{"id":5357,"date":"2012-03-03T09:03:42","date_gmt":"2012-03-03T16:03:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/gingerscraps.net\/gsblog\/?p=5357"},"modified":"2012-03-03T09:07:02","modified_gmt":"2012-03-03T16:07:02","slug":"team-spotlight-craft-tastrophic","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/gingerscraps.net\/gsblog\/2012\/03\/team-spotlight-craft-tastrophic\/","title":{"rendered":"Team Spotlight: Craft-tastrophic!"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/gingerscraps.net\/images\/Blog\/Headers\/GS_blog_TeamSpotlight_Header.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"88\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Happy Saturday everyone! I hope your weekend has started off wonderful. Were you able to sleep in? Have that big cup of coffee in your fuzzy slippers?<\/p>\n<p>This week\u2019s Team Spotlight member is Ivonne from Craft-tastrophic!<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/gingerscraps.net\/images\/teamPics\/Designers\/Craft-tastrophic.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"395\" height=\"300\" \/><\/p>\n<p>She\u2019s our March Grab Bag designer (which you can get for<strong> FREE<\/strong> with a $10 purchase in the store!). \u00a0Which I can say I actually have already after a\u00a0teeny little shopping spree last night! It&#8217;s a very versatile pack, so I highly advise you to get shoppin&#8217;! \ud83d\ude09<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><a href=\"https:\/\/store.gingerscraps.net\/March-Grab-Bag.html\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/store.gingerscraps.net\/images\/P\/Craft_GrabBag.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"420\" height=\"420\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left\"><strong>Earlier this week I caught up with her and asked her a little bit about herself.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left\"><em>I live in Mexico, married to Jorge, 15 years ago and mother to Keila 6yo, I like spinning and Zumba as well as swimming in the beach&#8230; let\u00b4s say&#8230; Hawaii \ud83d\ude00<\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left\"><strong>How did you begin\u00a0designing?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left\"><em>I bought my PSP to edit pictures and to create images to make cards, then I discover digital scrapbooking and got involved in a designer contest where I won a spot to sell in one store.<\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left\"><em><\/em><strong>What inspires your designing?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left\"><em>Everyday, everything and love.<\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left\"><em><\/em><strong>What is the one thing you need while designing?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left\"><em>I like to have music while designing.<\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left\"><em><\/em><strong>In one word, how would you describe your design style?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left\"><em>I\u00b4ll have to say Craftastrophic-o \ud83d\ude42<\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left\"><strong>I then asked Ivonne about her kits- her first, best-selling and favorite.\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><em>My very first kit is Family Memories, still available at my store, and still selling\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><a href=\"https:\/\/store.gingerscraps.net\/Family-Memories.html\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/store.gingerscraps.net\/images\/P\/Craft_FamilyMemories-01.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"480\" height=\"480\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><em>The very best seller is Neutralized<\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><a href=\"https:\/\/store.gingerscraps.net\/Neutralized.html\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/store.gingerscraps.net\/images\/P\/Craft_Neutralized.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"480\" height=\"480\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><em>and my favorite kit at store is Fall-land.<\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><a href=\"https:\/\/store.gingerscraps.net\/Fall-Land.html\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/store.gingerscraps.net\/images\/P\/GS_Craft_FallLand_kp.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"480\" height=\"480\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left\">All three are available in the store. I love how deep and rich her color pallets are. \u00a0One thing I <em>really<\/em>\u00a0love about Craft-tastrophic&#8217;s designs are her templates (which I have added several to my wishlist!). Here is one in particular I can&#8217;t wait to get my hands on.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><a href=\"https:\/\/store.gingerscraps.net\/Craft-Templates-Squared-Love.html\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/store.gingerscraps.net\/images\/P\/GS_CraftTemp_SquaredLove.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"420\" height=\"420\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left\">Go check &#8217;em out!<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left\"><strong>I asked Ivonne what her advice is for aspiring designers, she replied with,<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left\"><em>I\u00b4ll say like in everything, prectice, practice, practice to achieve quality work.<\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left\"><em><\/em><strong>What is one thing we may not know about you, Ivonne?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left\"><em>You may not know\u00a0I\u00b4m a\u00a0Pediatrician, it took me like 11 years\u00a0to get there after\u00a0High school.\u00a0I also collect embossing templates, ribbons, and punchers.<\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left\"><strong>Finally, I asked her to share the funniest little quip she recently came across, meme, joke, quote, book&#8230;<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/a8.sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net\/hphotos-ak-ash2\/s320x320\/162749_107472395992984_100001906734210_63784_5440113_n.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"225\" height=\"320\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left\">Hope you got a good giggle too, I know I did!<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left\">Thank you Ivonne for taking a few moments to tell us a little bit more about you and your designing. We hope to see many more beautiful kits from you! \u00a0And don&#8217;t forget ladies, to get your March Grab Bag!<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/gingerscraps.net\/images\/Blog\/GS_footer_April.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"55\" \/><br \/>\n<em><\/em><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Happy Saturday everyone! I hope your weekend has started off wonderful. Were you able to sleep in? Have that big cup of coffee in your fuzzy slippers? This week\u2019s Team Spotlight member is Ivonne from Craft-tastrophic! She\u2019s our March Grab Bag designer (which you can get for FREE with a $10 purchase in the store!). 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