Objective

My purpose is to find artistic and innovative ways to endorse products and to spread the art of scrapbooking to others through teaching, whether it be via online forums or teaching informal classes. Scrapbooking excites me and I want to cultivate that excitement in others. I love working with a variety of different products and techniques and am always seeking creative new ways to use product. I am a committed team player and I welcome the opportunity to work for your design team. I look forward to continually raising the bar in my own creativity and applying that energy to your design team.

Styles and Techniques

As someone who has always enjoyed creating art, I try to infuse a sense of art into my layouts. I often doodle, draw, and create my own handwritten titles. I love to try new techniques and have been known to develop a layout centered around a technique that I've been meaning to try. Sometimes my layouts have a clean graphic feel to them. I see myself as being a chameleon of styles and don't want my work to be thought of as having a repetitive or predictable look. My work is in a constant state of evolution; it's the way I try to keep things fresh.

Published

Memory Mania Masterpieces Idea Book:
"Northeast Tropics Cheer Banquet", Page 93
"Got Game?", Page 78
"Cool in the Pool", Page 37

Basic Grey Online Gallery:
"My Center of Everything"
"Samantha is..."
"Sister Love ?"
"A Journey of a Lifetime"
"Altered 'A' chipboard letter"
"Blooming Beauty"
"We're Not Too Scrap Obsessed!"
"Altered Shadow Box"

Piggy Tales Online Gallery:
"My Friend Theresa"

Design Teams

* Scrapperie - Guest Designer, 2009, month to be determined

* Scrapbook Deals 4U - Design Team Member, June 2008- February 2009

* ScrapWords - Guest Designer, May 2008

* Express Yourself Scrapbook Arts - Design Team Member, November 2007 - April 2008

* Scraptalk.com - Design Team Member, May 2007 - December 2007

* The Scrapbook Site - Guest Designer, October 2007

* {Creativity Unbound} - Guest Designer, October 2007

Contests

* "Back to School: School of Scrap" - Valedictorian (1st prize winner) - Simply Obsessed (October 2008)

* "Project Design Team" - One of 3 winners to receive DT position - Scrapbook Deals 4 U (May 2008)

* "Heart of Winter - Serendipity" - Grand prize, $1000 winner - Close To My Heart (April 2008)

* "Iron Chef Competition" - 2nd place - Scrappin' Mojo (March 2008)

* "Scrap That Tune" - 3rd place - The Scrappy Giraffe (December 2007)

* "So You Think You Can Scrap" - 1st place - The Scrapbook Site (August 2007)

Other

* Instructor at Express Yourself, Bethel, CT - March 2008 through January 2009

* Have Microsoft Publisher experience and was responsible for creating monthly newsletter for Scrapbook Deals 4 U design team

* Layout of the Month - 2 Croppin Cousinz, February 2008

* Finalist for My Scrapbook Nook DT call, January 2008 and July 2008

* Layout featured on the Paper House Productions website - "Little Lady of Mine", May 14, 2007