meet our 2008 design team.......
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2croppin'cousinz Head Designer & Design Team Leader
My name is Marcie Morgan and I am a SAHM of three wonderful children and have been married to my dh for ten years. We live in an older historical home in a small Mid-western town. Besides the three kids, we also have eight "furry kids"! I started scrapbooking over eight years ago with the idea to make a baby book for my daughter, and have been addicted ever since! I love to think outside the box and try new things and love to create cards and altered objects as well as layouts. I am honored to be the head designer for 2croppincousinz.
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Page Plan Coordinator / Senior Designer
Hi. My name is Alicia Barry. I have moved to America from Brisbane in Australia. I was a teacher back home, but for now I am a stay at home Mum to my 3 year old son Kyan and my newborn Cameron. I am also an instructor for online craft classes.
I started scrapbooking more than 5 years ago. A scrap magazine caught my eye and I though, I can do that! It wasn't a bad effort, but I certainly have changed my style a lot since then. I have had many layouts published in Australia, New Zealand and an American magazine.
I am really looking forward to continuing as a part of this team as well as bringing you sketches and classes.
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Design Team Member
Hello everyone! My name is Jessica Chastain, I live in Gresham Oregon with my husband and three crazy children. I discovered scrapbooking when my middle daughter was about a year old after I was invited to a Creative Memories party. I was dazzled to say the least. I started buying everything I could get my hands on and scrapping every chance I got. As time went on I found online support of my hobby, and was blown away. I couldn't believe there were so many of us out there, all obsessed with preserving memories and creating art.
In my spare time when I'm not scrapping I'm running my three kids around to various activities and working part time for a big insurance company, sort of the best of both worlds. I enjoy listening to music and reading. My other big passion is photography and have been blessed to start doing this on the side for profit, focusing on children and portraits.
I feel so lucky to be a part of this amazing team and can't wait to spend the next year getting to know you all!
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Design Team Member
My name is Amanda Laboy. I have been scrapping for the past 8 years. My motto is "Teacher by day, but scrapper by heart". Since discovering the online scrapbooking world, scrapping has turned from a hobby to an all-out passion of mine. There is nothing I really won't scrap, although my two favorite subjects are my adoring hubby and 5-year old son. I have an obsession with chipboard and patterned paper, but I have never met a scrapbooking product I didn't like. I scrap to savor the memories, but scrapping is also my therapy. I love the creative outlet it provides and the rush I get when a layout or project comes together even better than I had envisioned. I love challenges and strive to always push myself to "think outside the box". I hope that I can motivate and inspire others through my work. I am so excited to be a DT member for 2 Croppin' Cousinz.
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Design Team Member
Hi There. My name is Kerryn Fry. I live in Adelaide, Australia and I am mother to Harrison, who is nearly 4. Partner of 12 years to Shane, who supports my craft, but just doesn't quite 'Get It' I work part time in administration and was a nurse before Harry was born. I started scrapbooking just after Harry was born, Mum had started an album for him before we had left hospital. I originally started scrapping a memory album for my daughter in heaven, but at the beginning of last year I started scrapping Harry's albums and just love what I do. I have grown so much in the past 12 months, but hope to continue to blossom. I am really excited about joining this team and hope to live up to the girls that have been doing a fabulous job the last 12 months.
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Design Team Member
Hi! My name is Renee Clark. I was born and raised in Washington State. That is where I continue to live today. My husband and I have been married for 9 years. I am a SAHM of a six-year-old boy and 3-year-old boy/girl twins.
For many years, I worked as a computer illustrator. During the remaining five years of my career, I worked as a 3D artist. Seven days prior to my first son's birth I said "good-bye" to the corporate world – at least for the time being. With a newborn baby, the 100+ mile per day round trip to my corporate job was no longer realistic, so we made the difficult decision that I would be a SAHM.
After resigning from a creative career that I loved, I felt like something was missing in my life – until I discovered scrapbooking! Now I feel as if I have the best of both worlds – my family and my art.
I am very excited to be on the Design Team here at 2 Croppin' Cousinz. I look forward to a fun year and getting to know each of you.
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Design Team Member
I live in Fishers, Indiana with my wonderful and very supportive husband, Tom, and my two feline children, Saffron and Hailey (who have their own album and are the subjects of a lot of my layouts). I am a part-time SAH(cat)M and part-time paralegal.
I have been scrapbooking for about 12 years and am completely obsessed with every aspect of it. While scrapbooking consumes most of my time, I also enjoy traveling, cooking and reading
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Check out all of the awesome work of our very talented Design Team in our
Design Team Monthly Kit Creations
Design Team Gallery
To view designs by an individual Design Team Member click on the designer's name below:
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guest designers.........
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September 2008 Guest Designer
My name is Kathryn Johnson; I’m 29 years old from Phoenix, Arizona, and have a BFA in Painting from Northern Arizona University. I am a scrapbook and mixed-media artist and am also lucky enough to be a stay-at-home mom. I’m married to my wonderful husband, Jeff, and mom to Connor-4 years, and Logan-22months. I have been scrapbooking for about four years. I like layering, distressing, getting messy with paint and ink, and using found items on my page. I also really love making mini albums and finding ways to use up all those scraps! I’m excited and honored to have the opportunity to share some of my pages with you!
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December 2007-February 2008 Guest Designer
My name is Amanda Laboy. I have been scrapping for the past 8 years. My motto is "Teacher by day, but scrapper by heart". Since discovering the online scrapbooking world, scrapping has turned from a hobby to an all-out passion of mine. There is nothing I really won't scrap, although my two favorite subjects are my adoring hubby and 5-year old son. I have an obsession with chipboard and patterned paper, but I have never met a scrapbooking product I didn't like. I scrap to savor the memories, but scrapping is also my therapy. I love the creative outlet it provides and the rush I get when a layout or project comes together even better than I had envisioned. I love challenges and strive to always push myself to "think outside the box". I hope that I can motivate and inspire others through my work. I am so excited to be the Guest DT member for 2 Croppin' Cousinz.
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October 2007 Guest Designer
My name is Amy and I'm a mother to two boys and wife to an active duty Marine! I found my love for scrapbooking shortly after having my first, and became addicted shortly after. In December 2003 I started doing digital scrapbooking and soon found myself creating in Photoshop! I love to scrap both digitally and traditionally and I'm also an altering junkie! Nothing in my house is safe! My husband and I are both from small towns in Western Nebraska with the majority of our families still residing there.
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August 2007 Guest Designer
Hi I'm a Rockin' single mom of 2 beautiful and Vivacious children, Alexa-9 and Noah-5. I've been scrapbooking for about 10 years. Eclectic I think would describe me. I range from freestyle to conventional. I love a broad range of products. I love evolving my talent. I'm a writer and I love to convey a story on my pages. I find it tricky not to journal on my pages. I'm a sketch artist and I love all sorts of techniques. I love to play with older and new products, making them into something distinct. I am a creator and an artist. I see a page as a canvas, waiting, to overflow with art. I can't wait to rock the 2croppincousinz house. I am ecstatic about the opportunity to be a guest designer for this awesome site!
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July 2007 Guest Designer
Hi there, I'm Laura Greenberg from sunny Southern Calfiornia, and I've lived in the same area all my life. I think I am spoiled with all the wonderful things the LA area has to offer and I'm a HUGE Disneyfan. Recently I became a Disneyland season pass holder and Mickey and Tinkerbell are my favorite characters. I love many different crafts including beading and tole painting. I've been scrappin' for over 10 years. I loved scrapbooking so much I decided to add scrapbook supplies to our camera store. What started out as a 20 foot wall ended up turning into 1500sf of scrapbooking supplies. I love trying new techniques and love a good challenge, that's why I love 2CC's so much. It's a fun place to be and the kits are awesome as well as all the challenges and contests. We have an Awesome Design Team and I am so honored to be one of the Guest Designers for July.
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July 2007 Guest Designer
My name is Katie, and I’m excited to be a guest designer for 2 Croppin Cousinz! I live in Minnesota with Jay, my husband of 8 months, and our two cats, Oliver and Picasso. I’ve been scrapping for several years – my first “real” scrapbook was of my Ireland trip in 2001. Since then I’ve scrapped many different subjects, including countless layouts of my cats!! Besides scrapping, I love reading, writing, traveling, and other crafts. Thanks again to Amy and Kelly for the opportunity to be a guest designer for this great community!
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June 2007 Guest Designer
I live in Fishers, Indiana with my wonderful and very supportive husband, Tom, and my two feline children, Saffron and Hailey (who have their own album and are the subjects of a lot of my layouts). I am a part-time SAH(cat)M and part-time paralegal. I have been scrapbooking for about 12 years and am completely obsessed with every aspect of it. While scrapbooking consumes most of my time, I also enjoy traveling, cooking and reading.
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June 2007 Guest Designer
Hi my name is Theresa. I am a SAHM of 3 wonderful if very active kids. Wife of 5 yrs to the greatest man I have ever known. We recently moved to North Carolina from Michigan so far we all love it here. I have loved photography and art for as long as I can remember. I took graphic arts classes in High School along with some photography. I found scrapbooking just a little over 2 yrs ago and fell in love, it felt like such a natural thing for me to do. Now I love to share my passion with others. I think anybody that wants to learn to scrapbook can. It is such an existing, and rewarding hobby. I am so excited and honored to be one of the June guest design team members here at 2 Croppin Cousinz. I look forward to a very exciting fun filled month getting to know you all better.
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Design Team Member {2/07 - 5/07}
Me in a nutshell... I've been married for almost 11 years. I'm a SAHM to 9 little munchkins....and before you go into shock (hee hee)...only three of them are mine. The other six are enrolled in my home daycare, which I've been doing since my oldest was born, 7 years ago. Naptime and late at night are my scrappy happy times of the day. I enjoy reading (in what little spare time I have) as well as watching reality tv (I'm especially addicted to Survivor and Amazing Race). Other than that, I'm a pretty simple person. I've been scrapbooking for almost 8 years. My sister and sister-in-law tried to convince me that I just 'had' to scrapbook. I resisted for as long as I could. I just thought it was one more hobby to add to my list...I was wrong...and realized it after one trip into Hobby Lobby. And now I'm the one that's head over heels into it. I consider myself a pretty simple and basic scrapbooker. I love to use a lot of color on my layouts and embellish it simply to keep the focus on my photos. I'm excited to be a part of the 2 Croppin' Cousinz team over the next year and I hope to be an inspiration to each and every one of you!
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April 2007 Guest Designer
Hello my name is Selena Kimsey and I am proud to be the Guest Designer for the month of April. Scrapbooking started out just being a hobby for me but this past year it has blossomed into so much more. I love being able to share my work with the world and inspire people. But at the same time I am still preserving those sweet memories for my family. I currently reside in North Carolina where I am a stay at home mom of 2 beautiful boys, Vincent and Allister. I am a proud Navy wife to Andy who proudly serves in the Navy Submarine force. Other areas that are very important in my life is Jesus Christ, taekwondo (I am a 1st degree black belt), other hobbies (sewing, motorcycling, reading) and of course family stuff. Again I am so excited to be the GD here at 2CC. I hope my challenges and projects will be an inspiration to y'all.
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January 2007 Guest Designer
Hi there. My name is Dori Leslie, and I love scrapbooking! I began like a lot of people by attending a Creative Memories class in about 1991… and I have not looked back since. When my mom passed away I inherited a box full of mixed up unknown photos and I was determined to get those in order and have my kids lives documented in scrapbooks. I love that the industry has grown and changed so much and that there always seems to be something new to learn or try. I think that the internet has opened so much up to us and I now have virtual friends all over the world. I feel very honored to have been asked to be the Guest Designer for 2CC! I live in Auburn Washington, a suburb just south of Seattle where I was born and raised. My 3 granddaughters live in the next large city down so I moved down here to be a bit closer. My son is expecting his first baby boy in April, and he is still up in Seattle so I will end up right in the middle.
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December 2006 Guest Designer
Howdy Ya'll!!! My name is Kristie Denton and I am from the birthplace of Elvis Presley, Tupelo, MS. I have been married to my highschool sweety, Allen, for almost 10 years and together we have a beautiful curly headed 5 year old son named Bradyn. I have a manicurists license but I am very lucky to be able to be a stay home mommie!!! I began scrapbooking about 8 years ago when I went to a Creative Memories party and I was hooked ever since. Myscrapping style has changed quite dramatically since then. I used to be a simple scrapper but NOT ANYMORE!!!!!! I now love the more artsey look on my LO's. My favorite things to use on my pages are inks, flowers, doodles, staples, rub ons, and stamps!!!!! Another favorite hobby of mine isphotography. I plan on getting my dream camera very soon... THE FAMOUS DIGI REBEL!!!!!!! Some of my most favorite things are: Flip Flops, Ranch Dressing, SLEEPING!!!, and a big ole Coke (regular please NO DIET JUNK FOR ME:) I feel very honored to be the December Guest Designer!!! Thanks so much for this opportunity!!
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November 2006 Guest Designer
Hi everyone! My name is Donna Russell and I started scrapping about two or three years ago and became immediately addicted and obsessed. Not only do I LOVE to scrap, I have a deep fondness for hoarding supplies! My style changes with my moods.... whatever fancy strikes me is how my LO's come out. I am a mini book FREAK and have made many in all types and forms....accordian, bound, tri-fold, tag, envelope...you name it! I got my 'degree' from Scrapbook Design University classes held at my lss, and take classes there just for fun as my night out. I've tried my hand at selling on ebay, but find more success in word of mouth sales. I live in KY with my soulmate, and between us we have 5 kids, only one of which still lives home. They are all the focus of my scrapbooking! When my mother passed away, I was devastated at how little she left behind. I only had some wedding pictures of her. For that reason, I am determined to leave some history behind for my children, and encourage them to scrapbook as well, so they have a legacy to leave behind as well.
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