Design Team

Here is our amazing design team!!

Pam Tiedtke 

aka: Pammie - Team A & B

Personal Blog

Challenge Coordinator

I love just living a few blocks from the gorgeous shores of

Lake Michigan, in the small town of Algoma, WI.  I'm a 

retired Paramedic and enjoy the free time. I've been

married to my best friend, Greg, for 45 yrs in 2017. I have 

two adult daughters that are awesome young women, 

and now a Gamma to LJ, 7/2019. Stamping has been a huge part of 

my life for 20 yrs or so. One hobby I've managed to stick with. lol. Most 

important to me is the fact that I am a child of God and saved 

by grace through Christ Jesus. Life is a gift! Eternal life a BLESSING!

Bonnie Ratzloff - Team A

I've been married to my husband for 29+ years, and a mother of

2 children. I am also known as the "crazy cat lady" on our street. 

My love of lighthouses began when my mom used to take my brother

and I to the beach by the Pacific Grove lighthouses and has continued

after she lost her battle to breast cancer. My love of stamping and 

coloring is a release from the stresses of life, including my battle with

chronic migraines and chronic pain, but also a continuation of all my

mother taught me about painting, water coloring and crafting. I was

blessed to have a loving and talented mother growing up and I'm 

blessed to have a talent that I can use to bless others with a

smile, a hug or just to say thanks.

Davi Reid - Team B

I live in the desert South West, Plenty of heat and sunshine!

I'm married to a great supporter of my habit. Have 2 daughters and 

SILs, 3 grandsons and 1 granddaughter. I work for a Optometrist 

and Ophthalmologist. My parents are incredibly talented and so

I have drawn and created from a young age. My friend got me 

interested in paper crafting and blogging.

Donna Walls - Team B

Here's a bit about me: I'm semi-retired...I sell online and work from home.

I spent several years in healthcare, mailny in Clinical Research and when

hubby retired, he talked me into it. I think he got tired of cooking supper

every night. 😊 We live in Central Florida, 40 miles north of

Orlando...17 miles from Daytona Beach. I grew up as a military brat and

lied many places in the US and Overseas. I spent the better part of myt 

teen years in Columbus, Georgia and met my husband there when he was

hubby is a retired Veteran and ex-law enforcement officer. He was part of

Jimmy Carters' personal security team while we lived in DC. I love to 

craft and have many hobbies but papercrafting is my passion.

Heather Bolli - Team A

My name is Heather and I live in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada with

my husband, a daughter and a son. We also have two tortured

(but mostly spoiled) cats. I've been pretty crafty all my life, but added

stamping and card making to my repertoire in 2008. I also enjoy

spending time on the computer, watching movie, reading and 

spending time outside. I especially enjoy sharing my craft room

with my daughter, who love to get crafty too.

Kren Kurts - Team A

I am Kren Kurts - wife, retired teacher, traveller, crafter. You may know me

in blog land as kren@afourthlife. I am a "flamingo", a native Floridian who

flies north for a portion of the year. I try to get "inky" whenever I can, and

love dies, beautiful images, and techniques for making my own background

papers. I am so happy to be a member of the PIP design team!

NanaConnie - Team A

I'm NanaConnie and I've been crafting since I was big enough to
hold crayons and scissors. (the photo is what I use for everything
blog and crafting related. It's actually an old family photo of
my mother and grandparents. I'm a carbon copy of my grandmother
and that could be me standing there) I'm a mom to grown sons and
daughters (2 of each), a Nana to 6 grandkids, and Great-Nana
to 2 great-grands. I'm a child of God, a Christian, and a patriot,
coming from a long line of military service on both sides of my
family, all the way back to the US Civil War. I've been blogging
since 2011 and my crafting sort of settled into mostly cardmaking
about that same time. Over my many years of living, I've done
sewing, scrapbooking, quilling, crochet, and miniatures, plus

a few others which just didn't become obsessions. 😀

Terri Winske- Hermsen - Team A & B

A little about me:

I was fortunate enough to have 2 grandmothers who taught me to crochet 

and embroider when I was a little girl, and my Mom sewed our Barbie doll 

clothes. I've been around "crafts" pretty much all my life and love paper 

crafts the most. I've been making cards for about 15 years and truly enjoy 

the friendships I've made and the fun I've had doing so. I look forward 

to learning new techniques and sharing them with anyone who 

will listen! I'm looking forward to working with all of you!

Tracie Clary - Team B

I have been paper crafting for about 10 years and I love all the wonderful

people I have met in those 10 years. I have always loved different crafts such

a quilting, painting, knitting, crocheting, etc. I think I have tried it all. I am 

so lucky to be able to share my love of this art with wonderful family and 

friends. To me, friendship is what this hobby means to me. Paper crafters 

are always such happy people. I love being part of this hobby.

Vickie Yeakley - Team B

My name is Vickie Yeakley. I live in a small town in Indiana. I'm married 

and together my husband and I have 4 grown, out on their own children! 

Our children have blessed us with 9 grandchildren! I am retired from the 

public school sector, having worked as a grant administrator for a 

cooperative of eleven school corporations. I'm a very eclectic crafter! I

love paper crafting using all types of styles and techniques from whimsical

to shabby chic to anything but a card to altered art and creating with all 

types of media. My crafting goal is to learn from other with the end result,

hopefully, providing inspiration to other crafters with the cards and 

projects that I create. Paper crafting for me is a FUN, creative outlet

and I enjoy spreading the FUN!!