Meet the Speakers

Alyce Keegan is the founder of Kit and Clowder Colouring Classes, an award-winning online platform with over 30,000 members worldwide. With more than eight years of teaching experience, she focuses on real art fundamentals, encouraging students to embrace mistakes, step outside comfort zones, and release the pressure of perfection. Every student receives free private tutoring, creating a supportive space for both beginners and experienced artists. With a diploma in Art Therapy, Alyce integrates self-care into her teaching and also offers free workshops for the Queensland Children’s Hospital and Cancer Council. Learn more at http://www.kitandclowder.com.

Candi is an avid papercrafter with more than 25 years of experience who lives along the banks of the Mississippi River in Northeast Iowa. She enjoys spending her weekends creating in her craft room, taking long walks with her partner and pup, and exploring all things cardmaking and scrapbooking. As the Inspiration Team Lead for Brutus Monroe, she loves inspiring others through creative projects, techniques, and crafty encouragement. You can find her sharing her creations and papercrafting inspiration on social media as SugarCards by Candi.

Desiree Kuemmerle is fluent in all crafty things and considers herself a master paper manipulator. Since about the time she spoke her first word, she's been an avid crafter alongside her mom and sister. You name the craft and she's probably bought it, collected it, and made it. Desiree loves getting Inky, suffering paper cuts, tangling, cutting with metal and stamping everything, whether it moves or not... Just some of the fun and mischievous ways she gets to create something to inspire others to get into their crafty spaces to create their art!

Jessie Scott (aka Chevy Scott) is an Engineer by day and Crafter by night. She is currently on the Pear Blossom Press, Whimsy Stamps, and Unity Stamp Company design teams. She enjoys making snarky, funny, or punny interactive cards and showing others how easy it can be to make fun cards that move or light up, or both! For this event she will keep it clean and simple, but maybe sneak something fun in ;-). Join her on her blog, YouTube channel, or Instagram for more card making inspiration.

Natasha Foote is a New Zealand-based card maker and creative content creator who believes great cards don’t have to be complicated. Through her YouTube channel and community at natashafootecreative.com, she inspires crafters with practical techniques, fresh ideas, and creative ways to get more from the supplies they already own.

Known for her clean, approachable style and no-fuss approach to card making, Natasha focuses on projects that are achievable, enjoyable, and packed with creative value. From clever design tips and stash-busting ideas to time-saving techniques and confidence-building tutorials, her goal is to help crafters create beautiful cards without overcomplicating the process.

If you love practical inspiration, creative solutions, and card making that feels fun rather than frustrating, you'll love crafting with Natasha.

Elena is an avid designer of SVG cards and also the host of the Card Making with SVGs+ summit. When she started her blog back on 2016, she was a "traditional" card maker using stamps, dies, inks and more to create cards. In 2021 she transitioned to SVG-based projects and began designing SVGs. Her true love of cards and SVGs has now combined to be almost exclusively what she creates and shares on her blog, YouTube channel and in many crafty online summits. Elena lives in Denver, CO with her best friend and husband of nearly 27 years, Alex and their sweet, elderly dog, Django.

Juliana Michaels is a mixed media artist and paper crafter who has been creating and inspiring in the paper crafting industry since 2008. What began as a love of scrapbooking evolved into card making and eventually blossomed into her true passion—mixed media. Known for her “pretty grunge” style, Juliana now works full-time for herself creating videos, teaching classes, and sharing her love of mixed media, with a special focus on Tim Holtz products. She regularly inspires makers on her blog and YouTube channel. A retired Physical Therapist, Juliana has a fondness for coffee and Mexican food. When she isn’t crafting, she enjoys working out, reading, antiquing, and spending time with her family, fur baby, and friends.

Mary Polanco is a retired U.S. Air Force Veteran with 23 years of service, a passionate paper crafter since 2007, and the creative force behind her popular YouTube channel which launched in 2016. Known for her eclectic card-making style and practical crafting hacks, Mary also hosts monthly live, virtual workshops that blend technique with community. Currently pursuing a doctorate in Leadership Psychology, she brings a unique lens to her creative work; championing crafting as a restorative outlet that fosters connection, resilience, and mental wellness. She lives in the U.S. with her husband and two children, and continues to inspire others to lead with creativity and heart.

Nicki Baxley is the creator behind Nicki Hearts Cards, where she shares cardmaking tutorials, livestreams, and practical strategies to help crafters get more enjoyment from the supplies they already own. With nearly 20 years of experience as a Women's Health Nurse Practitioner, Nicki is known for breaking down complex ideas into simple, approachable steps.

Through her YouTube channel and online classes, she helps cardmakers reduce overwhelm, simplify creative decisions, and find new ways to use their existing supplies. Her goal is to help crafters spend less time stressing about what to make and more time enjoying the creative process. At the Stress-Free Cardmaking Summit, Nicki will share practical tips and techniques designed to help you use your stash with confidence and make cardmaking feel fun, inspiring, and stress-free again.

When she was a young girl Einat used to sit on the carpet at her grandparents’ house with a huge scrapbook on her knees looking through it with amazement. These albums, created from scratch by her grandfather took her imagination to faraway places and sparked her creativity years later. When her first son was born her grandfather suggested she would create a scrapbook to document his life. Einat was bit by the scrapbooking bug and the rest is history.

Today Einat is a versatile designer, who dabbles in various crafts from scrapbooking, art journaling and altered art to mixed media and 3D paper crafts. She teaches online classes, writes ebooks and has 3 different memberships. She shares her projects and designs on her blog, FB page and very successful YouTube channel.

Marta Debicka, also known as Drop of Sunshine, is a passionate crafter with 15 years of experience in cardmaking. What began as a hobby has blossomed into a full-time creative career and lifelong passion. Marta loves creating one-of-a-kind projects, often featuring her signature handmade flowers and rich layers of colour, texture, and detail. Through her YouTube channel, she inspires a vibrant community of crafters by sharing tutorials, live classes, and free digital designs. Outside her creative work, Marta is a happy wife and mum. When she's not creating or recording tutorials, she enjoys inspiring the next generation of makers by hosting craft workshops in local libraries and schools, where she shares her belief that creativity is a gift worth passing on.

Wendy Lee is a celebrated crafting expert, educator, and creative force behind CreativeLeeYours.com. With over two decades in the crafting industry, she is a trusted source for innovative techniques, inspiring projects, and expert tutorials. Her passion for paper crafting and commitment to empowering others shine through every project. As co-founder of the Cultivated Creativity program, Wendy curates monthly DIY papercrafting kits that spark joy for crafters of all levels. Her step-by-step tutorials and engaging social media content have helped countless individuals discover the therapeutic benefits of crafting. Known for her approachable teaching style and ability to simplify complex techniques with warmth and humor, Wendy’s presentations are both educational and fun. At the Stress Free Cardmaking Summit, she will share expert insights to help attendees craft with confidence and ease.