Design Team

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Colleen McGinty, Ohio
Colleen has a rich, eclectic style that she has honed during her 12 years she has worked in-house with us at Faber-Castell. She has been using our products with amazing results on all her paper crafting projects for years! You can also find her on Etsy.
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Jennifer Matott, New York
A self-proclaimed Mom, Wife, Artist, Scrapper and Teacher, Jennifer has a funky & trendy style. Jennifer will show you how to "play" with scrapbook pages, visual journals, and home decor projects. She also serves on the design teams for Nikki Sivils, Scrap Mojo and XOXO Girls.
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Jill Foster, South Dakota
Preschool teacher by day and stamper by night, Jill turns stamped images into true works of art. As her "inspired By" blog followers know, Jill has a beautiful style and an unparalleled love of paper crafting. She also designs and teaches classes for her local scrapbook store, Mementos.
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Mou Saha, Florida
Mou won the Creating Keepsakes Hall of Fame in 2007, was a member of their Dream Team in 2009 and you've seen her work in numerous craft publications. Currently she collaborates with 7 Gypsies, Crate Paper, Cocoa Daisy and Anna Griffin.
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Rita Barakat, Texas
Rita channels her boundless energy into her family (she has 5 kids!), directing a youth choir & drama team, and her eclectic paper crafting projects. She is on the design teams for Creative Memories, Clear Scraps, Glue Dots and GCD Studio.
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Tiffany Johnson, Washington
Tiffany is a hard-working mother and wife whose creativity & sense of humor shine in her paper crafting projects, in her clever video tutorials, and on her blog "iheartart." Tiffany also designs for Hambly Studios, Lawn Fawn, Clear & Simple Stamps iPhone App, and CupCards To Go.