INSTRUCTOR PROFILE

ABOUT ELISE

Elise Blaha Cripe is a blogger and crafter who lives in San Diego, California with her husband, Paul, and new baby girl. She has been scrapbooking for almost two decades, but really reconnected to the hobby after she tried Project Life. In 2012, she had the pleasure of designing the Seafoam kit for Becky Higgins. Outside of making stuff, Elise loves taking long walks and obsessing over her backyard vegetable garden.

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FAVORITE QUOTE

"I, not events, have the power to make me happy or unhappy today. I can choose which it will be."

—GROUCHO MARX

ELISE ANSWERS THE FIVE W's

Who has inspired you to be who you are?

My parents.

What do you teach, write, blog, and talk incessantly about?

That you'll lose your mind if you wait for the perfect time to do something. You have to just start.

When did you know that this was your path?

I knew I wanted to make stuff (projects and ideas) forever. But it really became me over the past few years.

Where is your favorite place on earth?

San Diego. Our new house.

Why do you love your life?

Because I work every day to surround myself with only the people and things that make me happy.

How do you do everything you do?

Lots of lists. And, I avoid Facebook.