Name: Dorothy Howell
Resides: Basildon, UK
About me: I'm an American living in the UK with my hubby of 18 yrs John and 2 furbabies, Paris and Luna.
I started out crafting when I was just a kid. My Mother is a very talented artist and avid sewer so my sisters and I were drawing, colouring and painting ever since I can remember. My neighbour taught me how to crochet a little bit and to handsew, a skill that I still use today to hem hubby's trousers or sew on a button.
In my 20's I ended up working in a US National chain craft store where I learned a lot about all different types of crafting. While there, I taught a couple of classes, wreath making and fabric painting, which I loved. I fabric painted trainers, shoes, t-shirts and jeans.
In my early 30's I was in a car accident. It was a serious one too that left me a paraplegic from a spinal cord injury. I received my first computer as a gift from my Father. The first program I received was Paint Shop Pro 6. There is where my love of digital graphics began.
My Crafter self came out and I ended up making greeting cards, boxes and other crafty goodies with my digital images instead. Now my daughter is all grown up and I've dedicated all my designs to cardmaking, planning and crafting. Woo Hoo!
I love being a digital graphics designer and really enjoy creating cards, crafts and decorating my planner using my computer and inkjet printer. Hope you will join me in scrapping and crafting the HYBRID way!
