Design Team

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Jolene's Blog

I’m a Midwest mom who loves to create! My husband, Scott, and I are the proud parents of two feisty boys, Ian and Matthew. I taught elementary music for ten years before staying home with my boys and turning my crafting hobby into a mini-profession.

I love to stamp, alter projects and scrapbook photos of all sorts. I have had the honor of being published in several craft magazines including Scrapbook Trends, Cards and Paper Trends as well as on the covers of The Rubber Stamper Magazine and new Zutter book “Bind It All Around the World.”

I am delighted to work with the Scrappin' Sports Stuff Design Team!

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Stephanie's Blog

My name is Stephanie and I’m a scrap-a-holic. I live on Long Island (New York) with my husband, Gary and our 14 year old son, Christopher. Christopher is the focus of many scrapbook layouts.

I’ve been paper crafting in some form since I was a child. Back then, though, we used construction paper and rubber cement. I have seen the paper crafting industry change so much over the years and I am so excited to be a part of it. I have truly come to love scrapbooking above all else and have found card making and altering a natural adjunct to scrapbooking. I find my day is not complete if I don’t spend some time in my craft room.

Many of my layouts are about my teenager who is quite the jock. But, because he is a teenager, it is so hard to get a decent photo of him these days!!!! Thankfully, when he is playing football, lacrosse, ice hockey or any other sport, I can get some really nice photos because his focus is on the game, not on my camera.

I find inspiration in magazines, online galleries and the photos themselves. I love to experiment and try new techniques and am always open to new products and designs.

I am truly honored to be a part of the Scappin’ Stuff Design Team.

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Amy's Blog

Hello from Kentucky! I am Amy Wheeler - mom of two great, sports-loving boys; wife; avid reader; and obsessed scrapbooker. I love baseball, catchy tunes, food, a good laugh and new scrapbook supplies (not so much in that order!).

I have had my work included in online magazines, contributed to PageMaps, and in May 2009 had a 2-page layout included in the Creating Keepsakes idea book Easier Than Ever Scrapbooking 2.

I would say that my style is ever-changing and very influenced by the products I am using. I am inspired by new product and use that as a jumping off point to select which photos to scrap. From there, I let my photos and stories take center stage. I mainly scrap multi-photo layouts and love working with two-page spreads. I also enjoy using challenges and sketches for inspiration.

If I'm not doing something scrap-related every day, I'm at least thinking about it!

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Heather's Blog

Hi There! My name is Heather, aka heatherp438. I live in Ohio with my husband and our 3 great kids. They are the reason I scrapbook! I hope to preserve all of our wonderful memories so they can one day share them with their own children.

I was thrilled to be asked to join this Design Team. We are sports fanatics in our house, constantly on the run from one practice to another. Some may think we are crazy for doing it, but I wouldn’t change a thing! Aside from scrapbooking, my hobbies are reading, making primitive crafts, and traveling.

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Carolyn's Blog

My name is Carolyn Lontin. I have been married to Rick since January 1997; we have one son, Seth and two crazy dogs!

We live in gorgeous Colorado, in a suburb just south of Denver. We are less than 20 minute drive to the mountains and love to go there often!

I began scrapping in October 2001 to preserve my son's childhood memories and it quickly became an obsession! I love capturing my family's "real" moments both in my photos and in my journaling on my layouts and projects. I have found the creative outlet of scrapping to be incredibly relaxing and quite addictive, which is shocking to the previously dominate non-artistic side of me! Over the past few years, I have had the honor of having my work published in major publications!

Since April 1994, I have been a Human Resource Director for a manufacturing company.

I also enjoy spending time with family and friends, photography, exercising, cheering on my son’s many sports teams, mini-adventures exploring in the mountains, playing with our dogs, and reading.

I am super excited to be a part of the Scrappin' Sports Stuff Design Team!

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Tanya's Blog

Hi, I’m Tanya Smith. I have been scrapbooking for fourteen years though only obsessively scrapping since I had my youngest son four years ago.

I live in Northern California with my amazing hubby of 12 years, our four wonderful kiddos, 2 dogs & 1 cat. My family is the main focus of my pages.

I am a stay at home mom who also records voice overs, often from my home studio which doubles as my scrapbook space. I love creating whether it’s layouts, cards, cakes or Halloween costumes.

I find inspiration all around and often use online challenge blogs as a starting point for my work. When I’m not scrapping, I also enjoy reading, watching movies and listening to music.

I am thrilled to be on Scrappin’ Sports Stuff’s Design Team!

Niccole Burns has been scrapbooking for more than a decade. At age 15, she got her first job at Mary Maxim, Inc., a craft store in her hometown of Port Huron, Michigan. Niccole stayed at Mary Maxim until she moved to Miami, Florida to attend the University of Miami, where she double majored in Print Journalism and Creative Writing.

In Miami, Niccole began working at Scraplife Scrapbook Store and became Store Manager after a year. She’ll never be able to thank the Scraplife family enough for the techniques, inspiration and friendship they shared with her. Currently living in Los Angeles, California, Niccole is the Marketing Coordinator at Mad Dogg Athletics, Inc., the company responsible for creating the world-famous Spinning® program. She also owns a scrapbook design company, Memories Made in Style.

My name is Lisa Frayne and I live in Rochester Hills, Michigan with my wonderful husband of twenty years, Kevin. We have two beautiful children, Ethan, 10, and Natalie, 8. Needless to say the three of them give me plenty of opportunities to scrapbook just about every sport under the sun!

I started scrapbooking right after my son was born and to say I got hooked is an understatement. I love using pattern papers to create beautiful backdrops to showcase photographs. My passion for scrapbooking is so strong that rather than stop creating when my office began to overflow with my projects…there was no more room in our basement…and my friends couldn’t get married and have children as fast as I could make gifts for them…I decided to start my own scrapbooking business.

Effortless Heirlooms (www.effortlessheirlooms.com) specializes in pre-made scrapbook albums and home décor items designed to showcase peoples’ favorite photographs. (But we all know it’s really just a front to hide my addiction to scrapbooking!). That’s why I’m so excited to have Scrappin’ Sports Stuff as another outlet for my creative energy. I look forward to sharing my ideas with you and hope that something I design will inspire you to scrapbook your own favorite photographs!