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MLS Design Team
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Hello. My name is Helen Chu. I am the owner and creative designer of My Little Shoebox. I have been scrapbooking since I was a child, preserving precious memories with my mom. I created My Little Shoebox in 2005 with the hope and dream to create beautiful papers to help others preserve their precious memories as well. |
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Hi! My name is Pattie Beltran and I'm thrilled to be a part of My Little Shoebox. I love designing and teaching for My Little Shoebox and truly enjoy being DT Coordinator. I love working with My Little Shoebox! The colors are bright, the patterns are cheerful, and the embellsihments are so cute and user friendly!
I am the wife of a wonderful man who encourages me in all things, and "enables" me in my hobby. I'm also the mom to two fantastic children who brighten my life. I've been crafting all of my life and scrapbooking for 12 years now. I love all things paper (I'm kind of addicted- anyone else out there like me? hee hee), and love bling, ribbon, lace, and flowers. I teach at my lss and love every minute of it! |
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Erin Yamabe is a sahm, to 2 beautiful little girls, who are the subject of most of her work! She is active in her daughter's schools and their church. Outside of scrapbooking, she enjoys taking Zumba and Yoga classes, family road trips, and date nights with her hubby! She started scrapbooking a few years after her oldest was born, and that was about 6 years ago! The passion she has for this wonderful hobby has turned into many opportunities for which she is very grateful for! As a DT Coordinator, Designer, and Instructor for My Little Shoebox, she finds her job to be alot of fun, at times challenging and very, very rewarding! She believes 110% in miss Helen and My Little Shoebox, and invites you to fall in love with her papers, stamps, alphas and more! Her work can be found in magazines, both in the U.S. and in Japan, on QVC UK, and on the Scrapbook Memories TV Show |
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Greetings! My name is Nicole Wragge and I currently live in the Phoenix with my dear husband and two silly daughters. I am blessed to be a stay at home mom and it has brought such joy and a deep sense of thankfulness to my life. My family keeps me pretty busy with play dates and charity events, but when I get some "me" time I usually spend it scrapping, taking photos of the everyday super-fun chaos and listening to music. I have been scrapping a few years, however it wasn't until recently did I discover the true depth of this amazing craft. When inspiration hits me it's time to brainstorm, sketch, raid my ever-growing stash and CREATE! I have been known for hosting family picnics in our living room because the kitchen table is covered with my in-the-works projects! I feel so very lucky to be a part of this design team and I look forward to all the creativity to come! Creative Cheers! |
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I’m Shelly – I have a jam packed and often crazy life between a demanding career in CPG Market Research, spending time with/taking care of hubby Rick, 16 yo Alex and our 2 kitties Callie and Chelsea. I am passionate about creating with paper – it is an awesome escape and often restores my sanity! I also love to cook, read, travel and shop! |
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Hi! My name is Linda Kretz, and I'm truly excited to be joining the MLS Design Team as a new member! Crafts of all kinds have been an integral part of my entire adult life; the last 4+ years have awakened a strong passion in me for scrapbooking. I am retired, so my time is now available to devote creative energy and time to enjoy many of life's pleasures, with scrapping at the top of the list! My two children have presented me with 4 wonderful grandchildren who have enriched my life immeasurably - their young faces and excitement with almost everything around them provides terrific scrapbooking ideas! I have used MLS collections for quite a while - their whimsical, fresh, colorful themes lend themselves to great layouts, projects and cards. I love working with new techniques, experimenting with copic markers, making and using flowers, and working with varieties of color and paper textures. I hope you will enjoy my work as much as I do creating it! |
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Rocio is an engineer by day and crafter by night (or whenever there is free time, who needs sleep anyways?). She lives in the beautiful San Francisco Bay Area. She loves to travel and wants to visit all seven continents in her lifetime. She has been scrappin' for about since 2004. She loves to collect anything scrapbook related, has a room full of stuff to prove it. Her favorite items to use in scrapbooking are ribbon, flowers and mini letters. She also enjoys spending time with her family and fur babies." |
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Hello! My name is Becky Williams and I live in west Texas cotton and oil country with my husband and 3 little girls and basset hound puppy, Bella. We are expecting another baby girl soon, too. I love daisies and sunflowers, hazelnut hot chocolate, good ol' country music, playing in the garden, the Gilmore Girls re-runs and traveling. I have been scrapbooking in one form or another since I was a teenager and scrap any chance I can . In my projects you'll be sure to find some doodling, layering, handcut elements and some ink or paint. I have been blessed with many opportunities in the scrapbooking world from being published in print magazines to being on some wonderful design teams. I am excited about this new opportunity to design for My Little Shoebox and can't wait to see what the year will bring. |
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Hi everyone, my name is Ilene Tell and I absolutely love My Little Shoebox, so imagine my suprise and delight when I was asked to be on the team! I can think of nothing better than immersing myself in all the fun, bright, and adorable paper and it fits my style so well - I feel like it's a match made in heaven :) I started scrapbooking after the birth of my daughter more than 6 years ago. Over the past year, when I finally decided to try getting my work "out there", I have been lucky enough to be published in print magazines and ezines and to be on several manufacturer and retailer design teams, as well as a feature writer for Scrapstreet. I have my daughter and two years ago my son came along, so there are always tons of cute pics to scrap, and I can do girlie layouts as well as funky and fun boy layouts. I would say my style is somewhat whimsical and artsy. I love to try new things, to distress and add layers, and lots of details, like hand stitching, and paint, and tons of embellishments. I must confess that I don't scrapbook just to preserve memories....it's my "me" time and I really couldn't imagine my life without it |
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Hi! I’m Kristine Berc. I’m from the Chicago area but I’ve been living in central Wyoming for the past 4 years. I have a graduate degree in school psychology and worked full-time in special education for many years. I’m very blessed to have recently become a stay-at-home-mom working outside of my home only part-time. I have an amazing baby girl and an equally amazing husband who is completely supportive of my scrapbooking addiction. The two of them are my inspiration and my favorite subjects to scrap. Scrapbooking is my creative outlet and is a large part of my everyday life. One of the best parts about this hobby is all of the wonderful friends that I have been making along the way. It is a dream come true for me to be a part of the My Little Shoebox design team and I’m absolutely thrilled to share my passion with you! |
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Hello there! My name is Mandy Starner, most call me MandyKay or just Mk. I live in Maryland with my wonderful and supportive husband, our 3 beautiful daughters, and our 2 crazy dogs. I love to spend as much time as possible making, baking, painting, learning, smiling, and laughing. I eat way too much chocolate and I never get enough sleep. I collect owls and typewriters. I love thunderstorms and Tootsie Pops. I am a little bit vintage and a little bit modern, a little bit country and a little bit rock-n-roll. I have been fortunate enough to have my work published in CARDS, Scrapbook Trends, Paper Crafts, and Page Maps2 by: Becky Fleck. I have been doing make-n-takes at my local scrapbook store, and my very first class is coming up. And I'm so VERY excited to be a part of the My Little Shoebox team! |
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Hi, Susan Dupre here. I am a wife and a mom of a fabulous little boy who is my favorite scrapping subject. I have been scrapping now for about three years, and I absolutely love it!! I have been on several manufacturer teams, and I have been fortunate enough to have been published in various magazines as well. All, which makes me feel truly blessed. However, the most rewarding part of scrapping is the amazing people that I have met throughout my journey. I looking forward to my term with My Little Shoebox and calling my fellow design team members friends. Thanks MLS! It will be such an honor to design for such a fabulous company! |
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Hello, my name is Norine. I'm a not-quite-50, mother of 4+ a daughter-in-law, married to Paul for 30 years, misplaced Canadian living in Arizona.
All my life I have loved photos. Even ones of people I don't know. And I've loved listening to the stories that each photo tells. But eventually the story-tellers are gone and (if we’re lucky) the photo albums remain and while it's fun to imagine the story behind each picture, it's much more satisfying to know the real story. That is what motivates me to put pictures and pen to paper. Well, that and the patterned paper. Oh, and the mists and rub-ons and ribbon and chipboard. And the adhesives! What other hobby could you find that requires so many types of adhesive!? Isn't it great!?
Four kids, one endlessly supportive husband and many varied interests (cooking, reading, snowboarding, travel, photography, cottaging; but not cleaning, yard work or technology, no interest at all in those) provide me with more photos than I will ever get scrap booked, but in the meantime, I'm having a great time messing around with fun and artistic techniques and products. And when I need to sound more credible, I refer to myself as the "Guardian of my Family's History".
And I'm thrilled to have been chosen for My Little Shoebox's DT and am SO looking forward to what the next year here will bring!! |
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Hi! I¡¦m over the moon excited to be joining the My Little Shoebox Design Team. I have been paper crafting for 11 years and love to create 12 x 12 layouts, stamped cards, mini-albums, and altered projects. I live in Georgetown, Kentucky with my husband, our 5 children, and lots of puppies and kitties. There is never a dull moment in our house ƒº You¡¦ll find me all over the scrapping world chatting on message boards and entering challenges. I love visiting blogs and galleries admiring the creativity of fellow crafters. When I¡¦m not scrapbooking, I enjoy photography, weekend road trips, and reading my favorite magazines. Please visit my blog at http://www.keelyy.blogspot.com |
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My name is Zoe Nemburt and I live in the beautiful province of Nova Scotia, with my husband of almost 9 years and our 3 children Yasmin 8, Aydin 6, and Ceyda 4, I work for Canada Post Part time A girls gotta scrap right!!
I was born in southern England and we all moved here to Canada in 2006 and have never looked back this is our new home and we are proud to call Canada our home! I've always enjoyed playing with paper and have dabbled in scrapbooking for many years however in February of 2008 I got bitten by the scrapping bug and have never looked back, I am now proud to call myself a scrap-a-holic. I am SO excited and honoured to have this opportunity to work with My Little Shoebox over the next year. |
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I live in a beautiful city called Curitiba, in the South of Brazil, with my hubby and my 14 old year son, Rafael.
I´m graduated in Philosophy but 5 years ago I decided to leave behind a boring and stresses profession (I was Manager Account to a great insurance company), in search for something that could make me happier. Today I live among papers, scissors and inks! I scrapbook every day, I give lessons, I travel with my courses in my country and go to fairs too. I am passionate about creating and inspiring different people and I love trying new and interesting materials in my designs.
I hope you enjoy my stay in My Little Shoebox !
I'm very honored to be part of the new design team and happy to be able to inspire you all! |
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I'm very honored to be part of the new design team and happy to be able to inspire you all! My name is Pearl , living in Sunny Singapore .I’m a SAHM to 2 wonderful children. After the birth of my daughter in 1995, I started cardmaking via punchart and acquired the tools , punches and papers in the hopes that they would be useful for my kids at the right age. From 2006, onwards ,there was such a shift in products available in the papercraft industry and I started using more scrapbooking products in my cardmaking. Magazines and on-line galleries were full of inspiration, so by October 2006 I started scrapbooking again and have never looked back since.
As far as my creative process goes, my approach is either product driven or photo driven at the outset. I then choose the rest of the elements and put them together. I am a pretty fast scrapper and it’s rare for me to take things off once they are stuck down. |
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A little bit about me... I live on a farm in Victoria, Australia. First and foremost I am a farmer's wife and mother to two farm kids (one of each variety) who are my life!
My introduction into the world of papercrafting came about because I really lacked a hobby to fill the last few of hours of each day when all was still and quiet and I was the last one standing. One Scrapbooking Magazine later and I was intrigued, then hooked! The world of scrapbooking has now been part of my life for the past two years and I have managed to go from one nappy box of papers and product to an entire double wardrobe brimming with 'scrappy goodness'. My style is still a work in progress although I tend to lean towards a whimsical approach with lots of paper piecing, quilling, doodling and fussy cutting and I'm looking forward to working with the MLSB gorgeous collections of cuteness. Being part of this team is an excitement chapter in my scrappy life and I'm thrilled to be joining such a wonderful group of talented and inspirational women |
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Hi There, my name is Beckie, originally from the South of England but after many years of travelling have settled in Scotland with my hubby and our two wee girls, who keep me on my toes daily.
As well as creating with fun products I love to take my camera and head out with the family into the hills or down the beach, these are great places to find the lost mojo that has decided to take a wee holiday!
My early memories of crafting were with my gran when I used to go and visit and she would show me all the things she had made. I love to scrapbook and make cards and can often be seen at the school gates glistening with glitter!
I have had work published in the UK and US magazines and also enjoying teaching the joy of scrapbooking!
Basically I am just a girl who has been let loose with paper and scissors, living life to the full and scrapping to preserve it! |
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Hi scrappers! I My name is Shemaine Smith and I am so honored to be a part of the My Little Shoebox Design Team. I'm married to my best friend and we live in sunny So Cal where I am a stay at home mom to my kids! I love scrapbooking, creating cards and altered art. I can't say for sure that I have a specific style really since I love shabby chic, clean lines and graphic scrapbooking. I do know that I've finally found that special something that completes me. In addition to designing for several manufacturers, my work can be seen on QVC & HSN, print publications and I enjoy teaching Scrapbook Design and You by EK Success courses for Michaels craft store |
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