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SBC- Guest DTs

We have two wonderful Guest DTs for you today. These ladies were 2 of the SBC DT top 3 picks for their Twisted Easel Challenge #4 Card. You can view their cards HERE.

So lets get to meet them. First up, we have...
Stephanie Wright 
Hi, my name Stephanie Wright. I’ve been saved by God’s amazing grace. I met my Mr. Wright *grin* while in college and we were married in late December 1984. My husband and I have been in full-time ministry our entire marriage. We moved to Kentucky in July 2012 so that my husband could take a new pastorate and teach in a Christian college. The Lord blessed us with two children, Ian & Kendra, and I had the privilege of homeschooling them. Our son and his wife live in Virginia and are the parents of our precious grandson, Jack (aka Sir Cuteness). Our daughter is a newlywed living in SC while attending grad school at a Christian college. While I have enjoyed many different crafts all my life, I started scrapbooking in 2004 with the intent of making a sports scrapbook for Ian's high school graduation party. By Fall 2008 I found my focus turning to making cards and other paper crafts. To me, card-making is more than just a hobby; I see it as a ministry tool as well. That’s one of the reasons I enjoy using Scripture on my cards. I’m usually supervised while crafting by at least one of our three cats.

Here are a couple of my favorite projects:

       
Also, I would love to share a tutorial on my blog for paper piecing (one of my favorite techniques). Here's the link: http://stephsscraphappenings.blogspot.com/2012/07/tutorial-paper-piecing-with-digi-stamps.html

My Tip: Whenever I get a new set of dies, I cut a sample of each size from scrap cardstock. I label each sample with the name of the die and the size (I count the smallest die as #1). If it's a decorative die and I have coordinating dies, I will also sometimes make notes of which one layers best on top of it. I store these samples in the same CD case as the die. When I'm designing a card, I can pull out the sample and have a better idea of what it will look like and which size I need to use. This is also helpful when trying to decide if certain die cuts look well together.


Next up is the fabulous
 Zenita Smith
Hi my name is Zenita aka Scrappinwith'Z and I'm addicted to scrapbooking and cardmaking. I've been scrapbooking for 11 years and collecting scrapbook products for about 15 years..lol So I have a lot of stuff. I got into really doing scrapbooks when we were adopting our two youngest sons and I made scrapbooks to show the things that we did with them while they were foster children. They are now 11 and 12 and have a lot of pages done to remember their toddler years. I've also done albums for my two oldest sons who are 25 and 27 and now I have a granddaughter to work on an album for. 
I started making cards a few years ago when I couldn't think of anything to give my grandmother for Christmas. She was always sending out cards and I thought ok that's what I'll make her, but then she said they were to pretty to mail out and kept them all. I've gone a long way from those cards though. I fell in love with Copics and went on to become basic and intermediate certified Copics designer!! I'm now on 3 design teams and I love being challenged to make different style of cards. 

Here's a couple of my favorite cards: 
The one tip that I can give you is to love what you do and if you start not loving it then something is wrong. I use to take orders and sell hand painted items but I got so burned out on it that I hate to paint now. So now that I'm doing cards I just do them and if someone wants to buy one great but I don't take orders and they get it the way it is...lol. I love different styles of cards so I look on Pinterest and YouTube to find many different styles and tutorials. 
Thanks to The ScrapBook Blessings Club for picking my card to be one of the top 3!! I'm loving your challenges and can't wait to get my next card done!!


Hope you have a blessed day and thanks for stopping by. 
  

Comments

  1. God Blessed yoi with Great Skills! Love your Tri-Fold Shutter Card!! I made my first one today! Wow! It sure takes Skill and Plently of Patience!! You can check mine out on FaceBook. Eileen Fields

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  2. Gorgeous projects ladies. Love your work Congratulations on being in the top 3 ladies.

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  3. Gorgeous projects ladies! Thank you for sharing your beautiful work with us!

    Jennyfer
    ♥ ScrapBook Blessings Club DT ♥

    ♥ Jennyfer Creates ♥

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