Jackie Eckles

When I was in grade school, I would put photos together and write about the pictures I saw - but my first official scrapbook was after a trip to Italy in 1998 - I wanted to preserve my first European expedition. I have been on a journey of scrapbooking ever since. I found that scrapbooking wasn't just about preserving memories for myself or future generations, but was an adventure in itself - by scrapbooking, I am able to live the memories in other ways and appreciate the gifts in my life that much more. My greatest gifts are my two beautiful little boys. I want to preserve every possible memory that I can so that they can look back and 'remember'. In September of 2004 I discovered my next chapter in scrapbooking - digital. It is a calling of sorts and I began teaching myself more about Photoshop and then took the next step into creating digital designs. I currently create digital designs for littledreamerdesigns.com and Memory Mixer. I have also designed a set of Artistic Expressions overlays for Autumn Leaves. I've been published in various magazines to include: Simple Scrapbooks, PaperKuts, Scrapbook Answers, Legacy, and Scrapbook Trends. I've been on many design teams to include the 2006 Scrapbook Answers team. I am a current member of the 2007 Creative Board for Simple Scrapbooks Digital Scrapbooking Magazine and have written tutorials for their website.