Meet Traci
My name is Traci Penrod and I've been creating scrapbooks since I was in high school. I've been married to my high-school sweetheart for 34 years and we have two wonderful sons, two beautiful daughters-in-law, an adorable granddaughter and a precious grandson.
After a 17 year career in the pharmaceutical industry that just didn't tap into my creative side enough, I retired and went to work in the scrapbook industry. I enjoyed designing albums, store samples, classes, and mini album kits so much that, in October of 2011, I decided to take a leap of faith and open my own company.
Artsy Albums is a product of a deeply rooted passion. After losing my mom to breast cancer when I was a teenager, I learned the importance of our memories, the pictures we take, and the stories that may never get told if we don't document them. I believe that our stories may be beautiful, encouraging, messy, or complicated ...regardless, someday, someone will want or need to hear them.
I welcome the opportunity to help you turn your photos, your stories, into keepsakes that will be shared for generations.
My Creative Resume
Design Teams
January 2015 - present
Design Team Member, Doodlebug Designs
January 2017 - December 2018
Design Team Member, Simple Stories
January, 2018
Guest Designer, Paper House Productions Blog
November 2014 - August 2015
Design Team Member, American Crafts (We R Memory Brand)
October 2013 - October 2014
Design Team Member, Silhouette America
Design Team Member, We R Memory Keepers
June, 2013
Mini Album Workshop - Designer, We R Memory Keepers for Scrapfest (By Invitation)
Card Workshop — Designer, We R Memory Keepers for Scrapfest (By Invitation)
Grand Prize Winner — Design Challenge, Accucut
April, 2013 - Present
Creative Team Member, Lori Whitlock Designs
April, 2013
Cycling Team Member, Little Yellow Bicycle
March, 2013
Guest Designer, I Spy with My Mind’s Eye Blog (By Invitation)
January, 2013
Guest Designer, We R Memory Keepers
Contributing Designer, Home Shopping Network -We R Memory Keepers (By Invitation)
Design Team Member, Frosted Designs (Online Store/Kit Club)
September - November 2012
Cycling Team Member, Little Yellow Bicycle
October, 2011 - present
Designer and Owner, Artsy Albums
July, 2010
Guest Designer, Archivers Blog
2006 - 2010
Events Coordinator; Designer for GA location — Archivers
Publications
Scrapbook and Cards Today magazine, June 2015, Spring 2020
CREATE magazine, March 2015, July 2015
Summer 2014 Product Catalog, We R Memory Keepers
Retail Page Kit Layout, We R Memory Keepers, June 2014
2014 Product Catalog, We R Memory Keepers