Powder Room
Christie Ortman-Paper Pretties Owner and Image Designer
I am a wife to one of the most amazingly supportive, giving and understanding men around. I am a proud mom to 4 beautiful boys who make my heart happy. I am a registered nurse, and I LOVE to stamp! I am so thrilled to be able to share my passion for paper crafts through this company with such an amazing group of ladies. It is my hope that as you expand and stretch your creative efforts through all that we share with you that Your Creativity truly will Come to Life and be a blessing to those around you! Christie O
Julie Masse-Paper Pretties Creative Consultant
Julie is a really amazing person and it has been my pleasure to get to know her both on a professional and personal level. You know how there are those people who work tirelessly behind the scenes and don't really ask for any recognition - well, Jules is one of those kind of people. She is a giver! She generously gives of her time, talent, wisdom and friendship. She is an amazing wife and mother, a very good friend and a very gifted paper crafter.
"I live in Maine and am a SAHM of 4 beautiful children, Emma (5), Anna (3), Ethan (2), and Aaron (born 05-07). My husband Jeff is a chemist in a small laboratory in New Hampshire. Our house is crazy at times, but I love being home with my children! While I have always loved to do crafty things, I began stamping seriously as a hobby about the time my first daughter was born. A little over 2 years ago I became a Stampin' Up! demonstrator and have really enjoyed meeting some fabulous people through stamping and blogging. Recently I have started to experiment with other stamping companies and have found so many wonderful things!! Some of my new loves are Stamping Bella, Papertrey Ink, My Favorite Things and so many more!" Stampin With Julie
Jana Weaver-Promotional Material Designer
Jana has been a joy to get to know. While we are all very jealous of her glamorous life traveling around Europe, we’ll be happy to have her back in North America before long. Jana fit in immediately with the Prettie Girls and her cards and creations are always a joy to see. Her style is uniquely her own and she is so faithful to post regularly both on her blog and on SCS. Jana goes above and beyond what is required and is always there to lend a helping hand. Jana will be working on our promotional materials here at Paper Pretties.
"I’m a SAHM of 1 very active 5-year-old girl, Julia. When she surprised us all by arriving 3 months ahead of schedule, we decided it was best for her (and her lungs for me to stay home with her. Shortly before her birth I was introduced to Stampin’ Up! and after staying home for 1 year I was desperate for more adult interaction so I signed up to be a demonstrator. Another big change happened in our lives when we decided to move our family to Germany for my husband’s job. Living over here, I was unable to demonstrate Stampin’ Up! anymore, and so I was able to stamp purely for fun. I started my blog to maintain some connection to other stampers and my stamping style (and interests changed drastically! I suddenly discovered how many different stamp companies there were and like a kid in a candy store I went wild! I was so excited when Christie asked me to join the Prettie Girls Design Team! I really love stamping, and I’m excited to be joining such a fun, talented group of women!" Jana's Creative Pursuits in Stamping
Jackie Rakoski
Jackie was around loooooooong before some of you even knew Paper Pretties existed. She was a PP box subsriber waaaay back when and faithfully stuck with us through all the humps and bumps we experienced. I have watched as her creative style has evolved and grown and it is so nice that she agreed to be one of the Prettie Girls. Jackie is flexible and always goes the extra mile.
I was born and raised in New Jersey, long time Assistant Librarian, a
graduate from NJIT last May with a Bachelors of Architecture Degree, and I am now working for a NJ Architecture firm full time as an Architectural Designer (until I get licensed in hopefully a few years). I began stamping about eight years ago when a frequent library patron and SU Demo hosted a scrapbooking class for the town to attend. I should have ran in the other direction, instead I became one of the younger stampers around; I was 16 years old at the time. After that scrapbooking class I began attending swaps and SU parties between school and work and loved every minute of it. When I went to college my stamping went on hold but my stamp collection continued to grow. I love how the stamping community has really welcomed me with open arms. When Christie invited me to be a Guest Designer a few months ago I jumped at the chance. Now I can not even begin to explain my elation to join the Prettie Girls as a part of the Paper Pretties Design Team. You girls are the best around and I can't wait to take this journey with all of you! Stamping Sister
Frances Byrne
What do you say about Frances? WOW - UBER talented, we were thrilled when she agreed to join us. Her cards always wow us and she has been so much fun to have involved in our Prettie discussions and activities. If you haven't seen her blog you need to!!!
Heather Lee-Reppen
I am a stay at home mom to 2 amazing kids. Annabelle started kindergarten this year and Beckett follows her next year. We live in Madison, WI. In my life before children I was a scientist for a biotech company here in Madison. Nowadays I mostly spend my days working as a chauffer to my kids. School, swimming, soccer and playdates keep us quite busy. In my valuable free time I barricade myself in my stamp room. My stamping time is the key to my sanity! I started stamping about 11 years ago but didn’t get serious about it until my daughter was born 6 years ago. My goal was always to make scrapbooks for my kids but I’ve definitely evolved into mainly a card maker. I recently had my first publications in Just Cards and Take Ten. I am over the moon excited about joining such a fabulously talented group of ladies on the Paper Pretties team! The Best In Life
Wendy Bond
My name is Wendy Bond and I am married to James....I wish!!! But my Rory will do! I have one amazing daughter Joely who is growing up way too fast. We live in Calgary, Alberta where is snows way too much. I have been stamping now for about 4 years and can't get enough of it. I have a great group of friends who have followed me to the dark side and we all attend rehab together but call it 'card night'! I was lucky enough to meet Christie as I was a big fan of her stamps and we hit it off. So when I saw the DT call, I was all over that and well begged her to pick me! I can't wait to show you all my ideas for Paper Pretties and to make her proud. Bond Girl Bliss
Kristy Ketterlin
I am married to the love of my life Derek who puts up with a house full of women and even the dog is female. We have 3 beautiful girls Sadie(12), Zoey(9), and Hannah(1). We live in Amarillo, TX which is my hometown but we ventured off for about 2 years and lived in WY. All though we moved back to TX, living in WY wasn't all bad because that's where I learned all about stamping! One of my employees introduced me to Stampin Up and I had told her that I wasn't getting involved in that cult lol! Well, a year later here I am and loving every minute of it! I am now a stay at home mom who spends every spare minute stamping between my girls softball games, laundry, changing diapers, cooking, cleaning, and well you know what I mean! I am also going back to school for Physical Therapy. I love Paper Pretties stamps and I am so stoked to be a Prettie girl! It's exciting to be part of an amazing group of talented women!
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Jane Matsumoto
I live in San Jose, CA, with two very energetic boys, a very supportive husband, and a loving cat. You might know me as “Whoopsie Daisy” online. It used to be the name for my blog. Now its name reflects how I like to live each day. “Live, laugh, love… dream big!” I teach preschool to 3 year olds by day and spend my evenings at the craft table, happily stamping the night away. I started stamping a few years ago after my oldest was born. I just needed a creative outlet to help with the postpartum. Crafting is now my passion and saving grace. Aside from being a SAHM and preschool teacher, I also teach Copic and card making classes and give piano lessons to local neighborhood children. I am back in school to get my Bachelor’s degree. Now I am thrilled to be a Prettie Girl! It is such an honor to be part of this awesome group of talented women! LiveLoveLaugh...Dream Big
Jennifer Greco
Hi everyone! My name is Jennifer Greco {jennifer-g on SCS}. I've been married for 6 years and am a part-time environmental engineer. The other part of my time is devoted to being a mommy to my two beautiful boys, ages five and two. I live near Madison, WI with my family. I'm lucky to have a darling husband who is supportive of my papercrafting habit (umm, I mean hobby), and my little stamper-in-training, who loves to help me create! I always loved art but I didn't "DO" art until a group of crafty friends forced me to a Stampin' Up party. It was love at first ink! I have now been stamping, scrapping, and covering all sorts of things with glitter for over 7 years and will never give it up. I love all things papercrafting - it is my hobby, my therapy and my creative outlet all in one. I stamp every day - it's what keeps me sane around here! I am absolutely thrilled to be Prettie with all these talented ladies. I hope I can bring you inspiration with my projects!
Glitter In My Hair
Joni Stringfield-Paper Pretties Illustrator
Joni is our illustrator for the Paper Pretties Clear Art Stamps. She is an absolute doll to work with and an amazingly talented artist. Whatever ideas we send her way she can create in her own “Joni” style which Paper Pretties is so pleased to have adopted. Sophia is Joni’s baby and we fell in love with her immediately. Joni has been so gracious to change and alter her to work with our own ideas! I guess you could say Joni was our surrogate mother! You’ll be seeing more of Sophia as well as many of her friends! Joni, we are so thankful and blessed to be able to work with such a talented, bright, and sweet artist! Welcome to our team Joni – we look forward to a long and wonderful working relationship with you! Joni Stringfield
Jennifer Lambien - Paper Pretties Illustrator
Hello beautiful souls! I'm a published commercial freelance artist. I LOVE to work in different mediums. I work out of a tiny studio in my NYC apt. My blood is mostly made of coffee. I'm a night owl. I love cats and dogs equally. I love oversized furniture. I believe in quality over quantity. I'm ALWAYS striving to grow and evolve in to an even better heart, mind, and soul. I truly love meeting new peeps...especially if they're on my wavelength;)! I'm in to all things design(decor, clothing, creating, etc). I'm left handed. I don't have a fave color, becase I love too many. I'm an eclectic girl. I adore meshing retro/vintage with urban/modern. I make it my own. Sometimes you'll most likely think I'm cool...and I guarantee it's only a matter of time before you think I'm a geek(listen to some of my iTunes for example). I CAN'T get enough of movies, music, shows(including Broadway and Off Broadway)!!!! Jenn