Welcome guest designer, Karen Nofziger

Julie O here to welcome guest designer, Karen Nofziger.  Karen and I serve on two design teams together.  I was so pleased when I was given the opportunity to introduce her here on the 3 Girl JAM Challenge blog.  Karen is such an inspiration to me.  I love her work AND her positive attitude.  She can always make me smile.  Make sure you stop by her blog and leave her some love.

Here's a little bit about Karen, in her own words:

"My crafty life began around 20 years ago when my oldest son was born.  I started to scrapbook then just so I wouldn't miss any moments.  Those simple, silly scrapbooks filled with pictures, stickers and glitter are still some of my favorites.  I did scrapbooking for quite a few years.....but it wasn't until about 8 years ago when I went to a card class with my dear friend and craft mentor, Sharon, that my crafts took on a new dimension.  I don't use stickers anymore....instead, I'm hooked on stamps, twine, cool/funky paper, stickles, paint, chipboard, markers, and (of course) 3 Girl Jam Crinkle Ribbon.  As for my non-crafty life, I'm a happily-second-time-around married mom of four wonderful young men.  They are all 18 and 19 years old.  (Two are my husbands and two are mine...)  I manage arts departments at a local university, so most of my days are filled with ledgers, position descriptions, and meetings.  When I'm not crafting in the evenings or on weekends, my dear husband and I spend a lot of time on our boat on the Sacramento River.  He fishes; I read.  It works out well."


And here's her fantastic project, using ribbons from the Seasons, Baby, and Harvest bundles.

Wow!  Isn't it gorgeous?  I love the colors on this and the dimension!  From the chipboard to the flowers to the ribbon -- swoon!



She has complete instructions on how she made this beautiful note holder at http://karey2005.blogspot.com.  I can't wait to go check it out!

Do you know about the challenge that just started yesterday here on the 3 Girl JAM Challenge blog?  It's always a popular one -- "Anything Goes with ribbon". The challenge goes until May 9, and is being sponsored by Trendy Twine.  Link up for a chance to win a starter pack of their twine and a $10 gift certificate to the 3 Girl JAM store.  Yea!

Join in and link up here!