Introducing the new (and the old) Design Team

Hi friends
How are you?

I think it's time to introduce the SIWAS Design Team....(old and new faces!)
We all hope to inspire you with our works and that you will follow us and play!

Giorgia Rossini

Hello there, my name is Giorgia - a.k.a. Jò in Wonderland - I'm 32 and I'm Italian.

I'm one of the new members of SIWAS DT and I'm also DT and blog coordinator here.

I scrap from 3 years: I love playing with papers and all those lovely embellishments, colors and preserving memories.

I mostly make layouts, but I' m trying some cards and off the page projects too.

I'm actually on Scrap it With a Song DT, Paper House Productions DT and Sketches4All DT.

Previously I was on Sketchabilities DT.

Monia Fiocchi

Hello everybody, I'm Monia, 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 a year and I am still in love with music as inspiration for scrapbooking.

I began scrapping in 2004 when I bought a scrapbooking magazine: then I discovered a world on internet and online galleries. I become more interested on it in 2006 when my child was born.

In the last few months I'm experimenting with inks, mists and stamps... I love trying new techinques.

We have a lot of funny challenges for you here and we hope to see you play with us!

Tynke

Hello, I am Tynke, 33 years old (or young, whatever you want) I am the other Dutchy in the team, I live in the very North of the Netherlands in a small town. 

I've been cardmaking since I was a child, I did it always with my grandmother. I discovered scrapping about 9 years ago, but it became my favorite hobby when I joined a panel vor North-Dutch Scrappers 5 years ago. My style is mostely colorfull, I like to experiment with different materials. Since oktober 2013 I joined the SIWAS team, and I like it very much! I hope our work inspires you to join our current challenge and all the challenges that may come!

Annamaria

Hi! I'm Annamaria and live near to Venice, Italy.

I'm a proud mother of Caterina, 16 yrs old, Francesco 11 yrs old and Gianmarco 5 yrs old.

I have a loved border collie called Artù.

I love seeing things come out from my hands and maybe I still have creations made when I was a child.

I started ascrapbooking 2 years ago, inspired by a friend. Sometimes I work even felt.

I love making tags and now I'm curios to make works inspired by music.

I'm in the Valentina Creations DT too. 

                                                                          Kicka

Hello

I'm Federica, alias Kicka! I am 38 years old. I live in a small town, near Vicenza in Italy, with my boyfriend and my two cats, Birba and Romeo.

I have been scrapping for more than 10 years and I started because I have always loved taking pictures and scrapbooking is the best way to keep my memories.

I love scrapbooking in different ways to experiment with new products!

Chara

Hello !!! My name is Chara and I am from the beautiful island of Crete in Greece!! I love everything craft related ever since I was a child and scrapbooking is a way to preserve memories and express my creativity!!! I wouldn't say that I am a fan of a certain style but I really enjoy mixed media and colors... so I wouldn't call myself a CAS girl for sure!!! this team adds to my music obsession too!!! I love music and here I got the chance to get inspired my many songs I didn't know!!! hope you get inspired as well!!!

Anne

Hi my name is Anne Bolduc-Jang.  I live in the United States.  In Maryland, about 30 minutes north of Washington DC.  I have been married for 17 years, have a 14 year old daughter,   I have been scrapbooking for what feels like forever, and still after all this time I still love it!  Most of whom I scrap are my rather large family, (there are 28 of us) and we all live within 15 miles of each other.  I am excited to be a part of this design team, because I love music, and according to my friends, I am a walking jukebox and know all the words to all the songs! Which will only enhance my scrapbook pages because I always say there is a song for every occasion!

Andrea

I'm Andrea and I live on a small island in the Florida Keys with the most amazing husband on the planet and the most adorable 3 year old son whose ever existed.

In 2012 I began making cards and scrapbooking with the purchase of my Silhouette Cameo.

I love all the pretty patterned papers and perfect embellishments. To me, scrapbooing is my form of therapy and I NEED it everyday!    


Kristin   

                                                                                                                            

Hi I am Kristin and I live in the United States near Houston Texas and I have been scrapbooking for 15 years and a wonderful husband and two boys. I love to scrapbook and make projects because it is for sure my creativity outlet for me!!!

And last ....but not least ( I hope)....

Melania 

I am in the Siwas DT since 2012.

It was my first DT and I love music, as because I love so much this blog.

I'm 43 years old, I live in Italy, Brescia where I live with my loved Max, who took this pic of me at an Halloween party at my home, but I was born in Naples.

I have always been creative since I was a baby, and I went through different hobbies like glass painting, drawing, decoupage....arriving to scrapbooking.

I love scrapbooking because I love taking photos and collecting items in the journeys.

I have many blogs and my great love is art journaling and mixed media.

We all hope you like our work on this blog.

Go on to follow us!!!!

And...Thanks to all the Ladies who have been for a long or short time, part of our family.
Thank You!

December winner

Since this month, the winner on Siwas will be announced on 5th of the month.....

So we can create a little of suspense :)

And....beginning by January, the winner will be chosen random, not by the Design Team.

So....for the January challenge you can add your link til 31st.

Now...the winner for Decmeber is....

Lizzy 

with her beautiful Lo.

Please Lizzy, write to me your address to receive the little rak

melaniascalfaro@yahoo.it

Thanks so much 

January Challenge:U2 & Katy Perry

Hello everyone, Astrid here: first of all I want to wish everyone a very very very Happy New Year !!!! I hope lots of creativity is coming your way :-)
Well,  it's my turn this month to challenge you with two songs, let's see what you can do with it. And remember; you can use a lyric, a word, the video or maybe you like the cover of the single. Use anything that inspires you, but please tell us what your inspiration
was.
We will draw one random winner who will receive this RAK from me.  Hope you will play along, can't wait to see what you will create.

                                             

The Rock Song;  U2 "Unforgettable Fire"

And here it is what the Rock Team created:

Melania

Tynke

I got inspired by the word HOME in the lyrics. 

Kristin

I used the words from the title and then used the colors silver and gold that were in the lyrics of the song ....I thought that they went perfect with the picture that I just took of my in laws house the other day ...thanks for looking!!!

                                                                            

Kicka

MONIA

Thanks to my friends Elisa and Bru!

The Pop Song; Katy Perry "Roar" 

And here is what the Pop Team created :

Astrid

Here's my page, totally inspired by the word "Roar"  , the photo says it all I think :-)

Giorgia

Here's my layout: Katy Perry in the video wears a lovely flower crown, as I did for my Vegas wedding last year! I hope to inspire you to take part on the challenge :)

You have until the end of the month to link up your project on the linky tool at the top of the blog - please read all the challenge rules here

* DT call *

Hello to all you creative friends! 

Do you create awesome projects and wish you had somewhere to show off your amazing talent? Well, if you do then we want YOU to join our team!

We’re looking for 3 new DT members! 

What are we looking for? 

- Creative people from all over the world that make pretty paper projects: we love scrapbookers, art journalers, tag-ers, ATC-ers, card makers, altered artists. You make them all? Good! You make only one kind of paper craft? Good! As long as you love to play with paper, glue and all the other pretty stuff and like to tell people about it, you’re good! 

- We need people that can submit all projects ON TIME. Although you’re welcome to apply if you are already on other design teams, please make sure that you’re able to commit to being on time and in communication with the team.

**Previous DT experience is not required!**

- We have a Facebook group for the DT, so you need to have a Facebook account to stay in communication with us. 

- You need to know English at a quite good level: we are an Italian based blog with international DT and readers, so you need to write post and comment in English.

What we ask for:

- DT term is 6 months to begin in February 2015. Your assignment requirement will be 1-2 projects a month. Right now we are focused on bringing monthly challenges to our readers (1 project a month). In the future you would be responsible for 2 projects a month because we wanna grow up with the blog and bring some extra inspiration to our lovely readers (in your second post you can write whatever you want: step by step project, speak about a scrapbooking trend, reviewing a product, make a wishlist...)

- You must be able to take quality pictures and write up a short post about your projects. 

- You must comment on challenge entries.
- During your term you will decide one challenge: we will assign you a month and it will be your duty to choose both pop and rock song for the challenge and send a little prize to the winner.

What you get:
- Your name and blog will be put on SIWAS blog and your projects will be shared on our FB page.
-  The opportunity to work with lovely and supportive people and improve your scrapbook by sharing ideas with others.

If you’re ready to apply, please send the following information to Melania at melaniascalfaro@yahoo.it. (Please put "SIWAS DT call" on email object.)
Name:

Blog or website URL:
Any other sites/gallery where you show off your work:
Are you currently on other creative teams? If yes, where?
What type of project do you like to create the most?

Are you applying for rock or pop DT?
Please include any links or pictures of specific projects you don’t want us to miss! 

We can’t wait to hear from YOU! You have until December 31st to apply!