I am Catherine, or Cat for short. I live in Arvada, Colorado, but I am originally from New Orleans, LA. I have lived in the northeast and the pacific northwest, however, Colorado is home. I am married to my best friend and husband for 25 years and we have one son who is now a teenager. I retired as a veterinarian to be a stay at home mom while my sone was in elementary school. I now work as a para at a middle school.
I have always been artistic, creative, and drawn to designing. I actually began scrapbooking in the mid 80’s while I was in college. Granted it was very basic just using photos, memorabilia and construction paper (yes I know everyone is shaking their heads at this moment). In my defense this was before I discovered there was a ligament hobby called scrapbooking in the early 2000’s. When I made this discovery I ditched all my construction paper and starting investing in all the wonderful goodness there was. I was like a sponge trying to absorb as much as I could. I began making cards around the time I joined Close to My Heart in 2012. I have been a design team member for several other challenges before I became a design team member of Color Dare.
Hi! Debi Gardner here. I am thrilled to be part of the Design Team at Color My Heart Color Dare. I love a good challenge & who doesn’t love playing with color & paper!
I live in Everett, WA with my husband. I am the mother of 2 grown sons & grandmother to 1 grandson.
By day I am the Director of an early learning center & at night you can find me at my craft table playing with paper & watching Hallmark movies. I have been a Close To My Heart consultant since January 2002. I host a monthly crop at my house & am always on the hunt for a day or weekend crop to attend. I am a card maker & scrapbooker.
When I’m not working, I love to travel...attend Broadway plays...enjoy a great meal with friends & family...watch tv/movies...peruse Pinterest for more ideas I’ll never have time to make/cook/do & last but not least, waste time on Facebook, Instagram & YouTube. DT Since Jan, 2018
My name is Melanie Richards. Having been born in Auburn, NY (near Syracuse), I grew up in a military family with four siblings, and have lived in numerous locations across the globe. I met my husband, Bob, after he retired from the Air Force. We married in 1990 and in 2006 we relocated from Olathe, KS to settle in the Phoenix, AZ metro area. I am retired after 35 years in the telecommunications industry. I have two grown stepchildren, which means I am a grandmother to a 13-year old named Brooke. Being her “Nana” is delightful and rewarding.
My hobbies are sewing, travel, reading, more sewing, family history and more sewing. I was introduced to card making a few years ago by Sue Reynolds, who also serves on this DT. I wasn’t very interested at first but enjoyed the fellowship of scrappers and got hooked
on the fun and the creativity.
I am not a consultant with CTMH, but enjoy using the products along with a vast variety of other makers of stamps, dies and papers. I currently serve on two other DTs: one is biweekly, one is monthly and they both use digital images. This means I have been working at improving my coloring abilities with alcohol markers. I look forward to the Color Dare challenges because they are more challenging to me than any other types and I am thrilled to be serving on this Design Team. Thank you for giving me this opportunity!
My hope is that my creations inspire others to explore new ideas and techniques.
I love this craft, and all the people it's brought into my life!
I'm married to my best friend, Rich, and we have two wonderful adult sons, and one amazing daughter-in-law. We all live in Albuquerque, NM.
Stamping is my love, but I also enjoy reading and quilting (small projects like tablerunners--I'm still learning!)
My name is Fiona Whitehead and I am delighted to be on the Design Team for CTMH Color Dare. Unlike all the other girls I am not associated with Close To My Heart as I live in Wales, UK and we sadly don’t have CTMH in our country . I was delighted to still be offered a place on the Design Team and mine will be the project trying to get as close to the colours as I can get!
I have been a crafter for over 20 years and am on a variety of Design Teams which I love as they give me the motivation for crafting and keep me up to date with trends and ideas. I run a Facebook craft group with over 3000 members worldwide which is now coming into its 5th year!
I am so surprised at how my style has changed over the years and how it continues to evolve as I try more things and discover what it is I really like to do. I am lucky enough to now be retired back in my home land of Wales and hubby and I and the pets live up a mountain near a 1,000 year old castle.
I gave up my admin job this year and became a care support worker a few days a week which suits me much better.
I'm the mom to three amazing young adults, they make me proud everyday. I enjoy traveling, love my dog and my grand-pups and grand-kitty, love anything Disney and of course I love to craft
Hello! I'm so excited to be a member of the Color My Heart design team! I currently live in beautiful Brighton, Michigan with my husband, our two daughters, and our two very spoiled pups. For as long as I can remember, I've had a thing for paper and scissors. My sister introduced me to Close To My Heart products in 2004, and I was immediately hooked. I joined the CTMH family in April of 2005. I enjoy telling my story through scrapbooking, sharing kindness through cardmaking, and building relationships with fellow paper crafters. While my style tends to be very linear and clean, my consistently inked edges earned me the nickname of Inky Temptress from my friends. Everyone has a unique story to tell. It's not too late to start yours!
Jen Benner Retired Jan 2018
Lela Norris (previous)
I looked for a place I could send a question relative to the rules for this challenge, but only found this comment area. Hopefully someone will be able to help me. First of all I felt quite honored to be a Diamond Winner even though there were only three entries. Question is: I have two cards that match this challenge, one probably better than the other because one card was nearest substitute color using ShinHan colors from CTMH, and then when I went to my daughters I used her inks with the actual colors. Can I submit both these cards to this challenge or can you only submit one?
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