Linnie Blooms Shabbylicious July 2014

July, 2014

My name is Joan Borgelt and I live in Ohio with my husband Randy. We have 3 children, 10 grandchildren and 1.5 great grandchildren. I am an Education Licensing Manager by day and an avid paper crafter by night. I have been scrapbooking/paper crafting for 20+ years.

This obsession ‌ I mean hobby lets me exhibit and explore my creative side. I love all things vintage, the beach, traveling, working out at the gym and reading a good book. I am very excited to be a part of the LB Kit Club Design Team!

Here, the blue tint mason jar worked as a great display holder for some designer paper pinwheels.

Designed by Joan Borgelt

Shredded, recycled paper is a perfect filler for the jar.

For Shabbylicious Mixed Stitch Kit Club

Linnie Blooms Canvas Bookmarks have recycled book paper sewn in between the canvas, providing for a very strong, durable surface for you to apply any of your favorite mixed media products to..

Designed by Joan Borgelt For Shabbylicious Mixed Stitch Kit Club

So excited to be part of the Linnie Blooms design team! I've been asked to tell you a little about me, so here goes. I've been paper crafting since I was pregnant with my oldest son.

He's going to be 21 soon, so it's been a long time. When I started, I was a scrapbooker! I love those old albums filled with triangles of paper and stickers, but I also love how my crafty style has evolved over the years. I'm now into cards, scrapbooks, mixed media, upcycling projects, and decoration of my craft storage accessories! I'm a manager of Arts departments at a local university. I'm a happily-2nd-time-around-married wife and a mom. Between my hubby and I, we have four boys all between the ages of 19 and 20. (There are twins in there...) They are all boy, all the time - but they truly are great kids, and I'm very lucky to have them in my life. For fun, I craft! My husband and I are also avid boaters (he fishes, I read).

I glued the border and some burlap ribbon I had in my stash to edge the box.

Button Jar by Karen Nofziger

This little journal came together really quick and is a great way to document all the fun you have this summer! I started with a Linnie Blooms Mini File Folder, added some plain notebook paper and washi tape for easy turning of the pages.

You can also adhere journal prompt paper to the inside pages. The outside of the journal was decorated using a chevron stencil, navy chalk ink and some designer paper.

Tip: When adhering paper to canvas, Aleene’s Fabric Fusion gives you a very strong hold once it’s dry.

Never underestimate the power of paper! This is a great project for any of your beautiful leftover scraps. Simply tear and glue down to a painted stretched canvas, forming any shape you wish. I shaded the heart with my favorite Faber-Castell Pitt Markers. A scrap of burlap anchoring a quick message finished this project.

This kit comes with 2 Linnie Blooms Canvas Bookmarks. But don’t let that title pause your creativity! Here I sewed the ends of my bookmarks together to create a jar hugger.

I decorated it with sprays, stamps and archival ink. Holes punched and shabby trim tied together closes and finishes the project.

I hope you enjoyed this month’s projects from the design team! We sure had fun making them!

See you again next month!