My name
is Beth Ranney-Thomas aka BR-T and yes indeed Inky Fingers Rule
especially with glitter and glue added to the mix! I live with
my three children and very supportive husband($$$$) who inspire
me every day. My passion for paper started with the birth of
my first child and my meager attempts to scrapbook using decorative
scissors, Elmer's glue, colored construction paper, and a conglomerate
of alphabet stickers. True Story! Well lets just say 10 years
changes a person inside and out but my passion for paper has
grown at an exponential rate.
The last few years with a lot of help from the blogging world
I have had the opportunity to cross paths with so many creative
people. A few of those kind souls gave me opportunities to be
involved with design teams talk about an experience I have loved
like no other. I find digi design teams to be so fantastic due
to image manipulation for this I use Adobe Photoshop. I realize
there are many card stocks out there to print my images on ,
my choice is White Daisy card stock from Close to My Heart however
in a pinch I have been known to stop at my local discount store.
I am so thankful for the need to keep my hands busy, it has
taken me places I would have never imagined!
I’ve been married to my wonderful husband of five years
and we have a one-year-old toddler and an earthy tabby cat. Having
studied violin and piano intensively when I was young, I have
a great appreciation for music. When I have free time, I love
to read and take a yoga or pilates class. I love to travel and
our favourite place is Italy. Hubby and I’ve been studying
Italian on and off for the past eight years and we look forward
to our planned retirement in Italy, hopefully not too far off
in the distant future!
Staying at home the past year has allowed me
the freedom to explore and grow in the art of cardmaking. I’ve
been collecting rubber stamps for about 20 years but I’m
very new to digi stamps. I only started using digi stamps when
I joined the PCS Digi DT! I colour my digis with Copics and
sometimes chalks. What I love most about using digis is the
ability to resize and flip them to coordinate with each other.
I’ve tried a lot of different cardstock but now print
my digis via MS Publisher on Gina K 120 lb pure luxury cardstock
with a Lexmark inkjet printer.
Hi! I'm Jane! I am a mother to 2 young boys and one loving cat.
I am a preschool teacher and piano teacher during the day and
happy crafter during the wee hours when everyone else is soundly
asleep. My weekends are filled with baseball games, bowling leagues,
and other various activities for the boys. Once a month, I manage
to teach a Copics class and rubber stamping / card making class
at the local scrapbook store. In 2011, I will be celebrating my
10th anniversary and my 40th birthday! It seems to get better
every year! Things I have on my "To Do" list before
I turn 40: Go back to Disneyland with the boys, have a card published,
learn to play the guitar and cello, get my house (life) organized,
and get fit... not in any particular order. I am so grateful for
the little things in life that bring me such joy! Being asked
by Melissa to join the incredibly talented Pink Cat Studio Design
Team has me over the moon happy... definitely a wish come true!
I am truly honored. Thank you, Melissa!
Hi! My name is Lysa and I am so thrilled to
be on the Pink Cat Studio design team!! I'm happily married
and live in sunny Arizona. I LOVE everything about being crafty-
I've been stamping & scrapbooking for about 7 years. You
can usually find me buried amongst my papers, ribbons &
buttons in my craft room any spare moment I get! I love to color
and I "discovered" copic markers a few years ago and
haven't turned back since :) I use MS Word or Photoshop Elements
software to print my digis and use neenah solar white cardstock.
I am so excited to join the PCS team- Thanks Melissa!
June Cleaver by day and obsessive compulsive paper crafter by
night. I get to live in the best of both worlds. I'm lucky enough
to be a stay-at-home Momma of two munchkins, ages 6 and 8. When
I'm not busy baking cookies or being "Room Mom", I'm
in my happy place stamping my little heart out. The hubs may not
understand my obsession with this craft, but at leaast HIS hobby
is more expensive than mine!"
Printer - HP OfficeJet 6110 all-in-one
Paper - Stampin Up Whisper White and Very Vanilla
Program - I just use PowerPoint from Microsoft Office to resize
and print my digital images.
Digital Experience - I use my first digital image in June 2009
Hi, my name is Maria and I'm excited to be part of a team of such
talented ladies. I'm originally from Hawaii but moved to California
about 4 1/2 years ago. I'm married, have 2 kids, 2 cats, and 2
dogs. Professionally, I'm an RN specializing in women's health
although I'm a SAHM right now.
I've recently started on a journey towards a healthier lifestyle
which includes regular exercise, yoga, meditation and healthy
diet. Right now, it's my current obsession!!
I've been stamping for approximately 5 years and have been using
digital stamps for 8 months. I like to use Georgia Pacific card
stock with digi images because they work well with any type of
medium, especially Copic Markers and Prismacolor Pencils. When
it comes to printing my images, I use Microsoft Word and print
using an inkjet printer. I love digital stamps because they don't
take up a lot of space and are resizable.
Patty
Tanuz http://cardsbypattytanuz.blogspot.com/ http://www.mynameisscrappy.blogspot.com/
Hi! I am a Mexican art and computer teacher, professional, wife
and mother of 2: Hassive & Alberto, I call them My Tattishos
hehehe:)))
My passion for art includes painting, drawing, music, photography
and of course scrapbooking and card making.
Taking pictures is something I’ve enjoyed since that I was
a little girl (and even today). I am the photographer of the family
.... If my lens does not capture what my eye sees and feels, then
the picture is not right.
I’ve always been a scrapper, without knowing it was really
scrapbooking. All my life I had a diary, and that's where I "practiced"
my craft with materials that my mother gave me such as little
buttons, pins, bits of cloth, etc.
I love to create and capture great moments of my life in my scrapping
work... People say that my style is characterized by a number
of techniques and details that I apply on my cards and pages....
I love to make cards too. When I work with digi stamps, I print
them on my HP printer, and I use Microsoft Word.
I love to inspire others through my art, I love to share and build
sincere friendships. I really love what I do! I Eat, Live, Dream
and I think scrapping !!!!!!!:))))
I'm
also a DT member for SCRAPATE (SPAIN) , KIKI ART (CANADA IN
SPAGNOL) AND SCRAPKITMX (MEXICO):))))
Hello!!!
I am Piali and I'm super excited to be the part of Pink Cat
Studio Design Team. I live in New Jersey with my wonderful husband
, two adorable daughters and a little furry one. They keep my
life busy. I've been paper crafting for just more than a year
. I'm addicted to stamping and card making... I also love crocheting,
beading and quilting. If possible I would love to spend my whole
day stamping in my craft room. I like to try new techniques
for paper crafting and take new challenges everyday.. I'm currently
on few design teams...and have the wonderful opportunity to
BE inspired by all the talented crafters around me.
Sally
Atkins http://cardsforallreasons.blogspot.com/
Hello! I'm Sally and I live in London in the UK with my wonderful
husband and best friend, Brian. I'm a very proud Mum to three
grown-up children, Hannah, Joe and Andrew, and am just about to
gain a lovely Scottish son-in-law called Alastair.
The Pink Cat Studio design team is the first one I have been
part of and I'm absolutely thrilled about it! I have used Melissa's
beautiful images since I started papercrafting about two years
ago so I'm already a big fan. It's a huge privilege to be invited
onto such a talented design team. I just hope I can do a little
justice to her excellent images!
I started papercrafting a couple of years ago and was completely
hooked from day one. My Dad and I made Christmas cards when
I was a little girl, and I often think how much he would have
enjoyed my passion for this wonderful craft.
I use Photoshop Elements 7 to manipulate my digis and print
them out on a Canon MP560 inkjet printer. I usually colour my
images with Derwent Coloursoft pencils and blend with Zest-It.
My favourite cardstock for printing images and for this colouring
technique is Splendorgel Extra White Card 340gsm (approx 125lbs)
from Century Paper, here in the UK.
Thank
you Melissa for this wonderful opportunity to be part of your
design team!
Hi! My name is Tori Hemingway and I have been paper-crafting since
2001. My wonderful husband and I and our 3 very busy children
live in sunny N. Florida!
When I am not stamping, I enjoy deep sea fishing and watching
my children play soccer and lacrosse.
I have been using digital stamps since the beginning of 2009 and
am in love with their ease of use! When printing my images, I
insert them into MS Word and resize them if necessary and then
print them on PTI Stamper’s Select White Cardstock using
my Epson Stylus NX515 printer. I love to color my images using
Copic Markers and find that this is the best paper to use with
them!
My name is Trisha Rae McMullen. I live along the Winnipeg River
in Manitoba, Canada. I am married and have a ten year old son
and a 7 yr old daughter! I am a full-time elementary school teacher
and have also taught high-school art courses.
Ever since I can remember, I've been drawing or creating something
with my hands! I was introduced to Hero Art Stamps in 1999, and
later Stampin' Up and thus card-making has become a passion of
mine. I discovered Pink Cat Studio Stamps last Summer and fell
in love!! Only this past Spring, did I create a blog and learn
a lot of technical tricks thanks to some special friends in town!!
I now design for the following challenges: DCD Christmas Challenge,
Prairie Fairy Designs, Totally Tilda and am currently guest designing
for Creative Inspirations this month!
I use Office 2007 to upload my images and resize them on Microsoft
Word! I use a HP laser printer to print off my images on Recollections
paper(65lbs), which is available at Michaels. I use Prisma Premier
pencils and blending stumps for all my coloring, but am slowly
getting to learn how to use Copics properly!!
I'm so excited to work with such a talented group of ladies!
Beth
Ranney-Thomas
Emily
Leiphart
Jane
Matsumoto
Lysa
Rohrer
MacKenzie Bruckler 
Maria
Bell
Patty
Tanuz
Piali
Biswas
Sally
Atkins
Tori
Hemmingway 
Trisha
McMullen