4 in ’14 – Kristin Cronin-Barrow
Another Featured Designer Friday is here Sweet Shoppers, and this week we’re bringing you part two of Kristin Cronin-Barrow’s awesome 4 in ’14 spotlight which is going to give you some insight into her favorite spots around Canada, a look at some recent layouts she’s created and MORE! I have been loving the chance to get to know our designers a little better words and pictures, and I hope you have been enjoying it too! Don’t forget between now and next Thursday, July 17th, you’ll get Keep Calm, Kristin’s absolutely gorgeous featured designer kit FREE when you spend $10 in the shoppe!
I am hardly ever in front of the camera and it is a bit of a struggle for me to get out there and have pictures taken of myself. I know that I need to try and get out there more but it is one of those things that I struggle with so trying to look for photos with me in them is always a pretty daunting task.
1. Photo with my husband last year at Cannon Beach, Oregon. 2. Photo of me that was taken when I visited Shawna Clingerman and some other design friends last summer. 3 & 4 Just pictures of me.
I love living in the area of Canada that I am in. I live in the Rocky Mountains and one of my favourite things to do as a family is go on road trips. 1. One of my absolute favourite spots is Banff/Lake Louise. This photo was taken at Moraine Lake. It is gorgeous there and the color of the water is amazing. 2. Home in South Eastern BC. We moved here almost 9 years ago and live in a tiny small mountain town that I love with all my heart. 3. My daughters favourite place we’ve been is just outside of Revelstoke, BC. This is at the skytrek adventure park. 4. Waterton National Park is about 2 hours from where we live. It is a beautiful National Park in Alberta Canada that is above Glacier National Park, Montana.
This year I have been trying as hard as I can to start scrapping again and using the kits that I’ve been designing. I feel as though it’s important for me to get back to scrapping and I also want to make sure that my kits are user friendly! I want to make sure I’m putting out products that people can easily use. 1. Using Bloom & Grow 2. Using Growing Pains 3. Using my newest kit Go Wild 4. Using Congratulations
1. My biggest change this year was starting a new hobby which is pottery. I have fallen in love and I am loving getting out of the house and doing something for myself. I started taking classes in September and am quite sad that I have a few months before they start back again. This is my favourite bowl I made this year. 2. Last summer I started the couch to 5k running program and didn’t quite finish but I am back at it again. 3. I really want to learn watercolor and incorporate more of it into my designing. 4. Another hobby that my family and I started doing a couple years ago but sort of stopped doing is Geo Caching. We went out again the other day and I think we are ready to start tackling some new areas. This is a great link for getting started: http://teachmama.com/geocaching-what-it-is-why-were-hooked/.
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Don’t forget to check back in with us next Friday and every friday after that as we put the rest of our incredible designers into the spotlight. Each of them have such quirky personalities that I’m positive each week will bring new surprises and special treats that we can’t wait to share with you!
