About
My name is Melissa-Husband Monte-Son Ty 18mo-and Stepson Ethan 4
My birthday is March 8
Our Anniversary is February 16th, will be married 3 years in 2005
Album size? Mostly 12x12-I use Creative Memories Albums-I also like to use the 7x7 for gifts and special occassions
pets? 1 Dog-Sydney she is a black lab and will be 2 in June
Love? Scrap and I am just getting into card making. I love to shop and anything that is in the sun. I LOVE SUMMER!!!
scrapbook paints? I have never used them.
brads? Yes I use them...not as often as eyelets though
dotlets? not sure what they are
eyelets? Yes I love eyelets I use them on my pages and my cards
12x12 paper? I have a lot of it and I am always buying more..You can always use more paper right????
sizzix machine? I dont have one but one my my CM consultants has one that i use at crops
quickutz machine? No
Fibers? I have some but again you can never have to many fibers right???
embossing? I have not tried it yet but it is on my list to try this year
chalks? Yes, I have regular chalks
colors? I like them all...I dont get to use pinks and purples very often but I just had a niece that was born last week so now i will be able to use them more often!!
markers? I have all just about every CM marker there is...i dont use them any more though...I do all of my journaling now on the computer...I hate my writting!!
themes? I do a family album and then i do an album for each of my kids....i also do a x-mas album and i love to make albums as gifts for grandma's and etc
What kind of layouts are you going to be working on in the future? I have been so far behind I dont think I am spending enough time on each layout. I want to get caught up so I can focus more and add more embelishments etc.
Do you like cute stuff? Yes
Do you use diecuts? Yes
Lumpy or not lumpy? Mostly Lumpy!!
Anything you won't use? i dont do cartoony things
Favorite designers? I like SEI, Doodlebug,Creative Imaginations, Autumn Leaves, and CM has been getting a lot better
Anything you are wanting to try? Embossing and I just got a mini sewing machine so I am looking forward to using it this year
Nailheads? I have used them a few times
Metal? Yes, I love metal!! Mostly pewter!!
stamps? I have some stamps...I mostly use them for making cards...I cant justify buying a whole set to make one page and then not be able to use them again
Color choices? Blues, greens, browns, I guess it really depends ont the season or the layout...I guess I use just about everything.
Ribbon (unprinted/printed)? All of it...I love it all!!
Metal Clips- yes
Wooden embellishments? sometimes
Library pockets/cards? I have never used them bc i use CM so my pages are covered with page protectors
Buckles (metal/palstic)? not yet
Twist ties? not yet
Bottlecaps (plain/printed)? on my list of things to try
Color washes? ????
Liquid chalk ink pads? no
Opalite ink pads- no
Regular ink pads- I have stampin up ink pads
Acrylic paints? no
Foam stamps? yes
What is your favorite type of item to make? Albums for gifts....for x-mas i got together all of my "girl" cousins and we made an album for our grandma...she loved it and I got my 11 year old cousin hooked on scrappin now!!
What is your least favorite type of item to make? not sure
Do you use journal boxes on a regular basis? Yes but i do them on the computer
Do you use borders on a regular basis? not really
Do you use titles on a regular basis? (By titles I mean those that you make on a separate piece of paper and then adhere to the background. So, it doesn't include just adhering letters to the background.) sometimes
Do you use embellished tags on a regular basis? (and by that I mean those that you embellish yourself.) sometimes
Do you use paper piecings on a regular basis? sometimes
Do you use shakers on a regular basis? No, but I like them
Do you use deco squares on a regular basis? sometimes
Do you use serendipity squares on a regular basis? I’ve never used them or made them.
What is your greatest scrapbooking weakness? Stickers...I have so many stickers!!!
What is your favorite paper theme (i.e., floral, stripes, plaid, fun themes, solids)? I love all the SEI, I used the softy for my sons baby album.
Other than time and money (which we all need more of), what is your greatest scrapbooking challenge? Time-I stay at home but I never have time to do anything for myself!!
My birthday is March 8
Our Anniversary is February 16th, will be married 3 years in 2005
Album size? Mostly 12x12-I use Creative Memories Albums-I also like to use the 7x7 for gifts and special occassions
pets? 1 Dog-Sydney she is a black lab and will be 2 in June
Love? Scrap and I am just getting into card making. I love to shop and anything that is in the sun. I LOVE SUMMER!!!
scrapbook paints? I have never used them.
brads? Yes I use them...not as often as eyelets though
dotlets? not sure what they are
eyelets? Yes I love eyelets I use them on my pages and my cards
12x12 paper? I have a lot of it and I am always buying more..You can always use more paper right????
sizzix machine? I dont have one but one my my CM consultants has one that i use at crops
quickutz machine? No
Fibers? I have some but again you can never have to many fibers right???
embossing? I have not tried it yet but it is on my list to try this year
chalks? Yes, I have regular chalks
colors? I like them all...I dont get to use pinks and purples very often but I just had a niece that was born last week so now i will be able to use them more often!!
markers? I have all just about every CM marker there is...i dont use them any more though...I do all of my journaling now on the computer...I hate my writting!!
themes? I do a family album and then i do an album for each of my kids....i also do a x-mas album and i love to make albums as gifts for grandma's and etc
What kind of layouts are you going to be working on in the future? I have been so far behind I dont think I am spending enough time on each layout. I want to get caught up so I can focus more and add more embelishments etc.
Do you like cute stuff? Yes
Do you use diecuts? Yes
Lumpy or not lumpy? Mostly Lumpy!!
Anything you won't use? i dont do cartoony things
Favorite designers? I like SEI, Doodlebug,Creative Imaginations, Autumn Leaves, and CM has been getting a lot better
Anything you are wanting to try? Embossing and I just got a mini sewing machine so I am looking forward to using it this year
Nailheads? I have used them a few times
Metal? Yes, I love metal!! Mostly pewter!!
stamps? I have some stamps...I mostly use them for making cards...I cant justify buying a whole set to make one page and then not be able to use them again
Color choices? Blues, greens, browns, I guess it really depends ont the season or the layout...I guess I use just about everything.
Ribbon (unprinted/printed)? All of it...I love it all!!
Metal Clips- yes
Wooden embellishments? sometimes
Library pockets/cards? I have never used them bc i use CM so my pages are covered with page protectors
Buckles (metal/palstic)? not yet
Twist ties? not yet
Bottlecaps (plain/printed)? on my list of things to try
Color washes? ????
Liquid chalk ink pads? no
Opalite ink pads- no
Regular ink pads- I have stampin up ink pads
Acrylic paints? no
Foam stamps? yes
What is your favorite type of item to make? Albums for gifts....for x-mas i got together all of my "girl" cousins and we made an album for our grandma...she loved it and I got my 11 year old cousin hooked on scrappin now!!
What is your least favorite type of item to make? not sure
Do you use journal boxes on a regular basis? Yes but i do them on the computer
Do you use borders on a regular basis? not really
Do you use titles on a regular basis? (By titles I mean those that you make on a separate piece of paper and then adhere to the background. So, it doesn't include just adhering letters to the background.) sometimes
Do you use embellished tags on a regular basis? (and by that I mean those that you embellish yourself.) sometimes
Do you use paper piecings on a regular basis? sometimes
Do you use shakers on a regular basis? No, but I like them
Do you use deco squares on a regular basis? sometimes
Do you use serendipity squares on a regular basis? I’ve never used them or made them.
What is your greatest scrapbooking weakness? Stickers...I have so many stickers!!!
What is your favorite paper theme (i.e., floral, stripes, plaid, fun themes, solids)? I love all the SEI, I used the softy for my sons baby album.
Other than time and money (which we all need more of), what is your greatest scrapbooking challenge? Time-I stay at home but I never have time to do anything for myself!!
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