Introducing the 2014/2015 Design Team and a SVG Freebie!

Next week begins the third season of Creative Cutting Challenge!

Before we begin, we'd like to introduce to you this season's Design Team.  After the introductions are made, grab your SVG freebie and get ready to play along!

First up, please meet this season's new Design Team members:

Jan 

Blog:  Izbzee
"I am a lifelong crafter and love learning new techniques and fine tuning my passion for crafting and creating.  I have worked in lots of mediums over the years and love paper-crafting, stamping, quilting, stitching, designing and more!  I hold twice-weekly  crafting classes in my "studio" and love to support others in their crafting while teaching and creating handcrafted items in many mediums.  I am a wife, mom and grandma.   My hubby and I live in Oklahoma."

Marina

Blog:  My Perfect Life

"I’m Marina from the UK. I work full-time in education and I have a family, but in my free-time, I love to make things.   I enjoy having an idea and trying to make it work. (Sometimes it works better than others!) That’s why I love using my electronic die-cutting machine: combined with my traditional papercrafting tools (such as stamps and inks), it’s a great way to make my crafty ideas a reality.  My first love is card-making but I also like to scrapbook and dabble in other crafty things too .I’m on three design teams, Inkspirational, Pinspirational and Make My Monday. I’m delighted to join the Creative Cutting DT and look forward to having even more fun with SVGs."

Valou 

Blog:  The Enchantment of Scrap

"My name is Valérie Allard, better known under the pseudo 'valou250809'. I live in Belgium just next to the big city of Chaleroi and 40 kilometers from Brussels.  I have 5 children from 5 to 14 years old. I have scrapped since 2006 and my style is “Shabby Chic” but I know also how to create in a vintage style or Clean & Simple without any problem. I create a great deal of cards and home decoration projects."

Vicki 
Blog:  Izzaboutchu!

"Hi, my name is Vicki, alias 'Opal777' and 'IzzaBoutChu!' within the internet world.  I have lived in balmy Daytona Beach, Florida for the past 20+ years and in western Pennsylvania prior to that. I came here to be a teacher for the hearing impaired and crafting was a big part of my curriculum for my students. It is amazing how you can sneak it into math, science and language lessons to make learning more interesting and memorable.  I love paper crafting, sewing, embroidering, painting, gardening etc....the list goes on and on.  I love finding old things and making them new again.  I love to design cutting files and have a website where I share them for free.  I also lead a group on Facebook called 'IzzaBoutChu!'  I love what I do and love to share with others even more.  I use mostly Pazzles supplies from the Inspiration machine and all of the tools, to the Inspiration Pro program.  I am looking forward to sharing with all of you in this upcoming year.  

The following DT members have been with the team for all three seasons.

Carolyn

Blog:  Granny Ma's Creative Blog

"I am a lady that enjoys crafting of anything.  I started with stamping, oh about eight years ago by attending a Stampin' Up party and from there grew into digital stamps, cutting SVG files, using first a Cricut personal cutter.  I have graduated to a Silhouette Cameo which I love.  I have created svg cut files for the enjoyment of it.  I also quilt and crochet.  I enjoy reading good books...thrillers, spy novels (i.e. Tom Clancy, Clive Cussler and Robert Ludlum books).  And I will sit and watch reruns over and over again, such as NCIS, or one of the CIS series....lol  I am a widow with one son in the Army, serving in Korea for the next year.  His family with him in Korea...a lot of skyping and chatting on Facebook.  They have two girls, Alexis 13 and Kassidy 10.  I am a transplanted Hoosier from Warsaw, Indiana having married my husband who was originally from Indiana.  I have a step-daughter Sonya with three children; and a step-son with two girls.  Sonya has a step-daughter age 26, her daughter 24 and a boy 20.  Step-sons two girls age 25, married and has a 4 yr old little boy and a baby.  Second daughter is 23 and so far single!!  I presently live with my sister in Alabama but miss the cold wintery days of Indiana...lol."

Tina

Blog:  Tina's Scrap Corner

"I've always been a crafter of some sort but scrapbooking started with a couple of friends introducing me to the craft in 2007 and I've been at it since. I always loved taking pictures but then I just put them in an album, but scrapbooking changed all that, it redefined for me how to present a photo. Cardmaking began for me when I took a class at my local scrapbook shop: Scrapin' with Kat. I so fell in love with this craft.  The newest rage is SMASH-another form of scrapbooking but in a different light. When I started it reminded me of the notebooks I did in Jr. High school of ideas like wedding dresses, the cute men at the time or home ideas where you smoosh them on the page any way you want with a little doodling besides. Some of my favorite products is my cricut, my SCAL program and my cuddlebug/big shot. They all seem to work together in my papercrafting, but I'm just now starting to get in the stamping side of cardmaking and enjoy that also. I like doing cardmaking, SMASHing and scrapping and I like learning new techniques with it. Scrapbooking and Smashing shows what is going on at the time, in a creative way. I feel a card I make myself really comes from the heart and is just more rewarding to give."

Cindy

SVG Designer and DT Leader

Blog:  The Creative Pointe

"I've been a painter for over 25 years and had hesitated getting into papercrafting as I "already had enough hobbies",  but my sister became a Stampin' Up demonstrator and I received lots of product by helping her out hosting a party and then letting her pay off a washer with stamps! I basically just fiddled around making a few cards now and then.  Since I don't have kids I didn't think I "needed" to scrapbook. That all changed when my sisters, Mom and I created a scrapbook for my Dad's 70th birthday and I really enjoyed it. So...I made scrapbooks for my dogs!  And then for trips. Now I scrap everything that is meaningful to me. A few years ago I got a Cricut to make scrapping easier and then discovered Sure Cuts A Lot. What a revelation! I could make anything I wanted from paper! Now I design SVG files that I offer for free and sell online.  An avid "Challenge Enter-er" (is that a word?  lol) I decided to create this blog as I couldn't find any Challenges dedicated to SVG diecuts.  This past summer I upgraded to a larger, more powerful cutter:  The Silver Bullet.  I'm looking forward to giving it a workout this season!  I live "up in Northern Michigan" in the woods on a little lake...heaven on earth...with my hubby and bulldog Gus."

We also are fortunate to have two former DT members agree to be occasional "Guest Designers"...

Heather

Blog:  My Artistic Adventures

"My name is Heather A. Hudson, I live in Pinckney, Michigan with my two teenage sons, hubby and two kitties.  I am a Registered Nurse, working with one special Ventilator dependent teen (4 years now).  I currently work full time, and design for Gecko Galz, Really Reasonable Ribbon and Art Glitter.  In the past I have designed for Bella Creations & Scraptales (both closed now), Globecraft & Piccola, Sugar Creek Hollow and Pro 31 Designs.   I have been playing with paper since 2010. I love to create digital collage sheets, and convert them into Print and Cut files.  I also enjoy doing tutorials on Youtube.  I host my own Challenge blog that started in January.  I am so excited to be a Guest Designer for the amazing Creative Cutting Design Team!  I look forward to sharing my work with you, and seeing what you have come up with for our challenges."

Victoria

Blog:  Paper Squirrel

I come from a "crafty" family and have felt the creative urge for as long as I can remember.  From drawing and painting, to needlecrafts, I dabble in it all, but papercrafting...particularly card making...is my passion.  I also have a tendency to hoard away craft supplies and have been trying to overcome my aversion to cutting into the "good" paper...hence I am the Paper Squirrel!  I love all things vintage and my creative style often reflects this, however, I am not hard and fast vintage.  I also enjoy working with more modern and masculine themes, and often incorporate collage and altered objects into my projects. I am a life-long resident of the great state of Michigan, and currently live in Southeast Michigan with my “boys”…my husband, infant son, and two crazy cats.  I completely lost my crafting mojo while pregnant and am just now getting back that creative itch.  I play in the studio (basement) whenever I get bits of free time (which isn't much, but I'll take any I can get!).

And that is our AMAZING 2014/2015 Design Team!  We hope you'll be back Monday, September 8th for the third season Kick-Off.  I know you'll love seeing what this group of talented ladies will be presenting!

Since you've stayed with us this long, you can now grab your SVG Freebie!
Download this School House file and use it to create something for the Challenge.  
Get Freebie HERE

Design Team Search

DESIGN TEAM MEMBERS WANTED

Would you like your work featured as a DT member 

on the third season of the Creative Cutting Challenge blog?

If you are able to cut SVG files, have an active blog and can meet deadlines, then I'm looking for you to join the CCC team!  What's in it for you?  FREE SVG files, additional exposure for your own blog and hopefully a great time with other creative online friends.  

DT Details  

• This will be a 18 challenge commitment running twice monthly from September 8th until June 8th.  (Holiday break from December 8th until January 11th)  
• You will receive SVGs from The Creative Pointe to create your DT submission.  You may use other SVGs along with your supplied file.
• All challenge themes will be provided in advance and you will receive your SVG files in plenty of time to meet the challenge deadlines.

If this sounds like something you'd be interested in and can COMMIT* to, please send me an email with the type of cutter and program you use, your blog address and a few examples of your work.  

creative@avci.net

*I realize that life happens and sometimes you are unable to continue.  I only want to stress that "flakers" need not apply.  It is not fair to the other members if you are always late or can't be counted on each week.

Introducing the 2013/2014 Design Team!

Next week begins the second season of Creative Cutting Challenge!
Before we begin, we'd like to introduce to you our two new designers and refresh your memory on the team from last season, all of whom are returning with more great projects.

Carmen--New DT Member!

CARMEN'S CREATIONS

"My name is Carmen Mitchell.  I live close to Edmonton, Alberta, Canada.  I am a mom to 4 and married to my high school sweetheart for the last 23 years.  I have been crafting my entire life so it has become a natural progression to scrapbook and card making. I use mostly Close to My Heart products as I love how everything goes together so easily.  After much debate I purchased an Ecraft by Craftwell about 2 years ago.  I wanted the ability to cut SVGs and create my own files, which I could not get with many of the other machines at the time.  I also use Sure Cuts A lot 3--love it!  Gives me options to do all the crazy things I like to try.  Looking forward to sharing some of my creations with you."

Ruth--New DT Member!

PAPER AND MUSINGS

"Hi, my name is Ruth and I am in love with using my Silhouette Cameo to create lots of different creations. I started out with a Cricut Create about 3 years ago, moved up to the Expression a year later and then my dreams came true when I won a Silhouette Cameo from a giveaway this past March! I use the Designer Edition software to import SVGs and that opens up a whole wonderful world of cutting possibilities! I know I am blessed to have this machine and have the time to enjoy playing with it.

In my past crafty life (around age 10) I taught myself: quilling, calligraphy and counted cross-stitch. I really love quilting, too, but found that I wasn't excited about my fabric choices, so now I just use my need for mixed patterns to fuel my paper crafting creations! I just love mixing different patterned papers together! It's one of my favorite parts of crafting! This is my first design team and I don't think it could be a better fit! My Silhouette Cameo and I are looking forward to cutting out lots of files designed by The Creative Pointe!"

Carolyn

GRANNY MA'S CREATIVE BLOG

"I am a lady that enjoys crafting of anything.  I started with stamping, oh about seven years ago by attending a Stampin Up party and from there grew into digital stamps, cutting svg files, using first a Cricut Personal cutter.  Have graduated to a Silhouette Cameo which I love.  I have created svg cut files for the enjoyment of it.  I also quilt and crochet.  Enjoy reading good books...thrillers, spy novels (i.e. Tom Clancy, Clive Cussler and Robert Ludlum books).  And I will sit and watch reruns over and over again, such as NCIS, or one of the CIS series....lol

I am a widow with one son in the Army, serving in Korea for the next two years.  His family with him in Korea...a lot of skyping and chatting on Facebook.  They have two girls, Alexis 12 and Kassidy 9.

I am a transplanted Hoosier from Warsaw, Indiana having married my husband who was originally from Indiana.  I have a step-daughter Sonya with three children; and a step-son with two girls.  Sonya has a step-daughter age 25, her daughter 23 and a boy 19.  Step-sons two girls age 24, married and has a 3 yr old little boy and a baby.  Second daughter is 22 and so far single!!

I presently live with my sister in Alabama but miss the cold wintery days of Indiana...lol."

Octavia

T's CORNER FOR SCRAPPIN'

"My name is Octavia Coleman.  I reside in Louisville, KY.  I am employed full time as an Administrative Assistant and just completed my Master's Degree in Management and Leadership earlier this year (yeah, me!).  I have two grown children and I have 11 grandchildren.  I started scrapbooking about 11 years ago and, of course, incorporated card making into that.  I was a scrapbook instructor for three years.  I love learning anything new about paper crafting.  I have made some good friends through crafting and I hope to make more.  If there was one word to describe me, it would be "SILLY".  I am known for my sense of humor and don't get me to laughing!......lol.  I am so excited to be a part of this group and I am looking forward to getting to know more avid crafters!"

Pam

SCRAPPLE TREE

"Hello, I am Pam and I have been crafting for many years. I started paper crafting when an employee where I worked brought in a scrapbooking magazine.  I was in awe of all the fun paper and goodies! Since that time I have gotten married to my wonderful and supportive husband John. Three years after we got married we adopted two beautiful daughters. Since then I have become a stay at home mom. I use all of my "free" time doing crafty things and visiting with my friends. Other than that I am driving to the library, sports practices, friends houses and more..."

Shelissa

SHELISSA'S CRAFT STUDIO

"I am a wife and mother to three boys. I love anything that involves crafts. I have been crafting since I was a little girl. I started making cards and favor bags a couple of years ago.  I have also started back using my 

Singer Futura sewing/embroidery machine to enhance my crafting skills. I work full-time for a large university in the human resources department where I enjoy event planning and crafting events that I plan to help the day go by faster."

Tina

TINA'S SCRAP CORNER

"I've always been a crafter of some sort but scrapbooking started with a couple of friends introducing me to the craft in 2007 and I've been at it since. I always loved taking pictures but then I just put them in an album, but scrapbooking changed all that, it redefined for me how to present a photo. Cardmaking began for me when I took a class at my local scrapbook shop: Scrapin' with Kat. I so fell in love with this craft.  The newest rage is SMASH-another form of scrapbooking but in a different light. When I started it reminded me of the notebooks I did in Jr. High school of ideas like wedding dresses, the cute men at the time or home ideas where you smoosh them on the page any way you want with a little doodling besides. Some of my favorite products is my cricut, my SCAL program and my cuddlebug/big shot. They all seem to work together in my papercrafting, but I'm just now starting to get in the stamping side of cardmaking and enjoy that also. I like doing cardmaking, SMASHing and scrapping and I like learning new techniques with it. Scrapbooking and Smashing shows what is going on at the time, in a creative way. I feel a card I make myself really comes from the heart and is just more rewarding to give."

Vicki

 PAPER SQUIRREL

"I come from a "crafty" family and have felt the creative urge for as long as I can remember.  From drawing and painting, to needlecrafts, I dabble in it all, but papercrafting is my passion.  I also have a tendency to hoard away craft supplies and have been trying to overcome my aversion to cutting into the "good" paper...hence I am the Paper Squirrel!  I love all things vintage and my creative style often reflects this, however, I am not hard and fast vintage.  I also enjoy working with more modern and masculine themes, and often incorporate collage and altered objects into my projects. 

I have a Bachelor's Degree in Interior Design from Central Michigan University and have worked in various aspects of the home furnishings industry since 1998. Born and raised in Mid-Michigan, I now live in Southeast Michigan with my “boys”…my husband of 2 months (yep, we're newlyweds) and two crazy cats that keep me laughing (and sighing). Oliver, my cranky older shorthair and Dodger, my orange tabby youngster. "

Cindy

SVG Designer and DT Leader

THE CREATIVE POINTE

"I've been a painter for over 20 years and had hesitated getting into papercrafting as I "already had enough hobbies",  but my sister became a Stampin' Up demonstrator and I received lots of product by helping her out hosting a party and then letting her pay off a washer with stamps! I basically just fiddled around making a few cards now and then.  Since I don't have kids I didn't think I "needed" to scrapbook. That all changed when my sisters, Mom and I created a scrapbook for my Dad's 70th birthday and I really enjoyed it. So...I made scrapbooks for my dogs!  And then for trips. Now I scrap everything that is meaningful to me. A few years ago I got a Cricut to make scrapping easier and then discovered Sure Cuts A Lot. What a revelation! I could make anything I wanted from paper! Now I design SVG files that I offer for free and sell online.  An avid "Challenge Enter-er" (is that a word?  lol) I decided to create this blog as I couldn't find any Challenges dedicated to SVG diecuts. 

I have a marketing degree and have worked in the newspaper business for almost 30 years.  I live "up in Northern Michigan" in the woods on a little lake...heaven on earth...with my hubby and bulldog pup Gus."

Now that you've been introduced to the Design Team, I hope you'll be back Monday, September 9th for the second season Kick-Off.  I know you'll love seeing what this group of talented ladies will be presenting!

Design Team Openings

DESIGN TEAM MEMBERS WANTED

Would you like your work featured as a DT member 

on the second season of the Creative Cutting Challenge blog?

If you are able to cut SVG files, have an active blog and can meet deadlines, then I'm looking for you to join the CCC team!  What's in it for you?  FREE SVG files, additional exposure for your own blog and hopefully a great time with other creative online friends.  

DT Details  

• This will be a 20 challenge commitment running twice monthly from September 9th until June 23rd.  (Holiday break from December 9th until January 5th)  
• You will receive SVGs from The Creative Pointe to create your DT submission.  You may use other SVGs along with your supplied file.
• All challenge themes will be provided in advance and you will receive your SVG files in plenty of time to meet the challenge deadlines.

If this sounds like something you'd be interested in and can COMMIT* to, please send me an email with the type of cutter and program you use, your blog address and a few examples of your work.  

creative@avci.net

*I realize that life happens and sometimes you are unable to continue.  I only want to stress that "flakers" need not apply.  

Design Team Search

DESIGN TEAM MEMBERS WANTED

Would you like your work featured as a DT member 

on the second season of the Creative Cutting Challenge blog?

If you are able to cut SVG files, have an active blog and can meet deadlines, then I'm looking for you to join the CCC team!  What's in it for you?  FREE SVG files, additional exposure for your own blog and hopefully a great time with other creative online friends.  

DT Details  

• This will be a 20 challenge commitment running twice monthly from September 9th until June 23rd.  (Holiday break from December 9th until January 5th)  
• You will receive SVGs from The Creative Pointe to create your DT submission.  You may use other SVGs along with your supplied file.
• All challenge themes will be provided in advance and you will receive your SVG files in plenty of time to meet the challenge deadlines.

If this sounds like something you'd be interested in and can COMMIT* to, please send me an email with the type of cutter and program you use, your blog address and a few examples of your work.  

creative@avci.net

*I realize that life happens and sometimes you are unable to continue.  I only want to stress that "flakers" need not apply.  

Meet the Design Team!

This group of creative ladies will be sharing their SVG projects with you for each Challenge.  You'll find lots of ideas and inspiration, so even  if you are unable to enter that week's challenge, be sure to stop by to see what they've created.

Carolyn

"I am a lady that enjoys crafting of anything.  I started with stamping, oh about six years ago by attending a Stampin Up party and from there grew into digital stamps, cutting svg files, using first a Cricut Personal cutter.  Have graduated to a Silhouette Cameo which I love.  I have created svg cut files for the enjoyment of it.  I also quilt and crochet and will starting a quilt for a granddaughter that will be getting married in 2013.  Enjoy reading good books...thrillers, spy novels (i.e. Tom Clancy, Clive Cussler and Robert Ludlum books).  And I will sit and watch reruns over and over again, such as NCIS, or one of the CIS series....lol
I am a widow with one son in the Army, serving in Korea for the next two years.  His family with him in Korea...a lot of skyping and chatting on Facebook.  They have two girls, Alexis 11 and Kassidy 8. 
I am a transplanted Hoosier from Warsaw, Indiana having married my husband who was originally from Indiana.  I have a step-daughter Sonya with three children; and a step-son with two girls.  Sonya has a step-daughter age 24, her daughter 22 and a boy 18.  Step-sons two girls age 23, married and has a 2 yr old little boy and another baby on the way.  Second daughter is 21 and so far single!!
I presently live with my sister in Alabama but miss the cold wintery days of Indiana...lol."
Visit Carolyn's Blog:  GRANNY MA'S CREATIVE BLOG

Cindy

"I've been a painter for over 20 years and had hesitated getting into papercrafting as I "already had enough hobbies",  but my sister became a Stampin' Up demonstrator and I received lots of product by helping her out hosting a party and then letting her pay off a washer with stamps! I basically just fiddled around making a few cards now and then.  Since I don't have kids I didn't think I "needed" to scrapbook. That all changed when my sisters, Mom and I created a scrapbook for my Dad's 70th birthday and I really enjoyed it. So...I made scrapbooks for my dogs!  And then for trips. Now I scrap everything that is meaningful to me. A few years ago I got a Cricut to make scrapping easier and then discovered Sure Cuts A Lot. What a revelation! I could make anything I wanted from paper! Now I design SVG files that I offer for free  and sell online.  An avid "Challenge Enter-er" (is that a word?  lol) I decided to create this new blog as I couldn't find any Challenges dedicated to SVG diecuts. 

I have a marketing degree and have worked in the newspaper business for almost 30 years.  I live "up in Northern Michigan" in the woods on a little lake...heaven on earth...with my hubby and bulldog Millie."

Visit Cindy's Blog:  THE CREATIVE POINTE

Octavia

"My name is Octavia Coleman.  I reside in Louisville, KY.  I am employed full time as an Administrative Assistant and just completed my Master's Degree in Management and Leadership earlier this year (yeah, me!).  I have two grown children and I have 11 grandchildren.  I started scrapbooking about 10 years ago and, of course, incorporated card making into that.  I was a scrapbook instructor for three years.  I love learning anything new about paper crafting.  I have made some good friends through crafting and I hope to make more.  If there was one word to describe me, it would be "SILLY".  I am known for my sense of humor and don't get me to laughing!......lol.  I am so excited to be a part of this group and I am looking forward to getting to know more avid crafters!"

Visit Octavia's Blog::  T's CORNER FOR SCRAPPIN'

Pam

"Hello, I am Pam and I have been crafting for many years. I started paper
crafting when an employee where I worked brought in a scrapbooking magazine.
I was in awe of all the fun paper and goodies! Since that time I have gotten
married to my wonderful and supportive husband John. Three years after we
got married we adopted two beautiful daughters. Since then I have become a
stay at home mom. I use all of my "free" time doing crafty things and
visiting with my friends. Other than that I am driving to the library,
sports practices, friends houses and more..."
Visit Pam's Blog:  MZLAVR2'S CREATIONS

Penny

"I've been a ARTist for approximately 30+ years and love the passion I have for it!! Some of my interests include...Computers, Digital Art, Paper crafts, Mixed Media, Crochet, Quilting...and the list goes on and on!! I am a wife to an amazing man...and a mom to 2 wonderful boys a grandmother to one.  They will always be my babies!!! :) I am, in the business world...an Administrative Assistant! I am a very strong Christian and proud to proclaim it!!!!  Very much a homebody and of all places I enjoy being most is in my ARTHaven creating!!!!"
Visit Penny's Blog:  PENNY DUNCAN CREATIONS

Shelissa

"I am a wife and mother to three boys. I love anything that involves crafts. I have been crafting since I was a little girl. I started making cards and favor bags a couple of years ago.  I have also started back using my 

Singer Futura sewing/embroidery machine to enhance my crafting skills. I work full-time for a large university in the human resources department where I enjoy event planning and crafting events that I plan to help the day go by faster."

Visit Shelissa's Blog: SHELISSA'S CRAFT STUDIO

Tina

"I've always been a crafter of some sort but scrapbooking started with a couple of friends introducing me to the craft in 2007 and I've been at it since. I always loved taking pictures but then I just put them in an album, but scrapbooking changed all that, it redefined for me how to present a photo. Cardmaking began for me when I took a class at my local scrapbook shop: Scrapin' with Kat. I so fell in love with this craft.  The newest rage is SMASH-another form of scrapbooking but in a different light. When I started it reminded me of the notebooks I did in Jr. High school of ideas like wedding dresses, the cute men at the time or home ideas where you smoosh them on the page any way you want with a little doodling besides. Some of my favorite products is my cricut, my SCAL program and my cuddlebug/big shot. They all seem to work together in my papercrafting, but I'm just now starting to get in the stamping side of cardmaking and enjoy that also. I like doing cardmaking, SMASHing and scrapping and I like learning new techniques with it. Scrapbooking and Smashing shows what is going on at the time, in a creative way. I feel a card I make myself really comes from the heart and is just more rewarding to give."

Visit Tina's Blog:  TINA'S SCRAP CORNER

Victoria

"I come from a “crafty” family and have felt the creative urge for as long as I can remember. From drawing and painting, to needlecrafts, I dabble in it all, but papercrafting is my passion. I also have a tendency to hoard away craft supplies and have been trying to overcome my aversion to cutting into the “good” paper...hence I am the Paper Squirrel! I love all things vintage and my creative style often reflects this, however, I am not hard and fast vintage. I also enjoy working with more modern and masculine themes, and often incorporate collage and altered objects into my projects. 

I have a Bachelor's Degree in Interior Design from Central Michigan University and have worked in various aspects of the home furnishings industry since 1998. Born and raised in Mid-Michigan, I now live in Southeast Michigan with my “boys”…two crazy cats that keep me laughing (and sighing). Oliver, my cranky older shorthair and Dodger, my orange tabby youngster. "

Visit Victoria's Blog:  PAPER SQUIRREL

Now that you've met the Design Team, I hope you'll be back Monday, September 10th for the Challenge Kick-Off.  I know you'll love seeing what this group of talented ladies will be presenting!