Fi Kenward
I started scrapping in 2002, way back when trying to find
scrapbooking products were like panning for gold. The dollar was way to
high to even think about buying from another country and internet access was
dial up. OMG I making myself sound like a dinosaur....lol
Thankfully I was able to find one that was about a 45 minute drive. Far
enough so that I wasn’t shopping every day but close enough to do some
damage. From there I started sending some pages into one of the
magazines and I was even published not sure why I didn’t keep sending in other
than how long your page was gone for and I was worried about them losing
it.
I live in Brisbane Australia and have a group of friends that have been
meeting once a week since 2004. In late 2010 I went searching online as
we were getting a little bored and I thought maybe I could find something
online to help inspire some of us again. I had spent plenty of time
online looking for products, what was new and yet never thought about
challenges let alone blogging. After a bit of research I narrowed a
couple of sites down that I thought would be fun and introduced these into our
group. Which has been great, instead of barley getting one page a week
done we are sometimes getting 2 to 3.
I mainly scrap about my family, which includes a husband of nearly 20
years, my Daughter Tayla who in a few months will be turning 18 and my son
Dean who is 17 this year. They are at the perfect age that trying to get
photos is like pulling teeth, but I do my best. I start scrapping a page
by usually picking a piece of paper that I loved and work from there. I
don’t usually get a photo until I have started putting my supplies together,
rarely do I pick a photo first. I like to start cutting and see where it
takes me and then pick a photo to go with what I have done. I love
layering and fussy cutting, using mediums,distressing and I always try and
journal on my pages either on the page or hidden some where. I am so
excited that Leslie has asked me to join her Team of wonderful designers and I
look forward to creating some beautiful pages in hope of inspiring others to
use their kits.
Erin Blegen
My name is Erin Blegen and I live in Northeastern Minnesota with my husband Josh and three children: Wyatt, Gunner, & Aspen. We make our home in a cabin in the woods and we love the outdoors! We have many hobbies and interests including hunting, fishing, 4-wheeling, swimming, gardening, and I am especially fond of taking care of my chickens :). But if I'm indoors, you'll most likely find me scrapbooking! I've been a steady scrapper since July 2010 when my second son was born. I create or work on something almost daily- I'm passionate about preserving my family's photos and memories, while developing myself artistically at the same time. I currently design for Scrappin' Patch (a New Zealand-based and online scrapbooking store), ScrapFIT, and Creative Scrappers, and am so excited to now be joining the incredible designers at C'est Magnifique!! Please feel free to visit my personal blog, which I share with my sister and best friend Kelly! http://scrappin-sisters.blogspot.com
Great news! A big congratulations to both of you. I can't wait to see the wonderful creations that I know you will produce!
ReplyDeleteWoot woot! Congratulations to both my friends!! I know for a fact that you will both produce wonderful works of art with the most gorgeous of all stash here!!
ReplyDeletecongrats ladies!! what a nice site and amazing kits :)
ReplyDeleteHuge congrats ladies!!!
ReplyDeleteCongrats!!! Love seeing my big sister's name up there :)
ReplyDeleteThanks ladies for your lovely comments and Kelly such a sweet comment for Erin.
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