WOW! What a thrill to be joining this wonderful DIRTY group of talents! Thank you, Lydia, for inviting me & for this special opportunity. I'm completely humbled. These next 6 months as a DD Girl will be challenging, but also rewarding because I love this great SCS community!
Hi! My name is America Kuhn; I am a US Army Veteran, a Military Wife & a SAHM to 4 amazing children. Our home is where the ARMY takes us around the globe. I'm the luckiest because we manage to make a little crafting corner for me wherever we get stationed. yay! When I'm not busy with my kids, schools, homework, sports & endless activities, I enjoy being creative. Card Making is my passion. It's a great therapeutic hobby that has connected me to many fabulous crafters along the way!
My paper crafting journey began in 2002 when I was introduced to scrapbooking by another military mom while stationed overseas in Germany. The idea of scrapbooks coming together to tell a story from start to finish was fascinating, and so, I was hooked. By that next year, and another military move, I discovered rubber stamps while shopping for scrapbooking products in Hawaii. It was right there and then that I fell in love with the art of rubber stamping & cards. (A heavy stamp collection started that continues to move with us to new duty stations.)
I came across SplitCoastStampers in 2008, while surfing the web & was instantly hooked. I joined as a FAN Club Member and watched in awe as other talented card makers uploaded. They inspired and helped me to develop some basic skills. Soon after I had gained enough courage to upload my first card! It was so much fun & rewarding to read all the surprising encouragement from our awesome SCS'ers, (and my DH who has always been my biggest fan). Soon after, I applied for small parts on Design Teams & have been lucky enough to get picked up here and there. Joining Teams as a Guest or a DT is the best way to meet crafters with the same passion while gaining amazing experiences. I'm forever grateful to SCS. Very excited to join the DD & can't wait to share my work as I give back to this amazing inspiring community. Thank you SCS!
Registered: February 1, 2005 Location: Temple, Tx Posts: 37720
Sun, Nov 21, 2010 @ 7:27 PM
Congrats, America...how wonderful to see you in the dirt pile!!!! You do such beautiful work...in fact, you have been dirty for a long time!!! Enjoy the ride!!!
Registered: August 9, 2005 Location: Tampa, FL Posts: 16812
Fri, Dec 03, 2010 @ 5:16 PM
Welcome to the dirt pile America! I'm proud to call you "dirty sister"! Thank you so much, both you and your husband, God Bless You!!! My prayers will be with you and your family until your husband's safe return.
Have fun while you're in the "pile", it goes by quickly! And the years that pass afterward go by even quicker . . . . LOL! Big Hugs and Congrats . . . can't wait to see all your fabulous designs over the coming months!!!
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Registered: June 4, 2009 Location: Deatsville, Alabama Posts: 83113
Sun, Dec 05, 2010 @ 6:17 AM
Wow - I came to see what you were up to and didn't realize this was here. I loved reading about your life and how you came to love SCS and card-making. TFS all that!
As for you being surprised you were asked to be in the dirty dozen, that should not have surprised you. You are one the most fabulous card makers around.
------------------------------ Nancy Williams - Hope your day is Spirit-filled and ink-filled (in that order)!DRS Designs-DT, Punchkateerforever, Dirty Dozen Alumni
Registered: January 28, 2005 Location: Posts: 25783
Fri, Dec 17, 2010 @ 3:13 PM
America, I must have missed this last month! Oh, my! I am so thrilled for you, but for some reason I thought you already were a DD! LOL! Your designs are definitely DD worthy! Enjoy the ride! Congratulations!