We are so excited to introduce you to our 2012-2013 Design Team! We are spending this week and next week getting to know each designer and sharing a few of their DT submission projects. We just know you're going to love our new designers just as much as we do!
Hello Everyone! My name is Leanne and I am beyond excited to be a part of this amazing team! I live in sunny Queensland, Australia with my husband of 13 years. Together we have four beautiful and quirky children – 1 daughter and 3 sons. I have been scrapping for a little over three years and my style would be best described as using clusters in white space. I also predominately scrap in the 8.5in x 11in. Lately, white cardstock has become my friend and I am looking forward to teaming it up with the beautiful colors from Bella Blvd.
You can visit Leanne's blog and see more of her work HERE.
"Alien", by Leanne Allinson.
"Cover", by Leanne Allinson.
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My name is Malika Kelly and I am just thrilled to be a part of the Bella Blvd design team! I live in central Illinois with my husband and three kids, ages 8, 6 and 3. I grew up in Toronto, Canada, but have lived in the US for 12 years now. The rest of our family still lives in Canada. I've been scrapbooking for 10+ years now, though I've always had my hands in some type of craftiness. Being a stay at home mom has allowed me to dedicate a little bit more time to this hobby that I've come to love. I love paper, color and patterns. My layouts have lots of layers with clusters of detailed embellishments which make the pages have a whimsical feel to them. I love to splatter ink and I can almost always find a place to add some stitching!
You can visit Malika's blog and see more of her work HERE.
"Run", by Malika Kelly.
"Piper", by Malika Kelly.
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I live in Montana with my husband and four children. When I'm not helping my husband out on the ranch, you will find me in my stamp room! I started stamping 16 years ago and have been playing with paper and ink ever since! I can't say that I have one particular style as I love so many different kinds of cards ... from vintage and elegant to graphic and fun!
You can visit Laurie's blog and see more of her work HERE.
"Blue Skies" card, by Laurie Schmidlin.
"Home Is Where I Always Want To Be", card, by Laurie Schmidlin.
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We'll meet you back here tomorrow, where we will get to know our next three designers!
I have loved following along this week meeting the new DT!!! Beautiful creations!!! Just GORGEOUS!!
Posted by: Julie Tucker-Wolek | October 04, 2012 at 08:37 AM
Congratulations to the new team members and a very special 'Woohoo' for Leanne. You will be a fabulous addition to the Bella team. :)
Posted by: Melinda Spinks | October 04, 2012 at 08:39 AM
I'm blown away with your projects, ladies!!!! Great to be on the team with you! :)
Posted by: Kathy Martin | October 04, 2012 at 11:05 AM
Looks like another wonderful group of ladies! I'm really drawn to Malika Kelly's style! :)
Posted by: Mendi Yoshikawa | October 04, 2012 at 12:49 PM
Congratulations to you all but especially to the lovely Leanne. Look forward to seeing what you all create :).
Posted by: Kerryn | October 04, 2012 at 06:25 PM
Thank you ladies!! I am so honoured to be here among such amazing talent...x
Posted by: Leanne | October 04, 2012 at 08:16 PM
Totally inspired ladies!!!!
Posted by: Juliana | October 04, 2012 at 11:28 PM
LOVE everything--AWESOMELY creative!
Posted by: Diana Waite | October 05, 2012 at 11:32 AM