Design Team Bios & Intro

Design Team Introductions...
Last week I announced the new Crafty Card Gallery Design Team, and now I want to help you to gt to know them all.  I've been very impressed with how nice  and helpful and talented they all are, just in the past week.  I look forward to this experience!

Sean Fetterman
Is a member of the StampTV Cast and Crew as a StampTV Moderator.  Sean has been stamping and making cards for three years.  In addition to stamping, Sean is a contributor to several publications, designs for various card making projects and sites.  Sean is the operator of Card Crafty Club.  You can find Card Crafty Club on Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/CardMakingMN  .
You can contact Sean through:
Blog at at: http://cardcraftyclub.blogspot.com/
StampTV at: http://stamptv.ning.com/profile/SeanFetterman


Regina Hardy
Hi, I'm Regina Hardy and currently live in St. Louis, MO, with my husband and 3 dogs. My passion is card making, which I have been doing for about 1-1/2 years. I've been selling my cards for about a year. I recently became the proud owner of a Cameo Silhouette which is now my favorite crafting tool at the moment. You can contact me through the following ways:
blog: http://cardsbyregina.blogspot.com
www.facebook.com/wannabcrafty (Cards By Regina page on Facebook)


Rachelle Larsen
Hi! My name is Rachelle Larsen, I am a homeschooling Mom and Homemaker. My family and I live in North Idaho. I love to do other crafts as well , love making baby afghans and knitting scarves. I have been scrapbooking for about 16 years but, I love card making and I have been doing that for at least 5 years or more. I have my own greeting card business that I started and have a blog online for that. I don't think I really have a favorite technique but a few of my favorite tools are my Cricut and my ATG Gun, I love my cuttlebug too.
Blog: http://www.creationsbyrachelle.blogspot.com/

Susan Bermudez
I work for a mortgage lender by day and am a papercrafter by night. It all started with my reading blog 5 years ago and it has transformed into anything paper related. My good friend taught me about stamping 7 years ago and then scrapbooking right after. They say they have created a monster! I am the proud owner of a Cricut Expressions, Pazzles Inspiration and now a Cameo Silhouette. I primarily make cards (for business and pleasure) but do some pages as well. I am also a Creative Memories Independant Consultant and love to share new things with everyone. My favorite technique is anything involving different card folds and lots of BLING! Favorite tools would be CM Frosted Segments tape runner and border maker system. You can contact me through the following ways:
Blog: http://susanascorner.blogspot.com/
CM Website: http://www.mycmsite.com/sites/susanbermudez/
Happy Scrappin'

Tonya Wilson
I work full-time at a major insurance company. I have the most wonderful boyfriend, Greg, who is very supportive of my creative habit. I have one son, Zach, who is 23 years old and I’m very proud of. Also I’m also “owned” by eight cats…all outside I might add.
Ever since I was old enough to hold a crayon, I have been creating. I have won various awards for drawing, from elementary school and into college.
I went to Chattanooga State Technical Community College on a Art scholarship with an Associate’s degree in Commercial Art and I designed for Vintage Heartfelt Designs DT from June 2011-December 2011.
I discovered scrapbooking 15 years ago which evolved into paper crafts which lead to altering/up cycling found objects. I love to learn and share ideas with people. I have met a wide assortment of folks through doing swaps like Papercrafts Magazine, Swap-bot, Facebook, and through different individuals’ blogs. My style is shabby chic with vintage and a little bit of whimsy thrown in for good measure.
Blog: http://creativeaddictiontopaper.blogspot.com


Shawnee Penkacik
I am a wife, mom, and college student. I live in the beautiful state of Arizona. I started crafting when watching QVC’s scrapbooking shows. My hubby bought me a Cricut in 2009. I was immediately hooked. I primarily make cards. But love to do layouts and home decor projects. I own a baby Cricut, E2, Imagine, Fiskars Fuse, and Cuttlebug. I love to share new ideas and encourage others. Besides crafting, I design websites, love to take photos, and homeschool my kids. My favorite technique is fun fold cards. I also love to keep things simple as being a mom of ten I don’t have a lot of time. I love my ATG gun and my Tim Holtz Distress Ink.
You can reach me at
Blog: http://quiverofangels.blogspot.com


Beth McGee
Hi, I'm Beth and together with my daughter, Emily we are a Christian Mother & Daughter team. We live in sunny Arizona which we now call home after relocating from the Midwest almost 8-yrs ago.
I am a former Social Worker and Reading Specialist. I currently enjoy watching my kids learn and grow before my eyes on an everyday basis, as I homeschool them.
We enjoy crafting but especially making cards. I actually purchased a Sizzix back in 2003 when we lived in the Midwest to help with school PTA projects. In addition, to our Cricut we have a Big Shot & a pro-laminator. We find we use our Cricut & ATG gun frequently during our crafting.
We started blogging the beginning of the year and quickly participated in our first blog hop. We've enjoyed hopping on blog hops but most of all we enjoy spending time together! ツ
Blog: motherandaughterdesigns.blogspot.com


Madeleen Field
I'm Madeleen and I am so excited about being on the Crafty Card Gallery DT! I'm really looking forward to working with the rest of the team. I'm an elementary school teacher but mainly do subbing at the moment. The rest of the time I work as a Home Executive (SAHM). I've been married to my hubby for 19 years and we have one teenaged boy (AKA The Kid or The Teenager - LOL). I was born and grew up in sunny South Africa, but 12 years ago our little family made the move to the Land of the Long White Cloud - New Zealand. I've always enjoyed creating with pencils and paper and love doing art with children. I enjoy scrapbooking and card making, stamping away my time! If I'm not in my craft room, you'll find me with my Kindle in a sunny spot somewhere!
Blog: http://madeleenscraftcorner.blogspot.co.nz/


Melissa Pinter
Hey there,
My name is Melissa Pinter and I currently live in Cortland, Ohio. I am Married and have two beautiful children, Ethan 2 1/2 and Haley 9 and we also have  a dog named breezy . I am a Home Maker!!!  How I started in scrapbooking was when my son Ethan was 8  months old and needed a liver transplant.  I couldn't work and take care of him so, my husband worked and  I lived at the Ronald mcdonald House in Cinncinatti for almost 2 years ( Ethan did recieve his liver at 15 months old) and so to pass the time by  my husband bought me a Cricut Expression. The best gift ever! Now soon to be a  cameo "Winking". I have been doing Scrapbooking and Mix Media Art for over a year and a half! I love meeting new crafters and seeing all different styles! I am so very excited to be part of this TEAM! My dream is to one day be able to sell my crafts, and be in magazines! I was in the HomeSpun magazine.  I am part of a lot of swap groups and I am a splitcoaststamper  member!  I was an Admin for Stamp N Plus Design Team  and I am currently on CreativeKuts Design Team! I am very outgoing and I have a sence of humor! I can not spell worth squat lol... so I am just for warning you all! Well  this is my story and I am sticking to it! ;0)
Contact info:
http://pinkpolkadotscrapping.blogspot.com


Cheryl Wright
I'm Cheryl and I live in Melbourne, Australia.
I've been card making for about eleven years, and where possible, prefer to start from scratch. Where possible, I make my own embellishments instead of buying them. I get a lot of satisfaction out of it.
I am a creative at heart, and over the years, have enjoyed many creative activities such as playing guitar, drawing, painting, web design etc. My "day job" is writer/author. I write novels, short stories, and non-fiction books, as well as writing for magazines. I am a wife, mother to two adult offspring, and grandmother to six.
I do sell my cards from time to time, but mostly make cards for friends and family. Along with a group of other card makers, I donate cards to a local oncology ward for patients to give to friends who have helped them through their illness.
http://ideasforcardmaking.net/

Nancy Leppek
I’m Nancy I live in sunny Bradenton, Florida.  I am an avid stamper/scrapbooker.  I love to make scrapbbooks, but for the past 3 years am hooked on stamping and can't stop! I even find myself dreaming about card ideas and layouts in my sleep!  Having a finished product so quickly is so very rewarding! I have been married to my awesome hubby David since 1992 and have one Fantabulous son named Ty (19) who is a sophomore at FSU. GO NOLES!  My hubby and I both work in the school system and enjoy having the same time off together.  Other than living in my studio or on Pinterest 24/7.... I enjoy reading, shopping, and baking. My favorite things to use when I am being creative is my Cuttlebug and my Cricut! So looking forward to working with this amazing group!
Contact info:http://scrapperatheart.com


Suzanne Roseberry
Hi, I am a mom, wife, teacher and scrapbooker. I have been married to my high school sweetheart for over 20 years. We have two boys, ages 9 and 11. One is a year around baseball player, and one is an ice hockey player for the Jr. San Jose Sharks. I am at the ice rink about 20 hours a week. My husband takes over baseball duty. We also have a wild Chocolate Lab who is also a boy - so, I am the only girl in the house. I have been a teacher since 1994. I have also been rubber stamping and scrapbooking for 25 years. It is my creative outlet, and my escape from our every day craziness. I scrapbook every single day, even if it is just for a little bit. Beside scrapbooking, I am also in love with coffee, shoes, nailpolish, candles, chocolate and movies. My sons are the highlight of my life. We were all born in San Jose, CA. Now we call Gilroy, CA our home. It is the garlic capital of the world - and smells like it, too. It is a nice little farming town. I am super excited to be a part of this group!!! My blog is www.zannieberry.blogspot.com . (sroseberry@ymail.com) Looking forward to creating with all of you!!
http://www.zannieberry.blogspot.com/

Lori Hygrell McAree  

Hi, I'm Lori and live in a very close suburb of Minneapolis, Minnesota. By day I am a scheduler for a large medical provider primarily in the southern part of the cities. In the evenings I enjoy card making, moderator work on Stamp TV and volunteer work on Splitcoast Stampers. Like many, I have been creative in one way or another for as long as I can remember. I started out scrapbooking about 10 years ago or so and really enjoyed it. A couple of years later while at work I saw a handmade card and the rest as they say, is history!! My style has changed over the years and I primarily make CAS type cards and love my Copics!! I have been married to my wonderful and very supportive husband for over 19 years. Together we have 5 children and a granddaughter. My other hobbies include NASCAR racing and cross-stitching. I'm excited to be a part of this group and creating with everyone!!!
http://smilingwhilestamping.blogspot.com

Thia Gielow
Hello fellow crafters! I am currently a stay at home mom after working 15 years in the grocery business and 10 years for the local school district in intensive behavior intervention for children with autism. I took two years of art class in high school, thanks to my 2nd year Spanish teacher who made me promise that I would get out of Spanish if he gave me a C (he had me do artsy extra credit so I could pass). My card making started 10 years ago when I had decided to help my brother's soon to be wife make her wedding invites. A few months after that, I was making my own wedding invitations! Then years later came the birth announcements, scrapbooks, and bday party invites. I got into stamping too. Then I started making other types of cards. One day, I ran into an old friend from High School and we started chatting about things we were into. Turns out she started a card business and talked me into starting Blue Moon Creation. (I was pregnant at the time I decided to go for it...so who knows what I was thinking?!) That was exactly 2 years ago, and I'm still trying to get my business started! Even more so now that I quit my day job to be a stay at home mom! I love my Cricuts (yes, I have two...my first one was the original cricut given to me by my brother and his now ex-wife, as they prepared for their divorce. I loved it so much that I had to upgrade to an Expression!) My other favorite tools are my Gypsy, Cuttlebug, TOMBO glue (green caps), and Peachy Keen Stamps. If I'm not crafting, I'm hanging out with my family (5 year old son, 16 month old daughter, hubby of 9 years). I love going to Disneyland, we are pass holders. I love watching Dr. Who, Days of Our Lives, Big Brother, and any Disney shows. I have 2 cats, fish, and a frog (that doesn't ribbit, she peeps like a chicken). I love growing edible stuff in my garden. At church my hubby and I are the A/V crew. I am the V part of the crew and we get called upon to work weddings. Doing video is fun but stressful. Okay, enough of this novel...I'm sure I've bored you all enough by now! I look forward to getting to know all of you! I'm so excited to be on this team...here's to a great time! Cheers!
http://bluemooncreationbythia.blogspot.com
 

Denise  Ruck
My name is Dee. I live in New Jersey with a wonderful husband that many woman would love to have call their own. Well after our first date for breakfast we haven't been apart since. We got married 15 months later and in October we will celebrate our 12th anniversary. I ended up being out of work in 2008 and have not worked since.  I found a postcard as an ornament in a very high end florist near me which was a disgrace. It was a vintage santa photo sprinkled with diamond dust over the santa and multi colored glitter glue around the edges. I saw that photo and knew that I could do that and make it much better and in perfect condition and that is it. This has been my journey to creating vintage one of a kind greeting cards.  I can't wait to get started. 
http://rosepetalsvintagedesigns2.blogspot.com/

Berni Cuttino

Hi, I am Bernardine Cuttino, kindly called me BERNI. I lived in
Santa Clarita, CA, USA, 40 miles North of Los Angeles. I guess you could
say, it is the High Desert, weather is triple digi's in the Summer and cold
in the winter. In fact, there is snow on the mountains in the winter, very pretty.
Now if you go South towards the water, there is the beach. You have the best
of both worlds.

I am recently retired and single. I retired from Princess Cruises, the cruise line.
I have traveled the world and visited all seven continents. My favorite place in the
world is Italy. I also worked in the Motion Picture Industry for twenty years. I
have worked with many actors and actresess, producers. I casted Star Trek the
next generations, TV show.

I begun scrap booking and went into card making when I retired. I love to
create and experiment with different techniques; and enjoy gardening. I am
involved in the Women ministry at church. Living the life of the retiree.
Always looking for inspiration and ready for a challenge. 
http://berni46.blogspot.com/

Zenita Smith
Hi my name is Zenita also known as ScrappinwithZ, I'm from Southeast Missouri and I'm addicted to papercrafting!! Yep that describes me and no i don't want a 12 step program. I've been scrapbooking forever!! About five years ago I made my first cards for my grandmother's Christmas present and I've been hooked on cards ever since. I've been married to my husband for almost 29 years and have 4 sons Chris, Jackie, William and Kyle, two daughter in laws Kirsten and Marife, and the light of my life a granddaughter Mackenzie Grace!! These loved ones give me plenty to scrapbook and photograph. I'm on three design teams and participate in about three blog hops monthly and try to get out of my comfort zone when making cards. My passion in the last few years has been Copics and I have been Intermediate Certified!! (I know plenty of my friends say I have been certified way before I knew what a Copic was....lol.) I hope to create some great and awesome cards during my time with Crafty Card Gallery DT and make many new friends. You can see more of my work at http://www.scrappinwithz.blogspot.com

Christina Sedor

Hi, I'm Christina. 
I've been creating greeting cards and other crafts for about 17 years and absolutely love it.
During this time, I design cards for challenges at scrapbooker's paradise and other contests as well.
My art studio is my escape, it's the only room covered in glitter. Sometimes my cat will lay near me.
Visit my blog - www.princess06workshop.blogspot.com for inspiration.

 

Over the next few months you'll be seeing a lot more of these talented designers.  This month, I'll be posting the card they make in the "What's on your desk" challenge.

And since a post isn't complete, here's a card I made (since you'll be seeing less of them in the future)...