Meet our July - December 2016 DT

Hello everyone!
First of all, THANK YOU  to all of you who sent an application and
showed interest in the SIWAS Design Team.
 I was blown away by all of the talent that was displayed by the applicants ♥
I was so happy that so many were interested.

So, this is the SIWAS Design Team for July - December 2016:


RETURNING MEMBERS

Giorgia

Hello there, my name is Giorgia - a.k.a. Jò in Wonderland - I'm 33 and I'm Italian.
I' m the owner of SIWAS blog.
I scrap from 6 years: I love playing with papers and all those lovely embellishments, colors and preserving memories.
I mostly make layouts, but I love to try cards, mini and off the page projects too.
Scrapbooking is my happy place!
I'm actually on Scrap it With a Song DT, Docrafts DT and CreaFamily DT.


Sharon

My name is Sharon and I am DT and blog coordinator here in SIWAS.
I have been married for 42 years to the man of my dreams and my best friend.  We have a daughter and a son that are both grown and out on their own. Our daughter has given us two beautiful grandchildren.  A boy age 20 and a girl age 11.  I scrap my family and our travels.  My family loves looking at my scrapbooks. I have been scrapping now for close to 20 years.  I usually scrap clean linear type layouts.  I have been trying to do more layering and using some mixed media products too.  I love music and was very interested in joining the team here at SIWAS.  Such an interesting perspective to scrap with ideas from songs whether it is lyrics or just the way the music makes you feel.  Anything can be used for inspiration and I hope it will improve my layouts and also help inspire others too. I am very honored to be chosen to work with the wonderful ladies on this team.


Monia

Hello everybody, I'm Monia Fiocchi, I'm 37, I live in Bologna - Italy.
I am part of SIWAS DT from a long time and I hope to continue with this awesome blog!
I began with scrapbooking 4 years ago and I love to experiment and try new techniques of this amazing hobby.
I found out that music can inspire a lot of wonderful scrapbooking projects and I love to inspire you with mines!


Astrid

Hello, my name is Astrid and I am from The Netherlands. I'm on SIWAS DT since September 2013 and I am still in love with music as inspiration for scrapbooking.
I began scrapping in 2004 when I bought a scrapbooking magazine,  I became more interested in scrapbooking in 2006 when my son was born and a new passion was born too, lol.
In the last few months I'm experimenting with paint, watercolor and stamps . I love trying new techniques.
We have a lot of fun challenges for you here and we hope to see you play along.


 Marie-Christine

I am a French woman who lives in Brittany in France, married and mother to teenager boy. When I am not working, I love to scrap. I have always been creative, but I really started scrapbooking a few years ago when two friends of mine showed me their scrapbooking work. I love to work with a lot of papers, stickers, ink and others embellishments. I don't have my own style, I like to do different things. I am so happy now to join "Scrap It With A Song" Design Team. To see more my work, visit my blog "L'Encre Et Scrap".


Melody

Hello, I'm Melody.  I consider myself a graphic artist with a MBA in Marketing. When our 5 children were younger, I cross-stitched, did a bit of sewing, painted t-shirts and sold wood cut-outs at an antique mall booth.  Since operating my own antique mall for 5 years, I learned to lay ceramic tile as well as acid stain cement. I acquired some great antique and architectural pieces and now have Rent My Vintage, an event styling business, mostly decorating for weddings. My husband of 28 years and I are enjoying being grandparents (in May of 2016-we will have 7 grandkids), and currently I babysit our 5 year old grandson. A good learning experience was a 100-page commissioned scrapbook for Miss Rodeo New Mexico that was completed in 90 days! Next up is a digital swim team scrapbook. I hope you all have fun scrapping along.


NEW MEMBERS

Caroline

Hi, my name is Caroline Ducharme I'm from Montréal, Canada. I'm a mom of a 10 years old little girl, Arielle, I described myself as a pug lover, geek, techno addict, I love scrapbooking, craft and everything girly ! I've been a scrapbooker for now 10 years, I don't know where to put my album anymore :). Music have a big part in my life, I love going at concert and it's a big inspiration for me in my art. You can find me on my blog at craftyjedi.com and on my YouTube channel.

Lauren

I'm Lauren and I'm from Philadelphia, PA.  I have been married to my husband, Mike for 8 years.  We have two fur babies, Rocky the Boxer and Daphne the Cavalier King Charles Spaniel.  I work as an Account Manager for Jostens Yearbook Publishing Company.  I've been scrapbooking for the past 14 years.  My other hobbies include reading, photography, gardening and cooking. 

Kriszti

Hello everyone, I Kriszti , I live in Hungary , a small country in Central Europe
I was so lucky to be here in this fantastic blog!
I live my fantastic husband and us beautiful daughter, Fanni .
I have been a very addicted to scrapbooking 2013th
When you do not take care , or playing a family, find the cooking, baking, gardening and, of course , papercrafting.
I want to take us by documenting the unforgettable moments of joy , so that I can relive those precious moments from time to time. So minibooks or scrapbook pages is a lot of fun for me
It always come good for creative solutions to make life easier.

Elisabetta

Hi, I am Elisabetta, I am 57 and I am Italian, I'm married and I have a daughter nearly 24 years. After many years of work now I am "FORCED TO REST" and luckily that for several years I dedicate myself to scrapbooking. I love it so much that I have two blogs and two facebook pages that I take care personally. I also like the mixed media, watercolor and color with copic. In my spare time as well as scrapbooking I dedicate myself to reading books, going to the cinema and to the theater. But scrapbooking remains my great passion and helps me get through even darker moments.


Khristina

My name is Khristina and I live in the United States with my husband and three amazing children. I am a Registered Nurse and also spent nearly ten years teaching middle school and high school students through the Teach for America program. I have been a crafter and scrapbooker since I was a child and taught in a scrapbook store throughout college. I love to complete traditional layouts as well as pocket scrapbooking spreads along with cards, home, and party décor  with my supplies. One of the things that I enjoy the most is using my supplies in new and creative ways. I love to meet and network with crafters from around the world and am really looking forward to working with all of you to push the creative envelope and try new things. Please come check out my blog or You Tube Channel. I can't wait to get started with this amazing and talented group!   

Maya

 Hi my name is Maya, Chiao-Yu Yang is my mandarin name. I'm a passionate scrapper, craft designer, blogger, and traveler based in Taiwan, a subtropical island in Asia. My individual creative style comes from my inspirations such as, my travels, life experiences, beautiful natural elements, and encouraging/motivating words. I love telling stories through my projects. Also I'm a big fan of mixed media in combining different materials. More so a cocktail of imagery and joyfulness.You are welcome to visit my blog and Youtube channel. ☺

                     
              
We want to thank our leaving DT members Tynke  and wish her all the best. Thank you so much for all your work here at SIWAS, you were part of this family for many years and you know our doors are always open for you! You rock Tynke, we love you!
We say goodbye also to Aya, our amazing mixed media artist and video star! We loved having you here, your works always amazed us! Thanks so much for all your precious work here, we wish you all the best my dear.


We all hope you  will like our works and will have fun playing with us.
Please come back on July 1st for the first reveal of the brand new DT and our challenges for the month.