Laura's Blog: www.lauraachilles1.wordpress.com

On a cold Colorado winter morning in 1997 I was in Costco with my newborn daughter buying diapers, milk, and shampoo. While I’m at Costco It’s imperative that I stop by the book tables. I was aimlessly strolling up one side of the aisle and back down the other; casually thumbing through cookbooks, looking at recipes that I didn’t have time to do, smiling at all the Dr. Seuss books that one day I’d be reading to my daughter, racking my brain trying to remember if I had already read the latest John Grisham book or not.

That’s when I saw something that stopped me in my tracks. It was a big colorful box and it had the words “Scrapbook Kit. Everything You Need To Complete An Album” on the cover. I was intrigued. Everything I thought? I looked at the description closer. Stickers, glue stick, die cuts, album, paper, scissors, and page protectors. Yup, it had everything. Without even a second thought in to the cart it went. That purchase changed my life forever.

I’ve been scrapping since 1997 and love the creative process that it allows me to have. I love to look at products and challenge myself to use them in a new and exciting way.

When I’m not scrapping I’m a wife, a mom, a teacher and a friend. Life is busy but fulfilling..

Nancy's Blog: www.inkcicles.blogspot.com/

I am a born again bible believing woman of faith. I am blessed to have a stay at home job, a husband that supports me and my many hobbies, a grown son and a little daughter. Formerly from the arctic and contently settled in Oregon. I discovered stamping and designing while in Alaska. I thank God for giving me an outlet that connects me to such an awesome community of people.

I'm a stay-at-home mom to two darling kiddos. They are the apple of my eye (of course) and the reason I love to stamp at night... to relax and unwind from days devoted to sticky faces, slobbery kisses, and loads of laundry.

I'm mostly a card maker but also enjoy creating special gift packaging and small home decor items as well. When it comes to my personal creative style, stamping is at the heart of my projects. I adore layering and embellishments. More is more in my mind... trinkets, buttons, bows, glitter... I love "stuff". Especially sassy stuff. I enjoy sharing tips and "recipes" for the things I create on the blog... I hope you'll be inspired to create along with me.

Hi, I’m Kristii Lockart and I’m a stamping fanatic from Southwestern Montana! I work in our local High School Library during the day, and by night, you will find me creating like a mad woman in my basement studio. I am 47 years young, and an empty nested mom of 3. I am very proud of my kids: Beth who is married to Matt, Heidi and Ben. I have been married to my sweetie for 27 years this June. He is the sweetest man who supports this addiction I have with paper wholeheartedly. Papercrafting is my therapeutic outlet, and in the long run, I’m sure it’s way cheaper than seeing a therapist. . I absolutely love to design and I’m very proud to have designed for kit clubs and manufacturers alike. You will find my work in Cards Magazine and Paper Crafts Magazine. I am completely thrilled to be a part of the Pink Persimmon Creative Team and I look forward to sharing my designs with you.

Hello. My name is Melisa Waldorf and I currently reside in Humble, Texas with my wonderful hubby, Fred. We have been together for many years, married in 1985, and have to young adult children. We also have a Yorkie and a Chihuahua that are our babies now. I am so very blessed to be at a point in my life where I can work part-time as an RN. Working part-time has given me more play time to do what I love creatively.

I started scrapbooking many years ago and gradually moved into the stamping world in 2006. I can’t even draw a straight line, so when I was introduced to stamping the thing I loved about it the most was how it allowed me to express myself artistically. I am so appreciative of the wonderful illustrators out there who share their talent with us through stamping, allowing us to be artistic as well. I love to use stamp images to create all kinds of art, inchies, ATC’s, layouts / mini albums, cards and altered projects / home décor.

I am thrilled to join the Pink Persimmon design team! I have been a fan / customer for a while now and LOVE their images and creating projects with them. I look forward to getting my stamps and fingers inky creating Pink Persimmon projects for the next 6 months.

Lindsay's Blog: www.thefrugalcrafter.wordpress.com

Lindsay Weirich started her career teaching art to children, senior citizens and all ages in between. Currently she works as an illustrator for Lindsay's Stamp stuff, a line of digital stamps and paper crafting templates. Her designs and instructional articles can be found in a legion of craft publications and online. Lindsay lives in Maine with her wonderful husband and three adorable children.