Congratulations to our 9 newest members of the American Crafts Contributing Design Team! We had over 300 applicants so choosing only 9 was a really tough process. Without further ado, please welcome:
Jen Jockisch from Manito, IL
Candice Reszko from Las Vegas, NV
Doris Sander from Nashville, TN
Amy Tan from Culver City, CA
Nichole Duenke from Orville, OH
Jill Geraghty-Groves from Queensland, Australia
Moon Ko from Versailles, KY
Belinda Venables from South Australia, Australia
Kathy Thompson Laffoley from New Brunswick, Canada
We'd also like to welcome back:
Susan Weinroth from Ponte Vedra Beach, FL
Shannon Zickel from Louisville, KY
Finally, our ACCDT members staying for another year:
Mara-May Baca from Lompoc, CA
Linda Barber from from Wayne, PA
Marla Kress from Cheswick, PA
Laura Kurz from Baltimore, MD
Melanie Louette from Quebec, Canada
Céline Navarro from Mireval, France
Mel Nunn from Victoria, Australia
Kelly Purkey from Chicago, IL
Erin Sweeney from Twinsburg, OH
Bridgette Truong from Avondale, AZ (as the ACCDT coordinator)
Expect great things to come from these awesome and talented scrapbookers!
And we’d like to give a big thank you to these wonderful and talented women – you will be missed!
Linda Buranasakorn from Irvine, CA
Corinne Delis from The Netherlands
Séverine Di Giacomo from Switzerland
Caroline Ikeji from Alhambra, CA
Cindy Liebel from Chesterfield, VA
Mary MacAskill from Calgary, Canada
Vanessa Matthews from South Africa
Ali McLaughlin from Bristow, VA
Tracy Miller from Fallston, MD
Kelly Noel from Land O’Lakes, FL
Jennifer Pebbles from Redmond, WA
Kristina Proffitt from Hendersonville, TN
Celeste Smith from West Hartford, CT
Lisa Truesdell from Omaha, NE
I'm so happy for you girl for making it and I'm sad for me. WEll, there's always next year. WOOHOO Candice, I'm so proud a scrapfaith girl got in!!!! I'll be cheering for you ;) and again congrats to all, what a dream come true for you!
Posted by: Heidi Sonboul | Monday, August 04, 2008 at 08:09 AM
Congratulations to you all! I am SO going to miss being on this team. It's a bit bittersweet, but I'm so excited for the new girls! You are going to LOVE it! :)
Posted by: kristinaproffitt | Monday, August 04, 2008 at 08:27 AM
Congrats to all the new girls, and welcome aboard! :D
Posted by: melanie louette | Monday, August 04, 2008 at 08:51 AM
Congratulations and welcome to all the new DT members! And outgoing DT gals, you shall be missed very much!!!
Posted by: Linda Barber | Monday, August 04, 2008 at 10:01 AM
congrats ladies! WHAT AN HONOR!
Posted by: Debbie Cook | Monday, August 04, 2008 at 11:03 AM
big congrats to the new team!!! =) i'll definitely miss my acdt days!
Posted by: lisa truesdell | Monday, August 04, 2008 at 11:18 AM
I'm so exciting to see this great list!
I can't wait to see your work.
I will miss this incredible AC team but I will became your first fan ;)
Posted by: Séverine | Monday, August 04, 2008 at 11:28 AM
So excited!!!
Looking forward to this!
Posted by: Amy Tangerine | Monday, August 04, 2008 at 01:19 PM
congrats ladies!
Posted by: Lyn | Monday, August 04, 2008 at 02:07 PM
Whoohoo for all the new chicas! I recognize a few of the names so I can't wait to see what you will do with AC!!!
And to the girlies leaving us this round... I will definitely miss seeing your girls work in the gallery!
Posted by: Mara-May* | Monday, August 04, 2008 at 02:16 PM
Way to go ladies....
Shannon
Posted by: Shannon | Monday, August 04, 2008 at 02:44 PM
So sad and happy at the same time!
I'll miss the outgoing girls and have fun with the incoming girls...
Special congrats to the two fellow Aussies on the team with me now- Belinda and Jill!
Posted by: Mel Nunn | Monday, August 04, 2008 at 02:54 PM
Congrats girls! :)
Posted by: Stephanie Baxter | Monday, August 04, 2008 at 03:09 PM
Awesome Team!!
Posted by: Kimberly | Monday, August 04, 2008 at 03:16 PM
I've just arrived home from a few days away in Melbourne and I'm so excited for the new girls joining the American Crafts Team - particularly excited for Belinda and Jill from Australia - I so wish I could have joined them in this most amazing and talented team :( The girls leaving the team will be missed - in particular my beautiful friends, Severine and Celeste. So happy to see some super scrappers staying on for another year also - Mel x2 :) Looking forward to seeing some fantastic creations. It must have been such a difficult decision! Leanne Stamatellos - Queensland/Australia
Posted by: Leanne Stamatellos | Monday, August 04, 2008 at 03:29 PM
Congrats to all of the extremly lucky and talented ladies! I'm looking forward to seeing what you create!
Posted by: Kristin Faust | Monday, August 04, 2008 at 03:45 PM
If you could only see the grin on my HUGE!!!
I am so excited about this new adventure. Thankyou so much for this amazing opportunity.
I look forward to creating up storm and I look forward to meeting new people and gaining new friends.
Someone please wake me up and tell me once more that this isn't a dream...lol!
Posted by: Belinda Venables | Monday, August 04, 2008 at 04:14 PM
COngrats everyone!
Aussie Aussie Aussie, Oi oi oi!!!!
Posted by: Sharmaine | Monday, August 04, 2008 at 05:05 PM
WOOHOO!!! Huge congratulations girls :0)
i even see a South Australian in there...way to go Belinda1
YAAAAYYYYYY!!!!
xxTam (SA Australia)
Posted by: Tammy Templeton | Monday, August 04, 2008 at 05:14 PM
I just re-read my comment and I am that excited I even missed a word...lol. How embarrassing! lol
xx
Posted by: Belinda Venables | Monday, August 04, 2008 at 06:38 PM
I just re-read my comment and I am that excited I even missed a word...lol. How embarrassing! lol
xx
Posted by: Belinda Venables | Monday, August 04, 2008 at 06:39 PM
Congrats to everyone, and a big aussie "good onya mate" congrats to Belinda and Jill from Australia. What fun you will have with the AC products. Well done to all the 293 people that applied. It would be great if we could see some of the winning work!
Posted by: michelle macdonald | Monday, August 04, 2008 at 06:53 PM
wow... congrats to all the girls who won.. cant wait to see what u come up with... and a big aussie cheer to jill gg and belinda..
Posted by: sandie mallon | Tuesday, August 05, 2008 at 01:06 AM
WTG Belinda and Jill. Awesome stuff. Two fo my fav AU scrappers.
Congrats all round too.
Posted by: julie | Tuesday, August 05, 2008 at 04:23 AM
congrats to the new team!!!! sooo exciting and can't wait to see all you new and fun creations!!! how cool...
Posted by: wendi | Tuesday, August 05, 2008 at 11:50 PM
Heyyy CONGRATULATIONS TO EVERY ONE there girls !! aweeesome team :)
Posted by: Brigitte | Wednesday, August 06, 2008 at 03:55 PM
Congrats ladies.
Posted by: stephanie | Wednesday, August 06, 2008 at 08:30 PM
Congratulations to you all - especially the aussie girls :) - hopefully next year Leanne's name will be on the list :)
Posted by: KatherineB | Thursday, August 07, 2008 at 08:10 PM
Way to go Aussies!! So pleased for you! Woohooo Belinda!! AC is blessed to have your amazing talents on hand! ;)
Posted by: Wendymadeit | Thursday, August 07, 2008 at 11:56 PM