Michelle Perkett Studio Magnificent Mermaid!

Welcome to our last Magnificent Mermaid Thursday, we’ve gotten to know each of our design team mermaids a little better and now it’s my turn and seems a little odd to interview myself, so here goes!

Hi, my name is Jan, I’m one of Michelle’s design team coordinators, Marion and I share this totally fun job.  

I’m married to a wonderful man who supports my crafting addiction and have three children.  My oldest boy is 21 and has left the nest.  There’s quite a gap between my oldest child and my next two children, I had a second set of kids when I was forty.  Jenny and Michael are now 9 and 10 years old and I love being their Mom. 

We live in a small town in western Arizona along the Colorado River.  It gets really hot here in the summer time and I’m so glad we are moving into the “winter” months here now!

I think I have a job outside of stamping.  I’m a stay at home Mom and love being able to be here when my kids arrive home from school.  I keep busy creating cards and projects, in the winter months I get together with several of my stamping friends and we have stamp classes. 

I started stamping while making scrapbooks after my last two kids were born.  I met a Stampin’ Up! Demonstrator and we became fast friends and the rest is history! 

I’m not sure if I have a favorite embellishment, living where I do I make most of my embellishments because there is no where to buy them.  I suppose lately I’ve been using lots of half pearls though!

Do I have a favorite stamp from Michelle Perkett Studio?  I have several and I’d like to color them all!!  

I would describe my stamping style as ever changing and evolving and hopefully improving.  I enjoy learning new tips, tricks, techniques, etc.

My favorite part of stamping is the creating process; I love to put things together.

My favorite non card projects would be making boxes, purses, bags, totes, etc.

I’ve had a few of my cards published in on line magazines, one in Scrapbook News & Reviews earlier this month, I used the  Michelle Perkett Studio Angel of Hope image.  

I enjoy coloring with Copic markers and I’m always amazed at how beautifully they blend.  I could sit and color all day it’s so rewarding.

My blog is called She’s Gone Stampin’.  I like to share what I’ve been working on, mostly cards.  It gets a little personal every once in awhile.  I’ve been blogging for three years now and I’ve made so many wonderful friends in that short time.  I hope you'll stop by and visit some time soon.

 

There you go, that’s me. 

 I hope you'll join us for our challenge  here this week too.

Magnificent Mermaid Thursday!

We are almost through all of our magnificent mermaids!

  Today I’d like to introduce you to Margie!

Margie, are you married do you have kids or any pets?

Yes, I’m Married but with no kids.

I have one doggie Negro and one little kitty named Michito.

Do you have a job outside of stamping?

At the moment I don’t have a job outside of stamping.

How did you get into stamping?

I got into stamping when I saw all the amazing techniques from

Tim Holtz at Ranger Company.

Can you tell us about your favorite embellishment and why you like it?

My favorite embellishments are Metal Charms or Gems.

Do you have a favorite stamp set from Michelle Perkett Studio?
My favorite stamp is all the amazing Digi Stamps from Michelle.

How would you describe your stamping style?

My style I would say is contemporary style or I apply clean and straight

shapes to my card or projects.

What’s your favorite part of stamping?

My favorite part…oh la la… I love to create different layers with Glimmer mist,

before I start stamping or I do create a background paper on the computer or

using other materials on paper or cardstock, before I start stamping any new techniques.

Do you have a favorite non-card type project?

My favorite non-card projects are Mini Gift Boxes or Mini Ornaments for Christmas Trees.

Have you been published?

Yes, I’ve been published in K-Joi Studios Newsletter several times for the Hybrid Projects I create and at Memory Makers Online Idea Gallery.

What is your favorite coloring medium and why?

My favorite coloring mediums are Distress Inks from Tim Holtz and Crayola Coloring Markers.

Tell us about your blog, is it all stamping, or a mix of other things?
My Blog is a mix from many Projects including Hybrid Projects, Mini Boxes, Digital Layouts, Digital Cards, Cards and more.

To visit Margie's blog and see more of her wonderful art work here's a link: http://creativityplace24.blogspot.com/

I hope you enjoyed getting to know Margie a little better as much as I have!  

We have an "Under The Sea" challenge going on this week and you still have time to make a project and enter, read more about it here.

Michelle Perkett Studio Magnificent Mermaid!

Welcome to Magnificent Mermaid Thursday here at Michelle Perkett Studio, 

today I'd like to introduce you to Tammy!

I have been married to a wonderful man for 20 yrs!   We have 1 dog (Quinn) and 1 cat (Meadow)

I live in Colorado...and we love to hike, cross country ski and go camping.  We enjoy anything outdoors and anything to keep us healthy!  

I don't work anymore...but had been in the Travel Industry for 19 years.  The first 8 years I worked as an leisure travel agent.  Air, hotels, cars, cruises, trains, tours...you name it I booked it!! I even booked a couple of safaris!  Then the last 11 years I worked as a government contractor and arranged  Domestic and International corporate travel!  

My favorite embellishment is buttons...I love buttons and I have a ton.  I started collecting them when I was a teen and doing a lot of sewing.

It's so hard to pick!  I think it would be a tie between Cutie Patootie and the Amore Fairy!   I have colored each one several times..I love these images! 

My stamping style is a little on the Clean and Simple side.  I want the image to be the main focus of each card.

My favorite part of stamping is coloring or watercoloring!  I find it extremely therapeutic and It's helped me so much!!. Because I have been living off and on with Cancer for many years.  This time around I'm very happy to say that I have been in remission... for 2 years, 2 months and 8 days-YEAH!  ...and that's also about the same time I started stamping!   I've always been crafty...sewing, quilting, jewelry making...but by far I think stamping and card making is the best therapy ever! 

I'm not working on any non-card projects at this time.  The few cards a week that I complete keeps me very busy. 

I have not been published ....I've never submitted a card for publication.  I would love to give it a try sometime! 

My new love and coloring medium is Copics!   I feel like a little girl when I have all of my markers out on the craft table!  Trying to pick the perfect color combo is so fun!   

I think my blog is also a very Clean and Simple blog.  Only cards and a few pictures of my fur babies are on it now.   

 

 I hope you enjoyed getting to know Tammy a little better as much as I have!  If you'd like to see more of her beautiful art work please stop by her blog My Craft Central, thanks for sharing with us Tammy!

I'd also like to remind you that there are a couple of days left to enter into our Autumn Leaves challenge here! 

Magnificent Mermaid Thursday!

It’s Magnificent Mermaid Thursday and I’d like to introduce you to Melissa!

Hi Melissa, tell us a little about yourself!  Are you married, do you have kids, where do you live? 

“I live in a very small rural town, Hinckley Illinois.    My husband and I have been married for 24 years and we have 4 children, ages 16, 12, 8 and 6.  We also have 5 dogs and 1 cat.”

Do you have a job other than stamping?

“My real job, is being a stay at home mom, however with my youngest now in school all day I’m not sure that title applies anymore.”  

How did you get interested and start stamping?

“After my oldest son was born I started scrapbooking which led to stamping.  My first stamp set was alphabets so I wouldn’t need to continue to buy alphabet stickers.  It was probably about 5 years later that I really started collecting stamps and my collection just keeps on growing!”

Can you tell us what your favorite embellishment is and why?

“I don’t think I can pick just one favorite embellishment.  I’m very fond of flowers and rhinestones right now, plus I almost always use stickers in some way to embellish.”

Do you have a favorite stamp set from Michelle Perkett Studio?

“I love ALL of Michelle’s stamps but my favorites are the mermaids and fairies.  I love the flowing lines and all the detail she does when she creates these.”

How would you describe your stamping style?

“I don’t really have a style of stamping unless you consider “messy” a style.  Right now I am very much into the whole digital stamp thing so my inkpads don’t get the workout they used to.”

What’s your favorite part of stamping?

“My favorite part of stamping is working with digital stamps.  I love that you can change the size of image so it’s the size you want, plus it’s easy to print multiple images that are perfect each time.”

What is your favorite non-card type project?
”I like to alter containers and boxes, or do a scrapbook page now and then.”

 Have you ever been published?

 “Yes, I have been in Scrapbook News and Review Magazine.”

Can you tell us about your favorite coloring medium and why you like it?

 “My Copics.  I love everything about them but especially how they flawlessly blend together to create just the color you want.”

Tell us a little about your blog…
 

“My blog is mostly about my projects but I do occasionally share some of my “life” and show pictures of the kids and dogs.” 

Here's one of Melissa's gorgeous cards for our viewing pleasure!  If you'd like to see more of her art work please visit her blog Needful Things.   I hope you enjoyed getting to know Melissa a little better today as much as I have!

I'd also like to remind you today of our "Flower Parade" challenge, you have until Monday, October 18th to make your card or project and enter here!  There will be a prize drawn by random.org and announced right here Monday evening!

Magnificent Mermaid Thursday!

Welcome to Magnificent Mermaid Thursday, I'd like to introduce you to Andrea today!

Andrea, where do you live?  Are you married, do you have kids?

"I'm divorced and living with my boyfriend of 13 years. We have two cats, Cheddar and Lewis and live in South Florida, USA."

Do you have a job outside of stamping?

"Yes, I'm a Mechanical Engineer by trade, stamper/scrapbooker by choice."
 

How did you get into stamping?

"I attended a Stampin' Up! at home demonstration and loved it."

What is your favorite embellishment and why?

"Glitter - you can never have too much, it always makes people smile and it comes in a zillion colors!"

Do you have a favorite stamp set from Michelle Perkett Studio?

"I really like Bella the Baker and Put on Your Party Dress. So many opportunities for different looks!"

How would you describe your stamping style?

"Eclectic - one day my designs are monochromatic, clean and simple and the next it's glitter galore with bunches of layers!"

What’s your favorite part of stamping?

"I love to heat emboss. I need to practice that more with the digi stamps, but for rubber stamping, it's one of my favorite things to do. I love coloring with Copics and with digi stamps."

What is your favorite non-card type project?

"I thoroughly enjoy scrapbooking life's travels and daily activities."

Have you ever been published?

"Yes, in print magazines and online ezines."

What is your favorite coloring medium and tell us why?

"Copic markers are my most recent passion. They are so beautiful and the colors are to die for. I'm obsessed with filling in my Copic color chart!"

Tell us a little about your blog.

It's a mix of digistamping, rubber stamping, cards, scrapbook pages, inchies, twinchies, ATC's and just plain chit chat sometimes! That's why it's titled Andrea's Scraps!
I hope you've enjoyed getting to know Andrea as much as I have.  Be sure to check out our "Hip Not To Be Square" challenge, there's still a few days left to make a card and enter the challenge!

Magnificent Mermaid Thursday!

Hello and welcome to Michelle Perkett Studio Marvelous Mermaid Thursday!

I'm trying something a little different with our "interview" format today.

Hope you like it!

I'd like to introduce you to Marion today, she is one of our design team coordinators.  

I feel so fortunate to be working on this design team with her, we've formed a wonderful partnership.

Are you married?  Do you have children or pets? Where do you live?

I live in the Netherlands in a small village near the Sea. I love my village a lot, I’ve lived here all my life and my kids were born here. I’m a single SAHM and I have two teens. A girl that is 19 and a boy almost 17!

Next to that we have two adult cats and two kittens running around.

Do you have a job outside of stamping? I’m handicapped and that way not able to have a job. But luckily I have a good friend with a company and one day a week I go there and do some administration work. I love to go there and be with other  people.

How did you get into stamping? I was a real scrapper. And then found the stamps and started to use them in my layouts as well. And after that I did some stamping and card making. But it didn’t really touch my creativity, then at the beginning of this year I discovered the digital stamps and Copic markers.  Ever since I’m completely into stamping, coloring and card making.

What is your favorite embellishment and why? Oh there are so many to choose from. But I so love flowers! And for the male cards I love to use parts of the paper that I use and turn that into an embellishment.

Do you have a favorite stamp set from Michelle Perkett Studio? Yes… I have… I love the 4 seasons set! All those different times of the year are so well brought to life by Michelle!

  How would you describe your stamping style? That is a tough question…. LOL…. I make some cute cards.. but not so cute… I love love to make more male cards. At this moment I’m also into working with the airbrush, various ink (refill copic markers) and blender solution. I’m going to give some workshops with this techniques and that is how I discovered the big variety of things that you can do with copics.

What’s your favorite part of stamping? My favorite part is to look at a stamp, connect to my feeling and mood at that moment and then start coloring with my Copics. That is not the easiest way to make a card, because then I have to find paper to go with it…  J  So I force myself to find the papers first and then connect with my feelings and mood. :-P

What is your favorite non-card type project? I love to make mini-albums! Little creations with memories of things that have happened.

Have you ever been published? Yes. In a Dutch magazine some years ago with a male card that I stamped. And recently on SNR card magazine.

What is your favorite coloring medium and why? Guess what… Copic markers… LOL

I love these markers, with Copic markers I can get the most out of my creativity.

  Tell us about your blog… is it all stamping, or a mix of different things?

On my blog, http://cardsbymarione.blogspot.com  there is mostly cards that I make and now and then a mini-album or a layout.

 I hope you enjoyed getting to know Marion a little better as much as I have!

I'd also like to remind you of our "Girlie with Bling" challenge going on until Monday, you still have plenty of time to create something beautiful and enter to win!

Magnificent Mermaid Thursday!

Hello and welcome to Magnificent Mermaid Thursday!

I’d like to introduce you to Pauline today ~ Pauline is married, with a special needs foster daughter.  She has a wee doggie (Jack Russell Whippet mix) and lives in Southern Australia.     Outside of stamping, she’s a full time career mum to her special needs daughter.  She doesn’t have a paid job outside of stamping, but teaches scrapbooking and card making, for kicks! Pauline got into stamping because she wanted to hand make all of her wedding invitations, place cards etc..... and she hasn’t looked back since... that was 10 years ago! When I asked what her favorite embellishment and why, she said, ”that would have to be haberdashery - by saying haberdashery, I can encompass more than one embellishment! Buttons, lace, fabric flowers, bling.... I love all the fancy stuff - my grandmothers were milliners and dressmakers, and were always surrounded in the most beautiful things.” When I asked her if she had a favorite stamp from Michelle Perkett Studio she said, “It’s way to hard to choose ONE!  I love the goddesses, fairies, and mermaids.  First name to mind would be the Earth Goddess - she reminds me of the Nox from Stargate SG1!” I asked how she would describe your stamping style and her answer was, ”Uncomplicated.  I can be bright or subtle, frilly or flat, but I think uncomplicated covers me the best! I like such a huge variety of image styles, I can't commit to just one!” When asked about her favorite part of stamping she likes colouring and embellishing the most.  Her favorite non card making project is scrapbooking. When asked about her favorite coloring medium and why she said,  “I really love markers, I use them almost daily.  But I think may favourite would be chalks, because they are so forgiving, and can be subtle, or suped up! I asked Pauline to tell us about her blog My Paper Playground… ”My blog is a mixture..... I don't always stamp in my card creations.  I often use vintage photos, and I embroider and bead as well.  I have just started playing with 3D creations, my first was a heeled shoe. In my earlier bloggy days, I also shared my scrapbooking and jewelry creations - I just haven't shared those lately! I hope you enjoyed getting to know Pauline a little more as much as I have! Please don't forget our challenge this week called "Tag You're It", you can read about it and enter here.

Magnificent Mermaid Thursday!

Welcome to Magnificent Mermaid Thursday!

I’d like to introduce you to Shelley today and here's what she had to say ~

I have a wonderful boyfriend Mike, who encourages my obsession with crafting.

I have a 19 year old son, Larz, who just started college, majoring in Graphic Arts. We have a pet ferret named Nibbles and live in Nutter Fort, WV.

To support my love of stamping, I work at our local newspaper in the Classified Advertising Department.

I worked with a couple ladies who did a lot of rubber stamping. Then a lady I went to church with became a Stampin’ Up! demonstrator and I have been hooked ever since.

I guess, my favorite embellishment would be ribbon. I love satin ribbon.

My favorite stamp of Michelle's is Soulmates. It is the first one I bought and it is still my favorite, I love the verse with it.

My stamping style is probably erratic. I love so many different styles.

My favorite part of stamping is being able to create something. I love it when I give a handmade card and the receiver really appreciates it. I was at my little cousin's birthday party and her Mom was opening her cards and she announced to everyone that I make my own cards and how beautiful they are. I was very pleased that she truly appreciated them.

My favorite non-card type project is scrapbooking. That is how I really got started. I love taking pictures and putting them together on a layout, it is so much fun.

I have not been published yet.

I love to use colored pencils and blend with baby oil, I love the look.

I started my blog Shelley’s Creations in February of this year. My blog is mostly cards, every once in a while I throw in a scrap. 

We have one of Shelley's beautiful cards for you to enjoy today!

 Don't forget our current challenge featuring Operation Write Home, you still have a few days to get in on the fun!  You can check out the challenge here.

I hope you enjoyed getting to know Shelley a little better as much I have!

Magnificent Mermaid Day

I'd like to introduce you to Julie today!

Julie is a  happily married sahm with 2 kids, a beautiful daughter of 19 and a fabulous son who'll be 9 this month. We have a gorgeous English Springer Spaniel dog and 4 mad cats. We live in the UK just outside London.

I asked Julie how long she'd been stamping.

"I started stamping just over 2 years ago. I used to enter competitions on the computer (and won £10ks worth of prizes in a year), then found it was getting too much being on my laptop all day, so asked the other girls in the competitions forum I visited for some ideas on another hobby I could try. They suggested card making, and some of them sent me a few bits and pieces to get me started. I planned to combine the 2 hobbies, but I've barely entered any competitions since. The card making has well and truly taken over all my spare time.  My husband got so fed up of seeing my ever increasing pile of stash taking over the living room, that he had a crafting cabin built for me in the back garden"


My favourite embellishment would have to be ribbon. I think a bow can make so much difference to a card.
When asked if she had a favorite stamp from Michelle Perkett Studio she said,  “I have a soft spot for The Kissing Couple - Val and Vinnie as I named them, and also won one of Michelle's challenges using that image.”

I asked how she’d describe her stamping style and she said, “I wouldn't say I have a particular style, I love experimenting with all different styles. I'd like to practice making my own backgrounds a bit more.”
Julie’s  favourite part of stamping is the colouring. 

She enjoys making little bags and boxes and following templates, then adjusting them to suit her own measurements.

I asked what is her favorite coloring medium is and why.  She said, “ I absolutely love my Promarkers. They blend so well. Give me a few images and my promarkers and I can spend hours just colouring. It's so relaxing.” 

Tell us about your blog…  “I started my blog only a few weeks after starting crafting in September 2008 with a couple of ATCs. When I look back at my early stuff, I can see how far my crafting has progressed over the last 2 years. I tried a few different styles like decoupage or just adding embellishments before deciding stamping was what I really enjoyed. Most of my cards have stamping on them somewhere. I get lots of inspiration from blog hopping and entering challenges. Crafting has given me some great friends too!”

Here's one of Julie's beautiful cards, to see more of her art work you can visit her blog Julie's Crafty Space.

 Please keep Julie and her family in your prayers, I received an e mail from her Tuesday, her father in law passed away suddenly.  

I hope you enjoyed getting to know Juile just a little bit as much as I have.  Remember we have a Stitch It Up challenge going on that you still have time to enter here!

Magnificent Mermaid Thursday!

Welcome to Magnificent Mermaid Thursday!  

I'd like to introduce you to Marilyn today.

She’s married, has three kids and lives in Montreal, Quebec Canada.   

Marilyn has two grandchildren, Owen 2 and Keiran 10.

When I asked her what got her into stamping she told me she'd wanted to make her own Christmas cards.  Her favorite embellishment is ribbon because she loves the look it gives her cards.

I asked what her favorite Michelle Perkett Studio stamp is and she couldn’t decide on just one, she loves them all.  I think that would be my answer too!   Marilyn’s stamping style is crisp and clean with a generous amount of embellishments.  Her favorite part of stamping is putting her project together.  When she’s not making cards she really enjoys making boxes. 

Marilyn had a featured project in Card Making and Papercrafts UK, it was a bag that she made with one of their templates and she used their instructions for hand made beads.  Her favorite coloring medium is Copic markers, she hasn’t tried pencils yet and she just started coloring with the Photoshop Elements computer program. 

When I asked her about her blog Marilyn's Cards & More she told me, “It's mostly stamping, but you will also find recipes, Christmas ornaments, and sometimes stories about my family."

I hope you enjoyed getting to know Marilyn a little better as much as I have,
to see more of her wonderful art work please visit her blog Marilyn's Cards & More.

I'd also like to remind you that we have a fun challenge going on here called Hang On To Summer Fun, you have plenty of time to make a summer card and enter to win a $10.00 shopping spree at Michelle's Etsy store!  The winner will be drawn Monday, September 6, 2010 at 5:00 PM MST. 

Magnificent Mermaid Thursday

Hello and welcome to Michelle Perkett Studio Magnificent Mermaid Thursday!

 I’d like to introduce you to Claire today!

Claire lives in the UK with her husband, her son, 2 German shepherds and parrot. She’s only been married to her lovely husband for just over a year, he's great and doesn't mind all the time she spends crafting as it leaves him free to watch sports on TV.

Claire works full time for a mental health charity, a great job.  She loves it as she works with some wonderful people. Her job is very busy and can be stressful so crafting helps her to relax

Claire saw someone stamping on TV and thought it looked fun so she bought some stamps about 5/6 years ago and now she says she’s  totally addicted. She’s gone from a few stamps in a shoe box to taking over the spare bedroom and she’s running out of space in there now lol.

Claire’s favorite embellishment is ribbon; she says, “You can do so much with it apart from just tie a bow”. She loves to try and make little embellishments with ribbon from flowers to little ribbon fish

When asked what her favorite stamp of Michelle’s would be she said,  “I love all Michelle's stamps, I came across Michelle's art when I first started blogging and fell in love with all her beautiful characters. My favourite changes all the time, today it is Eva the Glam Mermaid (that’s because I'm just colouring her lol) but I think I’ve used Snow Goddess the most. I've made so many Christmas cards with her, she is just beautiful.”

Claire told me she doesn’t have a particular style of stamping, she loves everything from cute to grungy stuff and likes to keep some variety in her work.

Claire loves colouring, she thinks its so relaxing and she also loves to make her own backgrounds and she loves combining digi stamps with rubber stamps. She said she’s on a tight budget so she also enjoys making her own backing papers and embellishments too

She loves altered art. She gets so much fun from taking something she would throw away and turning it into something beautiful (hopefully) she also likes making ATCs and Fat Book Pages and swapping them with other crafters.

Claire also enjoys jewelry making, she loves seed bead stitching and tries to use some elements on her cards.

She usually uses Promarkers as they are fab for shading and so easy to get a good result. She also loves inktense pencils as their colours are so rich and also painting with H2O's as they are so shimmery and pretty.

Claire loves blogging, she started her blog when she was off work over Christmas and she’s made so many new friends. There are so many talented crafters out there you can always find inspiration and ideas.

And now, on to one of Claire’s beautiful cards!

 We hope you enjoyed meeting Claire today and getting to know her a little better!

Don't forget this weeks Back To School challenge and blog hop, there are two prizes this week and you still have a few days to enter your back to school projects using Michelle Perkett Studio digital stamps!