Today’s an exciting day – we get to announce the new Design Team Members that will be inspiring you for the next six months! We are so grateful to everyone who applied, it was so hard to narrow it down because of all the talent! We ended up expanding the team again, this time there are 12 members! So, now you can look forward to even more inspiration each month – we are super excited!!
Before we introduce the new ladies, we want to take a moment and thank the last team – we had so much fun with them and we will be forever grateful for all the amazing work and inspiration they brought us each month! Each month I felt so blessed by their support – so THANK YOU ladies, love you all!!
So, as we say goodbye to our current team, we want to welcome in our new team that is also full of amazing ladies! They’ve each given us three fun facts to share about them, too! Please welcome these next 12 ladies to the Elle’s Studio Design Team:
– I never moved from my hometown until I was 22 and since then I have lived in 6 states and now my first country (Japan).
– I will watch anything airing on the Bravo channel.
– I have a huge fear of clowns-they scare me to death. Especially the smiley ones.
Visit Christa’s blog
– Anyone that knows me knows I have a super weakness for cupcakes. Nothing makes me happier then making them & eating them! For a quick fix when I am not making them would be my favorite cupcake bakery which is Crumbs Cupcakes. I could live in that store! My favorite cupcake to sit ,smile & devour is a Red Velvet.
– My semi secret obsession is watching Bollywood movies. I can NOT get enough. Sure they are pretty long & I have to read the subtitles but I LOVE them! My favorite actors are Hrithik Roshan and Shahid Kapoor.
– I can not live w/out camera. I take pictures everyday. I love capturing our daily lives and even with all the pictures I do take there is only a handful of me in them. I said for the coming year I am going to challenge myself to change that.
Visit Ellie’s blog
– I used to play the harp when I was younger and my favorite song to play was “Supercalifragilisticexpialidocious”. An interesting combo.
– I’ve broken the same arm twice.
– In my senior year of high school, I never repeated an outfit. I wore a different outfit every day for the whole year.
Visit Holly’s blog
– I married my best friend from Architecture school and we have two beautiful, smart, sassy, kids and one Lab/Husky mix Santa brought us two years ago. We are in the slow process of renovating our funky Brady Bunch Disco ranch style house.
– I worked at Movie Gallery in high school summers & have this ridiculous way of knowing every line to every movie that was put out between 1988 – 1993…It is really irritating to my husband, OR he secretly loves it, and doesn’t want to admit it!!
– If I could go back in time and meet one person, it would be whomever first put chocolate and peanut butter together, so that I could hug, kiss and enthusiastically thank them!!
– My other passion in life, besides paper crafting, is horses. We are hoping to buy our own farm soon. I have been riding for over 25 years, and my oldest daughter is starting to ride with me.
– As my ‘real job’ I’m a Web Project Manager (sometimes a Designer and developer). My coworkers are always surprised when I reveal my creative side because they consider me to be the ‘technical geek’ in our office.
– I’m a decent cook and baker when I want to be. I can make almost anything. My oldest child, 8, is starting to like a wider variety of foods, and I’m looking forward to the younger two, 3 and 5, doing the same. Then I will be able to cook more interesting meals again.
Visit Kate’s blog
– My husband and I have been together for 7 years & we’ve just celebrated our 4th year of marriage this past October
– I just graduated from the University of West Georgia with my Bachelor’s degree in History & French
– My husband and I don’t have any kids of our own yet, but we have 3 funny little cats named Boog, Mo, & Ted… [all girls :)]
Visit Katie’s blog
– I love all things vintage, and you can often find my daughters and I out “shopping for treasures” at the local thrift or antique store.
– My scrapping music playlist, which is almost always on while I craft, currently includes songs by: Bread, Kelly Clarkson, and Skrillex. 100 points to anyone who can sing a Bread song with me from back in the day!
– I love anything cake-batter-flavored, and even have a Pinterest board dedicated just to batter&sprinkles recipes.
Visit Keri’s blog
– I’ve been scrapbooking for almost 7 years
– I couldn’t live without my iPhone & am an Instagram addict
– I’ve been interviewed by a Chinese tv station
Visit Martha’s blog
– I’m a country girl who lives on a small farm with my high school sweetheart.
– I am mommy to Coe {10}, Chase {8}, & Ella Mae {2}.
– I’m a full time secretary at our family heating & air conditioning business, and an on-location photographer on the weekends.
Visit Megan’s blog
– I have been a kit club owner for almost 2 years and am LOVING it!
– I can’t go a day without a Diet Coke from McDonalds (no ice please!!)
– I got my first tattoo this year (scrapbook related of course) and want more!
Visit Sarah’s blog
– I always wear earrings that dangle.
– My guilty pleasure is cream cheese stuffed jalapenos.
– We walked down the aisle to ABBA’s ‘Take a Chance on Me’
Visit Sarah’s blog
– It’s ok to be an auditor & an artist & not feel weird when people say the “right brain/left brain” thing, “auditors’ aren’t supposed to be artists'” (vice versa)..yes, I happily break the norm.
– I come from a background of artists in my family. So, illustration really inspires me and all levels of art.
– I believe in new beginnings, new revelations, more travels, always more experiences, being spontaneous but ALWAYS living with a creative spirit.
Visit Wendy’s blog
We can’t wait to see what these ladies create – their first gallery will debut on February 1st!
