April Antonio
Hello! My name is April and I live in Northern California. I’ve loved crafting since I was a little girl. I started with collecting and trading stickers with my cousin and soon began trying other crafts; needlepoint, polymer clay, personalized stationery, you name it!
I was gifted a scrapbooking kit on my eleventh birthday and spent the next few days on my bedroom floor surrounded by family photos, creating what would become my first scrapbook album! I later discovered card making and began watching YouTube videos to learn new techniques and to learn how to use different products.
I customized a walk-in bedroom closet into a ceiling to floor craft room with organizing cubes and storages bins for all my supplies — dies, stamps, inks, envelopes, etc., all arranged by color and brand. This helps me keep a clean workspace when I’m designing and creating projects because I am able to easily locate the items I need.
My day job is a Certified Financial Planner ® where I help others realize their life goals. But as soon as I put aside my calculator, I head to my craft closet to select supplies for my next project. I also film YouTube cardmaking videos and create cards to sell at local craft fairs and boutiques. Lastly, I enjoy attending the Scrapbook Expo with my cousin who is one of my best crafty friends!
I am excited to share this journey with others and hope to bring a little more beauty to the world one card at a time.
Crystal Komara
I have been crafty for as long as I can remember, but I really found my passion in 2005 when I designed and created my own wedding invitations in an effort to save money. I staged my own engagement photos and and printed our favorite image on vellum. The vellum photo was an overlay to a linen paper invitation. Little did I know that saving money 15 years ago most certainly did NOT in the long run!
In 2012 I began teaching classes in my home studio to share my love of papercrafting with others. I have discovered I enjoy teaching just as much as I love creating. I have had the benefit of teaching at craft trade shows with Scrapbook Expo and Stamp Scrap Art Tour. I dream of attending CHA one of these days! When I’m not crafting, I enjoy baking, reading, yoga, consignment shopping and playing board games with my family. I’m also a wife and cat mom to three who lives in Western Massachusetts.
Dilay Nacar
Hi, everyone! My name is Dilay (most call me Dee) and I currently live in Connecticut with my amazing husband and two fur babies. I have been crafting for as long as I can remember, but my true passion is designing and creating cards. If I’m not working or spending time with my family, I’m in my craft room making a beautiful mess. It’s my happy place! I am so excited and honored to be a part of this amazing design team. I look forward to sharing my creations with you!
Jeanne Jachna
I live in Northwest Indiana (near Chicago) with my DH and one very large fur baby – an Akita I call Miss Moriko. I like to read, garden and cook but I have been completely captivated by card making and paper crafts. I love to mix and match different pattern papers and can’t resist a rainbow of colors. My time crafting is a sweet escape and a fun way to express myself. I started my blog A Kept Life in 2011 and feel so blessed with the many friends I’ve made who share my paper crafting obsession. I can’t wait to share my creations with you.
Natasha Vacca
Hi Everyone! My name is Natasha and I live in New York with my amazing husband and 2 kids! During the day I am a Special Education Teacher and during the evenings you will find me in my craft room! Crafting is a way for me to unwind after a busy day! I started paper crafting before I got married, I started with scrapbooking, but my true love and passion is card making! I have met amazing people during my crafting journey and have made amazing friends! My hobby truly brings me joy!
Rosemary Dennis
Hi, I’m Rosemary and I live in the Puget Sound region of Washington State with my husband, two boys and our silly Doberman Pincher, Sparky. I love the beauty of the PNW and most especially the views of Mt. Rainer that I get on a regular basis. My paper crafting journey started many years ago when a very dear friend got me interested in it. She would create the most beautiful cards and finally I decided to give it a try. Initially I created scrapbook pages, but soon left that behind for cardmaking. I started blogging in 2010 and have worked for several different stamp companies of the years. I’m excited to be creating for a company that is in my “backyard” . My style is mostly clean and simple but I enjoy trying other styles. Lately I’ve been trying my hand at mixed media and all things “grungy”.
Sandhya Iyer
Hello! I am Sandhya, an art and paper crafting enthusiast, and I have been making cards since the beginning of 2017. Water coloring is another passion of mine and it helps me relax and lighten up even on the darkest of days. I love exploring new media and fun ways to get creative in everything I do. My mission is to fill the world with kindness through art. My day job is that of a Data Product Manager where I come up with creative ways to sort, store and present data to help a company gain meaningful insights from it. I live in Orange County with my husband and my two sons. I have lived in Chennai, Bangalore, Singapore, and Illinois before settling down in California. I am super thrilled to be a part of this Design Team and look forward to sharing my creations with you.
Seeka
I grew up just north of Chicago and currently live right across the bay from San Francisco. I stumbled into, and fell in love with, cardmaking in 2017 when I decided I wanted to challenge my brain by doing something very different from how I spend most of my time. By day, I’m a digital product manager working on websites and mobile apps and now by night, I’m an inky card maker. Little did I know how much joy, and how many wonderful people and travel opportunities, this craft would bring into my life!
Hi, everyone! My name is Toni and I live in the Pacific Northwest just a few miles north of Seattle where I work at the University of Washington supporting infectious disease research. I enjoy spending time with family (including my cats), reading, gardening, and, of course, papercrafting.
I try to spend time in my craft space every day; it’s a wonderful way to recharge and refocus. Thanks largely to my mom and maternal grandmother, I was introduced to all sorts of crafts and ideas from an early age. I remain curious and love to experiment by combining different mediums and techniques in unexpected ways. I look forward to sharing my creations with you here and on my blog, Frankie Helps Craft!