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Kim has had a love for arts and crafts since she was a child, she loves to create!  Being able to make something herself that she admired has been very fulfilling.  She has been crafting seriously for 25 years and is primarily self taught.  She started out with a passion for rubber stamping, and when her daughters were born she embarked on a 20 year journey with scrapbooking.  Before technology, Kim was an avid paper crafter and even worked part time in a craft store. Since technology, Kim has developed a love for altering anything and loves to upcycle something old or used into something useful and new.  She loves anything vintage or vintage inspired, collage, and all things shabby chic.  She now does paper crafting such as rubber stamping and scrapbooking, but also makes mini albums, tags, and various type of cards.  Mixed media is also a new favorite and has sparked Kim to start creating canvases, big and small.  Her goal is to continue to learn new techniques and become a part of new and diverse design teams to help broaden her skills.

Kim has a Bachelor's Degree in Social Work and Criminal Justice and for her crafting is her favorite way to combat stress while still being productive.  She is a typical artist/crafter and always has at least 5 projects on her desk at the same time.  Kim hopes to combine her love for people and supporting other artists and crafters by continuing to maintain an online presence as well as personal friendships with much of the crafting community.

Current Positions:

• Owner and Designer for my store The Vintage Rose Emporium since July of 2016.
• Guest Designer for Shabby is Chic Boutique for June and August of 2016.     
• Founder and Administrator for Facebook crafting group Girls, Giggles, Glitter, and Glue that has 450 members.     
• Administrator in the Facebook crafting group Shabbylishious that has 3800 members
• Owner Kim's Vintage Rose & Crafty Friends Facebook Group
• Designer ScraPerfect
• Designer Simply Create Too

Past Positions:

• Ambassador for Etchall Etching Creme in 2014.
• Designer for the Creative Colors Blog in 2014.
• Design Team Coordinator and Designer for Creating With Details in 2014.
• Administrator for the Facebook group Close Friends for 2 years in 2013 and 2014.

Kim also hosts Live crafting tutorials on her Facebook and YouTube channels, teaching and inspiring others to learn new and fun techniques.