How did you get into designing?
I started scrapping about 3 years ago and got hooked instantly. Approx. one year after I started scrapping a digi store held a designer contest, so I decided to participate.  Of course I wasn’t very good, so I didn’t even make it through the first round, butI loved designing, so I decided not to give up.  I started to improve my designs and started giving away my designs as freebies on my blog.  Not long after another digi store approached me and asked me if I wanted to come and sell at their store. (the rest is history – LOL)

What program do you use to scrap/design?
I use Photoshop CS4 and Illustrator to draw.
I also use Artrage to “paint”.

What is your favorite NSBR thing to do?
Gardening and shopping!!

What are the top 5 songs on your list right now?
#1 Owl City – Fireflies

#2 Jason Mores – Butterfly

#3 Michael Bublé – Haven’t met you yet

#4 Jamie Cullum – Don’t Stop The Music

#5 Pearl Jam – Just Breathe

What accomplishment are you most proud of?
Setting up my own digi scrapping website

Are you musically inclined?
I love music and I always sing when I’m in the shower or when I’m driving.  When I was younger, my cousins and I “formed” a girlband called: “Jolish” – the first 2 letters of our names. (Joyce – Lindsay – Sharon) LOL  Of course, we didn’t get any further than our garage (we aways used to sing and dance in their garage)

What is a typical day like for you?
get up – go to work – work (fulltime 40 hours a week) - get back from work – cook – eat – check my forum / customer service – take a shower – bed (boring — LOL)

What inspires you?
It can be anything, really. Items from inside my house, outside, tv programs or the internet.

What are your top 5 designs and/or layouts you’ve ever done?
I haven’t created a lot of layouts lately, so I’ll go for designs:

#1 Lovely Day (a new kit that I will release this week )

#2 Dreamy

#3 Serendipity Collab with Fei-Fei’s Stuff

#4 My Love Collab with Jazzmin Designs

#5 Spring Fling

How do you start a layout?
I always started out with the picture I want to scrap. Then I pick a background and go from there.

What made you want to jump from extraordinary scrapper to extraordinary designer?
I have always been very creative, ever since I was a little girl and I like to explore new things.

So once I decided to try my hand at designing I got hooked instantly!

What did you want to be when you grew up?

I always wanted to be a teacher, but I never became one

How long does it take you to design a kit?
It usually takes 2 days. But when I’m really inspired it takes about 8 hours.
(but I get distracted easily…LOL…so I’m not really only designing those 8 hours)

Who are your scrapping/designing heros?
There are so many designers who’s work I adore!

To name a few: fei-fei’s stuff, vera lim, bren boone and many many more!

As far as scrapping hero’s … I love all of the girls that are on “my” CT

Do you have a specific style?
Mostly Clean and Simple, but I always try to throw some things in there (in my kits) that allows people to cluster as well!

Do you have a vision of what a kit will look like when you start it?
No, not at all! LOL
I just pick my colours, search a theme that goes well with the colors that I’ve picked and I go from there!

What would be your dream vacation?
I love Australia! I have been there before and if I had the money, I would go there every year!

Love it over there!

And no After 5 interview would be complete without this question…What is your favorite after hours drink? My favorite cocktail would be Archers and Lemonade, but my absolute favorite after hours drink is: Baileys!! YUM!!

Here are some of the gorgeous goodies Joyce has in our store this month.

Lemonade Cocktail kit

My Love Collab with Jazzmin Designs

Vintage Ephemera Collab with cre@Bisontine