Donna Jannuzzi's fantastic eBook, Stretch Your Sketches, is now on sale!



To tell you the truth, we had never heard of Donna Jannuzzi until she sent in a fabulous, very well-thought out eBook idea to submissions@ellapublishing.com. She was a regular Ella reader who had a great idea. And after we saw her fantastic layout designs, we couldn't resist sharing her talents with all of you. To help you get to know this "fresh face" a little bit better, here's a quick Q&A between Ella & Donna.

3 scrapbooky questions
What are your favorite subjects to scrapbook?
Definitely my children. Children do and say funny things. They do cute things. They look at the world with fresh eyes – it makes everything new and fresh to you too. I love recording our everyday moments as a family. The little moments that make our family unique. It’s those little things that I know I’ll want to remember later.
 
Why do you scrapbook?
Because I don’t want to forget anything about these precious years. Time really does go by so quickly. It’s such a cliché. But I can’t believe that my oldest son will turn four this year! Also, my parents have years and years of photographs put into albums, but nothing recorded. I want to record things for my family.
 
What are some of your favorite products?
My favorite product is patterned paper. I love patterned paper and I can’t make a page without it (I tried; it gave me a newfound respect for you cardstock-only girls!). As for embellishments, I like buttons and brads. And label stickers.
 

3 personality questions
What is your idea of a dream job?
Whenever I used to have a bad day in the lab I would always joke that what I really wanted to be was a pastry chef. I do really love the challenge of baking and I love to learn new cooking techniques. Most baking recipes require precision either in measurement or in technique, but then there is a very great opportunity when baking for creativity. I think being a pastry chef would satisfy both aspects of my personality. The side that loves to play with numbers and measurements, but also the side that hungers for some kind of creative outlet. To be perfectly honest though, I think I am living my dream job right now. I always knew I wanted to be a mom. I’m trying to enjoy these years when my children are young as best I can. I know they go by quickly. I know I am blessed.
 
Besides scrapbooking, what do you do in your free time?
I read. A lot. And as I mentioned above I love to cook. I like to try out new recipes and master new skills. I like to read about my faith and theology. I just love learning in general. If I have a question about something I seek out an answer.
 
If you could vacation anywhere in the world where would it be and why?
I’ve been fortunate enough to be able to travel to quite a few places in my life. There are several places I’d like to go back to though and learn a little more about them, become better acquainted with them. I would love to take my family on a pilgrimage to Rome. When the boys are older we definitely plan on doing that.

We decided to go with six questions for this author, in the spirit of the 6 Weeks of Sketches challenge you'll find here on the blog every Friday. Come back soon!