Live Chat with Jen Jockisch (transcript) 11/09/2009

A huge thanks to Jen Jockisch for joining us for a live chat on 11/9.

hi everyone!
Jen Jockisch
hi april!
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Hi April
April Foster
hello...just got through watching House
vicki Boutin
Congrats on GG, Jen and I love your stuff with this month's kit!!!
Jen Jockisch
thanks vicki!
April Foster
congrats on the dream team, too!
Jen Jockisch
thank you!
Jen Jockisch
it's been an INSANE month
Jen Jockisch
:):)
vicki Boutin
yeah! That too!!!!
chris dodaj
oh yeah Jen!! congrats
vicki Boutin
I will look forward to seeing lots and lots of Jen inspiration!!
scrapally
Have fun all... I'm off to watch Trauma :)
simplytam
hey all... yep, I love it when people you admire get recognised for it
Jen Jockisch
bye ally!
vicki Boutin
bye, ally!
chris dodaj
ally you need dvr
Jen Jockisch
thank you simplytam. that makes me smile.
simplytam
:)
scrapally
yeah - ain't that the truth...
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hi michelle!
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Hi Jen!
ShellyJ
bye ally!
Jen Jockisch
i have to tell you all i've never done one of these before
Jen Jockisch
so bear with me please
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hi
chris dodaj
me either :)
Jen Jockisch
and please feel free to fire away if you have any questions!
vicki Boutin
hee hee
April Foster
so, jen, your work is so intricate. How long does it usually take you to do a layout?
simplytam
jen, i love how you mix neutral colours with brights - is that a conscious decision on your part?
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yeah, what April said
ravenea
yes, and do you plan it out first?
*Stacey*
i have a hard time keeping up and keeping things in order! ;)
Jen Jockisch
it can vary april...some take hours, the Home layout I did for SC was a killer.....but then the 'my couch' page took about an hour
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michelle.......i am not a planner
Jen Jockisch
it just sort of happens
kphike
Jen - do you tend to use the same bkgrnd paper (colors) or do you mix it up?
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i do think i tend to gravitate towards the same thing
chris dodaj
hey steph!
vicki Boutin
hey steph!
amywelch
jen how many layouts do you scrap a week? and how often do you submit
stephanie howell
hey girls!!!!
Jen Jockisch
i almost always use white or cream cardstock
stephanie howell
had to drop in...jen rocks! ;)
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hi steph!
ravenea
And yet your layouts are always so colorful looking!
stephanie howell
hey girl!
Jen Jockisch
i scrap about 2 a week maybe?
ravenea
I love all of your depth and layers
Jen Jockisch
depends on how many deadlines I have
stephanie howell
had to come tell you congratulations on all of your amazing accomplishments lately!! ;)
Jen Jockisch
i submit very often
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thanks steph!
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what is your favorite tool to use?
April Foster
now that you're on CK's dream team, we'll only see your layouts there, right?
stephanie howell
i remember you emailing me about starting a critique group. ha! so proud of you and your success. ;)
Jen Jockisch
my corner rounder:):)
Jen Jockisch
right april
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what, wait - I didn't know about the dream team!
Jen Jockisch
hi em!
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Congratulations!
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jen do you have a blog?
Jen Jockisch
thank you!
Jen Jockisch
i do
justem
hi :)
Nicole #3
where do find most of your inspiration?
Jen Jockisch
http://www.gingergrace,typepad.com
chris dodaj
thanks
ravenea
Jen can you talk a little more about the CK dream team and what it is?
Jen Jockisch
NIcole.....a lot of home design blogs...
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and Nick Jr. is majorly inspiring to me...which is good cause I watch a lot of it:)
stephanie howell
i want to know how long it takes you do do a lo. they are so detailed. sorry if that's already been asked!!
April Foster
yep, i asked it
Nicole #3
hee hee, Jen. :)
Jen Jockisch
michelle...the dream team is a group of 10 hand picked scrappers who sign an exclusive contract with CK
April Foster
and vicki second-ed it
stephanie howell
oops. sorry. i'll read back later.
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Hey Jen
Jen Jockisch
hey steph!
livingroomfloor
How's it hangin"?
Jen Jockisch
steph...i'm trying to cut it down a bit...sometimes it takes hours, others less
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oh wow only ten?
ravenea
what an honor!
livingroomfloor
Tee hee
Jen Jockisch
thank you
stephanie howell
awesome. thanks. sorry again for the duplicate question.
livingroomfloor
I'm just poppin in to say hello
livingroomfloor
then off to scrap :)
~mel~
Hey jen
livingroomfloor
Good to see you :)
*Stacey*
so excited for you about the dream team!
simplytam
hey mel - there's a familiar aussie face :)
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do you work with kits often? and what did you like about the Nov kit?
~mel~
I love your work jen... hey Tam
Jen Jockisch
april...i RARELY work with kits....
vicki Boutin
Will you be teaching at any CK events, Jen?
ShellyJ
oh yeah... what was your favorite thing about November kit??
Jen Jockisch
but like i said before SC might have made a convert of me
Jen Jockisch
:)
stephanie howell
jen, that's surprising! they are great for busy mamas. ;)
Jen Jockisch
Vicki...nothing is hammereed out yet, but I think so
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Kits are the best!
chris dodaj
i totally agree steph!
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HI JEN!!
Jen Jockisch
november kit....hmmm.....the papers
Jen Jockisch
i love papers
justem
are there are ck events coming up in chicago? i'd come if you were teaching!! ;)
Jen Jockisch
:)
stephanie howell
i don't think i'd every get ANY pages done if i didn't use kits.
Jen Jockisch
vanessa!
vicki Boutin
Maybe CKC Buffalo???
tammyeberhard
agreed, kits are the best, especially the ones from SC
Jen Jockisch
steph...i know...i figured that out with this kit
Jen Jockisch
buffalo might happen:)
vicki Boutin
sign up for that one so I can visit!
Jen Jockisch
will you be there??????
simplytam
jen, do you usually do one-photo pages?
livingroomfloor
Alrighty, I'm out. Have a great chat, ladies :)
vicki Boutin
I live 20 mins away!
Jen Jockisch
i signed up for a few...but we;ll see
simplytam
and do you have any tips for multi-photo layouts?
Nicole #3
bye, Steph! :)
Jen Jockisch
simplytam...yes. though lately i've been into a couple of wallet size photos
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Jen, do you go to actual scrapbook stores?
chris dodaj
for supplies or inspiration?
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mmm yes, i'm about to get some small photos printed
Jen Jockisch
chris....umm...i'm ashamed to admit it, but no. i occasionally go to hobby lobby for the basics....but the nearest scrap store to me is about an hour away
Jen Jockisch
dav!!!!
Davinie
Hi all! Hi Jen! I can't chat. We just got home from a soccer party and the downside of the sugar high isn't going well. the kids might kill each other in the tub.
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Love you Jen! Great things couldn't happen to a better person!
chris dodaj
lol davinie
vicki Boutin
hahaha
stephanie howell
dav, that's been us the past week =)
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as for tips on multi photos...again, i go with smaller photos, i find it challenging to fit them all in if they're 4x6 or 5x7
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I'll try to be back!
Jen Jockisch
awww....i love you too dav.
keshet
how did you get started scrapping jen?
vicki Boutin
do you print your photos at home?
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what kind of camera do you use?
Jen Jockisch
i do print at home...i told brad i needed a better printer for xmas
Jen Jockisch
i started scrapping after accidentally stumbling on 2peas
Jen Jockisch
that was it
Jen Jockisch
:)
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i use a Canon Rebel Xti
~mel~
any tips on photographing your layouts? They always come up so lovely
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hi jen! do you shoot in manual or on the auto setting?
zosa13
hi jen & everyone! Wanted to come by really quick to say hi!
April Foster
now that you're "in" at 2peas, maybe they can get the HomeFront line so we can see what you make with that??????? ;)
Jen Jockisch
kelly...i shoot in manual, with auto focus...hard to catch the 3 year old lol
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mel.....natural light
Kelly Noel
haha. i know! ;)
Jen Jockisch
:)
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what about lenses?
Jen Jockisch
85mm and 50mm
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oooh you have the 85?
justem
that's on my list to buy
Jen Jockisch
i do.....i adore it. so worth it
justem
good to know :)
Kelly Noel
i'd love to hear tips on how you photograph your layouts too...they always look so great
Jen Jockisch
now i want the 24-70.....which will likjely never happen
tammyeberhard
I love my 85mm too.
tammyeberhard
I love my 85mm too.
Jen Jockisch
kelly....i really get lucky with photo. my pages...my husband put in about 20 lightbulbs in my scrap room in strips
April Foster
now that's the one on my list, but i'll likely never get it either ;(
Jen Jockisch
i know april!
Kelly Noel
the 24-70 is on my list too...one day :)
Jen Jockisch
so i just photo. all my pages in there
snowbirds
what is so good about the 85mm?
Kelly Noel
oh wow, i'll have to add that to my honey do list. lol
Jen Jockisch
and then i usually photoshop them just a touch; just to lighten up and hsarpen up
ravenea
jen how do you organize your albums?
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michelle...i ahve no idea what you're talking about. LOL.
vicki Boutin
I have the 17-55 2.8 and I love it
Jen Jockisch
if you saw my pages you'd be horrified
ravenea
LOL
stephanie howell
85 mm is my dream lens. one day. ;)
Jen Jockisch
piles of them on the floor, on the counter, anywhere I can find room
ravenea
do they go in albumss?
ravenea
oh HA
justem
glad to know other people just have them laying in piles all over the house! ;)
erinm
I'm sure you have big piles of layouts laying around, just like the rest of us!
Jen Jockisch
i'm really lazy about putting them in books
Jen Jockisch
:)
stephanie howell
me too jen. my pile was about 2 feet high, moving forced me to put them in albums!!!
simplytam
you're not the only one, jen!
Jen Jockisch
you'd love it steph
snowbirds
piles wouldn't work for me with my 3 cats...lol
Kelly Noel
i have plies too :P
chris dodaj
ladies, I'm out. I just got sneezed on and Brookie want's a bottle! Have fun!!
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same here with my two cats snowbirds
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bye chris, thank you for stopping by, i appreciate it!
chris dodaj
it was good talking to you!
Jen Jockisch
i have cats too...they're not allowed in my scrap room :):):)
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ha
missy
hi
vicki Boutin
I always say albums and someone to put the layouts in them would be the perfect Christmas present!
snowbirds
I don't have a scraproom Jen...lol
Jen Jockisch
that is a GREAT idea vicki!
Kelly Noel
ha vicki..that's awesome
penny
And someone to clean up the scrap space - another great Christmas gift
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i'd pay somebody to do mine. lol
Heather Prins
i'd do it for both of you!! Merry Christmas!
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snowbirds...that's a problem. :) mine is actually kind of a dungeon in our basement, but it works
stephanie howell
im dying for the american crafts damask albums. NEED.
Jen Jockisch
you're so hired heather
Jen Jockisch
those albums rock my world
Heather Prins
even better i'd do it for free!!! Okay maybe for cookies!
vicki Boutin
My Husband says I have a scrap "house"
erinm
I've been hiding under a hole and haven't seen the damask albums yet---AAACK!
stephanie howell
they might be my perfect album.
snowbirds
lol vicki...
vicki Boutin
paper has creeped in to every room
Jen Jockisch
lol vicki
Jen Jockisch
i wanna come over:)
justem
that would be my house, too....
vicki Boutin
you can have it!
justem
scrap stuff EVERYWHERE
ShellyJ
So what is your favorite AC line?
April Foster
i bet no one has a scrap-barn like me :)
vicki Boutin
I will grab you a snack
simplytam
i have a big spider staring at me.. eek
April Foster
or wants one for that matter!
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shelly.....do thickers count as a line??
stephanie howell
that makes me think about cindy tobey's scrap room in the december CK. love her and love that her husband let her turn their master bedroom into a scrap room.
Kelly Noel
haha april
simplytam
i wouldn't complain, april ;)
vicki Boutin
hahahahah, April...I think you got us there!
VanessaMeryl
lol April, I would LOVE a scrap barn!
ShellyJ
:)
justem
what! how did i not see that!
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i haven't seen that yet steph
stephanie howell
i love her.
justem
april when are you having us over to the scrap barn? like a big old SC barn gathering?? ;) (okay sorry, off topic)
ravenea
Hi Julie B!
missy
I would love a scrap barn too!
vicki Boutin
I love Cindy too!
milkcan
Hey Michele!
Jen Jockisch
HI julie!!!!!!!!!!
vicki Boutin
Having to photograph a scrap room is a perfect reason to clean it!!!
missy
that would be a SC scrap/crop weekend!
stephanie howell
my new room in our old house is a sun porch off the master bed...7 windows!!!
April Foster
i doubt that will ever happen, justem.....bad neighbors
milkcan
Hey Jen! Had to come and hear all about your cool techniques!
stephanie howell
meant new (scrap) room
snowbirds
I love your scrap room Vicki btw
Jen Jockisch
julie....you are the queen of technique, you don't need me. :)
vicki Boutin
made a new one in the family room...remember...scrap house
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besides, it sounds glamorous that we have a barn, but really you'd be surprised to see where your kits come from
Heather Prins
There needs to be a coffee table book of everyone's scrap rooms!!
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you would NOT want to see mine
milkcan
That sounds awesome, Heather!
stephanie howell
heather, have you uever read "where women create"??
Jen Jockisch
there's actually a video floating around on you tube
Heather Prins
i would buy it
Jen Jockisch
pretty scary
stephanie howell
it was a coffee table book first
stephanie howell
and now it's a seasonal magazing
stephanie howell
magazine
Heather Prins
no Steph never heard of it
stephanie howell
it's fantastic.
stephanie howell
i love the book.
Heather Prins
I will google it!!
zosa13
i love the book and now the mag!
Heather Prins
Sweet, thanks for the tip!
ravenea
that sounds like an awesome mag i will google it too
stephanie howell
it's so crazy inspirational.
tammyeberhard
just picked up a copy of "where women create" looks fabulous
vicki Boutin
saw it in M's this past weekend
Jen Jockisch
i should check it out
tammyeberhard
lots of eye candy
sharie
thanks for the tip!
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it might make those of us who create on our dining tables a bit jealous
April Foster
jen, which news came first...the dream team or the GG?
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try to find the book, that was the best one.
Heather Prins
we can always dream
Jen Jockisch
dream team...i've known about that for a while now
stephanie howell
yeah, jen...i want to know how much you FREAKED out!!!!
stephanie howell
=) =) =)
Jen Jockisch
and it was torture, lol. ::):)
Kelly Noel
that's a hard secret to keep!!!
Jen Jockisch
A LOT
vicki Boutin
has your work load doubled??
April Foster
i was just going to ask that steph
Jen Jockisch
more than doubled vicki. :)
stephanie howell
i would have peed in my pants. i know it's shocking that i say that. hee.
Heather Prins
The dream team is awesome
Jen Jockisch
lol. i think i did pee my pants. i was in shock for a looong time
tammyeberhard
sorry for my ignorance but what is GG?
Jen Jockisch
thanks heather
Jen Jockisch
garden girl
tammyeberhard
aha!
amywelch
jen would would you say helped you get where you at ,at this point in the scrapbooking world
vicki Boutin
you can always email me when you are working at 2am!
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i must say, sometimes when mags pick their team, i'm like, "wha????" but this team made perfect sense
amywelch
jen would would you say helped you get where you at ,at this point in the scrapbooking world
Heather Prins
I feel so silly on here, I have been a huge fan of yours for a long time Jen!!
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amy...submitting like crazy. submit everything, submit often, and if stuff gets picked up send it on time and with proper lists, etc.
Jen Jockisch
heather! don't feel silly.
Jen Jockisch
and thank you for saying that. :):)
Heather Prins
Kinda wobbly, lol like when i met Ali!!
Jen Jockisch
OMG
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i am not even close to Ali.
Heather Prins
yeah i'm a dork i know
Jen Jockisch
if you knew me...you'd be like...really???
ravenea
jen do you usually have to send your layouts physically to be published, or can you ever email them digitally?
Heather Prins
Ha you are too
April Foster
really, i got G to sign on and answer questions like Jen, so don't be starstruck :)
April Foster
JK
Jen Jockisch
you're not a dork....i just sometimes have a hard time understanding why people like my stuff
Jen Jockisch
not that i'm complainging...
Jen Jockisch
LOLOLOL
Heather Prins
ha
Nicole #3
LOL April
Jen Jockisch
michelle...physically
ravenea
oh wow are you ever scared you wont get them back?
vicki Boutin
you have a very unique style
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hey Maggie
Jen Jockisch
i've never not gotten anything back yet. oh wait, yes i have. one time.
missy
Jen...you say submitt like crazy...do you have a way that you kept it, so it wasn't so time consuming?
Jen Jockisch
thanks vicki!
Heather Prins
is it more important to you to record the memory or the art of the page?
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vicki Boutin
you do fabulous work, jen!
missy
missy
missy
maggie holmes
Hi everyone! i will be in and out but wanted to pop in and say hello!! love your work jen!!
missy
Jen Jockisch
missy...i keep all my supply lists in word docs., so i can just copy and paste. and i submitted to 3 mags at once
missy
i hope that made since, I am so tired right now.
Jen Jockisch
heather...the art:)
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wait - you mean when you send things in for publication you dont expect to get them back?
Davinie
Okay, I'm back. Jen, before being a GG, where did you shop for product? I know you are on a few teams, but do you have an LSS that you shop at, or did you shop online?
simplytam
i like that you said that, jen.. about the art :)
stephanie howell
ravenea- they always send them back.
snowbirds
what 3 mags Jen?
Jen Jockisch
michelle...i expect to get them back, but it has happened that i didn't once or twice. that was with a manufacturer thoughm not a mag
ravenea
oh that is good to hear stephanie!
vicki Boutin
unless they pay more to keep them
ravenea
oh now i get it
keshet
i wouldn't ever want to work for a place when I didn't get the layouts back!
Jen Jockisch
CK, BHG, ST
Jen Jockisch
though only CK now
keshet
but i guess accidents happen
stephanie howell
i've only had one layout lost in the mail in four years
Kelly Noel
i've only had one layout lost too...it doesn't happen too often
maggie holmes
we get them all back from CK except for cover layouts
Davinie
i haven't lost anything but recently was sent my layout with somebody else's layout... i was able to track her down and get it to her though.
amywelch
how long did it take you to get picked up in CK
keshet
how long did it take you to get your scrapping career going?
Jen Jockisch
YEARS and YEARS Amy
keshet
also, do you ever have to work with other people's photos
vicki Boutin
that has happened to me a few times, Davinie
Jen Jockisch
seriously...about 4 years of contsant subbing before CK picked me up.
Jen Jockisch
keshet...i have a few times....it's challenging but fun!
vicki Boutin
and now look at you!
snowbirds
OMG 4 years?
Davinie
They are a hard egg to crack, but look at you.... cover layout you say? kapow! and now you are 2010 dream team. of course.
Jen Jockisch
yep. 4 years. for real. :)
Heather Prins
i think the whole dream team is going to revive CK
stephanie howell
jen- i remember you asking at 2 peas not too long ago how to get published regularly. what an amazing sequence of events . =)
vicki Boutin
I can't wait to see what they do with you!!!
maggie holmes
i can't believe it took 4 years jen - you have such a great style!!
milkcan
I really loved the most recent CKs!!
Jen Jockisch
i didn't always maggie....my style has really evolved and i've sort of found my niche in about the last 2 or 3 years
stephanie howell
4 years must be the magic number. that's how long it took me, too
Heather Prins
me too milkcan
Jen Jockisch
lol steph
Heather Prins
i love that your style is so recognizeable Jen!
Jen Jockisch
i'll be right back in 5 mins...i have to put ayla to bed and go to the bathroom!
danascraps
really Stephanie? 4 years? That long?
Davinie
it's funny, you've got to wonder if knowing in advance it would take you 4 years to get in, would you submit?
stephanie howell
ck is hard to get into, if you ask me.
stephanie howell
bhg took me longer. HEEE
keshet
are the other mags easier?
Davinie
if
justem
they seem to really be focusing on the 2 page 4x6 laouts now, too...
Davinie
i've been in CK a few times and it's still extremely difficult to get in.
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BHG is really mixing it up
snowbirds
I was pub here in Quebec and Canada, but I don't think I'll ever be pub in the states. ;o) especially if I have to wait 4 years...lol
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it'll be harder to get layouts in bhg now.
vicki Boutin
fewer issues
maggie holmes
how are they mixing it up?
stephanie howell
i did well w/ simple and i've been in st for four years or so....but i didn't get picked up by bhg until a month or two ago
Davinie
but i like the change so far
ravenea
i would love to be published but haven't figured out where i would fit or how the process actually works
Davinie
more of the ETC.
Kelly Noel
so bummed bhg went down to less issues :(
vicki Boutin
cards, altered stuff, minibooks
keshet
i found out about your work in simple, steph!
justem
bhg seems to have their list of regular contributors, too
milkcan
me too, Kelly!
vicki Boutin
me too
stephanie howell
ravenea- you need to try the somerset issues.
ravenea
really?
vicki Boutin
I love my scrap mags
milkcan
Agreed!
keshet
i know, i miss bhg coming more regularly!
ravenea
thanks stephanie!
gluestickgirl
i'm bummed abt bhg going to less issues, too - they are my fave!
stephanie howell
they match your style well.
keshet
just signed up to st, though, so maybe that will keep me busy
ravenea
thanks stephanie - i feel awesome that you even noticed my style! :0)
stephanie howell
i've never submitted to them, im not that style...but you should. you are a perfect match.
Davinie
i really like ST
stephanie howell
oh stop it silly! ha!
justem
i love st....i like that it's just all layouts. that's what i like, vs. all the articles...w
snowbirds
what do you mean less issues of bhg?
gluestickgirl
they went from 8 issues back to 6 a year
vicki Boutin
I think it is 6 now
Kelly Noel
they've gone down to 6 per year
vicki Boutin
was 10
ravenea
Okay that makes me feel inspired and motivated - thanks Stephanie!
stephanie howell
go for it girl. ;)
ravenea
:0)
vicki Boutin
if newstand sales turn around when the economy improves, they may bump it up again
Davinie
that's my hope!
maggie holmes
i hope so!
Kelly Noel
i hope so!
Davinie
lol
keshet
Gotta run, but nice chatting with you ladies!
stephanie howell
i think maybe i don't do well w/ a lot of those magazines b/c i'm not good with "creating for the call".
ravenea
i wouldnt be good for that either
danascraps
what do you mean Stephanie?
stephanie howell
bye keshet!
vicki Boutin
really, Stephanie?
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ck and bhg don't have a lot of calls though
Kelly Noel
i do better when i can create for a call. lol
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i'm so used to it now, i need direction or i'm totally lost. lol
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sad
gluestickgirl
bhg hasn't had calls in so long - other than the challenges on their blog.
stephanie howell
vicki, i'm horrible at it. HORRIBLE. it stresses me out and i don't feel that the outcome is authentic to me, if that makes sense. i can't do it and have it come out naturally
vicki Boutin
Just the stuff for Leah and Candy now
gluestickgirl
i'm with you kelly - i need someone to tell me what to do. LOL.
Kelly Noel
heeeee!
justem
ck had a ton of calls that were due today. no time to get anything made...
Davinie
it would be nice, to have the assignment, rather than the blind hope, lol
stephanie howell
ck has calls pretty regularly
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I've had a lot of luck with general submissions
Davinie
the whole issue isn't calls, is what i'm saying. unlike ST where the whole thing is a call
gluestickgirl
i always forget to look at CK's calls.. i've become a very lazy submitter in the last 6 mos or so.
stephanie howell
really julie? not much luck w/ them for me at all!!
vicki Boutin
I think it comes with doing alot of assignment work...I like the challenge
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ive never had luck w/ gen subs, either.
Kelly Noel
me too, lisa...laziness is my motto these days :P
Jen Jockisch
sorry ladies!
Jen Jockisch
i'm back!
Davinie
that's where i have the luck
Jen Jockisch
me too...gen subs are my bff
Jen Jockisch
:)
milkcan
Stephanie, that's funny - I've never gotten anything picked up for a call, only general submissions
Davinie
wow, if she actually went down i am VERY impressed, lol.
Davinie
you need to come over here and put my kids to bed, jen.
April Foster
jen, for the layouts you got assigned by BHG, do they require a lot of changes to be made?
Jen Jockisch
okay:)
Jen Jockisch
we'll see dav..brads up there with her right now
Davinie
i'm torturing myself with yo gaba gaba in the background just so i can chat with you!
gluestickgirl
april - i've only had one change on an assignment from bhg - they normally just say ok
gluestickgirl
oh dav.. now that's sacrifice!!
Davinie
oh, okay. forgot about the hubs. ha!
Jen Jockisch
april....i've not had to make changes for BHG
stephanie howell
assignments must be nice. HA!
Jen Jockisch
they're great to work with
justem
i had one assignment for bhg where i had to change the whole layout because it was too much like the other persons!
Davinie
barely adhere, i've learned, lol.
justem
it was my first assignment. i cried. i know better now! ;)
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awww, that stinks em
vicki Boutin
especially for covers...no glue until it is approved
Jen Jockisch
yep:)
Davinie
my problem is that you can't undo a sewing machine, lol
ravenea
this is so interesting
gluestickgirl
oh yeah, dav - i had to redo a page that was stitched and rubons to the 9s. i had to beg borrow and steal product to recreate.
vicki Boutin
hee hee!
maggie holmes
i agree with that dav
Jen Jockisch
cept my biggeswt problem now is how much stitching i use/....hard to redo with that
vicki Boutin
true, Davinie
April Foster
my last assignment for CK, i submitted it waaaaay early, then they asked for changes, I made those, then weeks later they asked for more, and i turned them down because it became a time issue at that point.
maggie holmes
i'm always nervous to sew!
justem
that is why you should just be lazy like me and not sew1 ;)
stephanie howell
me too em!
Davinie
i can't! I have to!
Kelly Noel
did they take it anyway, april?
Kelly Noel
minus the changes?
vicki Boutin
just tell them you will add stitching
maggie holmes
i can't believe that april! that stinks!
Jen Jockisch
lol
vicki Boutin
I sew at the end
vicki Boutin
I sew at the end
snowbirds
I would never change a layout to be published, that stinks....
Davinie
good idea, vicki.
Jen Jockisch
good idea vicki
Davinie
when they want to pay you to make something special you would, lol.
April Foster
i really thought they would, but they didn't
stephanie howell
i'm just going to get 93402830482038420 packs of the hambly rubon stithches
Kelly Noel
even if you were getting paid, snowbirds?
stephanie howell
snowbird, when it's an assignment, you have to for the most part.
Davinie
Steph, I sew and I LOVE those rubons.
April Foster
of all the other assignments i've had, i've never had to make a change by them, so i don't know what was up with that one
vicki Boutin
learned my lessons early
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they are a good start, steph
snowbirds
Oh, for an assignment, that's different of course, sorry
Jen Jockisch
ck will ask for changes frequently, i've found
vicki Boutin
just don't glue it April
Davinie
(except if you are asked to redo something, lol)
simplytam
what's the pay rate for published layouts there?
stephanie howell
those stitches are my new best friends. ha.
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you also have to remember that it isn't personal... they are seeing the articles and issue as a whole... and the changes typically make sense
Kelly Noel
lol. ck is pretty clear on what they want
Jen Jockisch
ck pays 75 for one page 100 for 2 pages
Davinie
I never take it personally.
simplytam
ooh wow
simplytam
that is generous!
gluestickgirl
bhg is $100 for a 1 pger
vicki Boutin
definitely, Maggie
justem
i love bhg :)
Davinie
unless I don't have any more of that product, and then my head feels like it will explode, lol.
justem
they pay the best :)
Kelly Noel
very true maggie
vicki Boutin
it becomes a job
simplytam
our mags pay $20 or $30 for a one-pager
ravenea
anyone know what somerset pays?
milkcan
free copy of the mag, Michelle
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oh
ravenea
ha
gluestickgirl
i think somerset is just a comp copy
Davinie
lol
missy
good night girls...I can't keep my eyes open.
stephanie howell
i think i'm happy the way i am with being in mags now and then. i don't think it will ever be a job for me and i'm fine with that.
ravenea
good night issy
Jen Jockisch
night missy!
Jen Jockisch
night missy!
vicki Boutin
it is good experience if you are starting out
Davinie
g'night missy!
vicki Boutin
submit everywhere
stephanie howell
i don't have enough of the "design" skills.
Davinie
jen, did you ever answer my shopping question?
Jen Jockisch
i agree steph...i HAVE a full time job
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know this month was your first kit
Jen Jockisch
what was it dav?
Davinie
where do you shop?
ravenea
yes vicki i agree about the good experience
Davinie
besides what you get from your teams
Jen Jockisch
ummm...can i plead the fifth?
Davinie
where do you shop? do you have a good lss or do you shop online!
maggie holmes
whatever steph!
Jen Jockisch
i go to hobby lobby for basics, pop dots, and glue
vicki Boutin
hee hee
justem
oh i was thinking like clothes shopping!! ;)
Davinie
You are sent everything from everyone, aren't you. BAH.
Jen Jockisch
;);););)
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Davinie is yelling at you Jen!
ravenea
that is so cool jen
vicki Boutin
answer the question! :)
cccjenn
I had no idea they paid you that well for publishing your layouts...wow
Davinie
XOXOXO
ravenea
it must be fun to get so much happy mail
stephanie howell
must be nice. teehee.
Jen Jockisch
i don't get THAT much
gluestickgirl
did you see those dream team boxes on the blogs, lol?
gluestickgirl
i'd need a bigger house!
Jen Jockisch
but i have enough sassafrass, prima and ac to keep me stocked for YEARS
Heather Prins
SC kits are happy mail
ravenea
i didnt see that i will have to look it up
Davinie
was it all something you'd use?
vicki Boutin
the stuff doen't come like it used to
milkcan
Jen, what are your go to tools? The ones you use on every layout?
Jen Jockisch
i DO need a bigger house lisa
Kelly Noel
yeah i'm jealous of those dream team boxes...i never got one last year!
Kelly Noel
lol
Jen Jockisch
i have no idea where to put it all
stephanie howell
prima is crazy ridiculous generous
ravenea
oh yes SC kits are the best happy mail EVER
Jen Jockisch
dav....not all...but a lot
Davinie
whatever.
Davinie
lol
Jen Jockisch
julie.....pop dots
Jen Jockisch
Jen Jockisch
cardstock
Jen Jockisch
atg tape dispenser
gluestickgirl
i have a hard time w/ stuff like that - i feel too guilty to get rid of teh stuff i don't like. eek.
Davinie
jen, you know i love ya.
Jen Jockisch
cropadile
Jen Jockisch
:):)
Jen Jockisch
ditto dav
Jen Jockisch
i just don't have much room to house it all lisa
gluestickgirl
me either, jen. 1400 fsf + 3 kids = no room for mama
stephanie howell
send it my way jen. i'll store it for you. too much house, not nearly enough stuff. haha.
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That's a great problem to have, Jen! LOL!
Jen Jockisch
lol
michaudny
When you dont̕ like it you just have to get on a recycle thread on Split coast!
Davinie
i think i've become quite spoiled with the kits which has made it hard for me to pick stuff out on my own anymore. i've gotten lazy. and you have always mixed product so well and have never used a kit before, really, so i was wondering.
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i love using what i have laying out
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if i have to look for it, i won't use it
Jen Jockisch
that's why so many scraps of paper...cause they'
Heather Prins
sigh, i have gone mostly digi
Davinie
true. you are on some good teams for a variety of product.
Jen Jockisch
just lay there
ShellyJ
Jen...do you have pictures of your space anywhere?
Davinie
i've seen Jen's video!
Davinie
made me laugh!
Jen Jockisch
LOLOLOLOL
Jen Jockisch
let me see if i can find the link
Jen Jockisch
hang on
Jen Jockisch
it's kind of mortifying
Davinie
made me feel REEEAALLLY good about my mess of a space
Davinie
we are almost twins.
Jen Jockisch
and let me remind you i scrap in a dungeon
Davinie
not really, but kinda.
Jill Sprott has joined the chatJen Jockisch
:):)
justem
i do recall being happy again that others are just as messy as me :)
ShellyJ
Suggestion... DT should share theirs spaces on the blog!
Davinie
i loved it jen. i really did. it shows how much creativity you must really have.
justem
i like that suggestion!
Heather Prins
some of them have
gluestickgirl
i love messy spaces. =)
Davinie
and your style makes more sense now.
gluestickgirl
they look loved and used!
stephanie howell
okay, i am delirious and my feet are swollen from unpacking boxes all day. i just had to come chat for a little bit!
Davinie
plus you let ayla help you mess it up. and tha'ts happiness.
Davinie
xoxox stephanie. did you see my tweets about the desk?
stephanie howell
congrats again on all your success, jen
Jen Jockisch
thank you steph.
Jen Jockisch
thank you steph.
stephanie howell
i did dav. i'm on it. wish you could come shop with me!
Jen Jockisch
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Bk-qH5TMFJI
Davinie
ppfft.
vicki Boutin
Night Steph
Jen Jockisch
i can't belive i just linked that
Davinie
i'd just like to take your wood floors, if you don't mind.
ShellyJ
thanks jen
vicki Boutin
I am out here too
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bye y'all!! come visit, dav. lots of room. bring the fam. teehee
vicki Boutin
DH want the computer
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night vicki! if i come to buffalo you have to be my chaperone
Davinie
i would love to see that part of the world someday.
April Foster
ooooh, my wood floors are going down at my house right now :)
gluestickgirl
byy steph - bye vicki!
stephanie howell
love and misssssssss you guys!!!!
simplytam
i'm doing a bit of jen-inspired thicker outlining at the moment :)
gluestickgirl
YAY APRIL!! =)
Davinie
goodnight ladies!
simplytam
bye steph!
Kelly Noel
bye girls!
Jen Jockisch
:):) simplytam
vicki Boutin
Indeed! I will take you to Niagara Falls and the Cheesecake Factory!
Jen Jockisch
sweet!
Davinie
Jen, you aren't mad i called out your scrap room video, are you? heeeeeeee
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nooooooooooo
Jen Jockisch
it makes me laugh
Davinie
me too. you silly thing.
vicki Boutin
bye! Congrats again Jen!
Jen Jockisch
i'm pretty laid back...probably too laid back actually
Jen Jockisch
thanks!
Davinie
how old is that video anyway?
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thanks!
Davinie
how old is that video anyway?
April Foster has joined the chat Jen Jockisch
ummm....2 years?
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yeah...add about 20 lbs
Jen Jockisch
:):):)
Davinie
ooh. it's quiet. everyone is watching it now. lol
michaudny
LOL
Davinie
dagnabbit.
Jen Jockisch
lol
justem
:)
Jen Jockisch
the smackers lost their mind over that video
Jen Jockisch
:)
Davinie
seriously?
Jen Jockisch
yep
Heather Prins
why?
Jen Jockisch
spiders, too dirty..blah blah blah
Davinie
I bet they aren't laughing now!!
Jen Jockisch
LOLOL
Jen Jockisch
i love you
Heather Prins
they suck
simplytam
hahaha
Heather Prins
lol
Jen Jockisch
i know
gluestickgirl
hee. sam loves my brads, too. ;)
simplytam
how dare a scrapper have a messy space
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gluestickgirl
and buttons.
Davinie
laugh all you want, negativity, jen just steps on you to reach higher. hahahaha.
gluestickgirl
all i do is pick up bads and buttons.
writergirl
now I'm hungry, thinking about Cheesecake factory!
Davinie
yum.
ShellyJ
my kiddies love the brads too :)
Jen Jockisch
lisa...i know. it's terrible
Davinie
i only get to see that place at CHA
Jen Jockisch
and they end up on my shoes then all over the house
Davinie
i don't have anything like that in these parts.
Jen Jockisch
me either
michaudny
So Jen do you do one project at a time, or do you have different parts of the room dedicated to different projects?
abbsparks
I so need to show this video to my husband, Jen. thankyouthankyouthankyou
Davinie
i had an alpha stuck to my sock this evneing
Jen Jockisch
i live in the middle of nowhere
michaudny
michaudny
Jen Jockisch
not even a mcd's close by ;(
michaudny
going on...
snowbirds
Did you see the CK dream team box sent to each member?
Davinie
no mc d's?
Davinie
good grief!
Jen Jockisch
michaudny/...typically just one at a time
Jen Jockisch
i';m too ocd to have more than that going on:)
Davinie
did they ask how long it takes you?
Jen Jockisch
yep. about 2 hours...give or take
Jen Jockisch
too long :)
simplytam
only three times dav
Davinie
ooh. a slow scrapper.
Jen Jockisch
LOLOL
gluestickgirl
jen - ooooooooh, no mcd's?? sigh. you poor dear. ;)
michaudny
awwwe
Jen Jockisch
hahaha
Heather Prins
can't rush a masterpiece
Davinie
so i'm lucky #4?! go me.
Jen Jockisch
I know lisa! me and mcd's coke are bff's too
April Foster
but do you have a Sonic?
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Jen are you far from a mcd? I am about 4 hours =( Probably a good thing!
Jen Jockisch
about 35 mins. away april
Jen Jockisch
michaudny...about 35 mins.
Davinie
do you live in a city, or in the country somewhere?
Jen Jockisch
country
April Foster
bummer, then you can't get a fix twice a day, like me :)
Jen Jockisch
does anyone know where peoria, illinois is?
gluestickgirl
i can drop the boys at school at 849, get a mcd's coke and be home by 9:05. gotta lvoe midcity life. ;)
April Foster
yes, definitely
gluestickgirl
in the middle. LOL. i've driven through there a LOT. my great grandma lived in decatur.
Davinie
i went to high school where we lived 30 minutes from the grocery store. same type deal jen?
Jen Jockisch
i was in your neck of the woods sunday em
justem
when are you coming to visit me in the city!
April Foster
i know people there
justem
oh yeah i saw!
Jen Jockisch
it is, dav
justem
bears game?
Jen Jockisch
yep
Jen Jockisch
had the BEST time
Jen Jockisch
vtpuggirl has joined the chat Jen Jockisch
even if they lost
Davinie
wow.
Davinie
the internet is your friend.
justem
i was going to say...not the best game!! ;)
Jen Jockisch
my only friend, more like :)
vtpuggirl
Jen your room is so very you! I love it.
Davinie
and you never have to worry about random friends dropping by to look at you scrap space. ha!
Jen Jockisch
thank you!
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it's a good thing, because I CAN NOT scrap with opther people. i;ve tried and failled
ravenea
i cant either
Davinie
that's why i said something about her video. it just makes me love her more.
ravenea
i end up chatting all night
Davinie
i fake it but i can't either.
Jen Jockisch
i just can't focus enough
ShellyJ
her room is fabulous ;)
ravenea
yes focusing is hard
Jen Jockisch
awww...thanks shelly
gluestickgirl
i crop once a year. it's definietly enough for me.
ravenea
oh i must golook at the video
Jen Jockisch
it's frightening michelle...you've been warned
ravenea
i crop once a month but i dont expect to get much done
Jen Jockisch
:):)P
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haha
ravenea
i like scary movies
cccjenn
Jen just watched your video and I am very happy that you have a creative mess going
milkcan
How fun to hear your voice, Jen!
Jen Jockisch
thank you jen!
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shoot. i'm going to have to go.
Jen Jockisch
BOOO
Jen Jockisch
i know julie, I LOVE when i get to hear people i know on line
Davinie
:(
vtpuggirl
I know, loved getting to hear you talk.
Jen Jockisch
makes me happy
milkcan
Love your happy messy space!
Davinie
Jen, i know where to find you now. keep in touch.
Jen Jockisch
is that a threat???
Jen Jockisch
:):):)
Davinie
kinda.
princesscarriek21
loved aprils sweet little accent on her misting video
April Foster
Jen, thanks so much for the chat....ya'll feel free to stay, but i wanted to let you know i'm posting the transcript online in the news section
gluestickgirl
gotta watch out for dav. ;)