Jennifer McGuire from Cincinnati, Ohio
Jennifer McGuire, a 2002 Creating Keepsakes Hall of Famer, has been scrapbooking and stamping for about six years. During this time she has had numerous designs published in Creating Keepsakes magazines and idea books, Autumn Leaves “Designing With” books and several other publications. Her work can be seen each month in CK’s Tool Time article, where Jennifer shows the many things you can do with one tool or product, along with a bi-monthly article on creatingkeepsakes.com. A book based on this article, 101 Things To Do With Your Scrapbook Supplies, was released in June 2007 from Creating Keepsakes. Jennifer also works as an artist for Hero Arts Rubber Stamps, contributing to their designs, catalogs and web work. Since having her son, she stopped traveling to teach classes and instead “teaches” via video tutorials on her blog, jennifermcguireink.com.
Jennifer lives in Cincinnati. Five years ago, she left her job as an engineer in order to scrapbook full-time. Her family includes her dear husband, Ken, son Colin (2) and sweet step-daughters, Kay (13) and Audrey (10).
According to Jennifer:
I can’t imagine my life without… my step-daughters. They have no idea how happy they make me.
I would love to win a shopping spree to… Target. Isn’t that the greatest store in the world?
If I could be anywhere, I’d be… in St. John on a quiet beach or in Italy chowing down on calamari.
If I could be on any tv game or reality show, it would be… the Amazing Race. Wouldn’t it be fun to travel the world like that?!?
If a mystery package arrived on my doorstep, I’d hope it would be… plane tickets to an almost-uninhabited island. So much fun for the family.
My guilty pleasure is… McDonald’s hot fudge sundae.
I thought I would never… be a step-mom. But there is nothing better. My girls are the best.
