Coordinates Collections

December Guest Designer JENNI SMITH!

GUEST DESIGNER CONTEST (February '10 Kit)

Layouts will be judged by the CC Design Team on creativity and best overall design.  The winning layout will earn a spot on the CC Design Team for the month of February 2010, and this Guest Designer will get to work with one of the monthly kits.

Rules:

• 1 layout entry per person
• Entry must use the December one-page sketch and include a title, photo(s) and journaling 
• Deadline is December 25, midnight Eastern time
  
• Entry must be uploaded to the December Guest Designer section of the CC Gallery (under 'contests') to be eligible
• International entries are welcome; however, international winners must pay their own shipping.
• You must not have been a Guest Designer here at Coordinates Collections in the last six months.  

Details regarding Guest Designer responsibilities, etc. can be found on the CC Message Board under 'CONTESTS'.

Hi!  My name is Jenni and I am 29 years old.  I live in northern California with my husband of 8 ½  years, and our three little boys, all of whom are my main scrapping subjects.  I started scrapbooking over 6 years ago, right around the time my first son was born.  I wanted to find a way to preserve and record the memories of our family and found scrapbooking to be the perfect answer!  My scrapping style could be described as clean, linear, layered and ever changing.  I enjoy trying new techniques and styles, and I'm always excited to play with new product that somehow always seems to find its way onto my scrap table!!  When I'm not scrapping, I can be found running or working out, baking, reading, shopping, or spending time with my family.  I have a serious addiction to Jamba Juice, jewelry, shoes and magazines, and love watching chick-flicks, playing games and traveling.  I am so thrilled and honored to be a guest designer here at Coordinates Collections and hope that I can in some small way inspire you to be creative and innovative in your scrapping, all the while enjoying the creative process along the way!

Ems Fronda November Guest Designer

GUEST DESIGNER CONTEST (January '10 Kit)

Layouts will be judged by the CC Design Team on creativity and best overall design.  The winning layout will earn a spot on the CC Design Team for the month of January 2010, and this Guest Designer will get to work with one of the monthly kits.

Rules:

• 1 layout entry per person
• Entry must use the November one-page sketch and include a title, photo(s) and journaling 
• Deadline is November 25, midnight Eastern time
  
• Entry must be uploaded to the November Guest Designer section of the CC Gallery (under 'contests') to be eligible
• International entries are welcome; however, international winners must pay their own shipping.
• You must not have been a Guest Designer here at Coordinates Collections in the last six months.  

Details regarding Guest Designer responsibilities, etc. can be found on the CC Message Board under 'CONTESTS'.

ABOUT ME: I'm Ems from the Philippines!  I'm married to a wonderful man Oliver  for almost 10 years. A  full-time working mom to 2 precious little girls named Gabrielle Dominique 'Gaby' (9 years old) and Alexa Emmanuelle 'Alexa' (2 years old), who sneaks at night (and during weekends too)  to scrap.  Scrapbooking is really a de-stresser.

Got hooked into 'real' scrapbooking in 2003 with the push and shove of a dear friend even though I already arranged my photos in special way using magazine cut-outs, stickers and all other harmful materials from my High School days.

For the longest time, my subject was always my firstborn.  Now  that we have another baby (after 7 years of waiting), I feel so much blessed that I have this hobby to capture and record our love and affection for them and to show how evident their love for each other too.   With this hobby, I also found great friends and I'm sure I'll continuously meet fresh, creative faces not only locally but around the world.

SCRAPBOOKING STYLE: I love layering with clusters of elements here and there, with distressing and tearing and yet maintaining the clean-look of the lay-out.  Some say that my work is leaning towards romantic with lots of  flowers,  ribbons and laces (because I have 2 daughters, I guess).  I love to combine papers but using non-cluttered base.   I can use a single paper in several lay-outs and yet have a different look in each one that's why the littlest scrap of paper I save.  I don't mind mixing old and new stuff, but still, I'm baffled why my stash keeps on piling up. I would love to try new technique everytime but since I juggle wife duties, mommyhood and being a financial slave, I often set it aside because time is running out and I have to finish the page and oh I still have to sleep hahaha.

I'm so overjoyed to be part of Coordinates Collections for the month of November.  Thank you  for the opportunity!

Ems' Gallery

Ems' Blog

Rebecca Keppel, October Guest Designer

Hi! I am Rebecca Keppel. In a former life I was a corporate attorney living in San Francisco. After my daughter was born, my husband and I decided to move our little family to Arizona. We are still adjusting to the extreme heat, but overall we love the family atmosphere here. In 2007 our little guy was born. They are now 4 and 2. I have been a stay at home mom for the last 4 years.

When we moved out to the suburbs a friend of mine from San Francisco told me I would be scrapbooking before I knew it! And indeed it was around that time that I discovered all the tools, products and goodies that go along with this addictive hobby. What started as a way to create a baby album for my daughter turned into much more. Although I have been "journaling" and taking tons of pictures my whole life, it wasn't until I saw scrapbooking as whole that everything clicked for me and the obsession began! I love to scrapbook my kids because (and I know I am biased here) they are over the top photogenic and because I love remembering the little stories, anecdotes and trials and tribulations we go through as a family. I also scrap my husband and our relationship. And I can honestly say I do like to scrap myself. I find it very therapeutic!

I am so excited to Guest Design this month for Coordinates Collections. I am thrilled to work with this talented design team and the fabulous October kit!

REBECCA'S GALLERY

GUEST DESIGNER CONTEST (December Kit)

Layouts will be judged by the CC Design Team on creativity and best overall design.  The winning layout will earn a spot on the CC Design Team for the month of December, and this Guest Designer will get to work with one of the monthly kits.

Rules:

• 1 layout entry per person
• Entry must use the October one-page sketch and include a title, photo(s) and journaling 
• Deadline is October 25, midnight Eastern time
  
• Entry must be uploaded to the October Guest Designer section of the CC Gallery (under 'contests') to be eligible
• International entries are welcome; however, international winners must pay their own shipping.
• You must not have been a Guest Designer here at Coordinates Collections in the last six months.  

Details regarding Guest Designer responsibilities, etc. can be found on the CC Message Board under 'CONTESTS'.

September Guest Designer: Keandra Willis

Hey y'all! I'm Keandra Perkins-Willis and I do all of my creating in New Orleans! I've been scrapping for about 26 years...since I was a 12 year old using Elmer's Glue and copy paper to keep my memories intact! I'm married to John who accepts AND encourages this obsession I have, and I have six children who are constantly subjected to being snapped and scrapped! I'm currently designing for Buzz and Bloom, as well as the Lotus Paperie challenge blog. I've been published in two newsletters (Basic Grey and Rusty Pickle), as well as Somerset Memories. I am so thrilled to be the Guest Designer for the month of September and the kit was perfect for me to scrap the pictures from our recent Disney vacation! I can't wait to get to know all of you better and see what YOUR creative minds come up with!

Keandra's Gallery

Keandra's Blog

GUEST DESIGNER CONTEST (November Kit)

Layouts will be judged by the CC Design Team on creativity and best overall design.  The winning layout will earn a spot on the CC Design Team for the month of November, and this Guest Designer will get to work with one of the monthly kits.

Rules:

• 1 layout entry per person
• Entry must use the September one-page sketch and include a title, photo(s) and journaling 
• Deadline is September 25, midnight Eastern time
  
• Entry must be uploaded to the August Guest Designer section of the CC Gallery (under 'contests') to be eligible
• International entries are welcome; however, international winners must pay their own shipping.
• You must not have been a Guest Designer here at Coordinates Collections in the last six months.  

Details regarding Guest Designer responsibilities, etc. can be found on the CC Message Board under 'CONTESTS'.

August Guest Designer: Jennifer Pingitore!

I am so excited to be the August GDT for CC! Most of you know me by Pinge on CC. I am a mother of 4 beautiful children. Maddie 19, Andrew 17, Abby 16 and Max 5. They show up in most of my layouts as you probably know by now. I have been married to my highschool sweetheart for over 21 years and he is the love of my life and my very best friend. I have been scrapping for several years now. I really became serious with this after my mother passed away and left with me with boxes of pictures that I didn't know a thing about what was going on in them. Memories that were never written down to share. I want my children to know their life and our journey as a family.  Scrapping has become my outlet and my creative release as well as a wonderful way to get the stories told.

I am a simple scrapper. I adore one photo layouts and 8.5x11 is my go to size although I do scrap others as well. I love to scrap moments, not events. The day to day blessings, simple and unplanned.

Jennifer's Gallery

Jennifer's Blog

GUEST DESIGNER CONTEST (October Kit)

Layouts will be judged by the CC Design Team on creativity and best overall design.  The winning layout will earn a spot on the CC Design Team for the month of October, and this Guest Designer will get to work with one of the monthly kits.

Rules:

• 1 layout entry per person
• Entry must use the August one-page sketch and include a title, photo(s) and journaling 
• Deadline is August 25, midnight Eastern time
  
• Entry must be uploaded to the August Guest Designer section of the CC Gallery (under 'contests') to be eligible
• International entries are welcome; however, international winners must pay their own shipping.
• You must not have been a Guest Designer here at Coordinates Collections in the last six months.  

Details regarding Guest Designer responsibilities, etc. can be found on the CC Message Board under 'CONTESTS'.