Meet DT Member Jing-Jing Nickel!
I am Jing-Jing Nickel. Pronounce it like there are nickels in your pocket making that jingling noise! *laugh*
I was born and raised in Shanghai, China. My teenage years were spent in Dakar, Senegal, a West African nation. I went to college in Minnesota and hold a graduate degree in mathematics from the University of Arizona. Now I work full time in the Twin Cities, MN, as an I.T. engineer.
When I started scrapbooking in 1999, it was the most perfect extension of my love for traveling and travel photography. Then with the birth of my first daughter, a new dimension of scrapbooking as well as a new realm of creative possibilities was born with her. Today and every day, I scrap my family, my trips, and my family on trips.
After nine years of scrapbooking, I finally began submitting to publications in June 2008. I was honored to be named one of the runners-up to the Memory Makers Master 2009 Contest. I have publications in Memory Makers, Scrapbook Trends, Scrapbooking and Beyond, Cards, and most recently, I was named a winner in the "Amazing Pages" contest by Creating Keepsakes.
I am beyond extremely thrilled to be a part of Graphic 45 "vintage powerhouse." My hope is to inspire everyone to fall in love with these gorgeously elegant vintage themed papers and use them for everyday, modern day projects! Find me on my blog: http://thislittleartofmine.blogspot.com/
Beautiful work and a beautiful family - I would love to be able to pull more of the graphic 45 papers into my everyday stories...looking forward to the inspiration.
~Jill
Posted by: Jill in Frisco, Tx | June 18, 2009 at 10:28 AM
Gorgeous pages Jing-Jing! You are quite the inspiration!!
Posted by: aubree | June 18, 2009 at 11:11 AM
Hey! LOVE your new pic!!! You are such an inspiration! I'm naming YOU my 'Scrap Heroine'! (since You. Are. {the} Woman.!)
LOVE these projects! And So glad to see you featured!! WHOO HOO!
Looking forward to more from you!! {HUGS!!}
Posted by: Robin Gibson | June 18, 2009 at 05:14 PM
you work is incredible Jing-Jing!!! It's been great learning more about you!!!
Posted by: tanisharenee | June 18, 2009 at 07:50 PM
Very inspiring work indeed,Jing-Jing !
You really make it look so easy to use these G45 papers !!!
& ever so humble too for such an experienced scrapper !!!
Posted by: Pearl | June 18, 2009 at 08:14 PM