Norwalk, California
If you would like to contact me please email me at graceelainetolman@yahoo.com and I will get back to you as soon as I can.

My objectives: To first and foremost preserve my family’s memories in an archival quality while infusing my personality in every page and also to share my passion for this craft to people who I come in contact with. There's always room for scrapbooking in every families' life.

My life in a nutshell: During the day I stay at home with my kids, a 6 year old son and 4 year old daughter. Our days are filled with school, trips to the library, park days and sometimes when they're good a trip to Burger King or McDonalds. At night I work part time as a Retail Associate at Aeropostale. A hip, fun clothing store that I constantly use as a great source of inspiration for my paper projects. I have a loving and very supportive husband of 6 years. He's supported me all the way in this addiction I call "scrapbooking".
Although I’ve been doing some type of scrapbooking since grade school, I only started to scrapbook seriously after my son was born. When he was born I knew I will be staying at home with him but coming from a fast paced sales job I was afraid I would ran out of things to do during the day. Little did I know that with a newborn you won’t have anytime to do anything else. Anyways after going through a basic scrapbooking class I was hooked and haven’t stopped scrapping since. My style has evolved through the years but there's one thing that never changes- my quest to tell the story. That's always the first thing I think of when I want to make a scrapbook page and/or project. And lately I've been inspired by pattern paper and fun, bright colors.

Published Work

Simply Handmade
March/April 2010 "Butterfly" headband
October/November 2009 "Home is where the heart is" frame
"Rustling leaves" hanging art

Cards Magazine
April 2010- Thank you card
December 2009- Happy day card
August 2009 {goodluck} card

Creating Keepsakes
March/April 2010- "My Night Job"
February 2010 "V-day Plan"
November 2009 Becky's Sketch "Muddy Maddie"
September 2009 Becky's Sketch "Getting Away" (digital)
August 2009 Becky's Sketch "Let's see those pearly whites"
April 2009 Candice Stringham Photo colum "Easter" photo
March 2009 Candice Stringham Photo colum "Playground perspective" photo
Easier than Ever 2 book "The Sweet Life"

BHG Scrapbooks Etc.
October 2009 Issue "a Favorite Place"
August/September 2009 On Assignment column "1st day"
Nov/Dec 2008 Issue "Outtake"

Memory Makers
Special Wedding Issue 2009 "To witness"
Reader Idea gallery March/April 2009 "27"
Special newstand edition 2008 "Mission (Im)possible"

Scrapbook news and Review ezine
August 2008 issue "Summer Movie Review minibook"
"Hot stuff"
"Jump"
"Nevada Falls"
"Dog, Please"
"They were Smitten"

Paper Trends Magazine
Oct/Nov 2008 issue "Family day trips minibook"
"Love Notes" altered envelope

Simple Scrapbook magazine
Jan/Feb 2009 Obsession article "Sappy love song listener"
Sept/Oct 2008 Our Readers section "Overcoming the fear"

PaperCrafts Magazine
Cards Creations 6 book (September 2008)
"Hello!" card

Scrapbook Trends
2010 Minialbum issue- Time Capsule minibook
2010 January issue- "Capture the Moments"
Quick and Easy book- "Happiness"
2009 December issue- My "Purse"-onality
2009 November issue- "Whoa" and "Sweet Escape"
2009 September issue- "Thank you, teacher" (card)
2009 March issue- "Lucky shot" layout (digital)
"Your point of view" layout (digital)
Vacation Idea book 2008- "Who's missing" layout
MiniAlbum lll book -"Reasons Why I love you" minibook

Scrap and Stamp Arts Magazine
2007 December issue "Merry Christmas card"

Scrapstreet.com ezine
2008 April Issue "Blankets of Grace"
2008 February Issue "Love is"
" The Goods"
" Smile"
2007 November issue "Full of Wonder

Ready.Set.Create ezine
2006 Oct/Nov issue "Love"

Notoriety:

Mod Podge Rocks blog
2009 July Weeding Keepsake box project feature

Scrapscene newsletter:
2008 September "2 cute to spook" layout feature
2008 September "Scrappin in a budget" article
2008 August CD case minialbum tutorial

Prima gallery
2008 April "Dream" card
2008 April "Sweet wishes" card

Teresa Collins blog
2008 April 4th- "Fly" layout showcased in her blog

Basic Grey gallery
2008 June "CTR Moment" layout
2008 June "A side order of Sun" layout
2008 March "Pinkalicious" layout
2008 February "2008 Pocket Calendar" project
2007 September "Sisters"

Got Sketch by Valerie Salmon
2007 December, Layout contributor "Our Quiet Time"

Donna Downey online newsletter
2008 October Trash to Treasure section "Tram view" page
2007 March Trash to Treasure section "Sweet" altered choco can

Page Maps by Becky Fleck
2009 October Layout sketch contributor "Just me and her"
2007 March Card sketch contributor "Grateful" card

Creating Keepsakes
2008 April 18 Homepage featured layout "Achieve"
2008 March 20 Homepage featured layout "Lucky Shot"
2007 January 28 Page of the Day "Quotes minibook"
2006 November 22 Page of the Day "Me"

ScrapGalaxy.com
2006 October 20 Layout of the day "My Secret"

Work Experience:

2009 Upsy Daisy (manufacturer) Design team member October 09- Present
2009 Crazy Daisy kit club Design team member June 09-Present
2009 GCD Studios (manufacturer) Design team member April 09- Present
2009 SoCalScrap.us Team Member May 08- March 2009
2008 Coconut Scrapshop Design team member (March- December)
2008 Scrapwords DT Member (Wordsmith) March-July
2008 Jan Guest Desinger for Addicted Scrappers monthly kit.
2007 June Guest Designer for "A Page In Time" monthly kit.
2007 I started and finished my own monthly kit.
2007 Instructor for a monthly Papercrafts class at my local church group

Others:

Designed pages and mini album for Black Market Society Paper for CHA Chicago (Summer 2008)

Contests:

American crafts blog Ad Inspired challenge- winner (May 2009)
Cuttlebug Be Inspired #28 challenge- winner (April 2009)
Kraft Girl Kits March contest- winner (March 2009)
Method Playground challenge blog- winner of challenge #40 (March 2009)
Tallmouse (local craft store) Love page contest- Winner for the Cerritos location (Feb. 2009)
Scenic Route monthly challenge- January Free for all winner (2009)
Scrapfaith blog- February challenge winner (2008)
Scrapstreet.com-finalist in the February layout cover contest (2008)
Addicted Scrappers.com- Guest designer for January winner (Dec. 2007)
Scrapstreet.com- finalist in the November layout cover contest (2007)
SoCalScrap.us- Winner for the Web banner/logo designer contest (2007)
Winner of the Monthly Homepage Challenge for October (2007)