Sunday Spotlight – Guest Designers!!
Happy Sunday Everyone!! I am so excited to share these interviews with two of our fabulous guest designers, JennCK Designs and Faith True! Are you ready for some interesting stuff? Let’s get right to it! First up is JennCkDesigns!
1. Your screen name? Your real name? I go by JennCkDesigns or catgoddess. My real name is Jenn 
2. What is your main job/career? I was a project manager full time in my former life. After burning out from 70+ hour work weeks, I made the choice to take some time off from the grind. I do digi-design work full-time in addition to some graphic design work on the side.
3. Are you married/children/pets? I live with my boyfriend and our kitty. We have no children and no plans for any.
4. Where is home for you? Home for me has always been wherever I hang my hat. I’ve been in Detroit for 3 years now so this is home. I’ve lived all over the country, though. I grew-up in Upstate NY and all of my family is still there.
5. What are your 3 favorite foods? Favorites are so tough for me because I enjoy so much! I love a good fresh cheese, most types of sushi, and steak (the bloodier the better).
6. PC or Mac? What program do you use? PC. I used a Mac many years ago, but software was rare for them back then, so I made the switch.
7. What is the most challenging part of designing for you? Not releasing a kit as soon as it’s done. lol I work as far ahead as I can and it’s tough to hold them back!
8. What would you like to learn to do (or do better) not related to scrapbooking? I love to cook, but my chopping skills aren’t all they could be. I’ve always wanted to chop veggies really quick and evenly like they do on Top Chef.
9. What are your favorite movies/TV shows? We actually don’t watch TV, but we’re major movie hounds. We did watch a couple of shows on DVD – Lost and 30 Rock. Love both of those series. We stream Top Chef, which I love. There is no way I could choose a favorite movie.
10. Describe your “designing” environment. Music? TV in the background? Drinks? Snacks? Where? If I snack, it’s usually apples or pineapple. I always have water handy and an occasional soda. I greatly prefer quiet and rarely work with any other noise. I like to hear the animals outside, though. We live by a lake and there are always birds and critters jabbering away.
11. If you only had 2 elements in a kit, what would they be? Oh, easy: flowers and ribbons.
12. Would you like to share a little known fact about you…? I’ve met two Presidents and two Vice-Presidents and shook hands with one of each (Former President Clinton and Former Vice-President Al Gore)
13. When did you start designing? How did you get started? I started a little over a year ago and it was 100% the result of peer pressure. lol
14. How would you describe your design style? It’s mostly paper inspired, but I do like to add more “digital” elements like extracted leaves, flowers, and curly ribbons. Things I always would have put in my paper scraps if it didn’t make them bulky.
15. Where do you get your inspiration/motivation? I’m mostly inspired by color. I make palettes from photos all the time. I love nature and enjoy the deep, rich colors that come from such everyday things.
16. Which of your products in the Scrapmatters Store showcases your style the most? Fall in Love. The deep, rich colors and paper inspired elements are very “me”. Everything feels soft and touchable – which is a feeling I always strive for in my kits. It’s what I loved most about paper scrapping – the touch and feel of papers and embellishments – so I try to recreate that feeling digitally.
17. What is your favorite color scheme to design with? Anything neutral in addition to deep, rich, earthy colors. I step outside of that, though, from time to time. I’m not a fan of pink, but I will use it where I think it works.
18. Favorite kit you’ve designed for ScrapMatters? I didn’t design this kit for ScrapMatters, but it is my favorite kit… Low Tide. Nothing else I’ve made speaks as strongly to who I am inside than this kit. From the less traditional colors (for the theme), to the soft papers and assorted elements, it really personifies me.
Thanks so much Jenn for letting us get to know more about you! Check out all of Jenn’s fabulous designs here until the end of October!
Next up Faith True..
1. Your screen name? Your real name? Faith True/Faith True
2. What is your main job/career? Domsetic Engineer. That is to say I am a stay at home mom and wife and digital scrapbook designer extraordinaire!
3. Are you married/children/pets? Married for almost 7 years to a perfect for me man. We have one child and one on the way due April 2011! We also have a dog child who is almost 8. He is such a protector of our little family!
4. Where is home for you? Anywhere my family is We live in Southeast Georgia and we love it.
We live in Southeast Georgia and we love it.5. What are your 3 favorite foods? Right now I am having so many food aversions but if I were not pregnant it would be spaghetti. Howeever right now I DETEST it! I do like cornbread dressing a lot right now and a light flavored beef stew. Oh and sorbet is yummy too! Especially peach.
6. PC or Mac? What program do you use? PC for me. Afraid to try Mac because it is so unfamiliar! I used PSCS3 and love it.
7. What is the most challenging part of designing for you? Finding design time!
8. What would you like to learn to do (or do better) not related to scrapbooking? I’d like to learn how to make jewelry better. I do make quite a bit but I just can’t figure some things out. I want to do those fun little charm bracelets.
9. What are your favorite movies/TV shows? Oh I have a bunch! Hubby and I watch all of our shows together and we really like a lot of ABC shows like Grey’s, Private Practice, Desperate Housewives. We also like Law and Order SVU, Glee, House and Son’s of Anarchy although sometimes it gets too graphic for me.
10. Describe your “designing” environment. Music? TV in the background? Drinks? Snacks? Where? It’s a room connected to our living room right where my son watches TV. I don’t snack while I work or listen to music but I know all of the words to all of the shows my son watches!
11. If you only had 2 elements in a kit, what would they be? Definitely doodles and trims!
12. Would you like to share a little known fact about you…? I am always in a ponytail and bluejeans! Don’t be fooled by my profile pics. I’m really very low maintenance and I don’t wear make-up.
13. When did you start designing? How did you get started? I found out about digital scrapping in 2005 and could not afford anything that wasn’t free so I started to design for myself. I was pretty bad back then.
14. How would you describe your design style? Eclectic whimsy.
15. Where do you get your inspiration/motivation? Mostly my son! All of my kits now have a child like appeal because I scrap about my son often!
16. Which of your products in the ScrapMatters Store showcases your style the most? All of them I am alsways doodling and it really shows in my work.
I am alsways doodling and it really shows in my work. 17. What is your favorite color scheme to design with? I am always using some version of primary colors. I can’t help it! Someone help me, LOL.
18. Favorite kit you’ve designed for ScrapMatters?
Thanks Faith for taking the time to talk to us! Check out all her doodley goodness here until the end of the month!
-Amanda (Panders77)
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