May Member Spotlight | Jocelyn Olson

Hello! My name is Jocelyn Olson (username cjolson), and I live in Sioux Falls, South Dakota with my husband and our two kids. My sweet and creative daughter (Leni) is eight, and my hot-rodding, funny son (Levi) is four. I was a professor for over 10 years, but now I work as a consultant for states on Federal education and special education programs. I got into papercrafting when I was 9 months pregnant with my daughter was born, and I thought it would be a good idea to make 75 handmade birth announcements. Even though I was tying ribbons on announcements at 2am with a newborn on my lap, I really loved working with papers and stamps. I am primarily a card maker, although I love to make all kinds of projects, both traditional and hybrid. Currently, I am on the Glitz Digital and the Scraptastic Design Teams, and I’ve been fortunate enough to be published in Paper Crafts & Scrapbooking Magazine and CARDS.

SC Member since: January 2014. I’ve been buying kits and exclusives for a couple of years, but it took me a while to commit.

All-time favorite past kit or collection: Valley High—especially the Project Life kit. My favorite Studio Calico collection was Heyday (the 6x6 pad has a permanent place on my desk).

What do you do when your kit comes? First of all, I do a little happy dance. The UPS truck arrives just before dinner, so when the box comes, I put it in my scrap room. After the kids go to bed, I sit on the floor to open each bag or my Project Life box (I have no idea how I got into the habit of sitting on the floor to open it, but for some reason, I did).

What's your go to technique? I incorporate digital/hybrid elements into my most of my projects—either with my Cameo or Photoshop. All of the projects here use one or more hybrid element.

Share your top 5 products :

1) Dies and cut files, 2) Digital elements, 3) Stamps, 4) Spray mists, 5) Sewing machine

Where do you go when your mojo is low? Like many crafters, I look at Pinterest, blogs, or card/scrapbook magazines. If I’m having a major slump, I pull out some supplies and just start making something. I may not end up using the card, but it usually jumpstarts my mojo.

Thank you for letting us spotlight you, Jocelyn! If you'd like to see more of Jocelyn's work, be sure to follow her here at SC and check out her blog for even more inspiration!