Meet our New 2017 Design Team!

Before we introduce our official 2017 design team, we'd like to thank the members of our 2016 team.  Without our amazing team members, we couldn't showcase our products to share with you - and we all love that!  So, thank you to all of our team members!  Special thanks to Kimberly Crawford and Tegan Skwiat, who will be leaving us this year, for all of the amazing projects they shared with us in 2016.  As you may have guessed, our other design team members are staying on with us for another year - and we've added another talented designer to our team.  Without further ado, please meet our 2017 Design Team:

Would you like to get to know these talented ladies a little better?  We asked each of them a few questions - here's what they had to say:

Jana Eubank:

What is your favorite go-to snack?  My favorite go to snack is popcorn. I also love chocolate and banana cream pie, but try not to keep it in the house, because then I wouldn't leave it alone. Ha!

What is your worst habit?  My worst habit is not making sure I keep a consistent sleeping pattern. I often wake up in the middle of the night because my mind is racing about ideas or thoughts I'm having. I enjoy the quiet of the house and spend that time journaling, reading, brainstorming, or scrapbooking instead of making myself go back to bed like a normal person. :)

 

Please share one of your New Year's Resolutions: One of my resolutions for 2017 is to declutter and clean out my entire house. I have worked on different areas of my home over the years, but I tend to address the same four areas every time ... I really need to tackle those "other" areas that I have been avoiding. I want to make a cleaning schedule for the year and stick to it.

 

When is your favorite time to be creative?  My favorite time to be creative is first thing in the morning until lunch time. It is when my creative brain power is fresh and at its peak. All of my kids are in school during that time and the quiet of the house allows me to be focused on making creative decisions, writing journaling, brainstorming, etc.

 

If you could offer one piece of advice to a newbie crafter, what would you say?  I would say: USE and ENJOY your stuff! I remember as a beginner being afraid to cut into a pretty piece of patterned paper or use up the cute stickers on my favorite sticker sheet ... What if I "needed" those things later on for a "better" project?! I have learned that the project in front of me at the moment *IS* the best project for those things. Use your products! Enjoy them! That is why you bought them, and that is their purpose. There will always be more that will catch your eye ... isn't that part of the fun?! :D

Anya Lunchenko:

My favorite go to snack is: Tea and hard cheese with grapes. Well, I must also admit, nothing gets completed without some chocolate:))

2. My worst habit is: Going to bed late, but I’m really trying to change that!

3. One of my resolutions for 2017 is: Printing photos at least twice a month! A fresh set of prints is always a great inspiration.

4. My favorite time to create is: Daylight! I enjoy the creative process a lot more when the sun is still out.

5. If I could offer one piece of advice to a newbie crafter, I would say: Scraplift! Pick a project you really like and just copy it! You can learn so much by doing so. And also - scrapbook in little chunks of time. You may never get three hours of free time for scrapbooking, but you could get page after page done if you work 10-15 min at a time. Divide your process in little parts: picking your photo, writing a story, choosing your papers, working on design, finishing the page, starting a new layout! That’s the best discovery I found for myself!

Becki Adams:

My favorite go-to snack is: chocolate

My worst habit is: not cleaning up my creative messes

One of my resolutions for 2017 is: create and develop good habits (my word for 2017 is habit)

My favorite time to be creative is: late morning or early afternoon, in other words, when my kids are in school.

If I could offer one piece of advice to a newbie crafter, I would say: Just have fun, there are no rules in crafting!

Tya Smith:

My Favorite go to snack : popcorn or chocolate covered cinnamon bears.

 

My worst habit is - Binge watching Netflix.

 

One of my resolutions for 2017 is : Be more positive.- look for the good things in life.

 

My favorite time to be creative is: After the kids are off to school.

 

If I could offer one piece of advice to a newbie crafter, I would say - don't  expect every project you make to be a masterpiece. Some of my favorite projects are the quick and easy ones!