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My name is Pam Odd but I am better known on the internet as my design name Pamela Donnis (Donnis is my middle name).  I grew up in Utah and Washington state, but my current home is in Kentucky where we moved after my husband finished graduate school and was offered his “dream” job teaching English and running the Writing Center at a small 4-year college. I met my husband when we were freshman in college and we have been married for nine years.  We have a four-year-old son, a two-year-old daughter, and a six-month-old daughter.

 When I started digital scrapbooking my husband was in graduate school and we were on a very tight budget so I was mostly creating pages with freebies.  After a bit I realized many of the designers offering the freebies on their blogs were just learning to design and I wondered if I could do it too.  About that time I saw an ad for a design contest and decided to enter.  I didn’t even make it through the first round, but in the process of creating that little kit I learned my way around Photoshop pretty well and became addicted to designing.  I offered the mini kit on my blog and received hundreds of downloads.  I was stunned!!  My husband was really busy with school and often had late nights doing homework, so I started spending my evenings (after the kids went to bed) on the computer creating, giving away freebies and entering design contests.  After several months I felt confident enough to apply for some stores, and began selling in August 2008 at Elemental Scraps.  Eventually I moved to Funky Playground, and now I sell my digital designs at The DigiChick.

 I try to “keep life creative” and I blog about my experiences as a wife and mom in everyday life while designing, scrapbooking, homeschooling, cooking, and (most obsessively!) clipping coupons. Thanks for stopping by!