I have come to know and love so many Dirty Girls and I have always hoped to join them in the dirt pile someday. Oh' my gosh what an honor it is to actually be here among such talent! Thank you SO much Jenn, for inviting me. I know that I am not a traditional stamper, but I am hoping that my creations will inspire you.
I am 38 years young and my kids and I live in Roy, Utah. Mitchell is 12 and Alayna is 10. We will be moving to Chandler, Arizona in August and we are really looking forward to our newest adventure. I am originally from Johnson, City, NY which is about 3 hours north of the big apple. I have also lived in Maryland, Oregon and Las Vegas. We are not a military family, but we sure do love making the most out of life and take nothing for granted.
I discovered scrapbooking about 10 years ago and took my time to get to know the industry. It was more important for me to raise my kids and be a SAHM while they were young, so I put my curiosity on hold. So, when my youngest went into Kindergarten, I dove into the paper crafting world head first. I started with layouts, moved into card making fairly quickly and found stamping about 3 years ago when I joined the Paper Salon design team.
I am the Illustrator who hand draws images for the Kim Hughes Collection that are manufactured by Cornish Heritage Farms. I work closely with some manufacturer's and magazines which challenge me to do my best, every day. I am grateful that something I love so much has become such a huge part of my life. I am so fortunate to have made so many wonderful friends along this journey and I look forward to making more.
Thank you so much for including me in something so wonderful.
Date: Tuesday, May 26, 2009 GMT Views: 1337
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Registered: September 18, 2006 Location: SingStampShine, Florida Posts: 53481
Sun, Jun 14, 2009 @ 11:04 PM
Kim! I am so excited to finally be able to say *really loud* how excited I am to be here with you! I have soooo long admired your style, have collected a pile of magazines full of your designs, and just can't believe you're my *roomie!* We are gonna have SO much FUN! {{hugs}}
Registered: October 2, 2004 Location: over the rainbow Posts: 11960
Mon, Jun 15, 2009 @ 2:03 AM
{insert whistling thru teeth} hooray!!!
i LOVE your cards, stamps, everything!!!
i am so happy they chose you as a DD!
CONGRATS!
(yes, an over enthusiastic fan, but a fan just the same!)
------------------------------ "grandma squared" janice aka *favorites stalker* MY BLOG
Registered: April 27, 2007 Location: South,GA Posts: 59576
Mon, Jun 15, 2009 @ 2:53 AM
CONGRATS to you on your new adventure as a dirty gal and upcoming move of your family. Hope all goes smooth. I have and love a lot of your images Kim. You are a so talented, can't wait to see what you make.
Registered: June 29, 2004 Location: Sugar Land. Texas Posts: 79669
Mon, Jun 15, 2009 @ 4:30 AM
I have enjoyed seeing your published work and look forward to the things you will create for this gallery. Have fun!!
------------------------------ LizThe joy of the LORD is my strength.Right Brain Madness --My blogProud member of the redDivasKSS certified multi-step stamperFan Club member since 2004
Registered: June 15, 2004 Location: Denver, Co Posts: 14474
Mon, Jun 15, 2009 @ 5:26 AM
Wow, the real Kim Hughes right here in the DD gallery. Congratulations. Looking forward to your creations in the months to come. You will be doing a lot of multi tasking with adding a move to your busy schedule.