As it’s been awhile, we’re happy to once again be spotlighting another design team member and their talent in an effort for you to get to know them a bit better. BasicGrey fans, let me introduce you to Nancy Burke.
“My name is Nancy Burke and I live in the beautiful desert foothills of the Owyhee Mountains in Idaho with my amazingly patient husband of 18 years and our two busy and beautiful teenage daughters. I am also animal wrangler to three ornery cats, three (yes three) rambunctious black labs, and a crazy mini Australian shepherd. My family and I love to travel all over the country to fun and interesting places to see and do new things. We do so as often as possible because we believe that when you work hard, you should play hard! I have been scrapbooking for 14 years and have worked professionally in the scrapbooking and crafting Industry for over 11 years. I am proud to be a Designer Member of CHA and have been on numerous design teams for manufacturers, retailers and magazine publications as well as been a contributing designer to several books. I just recently had my own book published- “CardMaker’s Hand Lettering Workbook”. I eat, drink and breathe scrapbooking and I bleed mono adhesive. Besides scrapbooking and any other crafty venture, I love shopping, gardening, photography, dancing, cooking, hiking, woodworking and Skyping with my crafty friends!”
We’re thrilled to have you as part of the BasicGrey team, Nancy! Now on to a little Q&A :
Where do you scrapbook?
When we built our house, I designed a scrapbook room/office with lots of built-ins and file drawers made for 12×12 paper, as well as a counter-height work desk, so that is where I do all of my scrapbooking.
What do you listen to/watch while scrapbooking?
I listen to a wide variety of music really loud! As long as it is upbeat and makes me want to sing and dance, I will listen to it.
What is your favorite theme to scrapbook?
My favorite theme to scrapbook has got to be our many trips to Walt Disney World and other family trips. Those are our favorite times spent as a family and I want to document every minute of it.
What is your favorite thing about scrapbooking?
Patterned paper, and lots of it! I love the endless possibilities of what can be created with just a few sheets of paper.
Do you have a scrapbooking goal?
To simply never stop scrapbooking!
What are your three favorite BasicGrey products?
- Bloomers
- Pins and Tags
- Alphabet Stickers
And for a bit more inspiration, here’s a new layout from Nancy :
Nancy says, “For this page, I knew I just had to use this favorite photo of my daughters from a recent vacation. I used a variety of lettering stickers to create the simple sentiment Oh, the places you’ll go! This phrase holds a double meaning to it. Not only does it express how much I hope they continue their love of travel as they get older, but it also expresses that I know they will continue to be successful in all they do. I wanted to have the embellishments trailing up the page to help convey the upward movement I hope they have throughout their lives as they set goals and reach them. This page is now framed and hanging on the wall outside their bedrooms so they see it daily. It serves as a positive reminder for them to not lose sight of their dreams of one day traveling the world and being successful women. For a few of my embellishments, I disassembled some left over bloomers from older Basic Grey collections and added embellishments from the new “What’s Up” line to coordinate with the papers.”
We hope you’ve enjoyed getting to know Nancy a bit better! We’d love it if you took the time to welcome her to the BG team. Leave a comment for Nancy below and we’ll select one lucky commenter at random to receive her three favorite BasicGrey products! Comment must be posted by 11:59p MST.
