This post is part of a series on our blog that will introduce you to the designers and team members that work behind the scenes at Plain Digital Wrapper to make it a fun-loving, digi-family. We would love to get to know you better as well, so if you aren’t already hanging out with us in the forum, please take a moment to say good morning to us, introduce yourself, and find some inspiration from our many challenges or in our gallery.
We are excited to have two amazing and talented guests joining us at Plain Digital Wrapper this month and today we will be shinning the spotlight on one of them. Aimee of Aimee Harrison Design Studios has been designing for about two and half years and was only a digital scrapbooker for about a month before trying her hand at design. She has continued on as a digital scrapbooker along with her designing though. She told PDW “I adore making layouts and also have an Art Journal that I try to work on weekly. Well, that’s the plan anyway!” However, she wasn’t completely new to scrapbooking when she started designing since she had been a paper scrapper since 1994. “I love to record family history and I work on my boyfriend’s family history and scrap for them, as well.”
Be sure to stop by Aimee’s blog and Facebook page to learn even more about her. You will also want to make sure you sign up for her newsletter too so you don’t miss any of her specials, coupons or gifts.
Aimee told PDW that she wasn’t a CT member prior to designing and actually didn’t really even know what one was. “When I started designing, I knew absolutely nothing about digiscrapping. I entered almost blindly. But I knew it was perfect for me as I’d been designing graphics for 15 years. I started a CT about three months after I began designing. My team is wonderful and a few of them have been there since day one!”
Aimee said she is self-taught and she got her start in digital scrapbook design by just researching and then it developed from there. “I had no idea what I was getting myself into. I just love to create art and I was just incredibly intrigued about making my own kits. I love to watch it all come together and I think my enthusiasm is reflected in my work.”
Here are few things we learned about Aimee in our interview with her:
What was your favorite childhood toy or game? I absolutely loved paper dolls. I would design my own clothes for them. I also loved Fisher Price little people (the old wooden ones), my fashion plates and, of course, Barbies. 
What are your hobbies or pastimes? I love history, archaeology, photography, scrapbooking, cooking, writing, art journaling, cultures and I love to learn as much as I can about the world around me.
What is your weakness? Sims 3 (I can quickly become addicted to that game). I also can’t resist Pistachio Ice Cream. I can’t have it in the house…lol.
What are your favorite colors? Aqua, blue, red, yellow, celery green…and you can tell I’m partial to those with many of my kits.
Are you ticklish? Unfortunately, I’m ticklish EVERYWHERE. I can barely clean my own feet and it’s a never ending source of amusement for my boyfriend.
What was the hardest part about starting out as a designer? Making a name for myself. It’s a daily struggle to be seen when the market is so saturated.
What is your all-time favorite kit that you have designed and why? My all time favorite kit is probably Vintage Spook. Just because it came out EXACTLY as I’d envisioned and it had the exact feel I wanted. Lately, almost every kit I make has became of a favorite. I feel like I’ve been on a roll. My next favorite would probably be Home for Christmas but seriously, I also love Kitschy Christmas….see? I can’t make up my mind, lol!
What one type of element can be found in most of your kits? Frames. I LOVE frames. I am so traditional that way.
What’s the scene when you design? I like silence or classical music. But mostly silence. I also like to have the shade up so I can watch the birds feed outside the window and a place for my cats to take turns sleeping right next to my monitor. It’s a little cluttered but I much prefer it straightened up. Oh, and a constantly full cup of coffee
How would you describe your design style? My design style is definitely realistic and rather traditional. I like my pages to have a 3 dimensional feel to them and I like to utilize all different kinds of elements from templates to scans.
Aimee’s first exclusive kit for Plain Digital Wrapper this month is a gorgeous icy blue-toned kit aptly named “Shades of Winter”. It includes 12 papers, 36 unique elements, 8 word strips and 1 full alpha set. You can also purchase the alpha separately. “Shades of Winter” is currently on sale for 25 percent off.
Layout by BernieTuffs.
Layout by Aimee Harrison.
Layout by mrscwoodell.
Card by BernieTuffs.
To thank you for taking the time to stop by the PDW blog, Aimee has a beautiful quickpage made from “Shades of Winter” for you.
Download: Shades of Winter (221)
Be sure to watch Aimee’s PDW store throughout the rest of the month as she will be adding more items soon.
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