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Good morning, what an exciting day it is for us here at Anything Goes HQ as you all know we have had a design team call. It was a very difficult decision to make as we had so many wonderful entries. Thank you to everyone that entered. If you are still interested in joining our team please put your name down to become a guest designer HERE
Lets now introduce the new team
First up is..
Sharon Keanly
Sharon Keanly
Greetings from South Africa.... I am absolutely thrilled to be a Designer for Anything Goes Challenge Blog.
A little bit about me... My name is Sharon and I live in the coastal city of Cape Town, where I get to view the majestic Table Mountain every day. How lucky am I? Card-making is my speciality, although I have tried making a few other items too. I love starting out with a blank canvas and then sitting back after a few hours to see what I've managed to produce. Pretty paper, ribbon, flowers and rubber stamps are my weakness. As I work full-time, my crafting time is limited to evenings and weekends. This is when I get to relax and play. A friend and I have regular 'play dates' via skype-ing, where we chat and craft for hours on end. I am also Mom to a wonderful daughter, who is an Attorney and Conveyancer. She’s my pride and joy! I hope you enjoy viewing my creations as much as I enjoy sharing them with you.
hugs Sharon
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Kathleen aka Kat
Hi Im Kathleen, or Kat for short, Ive been married to Mike for 16 years, I have 3 kids, Meghan 14, Alex 4, and Maya 18 months. I also had another son Charlie who was born with major health problems, he battled through many operations, illnesses and disability for 9 years, he lost his battle in January 2010, But I am proud every day of what he did and I feel lucky to have been his mum.
I also have a very stupid westie called Bobby, who never fails to amaze me just how daft he is!!
I started card making around 7 years ago to help keep me sane (debatable!! lol), I have been stamping in one way or another for many years but last year I discovered Tilda, hAnglar & sTanglar, Elisabeth bell etc and very quickly became hooked. I tend to flit between prismas and promarkers. I am fairly new to blogging but I have become addicted to it.
I feel so honoured and delighted to have been asked to join the Anything goes design team, and I cant wait to get started.
Hugs Kat xxx
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Elaine
Hi, I'm Elaine, married to Andy for 22 years, we have three children, two boys aged 16 and 14 and a little girl who is 4 years old.
I have been crafting with all things since I was a very little girl. I used to make things a la Blue Peter and Take Hart, loved art at school and love getting messy.
I have been cardmaking for the last 10 years and was introduced to it by a friend. I started out very simple with peel offs and printed images and then moved all to stamping and digi stamps. I love to experiment with colour and my new Spectrum Noir pens are my absolute favourites!
Lovely to meet you all :)
Elaine x
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Val
I am in my 60's, have married for 38 years, with two grown up sons, and three cats - a Persian who is now 17 years old, and two naughty boy Chinchillas. I live in a small village in Hampshire, southern UK.
I have a fairly eclectic style, working with stamping, digital and multimedia and altered art. I took early retirement because of ill-health, which has now improved beyond measure, and although crafting in one form or another has been part of my life since childhood, when I found cardmaking, and particularly rubber stamping, etc, around 10 or so years ago, it was almost life changing for me - I became addicted! This is well evidenced by the amount of stash I have, and very little space left in my craft room. I love colour and working with it and the results were so immediate.
I feel truly honoured to be a designer for you.
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Annette
My name is Annette, 42 years old. I live in Sweden with my husband, our two boys, 17 and 14 years old and our dog, Kiwa who is a Flatcoated Retriever girl.
I have always loved to craft, but then I discovered card making, I know that this is absolutely one of my greatest passions in life. My favourite colour is green, no doubt, but I find that I use quite varied colours when I create.
My main interest is card so I've tried some different folds, which I think is fun and challenging. But I have more to learn ;o)
I'm so honoured to became part of the team
There are so many talented ladies and gents in the world that have inspired me and I do hope I can inspire some of you back!
Thanks again for this opportunity!"
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Joanie
http://craftietimes.blogspot.com/
Hi I'm Joan, I am an accountant and have been married to Rob for almost 6 years and we live in Todmorden. I am mum to two children, Paul is in the army and Rachel is in her final year at uni. I have two gorgeous grandchildren, Molly and Ben, who are my pride and joy.
I have always liked to create in some form since a little girl starting with knitting, then dressmaking, cooking, gardening, cross stitching and then about 6 years ago I started card making. My daughter persuaded me to start a blog and I finally succumbed about two months ago when I started entering challenges.
My style is quite eclectic as I like cute, conservative and shabby/grungy. I like to scrapbook and love mixed media projects. I started jewellery classes in my local bead shop in order to incorporate this into my projects. I now sell my cards and mixed media projects in the shop. I also hold a monthly workshop there teaching mixed media. I love teaching and it is so rewarding to see people who may not have crafted before producing a project to be proud of. I think I have missed my true vocation!
To be invited to join the DT was such an honour and I am so pleased to be part of such a talented team.
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Gaynor
Glitter Bug
Hi, I am Gaynor, I live in Sheffield, South Yorkshire. I am married to Paul and we have a 23 year old Daughter Emily, they both support my craft addiction lol. I work on the Intensive care unit at my local hospital and I enjoy this immensely. I love anything crafty and love to try new techniques and that's why I love Blog land so many talented crafters who are generous enough to share their tips and techniques. I have been making cards since 2006, I have lots of customers and I love to see the delight on their faces when I give them their cards. My favourite cards to make are Christmas, Baby and Halloween, I am addicted to Glamour Dust and Stickles. I am thrilled to be part of such a talented team and I can't wait to get started, Gaynor
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These lovely ladies join
Welcome to the team, we are thrilled that you have join our team and looking forward to seeing all your gorgeous and fabulous creations!!
