JJ-Rue Designs

I am a stamping & crafting enthusiast who started in about 1999, when my oldest, Baylee, was born & I started documenting our journey of parenting and her milestones. My love for handmade & old is what brings me to start a new path, along with the growth and graduation of my children, forcing me into the next stage of our life, empty-nesting. I hope you will find this site full of videos, ideas, links & products that helps you create, think-outside-the-box & become something MORE than you envisioned when you sat down with your pile of supplies. My other passion is for teaching/coaching young females to be strong, confident and independent. I have used the vehicle of CHEERLEADING to achieve that for 25+ years at the middle school, high school & college level. Over the years, my many experiences have included national judges training, MHSAA Officials training, MHSAA Competitive Cheer Committee Assignments and co-owning & operating a cheer competition business in the state of Michigan. My time in the coaches box has evolved, as has my philosophy and coaching habits. Please feel free to peruse my resume below for more coaching achievements, accolades & involvement. Our family resides in St. Joseph, Michigan, where John works as a Certified Public Accountant & CFO. Our daughter Baylee is currently studying for her MBA in Global Leadership, Izak is a college graduate and has a big-boy job as a financial analyzer for an analytical, laboratory and scientific instrument company & Grant is attending college while pursuing his coaching career.