THE I DID IT CREATIONS CHALLENGE DESIGN TEAM
CHRISTINE GARNER
Hi my name is Christine Garner and I live in Hickory, North Carolina. I work at Hickory Chair Furniture Company sewing fabric swatches that go out to all our dealers world wide. I have been married for 20 years to a wonderful man Eric. He never says anything about all my scrapping stuff. I have 2 children Josh and Kayla that are in the 8Th grade. I have a lot of support from my loving family. I did not start doing cards until this past June when I entered my first challenge, ever since then I have been hooked. I am looking forward seeing what creative cards that you come up with.
My name is Cindy and I reside with my husband in Western Michigan. I love making and sending out cards to people. I think snail mail is the best way to perk up someones day. I also teach in a local scrapbook store in my free time and really look forward to the winter season when everyone wants to create something. I sell my really good cards on
Etsy and at the same scrapbook store that I teach at. Stop by my
blog for some daily inspiration. I post a new card or project almost everyday. Monday's on my blog are referred to as Manly Mondays. It is where I post a card or whatever that is intended for a male. My husband gives his seal of approval before I post it but sometimes I I sneak others in that I think that could be given to a teen boy. Thank you!
I started crafting about eight years ago when I became pregnant with my first child and since then I just love stamping, making cards, scrapbook layouts, etc.. Besides crafting, I also love cooking, especially pastries. My favorite color is purple in any shade. I love to learn and acquire creativity from others and I also like making video tutorials so I can share what I do with others.
HANNELIE BESTER
I am a 45 year old wife of a loving husband and a mother of 2 lovely daughters
(aged 18 and 15). I was born in South - Africa and lived there for 42 years.
We relocated 3 years ago to the United Arab Emirates (Abu Dhabi), after my husband accepted a job offer he received.
What a life changing experience!
We adapted to life here, and enjoy the cultural diversity of the country.
I gave up my professional career as a pharmacist when we moved here. I always enjoyed making cards, but it was only after moving here, and with more time on my hands, that I discovered blogland.
Everyday since this discovery has been a steep learning curve!
I can't imagine a day without crafting or blogging!
I would describe my style as "on the clean and simple side." I love other styles, and do experiment from time to time, with others like shabby chic.My mother tongue is Afrikaans but I blog in English, my second language.
JULES
I am forty something married with 4 kids, 2 of each and 2 grand daughters ages 8 and 3. I spend all my spare time crafting and also spending on more crafting items!
I love all aspects of crafting, mainly making cards. I find colouring very relaxing, that's my excuse.
I live in Manchester where it's always raining.
Laurence Huber
I am a single Mom with a 17 year old daughter. I live with an English partner, which leaves me enough time to craft. I have been crafting for a few years now. I began with "Decopatch" and beading and was introduced to card making by a friend of mine. Since that time, I have stopped nearly all other crafting and concentrated on cards. I have found a small tabac-bar, that allows me to sell my cards but I make most of my cards just for fun or for friends.
Lilia
I always loved crafting. Art was always a big part of my life. During my childhood years, I always did a lot of different crafts, such as floral arrangements, painting, cross - stitching, card making and even some food carving. But as the time went by, I departed from most of it, retaining only cross - stitching as my main and favourite hobby. I fell in love with card making a long time ago, although I became more serious about it only about Christmas time last year. I started with embroidery on paper and then moved to simple cards with embellishments. After trying stamp colouring, I fell in love with it and now I like to use stamps on almost every card.
Thanks to my husband's support (which means watching our 8 and 1 year old sons) I have a few evenings every week that I can can devote to my favourite crafts. While he is watching our boys, I enjoy the time of creativity. It is my stress relief. I don't have one particular style, as I like to experiment and when crafting, often follow my mood rather than some style. I like simple cards, I like clean cards, I like vintage cards but most of all I like beautiful cards, no matter in what style they are made. I love the process but enjoy the results even more!
Michelle
Hello! My name is Michelle and I am a WAHM from Ohio. I have three wonderful children, three amazing grandchildren and another one on the way. I have been with my High School Sweetheart for 24 years. I started scrap booking about 14 years ago. I decided to do this to leave something for my children and more generations to come. There are not many photo's of family before me so I do not know much about my ancestors. I didn't want that for my kids.
I started making cards about two years ago. I never thought that I would like doing them but I fell in love with them. At the same time, I started to learn about digital stamping. What a new experience compared to scrap booking! This is very fun and addicting.
I can honestly say that I am a scrapbook hoarder. I have to have everything I see. Paper is my biggest weakness. I have seen so many beautiful pieces that I have to have. I always buy two of everything. You can never have enough. LOL!
I love being on this Design Team. I have made great friends and have learned great things also. I am excited to see the new members coming aboard and showing us their talents.
Robyn (OWNER)
I'm Robyn and I am the owner of the I DID IT CREATIONS CHALLENGE and Company.
I am originally from Long Island, NY but lived in Arizona for many years. After that, I moved to Florida, met my husband and moved to Indiana.
I was a bookkeeper by day and a professional Belly dance by night. How I loved to perform!
Hubby and I live with our nine "Fur Babies." Two of them are great big, cuddly St. Bernard "Clowns." There are some cats, a cockatoo and two conjures mixed in with our merry band of "fur and feathers," too.
I love to scrap, create cards, do mixed media and altered art and many of my projects are posted on my blog. I love to attend scrap booking crops and retreats. It is great to share the company and creativity of others at these events.
What fun we have learning about each other and our hobby!
Susan Guzy
I am 51, an MRI Technologist by profession, but am now disabled. I have been an artist in many forms since childhood. I've been stamping on and off since I was about 30. It became serious after going to a STAMPIN' UP workshop in 2002. I loved it so much I signed up to be a demo, and I was until 2009. I still enjoy their stamps, and those of other companies as well. I use digital stamps too, but to be honest my heart is with rubber (especially unmounted). I have a VAST collection of digital stamps, and in fact have to move them to flash drives to free up room on my computer. I am married and have 3 grown children. They are "bouncers" in that they have moved out and back a few times. LOL! Mostly my son, he is back with us now. I am an animal lover and at the moment have 1 cat of my own, and our grand-cat and grand-dog (we've told our son the dog stays when he moves out again...my husband is quite attached...which is truly a first. I am attached too). My disabilities are mostly physical ones that started out as injuries. But since the last injury (on-the-job) got infected with MRSA and I lost bones etc. (lost the ability to work in my field and elsewhere really). I am dealing with Post-traumatic depression and anxiety. Art and art or craft work, is therapy for me, in many ways.
My life isn't great, but it is what it is. My youngest daughter stamps some and scrapbooks also with me.
I was on a design team for a Scrapbook store here in NJ, that is now closed, called The Happy Scrapper. It is the only design team I have ever been on. However I have won several L/O contests in Scrap booking. Recently my work is becoming noticed in challenges on the Internet, and I actually won one with that awesome "Happy Fall" image card (Image by Robyn, The blog I won on- stamping for the weekend)!!
I would like to add that I entered the most challenges EVER in the month of October and committed to, and followed through on THE largest challenge in the arts in my life of; "The 31 Days of Halloween" (sponsored by SnS) and created something stamped (or digi stamp) EVERY day for Halloween During the month of October. I am so glad to stop being fearful of rejection and put my work out there!
I am thoroughly flattered and honored to be a part of the DT for the "I Did It Creations" challenge blog. I hope to serve you all well.
Sue Nicholson
I am 45 years old, been married for 21 years to a really great husband but sadly, no children. I work as Accounts Manager for a Shipping Company. Been crafting for most of my life, always like to make things. Enjoy stamping and colouring in, lately found the digis stamps and enjoy these as well. My other hobbies are Ten Pin Bowling which am in 2 leagues on Tuesday and Thursday evenings. Also been tracing my family tree over past many years.
Susan and Snow
I'm Susan and I am the Design Team Coordinator for the I DID IT CREATIONS CHALLENGE and the Sponsorship Coordinator for Robyn's Fetish Digital Stamps And More.
My husband and I have been married for 27 years. He is a wonderful person who supports me in everything that I do, including this very addicting hobby. Together we share our home with our eleven very spoiled rescue cats.
Snow is one of them and she is the cat in the photo that I use on my blog and whenever I leave comments on other blogs.
I was a high school Spanish teacher for many years. After I left teaching, I discovered rubber stamping while watching the Carol Duvall show. Curious to try it myself, I began by taking some classes at my local A.C. Moore store. Later, a group of us followed the teacher when she began Stampin' Up! classes in her home. I continued there for many years.
A few years ago, after seeing the term "digital stamp" on many blogs, I became curious again and had to ask my very computer literate husband what they were. That was the beginning of a new journey in stamping for me. I became member of a forum that was owned by Robyn. Soon after, she asked the Sponsorship Coordinator for her digital stamp company and that eventually lead to Design Team Coordinator.
