Scrapping Turtle Design Team

We are very pleased to introduce the Scrapping Turtle Design Team!

Check out the great work that our Design Team has done in Turtle Soup!

January Guest Design Team Member

Rachel Wagner (Kitchener, Ontario)

I have been married for 6 years now to my best friend Ben. We moved to Kitchener a little over a year ago from Windsor. I am privileged to be Mommy to 3 gorgeous boys Joel 4, Evan 3, and Cade 8 months.

I started scrapping about 10 years ago, and my first project was an album for my mother for Christmas. I really started scrapping hard core 4 years ago after my first son was born. I found a cute little scrapbook store in my area and I started going to the evening and day crops and loved it! It was at the crops that I got so many ideas and my creativity started to blossom. My boys are the inspiration for many of my layouts. Sometimes I have to add myself into the picture just so I can add all the cute flowery and girly things to my layouts.

I am honoured to be a guest of the design team. I look forward to a great month!!

Visit Rachel's gallery at Turtle Soup! Check it out.

Anne Marie Brenner

Hello!!! My name is Anne Marie, AKA “ Sisterbug”. I am a SAHM. I have been married to a wonderful man for 15 years. My son Cody is 14 and my daughter Darion is 13 years old. My family is the most important thing to me. It is a challenge everyday as is scrapbooking!

I love to spend time at our cottage. We all four wheel, dirt bike, snowmobile, hike, boat, fish and lots more. It is my time to enjoy family and friends there.

I have been scrapbooking for many years. It all began at a home show and progressed from there. I enjoy my scrappy time with my daughter, sister and niece. I also love to scrap with others either in person or on-line. It has been so wonderful to meet lots of new friends. I really enjoy preserving memories and the joy on peoples faces when they see my LO’s.

I am very excited to be a Design Team Member for the Scrapping Turtle for another term. The girls are wonderful to work with and lots of fun!!! The TURTLE GIRLS ROCK!!!!!

Looking forward to spending the next 6 months with everyone and let’s have fun!!!!!

 Visit Anne Marie's gallery at Turtle Soup! Check it out.

Heather Haggett (Cambridge, Ontario)

I'm Heather, aka SaraSamsMom. I'm delighted to be a member of the Scrapping Turtle Design Team this term and very excited about all the wonderful things to come. I live in Cambridge with my hubby Gary (my soulmate) and the greatest joys of my life - Sara who is three years old and Samuel who will be two on October 11th. They are my main scrapbook inspiration and make the most adorable photo subjects. I've been scrapbooking for about three years now, but I have been a scrapbook supply addict for many years. I love all things scrappy!!!! Gary is extremely supportive of my obsession, although I’m sure he wishes that I would “scrap more and spend less”. LOL. My family is my greatest joy, but scrapbooking is a close second. I enjoy learning new techniques, exploring new materials, and sharing a little piece of my heart in everything I create. I am honoured to be a member of this fabulous team, thrilled to be representing my happy place :) and looking forward to six wonderful months of inspiration and fun with my fellow Turtles.

 Visit Heather's gallery at Turtle Soup! Check it out.

Marissa Colwell (Waterloo, Ontario)

Hello my name is Marissa, and I am a scrapbook addict. I am addicted to Bling, and I am rub-on challenged. I have been scrapping for 10 years and my style has changed dramatically. But my reason for scrapping has stayed the same. My family, my children are my inspiration. Becoming part of the Turtle Design Team is pretty darn cool. My life motto is "Sparkle and Shine" so I think part of that makes it's way into my pages. I have been called many things, my favourite right now is "Queen of Bling". I am also known as M of the DReaM Diva's. (You may have heard us on occasion). You can find me on the Turtle board having fun swimming in the pond, with all the wonderful Turtles.

 Visit Marissa's gallery at Turtle Soup! Check it out.

Mellissa Tolch (Elmira, Ontario)

My name is Mellissa. I have 3 children, 3 step-children and 7 grandbabies whom I totally adore. Having that many always gives me many pic ops, lol. I am raising 2 of my grandbabies so there is never a dull moment in my home. I have a wonderful man in my life that supports my love of scrapbooking completely. I started scrapbooking about 4 years ago. From then on it's been like a whirlwind for me. I jumped right in and started compiling my scrapbooking collections. Now that I have a huge supply of just about everything and anything I am starting to really look at what I have and try to make the most of it. I have learned a lot these last few years and am learning more every day. Im very excited to be a part of the Scrapping Turtle Design team. The last 6 months of my Design Team experience has taught me to think and do outside of the box. I hope to teach others some of the things that I have learned and hopefully gain more knowledge myself through doing that. I don’t really have a ‘style’ when I scrapbook. Whatever my mood is, is what I do at the time. You just never know what you might see, lol. A recent serious illness and heart condition has opened my eyes to what is really important in my life. Scrapbooking has become a huge part of my recovery so I plan to continue that and to scrapbook whenever I can. I am a very passionte person so I put a lot of that passion into my scrapbooking. I welcome the opportunity to share that passion with others and to inspire them to put their all into their love of scrapbooking.

 Visit Mellissa's gallery at Turtle Soup! Check it out.

Tracey Gordon (Oakville, Ontario)

My name is Tracey or Mom2Maya for those of you on the forum. I have been scrapping for over 5 years now and am amazed at how my style has developed and changed. I love to scrap. It just makes me happy and seeing the pages come together is so rewarding. My 3-year-old and I love to go back and look through the pages I have created and chat about the things on them. Of course, Maya is never happy unless she is looking at a page with her on it!! :) That is why I scrap - to preserve the memories for years (& generations) to come. Being on the Scrapping Turtle Design Team is just a big old plus to that! I love the Turtle! It is my happy place and when I am looking for scrappy stuff there is no place I would rather go!

Visit Tracy's gallery at Turtle Soup! Check it out.