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HAPPY NEW YEAR FROM PERSONALSCRAPPER.COM!

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Happy New Year!!! 2012! It is going to be a spectacular year! PersonalScrapper.com will hit our 100th Monthly Kit this year! Be prepared because we are going to have a blowout online party to celebrate!!!

We kicked off the new year with a great kit featuring Echo Park's Winter Park. We are finally get a little bit of snow in the Northwest so this kit is perfect. Even if you don't have snow, the patterns and colors are versatile!

We have lots in store this year: MORE monthly kits, online crops, 52 week challenges and more! Check out our first crop of the year going on now at PersonalScrapper.com!

DECEMBER 2011

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December was a beautiful kit from Bo Bunny! We loved working with it!

November layouts....

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Here are some samples from our November kit (better late then never) hehe.

** Leave a comment telling us your favorite layouts from November kit and on January 15, we will randomly pick a winner to receive a prize featuring product from the November kit.

Jenny's Layouts: Jenny always done a phenomenal job of creating wonderful 2 pagers. I also love the Applesauce layout using 4 photos. AWESOME JOB!

Jess's Layouts: (We were blessed to have Jess do SEVERAL layouts with this kit). She was able to use the kit and get a lot of family layouts done. The Thanksgiving layout was my favorite. Thanks Jess!

Carrie's Layouts: Carrie always does a great job of doing fresh and creative layouts. I especially love the Cooker layout and all of the little details on the page. GREAT JOB!

My layouts. I enjoyed this kit even more than I thought I would! It was so easy to work with and do a variety of types of layouts. I enjoyed the Fall page with the homemade pumpkins and the sign was easy to make with the American Crafts paper.

Leave a comment telling us your favorite layouts from November kit and on January 15, we will randomly pick a winner to receive a prize featuring product from the November kit.

CROPTOBERFEST 2011 challenges

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We had our annual CROPTOBERFEST at PersonalScrapper.com! We posted 31 challenges and challenged everyone to try to do 31 layouts. We are extending this challenge til this weekend. Here is a document with all of the challenges.

CROPTOBERFEST 2011 CHALLENGES...

Please head out to the forums and post your layouts!

October 2011 FALL kit!

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OCTOBER 2011

We debuted a beautiful fall kit with papers by We R Memory Keepers (Autumn Splendor). We paired it up with coordinating stickers, journaling cards, glitter brads, alphabets from PaperTrunk and some fun little embellishments.

September 2011 kit

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Here are some of the layouts from Carrie, Jenny and I for September 2011 kit. We used Jillibean Soup! My favorite embellishment were the cute little trees from Pebbles, inc!

I'm back......

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It is hard to believe it has been so long since I have blogged! I sort of felt like I was on sabbatical again this summer just running around with my 3 boys. Then once school started, so did 3 soccer practices, games, robotics (at our house), youth group and lions pride. Life is busy!

We did crank out 3 great kits since I blogged :) So I wanted to showcase some of the layouts we have done with the kits:

Here are my layouts for AUGUST 2011. We used the My Minds Eye line. I loved the bright colors and patterns!

Week 30 of 52 challenges! Printable PDF included!

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Wow - It has been awhile since we posted! We will catch up soon! In the mean time, we have been having a 52 week challenge here at PersonalScrapper.com! We are alreadyon week 30. I want everyone to get caught up this summer so I have created all of the challenges so far in an easy PDF format! Please check it out and start scrapbooking!

MASTER CHALLENGE LIST (30 WEEKS OF 52 CHALLENGES)

What would a blog post be without a few layouts, so here are a few from our July kit!

HAPPY NATIONAL SCRAPBOOK DAY!

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Yes, in our scrapbooking world, it is our holiday! National Scrapbook Day! There are people taking the opporuntity to scrapbook all over the world.

At PersonalScrapper.com, we are holding our own annual online crop! We have posted 10 challenges and will be adding a few more over the next week!

The great thing about an online crop is that you can scrapbook WHEN you want! All you have to do is check out our list of challenges, scrapbook, take pictures (or scan) your layouts. Then you can either post in facebook under the PersonalScrapper.com fan page or in under the forums section.

We have LOTS of prizes so even if you get just one done, its worth posting!

Here are the challenges:

Challenge 1 - Mother's Day - This is the perfect opportunity to make your mother a gift, scrapbook something related to mothers (or being a mom), document how we celebrate Mother's Day, etc.

Challenge 2 - Personal Scrapper Kit - Use only a personalscrapper kit to create your layout (no outside embellishments.

Challenge 3 - Follow this Recipe for your scrapbooking layout:

White (or cream) background cardstock
2 different patterned papers
2 alphabets
3 embellishments

Challenge 4 - Scraplift the Design team or a PS member =Use the idea sheet and/or gallery and scraplift a a layout that you like. You can also scraplift a layout from our facebook page.

Challenge 5 - Ribbons Button and more, oh my! - and embellish it with ribbons, buttons and brads.

Challenge 6 - Shapes - Use a large shape on your layout. It can be any basic shape: circle, triangle, square, rectangle etc.

Challenge 7 - Spring Sports - Scrapbook a sporting event, superbowl or other sports related topic.

Challenge 8 - Word Challenge - Use one of these words in the title of your layout:

Mother
Spring
Happy
Day

Challenge 9 - Large Photo - Scrapbook a layout using a 5x7 or larger photo.

Challenge 10 - Lisa's Sketch

GOOD LUCK AND START SCRAPBOOKING!!!!

MAY KIT!

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Basic Grey has a very fun line that we are using for our May kit! With Life of the Party, you can not only do some awesome celebration pages but it is versatile for many different topics! We loved the felt flowers and bling that came with it. There are so many details in the kit such as stitched alphabet letters!

Here are some of our layouts with the kit (so far).

April PersonalScrapper kit

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Wow - Life got really busy for the past month or so! We used the Echo Park "For the Record" line in April. It was a fun kit to use (and I still have extras for more layouts!). Here are some of the layouts that the girls and I created this month. We will be revealing May kit at the end of the week!

MARCH PERSONALSCRAPPER.COM KIT = BEAUTIFUL!

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March is here, finally! I have been so excited to share this paper line as soon as I saw it in January! My Minds Eye has done it again! They are a great company with gorgeous papers. I loved these papers so much that I ordered an extra set of the patterned papers to offer members (and myself).

I also paired it up with 5 shades of cardstock! Now for the embellishments! We have adorable felt layered flowers from American Crafts, rhinestones in orange and clear, buttons, beautiful ribbon, fun alphabet from Doodlebug, journal card, and sweet stickers. I LOVED this kit!

Here are the layouts we have created so far. I have lots left to create many more layouts!!

Photos of my Papa... soon to be scrapbooked

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I am not sure about you but whenever I have lost someone, I tend to run (not walk) to get all the pictures out I have of that person. I find it very therapeutical. I have always loved taking pictures, every since my first camera in 2nd grade!

I always feel better seeing pictures of the ones I have lost. It reminds me of special memories and times with them. When I lost my Papa in August, I was very heartbroken. My grandparents have always been very special to me. Ever since I was little I would choose to spend time with them! We went to church together and I loved taking the bus to their house. Alzheimers is a devasting disease and I had to watch my grandparents suffer through this disease together. For my grandma, it required a lot of LOVE and patience. They have that though since they were married for 64 years! For my Papa, he knew he was losing his memory and was very frustrated. Once I got over the initial shock of the day he forgot who I was, I made the most of all my moments with him. Even though he didn't remember me most of the time, I know he enjoyed me walking and talking with him. I would pull out pictures and show him the house he built, his 5 children, 9 grandchildren and multiple great-grandchildren.

I still remember one of the last days I spent with him. We were enjoying some outdoor music at a party my mom had put together. He was HAPPY. He was telling me about living in Cape Cod and his wife having 5 children. It was the first time in a few years that I saw his eyes filled with life. He was cracking jokes and was back to his old self. The picture I took of him, was the one used in his obituary and at the Memorial Service. I am so thankful for my memories of him

So what does all this have to do with Scrapbooking? Scrapbooking is a WONDERFUL way to preserve your photos and memories. I am working on some new pages with some of these photos of my Papa and look forward to adding them to my album.

I am so happy for MEMORIES, pictures and for my family!

I Miss you & Love You Papa!

Week 6 of 52 Challenges

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I think it is great to set a scrapbooking goal each year! I know we have had a few months where we challenge ourselves to scrapbook a layout each day that month. This builds a lot of momentum but then after the month is over, it is easy to lose the scrapbooking "mojo".

So this year we are doing 52 weeks of Challenges. Every week we are posting a new challenge. The goal is to help you scrapbook 52 layouts! So far, here are the challenges we have had:

WEEK 1 - NEW YEAR - It's a new year! I want to help you scrapbook your memories from this year. It is January 3rd! While the memories are fresh in your head, scrapbook how you celebrated New Year's Eve or New Years Day this year. Even if you went to bed early - you may want to scrapbook why?

WEEK 2 - FAVORITE THINGS - Scrapbook some of your favorite things right now in your life. It may be your computer, scrapbooking, starbucks (not people but things), food, Scrapbook a layout about one or a group of your friends!

WEEK 3 - FRIENDS - Scrapbook a layout about one or a group of your friends!

WEEK 4 - BORDERS - This week use at least 2 different borders on your layout! They can be short borders, long borders, ribbon borders, paper borders, punched borders, etc. :)

WEEK 5 - MEMORIES - This is a pretty vague challenge, but today I want you to scrapbook particular memories. Maybe it is a photo collage of memories from over the years (this is what I did) or maybe its a childhood memory you have not documented yet.

WEEK 6 - ANIMAL - This week create a layout about an animal! It can be one of your pets or even a trip to the zoo! Make sure you include some journaling!

Examples of these challenges to come! Hopefully one or all of these will challenge you to do something new for your albums!

JANUARY CROP!

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We are so excited to be having crops every other month! It is always fun to hold virtual crops online but even better when we get to do them in person! This last crop was on January 29th.

We had a fun group of girls! Everyone got something done and we all had so much fun scrapbooking and laughing together! As you can see in the picture girls, scrapbooking, photos, starbucks!!

We even had Addie & Dawn drive up from Roseburg just for the crop!!!

So thank you Carrie, Paige, Addie, Dawn, Wendy, Kris, Jan, Jill, Brittany, Jenny, Angie, Kristin, Holly, Nadine, AJ for coming to our crop! We also had some visitors: Larry, Eric, kiddos, Carmen & Jenny! We are looking forward to the next one!

My girlies :) 3 peas in a Pod... 3 Amigos :)

A few of the original PersonalScrapper girls! Dawn, (me), Kris, Addie & Wendy! So fun to scrapbook again with you girls!

Message board friends Paige and Addie got to meet for the first time!

Lots of chit chatting and scrapbooking!

FEBRUARY 2011 KIT!!! Scroll down for a giveaway

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Sometimes after the hustle and bustle of shipping a kit out, I stand back amazed! I have been putting kits together for over 7 years. This is monthly kit number 87! I think I have done the math wrong before. I started in December of 2003 with kits.

I feel very fortunate about my job! It may not be the highest paid job or easy (it is a little labor intensive) but there is no doubt it is rewarding! Not only do I get to scrapbook my family but I help lots of other scrapbookers preserve their family memories. I have made so many friends through scrapbooking also. I consider our message board to be like the "Pen Pals" of this decade. It is so fun to meet other women all over the world and share this love of scrapbooking! I am feeling super blessed this month about PersonalScrapper.com and where we are at!
Ok, now on to February 2011 kit. This month we are using WeRMemory Keepers Be My Valentine paper line. If you know me, you know that I like a versatile kit. I don't just do "theme" kits. If I pick a line that is Valentiney, I make sure that other layouts can be created with the kit.

Here are the layouts we have done with the kit so far!
My scanner is not scanning colors right but i still wanted to give you an idea of what we created.

The kit comes with a variety of glitter brads from American Crafts. These were an easy way to add a little bling to my page! I also loved the little cards on the WeR papers.

Andrew loved riding this bike in the snow. This page is simple but I liked the white background. I wish my scanner would not cut off die-cut papers. This paper was perfect for this photo of my hubby & I. The ribbon that comes in the kit is wired and very easy to fold, etc.

Loved these photos of Jenny's! She always does a fantastic job of layering her papers and embellishments! The first one, she shows a cute way to decorate the die-cut with hearts and a brad. On the second one, i love how she framed the photos with the ruffled ribbon!

These photos are so fun! I love the papers and the cute ruffled ribbon! Jenny cut out the hearts and layered them!

This page by Carrie has so many different elements to it! I love the photos (precious!). She used great papers together and added all the perfect touches of embellishments.

I love how Carrie layered the papers on this layout! She also was very creative and cut the diecut and embellished it! Love the inking too! Great family photo!

First off, this photo is gorgeous!!! I love that it is 8x12 and goes all the way across the paper. The embellishments look great with this page!

Thanks for reading this far down!

**Leave a comment before February 8 and you could win a set of some of the embellishments used in this kit!

Scrapbook... Organization

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So, anyone that knows me, knows that I do NOT scrapbook in order. I have always had the philosophy to scrapbook whatever I am in the mood for! I do tend to love to start out scrapbooking "new" photos but love the freedom to do it how I want.

After my layouts start to pile up, I do like to put the pages in my albums by year. I did this a few days ago and I learned a few things:

BEFORE:AFTER: (The orange albums were just the Summer layouts!)

1. 2007 was probably my biggest year of layouts! I had 4 thick albums.

2. 2010 is the smallest amount of layouts in years!

3. I remember why I scrapbook! As I sorted the layouts, I had lots of memories and it made me smile. I LOVE to scrapbook!

4. My favorite album manufacturers are WeRMemory Keepers & American Crafts. I love the ring albums because it gives me the flexibility to change the order of the layouts!

So... in 2011:

1. I hope to make more time to scrapbook! I have thousands of photos & product waiting to be used!

2. I may try to keep up in my printing. I love having pictures available!

3. We are going to have more local crops which allows for more scrapbooking (and socializing!)

4. Since I sorted my layouts, I have a pretty good idea of some gaps in my books!

I am going to start by scrapbooking with my friends this Saturday (1/29)! If you want to join us, check out: http://scrapcrop.blogspot.com/2011/01/scrap-crop-january-29-2011.html

"I SPY" some great layouts from our crop!

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So, PersonalScrapper is having another crop! As the years have gone by, we have added more and more crops each year. This gives us inspiration and a reason to scrapbook. Preserving memories are so important!!

Here is one I did. I was so happy to scrapbook our first family photo of 2011! This is using the EchoPark Wintertime papers that we featured in January!

Here are a few member layouts that caught my eye today in our crop gallery:

Kelly, TX - I love how Kelly took all of her Christmas card photos and made a collage and snowman collage! Very creative and great way to save them!

Amy, IL - I love the way she started the year off by setting goals and scrapbooking them!
Lydia, NY - I love the scallops at the top and the Charlie Brown theme!

Carly, WA - I love all of the little details Carly added to this layout!
(I had to pull this layout since she is getting published -way to go Carly!)

Kim, VA - I love the way she used the December PersonalScrapper.com kit! Lots of photos and embellishments!

Lindsey, WA - Love the snowy page on white cardstock. Gorgeous layout with the January PersonalScrapper.com kit.

Melanie, WA - This fabulous layout uses the December PersonalScrapper.com kit. What a great way to showcase those Santa photos!

Amy, KY - Love Amy's Halloween 2-pager with lots of photos and little details!

Please leave a comment! Which ones did you like?

NEW YEAR'S CROP 2011

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We are having a crop at PersonalScrapper.com! Is one of your New Year's Resolutions to scrapbook? Now is the chance to start the year off right. Take some time for yourself, gather some photos & your kits!

We have prizes and a message board to chit chat!

CROP CHALLENGES

PERSONALSCRAPPER.COM forum

Happy New Year - January kit is here!!

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January is here! A brand new year and a brand new kit! This month we combined Echo Park's Wintertime & Fancy Pant's Hot Chocolate lines! They are all 2 sided with some great patterns on both sides! I had fun using it with the 3 alphabets and all the little embellishments! I still have more to go and plan on using it during our crop we are hosting (starting today).

PAST KITS for SALE on website

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Wow -
Time flies when you are having fun! We have had 80 months of monthly kits (not including the add-ons). We have always kept some kits around for new members that join and want some past kits :) We have decided to put our past kits online. This is great for people who are not members. There are several reasons why:

1. You can purchase just 1 kit to see what we are all about
2. You can purchase kits for Christmas gifts
3. All kits come with a glossy idea sheet
4. The kits are shipped within 1 business day
5. You can purchase multiple past kits (until we run out).

So go check them out! Some of the kits we only have a few left of! Go to the personalscrapper.com website and click on SALE KITS in yellow on the left. This will bring up the list of past kits to choose from. It is really simple, just add each kit you want to the cart and check out through paypal!

Thanks -

Erica

LOCAL CROP TOMORROW!!

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HOLIDAY CROP DETAILS

Take a day to get ready for the holidays!!!

WHEN:
Friday, November 19, 2010
Doors open at 9am-7:30pm

WHERE:
Pheasant Ridge RV Park
Rec Room
COST*:
$15 Full Day Space (9am-7:30pm)
$8 Half Day Space (9am-2pm)
$8 Half Day Space (2pm-7:30)
Come shop for FREE if you can't crop with us this time.

What does the cost include:
•shop for scrapbook products (provided by PersonalScrapper & Paper Trunk)
•complete some handmade gifts
•catch up on some scrapbooking
•organize your photos
•work on Christmas cards
•spend some time with your friends
•goody bags
•giveaways
•free parking
*Non-Refundable. Space is limited and will fill up quickly. No food provided but, lots of options near by that you can bring back to your space (Starbucks, Subway, Panda Express, pizza, frozen yogurt, and more!)

November PersonalScrapper.com Kit

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Wow - I did it - 31 blog posts in 31 days! I am so GREATFUL and thankful for a great group of customers. Some of these customers have been with me for almost 6 years! I appreciate your support and friendship! I look forward to our future of scrapbooking and sharing together!

We did kick off November with a new kit (that shipped on time - YAY!). We used a new line from My Mind's Eye and paired it up with some fantastically fall embellishments!!

Here is the kit picture and layouts we have done so far:

OCTOBER 31.....MOM2HOLLY

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Day 31 of PersonalScrapper.com Member profiling.

KAREN -

Karen! Karen may just very well be my first "internet friend". She was one of the first members to ever sign into our message board and still holds a record as being a top poster. She is the mother of 2 sweet girls and lives in Rhode Island. I have always loved that she scrapbooks both 8 1/2 x 11 and 12x12. She also does a great job of doing a bunch of layouts in a weekend! Karen helped keep the message board hopping by posting questions of the day for a long time.

Where is Karen now you are probably wondering? She is a super busy and successful coupon blogger! She has created a blog about couponing and has done an awesome job with it! Although we miss her at PersonalScrapper, I am so happy for her and greatful for her friendship over the years!

Karen - one of these days we will meet when I head backeast (or you head this way). I hope we scrapbook together!!

Please leave Karen a comment...

OCTOBER 30.....WENDY MCCONKEY

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Day 30 of PersonalScrapper.com member profile blogging.

WENDY -

Wendy! I have got to scrapbook with Wendy a few times! She is part of the crew that I previously have mentioned (Addie, Dawn & Kris). They make the time to scrapbook together and make creating memories for the family a priority. I love scrapbooking with her! She does a great job and has a system down. I love the layouts below that just showcase a few of her layouts. She is very sweet and fun!

She is the mom of 3 kiddos, works and finds time to scrapbook her family. I hope to scrapbook again with her soon!!

Please leave a comment for Wendy:

OCTOBER 29....DEANA

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Day 29 of PersonalScrapper.com Member profile blogging...

DEANA -

It is very appropriate to blog about Deana today because she did my hair today. :) Deana has been part of PersonalScrapper since almost the very beginning! She is a very talented scrapbooker and hairdresser too. Her layouts are always very unique and fun!! She is the mom of 3 adorable children! She used to be on the message board a lot but has a lot of things going on in her life. I am hoping to get her back on during one of our crops!

Deana is a friend that I have gotten to know because of scrapbooking! I love how scrapbooking brings people together and forms new friendships!

Thank you Deana for being part of PersonalScrapper and for your friendship! Looking forward to scrapbooking together in November....

OCTOBER 28......SCRAPINCHICK

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Day 28 of PersonalScrapper.com monthly member profile blogging

Teresa -

Teresa! Teresa has been part of PersonalScrapper for several years! She has posted over 800 posts in the forums and over 300 layouts in the gallery! She has participated in many crops and swaps over the years. She is from California and a mom of boys :) She also has mini dachsunds (like my dog!) She does a great job of getting her layouts completed for challenges and for scrapbooking with friends!

I have enjoyed getting to know Teresa on the message board. I look forward to getting to know her even better!

Thank you Teresa for being part of PersonalScrapper and for being active on the message board for 4 years!

Please leave Teresa a comment.

OCTOBER 27....AMYSSTAMPINSPOT

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Day 27 of PersonalScrapper.com member profile blogging

AMY -

Amy! Amy has been part of the PersonalScrapper family for years. She has recently been back on the message board and we love seeing her again! Amy comes from Illinois and is the mom of girls (yay - girl layouts!). She has always been super kind, nice and encouraging on the message board. She also has always been very open and honest. I still remember when the shooting happened at Northern Illinois University a few years ago, how worried we were for her (she worked there!). With 22 injured students and 6 did, this was a very tramatic incident. I felt bad for our friend having to deal with that stress!

Amy does great 2 page layouts!! and she is a fabulous card maker (I think that is where the stamper in her really comes out!). I am so glad she is back on the message board with us and sharing her encouraging words and layouts! The picture above is her avator with her youngest daughter Maizie.

Thank you Amy for sharing your heart on PersonalScrapper! I hope we can scrapbook some day and look forward to getting to know you better!

Please leave a comment for Amy!

OCTOBER 26......PAIGE R

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Day 26 of PersonalScrapper member profile blogging.

Paige -

Paige! Yay - my friend Paige! Not only is Paige a fantastic scrapbooker but a super fun friend! I have scrapbooked with her LOTS of times! For some reason, just being in her presence, I always get a ton of pages done! She is a mom of 2 sweet girlies and lives here in Oregon! Paige has her own style of scrapbooking. She usually has a lot of white space on her layout with lots of cool embellishments. She can use a variety of patterned papers & embellishments and make a fantastic page! She has an incredible sense of humor and we love hearing from her on the message board.

We have missed her recently on the message board. She and her husband have a new business so she has been very busy. I hope to get her back on the message board scrapbooking with us soon!

Paige - thank you for being part of the PersonalScrapper family! I have loved getting to know you and look forward to more scrapbooking nights (and Twilight dates). Miss you...

OCTOBER 25.......W.BRASSART

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Day 25 of PersonalScrapper.com member profile blogging.

Wendy -

Wendy has been part of PersonalScrapper for several years! She is friends with Barb (Bubba29). Her husband bought her the kits as a Christmas gift several years ago and she has been with us every since. I love her clean style. I totally want to scraplift the giving tree layout below. It is so sweet! She has participated in several crops and posted over 300 layouts in our gallery! She is a mom of 2 kids and lives in Pennsylvania!

Thank you Wendy for being part of PersonalScrapper.com. I look forward to getting to know you better! Maybe one day I can scrap with you and Barb!

Please leave Wendy a comment.

OCTOBER 24.......BUBBA29

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Day 24 of PersonalScrapper.com member profile blogging

BARBARA -

Barbara has been part of the PersonalScrapper family for years!! She is a fellow mom of boys! She comes from Pennsylvania and is a great scrapbooker! I have enjoyed getting to know her on the message board. One thing I have always noticed is not only does she scrapbook her family but she scrapbooks her friendships! I think that is great and important too! Her layouts are always clean and fun. She has participaed in a lot of our crops throughout the years! She joined our message board almost 5 years ago!!!
Barb - Thank you so much for being part of PersonalScrapper and for being a long-term member! I look foward to getting to know you even more!!!

Please leave a comment for Barbara -

OCTOBER 23.....KIMMCC

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Day 23 of PersonalScrapper.com Member profile blogging.

KIM -
Kim! Kim has been part of PersonalScrapper for a couple of years! We have really been getting to know her on the message board. She is always great about posting encouraging comments on people's layouts! She is the mom of 2 boys (yay for boys) and family is one of her main topics of scrapbooking. She is great about participating in our crops and swaps that Mel leads.
In fact, I was excited to have Kim as my secret sister this past Valentine's Day. She did a great job of picking out product for our Disneyland trip and even a starbucks card! She is very thoughtful and kind. I would love to meet Kim some day and scrapbook with her!
Thanks Kim for being part of PersonalScrapper and I look forward to getting to know you even better!

Please leave a comment for Kim:

OCTOBER 22......NEENIE313

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Day 22 of PersonalScrapper.com member profile blogging

Janine

Janine has been a part of the PersonalScrapper community for several years! I remember praying for her to have a baby before she found out she was pregnant with Brandon! She lives in Florida, works a few jobs (including a really cool cake company!), and has an adorable son with her husband. She is a New Yorker at heart! I love to see her layouts! She is really good at doing a batch of layouts together and using a variety of techniques! I love it when she gets in her scrapbooking groove. She is always making sweet comments to other people and encouraging members!
Thank you Janine for being part of our PersonalScrapper family for so many years! Hope to see you scrapbooking soon!

Please leave a comment for Janine!

OCTOBER 21......COUNTRY GIRL

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Day 21 of PersonalScrapper.com member profile blogging

DIANA -

Diana! Diana has been a member of Personalscrapper forever! She is definitely one of the original members that is still with us! She lives on a farm in Washington and has a son and a daughter (and 2 stepsons). She just got done with her daughter's wedding in August. I have got to meet Diana at several CK shows. She is always so sweet and it is so nice to see her friendly face at the shows! She was even my secret sister once and sent a fabulous fun package!

Diana is great at encouraging others and making nice comments. I like her scrapbooking style! She scrapbooks all different kinds of topics. I am so fortunate to know Diana! She is a wonderful woman and I look forward to seeing her in a few weeks at the Bellevue CK show!

Thank you Diana for being part of PersonalScrapper.com! Hoping to see you get to come scrapbook with us during this croptoberfest crop!

Please leave Diana a comment:

OCTOBER 20...CGANNON74

2010-10-20T00:01:00.000-07:00

Day 20 of PersonalScrapper.com Member Profile Blogging

CARLY -
Carly has been part of PersonalScrapper for a long time! I have had the privilege of getting to meet Carly at the Portland Convention! She is from Washington and mom of 2 :) Her layouts are gorgeous! I always love every single layout she posts. I notice I was really drawn to her layouts in a circle - those were my favorites! I would love to scrapbook all 3 of these! I think she is a very creative scrapbooker and i look forward to getting to know her even better!
Thank you Carly for sharing your scrapbooking and participating on the message board! I have enjoyed getting to meet you and hope we can scrapbok together!!!

Please leave Carly a comment.

OCTOBER 19.....LRHPS

2010-10-19T07:24:00.000-07:00

Day 19 of PersonalScrapper.com Member Profile Blogging.

Lenore -

We are just getting to know Lenore better on the message board. She has been part of PersonalScrapper for a long time. She lives in Wyoming with 6 kids ranging from 1 yrs old to high school! It sounds like they have a lot of fun together!
I really appreciate Lenore and her participation on our last few crops! It is nice to have someone encouraging everyone with comments! I am always amazed at moms for making time to scrapbook for their children!! Lenore - I hope to meet you someday and it looks like you live in a beautiful place!

Please leave a comment for Lenore!

OCTOBER 18....K10Wolf

2010-10-18T00:01:00.000-07:00

Day 18 of PersonalScrapper.com Member profile blogging

Kris -

Kris! Kris has been a member for several years! She lives here in Oregon and her scrapbooks are full of beautiful layouts of her nieces and dogs. She has adorable Australian shepherds! I am not sure how many she has right now but I think it is 7! She participates on the message board when she can and when i looked, she has posted over 300 layouts in the gallery over the years! Her layouts are always really detailed and beautiful!

I have had the privilege of meeting Kris a few times now! I hope we get to scrapbook together sometime! Maybe even scrapbook with a glass of wine, Kris? :) As mentioned in 2 other blog posts this month she has a strong scrapbooking friends group of Addie, Dawn & Wendy!

Thank you for being part of PersonalScapper Kris!! I am glad to have you as a member and friend!

OCTOBER 17.......Dawnw

2010-10-17T00:01:00.000-07:00

Day 17 of PersonalScrapper.com Member profile blogging

Dawn -

Dawn has been a member of PersonalScrapper.com forever (well maybe not forever but a very long time!) It has been fun to get to know Dawn over the years. We have had the chance to meet several times and even got to scrapbook together! She is part of a great group of friends (Addie, Wendy, Kris & Arla) that make time to scrapbook together! I think it is great that they make the time to do this!

She lives in Oregon and has 2 girls. Her layouts are very clean and awesome! She makes books for both of her girls and creates a lot of layouts!! I love her style and her personality! I feel privileged to know Dawn and hope we can scrapbook together again soon!

Thank you Dawn for being part of PersonalScrapper through all of the years and for being a great member!!

Please leave Dawn a comment!

OCTOBER 16.......SCHLAGEL

2010-10-16T00:01:00.000-07:00

Day 16 of PersonalScrapper.com member profile blogging

HEATHER -

Heather has been part of our PersonalScrapper.com community for years! She is from Michigan and has 2 children! We have enjoyed getting to know her over the years and watching her kids grow in her layouts! She does a great job of doing both layouts and cards! I am glad to have her back on the message board participating in our crops and discussions!

Heather - Thank you being part of PersonalScrapper! It is great to get to know customers that have been around for a long time! I look forward to seeing more of your work!

Please leave Heather a comment!

OCTOBER 15..............MY3BOYS

2010-10-15T00:01:00.000-07:00

Day 15 of PersonalScrapper.com member blogging profile

KELLY -

Kelly! Kelly has been a member of PersonalScrapper.com for several years but we have just recently got to know her on the message board over the past year. I can totally relate to Kelly, being a fellow mom of 3 boys! She has a sweet little puppy that has also been part of her scrapbooking. I love her layouts! They are always so creative with new ideas & fun embellishments. She has been participating in our crops and is always so encouraging to others!

Thank you Kelly for being part of PersonalScrapper.com and for letting us get to know you! I look forward to seeing more of your work and getting to know you even more!!

Please leave a comment for Kelly!

OCTOBER 14......MILLERMATH

2010-10-14T00:01:00.000-07:00

Day 14 of PersonalScrapper Member blogging

Debbie -

Ah, so nice to blog about Debbie. She is a very sweet member at PersonalScrapper.com. She has adorable twin daughters that are the focus of a lot of her pages. I have enjoyed getting to know her on the message board. I also had the honor of having her as my secret sister this past month. She sent me an incredible package of goodies with a really cute Fall album she made for me! I loved it!!

Debbie is always really great about participating in our crops and challenges! It is fun to see her layouts! She has some really creative layouts that I would love to scraplift. I am so glad to have her part of our PersonalScrapper community. Maybe someday, we will get to meet!!

Thank you Debbie for being part of PersonalScrapper.com!!

Please leave Debbie a comment!

OCTOBER 13........ PERSONALSCRAPPER OCTOBER KIT

2010-10-12T22:35:00.001-07:00

We are taking a day off from our member profiling to profile the October kit! It is finally here and ready to ship out tomorrow!!

This month we are combining the Jillibean Soup and Imaginisce lines! The 2 lines worked really well together! I liked the different patterns on the Jillibean Soup Pasta Ragioli line! There were combinations of red, orange, green, brown for a warm fall kit. The Imaginisce had the more traditional fall papers!

My layouts (so far):

Love - I cut 4 squares of patterned paper. Then I framed the photo with a patterned paper and matted all 5 of them with brown cardstock. I kept the layouts simple this month and liked the effect!

With this one, I knew I wanted to have a few pumpkins from the back of one of the imaginisce papers (but not too many because I didn't want to overwhelm it). I also wanted to cover the big coaster and I still like to handwrite a lot of my journaling for my kids :)
This one was easy! I knew when I saw the cute film strip paper and cameras that they would make a fun layout!!! This layout was quick and simple. I also love the pictures of my boys when they were younger!

Carrie's Layouts -

Carrie had under 24 hours to do layouts since paper was late this month. She did an amazing job! Carrie has been part of PersonalScrapper for several years and always has super creative layouts! She always has great layouts each month! I am so happy to have her part of PersonalScrapper! Over the years she has helped select product, put it together, create with it, brainstorm, scrapbook, etc. :) I am so fortunate to have her as a designer and a great friend!!

Tricky Candles - Love all these photos she was able to use on the layout! This is also a great way to use up little pieces of paper from the kit.

Dude - Love this layout! I love all the different size of circles and how she used some of them for journaling! The white letters pop off the red paper too!

FLASH - This layout is an awesome tribute to her sweet puppy, Flash. The photo on the right is her last one with him and she is using the little maya road envelope with little memories from her kids about Flash. The flower in the center is awesome and uses a few layers of papers and staples.

Family - Great picture! I love the patterned papers and how they pop off of the brown paper (along with the white letters). Overall great layout and one I would love to scraplift!

Jenny's Layouts -

Jenny also had under 24 hours to do her layouts! She did a fantastic job as well! These girls rock! Jenny has been part of PersonalScrapper for several years and she always has clean layouts with great photos! I love her style! Jenny has been my right hand girl the past few years as we attend shows, pick product, she is the one that can match bazzill to the kits, put them together, create with them and more! There have definitely been months that I would not have got the kits out without her! I am so glad she is part of PersonalScrapper.com and a great friend!

Mia - Love the sweet pictures of her and the papers selected were so cute with these photos!

Jaxon - This is one of those classic layouts that I love! Great photos, great patterns and great design! Love how his name pops off the cardstock too!

Cousins - I love this layout! I can totally visually this layout as a sketch. The squares on the left are great, as well as the frames around the photo!

OCTOBER 12......JOY-N-JESUS

2010-10-12T00:01:00.000-07:00

Day 12 of PersonalScrapper.com Member Profile blogging

JEWELS

Jewels! It has been so fun to watch Jewels and her family grow over the years. When she joined PersonalScrapper she had one cute little boy and since then has added 2 adorable little girls. She is always super friendly and encouraging on the message board! She loves to participate in our crops and challenges! I love seeing her layouts. Her kids are so adorable!

I hope I get to meet Jewels one day! She would be a lot of fun to scrapbook and hang out with!

Thank you Jewels for being part of PersonalScrapper.com!!

Please leave a comment for her!

OCTOBER 11......MOMMYCALL

2010-10-11T00:01:00.000-07:00

Day 11 of PersonalScrapper member profile blogging.

Melanie -

Melanie has been an active part of PersonalScrapper for a few years! She is from Washington and has 2 adorable little boys! I love seeing her work in the gallery. Her layouts are always clean and beautiful! I definitely think we have similar taste in scrapbooking product (maybe its the mom of boys thing). I appreciate the fact that even though she works, has her family, she is still able to contribute to our message board.
She is always very sweet and friendly to everyone! She has guest designed for PersonalScrapper before. I think we would have a great time scrapbooking together and hope to do that some time!

Thank you Melanie for being part of PersonalScrapper! We appreciate having you part of our PS family!

Please leave a comment for Melanie!

OCTOBER 10......BLONDEGRRLIE

2010-10-10T02:32:00.000-07:00

Day 10 of PersonalScrapper. com Member Blogging

LINDSEY -

Lindsey! I am excited to blog about Lindsey! She is an amazing young woman who has been very inspiring to get to know! She has been very active on the message board. We have watched her little boy Jadyn grow up, watched her move from one side of the U.S. to the other, watched her in the army and in school! She always creates gorgeous layouts with awesome photos! Her layouts always are so clean with just the right amount of white space. I love her scrapbooking style!!! She has also guest designed for us before.
I have been so fortunate to get to meet Lindsey in real life. She is just as amazing in person as she is on the message board! I am glad to call her a friend! She is always great about commenting on other people's work and encouraging others! I hope to get to scrapbook her with her someday now that she is on the west coast!
Thank you Lindsey for being such a big part of PersonalScrapper! Thanks for letting us watch J grow up through your photos and layouts.

Please leave Lindsey a comment!!!

OCTOBER 9.......KELLERBELL

2010-10-09T00:01:00.000-07:00

Day 9 of PersonalScrapper.com Member Profile blogging

KELLY

Kelly has been part of PersonalScrapper for years! We have shared our kids growing up together, 3rd babies for both us, and lots of scrapbooking. Kelly, from Michigan, has a great sense of humor that comes out on her blog and on the message board. She also takes really great photos that are a great inspiration!

Kelly is great at giving her insight on product and for commenting. I like seeing her 8 1/2 x 11 layouts! I hope to get her scrapbooking more this month during our month long crop!!

Thank you Kelly for being an active member on PersonalScrapper for years and for being a friend!!

Please leave Kelly a comment!

OCTOBER 8........INARU

2010-10-08T00:01:00.000-07:00

Day 8 of PersonalScrapper.com Member profile blog

LYDIA -

Lydia! This is so fun to get the chance to talk about each member that means so much to us! Lydia is from New York and has been a member for several years! She is happily married with 2 adorable children which are the focus of most of her layouts! I have loved seeing all of her layouts over the year! She does a great job of keeping up with her scrapbooking, even as a busy, working Mom! I love seeing all the fun things that her family does through her layouts!

She is always very kind and has been awesome at participating on our message board! I personally hope I get to meet her some day! I know she has been to Oregon before so I will hold out hope!! :)

Thank you Lydia for being such a sweet friend on PersonalScrapper.com. I feel like we have really got to know you over the years!!

Please leave a comment for Lydia!!

OCTOBER 7.....MC3MOM

2010-10-07T00:01:00.000-07:00

Day 7 of PersonalScrapper.com Member Blogging

MEL -

Mel :) I have had the privilege of getting to meet Mel several times over the years! She has been a very active member on PersonalScrapper.com. She is our ultimate SURVIVOR winner! I love looking at Mel's layouts. Her work is beautiful and so creative!! She amazes me because she is the mother of 5 kids and manages to scrapbook too!
She always has kind and encouraging comments for others. The past few years she has organized a secret sister swap twice a year. We all have loved it. I have enjoyed getting my own package in the mail :) I am so glad to have Mel part of PersonalScrapper!

Thank you Mel for being a HUGE member of PersonalScrapper since the beginning! I value your friendship and your layouts!

OCTOBER 6......SMAYDEN

2010-10-06T00:01:00.000-07:00

Day 6 of Member Profile blogging

Sheila -

Sheila! I am excited to write about Sheila. She has been an active member for several years and active on the message board. Sheila is the mom of 3 boys too :) She does an incredible job of doing a TON of layouts! I love seeing all of her layouts and all the adventures with her boys! Her goal this year alone is 800 layouts!!! She excels at both 2 pagers and single layouts. She participates in our crops and displays her layouts!

I have loved getting to know Sheila on the message board. I hope to meet her some day too. I think we should have a Personalscrapper retreat :). Sheila is very kind and thoughtful. For the past few years, she has surprised me with some new books and a very sweet note about loving her kits. Last year, I was having the worst day and went to the post office. Her package was so thoughtful and made my DAY! She also has a cute southern accent.

Thank you Sheila for being part of PersonalScrapper.com and thank you for being so kind to me, I appreciate it!!

Please leave a comment for Sheila!!

OCTOBER 5......ADDIE H

2010-10-05T00:01:00.000-07:00

Day 5 of PersonalScrapper.com member blogging.

Addie -

Addie, Addie, Addie... :) I have been very lucky to have Addie as a member and friend for several years. Like she says, she is a "lifer" at PersonalScrapper.com. She has a great scapbooking style that I love! I always want to "scraplift" her layouts. She has been very active on the message board as well with almost 4000 posts! She always has great comments for everyone and has been a friend to all.

Addie is a wife, mom to Gabe and works! She always has great outdoor layouts about hunting, boating, etc. Her photos are also fabulous! I have had the pleasure of meeting Addie several times! We have scrapbooked together, hung out and even had lunch at one of my favorite restaurants, Kowloons! She is super sweet and has a FANTASTIC group of friends and scrapbookers (Dawn, Wendy, Kris and Arla). They get so many layouts done during their retreats! I am so glad that Addie is my friend and we share the love of photos/scrapbooking!

Thank you Addie for being a HUGE part of PersonalScrapper!!!!

Please leave a comment for Addie!

OCTOBER 4...........AMYINKY

2010-10-04T00:01:00.000-07:00

Day 4 of PersonalScrapper.com member profile blogging!

Amy -

Amy has been part of the PersonalScrapper.com family for several years. She has more posts on the message board than any other member (almost 5000 posts). She does a great job of commenting on other people's layouts and showing encouragement! At the same time her layouts are always very inspiring and beautiful. She has been able to stretch a PersonalScrapper kit further than anyone. She has also guest designed for us a few times!

Amy has a busy life with a husband, 2 active boys and a job BUT she still finds time to scrapbook! I love that she is able to take the time to scrapbook for herself. It motivates me to make time for myself too :) I hope I get to meet Amy some day! I know we would have a great time together (drinking diet mt. dew, scrapbooking and shopping).

Thank you Amy for being a HUGE part of the PersonalScrapper message board and for being a great friend to all!

Please leave a comment for Amy!

OCTOBER 3......JAKOBSMOMMY

2010-10-03T00:01:00.000-07:00

Day 3 of PersonalScrapper member profile blog!

LISA

Lisa has been a member for several years. We have loved getting to know her on the message board. She is a mom to Jakob and lives in Texas! If you have been on our message board the last 6 months, you will recognize Lisa as our resident sketch artist! She has been posting sketches every month! I have added her September one below.

I love Lisa's clean style of scrapbooking! I also feel like we have very similar interests in scrapbooking products (maybe it is the mom of boys thing). I hope to meet Lisa some day! She is very sweet and great about giving others positive feedback.

Thanks Lisa for being a BIG part of the PersonalScrapper.com family!!!

Please leave Lisa a comment!!

OCTOBER 2......LYNETTE J

2010-10-02T00:01:00.000-07:00

Day 2 of the PersonalScrapper.com Member Blogging!

LYNETTE

Lynette is our furthest customer! She lives all the way in South Africa! I have loved getting to know Lynette over the past few years. She is a wonderful woman and scrapbooker! We have shared so many moments with her (both happy & sad) and I wish I could meet her in person! She and her husband run a non-profit mission to help people with life skills & creating job opportunities!

She has some handsome sons, a daughter and adorable grandchildren! Although she looks too young to be a grandmother!! Her scrapbook pages are beautiful! I love seeing all of the pages she does with her kits! She also posts lots of photos on her blog that make me want to go to South Africa!

She has been very active on the message board with almost 1800 posts!

Thank you Lynette for being a HUGE part of PersonalScrapper.com! We appreciate you!!

I know I am not alone, please post a comment for Lynette!!!

OCTOBER 1..... EMMAJ

2010-10-01T00:00:00.000-07:00

So today is the day we kick off our member profile (all month long). I want to honor some of the members have helped make PersonalScrapper so special! We are RANDOMLY drawing names out of hat of "active" members on our message board. Please leave a comment for the person and follow this page because it will be updated for 31 days straight!!

EMMAJ

(Avator picture)

Emma has been a member for several years! I remember "meeting" Emma online before she had children and back when she lived in Florida. One of the best things was sharing her pregnancies with her! I still remember her telling us she had a big secret on the message board. We were all so excited for her! Her adorable children, Betty & Oscar have been a huge inspiration for her pages!

I love her scrapbooking style! She comes up with really creative titles and creates layouts that always inspire me! I love that Emma is so active and super friendly to everyone on the message board. She has had over 4,000 posts on our message board! She even thought of the PersonalScrapper friends when she sent me several crop prizes to give out to people!

She has been a loyal customer for several years and is one of those people I would love to meet in person some day! Emma has also guest designed for us before!

Thank you Emma for being a HUGE part of PersonalScrapper.com! We appreciate you!!

I know I am not alone, please post a comment for Emma!!!

Back up and running...

2010-09-30T00:10:00.000-07:00

Yes, it has been several months since I have posted but

I

am

still

here!

This summer I took a much needed sabbatical for 2 months. After 79 consecutive months of kits, it was time to take a few months off and just focus on my boys! We had a great summer overall!

We came out with a really fun September kit using Echo Park "A Walk in the Park" line. I still have a lot left for future pages.

As many of you know, we reached a point where we had to make a difficult decision. Either quit the business or raise the rates. We put it in the hands of our customers and we still have enough customers to keep going! We have always tried to keep our rates low but shipping has been eating at us for years! I am so excited to continue this journey with you!

As far as October goes, here are a few things to look for:

a CROPTOBERFEST crop and contest on our message board. Our goal is to create 31 layouts in 31 days! We will be posting a challenge each day!

a blog post each day this month (right here) profiling different PersonalScrapper.com members!

Another fabulous kit mid October and then back on schedule for November kit.

So please come and join us for all of the fun!!! We are going to give a few prizes out to members who mention why they love PersonalScrapper on their blogs! So go blog and let us know about it!
Here is September's kit:

JuNe GuEsT DeSiGnEr: LISA!!!

2010-06-02T21:40:00.000-07:00

JUNE IS HERE! Yay! I am so excited to have the June kit. I just wish it would quit raining long enough for us to enjoy spring and summer!

This month we were very lucky to have a special guest designer. Lisa has been a member for a few years now and a very active member on our message board. She has also been designing sketches for all of our members to use! I love her style and her pages about her son! I am so thankful she is a part of PersonalScrapper.com and could guest design this month.

Here is a bio from her and then her fabulous layouts!!

Hi, I'm Lisa (jakobsmommy on the boards) and have been scrapping since my 12 year old son was about 6 mos old! I started as many of you did by going to a home party but it wasn't until I met Erica at the Creating Keepsakes Convention in April of 2007 that I really got serious about scrapping! I saw the Personalscrapper booth at the Creating Keepsakes Crop in St. Louis, MO and fell in love with their kits! It looked like it would make scrapping so easy and it DOES!

I have been a member now for over 3 years and this June kit is my 38th kit! And I can tell you that is was one of my best decisions I ever made and I can also say I haven't met a PS kit that I didn't like! LOL! I have made some of my best layouts using PS kits using stuff that I never would have picked out myself in a store. The kits are perfectly matched and coordinated for you, easy peasy! Personalscrapper is more than a kit club though, the message boards have given me confidence and encouragement in my scrapbooking and I have found tons of support and inspiration there, as well as making new friends from all over the world!

My PS friends have inspired me to start my own blog and start making my own sketches both of which have opened up other doors for me and allowed me to make more wonderful friends! Thank you Erica for such awesome kits and for giving me such a great opportunity to be Guest Designer for June, it was super fun and this kit is just over the top, I know you all will love it as much as I did!

2010-05-03T22:34:00.001-07:00

Have you ever felt like life is flying by and there is no slowing down in sight? I have 3 boys and I can not even believe it has already been almost 10 years since we had Andrew.

I have some pretty big news. I have decided to take 2 months off - my own sabbatical. It feels good to be able to choose to do this and also to have so many supportive customers that understand that being a mommy is my top priority.

Here are the details:

Summer Break for PersonalScrapper.com!
I am happy to announce that PersonalScrapper.com is taking a summer sabbatical in July and August. I thought long and hard about this and am very excited to take two months off to have some downtime. This will help me to refresh and re-focus on my creative side and catch up on laundry :). The main reason for this sabbatical is that I will get quality time with my children during their summer break and enjoy these precious moments while they are young.

The impact to you as a customer is as follows:
1. We will put all subscriptions on hold after the June kit – you will not be billed in July and August.
2. We are still planning on having a crop each month this summer!
3. The message board will still be running strong!
4. As I clear out my scrapbook product to gear up for new product this fall, I may post mini kits for sale over the summer with all the leftovers.
5. In mid August look for September kit announcements.

I am very excited about this! After doing kits for 79 months, it is time to have a few months off. I still love scrapbooking so it will be a great time for me to re-charge and get ready to kick off an amazing fall!

If you have questions and concerns, please email me 
Erica – PersonalScrapper.com

MARCH kit GUEST DESIGNER!!!!!

2010-03-05T18:04:00.000-08:00

March is here!!! Yay!!! March always means a new kit with fresh product from CHA!! We have a fabulous kit using My Minds Eye Quite Contrary papers! This month we had a guest designer who has been a member or participant on our message board for a few years!! I have loved getting to know her and felt an instant bond when i realized she was a mom to 3 boys (like me!) She does an amazing amount of layouts every year and I am so glad to have her aboard. Our guest designer is...... Sheila (smayden)!!!

Here is a bio from her! Please take a moment to comment on your favorite layout from Sheila! My personal favorite is the Friends layout - i love her creative flowers, the white stitching, the circle - EVERYTHING!!

First, I want to give a BIG THANKS to Erica for allowing me this opportunity. I had so much fun with this GREAT kit. I completed seven layouts and have several others completed from the scraps by adding just a few items...such as card stock and alphas!

I have been scrapping for about 16 years after I was invited to a Creative Memories party and I really did not want to attend because I could not conceive the idea of cutting my precious photos! But, I went and I scrapped and I loved it! I have continued to scrap and my scrapping has evolved dramatically since that time as you can probably imagine! I am Mom to three wonderful boys ages 24, 22 and 17 and as you know, they are the subject of most all of my pages. I also scrapped in high school, but it was with the non archival materials and scotch tape. I still have those scrapbooks and maybe someday I will redo them. I think that I have always been a scrapper at heart because I have always saved all kinds of memorabilia.

Personal Scrapper - well, I have to confess...I stalked the website and forums for months before I joined the kit club and shortly thereafter the the forums. I kept wondering if I would like every kit every month or if I might be wasting my money on some months and then the December 2007 kit was posted and I had to have that kit, all other worries aside! I have received every kit since that one and have loved them all! And just so you know, I was also stalking other kit clubs, but never subscribed to any other. Personal Scrapper just "fits" me!

A friend recently sent me a little magnet that says "MY LIFE IS SCRAP" and I think that sums it up!

Erica, thanks again for this wonderful opportunity!

FUN TIMES......with PersonalScrapper!!

2010-02-16T10:28:00.000-08:00

What a week..... I have really been reflecting on my business lately. There have definitely been ups and downs with it! Besides the scrapbooking, my FAVORITE part has been to get to know other scrapbookers all over the world and build friendships through our message board. It is the pen pals of TODAY!

Yesterday I got the chance to meet with 2 PersonalScrapper members (Mel and Lindsey) and their children! We had so much fun even in the short time we were together. After a trip to Burger King, we went to our local park to play. Both of them were driving through on their way to visit family/friends! It was surreal to have our kids playing together after we have watched each other's kids grow up through scrapbook pages!!! Lindsey took pictures of our kiddos. Although we didn't one of the 3 of us at the park, we did with Mel's camera at BK.

For those of you on the message board, you will recognize our 9 children!!

Friday night I scrapbooked with Addie, Dawn and Wendy. We had a great time (wish we would have got a photo of us scrapbooking!) It was fun to see their "process" and to see them using our kits. They have all been long-time PersonalScrapper members!

Last weekend, we went to CKC in Portland. It is a scrapbook show and we attend the night crops to represent Personalscrapper.com. Friday night I worked with Paige and Jenny & Saturday night I worked with Heidi and Carmen. We all had a GREAT time and so much fun meeting new and old members!! Now if we can only get them on the message board! Carly - It was great to see you too :)

There are still lots of members I want to meet - Amy, Sheila, Kelly, Lydia, Janine, Lynette, Emma, Lisa, Wendy, Joni, Kim, Melanie, Karen, Genevieve, Debbie, Barbara, Teresa, Christia, Marisa, Missy, Jessica, April, Star, Angela..... just to name a few (I just rattled some off the top of my head - but I want to meet everyone!!)

2010-02-05T07:39:00.000-08:00

ah February is here! The month of LOVE! I Loved this kit! We used a combination of Pink Paislee and Making Memories with lots of fun little embellishments. Here are a few of my layouts with it! I have done 6 and have plenty left to make more!
This was one of the fastest layouts but it is my favorite! After completing the other layouts I had plenty of scraps! I took my circle punch and punched 7 circles. I double matted the photo and wrote on the Pink Paislee journaling card. On the circles I added a few tiny details like buttons, stickers and even the top off of one of the clips!

We got a chance to go out with my sister-in-law (which is rare since we live 3 hours apart), so we took some pictures. I thought this was a fun layout to go a little more girly with it! I covered the bracketts with paper and created a photo mat with 2 papers, stickers and pink paislee details!

Last year during my son's Valentine's party the class treated their teacher to the red carpet treatment! I thought this kit was perfect for these pictures! I cut the flowers out of the paper and popped them up, added a button and that was my favorite embellishment on the page!

For this large photo, i wanted a die cut background so I used another sheet of paper to cut the schallop circle. I hand drew a heart and fit 9 small bittons inside of it to make an accent. This layout was simple but I like it!

I wanted to scrap these pictures of Ezra and his big cousin Devin for awhile. I thought the colors in the kit were perfect. I cut clouds out of the back of one of the Pink Paislee papers. I layered a few strips of the other papers and computer printed journaling on the Pink Paislee journaling card.

Love this sweet photo of my now 9 1/2 year old :) I just used a lot of the little accents in the kit (clips, pink paislee die-cuts, stickers, papers) to make a little collage in the corner.

CHA CHA CHA

2010-01-29T07:24:00.001-08:00

Wow - CHA has come to a close.... I was amazed at all of the new products. You never know with the economy!!! I had a great time on my trip!!! We always make sure we have time to play on our trip and we did that!! We hit California Adventure and Disneyland too :)

I thought i would highlight some companies (in alphabetical order):

American Crafts - They had a few things I liked (besides their thickers which I always love). They came out with a few paperlines that were nice - Letterbox and the Heat Wave line http://americancrafts.typepad.com/studio/2010/01/cha-sneak-peek-heat-wave.html (perfect for summer pictures). they have gorgeous embroidered albums that are set at a great price! I also loved some of the embellishments of the Dear Lizzy line. American Crafts now owns Pebbles inc and there were a few cute alphabets and embellishments there too! I thought the I do line was boring :)

Basic Grey - Basic Grey is a great company but to be honest there have been a lot of lines over the past few years that I have NOT liked! As i walked around with Layle at the booth, I realized what a huge release of produc this was! There were definitely a few lines that I liked (and a few I didn't). I also liked their new Basics collection. I know they will come in handy for future kits! They also have studs (bling for boys). One thing that Basic Grey had was GORGEOUS sample layouts - makes you like all of the lines!

Bella Boulevard - I really liked the lines "All Inclusive" and "Man of the House". There are only 4 papers per collection so they are pretty small. I was surprised at their prices - definitely on the high end! I would love to maybe use them as add-on sometime!

Bo Bunny - Bo Bunny had a huge realease this show. Nothing absolutely jumped out at me but I could see scrapbooking with several of the lines. They have a fun and bright summer one.

Cosmo Cricket - Always fun to visit their booth :) I liked the colors in Garden Variety and Material Girl. I was disappointed in JoyRide. The patterns are really fun but I didn't like the color palette. They have some new chipboard alphabets and i would love to try the little letters sometime.

Crate Paper - I really liked Brook and Paper Doll in person. As usual they have super cute embellishments to match! Be on the look out for some future add-ons :)

Fancy Pants - Fancy Pants had a great release too. Rusted Sun is gorgeous and perfect for summer! The Family line is a great one too. I can see being able to easily scrapbook with these papers. I also like that they now have an alphabet to match each line :)

My Minds Eye - My Minds Eye had gorgeous papers. I like several of the lines and they have some new fun embellishments. I even liked their Robot line. Their booth is always fun too - friendly! Be on the lookout for some My Minds Eye.

October Afternoon - Unfortunately they did not have all the new papers in their booth when i stopped by (twice). They have 2 new lines and they are nice but feel like the same thing that they have done before. I was slightly disappointed.

Pink Paislee - I really liked their new lines! Especialyly 365 - fun colors and easy patterns to scrap with! They have a cute little magazine now too.

SEI - They had a cute birthday line with cupcakes that was fun! Overall nothing usually jumps out at me to use in a kit but there are always a few papers I like :)

This is just a quick preview off the top of my head. Overall, there was lots of good stuff!! I wish embellishments were cheaper!!! There are some awesome (but expensive) ones!

January Kit Guest Designer...

2010-01-03T10:35:00.000-08:00

Welcome 2010!

We are so excited to have Melanie C. guest design for us this month! She does a fanastic job on her layouts! I am always inspired after seeing her work! Thank you Mel (and you are on the front page of PersonalScrapper this month!). Here is a little bio from her:

I am so excited to be the guest designer for January! I loved this kit! I even pulled out a photo with my sisters and I as kids because I loved the pink snowflake paper and had to use it.

I joined PS in December 2006, right after my oldest son was born, but I didn't join the message board until over a year ago. I wish I joined sooner....I love hearing what my online friends are doing, all the challenges, and page ideas. I love the kits and can't wait for them each month!

I married my high school sweetie 11 years ago...it was the classic high school love story. I was leaving dance class, he was on his way to art class, we walked passed each other, I smiled, he said hi, and the rest is history. We have the most adorable and funny two little boys...I'm not biased at all :). I work part time as a pharmacist...I loved chemistry in college...doesn't everyone??? For fun, I like watching warm and fuzzy chick flicks, quilting, taking photos of my boys, and scrapbooking of course!

Melanie

Amy

2009-12-03T10:42:00.000-08:00

Hi!

I asked Amy (amyinky) to Guest Design for the last kit of 2009. She has been a HUGE part of our PersonalScrapper.com Message Board! Not only does she post countless layouts with every single kit (i think she can stretch a kit out farther than anyone i know), she takes the time to make comments on other people's layouts, posts questions of the day and always participates in crops! Thank you Amy for being such a big part of PersonalScrapper.com!!

Here is a bio from Amy and her layouts with this kit:

Hello! I'm Amy Wheeler/AmyInKy ("Amy In Kentucky") - mom of two great, sports-loving boys; wife; avid reader; and obsessed scrapbooker. I love baseball, catchy tunes, food, a good laugh and new scrapbook supplies (not so much in that order!).

I have been scrapbooking for almost ten years and a Personal Scrapper member for almost four. I joined the message board at PS when I saw an online crop announcement in my kit in September '06 and was introduced to a wonderful group of fellow scrappers. In addition sharing layouts in online magazines, I have also contributed to PageMaps and in May 2009 had a 2-page layout included in the Creating Keepsakes idea book Easier Than Ever Scrapbooking 2. This is my third time as a guest designer for Personal Scrapper.

I would say that my style is ever-changing and very influenced by the products I am using. I am inspired by new product and use that as a jumping off point to select which photos to scrap. From there, I let my photos and stories take center stage. I mainly scrap multi-photo layouts and love working with two-page spreads. I also enjoy using challenges and sketches for inspiration.

If I'm not doing something scrap-related every day, I'm at least thinking about it! After being a stay at home mom for the past 5-1/2 years, I recently returned to work in late October. I am currently the library media clerk and volunteer coordinator for our local high school.

DECEMBER KIT REVEAL!!!

2009-12-03T10:38:00.001-08:00

December kit is revealed with the new Fancy Pants Christmas Magic line! They do a great job of coming up with new and different paperlines. We also got to use the new American Crafts Tinsel thickers! The font and color was so fun to work with!

November kit revealed.... Bo Bunny Delilah and Kitchen Spice

2009-11-02T07:31:00.000-08:00

November is here! Hard to believe it is already time to plan Thanksgiving and Christmas. Ezra can't wait to get our Christmas tree this year!

This month we used Bo Bunny Delilah and Kitchen Spice. I found this kit VERY EASY to work with! We have 2 different alphabets to go with it also.

CROPTOBERFEST challenges (so far)

2009-10-20T10:41:00.000-07:00

We are having a GREAT challenge all month long at PersonalScrapper.com. We have had several members come up with a challenge a day. You can either do the challenge or just attempt to do one layout a day in October (31 days). Here are the challenges so far. If you click on the PDF, you can print it with sample layouts!

CROPTOBERFEST PDF (WITH LAYOUT IDEAS)

PERSONALSCRAPPER.COM CROPTOBERFEST CHALLENGES

October 1 – Erica – Create a layout using one photo and one die-cut paper.

October 2 – Lisa – Doubles - For today's challenge use doubles somewhere on your layout. For example: I used the word "double" in my title, I also used 2 different patterned papers and 2 different cardstocks. Do one set of doubles on your page or more, just be creative and get us seeing DOUBLE!

October 3 – Amy – Super Saturday - Since the 3rd is the first Saturday of the month, I was inspired to scrap a Saturday. You can either scrap an event that happened on a Saturday or scrap something specific that you like about Saturdays in general.

October 4- Christia - "Use 4 of it" Since it's the 4th day of the month, use 4 of whatever you use. 4 brads, 4 eyelets, 4 flowers, 4 WHATEVER!

October 5 –Lindsey – Create a handmade embellishment.

October 6 – Gen – Who Do you Admire? Scrapbook a page about someone you admire and in the title use a word that describes that person.

October 7 – Amy – Lucky 7 - Let's do a "Lucky #7 challenge" and scrapbook a page about something lucky to you or by using "Lucky" in your title.

October 8 – Debbie – BINGO challenge - Are you ready to play a scrappy bingo???? My challenge to you is to pick a row (across, down or diagonal) and use those 4 things on your LO. You may use more, but no less.

October 9 – Janine - Since today is the 9th and people call me J9 I thought we'd do a challenge about names. It can be either your name and how you feel about it, you childrens names and why you chose it or the history of your last name. (no sample yet)

October 10 – Wendy – Scraplift Octoberfest! Today's challenge is to lift a LO from what is posted in the Croptoberfest 09 file. When posting your lift, please include a reference of what LO you lifted - including the challenge that the original LO came from.

October 11 – Jenn – Happy Thanksgiving - Your choice is to either do a Thanksgiving layout, or a layout about cooking something special. Happy Turkey Day!(no sample yet)

October 12 – Teresa – Frame It – Create a homemade frame (no pre-made frames allowed). Frame your picture, frame your page I don't care what is framed just as long as it is homemade.

October 13 – Jewels – Materials - For this challenge use some type of material on your layout. YOu can secure it any way you like, be creative and have fun!

October 14 – Christia – Write a letter - This challenge is "Write a letter to someone and include 1 or more pictures of them". However, if you are really stumped a good amount of journaling is acceptable by the Oct 14th challenge police. :)

October 15 – Melanie - Make a layout with a Holiday or Celebration theme

October 16 – Jess - Use circles, any way you like. Circle cut your CS, PP, pictures, round brads, etc. OR do a LO about a celebration of any sort. A birthday, holiday, an accomplishment. It's up to you. OR do a LO with both.

October 17 – Lydia – FLOWERS! Create a Layout with....FLOWERS

October 18- Joni - 1) Use Black & White cardstock and/or patterned paper (and embellishments) as your main colors & 2) Use ONE (and only ONE) accent color. & 3) Use something clear (transparencies, sheers, acrylic...etc)

October 19 – Janine – BIRTHDAY - The subject should be birthday but make sure you use 2 of everything. (2 pp, 2 cardstock, 2 buttons, etc.)

October 20 – Mel - Use only 4x6 photos--and you must use at least 3 photos. No cropping allowed! And yes, you may do a 2-pager if you'd like.

CROPTOBERFEST is happening!

2009-10-05T20:25:00.000-07:00

So... over at PersonalScrapper.com, we are having Croptoberfest. Every day, a different person is putting up a challenge and example! It is so fun to have the variety and see what everyone does! The goal is to do 31 layouts in October!

Here are a few that jumped out at me tonight :) In no particular order we have:

Melanie
LisaAmyWendy Gen

Erika

Emma

Christia

Thank you girls!

Joni (Guest Designer) rocks!

2009-10-05T20:21:00.000-07:00

Wow - Joni was on a roll with this kit! She sent over 3 more to me! Thank you again Joni for a variety of cool layouts with our October PersonalScrapper kit.

These are all fun. Out of these 3, my favorite is the mini golf one! I still have a thing for blocking in scrapbooking :) and i love the white space!

I can't wait to see what everyone does with this kit!

OCTOBER GUEST DESIGNER.....

2009-10-01T08:05:00.000-07:00

I am very excited to announce our Guest Designer for October. This is her first time Guest Designing for us but she is not new to PersonalScrapper! We have had the privilege of getting to know her on our message board! Guest Designer is....
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JONI!

Here is a bio from Joni and then her fabulous layouts! She did so many that I lost count!

"I started scrapbooking in late 2001 when I was trying to preserve a memory of a recently lost pet. I was so glad I was already involved in this hobby when my son, Joseph, was born in 2003. I was involved in “another” kit club and it was not quite meeting my needs, when a fellow scrapper showed me a Personal Scrapper kit. Well, that was in September of 2006 and I received my first kit October 2006 and I’ve never looked back (and cancelled the “other kit” shortly thereafter).

My husband John supports my “habit”, I mean “addiction”, I mean “craft” --- knowing that I’m preserving memories for our son and his future family. I’m truly blessed (we've been married 17 years).

In the last year or so, I realized that I was “missing something”…. I found out what it was!!! It was the message board at PS. I’ve been so blessed to meet so many great gals, build connections and get some incredible inspiration from my fellow scrappers. I can truly say that I’m honored to be part of this wonderful community. "

Fantastic job Joni! What is your favorite layout that she created? My favorite is the sweet baby and pumpkin page!

OCTOBER KIT is up!

2009-09-30T21:40:00.000-07:00

OCTOBER 2009 KIT - WOOHOO!!

What a gorgeous paperline from Dream Street Papers! We have the Sam line and a little of the Superstition line. We have matched it up with fun NEW sticker letters from PaperTrunk (Benny collection!) and lots of little embellishments. We will be posting layouts from the Design Team over the next week or so but here are a few I did with it.

I went back and scrapbooked some of my favorite photos from the Fall of 2002. I still have a ton of my kit to play with!

FALL CROP!!!

2009-09-23T11:18:00.000-07:00

It is sooooo time to scrapbook! We've got all these pictures just waiting for a new home! Its time to use up your scrapbook supplies to make room for new ones! We have just opened up our crop. You don't have time today? Don't fear! This crop lasts for the next 7 days. Surely, you will have a few moments to scrap in the next 7 days!!

Here is a master list of our challenges. For more information please check out our website/forums section.

This crop is OPEN TO ANYONE who wants to scrapbook. You do not have to be a member of PersonalScrapper!

Click on September below to see the list

SEPTEMBER CROP PDF

Carrie designed the above sketch for the crop (and 2 other ones!)

SEPTEMBER KIT - OCTOBER AFTERNOON

2009-09-23T11:11:00.000-07:00

Wow - did I actually forget to post September's layouts???

We were very fortunate to be the FIRST company to have October Afternoon's new lines Report Card and Farm Fresh. What a fun set of papers to work with!

I loved using the chipboard letters from Scenic Route that were white with a grid (like grid paper). I really felt like they went well with the kit. Since they were big and bold, we also used a great smaller font from PaperTrunk. I loved the combination of the 2 alphabets.

Instead of ribbon this month, we used the Bazzill paper strips. I love the variety of patterns and how easy they were to add a little something to a page.

Flair! Yes, we used some flair from American Crafts. I really like the fun aspect of these embellishments!

Other items in the kit included journaling stickers and punctuation chipboard shapes from Scenic Route and brads from Boxer Scrapbooks.

We still have some September kits available to purchase.

August PersonalScrapper.com Kit!

2009-07-31T20:08:00.000-07:00

August PersonalScrapper.com Kit...

Scenic Route Garden Grove...
Bright.
fun.
easy to scrap with!

JULY GUEST DESIGNER...... LINDSEY!!!

2009-07-01T07:10:00.000-07:00

I was so excited to have Lindsey (blondegirrlie on message board) Guest Design for us this month. She always has such beautiful photos and layouts! She is very inspiring. Even with her busy life with her son and work, she manages to get layouts done! Here little boy is absolutely adorable a pefect model. We have all loved getting to know her better on the message board and look forward to her moving to the northwest later this year! Here is a little something more from her:

"Before I get started on my not so exciting bio I just want to thank Erica for giving me a chance to be the guest designer for July! This kit was SO fun to work with and the layouts I did with it all came together so easily! Hmmm well I started scrapbooking in about the 10th grade but not consistently or seriously until my son was born in 2007. Even in two short years my style has changed dramtically and it continues to evolve. I can't remember exactly, but I think I heard about Personal Scrapper from a scrapbook magazine forum that I used to frequent. I checked out the website and one thing led to another and here I am :o) My very first kit was waiting for me when I came home from the hospital after delivering my son. I remember being in the hospital and being anxious to get home to see it! I love getting kits each month and it has seriously made it so much easier to scrap! I love the ladies on the message board and all the inspiration, kind words and prayers I get from them mean so much. Thank you for this opportunity! "

JULY LAYOUTS

2009-07-01T07:04:00.000-07:00

Ok, this was by far, MY ABSOLUTE FAVORITE LINE AT CHA! It is vibrant and fun with such a variety of patterns. It was supposed to be August kit but because of a few kinks in products, I moved it up to July. I LOVE IT!!! I am going to do more layouts with it as soon as I ship out my kits to my customers!

JUNE LAYOUTS - MY MINDS EYE!

2009-07-01T06:59:00.000-07:00

Wow - I have really neglected this blog! I need to CATCH UP!!! LOL
I don't know how I missed the June layouts but I figure I should post them now - better late then never!!!
In June we used My Minds Eye. They are always a solid company with great papers. This kit was perfect for lots of pictures I had!

and the Slice winner is......

2009-05-21T22:41:00.000-07:00

CONGRATULATIONS!!

Thank you to everyone for your participation!

PersonalScrapper.com Quality Assurance....

2009-05-02T17:18:00.000-07:00

We just wanted to show the challenge of cutting ribbon with our little Oscar. Everytime I cut ribbon, he loves to chase it. I guess he is just making sure I cut it perfectly :)

Paige is our April Guest Designer - WOOHOO!!

2009-03-31T12:03:00.000-07:00

April is here with a fun and fantastic kit from Bo-Bunny. We will talk about the kit itself in an other post. But I wanted to introduce you to our guest designer for the month of April, PAIGE!

This was Paige's first time guest designing for us and she did an awesome job! We have all come to love Paige on the PersonalScrapper.com message board. She can always make us laugh! I have also had the privilege to scrap with Paige in her awesome scrap space! We have a lot of fun scrapping together and it has taught me that i can scrap during the day (as long as Ezra has a friend (or friends) to play with!

Here are her fabulous layouts followed by a bio from her:

Greetings! A very excited and honored Paige here!

A few weeks ago, Erica asked me if I would like to guest designer for Personal Scrapper's April kit. Like I would turn down THAT gig, right? :) I graciously said, "Heck YES I would love to be April's Guest
Designer!". Play with paper and goodies? Share my creations with
the friendly gang at PersonalScrapper.com?
Shoot, I'm game!

What she didn't tell me was that I would have to tell a little something about myself.
What?
Oh. Dang. Stuff like...
I eat turkey slices for breakfast?
Or...
I actually enjoy Phineas and Ferb or Scooby Doo more than my children?
Or...
I love to cook and considered going to school for it then decided 40k was too much money and I will just read some cookbooks instead and guinea-pig my family and friends?
Or...
I change clothes like 3 times a day?
Or...
I have a hang up about my dish cloths and my dish towels?
Or...
I think my house is haunted?
Or...
I only buy my coffee online?
Or...
I play Dungeons and Dragons with my nephews and my Eladrin name is The Wizard Fey-Reyna?
(Perhaps that might have been too much...)

I won't bore you with those details, but what I can tell you is that I have been scrapbooking for about 14 years. And? I love it. I just truly enjoy the hobby. Being able to play with such colors and textures and patterns... It is like candy, I tell you. Candy. I love the fact that I can transfer some of my own personality down onto
paper in a way that my family and I can enjoy. I wish I could put
something in here about getting published or winning some contest or something of the like, but I can't. :) I am just too lazy to jump
through all the hoops. I mean have you ever had to type up one of
those supply list things??? Lazy wins! I am so glad that with these kits I can just say something like " it's in the kit!".

I have also met some fantastic friends through scrapbooking. Bonus, right? While on a field trip with my daughter's pre-school last fall, I got to chatting with Carrie Postma. And it is because of her that I found the Personal Scrapper community. So you will have to take up any issues or complaints with her as it is her fault. Thanks Carrie! :) I am to this day so thankful you asked me about my camera and if I was a scrapbooker. I am also thankful for such a warm and welcoming group of people at Personal Scrapper. You all are fantastic and I cannot wait to see what everyone does with the April Kit!

Thanks so much, Erica, for this opportunity! It has been an absolute pleasure!

2009-03-01T20:28:00.000-08:00

The fabulous March kit is now for sale!! It is an awesome kit! I will review it on the next post but first I want to introduce our AWESOME, COOL, AND FABULOUS guest designer! Many of you know who she is! She is has been a "face" that we all know at Scenic Route and published numerous times in all publications. Not only that but she is super sweet in person! I have got to meet her several times over the past few years at shows. She is very outgoing and a great person. It's........ LAYLE KONCAR!!!

Here is a little bio about her and the FIVE layouts she completed with the March kit!

Hi guys! Layle Koncar here. I've been scrapbooking in one form or another for the past 11+ years when my first son was born and jumped at the chance 3 years ago to take on scrapbooking as a real job! My scrap subjects are my 2 boys; since I don't have daughters to scrap, I like to get my pink, girly fix in by scrapping photos from my childhood. I've been teaching for the last 5 years and truly enjoy the travel and the connections with other scrapbookers that comes with it. My work has been published in Creating Keepsakes, Better Homes and Gardens Scrapbooks Etc., Memory Makers, Paper Crafts, Legacy, Scrapbook Trends, Paper Trends and Pinecone Press. I authored and contributed to the book Memory Art and am a regular contributor to Paper Crafts books and special issues. In addition to scrapbooking, I LOVE interior decorating, skiing, reading, traveling, shopping, going to flea markets and spending time with my hubby Nick and my 2 rambunctious boys Jack and Sam.

Wow - aren't those fabulous! Please post which one is your favorite!

I don't even know if I can pick a favorite.
Love the circles in the first one!
Love the picture of the boys in get happy!
The pant suit one is classic - love the titel and all the cute touches.
I love the tree in the bed one and the story behind that layout!
Love the mixture of papers, rubons, etc. in No Doubt.
Layle - You did a FABULOUS job! THANK YOU!!
Here is a link to her blog: http://laylekoncar.typepad.com/

WINTER CHA - ANAHEIM 2OO9

2009-02-01T11:17:00.000-08:00

Its time to finally post about my CHA trip. If you don't know what CHA is, it is the biggest craft and hobby show of the year. It was in Anaheim this year. This was my 5th winter CHA, so I feel pretty seasoned. I have been to Atlanta, Las Vegas and Anaheim (for the past 3 years). It is so fun to get to see all of the new product and visit with friends in the industry!

Jenny and I arrived on Saturday. Since we got there a little early, we got the opportunity to go to downtown Disney for some dinner and drinks. After that we also went to an SEI preview of their new products. We had a fun cab ride with some other Oregon business owners :).

Sunday, Monday and Tuesday we stayed at the convention all day. It felt like we went from one side to another all day long!!! We actually got evacuated on Monday because of a small oven fire. It was a little hectic!

So, here are some things I liked. Some things work for our kits and some don't but I still liked a lot of what I saw!!

PaperTrunk - OK, so I am a little biased since I am great friends with the owner BUT her 2 new lines are awesome!!! I will be using both of them for add-on kits. You don't want to miss them!

FancyPants - Again, their papers were GORGEOUS! They were cute online but even better in person!!

Little Yellow Bicycle - They have 2 of the cutest baby lines I have seen in years!! I didn't order any of those but if I got enough requests, I may be game to do some baby lines. They also had 2 other lines I really liked but won't be available for a few months.

My Minds Eye - Loved all there new papers. They have now added die-cut papers which I always love! They have a knack of beautiful colors and textures.

Making Memories - Lots of fun embellies and die-cut papers. Unfortunately their stuff comes out over the next 4 months so it makes it hard to plan for.

7Gypsies - Had a beautiful line that would be perfect for the fall.

Bazzill - Has some really cute new embossed cardstocks

BoBunny - I really liked a lot of their lines. I can see myself scrapbooking with their product.

WeRMemory Keepers - Of course I loved Tiffany's line - in fact we are the FIRST company to have it this month! They are a company that does a lot of fabulous lines!!! I love that they change it up!

Basic Grey Lime Rickey - I love the color scheme for this line but the patterns by themselves were a little funky. I still don't know how I feel about this one.

One line that I think is funny that I liked is one by DCWV. It is an ourdoorsy one with even a skunk on a page. I can imagine a lot of camping layouts!

I was going to mention some of the things I DID not like at the show but decided against it. I don't need to rip on people's product - especially when I know much hard work it is to run a business.

I found some newer embellishment companies that we will use over the next few months. Lots of fun little details!!

While we were there we got to hang out with Carrie, Megan, Jess, and Corinne. We got to do dinner with the girls!

Jenny is a great travel partner. We have a ton of fun together and love to do spur of the moment things, like twilight Disneyland. With 2 adults, it is amazing how fast you can get from one place to the next and go on the big rides! Lots of fun!!! We definitely took pictures this year on our disney experience.

While I was gone, my hubby and great friend Carmen did an awesome job of taking care of the kiddos :) I am so lucky to have them!

Layle Koncar is going to guest design for us for March - WOOHOO!!! You will recognize this girly from Scenic Route. BY THE WAY - Scenic Route did announce a new line and it is very cute!!!!

BY THE WAY...... I won a Making Memories Slice!!!! I already have one so guess what???? I am going to do a BIG PROMOTION AND CONTEST on PERSONALSCRAPPER.COM to give this baby away to someone else. Stay tuned for more details...... Value ($150)

MEL - OUR SURVIVOR WINNER AND GUEST DESIGNER

2009-02-01T08:41:00.000-08:00

Mel was our guest designer for January. She has been a member for years! Last year Leah put on the biggest contest PersonalScrapper has ever had, SURVIVOR. These contestants worked very hard and did a huge number of layouts!!! Mel was our WINNER!!!

I have got to meet Mel on several occasions. She is super sweet! Not only is she a talented scrapbooker but she is the mother of 5!!! She is a great inspiration and I am glad to call her my friend! Here are the layouts she created with the January kit.

Thanks Mel!!! You did fantastic!

JANUARY MONTHLY CHALLENGES....

2009-01-07T13:57:00.000-08:00

Here are our challenges for this month to help you get your scrapping going:

1. 2008 - Do a layout(s) recapping 2008. This could even be a layout displaying your favorite photos, events, etc. of 2008.

2. WINTER - Scrapbook a winter layout. Whether your winter consists of snow or sun, we want to see your winter :)

3. SNOWFLAKES - Use snowflakes in your layout. They can be the chipboard from the kit, punches, stickers or even paper! You can get creative and make the snowflakes be something else such as flowers, etc.

4. HOBBY MONTH - January is National Hobby Month. Create a layout about one or more of your hobbies or they can be about someone else's hobbies (your kids, parents, husband, etc.)

I have posted separate threads for each challenge in the Personalscrapper forums/contests section and we will randomly choose 4 winners on January 31. If you are a winner and you used a PersonalScrapper kit in your layout, you win some extra January goodies too. You can enter as many layouts as you want, as long as they fit in the category.

HAPPY NEW YEAR!!!! JANUARY KIT IS UP!

2009-01-02T14:45:00.000-08:00

HAPPY NEW YEAR!! Wow 2009 already! I remember when I was a kid and the year 2000 sounded like some kind of space age year!

We are here with a brand new kit with some GORGEOUS paper! This is another set that you will have a hard time choosing which paper to use! Here are a few of my personal layouts. I will post more details later but I have some kits to get ready!!

(PS - our message board was down for 2 days but is back up and running) Come say hello!

DECEMBER KIT IS FUN TO WORK WITH!!

2008-12-01T00:03:00.001-08:00

DECEMBER KIT IS NOW UP FEATURING BASIC GREY & MAKING MEMORIES!

My favorite month of the year is here: DECEMBER!!!! I love all of the family traditions and fun that we have this month! I also love to scrap all those memories. The December kit is perfect for that! We have combined Making Memories and Basic Grey this month. It is a fun combination with loads of embellishments!

Here are a few pages that I did with the kit:

and with the add-on:

We have a fantastic design team here at PersonalScrapper.com. Every month they bring more and more inspiration for our members! I would not be able to do this without them! I decided to pick my favorite layout from each of them this month and post it here - THANK YOU GIRLS - LOVE YOU!!

Heidi's Layout - i LOVE this traditional Christmas layout. There are cute pictures of her boys and she was able to combine all kinds of embellishments and layer the papers. Overall it just looks great!!

Jessica's Layout - First of all, Cami is a pure beauty!! love all of the different pictures of her~ I thought the homemade photo corners came out cute too!Jenny's Layout - Jenny had such cute Christmas photos. I love this one of Ryan and Santa. She covered the chipboard brackets and embellishment them with the ribbons, buttons and rhinesones. I love th whole design of this page too!

Carrie's layout - I love this gorgeous photo of Amelia! Love the cool paper flower that Carie created and her journaling strips!

Carmen's Layout - Love this picture of her son! She did a great job of layering the papers, covering the chipboard and adding embellishments to the page.

Go check out our gallery for more layouts. We should have it up by Tuesday!

MEMBER LAYOUTS FROM OUR MESSAGE BOARD

2008-11-20T13:38:00.000-08:00

Here are a few layouts that stood out in the gallery today. I am going to start doing this more! There are so many good ones in there. Sorry about the different sizes - not sure how to fix that.

Jennifer Deanna

Lynette

EmmaAddieArla

Amy

Lisa

Dawn

Kris

Star

Little Family Mini Book using November kit....

2008-11-17T16:21:00.001-08:00

Here is a little project I whipped up on Saturday afternoon. It is using the 8x8 Scenic Route album and the November kit/add-on. This paper has quadrants on the back of the paper so it made it easy to mix different papers/patterns in this book :)

This is fun! It gets me motivated to do more scrapping and maybe do some mini albums for Christmas!

NOVEMBER REVIEW

2008-11-02T17:03:00.000-08:00

This was a super fun line to use for a November kit! It is bright colors and fun patterns! I love their 2-sided papers, it really stretches my kit!!!

I loved the bright orange pumpkins so I wanted to keep this one simple!
My niece's shirt had the perfect stripes for this paper! I put each letter of the title on its own paper and drew a line around it. I also used my xacto to cut the patterned paper for the frame around the photo.

This sheet of paper felt really girly to me so I scrapbooked a few photos of Andrew and his cousin Kayla. I used the frame and painted it white. I added some of the super cool velvet flowers and leaves! I also used some of the droplets from KaiserCraft. They are a really cool embellishment!

Ezra is doing a great "cheese" now! I loved putting this photo in Sepia and then just cutting around this patterned paper. I used the rubons in different sections of the paper. These letters are pretty big so I overlapped them to make them fit better and I like the effect!

I have recently realized that I barely scrapbooked the year 2005. I found out I was pregnant with Ezra that year and I didn't scrap much so I am going back! Here are some pumpkin patch pictures from that year. This orange paper with the circles is one of my favorite pieces!

OK - Just so you know this is MY FAVORITE NEW PHOTO!! It may be on my Christmas Card so you may see this again. I took it with my new camera and love it. i wanted this page to be all about the photo! So I used the patterned paper with 6 droplets. I framed the photo with cardstock and added the title. Clean and simple!

Cameron is such a great sport about letting me take photos! He has a great smile and I love his eyes! I stapled the ribbon, punched out cirlces for the title and a few other circles of patterned paper. I also framed the side of the photo with the droplets. They are fun to use! Too bad it got cut off in the scan!

This is used from the November add-on. What you can't see in this scan is that the paper is full of glitter :) I love this photo from the kids hanging in the neighborhood! It was easy to scrap with this add-on!
This page is using the PaperTrunk Wrangler papers from our add-on! I am so lucky because my great friend, Carrie owns PaperTrunk as well as designs for PersonalScrapper! I get to be one of the lucky ones to see the papers before they come out :) :) This paper is fun to scrap with! My scanner scanned it more yellow than cream. I love all of the little patterns in this paper!!!

Well there you have it! So far I have done 7 with the kit and 2 with the add-on. I still have stuff left. The only thing I dipped into was another alphabet set from my stash but I still have enough to do a few more layouts.

*Leave a comment on my blog and tell me what layout is your favorite and why. I will pick a winner on Friday and send you some goodies!!!

A dedication to our Mama Hen

2008-10-17T10:41:00.000-07:00

Mamahen (Melissa) has been a designer for PersonalScrapper.com for over 2 years! I am proud to say that Melissa was one of my very first members almost 5 years ago! So we have been scrapping together for years!!! Melissa has a very unique and cool quality to her layouts! I always enjoy all of the different techniques and topics that she scraps.

Her husband is going to school and pursuing his dream of opening his own business. She is being pulled in a lot of directions and had to resign from PersonalScrapper.com. We will miss Melissa on our team! I have loved getting to know her better through our message board, shows (especially Seattle!) and kit nights! She will still be online so she isn't going anywhere.

I am fortunate to have Melissa as a friend! Since we have been friends we have gone from 1 son to 5 sons between the 2 of us! She has a very kind heart and i wish we lived closer so we could hang out and let our little boys play!

Here are a few of her layouts from the past few months:

Please leave a message for Melissa to see!

2008-10-07T21:50:00.000-07:00

Its hard to believe October is already here! I really hope to start blogging on a regular basis. We are having Croptoberfest at PersonalScrapper so come on over to our forums and check it out!

This month we are using Crate Paper. They have done it again! Another stunning collection of papers. Not only did I find this LemonGrass collection perfect for our October kit but I also loved their Prudence line (and made it an add-on!)

Here are a few layouts I did using the kit. My absolutely favorite embellishment this month was the Crate Paper Glitter Border strips!!

SEPTEMBER GUEST DESIGNER: ANNA S!

2008-09-03T11:03:00.000-07:00

Hey - 2 posts in one day!! Woohoo!

I am excited to announce our guest designer for September, ANNA!!! Anna has been a member of PersonalScrapper for a few years and I have got the chance to meet her! She was one of our Survivor Finalists and is an outstanding scrapbooker! I love the variety of her layouts and she always does such a great job of journaling! Thank you Anna for designing for us this month!!

Here is a bio from Anna:
I've been scrapping now for about 12 years. I first started out after I attended a stamping party for Close to my Heart (formerly DOTS). I can hardly bear to look at some of my old pages! But I don't have the time to go back and re-do. I have so many pictures to wade through as it is. My love of scrapbooking evolved from my love of photography. I took photojournalism in high-school and just loved working in the darkroom. Well, now I love tinkering with my photos in Photoshop Elements, and the focus of my scrapbooking has really gotten back to the photos. I have over 30 scrapbooks in my house and really love seeing how my style has evolved. I've been really challenged here at Personal Scrapper to go beyond what I normally would have done before and am so thankful for all the inspiration and the great feedback. Thank you Erica for the opportunity to be guest designer!

Here are her creations:

FALL IN LOVE WITH SEPTEMBER'S KIT!!

2008-09-03T10:58:00.000-07:00

September is here! Yay! As much as I love summer, I think FALL is way up there too! Back to a normal routine! What better way to kick it off then with this fabulous kit! We are using the new Fancy Pants All FALL papers. I LOVE them! I was able to do 6 layouts (and have done 2 more last night!). Their chipboard shapes are a fun embellishment and I also got a lot of use out of the stickers and brads!

Here are my layouts with this kit (so far):

August is here!!

2008-07-31T21:49:00.000-07:00

Wow - August is here! I have realized today that I feel like I am on a teacher's work schedule. When the boys are on Summer Vacation, I feel like i am on it too. It is much harder to get work done and be on the computer with 3 busy boys! We are having a great summer though. I love how many fun things we get to experience together! We have already camped 4 times this year and have a long one coming up. I am excited to spend one camping weekend with friends and one with family. Of course this means lots more photos!

Our August kit is up! I loved this October Afternoon paper. We mixed a few different lines. This is definitely one of those companies where you have a hard time choosing between the front side or back side! I LOVE their journaling cards! One side is a journaling card (which are all very versatile) and the back side is a coordinating pattern if you choose not to use the front side.

Needless to say, I scrapped some of my camping photos :)

All of these pictures are from Belnap Springs outside of Springfield.

SKETCH CONTEST ENTRIES....

2008-07-09T21:34:00.000-07:00

Sooooo..... We posted a sketch a few weeks ago and these ladies entered our contest. I think ALL of the layouts came out fantastic! I am having a super hard time picking a winner!! Let me know what you think of these amzing layouts:

Emma

Angela Mel

ANNA

Heather L Heather S
Lynette
Star
Addie
Amy
Janine

Janine
Karina
Lydia

JULY GUEST DESIGNER: AMY!!

2008-07-01T22:31:00.000-07:00

Our Guest Designer for July was Amy (Amyinky as a lot of us know her). She has been a great presense on our message board for 2 years, was a final 6 Survivor and is a AWESOME scrapbooker!

I love to see her layouts each month! This month I think she may have broke a designer record by doing 10 layouts this month in a short 4 days!!! Every month Amy amazes me with the amount and quality of her layouts! I have loved getting to know her!

Here is a little bio from her: I've been scrapping since January 2000 and first became a member of Personal Scrapper in May 2005. I really think the monthly kits started the transformation of my scrapping style. Since becoming active on the message board, I know I have really evolved as scrapper (and photographer). I love the ideas that everyone shares and the crops really stretch my creativity. I love capturing everyday moments and also scrapping traditional events for our two sons. My husband also appreciates the memories inside my many scrapbooks. I really enjoyed using the July kit and want to thank Erica for asking me to guest design this month. I hope my layouts will inspire others to pull out some pictures and start creating!

Here are her layouts. They are all great but I think my 2 favorites are the top 2 (So Happy Together and Friend). If you look closely you will see she hand stitched friend (AMAZING!):

Please leave a comment for Amy!!

JUNE SKETCH CONTEST

2008-06-18T07:41:00.000-07:00

JUNE is already halfway over! We have a SKETCH for you to complete this month! You can do both pages or just do one side! Complete it and post it over at the PersonalScrapper Forums to win a brad prize! I got some new Making Memories button brads, colored brads, big brads and little brads to give to a lucky winner!! I will post my own layout with this sketch as soon as I get my scanner working!!

So what do you think? Do you want us to post more sketches in the future?

JUNE GUEST DESIGNER: ADDIE

2008-06-04T21:25:00.000-07:00

Addie is our featured Guest Designer for June. She was one of the final 6 Survivors from the PersonalScrapper.com Survivor Game! I have had the opportunity to meet Addie a few times and she is super sweet! One of these days we will get to scrap together! She has a great group of scrapping friends too! (Hi Girls!).

I knew this kit would be a great one for Addie. I know she is a Scenic Route fan and there were some really cool parts to this kit for the outdoors!

Here is a little bio about Addie:

Hello Everyone! I hope you enjoy this months kit! Scenic Route is my favorite and I had a hard time not wanting to use certain papers! I have a lot left and hope to get a few more layouts done this month! I guess you can say I like to save the kit for future photos and I can never just sit down and use up a kit!

A few scrappy things about me:
*I started scrapping 13 years ago.
*My main subjects are my son Gabe, our family outings and our 4 dogs.
*I have been with PS for 2.5 years. I signed up after seeing a friends kit and had to have it! *All my friends get PS kits, we share layout ideas and product from the kit!
*I have a scraproom that I would love to spend more time in and that I really need to clean!
*I love PS, the message board and all you gals! Thanks for having me as Guest Designer this month!

Here are a few of Addie's creations this month. Please leave a comment for her!

With add-on:
Boy Addie - I had a hard time picking a favorite! I love the photo in the Waikiki one. I love love your Girls Can Fish Too layout! I really like how you placed the letters on the hummer one.

JUNE kit featuring Scenic Route Grafton

2008-06-02T22:33:00.000-07:00

June is here and what a great kit we have this month! I LOVED this paper and am not done working with it. I got a bunch of end of the school year projects and then I plan on using the rest of my kit up!

Here are 4 layouts I did with the main kit:
This is in honor of my neighborhood (and really good friends). We live in the "Daydream Ranch" neighborhood!

Here is one using the add-on. The add-on was fun this month too :)

Tomorrow I hope to post what our Guest Designer has designed for us!! Addie has done a great job with the kit!

Another May layout....

2008-05-07T07:28:00.000-07:00

After last month's success with the PDF of our layouts, I am hoping to create another one soon with the May kit. Here is a layout that I have been working on from the kit. I was having a hard time with the title but finally got it!

MAY GUEST DESIGNER FOR PERSONALSCRAPPER!

2008-05-02T07:35:00.001-07:00

May is here with a fabulous new kit and Guest Designer. As soon as I saw this paper at CHA, I knew who I would ask. It just reminded me of her and her scrapping style. Our Guest Designer is.
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CORINNE!!!!!

Yay!!! Wahoo!!!! So excited here!!! Corinne is not only a super talented scrapbooker (she designs for PaperTrunk) but she is a wonderful sweet person! I feel so fortunate to know her and call her my friend. Its too bad that every time we see each other, we don't get to scrap (right Corinne? lol).

Here is her bio:

Hello there, my name is Corinne Stevens. I’ve been scrapbooking for about 8 years now. I’m married to my wonderful hubby, Chris Stevens. We live in sunny So Cal. We have no children yet but a cute Labrador that’s like our child. My dh is a football coach so it’s football all the way in our family. During the season I spend a lot of my time scrapbooking. It’s great as it keeps me busy and plus I get a lot of scrapbooking done. I first learned of Personal Scrapper through my sister in law, Carrie Postma. She showed me her kit and knew I had to sign up. I’ve been a member for about 3 years now. Erica and the team are just wonderful and talented ladies! I’m so blessed and honored to be Personal Scrapper’s Guest Designer for the month of May. Thank you Erica and to the rest of the team for this opportunity!

Here are her layouts for May - I love what she did with the kit!!!