CREATIVE TEAM
Joy Wilson - CEO
The light behind Pajama Crafter Stamps who is always found in pjs when she is at home. The naming of Pajama Crafter Stamps is due to her love for her jammies! A card-maker first set out to learn how to use her Copics and she is happy to share her knowledge! Card-making and coloring is her passion, so it was a very easy transition to own a company. Owning a stamping company was a dream and she has surrounded herself with friends from the industry who love all things paper crafting as well.
Lisa Alpert - The Keeper of Joy
While we giggle about her title she wears many hats at Pajama Crafter Stamps. Having met Joy in a previous chapter of their lives they remained in contact. When Joy created Pajama Crafter Stamps she reached out to Lisa and the rest is history. Constantly on the phone over creative endeavors, she is the Diva of the website and is always able to whip up endless graphics and designs. Lisa is happy to just create- whether in paper crafting, digitally, baking/cooking, or planting in her new garden. She is also the mother of cats (5), has a wonderful husband, and a fabulous daughter.
Michelle Langley - Illustrator & Design Team Member
She lives in Northern Virginia with her husband, daughter, and rescue pup Benny. She loves card-making, Dr. Pepper, sarcasm, and puns, but says crafting has become therapeutic for her and how she unwinds from a stressful workday. Clean and modern is her favorite style, but admits she’s a sucker for a pretty floral. She loves experimenting with new styles and finding creative storage solutions to TRY to keep her craft room organized. She hopes her cards and crafts bring others even a portion of the joy that she feels creating them.
Darrin Smith - Illustrator
Is a former Structural Designer who is rediscovering the love of art that he had long ago as a kid. He loves designing stamps, stencils, and dies and is never one to shy away from a challenge. Married to our former design team member, Shannon Smith they certainly make a creative duo. Joy reached out to Darrin who was going a little stir crazy at home to see if he'd like to join the team and without hesitation he jumped in head first!
Judy Rozema - Design Team Coordinator
Originally from Arizona, but live in central Nebraska with her husband, their 29-year old water turtle, and Treeing Walker Coon Hound. The Executive Director of her community theater who loves to go on junk jaunts, her beach vacations, and finding interesting things to photograph. As for her card-making wheelhouse, she loves to watercolor and use different mediums and creates with a wise range of styles from mixed medium to clean and simple designs.
Judy VanZandt - Design Team Member
Lives in the Denver, CO metro area with her husband and 3-year old American Staffordshire Terrier. They are parents to a son and a daughter and grandparents to a grandson. Having explored many types of crafts through the years, she found that paper crafting and coloring are truly her passion. She loves taking paper and embellishments and turning blank backgrounds into something special and unique.
Justine Dvroak - Design Team Member
A Kindergarten Teacher, who is also a passionate crafter! She loves to spend time with her family and spreads love by mailing her cards to loved ones. Justine has focused on building crafting communities on Facebook and YouTube from her teeny-tiny Minnesotan craft room. Justine loves to laugh! Mainly she enjoys keeping it real, and being herself on her YouTube channel.
Kelly Nagy - Design Team Member
A passionate crafter who believes that every card tells a story. My crafting journey began when I was invited to a Creative Memories party when my son was just a baby, he's now 27. The hostess had us heat emboss our own name tags! It was magical and I've been hooked ever since! I love experimenting with colors, textures, and innovative techniques to create unique, heartfelt pieces. From card making to scrapbooking, I pour my soul into every project because I know the joy a handmade creation can bring. When I'm not crafting, you'll find me working at our local hospital as a Coding Manager, or spending quality time with my husband of 35 years. I can't wait to share my passion and inspire you on your own crafting adventure!
While I was born in Germany, I lived in the mid-west during my early years. I have lived in the South my entire adult life. Currently, I live in Georgia with my husband and two rescued felines. A mom to two grown children, a son-in-law and a daughter-in-law. Making things has always been a passion of mine. I fell in love with the art of card-making many years ago. Making a mini-work of art and giving it away brings me joy! I find pleasure in exploring different artistic mediums and styles, I'm passionate about watercolor.
Betsy Birge - Design Team Member
A visual artist based in Maine, specializing in card making, using skills honed from many years as a fine artist. Her watercolor and pastel paintings have been featured in local galleries and she finds freedom in paper crafting that employs fine art skills in nontraditional ways. Since 2006, she has focused on making unique cards, drawing inspiration from the beauty of her surroundings. She crafts each piece with care and precision, transforming paper into miniature works of art that celebrate the wonders of color and design.
Kerri Boucher - Design Team Member
Hello there! I am so very happy to be joining this team! I have been paper crafting for 10 years! I am mom to two amazing girls; Carrington and Kenzington, as well as three fur-babies; Winston, Olive and Willow. I have an amazing husband; Stefan; who supports my habit, as I stay at home. I love to share my creations and have fun! Other hobbies I engage in are reading, listening to music and cross stitching. The medium I color with most is colored pencils. I use primarily Prismacolor, Polychromos, and Kalour. I do color with Copics and on occasion will watercolor.
Jill Patel - Design Team Member
Hello! My name is Jill, and I live in Minnesota. I am long time passionate crafter and recently got into cardmaking/papercrafting! I'm a mom of two young kids, and being creative has been my only constant throughout the the chaos of life. I'm excited and look forward to being a part of this crafty community.