A little more about our new DT members

Hello Everyone

Life has been hectic, but I have been wanting to tell you a little more about our new Design Team Members.

Please accept my apologies for these introductions that are loooong overdue!!

So without further adieu, here are the first lot of ladies I would like to introduce to you, as well as show you some of their work. They are a really super bunch and I am so pleased that they are on the team.

Arantzazu Sangrador

Hi! My name is Arantzazu, I have been scrapbooking since march 2010 and I am still addicted to it!

I love creating LOs, mixed media proyects and mini albums.

I don't have an own style, it depends in the proyect I'm working on, I love changing styles....learning diferent technics, using new elements....

That's all! :)

Here is a little taste of Arantzazu's work.

Asica Panewka

My name is Alicja "Asica" Panewka. In scrapbooking world I'm known as "asica.p". I was born and rised in small, beatutiful polish town - Cieszyn. Following my heart last year I moved to another beautiful city - Galway in Ireland where I live with three lovely boys: my partner and two sons.

Arts and crafts are with me since I remember. 8 years ago I found scrapbooking and that was first day of my new life. This is not only hobby. For me this is passion, this is addiction, this is way of my life. I'm creating different projects: cards, albums, boxes, sometimes mixed media too.

I was a DT member for few polish companies: Rapakivi, I kropka, Studio75, The MiniArt and guest designer for Scrapandmade, Lemonade, Crafthouse, Galeria Rae. Now I'm a brand ambassador of Scrapiniec (first polish chipboard producer).

I'm very happy and proud to be a part of Scrap Africa Design Team.

Asica

Here is some of Asica's eye candy.

Athanasia Papantoniou

My name is Athanasia, I live in Greece, I have a 5 years old daughter, a 6 months old son and a very supportive and understanding husband. I am a music teacher in elementary school and in my spare time, when I am not playing the piano, I love making handicrafts, felting, altering things and of course scrapbooking.

My love for arts and my cultural worries pushes me constantly into researching and producing new ways of expression and creativeness. My first steps into scrapbooking began with some videos on YouTube. I can't remember exactly what I was looking for, but out of nowhere I run into a 'how-to' video for making a mini album. And that was it! I started searching for more related tutorials (I love watching and learning new techniques) and on the very next day I found myself surrounded by papers and scissors making my first mini album. It has been 3 years since then and although I took a year's brake (due to my pregnancy) now I am back.

I love scrapbooking because it combines such a vast deposit of media types with memories of my life and my family. Inspiration always derives from the photograph I use and the open choice of combination of mixed media techniques. I love to use gesso, mists and stamps and I love tearing papers! Through scraping I think I have found the best way to express myself and exploit my spare time in the best way.

 Let's take a look at some of Athanasia's work.

 

I am so pleased to have these ladies on the team! They are wonderfully, talented ladies!

We really look forward to seeing all your work!

x

Welcome to the new DT Members

Hello Everyone

I am so pleased to announce the new Design Team Members and also welcome back the current team members. I am really excited and pleased about the new Design Team Members and really looking forward to working alongside them and also seeing all the creativity and inspiration.

So  congratulations ladies and a very, very warm welcome to Arantzazu Sangrador, Asica Panewka, Athanasia Papantoniou, Julia Tsvetkova, Libeeti Frenkel, Marina Gridasova and Nolene Burnett. 

So here's a look at the new team! ;-)

It's a super, super team and I am really thrilled to bits! ;-)

Thanks so everyone who did apply! Sadly, it's not possible to have everyone on the team, but there will be DT calls in the future and I certainly hope that you will apply again! Your support and interested is really appreciated!

Ada Nicholls	http://www.adaskits.blogspot.com/
Alexandra Polyzou	http://avc-creations.blogspot.gr/
Arantzazu Sangrador	http://elbotondecuca.blogspot.com.es/
Asica Panewka	http://asica-scrap.blogspot.ie/
Athanasia Papantoniou	http://athanasiameandmyself.blogspot.gr/
Billie-Jean Beveridge	www.billiebeveridge.blogspot.com/
Channa Patella	www.crafts-pieces.blogspot.com/
Denise van Deventer	www.strawbspatch.blogspot.com
Elizna Parsons	www.eliznaparsons.blogspot.com/
Erica Houghton-Jones	http://ericahoughton.blogspot.com/
Helen Wallace	http://texturesandtales.blogspot.com.au/
Jo Tritton	www.mycherrypiecreations.blogspot.com
Julia Tsvetkova	http://jullisscrap.blogspot.ru/
Libeeti Frenkel	http://creationswithlove-li-bee-ti.blogspot.co.il/
Marelize Frisby	www.mycreativefootprints.blogspot.com/
Marina Gridasova	http://integra-gm.blogspot.ru/
Marta Lapkowska	http://artistycrafty.blogspot.ie/
Nolene Burnett	www.scrapshots.co.za
Tanya Palamarchuk	http://chashe4ka.blogspot.com/
Valerie Thorpe	http://valbellesramblings.blogspot.com/

As the days go on, I will introduce you to them and also show you little bits of their work.

Have a super day!

x

Sketch no. 28

Hello Friends

It's 01st April and it's amazing how the fourth month of the year has arrived so quickly!

We have a super sketch challenge today and some amazing Guest Designers to inspire and wow you! ;-)

So without further adieu, here is the sketch.

We have some super Guest Designers today and I just know that you are going to love these projects.

Firstly, we have a really Special Guest Designer today - Missy Whidden.

I first saw Missy's work at My Mind's Eye and absolutely loved her style and flair.

I know you will love her work too!

Here's what Missy had to say.

Hi, everyone!  I'm Missy Whidden, and I live in sunny Florida.  I've been married to my awesome husband for 14 years, and we have two beautiful daughters.  When I'm not scrapping, I'm a stay-at-home Mom and a fitness instructor.  I teach Spinning and Body Pump classes at our local YMCA.  I love helping and motivating people to get in shape and feel good about themselves!  I began scrapping about eight years ago, right before the birth of our first daughter.  I helped my mother-in-law create a baby book for my husband, and I was instantly hooked.  My style has evolved over the years. 

I love getting messy with modeling paste and paints, especially watercolors.  I love patterned paper, stamping and washi tape.  My family is usually the focus of my pages.  I'm so thankful to be guest designing here at Scrap Africa today!  Thank you so much for having me!

Missy created this amazing and stunning page! I love this fun, beautiful and gorgeous page, with the super layering, accents and divinely sweet photo!

Missy provided some wonderful close-ups too. These give some insight into Missy's amazing styling!

Thanks so much Missy for this fabulous page! Please pop over to Missy's blog and see more of her amazing work! I can promise you that you will love every single project and find some inspiration in each! ;-)

For more inspiration we have some more Guest Designers to showcase this fun sketch!

These ladies were TOP 3 featured projects in previous challenges. 

First up we have an extremely talented lady, who is also such a sweet and lovely lady too -

Romy Veul. 

Romy created a soft, dreamy and elegant page! The details and layering are just so super and perfect!

Gorgeous in every way!!

Next up is Athanasia Papantoniou.

Athanasia created this delightful page.

So soft, so gorgeous and just wonderful! I soooo love the doodling and stamping and that amazing background! So fabulous!

We also have a really super and creative lady -

Asmah Zainal Abidin.

Asmah created this gorgeous and detailed page! The punched and stitched edges are just fabulous and the string weaving is such a lovely and creative touch!

The last of our Guest Designers is Stephanie Papin.

"I was inspired by the sketch, but I changed some things, I hate to create my page exactly as the sketch; example here, I must confess: I hate stars (he he he :)) so I found other large embellishments to replace the stars, of course, I chose large flowers and large labels! Also, I used a buffer negative photo / band 'to approach the sketch. I framed my picture with a small mat that I tore slightly. I tried to find two horizontal bars at the top and bottom of my page. Here's some explanation in a few words on my page! "

Stephanie created this amazing page, in her amazing and wonderful style! This mixed media page is so super and the background so fabulous!

Thanks so much to all these ladies, for their super, super pages! You all are so wonderfully talented!

But, the fun is not over yet, as we reveal the Design Team projects.

Ada

Billie-Jean

Channa

Denise

Elizna

Erica

Helen

Marelize

Marta

Tanya

Val

Thanks ladies for your beautiful work!

We have 2 super prizes up for grabs.

E: info@ppbndesigns.com

W:www.ppbndesigns.com

“Here at PPbN Designs, I design SVG cutting files and graphics that will fit any design or craft need you have.  My designs are easy to cut, easy to piece together and will give your scrapbooks, cards, party supplies and crafts a homemade touch that everyone will love!  All of my cuts come with high resolution graphics that are also perfect for digital scrapbooking too!  Please visit us and take a look around our shop.  If you are looking for something but can’t find it, no worries! Just send me an email and I’ll do my best to create it for you!” 

One lucky person will win this $30.oo voucher from PPBN designs. So a very big thank you to PPBN designs.

Thanks also to Molossi for sponsoring another giveaway.

Molossi is 100% Australian owned and operated, with over Nine years industry experience and access to the much loved paper craft brands and experts.

Molossi is situated in the Hawkesbury region of New South Wales, and our warehouse is located in Wilberforce and open by appointment only.

With the vision, Molossi is committed to sourcing and supplying all your papercraft needs, whilst delivering our own unique products. Our priority is to deliver a prompt and efficient service to our cliental base, to maintain this promise we are listening to what you as the customers are asking and we are always open to suggestion and comments to ensure we uphold this value.

Follow us on Facebook https://www.facebook.com/MolossiScrapbooking

Email: info@molossi.com.au

Wholesale Website: www.molossiwholesale.com.au

Retail Website: www.molossi.com.au

Check out this super prize pack you could win...

One random winner will get to play with these super goodies!

So we hope you are now truly inspired and will play along! We would love to see your interpretations of the sketch! ;-) You have until 14 April to upload your projects.

Please upload your projects on the link, but you are also welcome to share your pages on our Facebook page too.

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