Introducing the More Than Words Jan-Jun 2023 Design Team

 Hello friends!

Today we are announcing our new Design Team for Jan-Jun 2023! We have added some fabulously talented artists to our team and we hope they will inspire you for the rest of this year and beyond. We are very excited to introduce you to them all in more detail soon.

And now, meet the new team for 2023...

New Design Team Members:

KOUNELI - France
LENA BLANKENSTEIN HOLMSTROM - Finland

These two new design team members will be joining our existing design team, who are...

Returning Design Team Members:

ANN CHUANG - Taiwan
ELLE WILSON - United Kingdom
HEATHER MCMAHON - Australia
HEIDI MATTESSICH - USA

KAT PALECZNY - Poland

LISA OXLEY - Australia

MATILDE FAB - Poland

RACHEL MARTIN - Canada

SHARON FRITCHMAN - USA

SUNILA MAHAJAN - India

Please join us in welcoming our new Design Team members. They will be creating inspiring projects for our challenges starting from next month.  

Change brings growth, and we are very excited to see 

the creativity our new teams bring in 2023!  

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Unfortunately, along with happy hellos, also come sad farewells.   
The following 2022 Design Team members will be heading in new 

directions at the end of December. We send our best wishes along with them!

ROX BOYCE - Australia SARAH DORGERE - France

A huge THANK YOU to all these departing designers!

You are the best and will always be considered part of the MTW family.

September 2022 Main Challenge - PLAYLIST and EPHEMERA

 Hello everyone! Are you ready for another month of wonderful challenge fun from More Than Words?

This month we want you to be inspired by your favourite PLAYLIST and to add EPHEMERA to your pages. As you will see from our Design Team inspiration, there are many types of Playlist and it doesn't have to mean music playlists!

We also are excited to share the third issue of our new digital magazine - Artful Pages - more details below!

But first, let's look at this month's art journal challenge!

Helpful Tips For The Challenge

We would like you to be inspired by both parts of our challenge

- our word inspiration PLAYLIST and our creative challenge - ADD EPHEMERA.

We can't wait to see what you do and if you need more inspiration, you might find our new magazine useful!

As mentioned at the top of the post, we are excited to share the latest issue of our new digital magazine - Artful Pages - which is a new way of looking at our challenges and inspiration, as well as being able to add more value for our readers which we are not able to do in our current formats.  So here's a look at our latest issue which is available to flick through online just like a real magazine.  The magazine contains more about our challenges this month, our Design Team inspiration, Guest Designer interviews, studio spaces, arting in the wild and more!  Check it out and see for yourself - we would love your feedback!

Let's see what our lovely new Design Team have created this month - we have a variety of Playlist ideas to share with you...

ANN CHUANG

Ann says:  My page has a playlist of my favorite insects. I want to make all my favorite insects into insect cards.


Visit Ann:  BLOG - FACEBOOK - PINTEREST - INSTAGRAM

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ELLE - EOTC

Elle says:  My playlist is my list of audiobooks for August (at the time of creating my page) inside a library setting with lots and lots of lovely books.  I am a bit of a bookworm and hoarder of books, and as a librarian, have always liked the idea of having my own secret library, so my playlist had to be books! The books on the sides are flaps that fold in to hide the secret library. Please visit my blog and instagram to see the secret library in action!

Visit Elle:  BLOG - FACEBOOK -  INSTAGRAM

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HEATHER MCMAHON

Heather is on vacation

Visit Heather:  BLOG - FACEBOOK - PINTEREST - INSTAGRAM

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HELEN HOLLINGER

Helen says:  I love music! All kinds, all the time! I don't have a particular favourite playlist, as I play what strikes my fancy at the time! I do sing out loud but I wouldn't recommend being in the same room when I do! LOL! (ask my family!). This fun art journal page represents what music means to me today!

Visit Helen:  BLOG - FACEBOOK -  INSTAGRAM 

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KAT PALECZNY

Kat says: The theme of my art journal is music! I love all kinds of music, so I don't have a favourite playlist. I think music is a great bridge for different nationalities and generations. It is important that we ONLY - LISTEN TO OUR HEART. I am very interested in your works.

Visit Kat:  BLOG - FACEBOOK - INSTAGRAM - YOUTUBE

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LISA OXLEY

Lisa says: When an art exhibition hits Sydney, its like a calling to one's creative spirit. My playlist includes just a few of the artists I have been fortunate enough to peruse in the past few years. My ephemera comes from the gift shop of the galleries hosting the event.

Visit Lisa:  BLOG - FACEBOOK - INSTAGRAM - YOUTUBE

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MATILDE FAB

Matilde says:  My page has a vintage look and a playlist of my favourite books. I love reading books and here are only five which I've chosen. It's so relaxing to sit at a comfortable armchair and read favourite story

Visit Matilde:  BLOG - FACEBOOK - INSTAGRAM - YOUTUBE

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RACHEL MARTIN

Rachel says:  The soundtrack of my summer is my fantastic love story. Our love story is my favorite playlist!

Visit Rachel:  INSTAGRAM - YOUTUBE

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ROX BOYCE

Rox says:  Blackbird singing in the dead of night…. by the Beatles is definitely a song on my playlist…. and was the inspiration for my art journal page.

Visit Rox: INSTAGRAM

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SARAH DORGERE

Sarah is on vacation

Visit Sarah:  BLOG - FACEBOOK - PINTEREST - INSTAGRAM - YOUTUBE

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SHARON FRITCHMAN

Sharon says:  I made my PLAYLIST about my favorite songs from my childhood up to the 80's. ("Strike a Pose" is a line from the song "Vogue" by Madonna!) I typed my playlist of on a tag and tucked it behind the image. I used some of my favorite EPHEMERA from my stash around the page. This was so fun to make!

Visit Sharon:  BLOG - FACEBOOK - PINTEREST - INSTAGRAM

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SUNILA MAHAJAN

Sunila says:  This was such a fun spread to create. I went retro here, creating a vintage page, with a list like appearance on the right incorporating the essence of Time. For my Playlist, I created an envelope vellum pocket and inserted it. I've giving a tribute to by favourite songs by Juice Newton, and I felt it apt to use the face of a woman on the page on the right. I've added ephemera bits on the page.

Visit Sunila:  FACEBOOK - INSTAGRAM

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As previously mentioned in the Art Café Facebook Group, we have suspended all prizes until further notice due to the current world situation.

Special Guest Designer

This year we invite our winners to be our Special Guest Designers. If you are one of our winners this year, please contact us for more details.

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Are you entering the challenge?  
Do you feel inspired by our fabulous DT this month?
Did you enjoy our new magazine?

Challenge closes on the last day of the month at 11:59 pm EST.  You can join the challenge using the inlinkz below 

Or in our Facebook Group, using the September Main Challenge Album!  

Or you can enter on Instagram by tagging us and using the hashtags: #mtwmainplaylist and #mtwmainchallenge. 

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Introducing the More Than Words 2022 Design Team

Hello friends!

Today we are announcing our new Design Team for July-Dec 2022! We have added some fabulously talented artists to our team and we hope they will inspire you for the rest of this year and beyond. We are very excited to introduce you to them all in more detail soon.

First of all though, we want to say a heartfelt thank you to all of you who took the time to apply to our recent Design Team Call. We were truly impressed with all the talented applications we received. We do hope that those of you who missed out will apply again at the next Design Team Call. Thank you SO MUCH for your support of our challenges!

And now, meet the new team...

New Design Team Members:

ANN CHUANG - Taiwan

HELEN HOLLINGER - Canada

MATILDE FAB - Poland

RACHEL MARTIN - Canada

ROX BOYCE - Australia

SUNILA MAHAJAN - India

These six new design team members will be joining our existing design team, who are...

Returning Design Team Members:

ELLE WILSON - United Kingdom

HEATHER MCMAHON - Australia

KAT PALECZNY - Poland

LISA OXLEY - Australia

SARAH DORGERE - France

SHARON FRITCHMAN - USA

Please join us in welcoming our new Design Team members. They will be creating inspiring projects for our challenges starting from next month.  Meanwhile, don't forget to enter our June challenges - just one week left to enter our 150th Challenge celebration!

Introducing the More Than Words 2021 Design and Admin Teams

A new year is fast approaching and we have some very exciting changes happening at More Than Words in 2021. You'll have to wait until January 1st to find out how we're changing but, for now, we'd like to announce that we've selected our new Design team!

Our teams are filled with fabulously talented artists who we hope will inspire you in 2021. Some current members are staying on with us for another year, and some are brand new. We are very excited to introduce you to them all!

First of all though, we want to say a heartfelt thank you to all of you who took the

time to apply to our Design Team Call.  We were truly impressed with all the talented applications we received.  It certainly made our job very difficult!  Although we weren't able to pick everyone, we do hope that those of you who missed out will apply again when the next Design Team Call is made.  Thank you SO MUCH for your support of our challenge blog!

Without further ado, we would like to introduce you to our 2021 teams:

Returning Admin Team Members

DANA TATAR - United States

ELLE WILSON - United Kingdom

HEATHER MCMAHON - Australia

HEIKES AUGENBLICK - Holland

PRIYA MISHRA - India

New and Returning Design Team Members

AGNIESZKA MIRKOWSKA - Poland

ANNA IWANOWSKA - Poland

ASIA SZCZUROWSKA - Poland

AUDE DEMANNEVILLE - France

EMMA ZAPPONE - Australia

JINAL SAVLA - India

KAT PALECZNY - Poland

LISA OXLEY - Australia

MARIE JOHANSSON - Sweden

OLYA RAGOZINA - Russia

SARAH DORGERE - France

SHARON FRITCHMAN - USA

VIDHI JADEJA - India

Change brings growth, and we are very excited to see 

the creativity our new teams bring in 2021!  

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Unfortunately, along with happy hellos, also come sad farewells.  

Firstly, it is with great sadness that we say farewell 

to a member of our Administration Team:  

LINDA PEKRUL 

We will miss you so much Linda!

The following 2020 Design Team members will be heading in new 

directions at the end of December. We send our best wishes along with them!

ANASTASIA TVERITNEVA - Russia/United States

CECILIA ZERTUCHE - Mexico

DAISY RAMSAY - Canada

DI GARLING - Australia

HEMA - India

JOLANDE VAN OOSTERHOUT - Holland

KATRIN MERAGLIA - Italy

LANUSIA - Ukraine

ROSALIE DUKE-STANLEY - Australia

SABRINA PERNA - Italy

YULIA POPKOVA - Russia

A huge THANK YOU to all these departing designers!

You are the best and will always be considered part of the MTW family.

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There's only a few more days before we release 

our next Mini Challenge on December 16th.

Be sure to come back then and check it out!

Introducing The More Than Words 2020 Design and Administration Teams!

A new year is fast approaching and we have some very exciting changes
happening at More Than Words in 2020. You'll have to wait until January 1st to find
out how we're changing but, for now, we'd like to announce that we've selected not only a new Design team but a new Admin Team as well!

Our teams are filled with fabulously talented ladies who
we hope will inspire you in 2020. Some current members are staying on with
us for another year, and some are brand new.
We are very excited to introduce you to them all!

First of all though, we want to say a heartfelt thank you to all of you who took the
time to apply to our Design Team Call.
We were truly impressed with all the talented applications we received.
It certainly made our job very difficult!
Although we weren't able to pick everyone, we do hope that those of you who missed out will apply again when the next Design Team Call is made.
Thank you SO MUCH for your support of our challenge blog!

Without further ado, we would like to introduce you to our 2020 teams:

New and Returning Admin Team Members

DANA TATAR - United States

ELLE WILSON - United Kingdom

HEATHER MCMAHON - Australia

HEIKES AUGENBLICK - Holland

LINDA PEKRUL - Canada

PRIYA MISHRA - India

New and Returning Design Team Members

ANASTASIA TVERITNEVA - Russia/United States

ANNA IWANOWSKA - Poland

CECILIA ZERTUCHE - Mexico

DAISY RAMSAY - Canada

DI GARLING - Australia

HEMA - India

JOLANDE VAN OOSTERHOUT - Holland

KATRIN MERAGLIA - Italy

LANUSIA - Ukraine

ROSALIE DUKE-STANLEY - Australia

SABRINA PERNA - Italy

SARAH DORGERE - France

YULIA POPKOVA - Russia

There have been some significant changes behind the scenes

of the More Than Words teams. DI GARLING has moved from the Administration Team to the Design Team, and PRIYA MISHRA has moved from the Design Team to the Administration Team. You will continue to see inspirational projects from them both!

Change brings growth, and we are very excited to see 

the creativity our new teams bring in 2020!  

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Unfortunately, along with happy hellos, also come sad farewells.  

Firstly, it is with great sadness that we say farewell 

to two members of our Administration Team:  

NICOLE DOIRON is one of our founding members and has been a crucial cog 

in the workings of More Than Words. She has worked tirelessly to bring our 

challenges to you for four years now. Her ideas and knowledge were always 

greatly appreciated and respected.

Also taking a break is CAROLINE ELLIAM.  

Caroline joined the Administration Team nearly three years ago and has been 

a reliable and highly-valued member of our team ever since. Her knowledge of all things to do with the online world has been a great help to all of us.

We will miss you both enormously!

The following 2019 Design Team members will be heading in new 

directions at the end of December. We send our best wishes along with them!

ALICJA STASZAK - Poland

ANAT WEKSLER - Israel

DARIA SCHUKINA - Russia

EDITH CLOUTIER - Canada

FRANCE RINGUETTE - Canada

HINA MIRZA - India

JESS MACKENZIE - Australia

MARY TZALLA - Greece

NUNEKA BOX - Spain

A huge THANK YOU to all these departing designers!

You are the best and will always be considered part of the MTW family.

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There's only a few more days before we release 

our next Main Challenge on December 1st.

Be sure to come back then and check it out!!