Design Team Bios

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Heather Schlatter of Heather's Heavinly Stampations



I’m Heather and I am so excited to be back with The Character Cafe for my 2nd DT term. I am a stay at home Mommy to 3 great kids Piper 7, Willow 5, and Tucker 2. Before I started staying home with the loves of my life (other than my Hubby that is) I was an RN and have 10 years of experience in the O.R. and also 4 years on a Labor and Delivery Unit. I love being a Mommy and my kids are getting addicted to stamping and coloring - Go Figure I have no idea why??? We still hope to have 1 more kiddo some day soon to even our brood out to 4. I have been Scrap Booking for almost 10 years now and stamping on and off for about 9 years now, but full time for the last 3 years as a Stampin Up Demonstrator. I love to keep things fresh and try new techniques and styles all the time I really do not have any one "Style" that is me persay, although I would say my one specialty is making my cards into scenes. I started into the Stamping/Blogging world just over a year ago and have had the immense pleasure of getting to participate on several Design Teams. I can honestly say that The Character Cafe Team has been the most supportive, fun, and Chatty team I have ever been on and I am so glad they let me come back for a 2nd term. The Character Cafe Images are so so cool because they have such a wide variety of styles, and themes to choose from each month!!!!! I know you can find something to suit your fancy in the store, and you will love coloring them in and working with the Great Character Cafe Images!!!!



Billie St.Clair of Billies Scrappetique



My name is Billie, I'm married with three kids. Kelci is 14, Tyler is 10 and Allison is 5 We live in Central Texas in a small town outside of Austin, called Dripping Springs. It's a nice, quiet place to live. I love being out a little ways, but I'm still only about 15 miles from Michaels and Hobby Lobby.



I have been scrapbooking since about March or April of last year when my BFF came over and said "You may as well sit down and scrap a page, because I'm not leaving until you do! "Yeah! She really did!!!! I scrapped a page in my wedding album and have been scrapping since! I made my very first card in January of this year for my WONDERFUL grandfather, who turned 80. I made a few others after that and just fell in love with cardmaking. Now I rarely scrap and it drives my BFF, who does not make cards, absolutely nutty!



I try to incorporate lots of things into my cards and pages and love to try new things! I need to start making more 3D projects, so hopefully I'll be able to do that with this DT term.



I'm very pleased to be back and happy to see that we have some chatty, upbeat ladies on here! This is going to be FUN!!!



Sara Moreno of Luminous in My Chaotic Dreams Life



Hi, I'm Sara! This is my second time on this DT, and I'm so excited. Kelly and Kendra are great to work with! I'm a SAHM with 4 kids: dd-18, dd-15, dd-13, ds-10! They keep me VERY busy. My 2 middle daughters are home schooled, and my son plays soccer. not to mention my oldest is a senior this year, and there is so much to do!!! My husband and I have been married for 19 years, we live with my father in law and take care of him. We have 3 dogs, 2 cats, 3 turtles, 1 rat, and 1 chinchilla! I've been stamping for 11 years, although I did take a couple of years off when we moved back to California. Can't wait to get to know everyone here!





Angie Cortes of Angie Cortes Designs



Hi everyone, my name is Angie Cortes. I live in Ohio with my amazing husband of 12 years, Rich, who I met and married in Korea while we were both serving in the United States Army. We have two wonderful children Devin (11) and Alexis (9).



I started scrapbooking soon after my son was born and loved it. I have been stamping and cardmaking for little over a year. A good friend took me to a Stampin’ Up! Workshop and I was instantly hooked. I really love clean and simple cards and all things digital!



I am thrilled to be a part of The Character Café Design Team and cannot wait to work with and get to know all these talented ladies!!



Deanne Burton of Am I a Scrap Addict



My name is Deanne Burton. I'm a loving wife and mom. I am also a teacher of fantastic grade 6 kids (love 'em to pieces! Super bunch!) I live in Newfoundland, and wouldn't live in any other place in the whole wide world! I should have said first and foremost, I AM A SCRAP ADDICT! There I said it! I have always been creative and have always done some sort of craft for as long as I can remember ( even as a toddler!). Right from the first time I put a crayon in my hand, to now I have loved to create! I am totally a craft addict!!! I spend a part of EVERY day either scrapbooking, card-making or altering something. I have just recently found out about digi stamping and love it! I use my copics, aquapainter and inks to color the images in and it's so much like coloring , I love it! My all-time favorite activity as a kid was coloring, so this allows me to continue!!!



Rachel Arambula of My Cardstock Creations



Hi! My name is Rachel Arambula, I am a Stay~at~Home mom to three beautiful girls ages 10, 5, and 4. I have been married to my Best Friend for 12 Years. I have been scrapbooking and papercrafting for 7 years and have recently started mainly making cards in the past year. I am so Thrilled to be a part of The Character Cafe Design Team (Thank You Kendra and Kelly) and am excited to be working with such Wonderfully talented ladies. :0)





Sheri Fink (aka. Fink) of Fink's Happenings



Hey there, My name is Sheri Fink but in the crafting world it is just Fink! Long story there. I am the SAHM of 2 wonderful girls and the proud wife of James. I became a major buyer of stamps that collected dust. Now I will say I am still an avid buyer (or worse) but have been papercrafting/card making about 2 years! I am hooked! I am thrilled to be here!



Piali of A Touch of Creation



Hello!!! I am Piali and I'm super excited to be the part of The Character Cafe Design Team. I live in New Jersey with my wonderful husband, two adorable daughters and a little furry one. They keep my life busy. I've been paper crafting for just more than a year. I'm addicted to stamping and card making... I also love crocheting, beading and quilting. If possible I would love to spend my whole day stamping in my craft room. I like to try new techniques for paper crafting and take new challenges everyday. I'm currently on few design teams....and have the wonderful opportunity to BE inspired by all the talented crafters around me.



Dianne of Useless Crafts



My name is Diane and I live in Wales, MA USA with my husband, Jason, and our "fur" kids, Rusty (shown in picture with me) and our cat Ziggy. We are high school sweethearts and have been married for over 13 years. I am the Assistant Treasurer for a small public bank and I love my job! I am such a numbers person! To relax and unwind, I love to stamp, scrapbook and quilt. My favorite technique is coloring with my Prismacolor pencils and baby oil. I also teach classes at my local scrapbook store to help fund my hobbies! My hubby and I also enjoy camping and snowmobiling depending on the season.





Annamarie (aka. Lola) of Little Cardmaker



Hi I’m Annamarie, but I go by Lola, I have been making cards for over 5 years now. I started with whatever I had on hand, then got a Cricut, then a Cuttlebug, then discovered stamps, and now digi-stamps. I love different techniques and learning about new products. I feel that in the time that I have been papercrafting, I have really found my own style. Of course, I have different styles ranging from clean and simple, to more elaborate, from stamped, to more scrapbook style.



I am married to my biggest supporter who encourages me in all my endeavors. I have an amazing 2 year old daughter, Bean (her nickname). I never imagined my life as it is, but I have no complaints. I work full time at the University and also attend full time as a Masters student. Yes, I keep busy, but I wouldn't have it any other way.