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Artists
I am so excited to bring you a diverse group of talented
designers to inspire you each month! I love each of their
unique styles and know you will too. I hope you enjoy
getting to know each of them a little bit better!
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I
have had the pleasure of knowing Courtney for years. I worked
with her for several years at Chatterbox as her design team
manager and her work was always amazing! She has become one
of my closest friends over the last 4 years and I am so
blessed to have her apart of this team. Courtney Walsh has been scrapbooking
in some form or another for as long as she can remember. Her
love of writing and obsession with photos led her to learn
more about scrapbooking. In recent years,
Courtney's
work has been featured in many scrapbooking publications,
including
Creating Keepsakes, Memory Makers, Scrapbooks, Etc., Scrapbook
Trends, Scrapbook Answers along with a variety of
idea books. In addition,
Courtney
is the author of
Scrapbooking Your Faith and is currently working
on her second book. She is a contributing editor for
Memory Makers Magazine. Courtney
and her husband, Adam are children's pastors and have two
children with one on the way.
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Greta is one amazing scrapbooker. Over the last year, I have
had the opportunity to see her work in numerous articles
while working at Scrapbooks Etc. Magazine. I finally got to
“meet” her ( I had been stalking her for a while) at
CHA this past summer and was so delighted to find out she is
just as fabulous and genuine as her work! I think her unique
style is a great addition to our team. Greta
began scrapbooking over six years ago after the birth of her
son. She needed an outlet after deciding to be a stay-at-home
mama and scrapbooking proved to be that and so much more. She
has since embraced the hobby as both a creative outlet and a
vehicle to record her families memories.
Greta
has shared her passion for scrapbooking by teaching at her
local scrapbook stores and has also had the privilege to work
with a number of manufacturers in the industry. She currently
designs for Scenic Route, Fancy Pants and Provo Craft. She was
thrilled to have been inducted into the Creating Keepsakes
Hall of Fame in 2006 and currently, her work can be seen in
many magazine publications including BHG, Creating Keepsakes
and many more! . She resides with her husband and two children
in Northern Indiana. They have been the subject of thousands
of photographs and are the main inspiration for her pages.
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I
have to admit, I have never met Ali in person. But I have been
a fan of hers for a while now (you could call me a stalker!
LOL).. I love reading her blog and hearing about her life and
family. I have admired her work in magazines her online
galleries and knew her simply yet eclectic style would be a
perfect fit for our team. Ali has been
scrapbooking for years and has been published in numerous
magazines and publications, such as Scrapbooks Etc, Creating
Keepsakes, Simple Scrapbooks, Memory Makers and more. She also
won an Honorable Mention in the 2006 Creating Keepsakes HOF
contest. She is a wonderful mother to 2 and a very support
wife as well. Besides scrapbooking she loves photography and
enjoy taking photos for family and friends. She also loves to
travel and is already planning her next big adventure. |
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. My first impression of
Erin was, first she was beautiful, but so happy to find out
that she was also extremely nice and friendly! I can't
help but smile when I am around her. She has
a fun eclectic feel to her layouts, but she also has a simple and
doable style. I LoVe that she uses her own handwriting for her
journaling as it inspires me to do the same. Erin is from
Idaho Falls, which is just 10 minutes away from my home. She has
been scrapbooking for 15 years but started seriously scrapbooking
when her oldest son was born. She first worked in a Paper
store when she was in High School, which cultivated her love of
paper and so Scrapbooking seem the perfect fit! She has has 2
adorable boys, and a fun and supportive husband. She loves being
outside and is a WONDERFUL interior or decorator (i have been inside
her house.. and wow.. can she come decorate mine? LOL).. she is a
wonderful person and so enjoyable to be around. |
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I had the
pleasure of working with Valerie on some assignments while
working at Scrapbooks etc magazine. She is so talented and has
such an eye for design. Her style is so refreshing and
so is her sweet personality! Valerie is a former footwear
designers (so cool!).. and got hooked on the scrapbooking
hobby in 2000.
She had her
first worked published in 2002! Since then, hundreds of her works
have appeared in the most popular scrapbook magazines and in several
idea books. She has been involved with various manufacturer design
teams; with work ranging from creating artwork for product
packaging, to tradeshow exhibits, catalogs, class projects,
publications, and QVC & HSN television network features. She also
conducts scrapbooking and paper-crafting classes. Valerie currently
works in the BHG Scrapbooks Etc. magazine design team as well as
Friskers Design team. She has also won several contest for other
magazines in our industry. WOW this girl has been busy, but her work
speaks for itself! She also enjoys photography and also hosts
a "blog" sketch, where you can go to get creative sketches for
scrapbooking as well. She also loves movies, watching Tv and
spending time with her family, her children and husband. (Oh and
don't forge their two dogs!). |
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