Nosy Monday

Bringing back my question of the week...

How long have you been scrapbooking? and what/how/why did you get started?

I have been scrapbooking the acid free way for almost 11 years now.  It all started after graduating from college and getting married.  We had just moved to Massachusetts...he was working and I was job hunting.  We didn't know anyone so I found something to keep me busy.  BUT even before all this, I collected memorabilia, jotted down memories and took a million photos ;)  No post is complete without a picture, so I've attached one of my mini projects that were displayed at my I Remember When business debut.

 Looking forward to reading your responses!

QOTW

Happy Monday! My weekend was Awesome Busy!!! How was yours? Spent Saturday with the Scrappin' Sistas in Plymouth. If you haven't found them yet, ask me about their crops. They are a fun bunch... and have adopted me as an official SISTA :)And Sunday was baseball in the morning and TONS of yard work. My question for you is...

How was your weekend? Were you just as busy or busier? How do you fit in scrapbooking?

I fit it in whenever I can...a little bit here, a little bit there during the week on little bits. I find that I don't get actual pages done but I try to keep my personal blog updated (for journaling), editing photos, planning pages, getting ideas, etc. I also try to schedule blocks of time to get pages done (attending crops). AND I always sneak in a few pages when I'm vendoring at an event.

QOTW...

My boys are on spring break this week. Nope we're not going anywhere. I've planned the entire week out and hopefully the weather will be great and we can enjoy our "Earth Week" themed staycation. And since Earth and the 3 R's (Recycle, Re-use and Repurpose) is on the brain, I'd like to know...

What do you do scrapbooking-wise to help with the environment?

Personally, I recycle all my paper scraps and as much packaging as I can. I also save my paper scraps by color to re-use on my scrapbooks. Sometimes it seems like too much but they do come in handy in the cricut. And last but not least, extra embellies and stickers go to my boys who happily craft and scrap with them :)
With 2 boys in the house...I get a lot of recycled art robots. And in case you're wondering...this wonderful piece of art is up for sale in their "store" and is priced at 1 Gazillion dollars (fake money only please) ;)

QOTW

Working on my schedule for the town rec center. My question for you is...

"Do you take classes at the town rec center? If yes, what classes do you like and what would you like to see offered - paper crafting related of course?"

Have a wonderful day!

QOTW

What's your most go-to Tool ever? Which one did you have to have and never used?

My most go-to tool would have to be my cutterbee scissors. I actually have three pairs and half the time I can't find a single pair 'cos it's hidden under my mess!

The one I had to have and never used would have to be my bind-it-all. Loved the idea of being able to bind my own albums, etc but never actually bring it out to use :(

QOTW

I've attended my share of day and weekend crops as well as hosting them myself. I'm fast running out of ideas for fun crop games. So...

"What is your favorite crop game?"

A layout to share...one I did at an all day benefit crop in Chicopee yesterday. Flowers are Petaloo Color Me Crazy petals sprayed with Smooch Spritz, Basic Grey Boxer line papers and Bazzill cardstock. Pictures of a trip to Calder Race Track in Miami, FL.

Question of the Week

Do you take scrappy classes?
If no, why not?
If yes, where? At a scrapbook store? Consultant?

Personally I haven't taken a lot of scrapbooking classes. I find that I am a visual learner and can easily reproduce a look just by looking at a picture. When I do take classes, it is at CK conventions as well as online classes.

ps. Check back tomorrow for a sneak peek of my Thursday class at the Holden Rec.

Nosy Monday

Do you have a preference for 1 page or 2 page layouts? Why?

Looking through my idea books and magazines, I noticed that they highlight mostly 1 page layouts. I like to have both in my albums depending on how many pictures and how "big" of an event or milestone it is that I am scrapping. And just for fun, a share from my lil' guys' album.

Paper Dolls

*scroll down for the QOTW*

I fell in love with both the cartridges when they first came out and have always had good intentions to use them but don't use them as often as I like. Yesterday, while trying to come up with an idea of a slumber party invite...I had a lightbulb moment...dug into my Everyday Paper Dolls cartridge and found the perfect paper doll. Check it out! The doll...in his sleeping bag.The guy pops out and there's the invite details. Cool huh? And this guy...he's going on my son's Baptism layout, in fact he's wearing the same outfit he wore! He's also going to be featured on a cool Baptism/1st Communion layout - debuting at Cool Crops Andover this weekend.My Question of the week..."What would you name this guy? What about the girl version?" Post your choices in the comments on this blog. If I pick the name you suggested, I'll send you the boy and the girl paper dolls.

Nosy Monday

I spent my morning checking out a hotel for Just Scrappin's first weekend event. So I want to know...

Do you attend weekend retreats? Why? Why not?

my Question of the Week

So I spent the weekend away at Theresa's Crop...thoroughly enjoyed myself scrapping, staying up late, dealing and working. Gotta love my job! Got home on Sunday afternoon, unloaded the car, laid down for a nap and then vegged in front of the TV watching the superbowl. Today, I slept in late (as late as I could with kids to get to school), cleaned house and feel as if I got run over by a truck. Is age catching up to me? I can't spend a weekend staying up late without feeling the consequences on Monday? So my question for you is...

"How long does it take for you to recuperate from a weekend crop?" Do you bounce back like it was just any other weekend? Or do you move at snail pace for days after?

A few pictures from the weekend to share...our fabulous hostesses plotting away on their "Let's Make a Deal" themed weekend.The gang and our winnings after almost getting "zonk-d" out! We won $19 each :)And me scrapping away :)

Nosy Monday

Question of the week ...How often do you Cricut? By this I mean, when you scrapbook, how often do you use your scrapbook. Every time? Some time? I forget I have a Cricut?

I think I fall in the "I forget I have a Cricut!" I know! I wanted one so badly when they first came out and for the longest, didn't even have it set out. Now it sits out in my scrap room but I tend to look through all my embellies and letter stickers before using my Cricut. I am getting better about it though. How about you?

Nosy Monday

Let's see if I can keep this up. I'm going to have a question of the week every Monday...check in and leave a comment, I would LOVE to hear from you.

"What is your scrapbooking resolution for 2010?"

Mine is to do something scrappy at least once a week. I find that I tend to go too long between scrapping sessions...even though I vendor/teach every other week. The photos and memories aren't going to get themselves into the scrapbooks if I don't get to them, will they? It's going to be an anything goes kinda thing...some weeks I may just get 1 card done, others I may churn out a bunch of layouts. I'll share them on Fridays :)