Our Instructors:

Deanne Williams:  Instructor and Designer extraordinaire!

Being the Mother of three energetic young boys has not kept Deanne from cultivating her creative side.  As one of our longest-tenured instructors, Deanne's page designs speak for themselves, and she has the cult following to prove it!  Not only is she extraordinarily talented, but she also possesses great versatility in her design approach.  This versatility is the foundation of her ability to apply her talents to a wide array of layout themes successfully.  Some would say her style is eclectic.  We like to think of it as flexible.  Our customers just thinks she's great!

Sandy Beecroft:  Incredibly Talented Designer, Lover of Brad Pitt and our favorite Canadian!

All joking aside, Sandy's "Elegant Scrapbook Pages" monthly class remains one of our most successful monthly class ever, and it's no wonder considering her considerable talent and eye for exquisite design.  Of course having been a floral designer in the past certainly plays no small part in her ability to create page layouts that are a aesthetically stunning.  She claims that she uses so many brads on her pages because she doesn't trust adhesive to hold her pages together.  We know, however, that her crush on Brad Pitt is the real reason why she loves brads!

Beth Compton:  Card Maker Extraordinaire, All Around Great Gal!

Beth just loves to make cards and she loves to learn new techniques even more, so she was a natural fit to spearhead some of our more popular card-making project classes.  A Dental Assistant by trade, she enjoys being able to cultivate her creative side in her position here at Sticker Store and more as an instructor.  Beth has also assisted in designing, preparing and presenting many of the make-n-take activities that we have offered in the past, which many of you have thoroughly enjoyed.  Her dry-embossing classes have been very popular in the past, and her outline sticker projects are nothing short of beautiful!

Our Staff:

Karen Benham:  Owner, adoring grandma of Miss Mya!

It's hard to believe we celebrate our 10th Anniversary last year!  I would like to Thank all of you that have made the Sticker Store and More the success that it is.  I so enjoy seeing all the familiar faces that frequently shop in the store.  I look forward each month to our Crop Club and Stamp Club meeting, because I so enjoy the friendships that I have developed over the years.  I look forward to 2008 and hope to continue to bring you the latest and greatest in the Scrapbook and Rubber Stamp Industries.

Scrapbooking has taken on a much more personal meaning to me since Mya came into our lives.  We love her so much, and love sharing her with all of our scrapbooking friends and loyal customers.

Riekki Benham:  Owner's Husband, proud grandpa of Miss Mya!

Most of our customers are pleasantly surprised to find out that I have been scrapbooking for over 15 years! Once they realize that, they are much more willing to seek me out for advice, suggestions or just to answer their questions.  I jokingly tell our customers frequently that I used to be an Energy Engineer, but now I sell paper and stickers to women.  And while it always gets a chuckle, the truth is that I love working in a creative industry, and find that the most fulfilling part of my job is teaching classes and working with customers on their projects.

Of course, my real passion now is my granddaughter!  And while I don't get nearly enough time with her, nor do I get enough time to scrapbook the photos that I take of her, she is still at the center of my universe!  So you all will just have to tolerate my proud presentations of her photos on our website.

Debbie Skluzak:  Creative Associate, Avid Scrapbooker, designer & Blogger!

You will be hard pressed to find another employee in the store that has a greater passion for scrapbooking and paper crafting than Debbie.  Her experience and creativity will be invaluable to you as you strive to come up with creative new ideas for your project pages.  Whether you are a novice scrapbooker or an experienced veteran you will greatly appreciate Debbie's talent, creativity and personality.

Shirley Dankow:  Creative Associate, Riekki's 2nd favorite Shirley (His Mom is #1)!

The reason why everyone loves Shirley is because she doesn't have to be here, she wants to be here!  And we are certain that you will be just as impressed with her sparkling personality, warmth and wit as we are.  Of course she loves scrapbooking, and we believe that she only really works here to be close to the new products as soon as they are released so she won't miss a thing!  Whatever the real reason, she has become an invaluable addition to the Sticker Store and More team over the years.