It’s always fascinating to learn about entrepreneurs who have turned their passion into thriving businesses. It’s even more interesting when you discover that Rossi decorative papers have played an important role in their businesses!
That’s the case for Kris Stewart, a talented bookbinder from the Pacific Northwest who has been designing exquisite books and albums for the past 14 years. Last year, she designed two of her best-selling albums using Rossi decorative papers: a beautiful blue peacock feather motif with shimmering gold accents and a weathered gold brocade on a white background.
Happily ever after: a popular Rossi sheet used for a wedding album
Kris describes herself as a “maker” and a “designer.” She says, “When I was really young it was construction paper with tape and staples (way too much tape and way too many staples!) Then it was coloring books filled with abstract patterns just begging for the right combination of crayons. Next it was grand architectural plans for houses I wanted to live in when I grew up, complete with furniture arrangements and landscaping.”
“Now that I’m an adult, I may not live in any of those houses I designed as a child, but I am still a maker and a designer, happily working at the intersection of beauty and function. Bookmaking became a passion when I happened onto a class 14 years ago. I researched new techniques and tried new ideas and now specialize in paper covered albums and scrap books which I sell through my Etsy shop, Scroll.
Kris says she is very fortunate to work with the world’s most beautiful papers every day: “How lucky I am! I get the opportunity to work with papers from around the world, including Italian-made Rossi Papers. They have become some of my best sellers! One of my favorite things is to go to the paper store and pull out one big drawer after another, looking at and feeling each paper.”
Kris says that the design process for an album’s cover starts with choosing the decorative paper. She states: “That seems like it would be the easy part, but really, there are too many choices! So much beauty, so little time.”
Her plans for the 2013 line of custom wedding and baby albums are coming along nicely, and lovely Rossi papers will once again be represented. The new albums will debut in mid-January and she looks forward to another exciting year of bringing smiles to customers’ faces.
Kris Stewart’s books can be found on her Etsy store, Scroll. For more information, please visit Scrollbookarts.com
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