posted by Thena @ 3:15 PM
Are you tired of negativity in the scrapbooking world? Do you want a place to share your good fortune or your disappointment? Do you want to concentrate on the good in the industry and the rewards of sharing rather than the faults and criticisms? Do you want to be able to share thoughtfully things that could be changed but in a positive way? Can we do it without running amuck? I'm willing to give it a try if you are. I will delete things that are hurtful or that bash fellow hobbyists.
Author of "Where's Thena? I Need a Poem About..." "Whispers" "A Taste Paste" Board Smartz" and Letters to Heaven" published by BlueGrass Publishing.New books include "C is for Christmas" and "Military Moments."
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Everyone is shy. I love Rhonna, April, Renee, Shannon and Sharon Hammond as Digital scrappers (among others. I adore Michelle from Cottage Arts (was blessed to be on her first team) and my friend, Jenna Lynne is awesome (that's why I'm on her team!)
CK has some really wonderful folks on their staff as does Simple. Tracey White and Stacy Julian come to mind along with Cathy Z and Wendy (she is soooo kind!).
I've dealt with some great folks in Memory Makers and Scrapbooks, etc., with articles about my poetry, etc. and also from the MM message board.
I could go on but I would love to hear from you.
I could go on and on listing people whose artistic ability I admire. So I will settle for 2 of them. I understand that Allison Strine isn't scrapping anymore, but she is still, I think, being published in the paper arts and mixed media pulications. I have always admired her amazing and incredible work. I also love Kathy Montgomery's work ~ she never ceases to inspire me with her stunning, inspiring, amazing and incredible artistry!
I have to say that you, Thena, are one of the most good~nature, caring and sharing people I have met on the message boards. You are always thoughtful and encouraging and your poems are always so appropriate and fitting. You have a gift for understanding and compassion and having just the right words to say, no matter what the occasion. Thank~you!
My friend, Heather D. White is also someone I admire greatly both for her artistic ability and her caring and sharing. She is an incredible designer. I admire how she can be challenged with a style that she had never really been into or tried and come up with something absolutely gorgeous. She is also very generous. I don't think I've ever known someone who was so all about giving. She is also lots of fun to be around with a fantastic sense of humor. She plans the most amazing, wonderful surprises, and has the ability to absolutely pique my curiosity about what she's up to, and it is totally amazing how she can keep it all a secret with all the myriad details involved. Awesome!
Stacy Julian is an amazing and inspiring teacher. I took her UR2Crea8ive class at BPS and came away with ideas I would never have had otherwise. She also cares individually about her students ~ I emailed her and she sent me an email back right away, which I saved because what she said was so inspiring that it is still making a positive difference in my life to this day!
The people I most admire in publishing are Lisa Bearnson and Stacy Julian. They both had these amazing and incredible dreams and had the courage to persue them. Their publications have been amazingly successful and have made a huge difference in the lives of people all over the world. I truly and totally admire where their dreams have taken them and that they had the courage to see if they could make them come true.
Admire? Inspire?
Artists: Jen McWhirt, Kathleen Green - those are the first 2 that come to mind.
Good nature and sharing...lord, everyone I've met in this hobby.
Publishing world - the staff at Scrapbook Answers. How I miss that mag! Ana Cabrera did an amazing breakthrough job with the Answers Disc...Leslie gave thoughtful consideration to all of the article ideas I pitched and let me run with some...Rachel, also, very responsive to new ideas...*sigh*
Mike Hartnett of Creative Leisure News - what doesn't the man have his finger on the pulse of? Dang.
All of the companies who dedicate a line to celebrating my Jewish faith - Shalom Scrapper, Ruth's Jewish Stamps, Be Blessed, Zsiage - even Club Scrap and Creative Memories had great kits this year. Stampin' Up! had a really FUN Chanukah set in the winter mini catalog 2 years ago. The Embellishment Store, where I got my first magen david eyelets...not that I can't scrap without Jewish papers and embellies - I did it for long enough! - but oh, it's so much more fun with the pretty papers!! :) **and** the stores that carry these lines! Love, love Memory Villa for carrying Ruth's stamps...Kitty's Kloset for bringing in the Zsiage Judaic chipboard and scrapbook film (among other things :) ) -- and I'm sure there are more, too.
Teaching - Randi Lanz and the crew at Scrap Friends. They've turned that place into a fabulous library of how-tos and inspiration for all levels.
This is great info to know.
There are so many unsung heroes in our lives each day.
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