deanna. Name 3 things in your fridge on a regular basis... Milk, Cheese, Coke What's in the trunk of your car right now? Hockey gear (not mine, but my kids!) What TV series do you record? Any reality series—I’m a reality show junkie! Describe your favorite shoes. Black heel, super comfy, perfect with jeans or dress pants! I don’t like shoes normally—I’ve bought the exact same pair three times because they are comfortable and they work! Describe your purse. A mess! Keys, cell phone, wallet, gum, pens, dental floss and too many receipts! Usually there is also some sort of scrapbook supply too — scrapbooking adhesives or something!

Do you cook? What’s your specialty?

Yes, and not so well unfortunately! I have a favorite Pasta dish I love and I make a pretty good taco dip.

What’s the strangest listing in the directory of your cell phone?

I have no listings!

Name the top 3 musicians/groups you have been listening to lately.

Blue October, Nickelback, Coldplay

Favorite book?

One of my favorites in an older book called Butterfly. One of my favorite authors is Mary Higgins Clark, so I like just about anything she writes as well. Nothing too deep

What’s hanging on the walls of your workspace?

Scrapbook supplies! Seriously! I also have a vinyl quote and big black 3-D letters that spell DEE. There’s also a photo collage of my three favorite boys.

The first thing I do when I wake up in the morning is…

Wish it were bedtime! My first thoughts are always “I’m soo tired!” Then I drag my butt out of bed and make a coffee!

What do you like on your pizza?

Lately it’s been barbeque chicken—yum, yum! Also like feta!

When I’m stressed I want to…

Eat!! And sleep—everything is usually better after a good nights sleep.

My favorite paper craft projects are…

Besides my scrapbooking and cards it would be canvases—I’m totally addicted to these!

The first thing I do when I have a creative project is….

First thing for me is find that perfect scrapbooking patterned paper! After that I find everything that I think may work and put it on my desk—before you know it I have a huge pile of goodies!

I collect…

Scrapbook supplies—honestly!! I have no other collections, but I do really like clocks, barn stars and old skeleton keys.

Favorite quote and why…

”Karma sucks”—don’t know why! I think it is one of those things that I think what comes around, goes around. And I try to live my life by that.

I also always say “Do what you love, love what you do and if you can make a million dollars at it, perfect!” This is one of my goals—doing what makes me happy.

How many years of experience do you have as a professional crafter (teaching, creating for sale, selling, etc)?

About 7 years.

Who do you consider “responsible” for getting you started scrapbooking?

A great friend by the name of Elena. About 10 years ago, she was my assistant manager at my previous job and she kept trying to show me her album and get me interested, as she knew how much I loved photography. I fought it for a very long time

What scrapbooking cardstock do you use the most?

Any blue or green -- that ‘s what happens when you have only boys!

What do you buy a lot of? {craft related}

Scrapbooking Adhesives!! I’m an adhesive junky—I have and use them all.

Proudly published in the following books/magazines:

• Paper Crafts
• Creating Keepsakes
• Simple Scrapbooks
• Memory Makers
• Canadian Scrapbooker
• Paper Kuts
• Scrapbooking with Color
• Papercrafting with Photos idea book
• Card Creations
• Legacy
• CardMaker
• GiftMaker
• PaperWorks
• Fun with Fiber idea book
• All Men Scrapbook Pages idea book
• More Quick & Easy Scrapbook pages idea book
• Creative Cardmaking for Scrapbookers
• 121 Cards for all Occassions

Further information...

Deanna is the Regional Buyer/Manager of Clipper Street Scrapbook Company, located in British Columbia, Canada. Her responsibility as Purchasing Manager is to work closely with industry suppliers to ensure that Clipper Street's three stores and their online store, is fully stocked with the newest and best product available. Deanna enjoys traveling to the various trade shows, such as CHA, and has extensive product knowledge in regards to the Scrapbooking and Paper crafting industry.

Deanna's passion lies in teaching! She first starting teaching in 2000, and has a huge local following of students. Deanna enjoys sharing her love of this hobby with her students, while ensuring that they are in a comfortable and fun classroom setting. Her classes regularly sell out at Clipper Street and she teaches well over 100 students per month. Deanna's unique approach to teaching ensures that every student has an amazing classroom experience, full of energy and enthusiasm! Regardless of whether you take a Card class, canvas class, or scrapbook page class, you will feel confident with your skills and thrilled with your finished project.

In April 2008, Deanna was one of 5 Canadians chosen to be a "featured instructor" on the Crop and Cruise, Scrapbooking Cruise for Canadians! She is absolutely thrilled to be able to be a part of this amazing experience and looks forward to working with a fantastic team of talented people. The Caribbean cruise sets sail in February 2009, and will feature the ultimate scrapbooking experience--cropping, classes, cruising and photography!

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