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Tracy Weinzapfel Burgos, Design Team Coordinator
Capturing life's many great moments with my camera is my passion. I live in San Diego, California with my husband and our three great kids - 11 year old son, 7 year old twins (son/daughter) and I'm a step mom to a grown up 21 year old daughter. Upon the birth of the twins my life took a whole new direction from the construction industry to the creative world. In 2001 I completed my dream craft studio with my dad and most evenings I can be found in there creating all sorts of projects. In 2006 I launched my photography business and am happiest behind that camera.
I have been published in a variety of paper crafting publications; Memory Makers, Simple Scrapbooks, Legacy/Somerset, Cantata Books, Scrapbooking & Beyond, Paper Creations, and a variety of crafting idea books.
I am proud to work with Helmar Australia and use their great line of products!
Tracy's Blog: Tracy W. Burgos Designs & Photography
Tish Treadaway:
Hi, my name is Tish Treadaway. I live in the beautiful Carolinas. I'm married to a very supportive husband, and I am a mother of three children, two in college and a senior in high school. My mother gave me my first scrapbook at age twelve, and I've been collecting photos, cards and memorabilia ever since. Although the term scrapbooking wasn't officially a part of my vocabulary then, my love of crafts, hobbies and photography have been a major part of my life.
During the day, I am an elementary school computer teacher, and in the evenings, I study art at the local community college. On the weekends, I spend my free time in my craft studio. I hope to inspire others to discover their own artistic style and create unique projects they will treasure for a lifetime. It’s been a privilege to have work published in the following magazines: Gift Maker, Memory Makers, Papercrafts, Paper Trends, Scrapbook Dimensions, Scrapbook Trends, Scrapbooks Etc., Simple Scrapbooks, and Stamping, Stationery & Scrapbooking.
I am an avid scrapbooker and papercraft artist. For me, scrapbooking is a creative outlet, an art form, a style of therapy and a way to express my love for family and friends. I am thrilled to share my passion for papercrafts as a design team member for Helmar Adhesives.
Tish's Blog: Window To My Art
Carla Schauer
I began scrapbooking soon after the birth of our first child in 2000, and quickly broadened my interests to include stamping, card making, and other paper arts. I love to use color and details to add bold style to my work. As a freelance designer, my work has been featured in a variety of paper crafting books and magazines, and I provide projects to manufacturers for a variety of marketing purposes.
I reside in Ohio with my husband, two sons, and daughter, who fill my days with laughter and provide numerous scrapbooking topics.
Carla's Blog: Carla Schauer Designs
Beth Root
Hello Everyone! My name is Beth Root and I am extremely excited to be working with Helmar as part of the Helmar USA Design Team. I have been papercrafting for about 8 years at this point and really enjoy the pleasure it brings to not only me, but to my family as I see the smiles on their faces when they see my completed projects. I have been published in several major magazines and enjoy being a part of the craft business. My daytime job is also in a creative field, as an elementary music teacher and I treasure the inspiration that the children bring into my daily life.
I have been blessed by the gift of a wonderful and supportive husband and son, who think my scrapbooking habits are just a part of everyone's normal everyday life. I am thankful for both of my guys, big and small and they are my inspiration for this hobby. My son Gavin is 10 years old and is the typical wild and crazy little boy, who loves sports and school, making scrapbooking a very fun way to preserve his memories for tomorrow. We love doing family things together and these fun and crazy activities give me lots of moments to use as my craft basis.
Beth's Blog: Defying Gravity
Becky Teichmiller
You can find me in Mukwonago, WI with my hubby and 4 kids, Caytlynn (6), Cassidy (4.5), Cullen (2.5) and Cali (1). I am super mom during the day and full-time scrapper by night. Don't tell my hubby, but sometimes scrap during the day too! I run two businesses from home and I also instruct at the local gym, teaching Power Yoga, Kickbox and Boot Camp Classes.
I started to scrap when I was a kid, putting pictures into those yucky magnetic albums with captions and magazine cut-outs. Needless to say, I have come so far since then. In 2002, before my hubby and I got married, he bought me my first scrapbook. That's when the obsession began. Little did he know that it was the start of something BIG! So big that it takes up an entire room in our house (and then some - lol).
I really love playing with products, mixing and matching color combinations and products and experimenting with new techniques. Besides being a creative outlet, scrapbooking is my "me" time. My time to forget about diapers, kids fighting, bills and all of the other not-so-pleasant things in my daily life. I am able to scrap the good times and can "re-live" the moments as I scrap them. The best part is watching my kids' expressions when I show them the finished product. They are my biggest fans :)
Becky's Blog: Living Out Loud
Jenna Franklin
I am a single mom to a wonderful seven year old boy named Michael, living in East Central Illinois. While I have crafted most of my life, it wasn't until my son was born in 2001 that I began the obsession that is scrapbooking. As a stay-at-home mom at the time, I jumped in with both feet and haven't stopped playing with paper ever since! A few years later, I also began beading and went back to work, having been given the opportunity to secure my dream job as the scrapbooking and rubber stamping buyer for a craft distributor. That position gave me access to a wealth of crafting supplies and I began to enjoy finding new ways to combine supplies from different craft areas with paper crafting usually at the core of most of my projects. I enjoy altering items (the uglier it starts out the better), making decorative home items, making cards, and jewelry. I am on the staff of the online magazine, Scrapbook News + Review, and I have also been published in Bead Trends, Paper Trends, Scrapstreet.com magazine and Ready Set Create.
As a paper crafter who does a lot of experimentation with different mediums and products, adhesives are among the most important things I have when I play. Helmar has an amazing range of adhesives that cover much more than simple paper crafting needs. I look forward to creating with Helmar's products and sharing those projects with other crafters!
Jenna's Blog: An Altered Obsession
Amber Hillman
Hi. My name is Amber Hillman. I live in Ohio with my husband, Gerald, of 15yrs and our four beautiful kids; Carmen 12, Allison 9, Benjamin 6 and Jorden 2. I am a stay at home mom which gives me plenty of time for my hobbies. I love stamping, sewing, cooking, reading and decorating cakes. I started stamping 6 yrs ago when Benjamin was 2 weeks old and haven't looked back since. Even my kids love to stamp. Right now my main focus is on cards and 3-D objects but I have done a few scrapbook pages and would like to do more. I also enjoy dabbling in photography. Nothing professional but with the hams I have in this family, I'm sure to get a good picture at some point in time.
Amber's Blog: Amber's Antics
Jennifer Beason
I'm Jennifer. I am a wife and stay at home mother of three. Demetrius is my 17 year old son, next is Jaiden (she's 4), and Jacob (he's 2 1/2). The kids keep me very busy during the day, so I'm a night owl when it comes to creating my projects.
As a child, I really enjoyed creating all sort of things. I always knew, that I would be in a career that would allow me to express my artistic desires. I obtained my Associates Degree in Fashion Illustration from the Art Institute of Fort Lauderdale (FL).
Over the years, I was employed as a Production Artist, and Graphic Designer, within the signage industry.
I'm so excited to be a part of the Helmar team, and I'm looking forward to developing creative projects in 2009.
Jennifer's Blog: Learn-Create-Inspire
Marci Knecht
Hi, I am a SAHM of daughters Audre and Anna, and was first introduced to scrapping in 2005. Upon discovering the online scrapping community in 2007 I jumped in with both feet and haven't looked back. In addition to scrapbooking enjoy card making, Home Décor items and altered projects. My work has appeared in a variety of publications including Memory Makers, Cards and Scrapbooking & Beyond.
I am thrilled to be a member of the Helmar USA team.
Marci's Blog: Scraps of My Life
Laura Achilles
On a cold Colorado winter morning in 1997 I was in Costco with my newborn daughter buying diapers, milk, and shampoo. While I’m at Costco It’s imperative that I stop by the book tables. I was harmlessly strolling up one side of the aisle and back down the other; casually thumbing through cookbooks, looking at recipes that I didn’t have time to do, smiling at all the Dr. Seuss books that one day I’d be reading to my daughter, racking my brain trying to remember if I had already read the latest John Grisham book or not.
That’s when I saw something that stopped me in my tracks. It was a big colorful box and it had the words “Scrapbook Kit. Everything You Need To Complete An Album” on the cover. I was intrigued. Everything I thought? I looked at the description closer. Stickers, glue stick, die cuts, album, paper, scissors, and page protectors. Yup, it had everything. Without even a second thought in to the cart it went. That purchase changed my life forever.
I’ve been scrapping since 1997 and love the creative process that it allows me to have. I love to look at products and challenge myself to use them in a new and exciting way.
When I’m not scrapping I’m a wife, a mom, a teacher and a friend. Life is busy but fulfilling.
Laura's Blog: Beneath the Noise |
