American Crafts Studio Blog: My Girl Guest Designer: Jennifer Chapin

The My Girl Guest Designer is the talented Jennifer Chapin!

Short bio: Hi! My name is Jennifer Chapin, and I am over the moon excited about the opportunity to guest for American Crafts! I am 29 years old; my husband Adam and I live in Eastern Iowa with our 2 children - Keira (3) and Connor (6 months). During the week I work as a nurse but after the kids are in bed you will probably find me scrapping. I have been scrapbooking since 2006 and have been fortunate to work with a lot of great companies and meet some awesome friends.

How did you get started scrapbooking? I was introduced to paper crafting through a stamping party. I wanted to create thank you notes for my wedding. After I found my local scrapbooking store, it was all over!

What is your favorite American Crafts product? Thickers! That is a given. I have collected over 100 packages through the years :)

VINTAGE LOVE by Jennifer Chapin

Sometimes it’s fun to scrap a page about one of your hobbies or passions – even if there are no people in the photos. It will give generations to come a more personal look at your life.

Supplies: Loveable Lily Paper (35906) – My Girl, Precious Penny Paper (35904) – My Girl, Beautiful Bella Paper (35908) – My Girl, Caroline Paper (35907) – My Girl, Tender Tessa Paper (35912) – My Girl, Remarks Stickers (42363) – My Girl, Details Dimensional (85618) – Swing, Adhesive Ribbon Bows (85621) – Details, Fabric Yo-Yo Paper Clips (85622) – Details, Wood Veneer Tags (85620) – Bits, Fair Ribbons (85619) – Delights, Kitten Black (53448) – Thickers, Fabric Yo-Yo Paper Clips (85622) – Details, Clothes Pins (85664) – Whittles, Layered Tags (85617) – Bits, Soda Pop Fabric Stickers (42361) – Remarks

LOVE YOU CARD by Jennifer Chapin

When creating cards, I love making bold sentiments using Thickers. I added a few elements – butterflies, stars and a flower to finish off this card.

Supplies: Honey (710730) – Cardstock, Tender Tessa Paper (35912) – My Girl, Precious Penny Paper (35904) – My Girl, Remarks Stickers (42363) – My Girl, Remarks Puffy Stickers (42362) – My Girl, Details Dimensional (85618) – Swing, Kitten Black (53448) – Thickers

HELLO BEAUTIFUL GIRL PRINTER'S TRAY by Jennifer Chapin

I started out with a plain white printer’s tray and used the My Girl line to embellish it for my daughter’s room. All of the dimensional elements made this a fairly quick project!

Supplies: Precious Penny Paper (35904) – My Girl, Cute Chloe Paper (35905) – My Girl, Charming Caroline Paper (35907) – My Girl, Sunny Savannah Paper (35910) – My Girl, Adorable Abby Paper (35911) – My Girl, Sweet Sadie Paper (35913) – My Girl, Marvelous Madeline Paper (35914) – My Girl, Silly Sarah Paper (35915) – My Girl, Remarks Puffy Stickers (42362) – My Girl, Remarks Stickers (42363) – My Girl, Details Dimensional (85618) – Swing, Adhesive Ribbon Bows (85621) – Details, Fabric Yo-Yo Paper Clips (85622) – Details, Wood Veneer Tags (85620) – Bits, Fair Ribbons (85619) – Delights

PROJECT LIFE SPREAD by Jennifer Chapin

The My Girl collection was perfect for this week of my project life album. We had Valentine’s Day as well as a weekend getaway and the colors worked really well!

Supplies: Beautiful Bella Paper (35908) – My Girl, Precious Penny Paper (35904) – My Girl, Cute Chloe Paper (35905) – My Girl, Charming Caroline Paper (35907) – My Girl, Sunny Savannah Paper (35910) – My Girl, Adorable Abby Paper (35911) – My Girl, Sweet Sadie Paper (35913) – My Girl, Marvelous Madeline Paper (35914) – My Girl, Silly Sarah Paper (35915) – My Girl, Remarks Puffy Stickers (42362) – My Girl, Remarks Stickers (42363) – My Girl, Kitten/Pool Foil (53451) – Thickers, Kitten Parfait (53449) – Thickers, Kitten Black (53448) – Thickers, Soda Pop Fabric Stickers (42361) – Remarks, Noteworthy Phrases & Icons (59170) – Clear Stamps

MOVIE NIGHT by Jennifer Chapin

I recently had these Instagram photos printed of my daughter and her friend watching a movie. The My Girl collection was perfect for this page and I even got messy with a bit of mist on my background.

Supplies: Nickel (710720) – Cardstock, Bubbles (710722) – Cardstock, Shrimp (710725) – Cardstock, Silly Sarah Paper (35915) – My Girl, Charming Caroline Paper (35907) – My Girl, Marvelous Madeline Paper (35914) – My Girl, Endearing Ella (35916) – Crepe Ruffle, Fair Ribbons (85619) – Delights, Kitten/Black (53448) – Thickers, Fabric Yo-Yo Paper Clips (85622) – Details, Soda Pop Fabric Stickers (42361) – Remarks, Sugar Mini Icons & Phrases (42362) – Remarks, Swing Dimensional Stickers (85618) – Details, Noteworthy Phrases & Icons (59170) – Clear Stamps

Make sure to stop by Jennifer's blog, follow her on Twitter (@chapinjen) and Instagram (@jenchapin), then visit her Pinterest boards!