Introducing the New Design Team Members!

Hi everyone!  We would like to introduce you to our new design team members today.  We are looking forward to seeing their beautiful work starting in January

As promised, here are they are!

Say Hello to Ashley . . .

Hi, I'm Ashley and I started scrapbooking when I was 16. I've been playing along with Challenge YOUrself for a long time so I'm really excited to join the DT. My husband and I have three dogs and we just bought our dream home in the country. I love to travel, garden, and work out. I've been a registered nurse for 12 years and I love to spend my evenings in my craft room.   

Meet Cathy . . .

Hi, my name is Cathy and I live in Keelung City of Taiwan with my husband and 21 year old daughter. I started crafting when my daughter got interested in making cards. When I found out about scrapbooking, 6 years ago, it quickly became my new passion! I always want to spend more time scrapbooking. I think it is the perfect way to save memories from my daily life. I am so happy to be joining Challenge YOUrself -I always like to challenge myself in crafting. Here is my Blog: http://cat677c.pixnet.net/blog Please feel free to check it out.

Here's Lisa-Marie . . .

My name is Lisa-Marie and I live in the leafy, wine producing suburb of Durbanville, which is in the Western Cape, South Africa.  I live there with my most beloved 9-year-old daughter and my darling life partner.  Lucky for me, I am a stay-at-home mom and you will find me in my scrapping room Every Single Day! I have been scrapbooking for about a decade and it is that one art / craft form that I have tried that has just 'stuck'.  I love that with each layout I create, I also get to preserve a memory for my daughter to pore over one day when she is older; my favourite part about scrapbooking is telling a story.  It has to be said that I also just love how scrapbooking continues to evolve - AND I love being inspired daily by the incredibly creative and talented artists out there!

Say Hi to Tracy . . .

I'm Tracy and I'm from NW Indiana.  I live a blessed life with a great, supportive husband and together we've raised a loving and happy blended family of four.  Along with five grands, all of which bring us so much joy!  I started scrapbooking in 2003 by taking a local class out of curiosity and that's all it took.  I've been addicted ever since.  I've taken a short hiatus due to lack of motivation and just life in general... but now I'm back and so ready to get started!!

Please Meet Lori . . .

Hello!  My name is Lori Stroup and I am thrilled to be joining the Challenge YOUrself design team!  I live in a small SW Missouri town with my husband of 30 years.  We have 3 kids (29, 21, 19) and a granddaughter (5) who just started kindergarten this year.  My family is my favorite thing to scrap.  I started scrapbooking in 1998 after my sister bought me a Creating Keepsakes magazine.  I fell in love with all of the pretty papers and stickers and haven't looked back since.  I've got a pretty clean and simple scrappy style, but once in a while, I do love to add lots of layers to my projects.  Along with scrapping traditional 12x12 layouts, I also love to do Project Life and work in my Traveler's Notebook.  You can see more of my work on my blog - My Happy Life.

Say Hello to Lauren . . .

My name is Lauren and I'm from Philadelphia, PA.  Ive been married to my husband, Mike, for 12 years.  We have 4 fur babies, 2 dogs and 2 cats.  I work as a senior account manager for a yearbook publishing company.  I also burdened a couple of nights per week at a local Irish bar.  I was always into arts and crafts as a child and I started scrapbooking in 2002.  I'm primarily a 12x12 scrapper.  I love antiques and all things vintage, so my layouts tend to have a bit of a vintage vibe.  My other hobbies include reading, traveling, photography, gardening, and renovating our 100 year old house.  

Here's Kim . . . 

Hello!  I am Kim and I am a wife, a mom, a recently retired teacher and a maker.  I love crafts of all kinds.  Card making and scrapbooking have become my passion and I truly enjoy sharing papercrafting techniques with everyone.  I’ve fallen in love with mixed media projects that usually include some form of watercoloring. 



And last, but definitely not least, please meet Laurie . . .

My name is Laurie (rhymes with "sorry"), and I'm a Midwest transplant on the East Coast.  By day, I review toys, but by night (and every other hour I'm not at work) I'm a blogger and scrapbooker.  I've been scrapbooking since high school, but my scrapbooking style has definitely evolved over 20 years.  I blog at CookScrapCraft, sharing my scrapbook pages plus other crafts and gluten-free food adventures thanks to my Celiac husband.  I am also a first-time mom to a preschooler, so I always have a lot of pictures to scrap!  And I'm getting better about making sure I'm in front of the camera and not always behind it.

I truly enjoyed "meeting" the new design team members and learning more about them!  Look for their creations on our blog beginning in January!

And don't forget, our current challenge is still going on until December 4th!