Jot Mag | Issue 21 - the finale

Jot #THE FINALE

September 2018

LOVELY PAPER CRAFTING IDEAS FOR THE MODERN DAY MEMORY KEEPER

FAST, FRESH & FABULOUS IDEAS FOR LIVING AND DOCUMENTING YOUR LIFE, YOUR WAY!

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EDITOR’S LETTER | Jot

It’s KIM ARCHER

OKAY TO PIVOT THE TIME HAS COME TO SAY FAREWELL TO JOT MAG. IT’S BEEN AN AMAZING FIVE YEARS AT THE HELM OF THIS BEAUTIFUL PUBLICATION AND IT’S WITH MIXED EMOTIONS THAT I WRITE THIS, MY LAST JOT EDITORIAL. Goodbyes are sad and change is hard but the Jot Girls and I want to CELEBRATE Jot and give her the send off she deserves.

My life is heading in a different direction now. And it’s taken me a while to allow myself the permission to pivot and to realise IT’S OKAY TO CHANGE COURSE. It’s totally okay to head down a new path.

I’ve been dabbling in the world of essential oils for some time now.

Maybe you have seen them pop up on my social media. Maybe you have started following my new Mindful Living Instagram account and public facebook page. Maybe you have joined my oils team (thank you) and are loving and living the oils too!

The oils have drawn me in. Big time. They have had a positive impact on all family members here in the Archer household.

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The oils align with what I care about and stand for and I am focusing on creating a business from them.

My oily business - Mindful Living, has already taken on a life of its own and things are gaining momentum big time.

My own team of oily lovers is growing they are integrating the oils into their lives and those of their loved ones too - and with amazing results. And it’s time to give this new business of mine the attention it needs which means stepping back from Jot and the industry I have been part of since 2004..

I have been so fortunate to have been given many amazing opportunities within the paper crafting industry. I have met many, many amazing people. I still have a very strong belief in telling our stories, taking photos and memory keeping but it’s time to move along this new path and see where it will take me.

projects and always embracing everything to do with Jot. They are an incredibly talented and beautiful bunch of girls!! I know this decision has been hard for them - they’re sad too - but they stand tall, surrounding me with unwavering support.

Thank you to Lisa Pate, who for quite some time was my right hand girl at Etzcetera (my first publication) and in the early days of Jot. Lisa’s positivity and joyful attitude was contagious and I loved working with her. We went on many adventures together and she was an important part of my team for a very long time.

Then Anna Allan stepped gracefully into the Editorial Assistant’s role. It was a pleasure to work with Anna - she was so positive and eager to help and nothing was ever too hard.

She embraced every task I asked of her.

To our advertisers and regular contributors, past Jot girls, our lovely regular columnist Shari Brewer (who worked on Etzcetera too) - each one of you has played a special role in Jot and I am forever grateful!

A HUGE THANK YOU TO SO MANY OF YOU.

To Heidi Swapp - this girl has always been a mentor of mine. She has always, always supported me and Jot and has been incredibly generous with product and opportunities for my Jot Girls. I first met Heidi back in 2005 when we taught alongside each other in Melbourne at Pride Publishing’s convention.

I want to thank my Jot Girls - they have supported me solidly for the past five years and I know without a doubt, that they have, and always will have, my back. They rally around when needed, making last minute

She was charismatic, generous, friendly, warm and welcoming. I was star struck! She remains one of the most energetic, creative, innovative, positive and beautiful people I have ever crossed paths with!

To my originals - Mardi Winen and Yvette Adams - these two have been with me way back when I was just a little scrapbooker who had this crazy idea to teach live online classes through my blog… well before the invention of Facebook groups, events, online workshops etc..Then Sheree Forcier joined us too, not long after our first @Home scrapbooking retreat. These three girls have been with me through my @Home workshop days where they helped create content and additional samples for my Kim Archer online workshop site.

They came along with me when I set up my first online publication - lifestyle title Etzcetera and then of course they have remained with me here at Jot. They are the kindest, most lovely girls you will ever meet and I am blessed to call them friends.

They have been with me through thick and thin!

And Mardi continues on with me too into the oils world as she joins my team as one of my leaders, building and growing her own thriving oils business right alongside me.

Of course a HUGE thank you to my family for always supporting me and never telling me “You can’t do that” when I would come up with new schemes: • I’m going to teach classes online on my blog.

• I’m going to create my own dedicated online workshop website.

• I’m going to organise a retreat for 50 ladies.

• I’m going to create my own lifestyle magazine.

• I’m going to create my own paper crafting online magazine.

They would just smile and say, yes, you are. And also an extra thank you to my mum who proof read every single word of Jot each and every issue (and Etzcetera too) Thank you!

And to our readers.

You guys made our job so worthwhile. To everyone who has entered a Mood Board challenge, followed us on social media, made our projects, contributed layouts and articles and poured over every single issue - thank you. The support we have always felt for Jot is incredible and very much appreciated.

So with all of that said, please settle back and enjoy Issue 21 and help us celebrate this grand FINALE ISSUE of Jot. Thank you.

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So what is happening with Jot? I have a new website kimarcher.com.au and while it will be primarily for my essential oils business, I have dedicated a small section just for Jot - to house the back issues + our ebooks.

My new website is still a work in progress but all back issues of JOT will be uploaded over the coming weeks.

This, our finale issue - #21 will be available to read online for FREE until 31 December 2018. After that it will be available to purchase as a digital PDF download (along with all other back issues).

AND for those readers who are also interested in natural health and wellbeing AND may be curious about essential oils, (and not working with another doTERRA love), reach out to me for a chat and check out the info over there on the opposite page>> You can also now find me on my Mindful Living Instagram account here and my public Kim Archer Mindful Living facebook page here.

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Sometimes the hardest part is to just start! Once we make that decision to begin, things tend to fall into place.

HOW D O YOU begin?

I’m glad you asked!

doTERRA Essential Oils have changed our lives in so many ways here in the Archer family - emotionally, mentally and physically - in more ways than I ever, ever expected when I cracked open that first bottle of essential oil.

If you are looking to make some positive changes in your life too, please reach out. I am here for you.

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I will: √ Meet you where

you are at on your oils journey. √ Hold space for you. √ Listen to your needs/ wants.

Essential oils can support us in so many ways - from providing us with natural health care options, creating beautiful mood boosting aromas and helping us with toxic free living + helping with emotional and physical support.

√ Offer guidance and support throughout. √ Welcome you into our private support groups filled with like minded people on the same oily adventure.

k i m arch er.co m.au

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The Jot Team Publisher/Editor Kim Archer

Editorial Assistant Anna Allan Writers Kim Archer Anna Allan Shari Brewer Say Hello hello@jotmagazine.com

Published by Kim Archer ABN: 88 649 297 554

Website:

www.jotmagazine.com *Our cover project is by Lauren Hender

2018 Jot Girls Team Yvette Adams Leanne Allinson Anna Allan Raquel Bowman Loredana Bucaria Petra Corcoran Natalie Elphinstone Sheree Forcier Amanda Hall Lauren Hender Kim Jeffress Sharmaine Kruijver Mardi Winen

Meet the Jot Team here>

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HELLO FROM OUR EDITOR KIM ARCHER MEET OUR JOT MAG TEAM HOW DOES SHE DO IT - Kim Jeffress CONFETTI with Anna Allan SAY HELLO - To Mardi Winen USE IT UP - with the Jot Girls FIVE YEARS OF JOT COVERS PICK A COLOUR MAKE - Lauren Hender FINAL MOOD BOARD JOT SPOTTING STORIES Many Faces of You MAKE - Kim Jeffress THAT’S LIFE - pocket pages DEAR DIARY - Shari Brewer The End

© Copyright. Kim Archer | Jot Magazine 2018. All projects in this magazine are for recreational purposes only and are not to be reproduced, distributed or sold without the publisher’s permission. PUBLISHED by Jot Magazine, Newcastle Australia. ABN 88649297554 Jot Magazine 9

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MEET THE TEAM

The Jot Girls have always created beautiful content for everything Jot. They have created content for our magazine issues, blog posts, social media and workshops HOWEVER, they have been more than just content creators. They have been true supporters of me and my adventure along the Jot path. They have become friends with me and each other. They have been with me through thick and thin and I am forever blessed by knowing each and every single one of them.

AMANDA HALL ANNA ALLAN

LAUREN HENDER

KIM JEFFRESS

LEANNE ALLINSON MARDI WINEN NATALIE ELPHINSTONE

YVETTE ADAMS

RAQUEL BOWMAN

PETRA CORCORAN SHARMAINE KRUIJVER

SHEREE FORCIER LOREDANA BUCARIA

Thank you to my Jot Girls

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HOW

DOES SHE DO IT?

KIM JEFFRESS

I LOVE USING CUT FILES IN MY LAYOUTS AND COULDN’T HELP BUT ADD SOME MACHINE STITCHING TO THE END OF THE PAPER PLANE CUT FILE FOR A WHIMSICAL FEEL.

I am a slow scrapper. I agonise over every single element on my page so this particular layout probably took me about two hours. I used my We R Memory Keepers typewriter to type out my journaling strips.

My design evolved as I made the layout.

Starting with the base and the cut file, I added in my machine stitching. I had the idea of adding the photos and ephemera floating around the machine stitching to simulate the elements flying through the air behind the paper plane.

I then searched for ephemera pieces that colour matched with the gorgeous ombre looking patterned paper and added them in and around my photos.

I was able to fit nine small photos onto this 12x12 inch layout.

SUPPLIES | American Crafts, Felicity Jane, Paige Evans Cut File, Kerri Bradford Studio .

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KIM JEFFRESS

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Join Anna as she explores the world of magical unicorns in this issue of Confetti.

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Confetti

Little bits + pieces from around the web.

Curated by Anna Allan OUR THEME // magical unicorns

The Unicorn.

A legendary mythical creature described as a beast with a single large pointed, spiralling horn projecting from its forehead and said to have special magical powers!

You can’t help but be a little, if not A LOT, fascinated by the fantastical world of unicorns.

Follow me as we float into the colourful land of wild imagination and go on an adventure only found in your dreams..

<<LEFT: UNICORN SPA JAR | For the sparkly, imaginative little girly girl - this funfilled jar will help them throw the BEST spa day ever! FIND ALL THE DETAILS ON THE GUNNY SACK BLOG HERE>

UNICORN STAMP

Above: Great for a gift or keep it for your own stash!

This stamp would add that fun imaginative flair to any project. Stamp onto party invites or make your own gift wrap, decorate cards, art journal or scrapbooking pages - it’s sure to add that ultimate cute factor! FROM TALK TO THE SUN ETSY STORE.

DIY FLEECE PILLOW

Above: What a delightful little project to make for your unicorn loving kid! How adorable it would look adorning a child’s bed or tucked up with its admirer as they drift off to dreamland.

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UNICORN STRING LIGHTS

Aren’t fairy lights just so magical? Who wouldn’t absolutely LOVE the gorgeous glow of these unicorn string lights, illuminating their dreams and creating the perfect fantasy land. FOUND ON ZULILY VIA PINTEREST HERE.

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DIY UNICORN CARD LEFT | Super simple to create and destined to delight, this unicorn card should be next on your card making list!

Check out the how-to here on the I Heart Crafty Things blog.

DREAM CATCHERS The kids can have some fun making this colourful creation with yarn and an embroidery hoop.

Add some ears, a glittery horn and some decorative flowers and youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve got a sweet little wall hanging!

Find out all the details on the Hello Wonderful blog here.

Anna Allan lives with her family in a small country town near the beautiful Esperance in Western Australia.

She loves making pretty things, lots of colour, yummy food, daily cups of coffee, plenty of sunshine, being happy and having fun! You can get to know Anna better on her blog One Big Sunshine Spritzer here.

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SAY HELLO.

MARDI WINEN

SIMPLY MARDI

WHERE DO YOU LIVE AND WHO WITH? I live in the Riverland region of country South Australia with my husband and our now empty nest. We have three married children and three very loved grandies.

WHAT DO YOU DO?

I am a Paramedic with SA Ambulance which I have enjoyed over the last 16 years but over the last 9 months my heart has been dragged in a new direction and I have been building an essential oil business. Its new territory for me.. learning..growing and nurturing.

LIVING A LOVELY LIFE

WHAT IS THE BEST THING ABOUT WHAT YOU DO?

Its taken me such a long time to settle into what is really important and for a long while I was trying to juggle it all... big mistake!

So I gave up a few things (insert ‘vegetable garden’ for instance) and turned my focus to what I really love. I adopted the name Simply Mardi because I just want a simple and uncomplicated life. I set to work to de clutter and overhaul everything in our home and on my calendar.

I now aim for low tox, low waste and simple. I began with doTERRA last year. These beautiful oils are so aligned with what I believe in .. not only for the physical and emotional support but they have also turned me into the DIY queen!

In my leisure time I love to travel and macramé has become my source of relaxation ...its like meditation to me.

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MY PERFECT MORNING IS A DAY AT HOME AND A GOOD BLACK COFFEE ~Mardi Winen

AS YOU HAVE TRAVELED EXTENSIVELY, WHAT IS YOUR FAVOURITE PLACE EVER? This is such a tricky question because I have never traveled anywhere I didn’t like. Internationally I’ll say Europe for the history and contrast as we crossed borders. Its hard to forget that feeling .... standing at the Colosseum or strolling the streets of Pompeii.

Within Australia I loved our leisurely trip in our m otor home last year. We spent eight weeks on the road in Far North Queensland, enjoying the beaches. I worked on macramés and we walked kilometres every day. It was totally rejuvenating.

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WORDS TO LIVE BY// ONCE YOU NEED LESS...YOU WILL HAVE MORE. AND... 99% OF WHAT YOU WORRY ABOUT NEVER HAPPENS! ~Mardi Winen

MARDI’S TOP 3 doTERRA ESSENTIAL OILS

Patchouli... my Purefume. It’s earthy and delicious.

Peace ... I use it for work. It’s calming and keeps my stress levels in check.

Lavender ... simple and beautiful for sleep and my skin. Plus it smells amazing..

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Lee Mills gives new life to vintage tea cups and saucers by rescuing them from thrift stores and turning them into beautiful soy candles.

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IT UP!

BY THE JOT GIRLS

CHALLENGE: USE THAT ONE ITEM YOU HAVE BEEN HOLDING ONTO FOR JUST THE RIGHT PROJECT. THE TIME IS NOW!

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Just Use It.

What is that ONE thing you have in your stash that you have been meaning to use?

USING UP YOUR STASH IS INCREDIBLY SATISFYING.

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I will hold onto all my alphabet stickers for ages! I cannot bear to part with them ...but it’s time to use them! ~LEANNE ALLINSON

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GET THOSE HOARDED PIECES OUT OF YOUR STASH AND ONTO A LAYOUT. PRONTO!

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KIM JEFFRESS â&#x20AC;&#x153;Oh man I had a hard time using this vintage Heidi Swapp patterned paper. From the zebra print to the hot pink it is probably my all time fave patterned paper!â&#x20AC;?

SUPPLIES | Heidi Swapp, Paige Evans Cut Crate Paper.

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NATALIE ELPHINSTONE “These Basic Grey fabric tags have been in my stash for YEARS. I’ve been holding on to them because I had a sewing project in mind..... but that was two babies ago and I still haven’t made it, so it was time I faced facts that it was never going to happen! Well the good news is I used the whole packet on this layout instead and I couldn’t be happier with the results!”

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SUPPLIES | Paper - Studio Calico, Maggie Holmes, American Crafts.

Embellishments - Basic Grey Fabric Tags, Maggie Holmes die cuts, Simple Stories brads.

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LAUREN HENDER “Sometimes special products speak to you and as you scrapbook, you look at your layout and think to yourself ‘no, don’t use it up today - there will be a better layout’.

Well this set of American Craft gold thickers are one of my many products that I kept thinking were too good for a layout. I was super excited when Kim set this challenge I knew straight away that those thickers were going to be in it. It was time to use them up.”

SUPPLIES |American Crafts, Mintay, Dear Lizzy, Cocoa Vanilla Studio and Paige Evans cut file.

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LEANNE ALLINSON “I will hold on to all my alphabet stickers for ages! I cannot bear to part with them but for this layout I decided I needed to start using my favourite stickers before I lose them!

Mixing and matching alphabets for title work is a great way to finally commit.

These Jenni Bowlin Studio stickers are the perfect finishing touch and I couldn’t be happier to have this story documented.”

SUPPLIES |American Crafts, Bella Blvd, Pebbles Inc, Jenni Bowlin, We R Memory Keepers, Jillibean Soup, Tim Holtz.

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MARDI WINEN “I’ve had these Pink Paislee alphabet sticker for so long and have always wanted to use them. However I find BIG a little tricky. But I gave it a shot and I’m so thrilled to have them on a page and out of my stash.”

SUPPLIES | Pink Paislee, Studio Calico, Kellie Stamps, Elles Studio and American Crafts.

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6 ‘‘ ANNA ALLEN

“When the Craft Market collection was released, quite some time ago now, these embroidery hoop wood frames were very popular!

So much so, I couldn’t get them BUT I WANTED SOME! Eventually I found an online store that had some in stock and bought about three packs!!

However, when I received them I was too afraid to use them as I felt they needed a project that did them justice since it took me quite an effort to get any in the first place!!

Sound familiar?

Completing this layout and using these frames was super-duper satisfying! And I love that they fit the theme of the layout perfectly!!”

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7 ‘‘ AMANDA HALL

“These Heidi Swapp Verb Stickers are my most loved embellishment EVER and running a very close second are the Heidi Swapp chipboard hearts. (Both as old as the hills!)

I had three black verb stickers left in my stash and decided to use them all on this layout!”

Honour an embellishment you love by making it a big feature on your page – use the whole lot for impact. ~AMANDA HALL

SUPPLIES |Kaisercraft, Wilna Furstenburg, Heidi Swapp.

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I don’t think I’ve ever finished a roll of washi tape! ~YVETTE ADAMS

YVETTE ADAMS “I have an enormous stash of washi tape and don’t think I’ve ever finished a roll! This put a tiny dent in my stash so I’d better make some more cards!

SUPPLIES: Heidi Swapp, Martha Stewart.”

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Besides Issue One of Jot, ISSUE 6 - OUR FIRST BIRTHDAY ISSUE WAS BY FAR OUR MOST POPULAR ISSUE. It featured Sheree Forcierâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s beautiful gift wrapped parcel with pom pom trim. It was one of my favourite covers too!

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Impressions (what!) Which means that over one million people saw this issue online but may not have flicked through entirely or spent an extended period of time reading in depth.

27,028 Reads. This is the amount of people who spent more than a few minutes reading this issue in depth.

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a colour

WE ALL LOVE A GOOD CHALLENGE AROUND HERE AT JOT MAG. And the Jot Girls all rose to the challenge when I asked them to create a project inspired by one of the following colour groups.

How about you? Is your work generally fresh and cool or warm and earthy? Maybe you prefer bold graphic design with big titles and lots of black and white or maybe your work is often soft, florally and feminine.

WHICH COLOUR GROUP ARE YOU?

greens

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LAUREN HENDER With a pretty colour palette of pinks and floral I couldnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t resist scrapbooking my little girl and her much loved puppy.

greens

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SUPPLIES: Paige Evans , Heidi Swapp, Mintay, Cocoa Vanilla Studio.

MARDI WINEN I was really drawn to the black and white colour group purely because of my love of a striking black and white title. I added in a little grey as a slight contrast... but luckily there is never a shortage of black and white in my embellishment collection.

SUPPLIES: Crate Paper, Heidi Swapp, Kellie Stamps, Studio Calico.

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LEANNE ALLINSON The Cool Colours combination really drew my eye when trying to decide which colour group to create with.

Ultimately the choice, however, was decided for me when I chose to document the story of whale watching from the beach. What better colours are there to portray the beauty of the ocean and the amazing creatures that live in it.

SUPPLIES: American Crafts, Bella BLVD, Simple Stories, Jillibean Soup, Scraptastic, Heidi Swapp.

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ANNA ALLAN I think it’s pretty obvious what colour scheme I chose. Some may find the monochromatic look challenging and hard to do. I’m one who finds it quite therapeutic and interesting - a nice change of pace.

This layout came together rather quickly. With a grid like background of patterned paper, I used minimal embellishments so it didn’t become too busy as the stripes and dots stand out quite strongly.

The paper hearts came about by accident really as I folded the paper scraps to put in my little bin bag.

It’s a nice little surprise when you look down at what’s in your hand and realise “I could actually use that!”

SUPPLIES: Bazzill, Cocoa Vanilla Studios, D-Lish Scraps, Tom Holtz, American Crafts, Heidi Swapp.

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SHEREE FORCIER The floral colour combo was perfect for the theme of this page! I found the beautiful floral chipboard sticker in my stash and the rest of the page just came together so easily from there. You can’t go wrong with pretty pinks, greens and a touch of yellow! greens

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SUPPLIES: American Crafts, October Afternoon, My Mind’s Eye, Felicity Jane, Crate Paper.

NATALIE ELPHINSTONE I chose the Warm Colour scheme to base my spread on, but I did also sneak in quite a bit of grey to balance things out, especially since I had converted some of my photos to black and white. This page tells the story of Shilohâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s first foods. She loved it, but wanted to feed herself!!

SUPPLIES: Studio Calico Documenter Kits

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KIM JEFFRESS When I looked at the photo and the warm colour combo it was almost a perfect match so I couldnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t help but use it with this fun shaker frame I cut using a Paige Evans Cut File and added some vellum.

SUPPLIES: American Crafts, Heidi Swapp.

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AMANDA HALL I finally decided on the delicious BOLD colour scheme because of my love of typography and the drama of all things black and white. Pulling together a graphic layout, with stripes and dots should have come easily but it was hard not to pop a third colour in there and to rely on the strong lettering and big image.

SUPPLIES: MAMBI, Kaisercraft, Heidi Swapp, Kmart.

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LOREDANA BUCARIA I love to create a watercolour background, then cut it out and build the pages with many different layers!

At the moment I’m loving warm colors as they are dreamy and mixed with the white it’s pure love!

SUPPLIES: Bazzill, Prima, Crate Paper, Studio Calico.

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make Lauren Hender

Lauren shows us how to make a pretty, layered 12x12 inch layout using lots of inking, ephemera, some stencils and a 3x4 inch photo. Needing a more boyish layout?

Using the same design techniques, swap out your colour scheme and embellishments for a more masculine look.

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Adhere white cardstock to patterned paper leaving a small border. Bend up edges for a random, rough edged look.

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Using a favourite stencil and distress stain or ink decorate three areas on your layout background.

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Using a roller liquid paper, roll on some lines to journal on.

Once the liquid paper is dry, use a black journaling pen to add in your story.

WHAT YOU NEED | Cocoa Vanilla Studio, Tim Holtz, Papermate, Kaiser Craft and Staedtler.

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Add coordinating embellishments to your layout. Lauren has used cute little hearts and butterflies to go with her floral theme.

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Cut two large flower clusters and using a large lace doily adhere to centre of page.

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Mount your horizontal 3x4 inch photo with at least six coordinating paper off cuts and then adhere to layout.

Lauren has left plenty of white space which helps to balance out the clusters of embellishments. The patterned paper border helps to ground her layout.

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MOOD board JOT MAG

Every single month for the past five years we have released a beautiful MOOD BOARD challenge for our readers.

The Jot Girls and I have taken turns over the years to choose the colour palette for each Mood Board and itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s been a joy to see what our readers come up with using our Boards as inspiration.

I want to thank my beautiful Jot Girls for always rising to the challenge and creating fabulous projects time after time!

Special shout out to our girl Anna Allan who took the task off my hands and took over the role of designing each Mood Board, pulling together the images and colours the Jot Girls chose each month to come up with a delicious board for us all to take inspiration from.

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Please enjoy our very last Jot Mag Mood Board.

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Letâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s see what the Jot Girls have come up with for this, our very last Mood Board.

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mood board

INSPIRED BY OUR MOOD BOARD? SHARE YOUR WORK WITH US ON THE JOT FACEBOOK PAGE here.

OUR BEAUTIFUL BOARD HAS BEEN CURATED BY Leanne Allinson

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MOOD BOARD

Welcome to our very last Mood Board here at Jot as we celebrate the beautiful colours of pink, grey, apricot, cream and scarlett blended with graphic blacks and crisp whites. ~KIM ARCHER, Editor

CREDITS // OPSM We Look Deeper Campaign - Hand cut paper Sculptures by Bianca Chang // Paintbrush image found on Pinterest // Black & White print shared by Ashley Goldberg on Flickr // Flower crown from Etsy Store Serenity //Grey & white books found on Justine Ash’s Instagram //tiled floor found on I Have This Thing About Floors Instagram // Magnolia tree print from Lovely Clusters etsy store.

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PERFECT

Mardi Winen - The Jot Team This is a beautiful soft mood board with some fabulous textures and layers to play with. I tried to replicate the crescent shapes with some strips of paper and the beautiful negative cut file had to make its way in there somewhere.

SUPPLIES: Heidi Swapp, Studio Calico, Crate Paper, Pink Paislee.

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READ MORE 2018 Amanda Hall - The Jot Team

What a delicious mood board! The greys, pinks and cut out letters were my inspiration. The book pile and cherry blossom also feature.

SUPPLIES: cardstock : Kaisercraft, Paper : photo, Kaisercraft, Other : cotton thread, silhouette portrait, Photoshop webster enamel dots. Cherry Blossom image from google.

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LOVE YOU

Sheree Forcier - The Jot Team

The pinks, greys, black and white colours in this board were so lovely to work with! I loved the bold graphic print and the touch of floral as well.

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SUPPLIES | Patterned Papers - Crate Paper. Cardstock American Crafts. Chipboard Stickers, Die Cuts and Word Stickers - Crate Paper. Other - thread, twine, white tag.

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MAKES ME HAPPY

Natalie Elphinstone - The Jot Team

I love looking at the mood board and deciding on which parts I can literally recreate for my project. This time I was most inspired by the floral headband and made a similar arrangement using Sizzix dies. I loved pairing it with a black and white background which I never would have thought of by myself!

SUPPLIES | Studio Calico, Illustrated Faith, Others - Sizzix Lifestyle Dies, Neat and Tangled Stamps

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LOOKINâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; GOOD Kim Jeffress - The Jot Team

I was totally inspired by the paper with the words cut out in the Mood Board. I used a Paige Evans cut file as the base of my layout and created my page around that.

SUPPLIES | American Crafts, Heidi Swapp, Felicity Jane, Kerri Bradford, Cocoa Vanilla Studios.

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“My stamped background was made by a small round of sweet potato, cut to make the half circle look.”

GO WILD & EXPLORE Anna Allan - The Jot Team

I loved the mix of rich raspberry reds and pinks with the bold black and white print BUT the thing I was most drawn to was those cut out words. I just had to replicate that look on my page so I got out the stencils and alpha stickers and cut out my title from scratch.

It was fun just being creative with different ways of producing the look of my page that I wanted. And Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;m super happy with the end result!

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BEAUTIFUL

Lauren Hender - The Jot Team

I just loved this Mood Board. It inspired me to create texture with acrylic paint whilst falling in love with the pink tones.

SUPPLIES | Heidi Swapp, The Planner Society, Teresa Collins, Acrylic Paint, Close to My Heart.

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RIGHT NOW

Raquel Bowman - The Jot Team

My layout for this final board was inspired by the stack of books and colour palette mainly.

SUPPLIES| cocoa Vanilla Studio and Pink Paislee papers and embellishments, Pink Fresh Studio alphabet stickers. Other: Typewriter, Silhouette Cameo, sewing machine.

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BE IN LOVE WITH YOUR LIFE Rachel Dutko - Mood Board May 2018 Winner

I was inspired by the black block on the bottom row of the mood board, as well as the colour palette. I was also inspired by the image of the floral garland.

We welcome guest Mood Board contributor Rachel Dutko who joins us after winning our May Mood Board challenge.

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WHAT HAVE THE JOT GIRLS BEEN SHARING ON SOCIAL MEDIA?

In our regular feature, we get to know the Jot Girls a little better by taking a peek into their daily lives as they share some of their recent Instagram photos with us.

Natalie Elphinstone Over the past year I’ve been posting a weekly photo of Shiloh on Instagram, documenting her milestones and memories using the hashtag #52weeksofShiloh.

When I first started I wasn’t sure if I would be able to keep up to date... but she’s just celebrated her first birthday and all 52 instalments are complete!! Thank you to everyone who travelled the journey with me!

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Kim Archer

All the little samples! Gearing up for another great Spoil Yourself essential oils online event!

@kimarcher.mindfulliving

Sheree Forcier This little white flower suddenly appearing on my cactus made me so happy!

Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s the first time it has flowered!

@shereeforcier

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Yvette Adams

I was a little overdressed for walking my friendsâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; dogs this day! But I was nice and warm in my cosy coat.

@eeveeadams

Anna Allan Winter would have to be my favourite season in Western Australia. The air is fresh and sometimes nippy but the sun shines its warmth on you, casting a golden glow all around. Perfect for a stroll in the country where I live.

@annamayde

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Raquel Bowman

This beauty was my Paâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s electric typewriter. I remember when he bought it how amazed I was at this invention and how special I thought it was. A new ink cartridge, a slight hum from how old it is and it is working again ready for me to document our memories. @mrsbowmansclassroom @raquelLbowman

Petra Corcoran My @aliedwardsdesigninc story by the month has arrived and I am all sorts of happy about this card in the kit. Some days I want to have a copy of this awesome little card everywhere I turn.

Love the black background and bright writing... love the messages... just love. @petracorcoran

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Kim Jeffress

Its always an incredible thrill to teach with Heidi, I loved her quick but incredible visit down under recently. @kimjeffress

Mardi Winen

If youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve been looking for me?... Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;m moosing around in Alaska

@mardi_jane

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Lauren Hender

This ball of cheekiness makes my heart so happy. Pure delight

@lauren_hender

Loredana Bucaria Breakfast with my boy is my favorite time of the day. He is my companion, we have a lot of things in common. @loredanabucaria

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Leanne Allinson My middle son was about to embark on two months of Field Hockey State Titles journeys. This was the first trip where he traveled to Cairns, Queensland for the 10-12 years school boys competition. Ten games over four days.

@leanne_allinson

Sharmaine Kruijver I used to write down funny things our girls said. I found some of them the other day, and decided Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;d use them on our felt board.

Little gems, smiles added. @4squirts

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EVERYDAY MOMENTS Natalie Elphinstone - The Jot Team Shiloh might only be 11 months old in these photos and not able to use a single word.... but she sure knows how to communicate!

Love how her faces tell the story of her multitude of emotions.

SUPPLIES | Paige Evans, Studio Calico, Amy Tangerine.

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THE FAKE GRUMP Leanne Allinson - The Jot Team Mr 8 can pull faces at the drop of a hat. Lately it’s been his silly faces but he went through a stage earlier in the year, where all he wanted was his “fake” grumpy look. Especially in front of the camera!

Not a lot of fun for me when I’d much prefer his cute little grin instead!

SUPPLIES | American Crafts, Bella Blvd, Jillibean Soup, Scraptastic, Elle’s Studio.

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WE ARE LOVING KIMâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;S MEGA STACK OF BOOKS CUT FILE SHE HAS USED FOR HER BACKGROUND.

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ON REPEAT Kim Jeffress - The Jot Team My eldest son is obsessed with Minecraft. He spends his whole waking hours reading and studying his Minecraft books! I donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t get it but admire his dedication.

SUPPLIES | Paige Evans. American Crafts, Heidi Swapp, Felicity Jane, Kerri Bradford Studio.

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LOVE YOU TONS

Sheree Forcier - The Jot Team Recently Madison started sending me these hilarious selfies when sheâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s ready for me to come in to her room to say good night. Each night I get a different face! She has such a fun personality and we love it!

SUPPLIES | Bazzill, American Crafts, Studio Calico

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SUPPLIES | Felicity Jane Studio.

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Lauren Hender - The Jot Team A simple way to capture some different emotions/faces of your loved ones is to get them to stand up against a wall and slide down and sit on the floor. Then talk to them about their memories. One that made them laugh, one that makes them think, one that makes them mindful and so on and so on.

As each thought happens capture a shot. In a short and memorable time you will have a collection of beautiful expressions and the memories to journal in your scrapbooking.

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DO YOUR THING

Raquel Bowman - The Jot Team This kid! Well I think these photos say it all. Our boy is the most beautiful little man; full of spunk with such a cheeky little personality. The days are never dull! But I must say, I wouldnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t want it any other way.

SUPPLIES | Pinkfresh Studio papers and embellishments, white card stock, typewriter, sewing machine.

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THIS FACE

Anna Allan - The Jot Team I’ve predominantly used a kit for this layout. I’ve gone for a horizontal style for this page. The background is just patterned paper strips layered onto each other which gives a fun textured look.

A few embellishment pieces tie the photos into the background to make it all connect and fit together. It’s quite busy and a little crazy but considering the subject of the photos, it’s right on point!

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SUPPLIES |Bazzill, Fancy Pants, Studio Calico, Kellie Stamps, Crate Paper, D-lish Scraps, Websterâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Pages; A Beautiful Mess; Heidi Swapp; enamel dots

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make Kim Jeffress

Kim joins us today to share a beautiful layout using a massive “buildings” cut file as the dominant feature on her layout background. By having such a large feature you don’t need a lot of other details. Kim has kept it simple with a small photo, some journaling strips and a few well placed cards and embellishments.

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Trim patterned paper to allow a white cardstock border that also matches with the white cardstock cut file. Creating a border helps to frame and ground your layout.

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Kim has chosen a huge cut file for her background. Adhere cut file with pop dots to the centre of the page, bending the cut file slightly to create a curved effect.

WHAT YOU NEED | American Crafts, Heidi Swapp, Storyline cards, stickers. Cocoa Vanilla flair, Paige Evans cut file.

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Type journaling on a typewriter, trim into strips and adhere to the top of the layout.

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Add the title with thickers and a trimmed storyline card attached to a wooden skewer to create a flag.

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Cluster storyline cards in and around the photo, layering some with pop dots and tucking some under the photo and cut file to create texture and dimension.

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Layer your photo over the cut file with pop dots as well to give your photo some height.

Add in some small embellishments to finish.

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Grab a cuppa and join me. teenagesurvivalcoach.com.au

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POCKET PAGES FEATURING THE JOT TEAM

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Some photo shoot fun! Each year I try and take a few photos like these. Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s lovely to watch her little face grow and change.

LAUREN HENDER

Laurenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s products she has chosen to use are all Felicity

Jane with a dash of Tim Holtz.

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Your pocket page filler cards do not have to be complicated when it comes to design! Simple designs work beautifully.

Lauren has added a few circle embellishments to her black and white photo and a cloud shape, some journaling and a few enamel dots for her card design.

Add a few simple heart shapes to your photo and this card is done!

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YOUR

Life

Leanne has made a set of easy filler cards with a

Book Week theme. She chose to

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keep everything clean & simple.

SUPPLIES | American Crafts; patterned paper - Bella Blvd, Pebbles Inc; alphas - Bella Blvd; other - washi, staples, Jillibean Soup die cuts, Kellie Winnell clear stamps, Elleâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Studio label.

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My pocket pages are always rather eclectic. Raiding my stash for bits and pieces to decorate the pages is basically the crux of my creative process. I find it is a great project for using up all the random, leftover pieces in my collection of scrappy goods.

ANNA LIKES TO KEEP HER CORNERS STRAIGHT!

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When completing this spread about Motherâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Day it was important to me to include the letters the older girls had written me.

NATALIE ELPHINSTONE

As they were quite large in size I knew it would be difficult to keep the originals so I simply photographed them and printed them out at 3x4â&#x20AC;? so they could slip straight into one of the pockets!

Embellishing pocket pages can be as simple as a chipboard shape on your photo! Simple.

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TIP: I printed some of my photos in black and white so the spread didnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t become too overwhelmed with colour.

SUPPLIES | Studio Calico Documenter Kits

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KIM JEFFRESS

I document my weekly events of my family in my Heidi Swapp Memory planner. I spend Sunday afternoons printing photos from my iphone and then journaling and decorating the days.

Your memory planner is the perfect space for adding in little details

about your week.

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for your journaling and titles adds such a personal touch to your pages.

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DEAR

BY SHARI BREWER

THANK YOU TO SHARI FOR SHARING HER LIFE WITH US IN HER DEAR DIARY REGULAR FEATURE HERE AT JOT. ITâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;S BEEN AN ABSOLUTE PLEASURE WORKING WITH SHARI! Jot Magazine 106

HAVE I TOLD YOU HOW MUCH I’VE APPRECIATED REDISCOVERING YOU, AND AGAIN SHARING OUR JOURNEY HERE IN YOUR PAGES? Well, it’s true…. but…. Twists and turns and all of those things.

You see Diary, I’ve turned to you in times when my voice has been shaky, when I thought my words weren’t being heard and when I felt invisible in the world. Thank God for you, as you’ve never let me down and have given me such a trustworthy vessel to outpour what I’ve needed to share. Forever grateful for your unwavering companionship and that’s the truth.

Please don’t see this as abandonment – it’s not and never will be. It’s just the right time to put you aside for a while, however many moons that may be, and enjoy life in the moment. I feel for a while at least; these reflections need to stay in my heart and not be on paper.

I’ll be forever grateful to you Diary, and while this is goodbye for now, it may not be the end of our story together.

Until then….. whenever….

Now, that’s why this entry is so bittersweet and difficult to write. It’s time to say goodbye. For now.

Diary, everything is going so well and I’m raring and ready to face the world without you by my side. It may not be farewell forever….. but wow, look how great things are!!

Liam is settled and loving his work and life (oh to be 21 again!!) and Shaun is living the city dream, thriving at uni and jumping in to enjoy all Brisbane has to offer. Gina is growing by the day and becoming a young lady, surer of herself and a delight to spend time with. The universe has delivered, that’s for sure. I am satisfied and my heart is full..

Shari Brewer lives on the Sunshine Coast in Queensland with her family and these diary entries may or may not be a truthful account of her day-to-day experiences. She’s never been shy of a story, so it’s best you decide what’s fact or fiction.

A mother of three, Shari’s a part time high school teacher who keeps herself busy running a household as well as the parenting website Teenage Survival Coach. In her spare time she clatters on the keyboard and pimps her writing services as a freelancer.

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THANK YOU MARDI WINEN My beautiful friend Mardi - Thank you for being solidly and consistently by my side and supporting me for many, many years. Our lives have always paralleled and I am forever grateful that we met through Scrapboxx all those years ago. You are a generous, fun and beautiful friend and I am forever grateful for that friendship. I am, as you know, incredibly excited that you are joining me for the oils adventure! Thank you.

ANNA ALLAN Thank you for being you Anna - a ray of sunshine, quirky, eager and willing to do any task asked of you. You put your heart and soul into everything you do. I will miss your Confetti “blurbies” haha and our Jot chats!! I have watched you grow and evolve with your paper crafting over the years - your work is always beautifully crafted and you constantly challenge yourself and step out of your comfort zone with your paper crafting and you are never afraid to try something new.

NATALIE ELPHINSTONE Thank you for your words of wisdom, constant support of me and Jot and the fact, despite being insanely busy, always saying YES to any projects - even when they are last minute. Your recent support of me and my decision really made me realise what a beautiful girl you are! I am so thankful we got to teach alongside each other at e2c too!!

LAUREN HENDER YVETTE ADAMS Yvette! My lovely, gorgeously tall and generous friend. We have been friends for a very long time - and it doesn’t matter how long it’s been since we’ve seen each other, we fall right back into our comfortable friendship and I am very grateful for that! You are a beautiful, loyal and cheerful girl and thank you also for joining my oily adventure xxx!

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SHEREE FORCIER My beautiful Sheree - we have been on this paper craft adventure for many, many years - you are part of my originals! I am a huge fan of your amazing work - not just scrapbooking but all of your creative pursuits. Your work is always exceptionally presented/photographed and you have an impeccable style!

My beautiful Lauren. You’re so kind hearted, gentle and generous.

You have a cheerful and sunshiny aura and it’s been a total delight to have you on my team. I also wanted to say a HUGE thank you for approaching me with the idea of Jot Kids, grabbing the opportunity with both hands and running with it - with huge success!

It became a very beautiful part of Jot and I totally owe that success to YOU!

KIM JEFFRESS My lovely Kim J - despite having a hectic workload with Heidi and full time teaching you ALWAYS step up for Jot projects and always give 110% of yourself to every project. You are a tremendous support to me personally as well as to all things Jot. Thank you for always making our Mood Board Instagram circle for us to use!!

It’s been so lovely having you on board for all these years!

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RAQUEL BOWMAN

Leanne! My gorgeous Project Life filler card queen. Your work was always a total pleasure to edit - mainly because I barely had to edit anything - your text was always spot on and perfect.. and your photos were exceptional. Thank you for always supporting both me and Jot and for each and every delicious project you created for me.

Raquel - I remember your work first popping up and grabbing my attention and I wondered who was this girl! Back then Charlotte was a teeny tiny baby and I feel like I have watched her grow up through the pages of Jot. I adore your work big time - always so fresh and crisp and clean! Thank you for being such a beautiful Jot Girl.

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LOREDANA BUCARIA Lory - my amazing Italian friend!

Your enthusiasm, eagerness and energy is infectious. We go back a long way - well before Jot -- back when I even taught an online class here in Australia for you and your students over there in Italy.. what a fun event that was.. I even had my own Italian interpreter to help me to understand those in the class. Somehow we all understood each other and it was one of the highlights of my scrapbook teaching years!

Amanda - your work continues to inspire and amaze me. Everything you make has such a beautiful Amanda signature style to it! I thank you for your friendship and also for the opportunity to teach at your e2c retreat which I absolutely loved so much! I am so glad that you have been part of our finale issue and I’m also thrilled you are part of our oily adventure too!!!!

SHARMAINE KRUIJVER Thank you Sharmaine for being such a beautiful person. You are loyal and supportive and it’s been incredible having you on my Jot team and now I am lucky enough to have you on my oils team too. I have always been a fan of your scrapbooking - I love your quirky sense of humour and your kind and fun spirit.

PETRA CORCORAN Petra - our beautiful Project Life advocate. I love your wonderful ability and commitment to telling your story and documenting your life. It was always a total pleasure to include your pages in Jot. Thank you!!

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for choosing Jot. We hope you have enjoyed our very last issue. It has been such a pleasure to bring you this publication for the past five years. Thank you for being loyal and supportive readers of all things Jot. You are still able to download back issues of Jot by heading to my website: www.kimarcher.com.au and clicking on the JOT MAG. Keep telling your stories, taking your photos and documenting your memories! ~ KIM ARCHER & THE JOT GIRLS

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