This is my last month with Label Tulip. Label Tulip has been an important part of my daily life for more than a year. I am very sorry to be leaving and wish the club, the members, and all the Tulip Girlies the very best going forward. On a personal note, this will be the first time in more than five years that I won't be part of a kit club. It's a big mental change for me. A brief time line:
- In the beginning, I subscribed to Club Scrap.
- A year or so later I added a subscription to ScrapGoods (I think it went out of business recently).
- Maybe a year later, I added a subscription to Scrapologie (which also went out of business). I tried to get a subscription to Poppy Ink (also out of business now), but couldn't ever seem to get off the wait list. And, I ended my subscription to Club Scrap.
- In 2007, I made it onto the design team for Serendipity Scrapbooks and canceled my subscriptions to ScrapGoods and Scrapologie soon after.
- When I wasn't asked to return to the Serendipity team, I put myself on the waitlist for a subscription to Studio Calico.
- Almost immediately, I joined the design team for My Kits and Pieces. A few months in, my number was called and I became a subscriber at Studio Calico.
- About a year after that, My Kits and Pieces went out of business and I moved over to the Label Tulip design team.
- About two or three months into my Label Tulip kits, I canceled my subscription to Studio Calico (there was a lot of overlap of product at that time).
- And now my time at Label Tulip has come to an end.
Label Tulip was a wonderful experience for me: lots of very talented people, a low key and fun message board, and fantastic kits! I thought we might take a little trip down memory lane. I've chosen my favorite layout that I made from each of my thirteen months with Label Tulip.
October 2008
November 2008
December 2008
January 2009
February 2009
March 2009
April 2009
May 2009
June 2009
July 2009
August 2009
September 2009
October 2009
I can see myself evolving through these layouts. Changes internal and artistic. I remember reading somewhere that when Tiger Woods changed his swing, he went through a period of time where he was worse. But after some time, the new swing kicked in and it was ten times better than the old one. There are certainly months where looking through the layouts was painful. Nothing I liked. But sometimes you have to work through the swing, right? It's like the awkward in-between phase when you're growing out your hair. Put on a barrette and walk out the door! Change is inevitable and almost always for the better. I hope I never stop learning and evolving - both in life and in art.
Thanks for stopping by!
And I too hope that you never stop learning and evolving ...
Posted by: Mrs Frizz | November 13, 2009 at 04:30 AM
Loving all those layouts!!! I'm sure you will be part of a new kit club soon and be a cool inspiration for the members there!
Posted by: nat | November 13, 2009 at 05:06 AM
So sorry to see you go from LT...and for what's going on there right now. Your work is amazing and I look forward to seeing it each time you post. I'm sure it won't be long before another club gobbles you right up. :)
Posted by: Vel | November 13, 2009 at 08:44 AM
"Love Life" is so awesome and I am glad that you posted it again:) Thanks for the year in review with LT. I'll look forward to seeing where you go next. Although I must say that your creativity can not be contained in one kit!
Posted by: Sue Clarke | November 13, 2009 at 10:52 AM
Lovely collection of work. I hadn't seen some of these and I'm glad you brought them back. I really like your "Hello, Little Me" layout. So cute and whimsical with all your flowers and dots.
Posted by: Kelli | November 13, 2009 at 01:48 PM
Julie- I loved all of your pages! :) My fave is the one with the quote about shooting for the moon and missing. :) IS that not what life and more importantly what life with art is all about?! Thanks so much! :)
Posted by: Kathy Floen | November 14, 2009 at 01:42 AM
You know I am a serious fan your pages are AMAZING and fantastic .. such a versatile team we were aye?
Love it ..
I too stepped down .. missing ya.
Posted by: Sasha Holloway | November 14, 2009 at 02:09 AM
Love all of the LOs - I didn't subscribe to LT (am a KR girl through and through!) but looked forward to seeing your LOs every month, they were so inspirational. All the more reason to be a more regular visitor to your blog :)
It's so sad about what's happening at LT at the moment - there are a ton of girlies in the UK stranded: no kit, no replies to messages and, I guess, no refund that will be forthcoming :( Just a bit of communication would help enormously....
Posted by: Helen | November 14, 2009 at 06:05 AM
oh no...not you too! sad to see that you are leaving LT!
I will continue to stalk you blog...I am always amazed by your talent!
Posted by: Leah | November 14, 2009 at 04:56 PM
I love the layouts that are of you when you were younger the best, they are just such fun peeks! I also think you look alot like one of my sisters when she was younger in those photos so you seem familiar that way! =)
Fun timeline too, I hadn't realized you had been with LT that long! Time sure does fly!
Have a good one,
Jen
Posted by: Jen Davis | November 14, 2009 at 08:38 PM
this is the best post! i loved your look back.
Posted by: amy lapi | November 14, 2009 at 10:37 PM