{"id":168,"date":"2023-11-25T20:45:13","date_gmt":"2023-11-25T20:45:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/gingerlybrazendesigns.com\/?page_id=168"},"modified":"2026-04-12T21:05:43","modified_gmt":"2026-04-12T20:05:43","slug":"about-us","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/gingerlybrazendesigns.com\/?page_id=168","title":{"rendered":"About Us and Why We&#8217;re Here"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"168\" class=\"elementor elementor-168\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c33b8c7 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"c33b8c7\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-125c291 elementor-widget__width-inherit elementor-widget elementor-widget-video\" data-id=\"125c291\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;video_type&quot;:&quot;hosted&quot;,&quot;autoplay&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;play_on_mobile&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;mute&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;controls&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"video.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-hosted-video elementor-wrapper elementor-open-inline\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<video class=\"elementor-video\" src=\"https:\/\/gingerlybrazendesigns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Green-Blue-and-Purple-Gradient-Graphic-Designer-Introduction-Video.mp4\" autoplay=\"\" controls=\"\" muted=\"muted\" playsinline=\"\" controlsList=\"nodownload\"><\/video>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-437b6e8 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"437b6e8\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3006f95 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"3006f95\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a634a55 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"a634a55\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-be7a7c7 elementor-invisible elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"be7a7c7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;fadeIn&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"803\" src=\"https:\/\/gingerlybrazendesigns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/325395613_1232209704368739_321235923205273735_n.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-177\" alt=\"Avatar\" srcset=\"https:\/\/gingerlybrazendesigns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/325395613_1232209704368739_321235923205273735_n.png 956w, https:\/\/gingerlybrazendesigns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/325395613_1232209704368739_321235923205273735_n-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/gingerlybrazendesigns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/325395613_1232209704368739_321235923205273735_n-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/gingerlybrazendesigns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/325395613_1232209704368739_321235923205273735_n-768x771.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ea0cb3e e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"ea0cb3e\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e4bc9cd elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"e4bc9cd\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">About Me<\/h1>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f38c2b2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"f38c2b2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">We are a small business located in Crestwood, Ky. Ericka is a graphic and web designer with a bachelor's degree in graphic design from Full Sail University.\n<br><br>\nAs a single mom who homeschools her 16 year old daughter and a fur mom for 3 dogs, 1 cat, and 2 bunnies she keeps very busy. She also participates in dog rescue work whenever possible and does a lot of pro bono graphic and web design for animal shelters and rescues.<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9ca51e2 elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"9ca51e2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ca7e608 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"ca7e608\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7d54d30 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"7d54d30\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-68a69a0 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"68a69a0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Digging a Little Deeper<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-92479e3 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"92479e3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">\"In 2020, while everyone was dealing with a nationwide pandemic, I was diagnosed with an autoimmune disease. This disease rendered me almost bedridden for 3 years while doctors tried various medications. I decided that something good had to come out of this bad situation. So I enrolled in online college courses. In 2023 I graduated with my bachelor's degree in graphic design. That same year we finally found a medication that put me in remission and I opened my own design and print business.\n<br><br>\nI also co-own a candle business with my daughter where I am teaching her how to be an entrepreneur and business owner.\"<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-290b8e0 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"290b8e0\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b83a74c elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-invisible elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"b83a74c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;fadeIn&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"2048\" height=\"1536\" 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