Creative Scrappers

It is with great pleasure for me to introduce you to our design team members for our November - January 2010 term. All of these designers have been selected to represent Creative Scrappers because of their individual scrapbooking talents and creative layouts. I am sure one of these designers will offer you a bit of inspiration and encourage you to try something different in your scrapbook pages.

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My name is Camilla and I live in southern Sweden. I work as a Montessori teacher at a school in my hometown and I really enjoy working with children. I’m married and have two children, Julia and Filip. They are my main scrapping subject.

I started scrapping two and a half years ago, after I got a beautiful scrapped match box from one of my friends. My addictions are patterned papers, flowers, bling and lace. Some say I scrap shabby chic and romantic. I scrap memories for my children, but also to keep sane. I really need to work with my hands and use my creativity. And through my hobby I’ve made a lot of new friends all over the world.

Currently I’m designing for My Scrapbook Nook, Magdas Scrapbooking (a Swedish store) and two inspirational Swedish sites. I also have been guest designing for the manufacturer Rose Moka. I’m honoured to guest design for Creative Scrappers.

Feel free to visit my blog at http://camillaslillasida.blogspot.com

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My name is Delaina Burns and I live in the small town of Roanoke, Alabama with my husband of 24 years and our two children. Simon is 18 years old and began his first year of college this fall. Anna is 16 years old and is in the 11th grade. I am surrounded by a large extended family, and you will see many of their faces featured on my pages and projects.

I have enjoyed making things with my hands for as long as I can remember. I am a self taught seamstress and have operated a successful custom drapery and bedding business from home for more than 12 years. This job has enabled me to be home for my family, while working and helping provide for them.

I began scrapping 3 years ago, after receiving an assignment from my daughter's cheer coach to make a scrapbook of the season's events. Though very unhappy with the assignment, I persevered and made a few pages. The bug bit and I have never looked back. My love for the craft and the crafters I have met along the way has changed my life. I encourage everyone I know and/or meet to give scrapbooking a try.

I design for, and teach at my local scrapbook store, Sweet Memories in Carrollton, Georgia. In the past year I have been on staff with Scrapbook News and Reviews, My Scrapbook Nook. At the present I am guest designer for My Creative Scrapbook. I have been published in SNR and will have my first paper pub in Scrapbook Trends Magazine in January 2010.

I am so excited to be chosen for the design team here at Creative Scrappers. I hope to get to know many of the talented staffers and the awesome members.
My BLOG-- http://delainas.blogspot.com/

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I am Issa Virtucio-Lucido from Laguna, Philippines. I am a full time Mom to two energetic boys, Luigi is 16 and Lorenzo is 5 1/2 years old. I am married for 17 years to my hubby Dodo Lucido.

I started creating pages for my eldest son when he was born in 1993, not knowing that what I was doing was called scrapbooking. Until I met a dear friend Timi in 2003. Since then, I got seriously hooked with this craft. I don't really know my exact style but I love sewing, paper tearing and painting. As of now, I am so eager to try new and different styles and learn more about this wonderful hobby. And since I have two sons to scrap, I fell in love with masculine yet dainty layouts.

I am back to school right now! I am taking up units on Education and hoping to be a certified teacher someday. I wish to share this wonderful hobby to the next generations and interested mommies out there. Being a part of Creative Scrappers will surely help me more to create and share this hobby.

http://scrapaholicissa.blogspot.com/

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I'm July Gaceta from Manila, Philippines. I have been married for 8 years. I have two angels named Kyle and Jean Marie. They helped me open my eyes into new chapter of our lives. That’s when I decided to start scrapbooking to document our journey with my husband, my sisters and myself too, I thought Life is too short to enjoy in every moment.

I just started traditional scrapbooking last January 2009. I have been a digital scrapbooker. I so love this craft that I thought to dabble on how traditional techniques used to create beautiful pages. Then, I started to realize that the creative process for this hobby is so much best for me to escape from my hectic corporate schedule. I love that it gives me new perspective to see things farther than the usual one. This craft is a passion. It gives me so much patience not to give up until I finished what I started.

My style in scrapbooking is experimental. I love to try new things based from previous hobbies I used to enjoy; those are sewing, paper tole, digital art and most especially photography. I thought scrapbooking is perfect to bring together different interests into one beautiful page. I was used to make double-page layout and mini books in digital scrapbooking. With traditional scrapbooking I mostly do 12x12 layouts because it gives me enough space to work on. I always start my page with a sketch. It jump starts my mojo. Since photography is my first-love hobby I can't get enough inspiration from it; I have lots of photos to scrap I'm not even half of it.

Thanks Kristine for giving me this opportunity to share my passion in the best way I can. I’m always inspired with Creative Scrappers Team and it’s always been my pleasure to be part of this team.

http://julysweetescape.blogspot.com/

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She’s called Mia because her grandma declared that she belonged to her in Spanish when she was born… is 31 years old, but likes to think she’s still in her 20s… born & raised in the Philippines but had a 4 year stint in DC which is her 2nd home… part of a wacky family that now consists of 4 girls, her mother, her sister, & her dog (there’s a lot of female hormones raging in the house)… lover of languages (can speak 3 & understand a couple more), culture, food, traveling & art… studied art history, architecture & interior design but is currently not using it… currently helping out in the family real estate business… loves hanging w/ family & friends… a creative soul… loves the beach & is happiest in the water at a beach… would move to Fiji if given the chance & spend forever on a white sand beach… would be in absolute heaven if she ever made some of her fave scrappy manufacturer design teams.

http://miacaniza.typepad.com/inmyownwords

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My name is Stephanie, I started scrapbooking in Feb '08, attempting a wedding album for my Sister (2 years late, ahem, but who's counting?). I really enjoyed the process and wanted to learn more, so I signed up for an altered album classes and was hooked!

I love getting lost in the process, hands full of paint and ink, and how one creative thought builds on another so naturally. I tell my family, its like Arts and Crafts in my basement EVERY night! Eventually, I began making my own buttons and embellishments out of polymer clay and My Little Bit of Whimsy was born. It began with a mushroom button to coordinate with some Sassafras Lass papers, and evolved from there.

http://Stephanie-Hart.blogspot.com

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My name is Susan Tutt and I am totally and completely addicted to scrapbooking! I am originally from Northern California and I am now living in Calgary, Alberta with my scrap supportive Husband, Bob, and our three children Taylor 14, Madison 11 and Harrison 7.

I started scrapbooking 14 years ago, when our first daughter was born, and it has become my passion. I have been teaching for 5 years and have been published in several publications. Recently I have become a 7 Gypsies certified instructor and hope to expand my teaching.

I especially love to make mini albums because of the instant gratification of having an adorable project done quickly. I am always experimenting with non scrapbooking items on my projects to make them unique and fun!

My blog: susanscrapbooker.blogspot.com

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My name is Yumiko Ubukata and live in Japan with my wonderful husband and a lovely three-year-old daughter.
I started scrapbooking in 2006 when my daughter was born. At that time I made some albums for her everyday but I wanted to create something different.

One day I found a word “ scrapbooking “ in a magazine and bought some scrapbooking books immediately.
This was the beginning of this wonderful world.
I create layout mostly about my daughter. I love colorful and happy layouts but on the other hand, I also love dark and bittersweet atmosphere.
It just depends on the mood I’m in at the time. I often use everyday items like newspapers and food packages. I love to reuse them on my layout.
I’m really thrilled and honored to be part of this design team.

http://yumiko-1104.cocolog-nifty.com/blog/

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My name is Chantal Anderson and I am from New Brunswick Canada. I was a French teacher for 8th graders for 10 years. I stopped teaching 2 years ago to stay home with my 4 year old son. I have been happily married for 5½ beautiful years.

I was introduced to scrapbooking in the summer of 2003 when I was visiting a few friends and have not stopped since. Scrapbooking and Photography are my passions. I truly love taking pictures of my beautiful son and husband, especially when they play together. Scrapbooking is a lot more than a great hobby for me. It enables me to capture and preserve all of our precious memories together.

I have been teaching scrapbooking classes for almost 2 years now and I have decided to open my own scrapbook store to feed my addiction. It is an addiction for everyone else right...not just me? I love sharing this passion I have with others.

I am really honoured to be part of the Creative Scrappers Design Team.
Thank you Kristine for the opportunity to inspire others!!!!

My Blog: www.chantalanderson.blogspot.com

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My name is Elina Koutsouradi, I am 27 years old, I am from Athens, Greece and I am a cat lover!!

I am a kit club freak, I love challenges and sketches and I have been scrapping like crazy the last 2 years!! I am a shopaholic but only when it comes down to scrap supplies!

I have to admit I had to rent a new place for my scrap supplies to fit, can you relate to that??

I am very excited to be in this team because the inspiration is just phenomenal!

My blog: http://elina.typepad.com

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Hi all! My name is Emmy. I'm a 29year old girl from Sweden.
I live together with my darling Daniel and our crazy and cute rottie Argos.
I've been scrapbooking for 1,5years now and it’s totally a way of life for me! I've always been very creative, sawing, painting, making jewellery etc and I'm working as an architect since 3 years. So colour, shape and form is my everyday life and I can get inspired from almost anything!

I’m a little bit of a geek and I very easily fall in love with materials, techniques, and just stuff in general! When I see something I like I just have to have it.. So my scrap room is overcrowded with beautiful stuff I don’t dare to use.. This obsession is getting better while I’m realising that the products will do more good on my projects then in my shelves!

Another thing I love about this hobby (life!) is the community; I’ve made a lot of new friends I wouldn’t have met otherwise and from different parts of the country and even the world!
I’ m very grateful for this!

So I’m very very very proud to be a part of this community for a while and I hope I can inspire you! I will try my very best!

http://emmybloggen.blogg.se/

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Hi, I am Patti and I am from Alberta, and am married to Glenn. We have two handsome young men who are the centre of my photography world.
I’ve been told by others that there IS a life outside of scrapbooking? With that being said, my other ‘loves’ are my Labrador Retrievers, Rowan and Bentley, reading, watching movies, camping and enjoying the outdoors.

I have been scrapping for about 10 years and have just begun to dabble in digital scrapbooking. This hobby has brought so much 'richness' to my life. It has landed me many friends, memories, joy and fulfillment. I couldn't imagine being without it.

I am so excited to be part of the Design Team at Creative Scrappers.
Thank you all for making this hobby what it is today! :)

My blog: www.dailycrimesofpassion.blogspot.com

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Hi! I’m Helga Payawal-Vergara and I’m a scrapaholic. I’ve been a scrapaholic since 2003. I am married to Gilfred and he very much supports my addiction to this craft. According to him “Scrapbooking is actually the only craft that I have really sustained.” I can’t blame him for saying that because I have invested in other crafts that I didn’t really continue. I’ve been into sewing, painting, cross stitching, ribbon embroidery, crocheting, name it I’ve done it! But it is only scrapbooking that I really continued.

Thanks to my scrapaholic friends who have continued to inspire and encourage me to continue with this craft. This craft may be expensive, but who cares it is worth every penny. It is my creative outlet. It also serves as a stress buster after a day of working as a preschool teacher and Preschool coordinator.

I love to scrap photos of my family especially our son Ike. He is so lucky that I got into this hobby even before he was conceived. I was able to document his growth and milestones.

As a scrapbooker, I love to layer papers and different elements. I usually hand cut paper designs to use as embellishment. I like to use multi-photos on my pages. I am known to have lots of texture and dimension on my designs. Since I usually scrap photos of my son I usually use bright colors. I love to combine red and blue or yellow, orange and brown simply because they are colors that would complement boy layouts. I also love to experiment and combine different technique just so I won’t get bored with my designs. This has made me become a better scrapbooker.

Blog link: http://www.helgapayawal-vergara.blogspot.com

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Hiya, I am Jennifer from Southwest Michigan. I live here with my perfect daughter, Natalie. We also live with our 3 lazy dogs,
2 wonderful cats and a bunny named Rockstar. I am a guest teacher at the school district that I attended and the one my daughter attends Kindergarten. She is actually a fourth generation student at this school. I am praying for my own classroom someday! We live in a beautiful area, close to Lake Michigan and Kalamazoo/Portage. We have four very distinct seasons which gives for some great photo opportunities. We love doing everything this state has to offer....whether it's the beach in the summer, sledding in the winter, Tulips in the spring or the lovely colors of the Fall...we are enjoying life!.

I believe that scrapbooking has always been in me. I can remember placing photos in my albums and jotting down a little something in the margin. I started scrapbooking back in 2005 to document my daughter's first July 4th Parade! I have been hooked ever since! The online world of scrapbooking forums and galleries only fueled my obsession. I love to inspire and be inspired through galleries and challenges.

I am beyond thrilled to be part of this design team!!

My Blog http://jennifermarie93.blogspot.com/

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Hi! I'm Jill Sarginson from Ottawa, ON, Canada. I've been married to my husband Dean for 12 years and am mom to my 3 year old daughter Abigail, who is the subject of most of my scrapbook pages! I have been scrapbooking seriously for about 2 years now, mostly creating 12x12 layouts but am venturing into the world of cardmaking (and loving it!) and altered items. My favourite techniques are distressing, stitching and adding dimension to my pages. I'm not sure how to define my style; I am all over the place.

There are days when I like clean and simple and then there are days when I opt for shabby chic. I find inspiration everywhere: from my daughter's clothing to online galleries and blogs and my mind is always going a mile a minute thinking of my next project!

http://jillelizabethsarginson.blogspot.com/

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My Name is Kim Arledge. My family and I live in the big ole state of Texas but my roots are in Louisiana so I sort of have to claim both. I have 3 beautiful children and a husband who can be pretty awesome too!!! He puts up with me and my endless amounts of scrapbook purchases so he must be a good man!!!!

In 2006, I began to dabble with scrapbooking and quickly became obsessed. Over the past few years I have tapped into a part of myself that I did not even know I had and I am so thankful that I have found something that I am so passionate about. More importantly, I am creating memories for my kids to treasure for years to come. If you don't find me in my scraproom, you will find me online talking, researching, or obsessing about scrap stuff. My scrapbooking style is still evolving because I am always up for new challenges.

I have had a few layouts accepted in the Basic Grey Gallery and I served for the design team at my local scrapbook store as well as teach the Introductory class. Creative Scrappers has been my source of inspiration for over a year now so it is truly an honor to be selected as one of the new Design Team members.

http://mylittleinspirations.blogspot.com/

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My name is Lindsay and I am a SAHM to my three little blessings - Patrick, Michael, and Avery. They are the subjects of my pages and are so used to me always having a camera in my hands! They are also always on the go and keep me very active! I have been married to my best friend, Matt, for almost 7 years now. We live in Maryland love being close to so much!

I have been scrapping for about 2 years and I love it! I love looking through our albums with my kids and I love that they have treasured memories. When I am not scrapping I love being outdoors (especially the beach), getting together with friends and family, reading, and cooking

http://www.lindsaysthreelittleblessings.blogspot.com/

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Hi! My name is Mazlina, but most of my friends call me Maz. I live in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia with my wonderful husband and 2 lovely kids; a 4 year-old boy and an almost 2 year-old girl. I am a geologist by profession, but a scrapper at heart. I am relatively new in this hobby, I only started scrapbooking in January 2009; but I'm loving every part of it. It is therapeutic and keeps my creative juices flowing, while making new friends at the same time. Although the job and the kids keep me extremely busy, I always find time to scrap, usually until wee hours in weekend mornings. My kids and family are my source of inspiration, and scrapbooking is the perfect way to preserve the precious memories.

I usually create 12X12 layouts, but I do mini books too. I love bright colors and feminine layouts, perfect for layouts of my boy and girl. I can't seem to get enough of patterned papers! I love to cut and layer them up. I also like to distress and use lots of flowers, bling and stickers. Currently, I am part of the design team for Scrap-It-Lah blog challenge. I am greatly inspired by other scrappers' beautiful creations and Creative Scrappers have tons of marvelous inspirations.

Mazlina's Blog - http://scrapperocks.blogspot.com/

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My name is Shawna Webster. Im a 28 year old wife of 9 years and mom to two beautiful kiddos Adam who is 8 and Madelyn who is 2. We live in Virginia for the time being. We move every few years with my husband being in the military.

Ive been scrapbooking for 8 years. I also love card making and altering. Sketches really get my creative juices flowing so im really excited to be a part of the Creative Scrappers team.

http://twokidspaper.blogspot.com/

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