Rae Barthel
Rae, 40 years young, is from Chicago and now lives in Huntsville, Alabama. She is wife to Tom and mother to Michael, Lauren and Matthew. She is a daughter, a sister and a cardmaker. Rae has been designing cards for eight years and is enjoying every moment of her papercrafting journey, from winning the Paper Crafts Gallery Idol title in 2009, to seeing her work appear among the pages of her favorite card making publications. Rae loves this hobby and is thrilled to share her work with you! Check out her blog: simplyrae.blogspot.com.
Summer Fullerton
Summer is a Creative Keepsakes Hall of Fame winner and a Memory Makers Master. She has been paper crafting for more than thirteen years. Summer lives with her husband and two children just south of Portland, Oregon. She is the co-author of Remember This and currently designs for Scrapbook & Cards Today and Jillibean Soup. When she is not shuttling her kids around or papercrafting, she also enjoys cooking, sewing, photography and the occasional round of golf. Find out what Summer is up to now: summerfullerton.typepad.com.
Sarah Hodgkinson
Sarah lives in Woodstock, Ontario with her husband, two children and dog. She is a teacher who enjoys spending her free time with scissors, glue and paper. Sarah currently serves on several design teams including Core’dinations, Scrapbook & Cards Today magazine, All About Scrapbooks & More and Custom Crops. She has been published in many crafting magazines and enjoys teaching at events including ScrapFest and CreativFestival. Visit Sarah’s blog: thehodgeesonlyinhollywoodstock. blogspot.com.
Kim Hughes
Kim was born in New York and currently lives in Arizona with her wonderful family of seven. She has loved art her whole life but found paper crafting about twelve years ago. She’s been hooked ever since.Kim has worked with numerous manufactures, stores and magazines, and she is now owns her own store, Paper Smooches. All Paper Smooches stamps are designed by Kim. When she has the time, Kim LOVES to make cards! Want to know more? Go to: papersmooches.blogspot.com.
Lisa Dorsey
Lisa was born and raised in Wisconsin and currently lives in Indiana. She and her fabulous husband have two daughters. Lisa started scrapbooking more ten years ago following a family vacation. In no time she became truly, madly passionate about it, spending more and more time scrapbooking and submitting her work for publication. Since then, she has been fortunate to have her layouts, cards and projects published in many of the major magazines. Lisa is currently a designer for Emma’s Paperie online store, Creative Charms and Sizzix. You can catch up with her at: lisadorsey.blogspot.com.
Kelly Goree
Kelly lives in the beautiful horse country of Kentucky with her husband and their three rambunctious boys. She began scrapbooking in 2000, just after her oldest son was born. She’ll tell you if she’s not out chasing her boys, you can find her scrapping! Kelly is a full-time staff designer and international instructor for BasicGrey. She is a Memory Makers Master and has been published more than 500 times. Visit Kelly’s blog to see what she’s working on: kellygoree.blogspot.com.
Lily Jackson
Lily has enjoyed working on creative projects from a young age. Whether it is making pottery, drawing, or sewing, she has always had a creative outlet. She received a Young Artist Award at age eleven, and two years later, her work was published in Simply Handmade Magazine. In 2008, she discovered the world of scrapbooking and cardmaking. In her free time, Lily loves to make and share her work on YouTube. You can find her at: www.youtube.com/msscrappingal.
Nichol Magouirk
Nichol is a Creating Keepsakes Hall of Famer and a member of the BHG Scrapbooks, Etc. creative team. She has been published in many different scrapbooking publications and idea books and has contributed to several manufacturers’ design teams. . Her favorite techniques are die cutting and stamping. Nichol lives in Kansas with her husband of fourteen years and their three children. Nichol regularly updates her blog with new projects and how-to videos, so be sure to check it out: www.nicholmagouirk.typepad.com.