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Category: Meet the Design Team

Come get to know our design team members

  • Design Team Call at Kat Scrappiness!

    Design Team Call

    Design Team Call

    ATTENTION:  IF YOU SUBMITTED AN APPLICATION PRIOR TO 7/18/2017 YOU NEED TO RESUBMIT YOUR APPLICATION.  WE ARE VERY SORRY BUT THERE WAS AN ISSUE WITH OUR EMAIL THAT HAS BEEN FIXED NOW.

    Kat Scrappiness is looking for a few new design team members!  If you meet the following requirements, you could be our next new designer!

    • Complete three projects per month with one project including a process video.  Also, film a haul video each month when your design team kits come in.
    • Create a blog post for each project with photos and tutorials showing how you made your project and how you used Kat Scrappiness products.
    • Promote Kat Scrappiness regularly on Social Media (Facebook, YouTube, Instagram, Twitter, Pinterest, Message Boards, etc.)
    • Participate in occasional blog hops and/or challenges.
    • Participate in Design Team Facebook Group

    Term:

    This call is for a six month term beginning September 1, 2017.  Term may be renewed if both designer and Kat Scrappiness agree.

    Compensation:

    Each month you will receive one of each of Kat Scrappiness’ new releases.  This includes stamps, dies and/or sequins.  You will also receive a 30% discount on everything in the Kat Scrappiness store for any additional products you would like to use in your projects.

    Application:

    Please send an email with answering the questions below to designteam@KatScrappinessblog.com.  The deadline for submitting your application is August 7, 2017 at midnight PST.  The design team call is open to all applicants, however, if you reside outside of the United States, you must agree to pay 50% of the shipping fees each month for your kits.

  • Guest Designer May, 2017

    Guest Designer May, 2017

    Kat Scrappiness Guest Designer for May, 2017

    We are so pleased to welcome back Olga Dyrektorenko, who was our very first Guest Designer here at Kat Scrappiness! She is so talented and creative and we can’t wait to see what she makes for us this month!  Here is a little about Olga:

    OlgaHi crafty friends! My name is Olga, I live in Dnipro, Ukraine with my husband and our three children. I have always loved all things handmade and admired folk art so when I got acquainted with paper crafting I couldn’t help falling in love with it! I adore card making and creating home decorations for all kinds of holidays. I am so excited to be guest designing for Kat Scrappiness blog and I am always ready to answer your questions!

    Blog: Building Your World

    YouTube: Olga Dyrektorenko

    Pinterest:  Olga Dyrektorenko

  • Meet The New Kat Scrappiness Design Team Members Beginning March 1, 2017!

    Please help us welcome back a few previous design team members as well as saying hello to our newest team members! Our new term begins on March 1st.  Be sure to bookmark their blogs and social media links because they will have many fun and creative projects to share with you in the coming months!

    Be sure to check out our monthly guest designer’s bios as well!

    Maria Russell

    We are so pleased that team member Maria Russell is staying on with us for another term!

    Maria Russell I am married to an amazing husband, with two beautiful and talented kids.

    I am an interior designer by trade but I love to craft. I ventured into papercrafting (and stamping) 2 years ago and got immediately hooked.

    I love making cards but I also love creating 3D projects and scrapbooking.

    Blog: Maria Russell Designs
    YouTube: Maria Russell

     

    Kelley Kohout

    Also staying on with us for another term at Kat Scrappiness is the talented Kelley Kohout!

    I’m an Airforce wife to my husband of 14 years, Chad. I have 2 kiddos, Emily 12 and Sam 3.

    Before we had our children, I was an elementary school teacher. Now I have the privilege of teaching my daughter at home.

    I have been crafting in one form or another for about 15 years. I started out with traditional scrapbooking and now I do more card making and pocket scrapbooking.

    I’m thrilled to be part of the Kat Scrappiness team!

    Blog: INKohouts Design
    Kevin Kevin Bray

    Hi, everyone! I’m Kevin and I live in Minnesota. I am currently a college senior majoring in Health Education and Coaching. I started making cards in 2015 and have grown to love it so much! My style is pretty CAS but love trying new techniques.

    Blog: Kevin Bray
    Instagram: Kevin Bray

     

     Mona Leonard

      I am a mother of two grown boys. I have always loved crafting, as long as I can remember. I love spending all my spare time in my craft room (my little heaven) There are not many crafts that I haven’t tried.  I love doing anything with my hands.

    Art journaling and card making is my new favourite at this time.  I also love making new crafty friends and learning new techniques.

    Taniesa Vlasak

    Taniesa Vlasak  Hi! My name is Taniesa Vlasak and I have been papercrafting since I was a little girl. What began as a sticker, stamp, and stationery obsession at just 7 years old grew into a love of scrapbooking, art journaling, cardmaking and other papercrafting fun! There is nothing like playing with new art supplies and I get so excited now as I did back then.We have recently moved from California to Washington state and with the wetter weather outside is the perfect excuse for more crafty time inside!

    I am incredibly blessed to be designing for Kat Scrappiness!

    Blog: The Crafty Pickle

    Instagram:  Taniesa

    Katty Miranda

      Hi, I’m Katty. I am originally from Cuba but have lived in Miami, FL most of my life. I am a mom of two beautiful boys. I love spending time with my family. Besides Scrapbooking and Crafting, I also love to travel.

    I was introduced to scrapbooking when I was in high school. A friend started a scrapbooking club and I was immediately hooked. Since then, I have tried all types of crafts and I truly enjoy them all.

    I look forward to working with the Kat Scrappiness Team and sharing my work with you all.

     

    Cheryl Becker

      Hello. I was born and raised in western Michigan and now live in Ohio. Growing up, my parents owned a flower shop. I worked there till after I graduated high school and moved away. I continued in the floral industry until we started a family. I Guess you’d say my crafting ability and style came from years in that industry.

    I am married to a wonderful man and we have three children. Two are married and we love their spouses as our own! We have three grand daughters and one grand son, all under 5! I have been the care giver to three of them so their mommies can work. At present, I’m caring for my 5 year old grandson and 6 month old grand daughter. I am beyond blessed!

    As far as crafting goes I’d say my style strengths would be in an eye for color and in florals, obviously from floral designing background. I enjoy playing around with techniques and trying new things. My cards probably tend to be more on the simple side. Not a lot of fuss, keeping pretty much a single focal image and a sentiment. However, I do very much love stamping out my own background papers. I’d say for me, when I wanna relax, I head into my craft room and get out my toys!

    Angeline Choo

      Hi! I’m Angeline. Just a few years ago, I knew absolutely nothing about crafting. And so fate has it that I wanted to make an album and bought my first scrapbook mini album kit. Soon, I was buying tons of scrappy stuff, watching countless crafty videos and reading lots of craft magazines! Now, I love making cards, mini albums, having fun in my planner and trying out new things.

     

    Deb Rauch – Design Team Manager

    Deb Rauch  Hi! I’m Deb Rauch. I am a retired nurse, mother of two grown boys, and have been married to my best friend for 33 years.

    My grand mom taught me to sew when I was 8 years old on her old treadle sewing machine. Throughout the years, I’ve continued to sew and got into other types of crafting.

    About 15 years ago, I got hooked on scrapbooking, and about two years ago cardmaking.

    Blog: Two Debs
    Instagram: Deb Rauch
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  • Heart Shaker Card with Kat Scrappiness Heart Tags

    Heart Shaker Card with Kat Scrappiness Heart Tags

    Hey there, it’s Juhi. Today I am sharing a card I made using the Kat Scrappiness Stitched Heart Tag Dies and a bunch of other supplies from the store.

     

    I first stamped these cute images from the Lawn Fawn Fairy Friends stampset on watercolor paper and colored them with Zig Clean Color Real Brush Markers. I then die-cut them.

    Following this I created a Distress ink blended background. The colors I’ve used are – Evergreeen Bough, Cracked Pistachio, Spun Sugar, Picked Raspberry and Carved Pumpkin, in that order. I then die-cut the ink blended background with the Kat Scrappiness Heart Tag Die.

    I stamped the sentiment from HoneyBee Stamps on the die-cut heart and created the heart shaker. I finished the card by adding the die-cut fairies and a few sequins.

     

    I hope you liked my card, I have also recorded a process video of how I made it. You can check it out here:

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    Supplies Used:

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  • Merry and Bright!

    Hello everyone! It’s Juhi with another Christmas Card.

    Kat Scrappiness Christmas tree die

    I used my favorite Kat Scrappiness Stitched Christmas Tree Die yet again! It’s my goto die for making Christmas cards, there are so many possibilities with this die! Here are some awesome projects by the Kat Scrappiness DT using this die.

    For today’s card I first cut out the tree from watercolor paper and then stamped the rows of ornaments and stockings on it. I then colored in the ornaments and the tree with Zig Clean Color Real Brush Markers.

    Kat Scrappiness Stitched Christmas Tree Die

    I created the background by die-cutting some patterned paper from the Lawn Fawn Christmas Plaid Pack with Kat Scrappiness stitched rope nested square die and stamping the sentiment on it. I finished the card by tying a bow with red ribbon and adding red and green Kat Scrappiness Jingle Bells to it.

    Kat Scrappiness 6mm Jingle Bells

     

    Supplies Used:

  • Welcome Taniesa Vlasak to the Kat Scrappiness Design Team

    We are so excited to introduce you to our newest design team member!  Meet Taniesa!

    Taniesa VlasakTaniesa Vlasak – Special Project Coordinator

    Hi! My name is Taniesa Vlasak and I have been papercrafting since I was a little girl. What began as a sticker, stamp, and stationery obsession at just 7 years old grew into a love of scrapbooking, art journaling, cardmaking and other papercrafting fun! There is nothing like playing with new art supplies and I get so excited now as I did back then.

    We have recently moved from California to Washington state and with the wetter weather outside is the perfect excuse for more crafty time inside! I am incredibly blessed to be designing for Kat Scrappiness as well as Honey Bee Stamps! You can visit me on my blog at www.thecraftypickle.com and on Instagram (@Taniesa).

  • Meet Kimberly Sisco, Guest Designer for November/December at Kat Scrappiness

    Meet Kimberly Sisco, Guest Designer for November/December at Kat Scrappiness

    Kim

    Meet Kimberly!

    Hello Everyone! I am Kimberly Sisco and live in  Springfield, MO with my husband, Michael, and our fur babes (8 year old pups) Cooper and Felix.  I work at a local hospital as RN Case Manager.

    For as long as I can remember I have had a desire to create but it was about 8 years ago when I purchased my first electronic die cutting machine,a Cricut Personal, that I developed a passion for paper crafting, especially card making. I have since stepped into the world of stamping.

    I am thrilled to the tips of my toes to be a Guest Designer for Kat Scrappiness and can’t wait to share some paper craftiness with you.

    You can find Kimberly online at the following links:

     

  • Meet Olga Dyrektorenko – The Kat Scrappiness Guest Designer for September/October!

    Kat Scrappiness Guest Designer for September/October:

    We are so pleased to introduce you to Olga Dyrektorenko, who is our very first Guest Designer here at Kat Scrappiness!  She will be with us throughout the remainder of September and October, 2016.  Olga is so talented and we are over the moon about having her design for us.  Here is a little more about Olga.

    OlgaHi crafty friends! My name is Olga, I live in Dnipro, Ukraine with my husband and our three children. I have always loved all things handmade and admired folk art so when I got acquainted with paper crafting I couldn’t help falling in love with it! I adore card making and creating home decorations for all kinds of holidays. I am so excited to be guest designing for Kat Scrappiness blog and I am always ready to answer your questions!

    Blog: Building Your World

    YouTube: Olga Dyrektorenko

    Pinterest:  Olga Dyrektorenko

     

  • Meet the Kat Scrappiness Design Team Members

    Meet The New Kat Scrappiness Design Team!

    We are so pleased to introduce you to the talented designers here at Kat Scrappiness.com. Be sure to bookmark their blogs and social media links because they will have many fun and creative projects to share with you in the coming months!

    Amanda AJ Bodine

    Hello, my name is AJ. I’m a native of the midwest, U.S., but relocated to the Carolinas years ago. I’m married to Rob and together we have a high school aged son and 2 spoiled rotten rescue dogs! I’ve always been a crafty person, but once introduced to stamping a few years back, papercrafting quickly became my favorite way to get creative! I love spending time in my studio, listening to podcasts and drinking a cup of tea while I color. As for other hobbies, I love to travel. In fact if I didn’t have so much stuff, I’d really prefer to wander over living in the same place. My life’s dream is to spend a year, visiting every minor and major league baseball field, taking in a game or two.

    Blog: RutabagaPie Designs
    YouTube: AJ Bodine
    Twitter: AJ Bodine
    Instagram: AJ Bodine
    Deb Rauch Deb Rauch – Design Team Manager

    Hi! I’m Deb Rauch. I am a retired nurse, mother of two grown boys, and have been married to my best friend for 33 years. My grandmom taught me to sew when I was 8 years old on her old treadle sewing machine. Throughout the years, I’ve continued to sew and got into other types of crafting. About 15 years ago, I got hooked on scrapbooking, and about two years ago cardmaking.

    Blog: Two Debs
    Instagram: Deb Rauch
    Elena Elena Lischenko

    Few things about me. I’m from Togliatti, Russia. Im 33. I love my family – my husband and two sons, they bring me joy and new ideas for my projects. I enjoy making layouts, cards, canvas, art-journal and other art objects. I started scrapbooking three years ago. I love trying new styles, so I usually use many different techniques in my projects. I like painting, stamping, using sprays and watercolor and etc.

    Blog: Scrapbooking by Chihan
    YouTube: Elena Lischenko
    Josefine Josefine Fouarge

    Hi, I’m Josefine. I was born in Germany but moved to the US about two years ago. I’m living with my husband and our little Rat Terrier in California. Both are very supportive of my hobby 🙂 I started crafting about the same time I came over here. I was bored while waiting for my Green Card, so I started watching YouTube videos and got hooked on cardmaking. Now I’m also interested in mixed media and art journaling. I’m super excited to be part of the Kat Scrappiness Design Team and can’t wait to share all the creations with you.

    Blog: HolyLise – Passionate Paper Crafter & Artist
    YouTube: HolyLise Designs
    Juhi Juhi Khanna

    I’m Juhi from India. I moved to Singapore last year with my husband and 4 year old daughter. Though I have been crafting for a very long time but I got hooked on stamping and cardmaking once we moved to Singapore. I love to learn and explore new stamping techniques with watercoloring being my favorite right now. I also love to teach crafts.

    Blog: Juhi’s Handmade Cards
    Kelley Kohout

    I’m an Airforce wife to my husband of 14 years, Chad. I have 2 kiddos, Emily 12 and Sam 3. Before we had our children, I was an elementary school teacher. Now I have the privilege of teaching my daughter at home. I have been crafting in one form or another for about 15 years. I started out with traditional scrapbooking and now I do more card making and pocket scrapbooking. I’m thrilled to be part of the KatScrappiness team!

    Blog: INKohouts Design
    Kevin Kevin Bray

    Hi, everyone! I’m Kevin and I live in Minnesota. I am currently a college senior majoring in Health Education and Coaching. I started making cards in 2015 and have grown to love it so much! My style is pretty CAS but love trying new techniques.

    Blog: Kevin Bray
    Instagram: Kevin Bray
    Maria Russell Maria Russell
    I am married to an amazing husband, with two beautiful and talented kids. I am an interior designer by trade but I love to craft. I ventured into papercrafting (and stamping) 2 years ago and got immediately hooked. I love making cards but I also love creating 3D projects and scrapbooking.

    Blog: Maria Russell Designs
    YouTube: Maria Russell
    Stephanie Stephanie Jones

    Hi there! My name is Stephanie and I live in a small town in Northern Utah with my husband of 20 years and our 10-year old daughter. ‘m a stay athome mom and enjoy cooking, cleaning, organizing, gardening, doing home improvement projects, volunteering at my daughters school, papercrafting,and being a homemaker. I love to learn and I try to learn something new every day. I thoroughly enjoy being a part of the papercrafting community and I’m excited for the opportunity to be a member of the Kat Scrappiness Design Team.

    Blog: The Papery Makery
    Instagram: Stephanie Jones
    YouTube: The Papery Makery
    Twitter: The Papery Makery
    Google Plus: Stephanie Jones

     

    NEW – November, 2016!

    Taniesa VlasakTaniesa Vlasak – Special Project Coordinator

    Hi! My name is Taniesa Vlasak and I have been papercrafting since I was a little girl. What began as a sticker, stamp, and stationery obsession at just 7 years old grew into a love of scrapbooking, art journaling, cardmaking and other papercrafting fun! There is nothing like playing with new art supplies and I get so excited now as I did back then.
    We have recently moved from California to Washington state and with the wetter weather outside is the perfect excuse for more crafty time inside! I am incredibly blessed to be designing for Kat Scrappiness as well as Honey Bee Stamps! You can visit me on my blog at www.thecraftypickle.com and on Instagram (@Taniesa).
    Kat Scrappiness.com