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9/04/2010

Welcome Friends...

Objective
My love for paper, patterns, color and unique products drive my desire to make beautiful things from paper everyday. 
My Style
I typically rock the classy and elegant style but also like to make things that are homespun and cute. I love to layer, distress and stamp. I love mixed media and you will often find a bit of shimmer, pearl or bling paired with some sort of ribbon on my projects. My favorite stock is kraft and my go-to tools include my Fiskars stamp press, my Cutter Bee scissors and my die cutting machine. I love for people to look at my work and say "Wow!... I can do that!"

Proud to Work for:
Current:
Spellbinders Paper Arts Inspiration Team (May 2013-April 2014)
Zva Creative Design Team Coordinator (September 2011- Present)

Past:
Paper Crafts Magazine, Go-to Gal Contributing Editor (April 2011-May 2013)
Spellbinders Paper Arts Design Team (April 2011 - March 2013)
Anna Griffin Design Team (May 2011- February 2013)
g.c.d Studios (March 2010-February 2012)
Scrap, Paper Scissors: A Scrapbook Studio (August 2009-December 2012)
Zva Creative (November 2010 - September 2011)
Glue Dots® International (September 2010-August 2011)
Jacksonbelle Embellishments (January 2010 - June 2010)
Precocious Papers (October 2010-March 2011)
Piggy Tales Academy (March 2010 - February 2011)
Scrap that Poetry (October 2009 - May 2010)

Publications
Paper Crafts Magazine

January/February 2010: 1 card
March/April 2010: 1 card
Go-to Sketches: 3 cards
May/June 2010: 4 cards
Card Creations, Volume 8: 4 cards
July/August 2010: 3 cards
Card STYLE: 8 cards
September/October 2010: 2 cards & online bonus project
Holiday Cards & More, Volume 5: 4 cards, 3 tags & 1 ornament
November/December 2010: 1 card, 1 tags, 3 online bonus projects
Card Creations, Favorite Occasions: 3 cards
January/February 2011: 5 cards
Color Inspiration for Card Makers: 8 cards
Stamp It! Techniques: 2 cards, 2 tags  *Cover*
March/April 2011: 4 cards, 1 mini album, 1 box, 1 tag, 1 note set *Cover*
350 Cards & Gifts: 2 gift card holders, 1 tag, 2 gift boxes, 1 card set
May/June 2011: 3 cards
Card Creations, Volume 9: 14 cards *Cover*
July/August 2011: 1 card
Stamp It! Cards: 7 cards 
Card Ideas for Paper Crafters: 3 cards
September/October 2011: 2 cards, 1 tag, 2 gift bags, 2 decor items
Holiday Cards & More, Vol. 6: 1 card, 1 gift card holder, 1 mini album, 2 decor items, 1 gift item
November/December 2011: 2 cards, 1 tag, 1 decor item
365 Cards 2011: 11 cards
January/February 2012: 2 cards
March/April 2012: 1 card
Practical Solutions for Paper Crafters: 1 card, 1 journal and storage solutions
May/June 2012: 2 cards, 1 bag, 1 tag
Card Creations, Vol. 10: 7 cards
July/August 2012: 1 card
Stamp It! Cards, Vol. 9: 3 cards
Paper Crafting Tips & Tricks: 10 cards
Card Design Handbook: 12 Projects
September/October 2012: 3 cards, 1 project
Holiday Cards & More, Vol. 7: 5 cards, 1 ornament
November/December 2012: 1 table ensemble
Die Cutting for Paper Crafters: 1 card, 1 project
Stamp It! 3 Ways, Vol. 2: 5 cards
January/February 2013: 1 card
75 Creative Card Challenges: 7 projects
March/April 2013: 1 card
Card Creations, Vol. 11: 3 cards
May/June 2013: 3 cards, 2 boxes. 1 tag
350 Cards & Gifts Vol. 2: 6 projects
July/August 2013: 1 card, 1 project
Holiday Cards & More, Vol. 8: 3 cards

Creating Keepsakes Magazine
Scrapbooking Boys & Men Special Issue: 2 page layout

Scrapbooking & Beyond
Spring 2013: 1 layout
Card Maker
Spring 2013: 1 card
Paper Creations
Spring 2013: 1 card
Fall 2012: 1 card


Cards Magazine
October 2009: 1 card
April 2010: 1 card
December 2010: 1 tag

Bead Trends
April 2011: 1 necklace


Find My Work Here
Anna Griffin® Decorative Card Making Idea Book


Trade Show Work
January 2013 Craft & Hobby Association
        Spellbinders Paper Arts (cards, layouts and altered projects)
        Zva Creative (cards)
        Anna Griffin (cards)
July 2012 Craft & Hobby Association
        Spellbinders Paper Arts (cards, layouts and altered projects)
        Zva Creative (cards)
January 2012 Craft & Hobby Association
        Anna Griffin (cards)
        Spellbinders Paper Arts (cards, layouts and altered projects)
        Zva Creative (cards)
July 2011 Craft & Hobby Association
        Spellbinders Paper Arts (cards, layouts & altered project)
        Zva Creative (cards)
January 2011 Craft & Hobby Association
        GCD Studios (cards)
        Glue Dots (wedding favor box)
        Unity Stamp Co. (card & tags)
        Zva Creative (cards)


Teaching Experience 

Scrapbooking & Card Making Classes at Scrap, Paper, Scissors: A Scrapbook Studio (Loveland, OH)
"Craft Socials" Evening Scrapbooking Events (Cincinnati, OH) 
Studio Sessions, Family Programs and K-12 Teacher Professional Development for Arts Integration at the Taft Museum of Art (Cincinnati, OH)

Contests and Challenges
Paper Crafts Connection
    Gallery challenge winner: "Stamp It! Week Challenge" / March 2009;  "May Gallery Challenge-Mother's Day Themed Cards" / May 2009; and "World Card Making Day Gallery Winners" / October 2009

Moxie Fab World 
    Challenge winner: "Three Cheers for the Value of Vintage Challenge"  / June 2009; "Stretch Your Holiday Style Challenge" (Fun and Cute) / September 2009; "Christmas in the Old Country Challenge" / December 2009
    Tuesday Trigger Mention: February 2, 2010June 8, 2010

One of the Piggy Tales winners of "Photo Tip Monday" / April 2009

One of the Webster's Pages winners of "Show Us Your Backsides Contest" / June 2009

CARDS Blog Weekly Challenge Gallery: January 8, 2010

GCD Studios Spot Light Gal: August 13, 2009

Card Patterns Sketch Blog Top 5: June 8, 2009

Raspberry Suite's Color Challenge "In the Spotlight": June 10, 2009 ; September 18, 2009

2 Sketches 4 You Sketch Blog Top Cards: August 2, 2009October 11, 2009

Sketchy Thursday Fave: October 1, 2009

Professional Experience
2011 - present: Zva Creative (Cedar Hills, UT) Design Team Coordinator
2013 - present: Spellbinder's Paper Arts (Phoenix, AZ) Inspiration Team Member
2011- 2013: Paper Crafts Magazine (Bluffdale, UT) Go-to Gal Contributing Editor
2011-2013: Anna Griffin Inc. (Atlanta, GA) Sample Designer/Design Team
2008-2012: Tender Years Cooperative Preschool (Loveland, OH) Board President & Member
2003-2008: General Growth Properties (Florence, KY) Marketing Manager, Florence Mall
1999- 2003: Taft Museum of Art (Cincinnati, OH ) Assistant Curator for Family and Teacher Programs & Club 316 Coordinator (Young Professional Membership Coordinator)
1998-1999: Philadelphia Museum of Art (Philadelphia, PA) Museum Teacher

Education
1998-1999: The University of the Arts (Philadelphia, PA) MA, Museum Education
1994-1998: Case Western Reserve University (Cleveland, OH) BA, Art History and History