Meet Our Guest Designer Mary Ann Jenkins

Hello!! I’m Mary Ann Jenkins from sunny Southern California. I have 3 awesome boys, 1 sweet little princess, and a wonderful husband that are the subjects of many of my scrapbook layouts. I love recording the memories and stories we create in our everyday lives. I’ve been scrapping since 1987, and hardly a day goes by without some sort of playing with paper and glue. When I am not in my scrapbook studio making a mess, I enjoy: flea markets, spending time with my family, shopping for hours at Target, taking my camera everywhere I go and bracelets. A girl can never have too many bracelets! I’m excited to be guesting for Citrus Twist, and can’t wait to show you what I have created with their amazing kits!

 

 

1.  How long have you been scrapbooking and why did you start?

I’ve been scrapbooking since 1987 after hearing a commercial on the radio for a seminar about “learning to preserve family memories”. I went to the seminar by Shoebox to Showcase (later known as Creative Memories) and it sounded like fun!  A few patterned papers and decorative scissors later I was hooked and never imagined scrapbooking would become a passion or that I would have a room in my home dedicated to the hobby.

 

2.  How would you describe your scrapbooking style?

My style has changed over the years, but I think clean and simple best describes it. Sure, I like to add mist or paint splatters here and there, but for the most part my layouts are clean and simple.

 

3.  What scrapbookers have influenced you most?

Although my layouts looking nothing like theirs, a girl can still dream. My top 5 right now would be: Maggie Holmes, Mel Blackburn, Katie Ehmann, Natalie Elphinstone and Paige Evans.

 

4.  What is your favorite thing about kit clubs?

I love that I can open a kit and start scrapping right away! There’s no wasting time looking for papers and embellishments that mix and match, it’s already been carefully done for you.  All I have                      to do is grab my photos and get to work.

 

5.  If you departed on a week-long trip to Italy, what are your 5 favorite scrapbooking items you would bring with you (besides your camera and photos!)

I would probably be taking lots of photos in Italy, so I would need to have a stack of cardstock and a pair of scissors to get started, then to go along with all the maps and brochures I would be collecting each day I would want a little box full of sequins, wood veneer and flair. Oh, and the adhesive, I would borrow that  from the hotel concierge ;)

 

6.  How would you describe the Citrus Twist June's kit and what do you enjoy most about the kit?

Describing the kit can almost be done in one word: Amazing! From the custom wood chips and rubber stamps, to the sweet little bags of sequins and flair, I love it all!  It almost sounds like a cliché but I really do enjoy that everything is already mixed and matched and ready to go.

*********Reminder someone who leaves a comment for Mary Ann will be enter to win ONE of her favorite items!*******

Here is look at my craft space! 

Here is a sneak peek at what I have been working on using the June Main Kit!

Have a wonderful day!!