Design Team

Linda BeesonLinda Beeson

Linda has been a crafter for as long as she can remember! The day she discovered rubber stamps her crafting took on a whole new art form. She then naturally transitioned to scrapbooking and card making, which is some of her favorite art today. She also enjoys altered art and rummaging through flea markets for those unique treasures that become transformed once altered! Linda resides in Southern California with her husband of forty years. She is also blessed to have raised four children, and now enjoys the delight of five amazing grandchildren who supply her with a plethora of photos to create art with!

Maggie CrawfordMaggie Crawford

Originally from England, Maggie discovered rubber stamping after moving to the United States 12 years ago. Rubber stamp art is her primary passion, however, she has also worked with various mixed media type artwork and enjoys book making and collage. Maggie has been published in a variety of magazines including Somerset Studio, Belle Armoire, Rubberstampmadness and the Somerset Studio ATC Book. In addition, Maggie has worked with TweetyJill Publications several times over the years and has been featured in Creating Vintage Cards and Fresh Techniques for Rubber Stamped Cards. She currently resides in Vancouver, Washington, with her husband Ian, and two cats and a dog. Her three loving kids are grown and out of the house on their own. 

Wayne DielemanWayne Dieleman

Wayne has been crafting for many years in his country and home, The Netherlands. Years ago Wayne and his wife Ietje opened and ran their own rubber stamp and scrapbooking store, one of the first to exist in their country. They sold their store two years back and Wayne moved on to work as a Product Manager for a large arts and craft company in Holland. His duties include working with a team of 8 designers to develop collections for scrapbooking and card making. Wayne’s favorite art technique is rubber stamping, and when time allows he enjoys making mini-books, cards and scrapbook pages. He has been featured in a variety of magazines and books around the world, including several of TweetyJill’s Publications. He currently resides in the Netherlands with his family. 

Vicki GarrettVicki Garrett

Vicki is a correctional programs officer and art hobbyist and teacher. She has been scrapbooking and rubber stamping for about six years, and teaching paper crafting for around four years. She enjoys all forms of art, especially creating mini alums, greeting cards and using watercolors. Also an avid photographer, she uses her scrapbooking to display her favorite photos, using color, dimension and layering as inspiration. She resides in Kingston, Ontario, with her 11-year-old son. 

Vickie KammererVickie Kammerer

Vickie has been a self-employed for about twenty years and an artist and designer for almost five years, dabbling in rubber stamping, collage, copper and clay art, textile art and much more. Her artwork has been featured in a variety of publications including Expression Magazine, Rubber Stamper, RubberStampMadness, Stamp It, Scrap & Stamp Arts, CardMaker Magazine, Somerset Studio, Stampers Sampler and many more! She has been a designer for Ranger Industries and demo artist for Creative Paperclay Co. She also does artwork for various art and craft companies online, including Art Seeds, Rubber Poet, Creative Paperclay and Michaels. She resides in Council Bluffs, Iowa, with her husband Randy and her Schnauzer, Diva.  

Kelly LuncefordKelly Lunceford

Kelly is fortunate that she was raised in a home where creativity was encouraged and embraced, and she has been creating with paper and any other kind of medium she can get her hands on for as long as she can remember! She gained a deeper education for design while pursuing a degree in art at the University of Utah. Unable to settle on a favorite kind of art, Kelly holds a love for sewing, interior design, decorating, paper crafting, scrapbooking, card making and much more. She also teaches scrapbooking and card making classes at a local scrapbook store, and has been featured in several of TweetyJill’s publications. She currently resides in Utah, with her husband of 10 years and two beautiful children. 

Ranjini MalhotraRanjini Malhotra

Ranjini is a full-time insurance professional working for a large property and casualty insurer. She also describes herself as a Fairy Godmother, Story Teller, Dreamer, Tea-Taker and Artist, which leaves behind a little trail of glitter in everything she does! Her favorite activities including combing flea markets, enjoying a hot cups of tea with a crafty book or magazine, and dabbling in her artwork. She loves combining vintage finds with new products to create something unexpected. She is also the creator and owner of scrapologie.com, where she has been blessed with the opportunity to coordinate offerings of lovely projects and kits. She resides in Hilliard, Ohio, with her husband Bobby and her daughter Alekha. 

Mendy MitraniMendy Mitrani

Mendy is a full-time Kindergarten teacher and lover of mixed media art. Her artwork has been featured in a variety of publications including Somerset Studio, Somerset Digital Studio, Somerset Memories, Scrapbooks Etc., Memory Makers, Creating Keepsakes, Leisure Arts, Cantata, and on the cover for Springtime on Mars, a novel of short stories. Her favorite kind of artwork is “hands-on” collage, soldering, and altered and digital art. She resides in The Woodlands, Texas, with her husband David, two sons Morry and Max and Princess Pug, Madeline. 

Judy MurrahJudy Murrah

Judy is Vice President of Education for Quilts, Inc., a Houston-based company that produces 3 annual quilt festivals, including the Houston International Quilt Festival and 2 annual Quilt Markets. She is the author of 7 published books, and has also created her own line of fabric and patterns. She is known for her wearable art, but recently has delved into the world of mixed media art, painting, printing on fabric and creating small gift items. Judy has a love for antique linens and laces as well as antique and vintage photos, which find their way into her artwork fairly often. She  resides in Missouri City Texas, and is the grandmother of 5 sweethearts, with whom she loves to teach sewing and other crafty things! 

Sue RoddisSue Roddis

Sue is a self-taught mixed media artist living and working in the UK. About 10 years ago she took a City and Guilds course in Creative Embroidery and she was introduced to an artistic world of color and creativity! Soon after she discovered rubber stamping and eventually altered and mixed media artwork. She loves combining different techniques and products together for a transformation! Over the years she has contributed a variety of projects to UK craft magazines and most recently to Somerset Studio, Sumerset Wedding and Somerst Life, as well as TweetyJill’s publications. She lives in a small town in the north west of England with her husband of 30 years and her 22-year-old son. They both think she is quite mad when she pulls over to pick up rusty things from the side of the road!

Angela SmithAngela Smith

Angela is a freelance artist and teacher, favoring illustrating, mural painting, greeting card crafting and graphic design work. She began creating at an early age with a love for drawing. She is fortunate to have many opportunities to use her creative flair in the classroom with her students. Angela’s favorite kind of art is whimsical and light-hearted art for children. She resides in Edmond, Oklahoma, with her four teenage children. Her family lives in the suburbs; surrounded by beautiful trees, open areas and enough domestic adventure and laughter to keep her creative juices flowing!

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