Hello Creative Ladies!
I'm Jodi Sanford, founder and owner, of Fancy Pants Designs! We are a paper crafting supply manufacturer, but offer a wide range of products for various crafting hobbies! I am excited to be here and share just a couple of the creative things that I enjoy doing as a scrapbooker and paper crafter…and crafter in general!
Just a little bit about me :): I am married to the most wonderful and supportive husband (and business partner) Jared. We have four beautiful children that are our pride and joy each and every day! My favorite 'job' is being a mommy to each of them! And, because of that, I love preserving the memories we make together! I've LOVED everything about crafting since I was a young girl..it's one of those generational things passed down the line–I just found my specific niche in paper crafting! I love that I can make pages for my kids to look through, home decor items to hang on their wall, mini albums for the sofa tables for visiting guests to peak into our lives, and little notes and custom books for family and friends to make each day a bit more personal! So, I guess you could say I've been a scrapbooker (or collector of paper and stickers) since I can remember, but I really turned my focus to preserving memories when I was married and our little family was established over 12 years ago!
A little bit more about Fancy Pants Designs– it started as a little home business to make those extra dollars that all stay at home moms need to keep up with their hobby! It took some time, and loads of hard work, but, now, after 5 years in business, we have a fabulous company that we are proud of each day. We work hard to bring innovative products into an already innovative industry! I LOVE to see what people do with our products because as an idea pops into my mind, I think of what I would do with it…yet, what others do with it is that much more amazing! We produce a wide variety of products that start with paper, but range out into metal frames for crafting/jewelry, frames for home decor, specialty trims, buttons, brads and more!! You can see a little mix of these items below!
I've included just a few favorite projects that I've made over time using Fancy Pants Designs products. I hope you will find some inspiration in them…something that can transfer over to your own passion! You can also find daily inspiration in our idea gallery and see our product offerings at fancypantsdesigns.com and on our blog (with a team of 25 designers participating) at missfancypants.typepad.com
The projects show from top to bottom, left to right are:
Marli's Room: Frames and Wall Hangers from Fancy Pants Designs along with the fun product used to design the layouts!
Holden's Onesie: Grandma (my mom :)) made this adorable onesie for our youngest little guy, using Fancy Pants Designs Boy Felt Shapes!
Family Album: This album was made from a one of our journal books, from the My Family collection! It's filled with little notes and photos of each member of our family!
4 Happy Kids: A fun little layout I designed using one of our newer lines– It's Your Day!
Birthday Card: A quick little card using our Girl Felt Shapes and pink book label!
Sis Layout: A layout sharing the love of sisters :). I used ric rack as the frame and lots of fun stamps and colored pencils for the embellishing details!
Angel Layout: I loved this photo of my little girl and wanted to really highlight the colors–and i was sure to add a little chipboard wing to her back to finish of the 'angel' theme!
Thanks for letting me share a bit of my passion with you….and remember to keep up those 'fancy' creations!
I'd like to give away 3 prizes from our latest collections…there will be a mix of fun products and each will be valued at over $35. Just leave a comment to this post and you're entered!
Thank you so much Jodi …
~Nice to meet you~
Additional entries:
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Remember to post separately for each additional entry and PLEASE only post the amount of entries allowed. This contest ends on Wednesday, November 17th at Noon (MST), so make sure to get your comments in by then. We will announce the winner that day by email and on the blog.
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HAVE A GREAT WEEKEND!
Hi Jodi, Thank you for sharing yourself with us! I would love to win one of your amazing prizes! I love your story, it is an inspiration to keep working on our goals!! I wish you and yours the best.
Hugs:)
~Lorenda~
Good Morning Jodi, cute as a button you are..5 years..no easy task in your business…I bet you have created sew many wonderful memories. You will no doubt collect even more..I celebrate your success. Your company name is PERFECT.
Best of all that is good to you, Jodi. Love your products!
Jodi, Love your product and your idea you shared are wonderful.
Jodi, I love your products, all the layout & project kits are lovely. I especially liked the Tradition and Christmas Magic, I will be ordering them. I wish you all the best and may your business continue to grow.
Wonderful post, it is always great getting to learn about other artists and their work. Thank you for sharing your products and ideas. :)
I love Fancy Pants!
It’s so nice to read about you, Jodi. I love all of your designs. I especially like the wall hangers and frames. Cute!
Very generous of Jodi! I am inspired by her story.
I have the WWC button on my blog with a link.
Beautiful projects, I’ve always loved FP!
Congrats on a successful company!
I put a blinkie on my blog and linked it back.
Love your products and inspiration – thank you so much for sharing! :D
Thanks so much for the opportunity to win great Fancy Pants Designs!! Love your products!
I love the pictures in Marli’s room. Have some little angels of my own (grandchildren) and need some frames, maybe the same ones, for a Christmas project. I will check out your site at once. Keep creating & stay focused!
I popped over from the Fancy Pants blog. Great article and great giveaway! Love your blog and love this blog.
I love FP products! My favorite line is Rough and Tough, but I recently got my hands on your “It’s Your Day” and I am falling in love with this line too!
Love your designs Jodi, and Fancy Pants :) Thanks for sharing!
Jodi,
I love your papers. I first saw them in SLC on the Discovering Possibilities Tour at Aspen Press. Your coordinating colors are beautiful. Loved your workshop. The company name is brilliant because it is the first name that comes to mind when I think of paper companies.
Jodi, thank you so much for sharing with us! I love this stuff! It is always gorgeous and great fun to add to projects!
I follow WWC on Twitter!
Great products, great ideas, it is so amazing to see what a MOM can do , looking forward to seeing next release … thanks
I follow TCC on Twitter!
Jodi,
Wonderful…
Thanks for all the creative ideas
Laura
What gorgeous projects!!
I love FP products and I loved seeing a little more about you as the founder! Thanks for sharing and for the give away!
Love all of your creative projects!
thanks for sharing your story and a chance to win some of your great products.
Hi Jodi,
Your designs and ideas are wonderful. I have been away from memory keeping for awhile, and need to get going again. You’ve inspired me, thank you for offering this great giveaway of your products!
I dearly love the FP products and ideas! Could they be any cuter?
Thanks for sharing and inspiring us with new and fresh products!
Beautiful products and ideas! Thanks for sharing!
I love fancy pants papers and everything that has come out over the years. Every year the paper keeps getting cuter and cuter. Thanks for sharing your designs.
Jeannie
Love your post…and your creative genius!…Thanks for sharing your inspirations…and the chance to win some yummyness!…creative blesings, Debbie
Jodi – you are such a remarkable woman, who inspires in so many ways. I feel so truly blessed to be able to call you my friend .x.x.
Hi Jodi,
I love FP products. Thank you for sharing your story and wonderful projects! I can’t wait to see what the future holds for Fancy Pants.
So fun to get to know you a little bit and hear where the heart of Fancy Pants was started. You are doning a fabulous job!
Some fun projects you shared and fab giveaway too.
-Danielle
I have long been a fan of Fancy Pants Designs..it was great to hear the story behind it!
Thanks for sharing your story. I love your products – so fun!
What lovely projects — and a BIG thanks for offering goodies for a giveaway! :)
Happy creating,
Birgit
Such lovely projects- and so much inspiration on this Friday- I was heading out to a crafting store today anyway and now I have some new ideas in mind!
I {heart} Fancy Pants! Thanks for the chance to win.
What a fun interview, how nice to get to know Jodi a little bit more! Thank you for the inspiration and we all love Fancy Pants!!!
What a great interview! Thank you!!
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I tweeted (wyoamelia)
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Jodi,
What a great interview! It is nice to get a glimpse of the mastermind behind Fancy Pants Designs! I enjoyed seeing your favorite projects and layouts. Thank you for sharing.
Your products are fabulous and have enjoyed using them in many of my crafting projects. Loved hearing your story and lovely projects and now am off to check out your site!
Please enter my name, thank you. I also love to scrapbook and preserve memories. Right now I am working on Army scrapbook pages abotu my Son who is home for 2 weeks from Iraq for leave. Wishing you all the best.
Kathy
I ??? Fancy Pants products, as well as the projects you shared! Thanks for the opportunity to win some FP goodies!
I absolutely love Fancy Pants products! I didn’t know it was started as a home based business?! Thanks for all the goodies and inspiration!
It was GREAT to learn a little more about Jodi and Fancy Pants Designs…oh how i love fancy pants:-)
It’s great to learn more about you and the company! Thanks for the chance to win!
I love Fancy Pants and it was nice to learn a little about Jodi and how it all started. Thanks for sharing some great projects with us!! Thanks for the giveaway:)
This stuff is so great Jodi! Thanks, here’s hoping I win some of your wonderful things!
I love Fancy Pants! It was great to learn more about you. Thanks for the chance to win some goodies.
I follow WWC on Twitter @WHEREWOMENCREAT!
I follow TCC on Twitter @TCCEVENT!
I left a Tweet about this giveaway on Twitter!
How fun – I love FP!
as a scrapper i love fancy pants – good to know more about you
Love hearing more about you! Love Fancy Pants products! Great projects! Thanks for the chance to win!
Wonderful products. They look like great fun!
OOH one can never have enought Fancy Pants! Tee Hee! Love it!
Susie
The Polka Dot Rose
Great ideas. Thanks for the chance to win.
Fancy Pants is one of my favorite companies! I love playing with your stuff.
Love your creativity and your name, Fancy Pants!
Congrats to Jodi – Fancy Pants is such a success story – such fabulous products! Thank you for starting the company, and thanks so much for the chance to win!
Jodi..I just love your products! They’re my first to go to when I sit to scrap! Thanks so much for showcasing some of your own work! Love it!
Wonderful projects. Nice to read about you Jodi.
I do crafts and scrapbooking with my 7 year old daughter. We love to be creative. Thank you for a chance to win.
Ilove all of your things. I especially like the gerber rocket t-shirt. My neice is having a little boy and calls him her little rocket man. Do you have a page where you sell?
Have loved Fancy Pants for years!! Jodi is awesome!!!
this site has introduced me to many wonderful new ideas – but you are an old friend. have loved your products for some time. thanks for sharing here.
4 kids! wow! you are a busy lady. love fancy pants products
Don’t know how you do it all! Congratulations and best wishes are in order! Thanks for all you do and for allowing us to enter this contest!
Sounds great – count me in please!
Cheryl
Beautiful layouts and designs! I love Fancy Pants!
Hi, Jodi. I follow your blog daily and love all of the inspiration your team shares with us. You have great products and I am happy to hear of another successful small business thrive.
I love Fancy Pants paper. Keep your papers coming!
You a such an inspiration!
Great projects, Jodi! Good luck with future endeavors for your company. Thanks for the chance to win such gorgeous stuff!
I have a WWC button on the sidebar of my blog!
WOW! Your projects are amazing. I especially love the wall hangings!
I have always loved Fancy Pants!! Your projects are amazing and happy to learn a little about you. Thanks for the giveaway!
I love that little shirt with the felt shapes :) That is so cool! I love Fancy Pants! The colors are always vibrant and cheerful :D Thanks for the chance to win.
I loved reading your story, and your projects are amazing!!! Of course, I love Fancy Pants!!!(;
This is sooo very kind of you. FancyPants is one of my favorite brands too. SOoo it would be a pleasure/honor to win….The new collections are fabulous..and can’t wait to get them…each inspire me in a different way.
Thank you for all the inspiration and creativity I’ve came up with from your designs.
HUGs
rhonda
What beautiful products! I am just now finding FancyPants but I’ll be checking them out from now on! I’d love to win!
Checked out your shop and blog…very cute
love FP’s products and innovation.
I love papercrafting though my four children seem to pull me in other directions, no complaints though. Adventures with the children are never to be missed, new products would be a great inspiration to get back in the game though!
What a great post! I adore Fancy Pants and it’s really cool to get to know more about how it started and who’s behind it all. ;)
- April W
love all of your many “goodies”…..keep up the good work…….
Have loved Fancy Pants for quite awhile, so nice to see the person who had the inspiration to start. Love your designs!
Those are so very cute! I had not heard of your company until now. Keep up the good work!
I just love your designs and your story! It is such an inspiration. Thank you for sharing!
I also have a WWC button and link on my blog. :))
And the TCC button and link as well, and happy to do so!
Love Fancy Pants! And enjoyed reading your post, Jodi!!
Good luck with your continued success. I love your products.
Following WWC on Twitter. I’m embmimi.
Tweeted about the giveaway. 11/14
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I love the framed photos on the wall hangers. Soooo cute.
I loooved everything you showed us, but because we’re expecting a new Grand baby boy in February, I especially loved the onsie your Mom made! How adorable and a wonderful idea! Thanks for showing us all those fabulous things we can create with your AwEsOmE products! Congrats on your business!!! Debbie @ Cottage Hann~Me~Downs
Enjoyed getting to know you.
Fancy Pants designs is one of my absolute favourite companies. I love your products. Keep up the awesome work!
I love scrapping with Fancy Pants designs. I was fortunate to meet Jodi’s Mom at an event in Calgary in April who was an amazing woman. Thanks for sharing your story with us and your projects.
ooohh would love to win some fancy pants!
Love the lines at Fancy Pants! Thanks for the chance!
It’s so nice to see you featured here Jodi, FP has been one of my favorites for years now, just love all of your designs and products, thanks for sharing some of your lovely projects.
I love Fancy Pants – I’ve been collecting your lines for years! And I am teh #1 fan of your glitter transparencies!!!
Thanks for sharing and giving, Jodi.
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I’ve always loved Fancy Pants designs and have quite a bit in my paper crafting stash!
Thanks.
Betsy
I have been a crafter since I was a little girl, also. I love to work with paper in making cards, along with crocheting and knitting, too.
Your work is beautiful!
The winner will be blessed by your package.
I love being inspired by creative blogs like yours. Thanks for sharing!
Fancy Pants is a favorite line for me – always vintagey fresh! Nice learning more about the woman behind the company.
I love your products, your creativity and your inspiration!
LOVE, LOVE, LOVE Everything!! Thanks for sharing!
Your story is inspirational and touching! Thank you so much for sharing it! I’m still new to scrapbooking and am overflowing with ideas, yet haven’t tried a lot of them yet. I’m excited to see what comes of all of them!
Thanks so much, Jodi, for the gorgeous inspiration! I especially love the adorable hanging framed layouts! Fancy Pants products rock!
Such cute projects. Thanks for sharing them.
Loved your story! Fancy Pants has been a favorite of mine for several years now :-)
so cool…..you rock FP! love your ideas! soooooo much inspiration!!!
Christine
I love FP!!! I have the WWC button and link on my blog!!!
I’m new to your company as well, but all your products and projects looking amazing!
jodi, i love your products!
I love Fancy Pants Designs! Love to scrapbook to wind down and preserve fun memories!
It was great reading your story. Great products!
I’d love to win!!!
Jodi!!
I love your your story and your goodies look amazing! I am opening a Creative Arts Center in Decemeber and am hoping it goes as well as your lovely little biz has! Congratulations on five fabulous years!
It is nice to meet you, Jodie!:) My favs are the Wishful thinking and Little sprout kits!
Oh fun things. Have been a scrapebooker for 10 years. Am on my way over to your website for a look. Please enter my name.
What great designs! Thanks for sharing your inspirational story!
Hi, and thank you for sharing your artist’s journey! I would loooooooovvvvvvvveeeeeeee a gift as I am a passionate artist/crafter who loves all types of art. A ‘pretty please” from down South!
How fun to find out about you, your background and the beginnings of Fancy Pants. Love how you incorporate paper & weave it into your life & home.
Love Fancy Pants!!!!! Great product and fun to create with!
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so awesome that you are able to raise a large family & run a creative biz! carry on!! i would love to win & try to use some of your products in my jewelry designs. ;)
Thanx for sharing your story!
Jodi,
Nice to meet you and get to know your business and support you; I cannot wait to see what you have to offer and hopefully get my creative ideas flowing and headed in the direction of my dreams! Count me in on the contest!!
I am a huge Fancy Pants fan and enjoyed hearing from it’s creator!
I think I am lucky comment 100. I love to create with paper making everything except scrapbook pages, LOL!
I love paper crafting, this looks like so much fun!
Wow. I love it all! Thank you for sharng, and I would love to win!!
Thanks for sharing your adorable projects. They’re a great springboard for new ideas! Happy Holidays.
Thanks so much for sharing your gifts, your time and talent. Love it all!
You are so fancy! Love your ideas, and would to win!
Great to hear and learn more about you, Jodi!
Congrats on your first 5 years of Fancy Pants…
and best wishes for continued success for years to come! As always… I LOVE my Fancy Pants products the most! ;)
Your designs are so beautiful! I always love to find new and unique stores that carry a wide range of products!
Yours fits the bill! I’m also impressed with your story!
I love your Fancy Pants design lines! They are beautiful and fun! I’ve been a scrapbooker for 14 years and love the way the products can be combined so many ways for endless possiblities! Keep up the good work! Carol
Great products! Thanks for sharing your story!!
So nice to read your lovely story, best wishes.
LeAnne
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Lovely presentation! Cheers for introducing yourself:)