Ranger Crackle medium.

You can see the detail on the stars in this shot.

For the ornament, you can find instructions for the cute star here: http://studioofmae.blogspot.com/2011/12/christmas-freebies-part-3-mini-paper.html. I would totally attach this to a present for my nephew.

And a fun card!

Using the Audrey Collection.

On the mini album, I inked the edges of each album page with tea dye to give it a slightly vintage vibe. 

And a fun 2 page 8.5 by 11 layout!

Thanks Kim for being our Guest Diva for the month of April!  We are in love with all the great projects you did for us and our readers!!


Be sure to check back this week for more inspiration and ideas from our design team!