Wow! I am so excited and honored to be greeting you from the Dirty Dozen! I was SO shocked when I got LydiaÂ’s voice mail asking me to call her back. I honestly had NO CLUE what she wanted and the Dirty Dozen did not even occur to me! I waited somewhat patiently for her to call back and was stunned when she asked me to be a Dirty Girl, of course I said yes, and now here I am!!!
HereÂ’s a little bit about me... My name is Jen Shults, IÂ’m 36 and IÂ’m married to a very patient and supportive husband. We have two adorable little ones that keep me on my toes. We live in a suburb of Kansas City and have lived here all our lives. I currently teach middle school art to 7th and 8th graders. My background is in pencil drawing, mainly portraits, with a bit of dabbling in computer graphics here and there. I also taught a year of high school pottery.
I started stamping in the spring of 2009. I had been introduced to StampinÂ’ Up a few years before that by a fellow teacher but it didnÂ’t really click with me until I met a group of crafters that were doing Twilight based challenges. Many of them were card makers and after seeing all of their wonderful creations I was bitten, so to speak. ;) Always a crafter at heart, I spent a few years before stamping dabbling in jewelry design and crochet. I still do a bit of free lance portrait drawing when I have time. I also LOVE to art journal and recently just added it to my middle school curriculum and am having a BLAST teaching it to my 8th graders.
IÂ’ve been a big Dirty Dozen and Splitcoast fan for a very long time, almost as long as IÂ’ve been stamping. This is always my go to place when I need a bit of stamping mojo and I have a long list of galleries that I stalk with regularity. IÂ’m still so shocked and amazed to be in the company of so many FABULOUS designers and IÂ’m so excited for the opportunity and challenge to create for you all!
Date: Sunday, November 27, 2011 GMT Views: 2045
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Registered: August 23, 2005 Location: LongIsland (said as one word), NY Posts: 21280
Thu, Dec 15, 2011 @ 5:16 PM
WAHOO! Look at you!! A dirty girl! YAY! I am SO excited for you my friend! You are SO incredibly talented and deserving! Enjoy every second sweet girl! CONGRATS!
Registered: February 24, 2009 Location: New Jersey Posts: 6501
Thu, Dec 15, 2011 @ 7:05 PM
Yeah Jen! Congratulations on your appointment to the Dirt pile...certainly well deserved! You are a remarkable card maker, color-er and super cool lady! Enjoy your time here...it goes by so fast!
Registered: January 11, 2010 Location: Miamisburg, OH Posts: 7227
Fri, Dec 16, 2011 @ 5:52 AM
Jen, I absolutely ADORE your gallery! I have many of your cards in my favorites!! I am so excited to see you here in the DIRT PILE!! I'm off to go check out your FABULOUS cards!! CONGRATULATIONS!!
------------------------------ "Art is the most intense mode of individualism that the world has known." � Oscar Wilde
My Blog: http://jennabeecrafts.blogspot.com/
Registered: July 21, 2005 Location: Northeast Ohio Posts: 24948
Sat, Dec 17, 2011 @ 12:27 PM
I've always enjoyed your sketch challenges Jen and your beautiful work, and am thrilled now to get to welcome you to the Dirt Pile! Enjoy it... it goes by quickly!