Hi! I am Tammy and I've been a Homeschooling-Stay-At-Home mom since 1993. I live in North East Texas with my wonderful husband and very quickly growing teenage son. We have a small farm where we enjoy country living and raising various farm animals. My son is very involved in 4-H and showing his animals which means that I get to create many layouts that feature his farm animals and activities.

It seems that all of my life I have been involved in some sort of crafting. Growing up I remember being involved in clay, ceramics, decoupage, leatherwork, weaving, painting, etc. In 1981 I was a Miss Teen World contestant and was required to put together a scrapbook. I wasn't crowned Miss Teen World, but I did win the scrapbook division. How was I to know that this was just the beginning of a passion that would grow later in my life?

In 1995 I was re- introduced to scrap booking and my husband has encouraged me in this hobby every since. My desire to preserve our family photos through scrap booking has grown and expanded into many areas over the years. I have discovered that preserving history can take on many forms and doesn't have to be locked inside of a book. I am learning to take my pictures into new mediums such as wall art and home décor. The versatility of paper is amazing and when I discovered rubberstamps in 2001 my art took on a whole new form. For about three years I devoted my time to rubberstamps and card making. I have learned some amazing techniques and now I am trying to incorporate everything rubberstamping has to offer into scrap booking and beyond.

Being chosen as part of the Review Team is really exciting and I am looking forward to working with the products and being a part of this team.

Published Experience:

PaperWorks Magazine, December, 2005
PaperWorks Magazine, June 2006
PaperWorks Magazine, August 2006
Scrappin Trends www.scrappintrends.com May/June 2007 Ezine pp 33 & 34
Stamper's Sampler Catch Up Issue, Vol. 12 - 2008
Scrapbooking.com Ezine - July 2008

Teaching Experience:

Scrap Rally's at 123-Scrap (www.123-scrap.com):
Scrapbook in a Box, December, 2006
Starburst Card, May, 2006
Mini Book Box, July, 2007

Journaling Class (www.123-scrap.com):
September 1, 2007 - November 3, 2007

Contests:

123-Scrap, Favorite Twosome Layout, February, 2006
A Shade of Blue, Project Spotlight, July, 2006
ScrapFriends, Blog Review Team, March 2007

Guest Design Team Experience:

Guest Blog Review Team - March, 2007; October, 2007
Guest Review Team Member - June, 2007; November, 2007
Guest Designer for Flair Designs, Inc. - August 2008

See Tammy's work in our gallery