Designers
Penny Smith
I always describe myself as the female version of Chandler! I am all about laughing, and even on darker days I do my best to "choose joy"! I have been scrapbooking since Mrs. Grossman stickers were IT, but started designing the year after my best friend opened up her scrapbooking store, about 6 years ago!
I am married with 3 kiddos (2 boys and a girl-they are 10, 9 and 8 years old! AHHH!)! We also have 3 dogs and a crazy cat (OH, and we don't want to forget the bird and turtle!) Before scrapbooking (and kids!) I worked in Emergency Veterinary Medicine as a RVT and worked for a marine lab as a trainer! (Dolphins, sea lions and sea otters!)
My weaknesses are Chai Tea Latte's, Jimmy Fallon (Hee!), sushi, chocolate cake, and an occasional Coke (regular please!)
I would describe my style as eclectic! It changes with my moods! But I LOVE to experiment with new techniques and really get artsey-dirty once in awhile!! Sometimes I like to keep it simple, and sometimes I like to layer it up! I am always telling customers and students, there is really no wrong way to scrapbook! And "mistakes" are artistic opportunity! Make it your own!
I am so excited to be a part of the Scrapbook Circle team!!
Come visit me on the web at http://www.artfullyembellished.blogspot.com/
Recent Blog Article
What’s Inside…
Let’s face it… we are working with 12×12 (or 8 1/2 x 11) paper. What hasn’t been done. But what I like to try to remember to do is to go outside (or inside in this case) the box as much as possible. Simple tip, which can have big impact. Put your title-or even another [...]
Melissa Stinson
My name is Melissa Stinson, and I live in Huntsville, Alabama with my husband, Darren, and our small array of cats, dogs, and reptiles. I've been scrapbooking over 13 years- ever since I graduated from high school! This hobby has stuck with me through college (I graduated with a degree in Computer Science), getting married, and the last nine years that I've worked as a software engineer. I think it's safe to say that it's here to stay!!
Aside from scrapbooking, I have tons of hobbies that take up plenty of my time. I'm an avid photographer who'll jump at almost any opportunity to take photos (for example, I know nothing about football, yet I love it when I get a chance to shoot a game from the sidelines). I'm also more than slightly addicted to my Body Pump and TRX classes (I'm something of a grouch if I don't get to go), I love to run, and I recently earned my second degree black belt in Taekwondo. I'm also a HUGE sci-fi geek. Give me a Star Wars novel or a good episode of Doctor Who, and I'm a happy girl!!
Recent Blog Article
Oh, Hexagons, How I Love Thee!
Hexagons and hexagonal lattices (also known as honeycombs) are a huge trend in the scrapbooking industry right now. This month’s kit, You + Me, features hexagons on both the My Mind’s Eye embellishment sheet and paper from the Love Me line. I love the look of hexagons chained together to make a border. They’re so [...]
Jingle
Recent Blog Article
Making Paper the Star of the Show
When I first opened the Remember This kit I was instantly in love with SO many of the amazing papers! In an effort to really use them to their limits, I decided to create a couple of cards where the papers are the star of the show! To create this card I cut a portion [...]
Lisa Andrews
Hello, I'm Lisa Andrews, owner of Scrapbook Circle. I have been married to my awesome husband for over 13 years and have 3 children ages 5. 7, and 10. When I'm not busy scrapbooking I enjoy going to the gym, looking around at Target, going to the park with my kids, spending time with friends and baking brownies!
I started scrapbooking over 10 years ago. Like so many, I was inspired to start scrapbooking after the birth of our first daughter. I have always had a interest in photography (ever since getting my Fisher Price camera when I was about 8 years old) and I loved organizing those photos in those bad news magnetic albums.
Scrapbooking is such a wonderful way to celebrate life and I feel blessed to be able to preserve our family memories through this fantastic hobby!
Recent Blog Article
Remember This: Our February Kit
Our February Kit, Remember This, is now live on our site. This kit is filled with the brand new Follow Your Heart line designed by Rhonna Farrer for My Mind’s Eye. Isn’t it beautiful? Not only do we have a packed kit for you this month, but we also have a coordinating add-on filled with [...]
michellelanning
Hi there, my name is Michelle Lanning. I am a mommy to a sassy 7 year old. I love to read, take photos, watch reality t.v., and of course scrapbook! I have been scrapbooking a little over seven years now. I love scrapbooking the everyday moments and capturing our day to day lives. I love using embellishments and layering them up to create something with lots of texture.
When I am not scrapbooking, taking photos, or spending time with my family, I am a teacher. I definitely get to express myself creatively in my classroom as well, which I love.
I am so happy to be a part of the Scrapbook Circle Team and can't wait to create with the beautiful kits.
Nicole Nowosad
I am a busy working mom of two boys and one girl, and wife to my super scrap-appreciative husband of 12 years. When I am not sitting on a school board or working full-time, I spend my time running two scrapbook challenge blogs Mission to Create and Creative Prompts4U, as well as designing layouts and sketches for Creative Scrappers. I started scrapbooking over 12 years ago, before getting married and have been hooked ever since! I love the feeling of cutting into a fresh piece of my favorite paper, and you will almost never see a project of mine that doesn't have some stitching on it somewhere! I I love all things teal/aqua, my good friends, things that sparkle and cupcakes. I am super excited to be designing for Scrapbook Circle and being a part of this super talented team!
Recent Blog Article
Take two: Nicole
Have you ever made a page and thought to yourself – I like it! I want to make another like it… or I wish I could change it a little bit this way….? Well, I had that exact feeling this past month. So, I decided to take another stab at a layout I had done [...]
Sophie Crespy
Bonjour!! I am Sophie Crespy, and "oui" I am French!! I live in the French Alps with my husband and our two very lively young children.
When I am not working as a teacher, I spend my time playing with my children, and doing all things that a busy mom has to do! At night, I enjoy having a bit of time on my own, playing with paper and embellies! I take way too many photos, and spend way too much time on the internet admiring the work of other scrapbookers.
I started scrapbooking almost four years ago now after a friend of mine talked to me about it. Once I did my first layout, I was hooked!
Scrapbooking is for me a way of recording our lives and all the things I am thankful for. I also love trying new techniques and finding designs that will emphazise what my photos have to say.
Handwritten journaling is a great part of my layouts, and gives soul to my creations. My style is modern and bright. I love colors and contrasts, layering and detailed work. I love to use white backgrounds, sprayed ink and punches.
I am so proud and excited to be part of Scrapbook Circle team this term!
My blog is bilingual, so you are more than welcome to visit , if you have a chance: http://lescrapdesoph.blogspot.com
Recent Blog Article
One big photo!
I used to be a multi-photo layout scrapper for ages. Couldn’t do a layout without at least 3 or 4 small photos. Then one day I shot a beautiful photo of my girl and thought it would be nice to scrap large photos! When I decide that a photo is worth being printed in a [...]
Diana Waite
Hi! My name is Diana Waite I have been married to my best friend for almost 14 1/2 years, and have 3 amazing kids. They are pretty much the subject in all of my pages. I have been scrapbooking since I was 14 years old in some fashion or another. I love paper crafting in all forms and enjoy the creative outlet that it provides. I like to challenge myself often with new techniques, and trying to use up my stash! I also love to take lots of pictures, and enjoy telling the "story" through them. I love it when my kids flip through the pages of our albums and say "I remember that!" When not scrapbooking I enjoy being with my family, riding bikes, playing games, reading, and going to the gym. I am so excited to be with Scrapbook Circle!
Recent Blog Article
Teeny Alphas are quite handy!
one of my favorite things in the You + Me kit this month is the Glitz Teeny Type in White. they’re great because they are SO small! They even added enough that you can “write out” a whole title ! Here is my example: I didn’t necessarily worry about the letters being straight in a [...]
Diana Fisher - Blog Coordinator
I started scrapbooking when I was a teenager, and now can't imagine my life without it. I run the Sketchy Thursdays weekly sketch challenge blog along with my friends, Heidi & Julie.
I have a very understanding and wonderful husband, a five-year-old son and a fabulous career as the Production Director for a national teen magazine.
I've been published in Creating Keepsakes, Paper Crafts magazine and CARDS magazine. I run my own card making and freelance graphic design business called Design by Diana. You can find more of my work on my blog at http://designbydiana.blogspot.com.
Recent Blog Article
Lifting You – Yoshimi Itou
Hello! Today we are looking at DT member Diana W.’s lift of this page that Yoshimi Itou shared on Facebook. Isn’t her page lovely? Cute photos, and I love how everything is off center. The lower corner is perfect with the flowers like that. Here is layout that Diana W. made. Another great page! Diana W. [...]
Elizabeth Carney
Hey there, I'm Elizabeth. We're a military family who lives in WA. Dayv is the one who serves and I work on the base at Starbucks {love my job!!!} as a foreman. We've got a beautiful blessing Alyssa and two dogs Jake and Kira. My family is SO important to me! Each of them are an inspiration and a blessing to me daily!
I have been scrapping for over 10 years now and started actually at the encouragement from Dayv who doesn't have very many childhood photos. We sat down together and order from a really cheesy catalog supplies to get me started on creating memories for our family. That was over 10 years ago! Who knew that I'd be knee-deep in it after all these years? I love this hobby just like the very day I received that first package!
I am excited to be a part of the Scrapbook Circle design team!
Recent Blog Article
Edges
Hey there Elizabeth here to share and talk to you today about edges. I am not sure what they are “really” called but that’s what I call them! These days most companies are making usage of each tiny space on their papers so that we can use all the goodness up! For me, it really [...]
Tessa Buys - Blog Coordinator
I am a happy mother to three energetic, wonderful boys and wife to an amazing, supportive husband. I began scrapbooking in high school and became seriously addicted when we started our little family. Besides recording precious family stories, scrapbooking is a creative outlet that never ceases to energize and inspire me. When I am not scrapbooking or creating for my Etsy shop, Precocious Paper, I am choreographing and teaching as a professional dancer and actively serving in my church. I am thrilled to be designing for Scrapbook Circle and sharing my passion for scrapbooking with you!
Recent Blog Article
Challenge #25: Pocket Full of Sunshine
Remember This, the February kit, reminds me of blue skies and sunshine. All of the pretty blues and yellows make me happy, especially since we’ve had gray, wet days in my neck of the woods recently. As I was opening my box, the Natasha Bedingfield song – Pocket Full of Sunshine – popped into my [...]
Jennie Blaser
Hi! I'm so excited to be affiliated with Scrapbook Circle! I've been a design
team member since the Scrapbook Circle started in 2006 and take joy in watching it grow.
I actually started scrapbooking before it was called scrapbooking. I have
"albums" using nothing more than printer paper and Crayola markers from my high school days. (15 years ago!) If I can ever get caught up with my current life, I'm going to have to redo all those early albums.
I'm 33 and I have a wonderful husband(Dave) & 3 kids -- Eden (7), Josh (5), and Teya (2). I love to read and to scrapbook (naturally). I'd love whatever comments you have on my layouts. I'm always looking to improve!
Recent Blog Article
xoxo
How could I not make a layout about my sweetheart with the fabulous January kit You + Me? I kept this simple, so as to not appear sappy, which makes me vomit a little in my throat. I know, I know…. I scrapbook, therefore I’m sappy, right? Well, with the scrapbook circle kits, you [...]
Heather Leopard
I'm a mommy to 2 adorable girls and have a hubby who gave me a super cool last name and who also supports my crafty obsessions. I've been scrapping memories since I can remember, but I joined the new scrapbooking revolution after getting married in 2002. I got "serious" about it last year and haven't been able to stop. By day, I am the VP of Marketing for a small business and at night after the kids go to bed I can be found in my craft room playing with papers, glue and embellies. My other obsessions include being a HUGE Rob Thomas fan as well as diving all over the world, even when it means a random encounter with hammerhead or nurse sharks! Stop by my blog to get a to see my latest adventures and projects http://thespottedleopard.blogspot.com.
Recent Blog Article
Note to Self: Time Flies and the Ink Didn’t Dry
My daughter just turned 8 and when I was looking back at these photos I took during an impromptu photo shoot in the front yard, I made a mental note to myself that the old saying is true – they grow up too fast. I realize she still has a lot of growing and learning [...]
Rebecca Keppel
In a former life I was a corporate attorney living in San Francisco. After my daughter was born, my husband and I decided to move our little family to Arizona. We are still adjusting to the extreme heat, but overall we love the family atmosphere here. In 2007 our little guy was born. They are now 5 and 1/2 and almost 4. I have been a stay at home mom for the last 5 and a half years. I started scrapbooking about the same time our daughter was born. What started as a way to create a baby album for my daughter turned into much more.
Although I have been "journaling" and taking tons of pictures my whole life, it wasn't until I saw scrapbooking as whole that everything clicked for me and the obsession began! Besides recording memories and playing with fun product, I love to learn new techniques and learn more about photography. My favorite way to add texture and dimension to my projects is by sewing (either hand or machine) because I love the homemade, unique touch it adds. Besides making layouts, I love cardmaking and making gifts for family and friends. I enjoy blogging projects and photos --come say hi, if you have a chance: http://www.myclutteredcorner.com/
I am so thrilled to be on the Scrapbook Circle Design team and work with Lisa's AMAZING kits.
Recent Blog Article
Stitched Borders
I used a piece of patterned paper recently and realized that the main aspect I loved about it was a double stitched border. The thing is, I paid a lot more for that stitched border than I would have for a normal piece of patterned paper. The other thing? I have a sewing machine and [...]
