Design Team Online Coordinator

Hello! I'm Susan, from Killam Creative. I also answer to Honey, Sweetie, and Mommydog. My husband -Matthew- and I have been married 12 excellent years. We have a 6-year-old Blue Doberman Pinscher named Finnegan. He is absolutely the sweetest dog in the world! We adopted him from a Doberman Rescue two years ago. At the adoption event, he picked Matthew out of all the potential adopters, and the decision was made!

I am a hobby photographer, paper artist and -soon!- a wire-based jewelry maker specializing in chainmaille weaves. As a photographer, I try to capture the natural world around me, especially the really small parts.
My paper goods include 3D art cards and scrapbook layouts. I started out making cards for family and friends about 5 years ago. I can honestly say I only decided to take it seriously in 2009, and I've had a creative explosion of sorts. It's been a great ride so far!

Visit Susan's Blog HERE!

Beary Scrappy Designer

I have always loved making things with my hands and have tried many forms of artwork. I have taught and lectured about beadwork all over the country and still enjoy beading. More recently, I have been spending my free time with scrapbooking and cardmaking. I am completely hooked on copics and find myself coloring daily.  I am lucky to be married to the love of my life, who always encourages all of my crafty pursuits.

Vist Gini's Blog HERE!

Beary Scrappy Designer

My name is Jamie Cooper and I am very excited to be part of The Beary Scrap Design Team.  I am from Blackfoot, Idaho and was born and raised on a potato farm.  I attended Utah State University and graduated with a Bachelors degree in History and a Secondary Teaching Certificate.  After graduating, I taught American History at Blackfoot High School for 5 years before deciding to become a stay-at-home mom.  I married my high school sweetheart, David, in 1997 and we have 3 children:  Carter (8), Lindsey (6) and Jace (2 3/4).  They keep me very busy and continually remind me of the things that are truly important in life.  My husband has a Bachelors degree from Utah State in Agricultural Science and Business and together with my sister and brother-in-law, we are now running our 4th generation potato operation in Blackfoot.  When not busy with my kids, I love to flower garden, read, shop, vacation and watch any kind of football.  I, of course, also LOVE to scrapbook and generally do any kind of paper crafts.  My favorite things about scrapbooking are that it gives you freedom to express yourself in the design--  it's very individual and each person gets to include their own personality and twist in what they create.  I also enjoy the connection it brings to other scrapbookers--  no matter where you are from or what stage of life you are at, if you scrapbook, you have a lot in common.  And lastly, I love that I can preserve priceless family memories while creating something beautiful at the same time.

Visti Jamie's Blog HERE!

Beary Scrappy Designer

HI!  My name is Patricia. I have had a love of crafts since I can remember. In high school I even took two art classes because I loved it so much. You name it and I probably have tried it at one point or another. If I can glue it I can make it.  I have gotten back into scrapbooking about 3 years ago. I had three boys and life got in the way and I had to put it on hold, but now with two of my kids grown adults, I have taken it back up and just love it. I can say that it has come so far since I last had scrapbooked. One of my newest loves of the hobby is card making. Over the summer my youngest son was in football and it didn’t give me a lot of time to do much scrapbooking but I could make a card in a couple of nights and I just love doing card blog challenges. I am always looking for new ideas and challenges to take on and now being accepted as a designer for The Beary Scrap it’s taking it to a whole new level. I was very honored that Kimm invited me to be one of her designers and glad that I get to help her take on this new adventure.  If there is anything I can help you with please don’t hesitate to ask I am always willing to help and if I don’t have an answer I will do my best to get one for you. 

Visit Patricia's Blog HERE!

Hi, I’m Sharon.  I’m a mother to four rambunctious children (ages  9 - 12), and I’ve been married for 13 (almost 14) years.  Our home is also shared with some furry, four legged companions:  our 1 year old Cocker Spaniel (Lady), our 6 month old Yorkie (Bella), and our three cats:  Mara, Nittany, and Cleo.  I love taking pictures, and there’s usually something going on in our crazy home that is photo worthy.

My first passion is scrapbooking, which I’ve been addicted to for about 8 years now.  I enjoy looking through my albums with my family and recounting our memories together.  I find it very therapeutic.  I work full time, so I have some catching up to do with my albums…At least I know I’ll always have something to work on!  When I’m not working, being a mom, being a wife, walking dogs, or scrapbooking, I’m usually reading.  There are so many books and so little time to read them!  I also enjoy quilting, but I’m still a novice.  It reminds me of scrapbooking in a way, because you work with different colors and patterns, and piece the fabric together.    

I hope I can inspire you and help generate some layout ideas for your scrapbook projects.

Hi!  I'm Suzie... and I'm always wishing there were more hours in the day.  I'm married with 3 children and many animals.  We own a horse farm and I give riding lessons.  I am also a private consultant in college financial aide. 

Scrapbooking became a way for me do do something just for me... without any the feeling of guilt.  Everyone benefits; me, my children, my friends, and my future family. 

My style is simple (not alot of time), very much "of the moment" (not chronological), and definitely from a different perspective - photo orientation.

Hi, I'm Tracy Fabian.  A dedicated (or should that be addicted) scrapbooker, card maker and stamper.  I'm the mother of two almost-grown boys.  I've been married for 27 years and have scrapbooked almost all of those years, though I still have some work to do.

I've been acid free for 13 years and teaching for 10.  I've taught everything from basic scrapbooking to advanced techniques including Iris Folding, Spirelli String Art, dry embossing, beading for scrapbooks and cards, sewing in scrapbooks and much more.  My favorite part of teaching is that moment when you seen the look in a student's eyes that they get it!  They understand the concept and are ready to put it to work in their own books and cards.

I've taught in a number of places including the Creating Keepsakes Convention, A.C. Moore, JoAnn's, Scrapping Getaways and at events for various groups like Girl Scouts, grade school classes at St. Aloysius, and PA Scrappers.

If I could start over and be anything I wanted when I grow up, I would definitely be a teacher.  Grade school Art interest me the most.  I've always taught my sons to find their passion and to make their life's work.  My passion is teaching, and my number one rule for any creative class or endeavor is "there is no wrong way to create".  We each have our own vision of what we want our scrapbooks to be.  My goal is to five you the knowledge you need to create the book you envision.

I suppose I need to type one of these too...

Bio Coming Soon.