We have this fabulous scrapper named Kimberly Garofolo and when she makes things with Ti she sends us immages. Everything Kimberly makes is super fun but we were especially tickled by this one! Kimberly uses the BLuR line of paper and makes it so funky and fun! Congrats' Kimberly you are our Featured Artist of the Month! Thanks for your great creations!
Find tons of great work by Kimberly here.
My name is Carolyn Lontin. I have been married to Rick since January 1997; we have one son, Seth (2001) and two crazy dogs! We live in gorgeous Colorado, in a suburb just south of Denver. We are less than 20 minute drive to the mountains and love to go there often!I began scrapping in October 2001 to preserve my son's childhood memories and it quickly became an obsession! I love capturing my family's "real" moments both in my photos and in my journaling on my layouts and projects. I have found the creative outlet of scrapping to be incredibly relaxing and quite addictive, which is shocking to the previously dominate non-artistic side of me! Over the past few years, I have had the honor of having my work published along some awesomely talented scrappers in major publications!
By day, I am a Human Resource Director for a manufacturing company (since April 1994).
I also enjoy spending time with family and friends, photography, exercising, cheering on my son’s sports teams, mini-adventures exploring in the mountains, playing with our dogs, and reading.
I am currently designing with two online stores: www.scrapbookeronline.com (since April 2005) and http://www.basicallyscrapbooking.com.au/home.php (since January 2008).
Huge thanks to Tinkering Ink for having me as a featured designer - I cannot get enough of the Beloved Line!
We spied Carolyn's beautiful layout in an online gallery along with a few other fabulous Tinkering Ink layouts. Her use of our papers blew us away! And how cute is that little clock? Check out more of Carolyn's amazing projects by visiting her gallery.
And don't forget to keep posting those Tinkering Ink projects in online galleries, because we might spy your work and invite you to be the next Featured Artist! And what is more fun than free products??
I am a mother of two cute, busy boys...Bradley 4 and Calvin 13 months. I have been married to my hottie hubby Jason, for 6 years now.
I've been scrapbooking for about 13 years and I love it more and more each day. I have so many goals for myself as a scrapper...so here's to goals and getting them done.
Besides Scrapbooking, I've come to love photography and spending every extra minute with my family. I also love music, going to the moives and eatting yummy food.
My favorite Tinkering Ink line is...well...picking just one line is really hard. if I had to though...I would say I love the Botanical Bliss...well, okay Perfectly Posh too. Their colors are so beautiful that you can use them for a boy or girl...or pretty much everyday scrapbooking. I also can't wait to get my hands on Yuletide. It's such a beautiful line. Perfect for the holidays that are coming.
I have been published in many upcoming magazines. Memory Makers, Creating Keepsakes and Scrapbook Trends.
My name is Elsa and I have been scrapbooking for over 14 years. It started for me when my oldest son was born. I wanted a great baby book. Now 4 kids later and I have many scrapbooks about my kids as well as my husband Geoff, me, our pets and our lives. I love the process and artistic expression of scrapbooking. It has become an addiction.
We chose this amazing layout by Elsa because we loved her blending of sleek, contemporary squares with soft circles and swirled embellishments. Even though she used 3 different patterned papers, her photo is till the focal point and THAT takes true talent! Great job Elsa!
You can find me in Mukwonago, WI with my cutie pie hubby and 3 kidlets - Caytlynn (4), Cassidy (3), and Cullen (1). Baby #4 is due at the end of October :) I am a full-time mom during the day and full-time scrapper by night! I also teach kick-box and yoga at my local gym a few hours a week and run a scrapbooking website, scrap-tastic.com
Becky's layout is actually made on a transparency. We put on the black border to identify the edge for our readers. We loved how innovative this layout was. The use of layered transparencies and the excellent balance of photo, embellishments and patterned paper show a truly accomplished artist. We also loved that Becky focused on the pink and lime green in our PERFECTLY POSH collection to add a fresh and vibrant touch to this cute celebration of mother and daughter. Great work Becky!
I have been scrapbooking, sewing and playing with crafts in some form or another since I was a very small girl. Blessed with two wonderful parents, one of whom (my dad) was a photography nut; there were always plenty of photos around for me to play with. I attend a home scrapbooking party in 2003, and thereafter, it was a very short leap to obsession ! I began submitting, and was fortunate to get my first publication in Ivy Cottage magazine within months. In 2005, I was honored to become a member of the Flair Designs Design Team, a position I am proud to still have and most recently, I was thrilled to begin as a design team member for We R Memory Keepers. My work has been published in several publications including Creating Keepsakes, Scrapbook Trends, Memory Makers idea books, Paper Crafts, Paper Works and Pine Cone Press books, among others. I’ve been married for almost three years now to my favorite guy, Ken, and although I have no children of my own, I love being Auntie to a beautiful niece and nephew that I adore.
We loved how Donna used the PERFECTLY POSH line to create a project where she was able to use many different elements and papers and still create a balanced layout where the focus is on the photo. Great layout Donna!
This month's Featured Artist is Shannon Lowe. Shannon sent us this amazing LO using our Perfectly Posh line of papers. I was immediately drawn to the vibrant colors she chose to highlight her whimsical photo of a group of little girl friends (what a fun realtionship to celebrate!) The "Finery", monograms and alphabet added the perfect touch to this layout and gave the whole project a seamless look.
Beautiful work Shannon!
If you would like to submit your work to be highlighted as our "Featured Artist" please email a jpg of your project *using at least 50% Tinkering Ink product* as well as your location and a brief bio, including photo (if desired) to designteam@tinkeringink.com (until we get our gallery up and running).
With the announcement of our paper lines being offered in digital form comes another announcement of equal importance. We have selected a Tinkering Ink Digital Design Team. These women are incredibly talented and create digital pages with amazing dimension, style and creativity. Please take a moment to check out their inspiring galleries by clicking their names below...
Kathleen Payne - Virginia
Haley Willard - Arkansas
Please check the "Design Team" area of our website in the coming week to read their bios and see their beautiful faces!
We also have existing members of our Design Team who scrap paper, digital and hybrid...
Our first Customer Project of the Month comes from Michelle Swartzinski from Michigan. Michelle won our comments contest and received a full line of Westminster papers and embellishments. She emailed a bunch of layouts she made using the product and I just fell in love with the simplicity and bold colors in this layout. Great work Michelle!
If you would like to submit your work to be featured as our "Customer Project of the Month" please email a scan/phjoto of your project *using at least 50% Tinkering Ink product* to emilie@tinkeringink.com (until we get our gallery up and running).
