Michele Beck lives in France with her husband and two little girls. She has been scrapbooking for two years and, like many of us, is addicted to her hobby. Michele scrapbooks primarily to preserve memories and loves scrapping because it offers the opportunity to use many crafts, such as painting and sewing. Michele’s work can be seen in several French magazines, plus she designs for scrapbooking manufacturers, a French kit company and contributes to two French blogs.
Anna Louise Bowkis lives in Cambridgeshire, with her husband and two little girls, and is an avid scrapper. Anna Louise was a Best of British Scrapbooking 2006 winner and contributes to UK scrapbooking publications. Anna Louise’s new love is her Nikon D80 which is never far away, capturing her daughters special memories ready to be scrapped at a later date. Anna is also the founder of the Pencil Lines sketch challenge website.
Francine lives in France with her husband Lucas and their cats Mozaique and Nâala although Francine originally hails from the tiny Caribbean island of Grenada. She has been making cards since 2001 and scrapbooking since 2002. She loves textural papers, doesn’t mind getting her fingers covered in ink and paint, and will try just about any technique once! Her work has been published in major magazines such as Creating Keepsakes, Simple Scrapbooks and Memory Makers.
Tracie Hudson lives with her family in a small village on the North Devonshire coast line. Her love of papercrafting began in 2005 and she is never happier than when she is clickin and stickin! Tracie was a Best of British Scrapbooking Newcomer in 2006 and currently serves as the ScrapGenie Design Team Co-ordinator as well as being the UK's Accredited Prima Educator. Tracie’s work can regularly be seen in Scrapbook Inspirations magazine.
Oddbjørg lives in Stavanger, Norway, with her husband and two children and is a preschool-teacher. Her two big passions in life are singing for Stavanger Gospel Company and scrapbooking, both which give her a much needed opportunity to express herself artistically. Oddbjørg is a member of Scrappejungelens Design Team, a Norwegian scrapbook store, and is regularly published in the Norwegian magazine "Vi Scrapper". Oddbjørg also enjoyed being guest designer for TTT, a kitclub, in November 2007.
Sabrina, better known as Saby in the scrapworld, lives in France with her husband and two sons. She began scrapbooking after discovering it by chance whilst browsing the internet in 2006. For Sabrina, scrapbooking is a fabulous way to express herself and a great form of escapism. Her main inspiration comes from my family and she would describe her scrapbooking style as modern. Sabrina loves bright colours and her layouts are largely influenced by the photographs she is using.
Morag lives in the West Midlands with her husband and two children. Morag discovered scrapbooking purely by chance in 2005. After making her first page she knew that she was hooked. Morag loves to help and encourage new people to catch the scrapping bug and is always looking out for new styles and techniques to try. As she says, "If things don’t work out, then at least I’ve learnt something – if only not to do the same thing again!"
Ann lives in Middlesex with her husband and their three children. Scrapbooking since 2004, Ann is particularly fond of making mini books and other interactive projects. She has a love of all paper products and is never happier than when she escapes her hectic life to create. Runner up in the 2007 Scrapbooker of the Year, Ann has been published in several UK scrapbooking publications and has run and taught at her local crop for almost three years.
Debbie is a South African now happily settled in the UK with her husband and four daughters. Debbie has been scrapbooking since 2004 when she came across the hobby at a Gumtree Ladies Club whilst on holiday. Debbie is currently a design team member for Scrapgenie, ScrapaGoGo and The Design Collective and previously was on the DT for ScrapbookMagic and Creative Scrapbooking magazines. Debbie has also been published in Scrapbook Inspirations and was a member of the Collectively Yours dares DT.
Carrin lives in the north of Norway with her husband Inge and 4 year old son Casper and is a fulltime teacher. Carrin has been scrapbooking since 2004 and is been totally hooked, as she says "This is more than a hobby for me, it`s a way of life!" Carrin is am a member of Scraphaugens design team, a scrapbook store in Norway, and has also been been published in the Norwegian magazine "Vi scrapper".