Debbie Marcinkiewicz
Your preferred name – Debbie Marcinkiewicz
Who am I …
I am a wife and mother of two, wonderful sons! I am lucky enough to ‘work full time’ designing paper crafted treasures for several on-line boutiques, blogs and paper craft manufacturing companies! I have been a crafter all my life and have dabbled in just about everything. I owned my own sewing business for approximately three years in which I handmade American Girl doll clothes and quilts. It was a very natural progression to travel from quilting to paper crafting … the same basic techniques can be applied transitioning fabric to paper! I have been paper crafting seriously for approximately six years and have been professionally designing for almost two years!! I love anything vintage and shabby and adore to work with fabric, glitter, vintage images, textural embellishments … and enjoy using my sewing machine on my paper crafted designs!! I really find so much joy in inspiring others through my tiny, made from the heart treasures! I find much of my vintage inspiration around my {pink} Victorian home, antiques I’ve collected for the past 25 years, from magazines, blogging and in nature!
Name - Debbie Marcinkiewicz
Kaiser craft Forum member name – Shabby Girl
Blog Address – http://debssimpletreasures.blogspot.com
How long have you been scrapbooking for and why did you start? I’ve been paper crafting and scrapbooking for nearly 20 years (since my sons were born). I’ve been blogging and designing for a little over two years.
Where do you get your inspiration from – so many things inspire me! My favorite venues of inspiration are pictures from magazines that show shabby furniture and decorations! I’m inspired by quilts, flowers and vintage antiques! I find lots of inspiration in the blogging community at my favorite girls’ blogs! I love to be inspired by pretty patterned papers, gorgeous vintage images, beautiful embellishments and unique stamps!
Favourite subject to scrap - my family!
One word to describe yourself? Bubbly!
How would you describe your scrapping style? Definitely shabby and a bit vintage inspired!
Favourite Kaisercraft Product? Paper flower blooms and pearls!
Favourite Kaisercraft Paper range to date? Chanteuse!
Favourite Quote? No matter where you are, no matter how difficult things might appear to be, you are always being moved toward magnificence. {The Secret}
Favourite book? I Love You This Much!
Favourite Music? Anything Josh Grobin, Celine Dion and The Zach Brown Band!
Favourite Food? Spaghetti and meatballs with garlic bread!
Any tips for a New Scrapper? Start out by making 6” pages for smaller albums so you’re not so intimidated to fill up an entire 12” blank space. Gradually, as your confidence and skills grow, work your way up to a 12” page and album! Practice, practice … practice, and have fun with it!
