Colorado Springs, Colorado
If you would like to contact me please email me at
graceelainetolman@yahoo.com and
I will get back to you as soon as I can.
My objectives: To first and foremost preserve
my family’s memories in an archival quality while infusing my personality in
every page and also to share my passion for this craft to people who I come in
contact with. There's always room for scrapbooking in every families' life. I'm
also seeking job opportunities as a designer and blogger/writer for scrapbook
manufacturers and craft publications.
My
life in a nutshell: I'm a work at
home mom of a 9 year old boy and a 6 year old girl. Therefore my life is usually
filled with learning, new discovery, bribery and sometimes "time outs". I have a
loving and very supportive husband of 10 years. When the kids have gone to bed
at night, my time is spent crafting while catching up on my favorite shows and
movies. I also enjoy reading, window shopping and perusing blogs for
inspirations.
Although I’ve been doing
some type of scrapbooking since grade school, I only started to scrapbook
seriously after my son was born. When he was born I knew I will be staying at
home with him but coming from a fast paced sales job I was afraid I would ran
out of things to do during the day. Little did I know that with a newborn you
won’t have anytime to do anything else. Anyways after going through a basic
scrapbooking class I was hooked and haven’t stopped scrapping since. My style
has evolved through the years but there's one thing that never changes- my quest
to tell the story. That's always the first thing I think of when I want to make
a scrapbook page and/or project. And lately I've been inspired by pattern paper
and fun, bright colors.
Published
Work
Scrapbook and Cards
Today
Fall 2012 "Halloween Parade"
layout
Winter 2010 "Christmas 2008"
layout
Fall 2010 "Thank You"
card
Simply
Handmade
November/December 2012- Fall
WreathFebruary/March "Enthusiasm Wall art" and "Diaper
Cake"
December/January "Count your blessings " Plaque
October/November
2010 "Hark Frame"
June/July 2010 "Homemade magnets"
March/April 2010
"Butterfly" headband
October/November 2009 "Home is where the heart is"
frame
"Rustling leaves" hanging
art
Cards Magazine
November 2012- 2 cards
October 2012- 1 tag
September 2012- 2 cards
July 2012- 2 cards
June 2012- 3 cards
May
2012- 6 cards
November 2011- "Birthday
greetings"; "Thank YouSeptember 2011- "Take Courage"; "Something to be thankful
for"
August 2011- "Come to a party" card
July 2011- "BBQ time"
card
August 2010- Wild and Free card
July 2010- Welcome home card
April
2010- Thank you card
December 2009- Happy day card
August 2009 {goodluck}
card
PaperCrafts
Magazine
225
Cards and Gifts- "Fun Address book"; "Rootbeer Gift card holder"; "Especially
for you treat box"
Jan/Feb 2011 "Time to Celebrate" card
Holiday Cards and
more, vol. 5 (Sept. 2010) Merry Christmas bag
Card Creations 8 book (May
2009)
A Quick note card
Cards Creations 6 book (September
2008)
"Hello!"
card
Creating
Keepsakes
Jan/Feb 2012- Saving my
tomatoes
July/August 2012- Garden of the
Gods
Baby/Toddler
special issue- 1 photo
May/June Photo tip- 1
Photo
March 2012 Reader Gallery- A Happy
Day
Sewing
special issue- 1 projectFebruary 2011- "Twenty9"
January 2011- "A Place of
Learning"
November 2010- "Let's see those pearly whites" (special
issue)August 2010- "Bulldog Boy"
Paper issue 2010- "A rite of
Passage"
May/June 2010- "Their Example"
March/April 2010- "My Night
Job"
February 2010 "V-day Plan"
November 2009 Becky's Sketch "Muddy
Maddie"
September 2009 Becky's Sketch "Getting Away"
(digital)August 2009 Becky's Sketch "Let's
see those pearly whites"
April 2009
Candice
Stringham Photo colum "Easter"
photoMarch 2009 Candice Stringham Photo colum "Playground
perspective" photo
Easier than Ever 2 book
"The Sweet Life"
CRICUT Magazine
January 2013- 2 projects
Holiday Idea book- 3 projects
October
2012- 2 projects
September 2012- 1 project
CARDS issue- 3 projects
July
2012- 2 projects
May 2012- 2 projects
Quick and Easy book- 3
projects
April 2012- 2 projects
March 2012- 2 projects
February 2012- 2
cards
Families Idea book- 3 projects
January 2012- 1
project
Holidays idea book- 3 projects
November 2011- 1
project
September 2011- 2 projectsAugust 2011- 3 projects
Cards
Idea book- 2 projects
June/July 2011- 6 projects
CREATE
Magazine
2012
CREATE Mini Album (winter edition)- 2 projects
2012 CREATE Embellishment-
"Lately" layout
2012 CREATE Holidays- 2 projects
2012
CREATE Stamping- 1 layout
2012 CREATE Mini Album (summer edition)- 2
projects
2012 CREATE Baby- 3 projects
2012 CREATE Quick and Easy- 1
project
2012 CREATE Mini album (spring editions) - 2
projects
2012 CREATE Stamping- 1 project
2012 CREATE Vintage- 3
projects
2011 CREATE Mini album- 2 projects
2011 CREATE Holidays- 4
projects
2011 CREATE Family- "The four of us"; "Peruvian
dinner"2011 CREATE Mini album, Summer/Fall- "Silverwood lake"
mini
2011 CREATE Stamp book- "10 reasons", "bird card"
2011 CREATE for home issue- "Key
holder", "Desktop calendar", "Mom's favorite recipe book", "Artsy urban
magnets"
2011 Create: Quick and Easy- "Homemade Pie","Happy as can
be", "Celebrate", "Cal Science Minibook"
2011 Create: Cricut- "Miracle"
card
2010
Create: Holiday issue- "Christmas Countdown"
Scrapbook
Trends
2012 December- 1
card
2012 May- "Mothers"
2011 December- "A Gingerbread
party"
2011
September -
"Calendar Helper"
2011 July issue- "In the 90's"
2011 June issue- "A new
adventure", "Dad, you lift me up" card
2011 March issue- "Beautiful
friend"
2011 January issue- "Documenting 2010"
2010 November issue-
"Thanksgiving fun" card
2010 October issue- "Ahoy Matey!"
2010 September
issue- "You are wonderful", "family time", "bookworm"
2010 August issue- "My
Lola"
2010 Minialbum issue- Time Capsule minibook
2010 January issue-
"Capture the Moments"
Quick and Easy book- "Happiness"
2009 December
issue- My "Purse"-onality
2009 November issue- "Whoa" and "Sweet
Escape"
2009 September issue- "Thank you,
teacher" (card)
2009 March issue- "Lucky
shot" layout (digital)
"Your point of view"
layout (digital)Vacation Idea book 2008- "Who's missing"
layout
MiniAlbum lll book -"Reasons Why I love you"
minibookBHG Scrapbooks Etc.
October 2012- "Home School"; "Trunk of Treat"; "Coffin
Treat box"
August 2012- "Home at
Last"
April 2012- "My
30th"
February 2012 "Anniversary
2010"October 2009 Issue "a Favorite Place"
August/September
2009 On Assignment column "1st
day"Nov/Dec 2008
Issue "Outtake"
Memory Makers
Big
Book of Scrapbook Ideas May 2011 "I count"
"Poppers"
"From
Scratch"
"Work in Progress"
Special Wedding Issue 2009 "To
witness"
Reader Idea gallery March/April
2009 "27"
Special
newstand edition 2008 "Mission
(Im)possible"Paper
Trends MagazineOct/Nov 2008 issue "Family day trips
minibook"
"Love Notes" altered envelope
Simple
Scrapbook magazine
Jan/Feb 2009 Obsession article
"Sappy love song listener"
Sept/Oct
2008 Our Readers section "Overcoming the
fear"
Scrap and Stamp
Arts Magazine
2007 December issue "Merry Christmas
card"Scrapbook news and Review
ezineAugust 2008
issue "Summer Movie Review minibook"
"Hot stuff"
"Jump"
"Nevada
Falls"
"Dog, Please"
"They were
Smitten"
Scrapstreet.com
ezine
2008 April Issue "Blankets of Grace"
2008 February Issue
"Love is"
" The Goods"
" Smile"
2007 November issue "Full of
Wonder
Ready.Set.Create ezine
2006
Oct/Nov issue "Love"
Work
Experience:
Online
Publication:
Ella Publishing- "Ella Friend" Team Member
2012
Manufacturers:
My
Little Shoebox Design Team member- April 2012- Present
Creative
Memories Design team member- January 2012- Present
WorldWin
Cardstock Design team member- November 2011- Present
Glue Arts Design
team member March 2011- May 2012
Upsy Daisy Design team member October 09-
August 2011
Clear Scraps Design team memeber March 2010- August 2011
Piggy
Tales Academy Design team member- March 2010- November 2010
GCD Studios
Design team member April 09- February 2010
Kit Clubs and online stores
Paper Bakery kit
club Sketch desinger November 2011-August 2012
Crazy Daisy kit club Design
team member June 09-Dec. 2010
SoCalScrap.us Team Member May 08- March
2009
Coconut Scrapshop Design team member (March 2008-
December2008)
Scrapwords DT Member (Wordsmith) March
2008-July2008
Challenge
Blogs:
Cardabilities April 2011-September 2011
Get Sketchy March
2010-Sept. 2010
Guest design
opportunities:
April Guest designer for CSI blog 2012
May Guest
designer for SEI blog 2011
April Guest designer for American Crafts "Studio"
blog 2011
Jan Guest Desinger for Addicted Scrappers monthly kit. 2007
June
Guest Designer for "A Page In Time" monthly kit. 2007
Notoriety:
Mod
Podge Rocks blog
2009 July Weeding Keepsake
box project feature
Scrapscene newsletter:
2008 September "2 cute to spook" layout
feature
2008 September "Scrappin in a
budget" article
2008 August CD case
minialbum tutorialPrima
gallery
2008 April "Dream" card
2008 April "Sweet wishes" card
Teresa Collins blog
2008
April 4th- "Fly" layout showcased in her blog
Basic Grey gallery
2008 June
"CTR Moment" layout
2008 June "A side order
of Sun" layout2008 March "Pinkalicious" layout
2008 February
"2008 Pocket Calendar" project
2007 September "Sisters"
Got Sketch by Valerie Salmon
2007 December, Layout
contributor "Our Quiet Time"
Donna Downey online
newsletter
2008 October Trash to Treasure section
"Tram view" page
2007 March Trash to Treasure section "Sweet"
altered choco can
Page Maps by Becky
Fleck
2009 October Layout sketch contributor "Just me and her"
2007
March Card sketch contributor "Grateful" card
Creating Keepsakes
2011 May 12, My scrapbook space
was linked on their blog.
2008 April 18 Homepage featured layout
"Achieve"
2008 March 20 Homepage featured layout "Lucky Shot"
2007 January
28 Page of the Day "Quotes minibook"
2006 November 22 Page of the Day
"Me"
ScrapGalaxy.com
2006 October 20
Layout of the day "My Secret"
Others:
Designed
projects for Grafix Arts for CHA Anaheim (Winter 2010)
Designed projects for
Grafix Arts (Summer 2009)
Designed pages and mini album for Black Market
Society Paper for CHA Chicago (Summer 2008)
Contests:
Semi Finalist for Heartfelt
Creations DT search- (October 2011)
American crafts blog Ad Inspired
challenge- winner (May 2009)
Cuttlebug Be Inspired #28 challenge- winner
(April 2009)
Kraft Girl Kits March contest- winner (March 2009)
Method
Playground challenge blog- winner of challenge #40 (March 2009)
Tallmouse
(local craft store) Love page contest- Winner for the Cerritos location (Feb.
2009)
Scenic Route monthly challenge- January Free for all winner
(2009)
Scrapfaith blog- February challenge winner
(2008)
Scrapstreet.com-finalist in the February layout cover contest
(2008)
Addicted Scrappers.com- Guest designer for January winner (Dec.
2007)
Scrapstreet.com- finalist in the November layout cover contest
(2007)
SoCalScrap.us- Winner for the Web banner/logo designer contest
(2007)
Winner of the Monthly Homepage Challenge for October (2007)
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