New Design Team

We're just busting at the seams to announce our new design team to you all for January- June 2012!!

These talented crafters have played along with our sketches, been our guest designers, and simply wow'ed us with their creations. Please join us in welcoming them to the team!

Anna-Karin Evaldsson: Layers of Ink

"My name is Anna-Karin and I have been doing arts and crafts my whole life, but papercrafting is the one that has totally captured my heart and mind. We have an almost two-year old little boy who does not sit still for a second, and who loves to play with my stamps. I have been making cards since 2002, when I got the idea of making my own Christmas cards. It turned out to be a brilliant idea and cardmaking has given me numerous hours of fun since then. I also scrapbook and enjoy switching between the differently sized space of a card and a layout. My stamps are my absolute favorite tools and I love creating something using only white paper, stamps and ink. My hands are very often ink stained, and I have gone to quite a few meetings with completely blue or green hands. I love trying out new and old techniques, to experiment and try different products and tools. The possibilities are truly endless."

Christina MacLaren: Sea Glass & Sentiments

"I'm a 34 year old Midwestern girl who moved to Massachusetts 3 years ago for my hubby's job. We have 2 crazy kids, ages 6 and 4, and a sweet 10 year old pup named Maia. By day I work as a Laboratory Technician at a private college, and by night I watch ice hockey, basketball, and craft!

I started card making and blogging about a year and a half ago, and I have been addicted ever since. The amazingly talented crafters I have gotten to know in that time are a constant source of inspiration, and I'm always excited to discover new talent and make new friends in the crafting community. I'm thrilled to be a part of the Card Patterns Design Team, and I hope that my creations will inspire you to play along each week!"

Clare Buswell: Clare's Creations

"Hi, I'm Clare Buswell! I live in a small village called Athea in the south-west of Ireland with Niall and our beautiful daughter Isabelle.

I've always been creative in some form or another, I have a passion for painting and I've tried lots of different crafts over the years. I love quilling and making my own embellishments. I studied graphic design at art college. I only discovered stamping after the birth of my daughter when I had little time for painting but longed to be creative. Card making was the perfect answer for me as it satisfied all my creative needs. I design regularly for Cardmaking and Papercraft Magazine in the UK and watch out for my cards in Paper Crafts Magazine. I also run card-making workshops in my local craft shop. I love challenge blogs, they really help to push me outside my comfort zone. I'm really excited to be joining the team at Card Patterns and to work alongside such a talented group!"

Lenet Mos: To Scrap or Not to Scrap

"Hi I am Lenet Mos. I'm living with my husband, two kids, and ginger tomcat in Enkhuizen, a town near the IJsselmeer in the Netherlands. I work as a partime preschool teacher, so I have a lot of spare time to spent in my craftroom.

I think I have been crafting all my life and tried all different kinds of crafting. I started making cards when I started my blog 2 years ago and still love it. I used to be more of a scrapbooker but having a kind of scrappersblock for the last two year now. Think card making is a good substitute for it and I'm making one almost every day. Guess that makes me a cardmaking addict!"