Tuesday, January 16, 2007

poppy ink's qotd {01.16.07}


Name: Nicole
Hometown: Flemington, NJ
Number of candles that appeared on your last birthday cake? 28
Married/Single/Partners/Other? Married
Children?: Yes. One.
Why did you start scrapbooking? Innocently enough, to compile my recipes in a fun and unique way - other than the card indexes used by my grandmother and mother. then i went to photos.
How long have you been scrapbooking/stamping/etc.? 6 years or so.
What is your favorite type of adhesive; ie, Tape runner, photo splits, mono adhesive or glue? seems i turn to mono adhesive for most things.
What size are your albums, 12x12, 8.5x11 or other? 12x12
Navy or Baby Blue? Red or Pink? navy & pink
Do you journal on all or most of your pages? in some way, shape or form......
How do you do most of your journaling, hand written or computer? a mix.
Do you use stickers or die cuts, or both? both.
Do you like to experiment or stick to what you know best? experiment. otherwise, i fear getting into a rut with scrapbooking - and it's too creative for that.
What type of lettering do you use for most of your titles, sticker letters, die letters or self lettering for titles? a mix of all these things, plus others.
What is your favorite embellishment? love ribbons, love buttons. i'm just starting to get into rub-ons. would like to try chipboard. and acrylic paint. ugh. the list goes on.
"Know the date..." or "What's the date? for your pics? sometimes i'm better at it then others. if i don't write it down, i tend to forget.
Do you redo a “bad page” or just “let it be”? redo.
What is your perfect scrapbooking atmosphere? (Quiet or music, snack or starve?) i just go with the moment. sometimes my husband watching the football game is my background noise.
Scrap for hours or scrap when you have a spare moment? spare moment.
What memorabilia do you include in your scrapbooks, if any?
i haven't been including a lot of memorabilia as of late.
What types of albums have you worked on or do you plan to do that you are excited about? i would like to work with a 7 gypsies notebook and do an altered project that involves the holidays. stay tuned......
What do you like best about scrapbooking? it's a creative outlet for me. on the flip side, i'm my own worst critic.
Have you done any swaps that you’d like to tell us about or do you plan to host any fun swaps in the future? i would LOVE to host a swap and stumbled across a great one on a fun-looking blog that i just may have to add to my fun & inspiring section...
Do you have a favorite product? why limit it to one? American Crafts, Close To My Heart, Basic Grey, KI Memories are just a couple of the many...
Do you have any helpful hints you’d like to share? i use tweezers to place my titles. it helps me be more precise with the alignment.
If someone gave you $100.00 to spend on scrapbooking, what would you buy? ha - where do i start?
What is the scrapbooking resource (book, magazine etc) that you repeatedly go back to for inspiration? some of my autumn leaves idea books. poppy ink. scrapbooking mags.
How much time per week do you spend at scrap sites (not shopping sites)? too much. i need to spend more of that time working on some of my projects - scrapbooking & non-scrapbooking.
What is your favorite scrapbook supply place? (It can be online, store or catalog). i go wherever i can find the product{s} i am looking for at that moment.
How would you best describe your scrapbooking style? freestyle. i am still developing my style and i hope to post some of my LO's to my blog soon....

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