My name is Jen Reed. I live in the suburbs of Chicago with my wonderful husband, 3 kids and our black lab. In a nutshell, I guess I’m a computer nerd turned digital scrapbook designer.
My first computer was a Texas Instruments computer. I remember programming it to do some stupid cool animation tricks when I was only 13. From that point on, I think my path in computers was preordained.
My business background includes web and graphic design with some programming thrown in there. I have a bachelor’s degree in both mathematics and computer science. I have been designing websites since about 1996. (yes, I know that’s about the birth of the WWW… age me?)
In 2000, after the birth of my twin girls, I began working from home and started my own web design company, RTech Solutions, Inc. By 2002 RTech had gone from solely a web design company to primarily offering web hosting packages for at-home businesses including hosting one of the first digital scrapbooking websites (which is how I discovered digital scrapbooking). By the end of 2004, I was more than a little burned out from the 24/7/365 web hosting industry and sold my company a month before my son was born.  I soon began working on non-webhosting ventures under my new company Libracorn Corporation.
I’m not very crafty in the traditional sense but I fell in love with the “digital” side of keeping and sharing memories. In 2005, I began designing my own digital scrapbook products and shortly after opened up my first online store. Over the years, I have co-owned a few digi stores and have assisted with “behind the scenes” support and tech work at several other sites (once a computer geek always one I guess… lol!).
In 2007, I stepped out into the art licensing arena and started licensing my designs with a business associate under the name Kristy Valshan, Inc. Â I’ve had licensed products featured in Archivers, Sam’s Club and CR Gibson. At the end of 2009 my partnership came to an end and I started designing again under my own name brand. I pursue licensing opportunities for my designs when time permits.
I have a passion for being creative digitally whether it be through web design (even coding), graphic design or scrapbooking. For me they are all creative outlets and I love that I can tie all three with my first love – computers!
Thanks so much for stopping by! I look forward to sharing my designs with all of you!
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