A passion for creativity eventually led Heather to pursue a career in graphic arts. As a child, she preferred arts & crafts over building blocks, perfectly content with a giant pad of paper and a box of Mr.Sketch markers. Leduc Composite High School introduced Heather to Ms. Mason, who exposed her to the principles and elements of design. After graduating from Grant MacEwan's Visual Communication Design program in Edmonton AB, she finally found herself comfortably rooted in Marengo SK with her husband Adrian.

In 2003 Heather tragically lost her little sister, Lindsay, who was only 17 years old. Heather has channeled her grief into Seventeen Creative to honor her sister. Lindsay's memory now lives on in Heather's daughter, Brooke Lindsay May.