Andrea's Scraps

Hi there! I’m Andrea, owner of this blog. My goal is to share my scrapping, stamping and general crafting experiences with you – what works for me, what doesn’t and what is evolving! I absolutely love crafting in general having started at a very young age. Drawing was always a passion, using colored pencils, crayons and paper to pass the time growing up. I redrew album covers, colored in numerous coloring books and even wrote to penpals across the whole country! The mailman was my best friend!! To this day, I love getting good ole snail mail, well everything except bills of course.

I have been stamping since 1997 and scrapbooking since 1998. I found my groove around 2000 and haven’t looked back! I love to learn new techniques and play with texture and altering. I really can not find a specific word to describe my style – I just love to work with any product to see what I can come up with! I gain inspiration from magazines, idea books, educational DVD’s and classes. There is nothing that a rubber stamp, ink or fiber can’t fix on any layout, in my opinion!

Design Team Experience:
Scrapbook Central/Cherry Blossom Studio Scrapbook Store, Coconut Creek, FL Designer September 2007 to present
Faerie Song Art Rubber Stamps Design Team May 2007 to present
Lasting Impressions with Panache Rubber Stamps Creative Crew June 2006 to present
My Paper Moon Rubber Stamps Designer October 2005 to present
123-Scrap! Faculty Member February 2004 to present
Starving Artistamps Rubber Stamps Designer September 2007 to November 2009
ScrapFriends Review Team Manager May 2005 to December 2008
ScrapFriends Guest Artist in March and April 2005
Scrap Forums Featured Artist of the Month February 2005
Crop Shop, Lighthouse Point, FL June 2004 to January 2005

Teaching Experience:
Scrapbook Central/Cherry Blossom Studio Scrapbook Store, Coconut Creek, FL September 2007 to present
Certified Ten Seconds Studio Demo Artist, June 2006 to present
123-Scrap! Scrap Rallies and Make n’ Takes March 2004 to 2008
ScrapFriends “How-To” articles February 2005 to December 2008
Crop Shop, Lighthouse Point, FL April 2004 to January 2005

Published Experience:
Scrapbook News and Review Ezine, November 2009
The Rubber Stamper Magazine, May/June 2007, p. 86
Creative Concepts Magazine, 2nd Quarter Issue 2007, p. 27
The Rubber Stamper Magazine, January/February 2007, p. 105
Scrapbook & Cards Today Magazine, Fall 06 Issue, p. 30
Krylon Paper Arts Designer Challenge 3rd Place Greeting Cards/Tags Category, July 2006
The Rubber Stamper Magazine, July/August 2006, p. 60
Scrapbook Answers Magazine, Feature Article, February/March 2006, p. 73
Projects for Leave Memories Stamps displayed at CHA January/February 2006
Scrapbook Answers Magazine, New & Reviewed Column, November 2005 & December 2005
Creative Concepts, Scrapbooking Beyond Your Imagination Idea Book, November 2005, p. 21 & 57
Stamper’s Sampler Take Ten Vol V, October 2005, p. 20
Projects for Adhesive Tech and Z Becky Brown displayed at Memory Trends October 2005
Projects for Leave Memories Stamps displayed at CHA February 2005