Scrapbook Update is happy to announce that we are adding Betsy Burnett to our staff as a Contributing Writer.
Betsy has written previously for Scrapbook Update as a guest author, and has long served as my informal advisor in the areas of direct sales and die cutting due to her extensive background in those areas. I’m happy to say that we are now formalizing that role, and as a Contributing Writer her official “beat” will be direct sales and the die cutting segment of the scrapbook market. However, our readers will hear from her on other topics from time to time as is appropriate. After all, we wouldn’t want to miss out on opportunities to bring our readers things like the photo below of the irrepressible Betsy kissing a ProvoCraft executive to get some swag for her CHA swag article last July.
All kidding aside, Betsy brings to Scrapbook Update a wealth of experience in direct sales, having worked for TopLine Creations, and Scrap In A Snap, and most recently in marketing and consultant relations for MemoryWorks. She also is an experienced demonstrator and instructor, having taught at Hobby Lobby, Jo-Ann Stores, local stores and expos, and done demonstrations for companies like Fiskars and Xyron, among others.
Betsy’s expertise in die cutting comes from extensive personal experience in her 15 years of scrapbooking. She owns 6 machines of various different types and brands. She’s literally a walking encyclopedia on die cutting technology and products.
With this new addition to our staff, we look forward to greatly expanding our coverage in these two very important areas of the scrapbook industry. We know that Betsy will bring valuable (and entertaining) information to our readership at Scrapbook Update and we look forward to sharing her work with you all.
Besides Scrapbook Update, Betsy also currently writes for Faithfully Yours and coordinates their design team. She also teaches at Scrapbook Junction in Minooka, IL.
Betsy can be reached at betsy@scrapbookupdate.com. She will be attending CHA Winter 2011 in Los Angeles as part of Scrapbook Update’s staff if you will be there and would like to meet in her person.
Along with our new Contributing Writer, another change has also been made at Scrapbook Update this month. May Flaum has been promoted to Contributing Editor in anticipation of our further plans for expansion in 2011.
Welcome Betsy, and congratulations to May on her new position!
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Exciting! Congratulations Betsy and May! The expanded coverage sounds interesting.
That is so awesome. Congratulations ladies. I love reading Scrapbook Update.
Congrats to you Betsy! I wish you much success!
Welcome! Looking forward to your CHA reports.
Congrats! Sounds like there are changes all around and I can’t wait to see them Nancy!
Big huge congrats to Betsy. She’ll be a wonderful addition to your team. Way to go on the new position, May. Happy news all around.
Great news congrats to Betsy and May!
Congrats Betsy and May! We know you will bring us the very best in scrapbooking. Thanks, too, Nancy, for always watching out for the scrapbooking community. ‘Way to go Scrapbook Update!!
Wonderful on both counts! Thanks so much for keeping us current! Love this site
Welcome and congratulations Betsy!
Congratulations May!
Congratulations Nancy on your expanded team, and exciting ventures in the future!
Congrats to both May and Betsy – and I look forward to reading more about Scrapbook Updates expansion.
Congrats and congrats are in order. Betsy and May couldn’t be more deserving. Hurray for both of you!!
Congrats to all as Betsy will be a great addition to your staff! She writes with such honesty and cleverness and when it comes to scrapbooking she is a wealth on information!
Congrats Betsy & May, much success to you both.
I can’t wait to see some of Betsy’s die-cutting coverage. I would especially love some coverage of Xyron’s Creatopia, no one talks about it (most Michael’s & Joann’s stores don’t even know it exists).
Sincerely,
Pamela McGillin
owner
Cricut Expression/Design Studio/Gypsy/Jukebox
Making Memories Slice
Sizzix Texture Boutique
Xyron Creatopia (with all the fix-ins’)
Congratulations to Betsy & May! Betsy is a wonderful addition to the staff & someone I’ve had the joy of meeting several times! Looking forward to seeing more of May in her new role. Congrats on the growth, Nancy!
Congratulations ladies!!!!!
Can’t wait to see what she writes, but more importantly,
YIPPEE! she’s another set of eyes and typing hands
to give us the scoop on CHA! Go Ladies!
Betsy,
I am so happy for you! I know that you will be a great asset for Scrapbook Update! I look forward to all of the information you will be bringing to us!
What a great addition to your staff – clearly this is a topic of expanding interest to scrapbookers. I look forward to seeing what she brings to us.
Congratulations Betsy and May!
I can’t wait for Betsy’s words of wisdom! She has given me a couple of pointers when I was stuck with my Cricut Expression that were quite helpful! I am pretty comfortable using it and all of the features, but she was able to tell me what I needed to do right from the begginning! Great wealth of knowledge!
Congratulations to both of you ladies! Looking forward to what you are going to bring us.
looking forward to all the new things that are in store for this site.I come here all the time!! Thanks !!
Congratulations Betsy! You are an awesome writer.
Go Betsy! Congratulations from your MemoryWorks family
You’ll do great…look forward to seeing your articles!
Congratulations! I look forward to reading your articles.
T.
That’s great news! Congratulations Betsy – I’m looking forward to hearing what you have to say! And Congrats May also – I always love reading whatever you write. And congrats Nancy on the expansion of Scrapbook Update!
CONGRATS Betsy!!! I am so excited for you!!!
Congrats to Betsy and May!
You couldn’t have made a better choice than Betsy; she is a terrific gal! Congrats to both Betsy & May.
Have you ever considered publishing an e-book or guest authoring on other websites? I have a blog centered on the same subjects you discuss and would really like to have you share some stories/information. I know my audience would appreciate your work. If you are even remotely interested, feel free to shoot me an e-mail.