Stephanie Barnard began scrapbooking in 1997 and became a professional designer two years later. Since then, her work has been published more than 400 times in magazines, books and websites. Her genuine love of scrapbooking and paper crafting, combined with her experience, knowledge and infectious enthusiasm, has made Stephanie a sought-after teacher and demonstrator. She has appeared as a scrapbooking and craft expert on numerous television shows, taped four instructional DVDs, demonstrated scrapbooking products on QVC and taught classes at stores throughout Stephanie has worked for various manufacturers utilizing her extensive talents in product development, design, teaching and video production. In 2007 and 2008, Stephanie created a line of rubber stamps, scrapbooking papers, ribbons, felt embellishments, and chipboard…all utilizing the Stephanie Barnard name. Stephanie’s instructional videos, in which she teaches techniques and projects utilizing stamps and paper crafting techniques, appear on various websites on the internet. Author/Designing/Memberships Stephanie has written a book for Design Originals as well as articles for PaperKuts Magazine and Scrap & Stamp Arts. Stephanie has worked with various manufacturers creating samples. These companies include: Inque Boutique Therm O Web Frances Meyer Krylon Dow Corporation Scrapbooking Expos Memories Expos Great American Scrapbook Expo in Texas, CKU Provo, Houston and Chicago CHA Chicago and Anaheim Stephanie taped seven segments for the TV show DIY Scrapbooking. She also appeared on many episodes of the TV show DIY Weekend Entertaining as a Craft Expert. Stephanie also taped four instructional scrapbooking DVD's. The DVD's are presented by 123 Scrapbooking. Product Design/Graphic Design While working for Inque Boutique in various capacities, Stephanie designed over 1,000 stamps, ribbons, chipboard, 12x12 papers, felt embellishments and more. She also oversaw the other designers at the company. Working closely with overseas factories, Stephanie’s communications skills were in constant use. Published Work Stephanie lives in Laguna Niguel, California with her husband, Ken and two daughters, Kirstin and Katie. Stephanie can be reached at Stephanie@StephanieBarnard.com or by phone, 949-831-2230.
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Around the Block Products
Stephanie is a Craft and Hobby Association (CHA) Designer member, Society of Craft Designers (SCD) member (no longer an association) and a Certified Professional Demonstrator (CPD).
Teaching/Demonstrating
She has also taught various classes at stores around Southern California. Stephanie has taught in the industry for many years and was the teacher featured in the August/September 1999 Head of the Class "Teacher Feature" article in PaperKuts Magazine.
Television Demonstrations/DVD's
Stephanie has discovered the importance of video education. With her husband’s expert video editing, she has taped numerous how to videos, all which can be viewed on various websites including You Tube. (Some videos have been watched by over 13,000 viewers!)
Stephanie can also be found demonstrating on QVC. Representing Around the Block Products as well as her own stamp line, Stephanie has excited QVC’s viewers and received rave reviews for her sales ability.
Stephanie was also responsible for the advertising and marketing at Inque Boutique.
Stephanie is proficient in Adobe Illustrator and Adobe Photoshop as well as everyday computer programs.
As a sought after designer, Stephanie's design work can be found in the top magazines in the industry including: Creating Keepsakes, Simple Scrapbooks, PaperKuts Magazine, Scrapbooking and Beyond, Crafts n' Things, PaperWorks, CardMaker, Memory Makers, and Better Homes and Gardens Scrapbooks, Etc. Stephanie was also a featured artist in PaperKuts Magazines books, "Tips and Techniques, One and Two." An avid photographer as well, her photos can be found in various advertisements and on the cover of Memory Makers first Baby Idea Book.