GUEST DESIGNERS 2025

JUNE

TANYAH PAYNE

 (PINK, BROWN or GREY) and use a cat or dog theme

My name is Tanyah Payne and most people know me by Tan. I have been scrapbooking for over 20 years with a little break in between when we lost everything in the 2022 Floods, which I am forever grateful for so many in the scrapbooking communities for their generosity and kindness to help me get back on my feet and create again.

My style has changed over the years from 12 x 12 layouts to now a 8x10 to fit into bookcases better. I enjoy anything mixed media, layering and adding all types of textures and embellishments. 

Many thanks for this opportunity.

MAY

LISETTE SMITH 

BOLD black and white

I have been scrapping for over 20 years and crafting for much longer. I split my crafting time between scraping and quilting. I’m also involved in my local netball association. With two adult daughters it’s time for hubby and I to do more travel. Our travels feature in my scraping. My style is always evolving. I love using stencils and sprays and always lean towards bright colours.

 It took me a while to get my head around this black and white challenge, but I am so happy with my final layout.

APRIL

LISA-MARIE WATLING

Green with Nature theme

My name is Lisa-Marie; I live in leafy Durbanville, which is in the Western Cape, South Africa.  I live here with my daughter Isabella and my life partner Andre.  I have been scrapping for 11 or 12 years, give or take - I have lost count!  I love using lots of layering and ephemera on my layouts and tend to always do single pages, which predominantly feature the love of my life - my daughter! You can find my page on Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/search/top?q=scrap%20paper%20scissors and my personal blog is https://wordpress.com/view/scrappaperscissorsblog75.wordpress.com

MARCH

PHILLIS WALRATH 

BLUE, BROWN or YELLOW) – TRAVEL theme

Hello, my name is Phillis Walrath.  I’ve been an avid scrapbooker for 25+ years.  I am a retired school librarian and have been married for almost 30 years. I began documenting my 2 children’s lives in photos after some friends invited me to a craft day.  I also make cards and sometimes I make my own embellishments.  I have recently begun to explore junk journaling.   For me it is all about preserving the memories.  My go to embellishments are buttons, ink, and ribbon or string.  I usually start with a sketch and let the page flow from there. I now have a grandson, who is now the person I scrap the most.

My social:  https://justfindtimetoscrap.blogspot.com/

FEBRUARY

BERNADETTE ROBBINS

Colour of your choice and Summer theme

I have been enjoying scrapbooking for over 20 years on and off but now my boys are 12 and 14, I get to do it a lot more now than I ever have. I mostly scrapbook my 2 boys, my husband, our 2 cats and our dog. I am always looking for new ideas and techniques. So far I have 53 12x12 albums, a few mini albums and some albums I made all by myself. I love hand stitching, distressing edges, metal dies and ALL the patterned paper, using water colour is my favourite technique at the moment. This year I'm hoping to teach myself more about mixed media and to use my stamps more because they have just been sitting there for many years.

Thank you for taking the time to get to know a little bit about me. Happy scrapping!

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