Community: Tell us a little about yourself!

[AmieN1]

Welcome to iNSD! This is my favorite time of year here at The Sweet Shoppe!

For this entry on your iNSD 2024 - The Choose Your Own Adventure Edition- just tell us a little about yourself right here in our iNSD introductions thread by 11:59pm ET on Monday, May 6th! Then link up that post on your Community Path tracker post here!

I'll start!

I'm Amie, I'm a wife, mom to 2 teenagers & 2 bulldogs, dental hygienist and lover of all craftiness! I'm obsessed with lip gloss, glitter and anything coconut! I love to bake cupcakes and coffee is my love language!

Your turn!

Everyone who completes our community path will be entered to win a $20 gift certificate to the shoppe! So...Once you’ve completed this task, add it to our The Community Path "Tracker" Thread by Monday, May 6th at 11:59pm and when you’ve completed the entire path, be sure you’ve updated your post in our Master Tracker Thread by Tuesday, May 7th at 11:59pm so all of your entries into our grand prize drawing for a year of sweet stuff are counted.

[stasianary]

My name is Anastasia. I live north of Seattle, in Washington state. I have a 13-year-old daughter named Kaelynn & a miniature schnauzer named Moira. I am a reading & learning specialist (teacher) for middle school students. I love office supplies, especially pens, bright colors, and art! I dabble in watercolor painting, but love digital scrapping as my number one art form. I'm originally from Hawaii and love the summer months the best!

Love our community at Sweet Shoppe!

[kristalund]

Hi!! My name is Krista. I am a mom to 3 and our dog, Olive, who is also a mini schnauzer!!
I love reading and taking pictures. Our weekends are full of sports!
SSD is mu favorite place online!!

[kristalund]

Originally Posted by stasianary

My name is Anastasia. I live north of Seattle, in Washington state. I have a 13-year-old daughter named Kaelynn & a miniature schnauzer named Moira.

I have also have a mini schnauzer, name Olive

[stasianary]

Originally Posted by kristalund

I have also have a mini schnauzer, name Olive

I love seeing her in your layouts !! Such a fun, sweet, breed

[Kim Hansen]

Hi, I'm Kimberly Hansen. I am 61 years old and I live in Utah. I've been scrapbooking for many, many years. It's my #1 hobby. I love purchasing sweets on this site. Can't wait to spend some money this weekend here.

[lm44west]

Hi. My name is Mary. I am 64 and live in New Jersey. I have been retired almost three years. I have two children and three grandchildren. I have been using photoshop for at least 20 years and have never gotten past the basics!

[joelsgirl]

I'm Kellie. I'm originally from Arkansas but have lived in Southeast Asia for the last 20+ years. My husband, Joel, and I currently live in the Philippines where it's always summer and I never have to put on close-toed shoes. I have three kids and teach middle school English at an international school. I love plants and books and cats and sunshine.

[jacinda]

I'm Jacinda, mum of 2 girls (17 and 20) and we live in Auckland, New Zealand. I'm currently planning a family trip to Europe for June/July this year and it's stressing me out. Soooo much to plan and arrange. Even though it'll be super hot in Europe when we're there, I'm not sad about missing some of New Zealand's winter.

[Route66]

Hi, I am Karen, a wife, mother and grandmother who loves memory keeping and crafting. I also love to travel and have an upcoming trip to Italy planned for this fall.

[JillW]

Originally Posted by stasianary

My name is Anastasia. I live north of Seattle, in Washington state. I have a 13-year-old daughter named Kaelynn & a miniature schnauzer named Moira. I am a reading & learning specialist (teacher) for middle school students. I love office supplies, especially pens, bright colors, and art! I dabble in watercolor painting, but love digital scrapping as my number one art form. I'm originally from Hawaii and love the summer months the best!

Love our community at Sweet Shoppe!

I love office supplies as well! I really have zero need for them, but that doesn't stop me from buying them!

[JillW]

Originally Posted by lm44west

Hi. My name is Mary. I am 64 and live in New Jersey. I have been retired almost three years. I have two children and three grandchildren. I have been using photoshop for at least 20 years and have never gotten past the basics!

Isn't retirement the BEST!?!?

[JillW]

I'm Jill and live in rural northern Illinois - have been retired for nearly 3 years and am living my absolute BEST life!! I'm able to work out a few days a week and meet girlfriends for coffee or shopping and spend time with our 3 grandkiddos, ages 6, 8 and 10. Oh, and I have plenty of time for scrapping.
I love this chapter of my life!

[jess0920]

Hi, I'm Jessica. I'm married and I'm a mom to two teenage boys (13 and 14). I'm a librarian and avid reader. I've lived in Central Florida for 25+ years and we love going to Disney (just about every weekend!). I've been scrapping since my oldest was born, and I'm also currently obsessed with all things Taylor Swift.

[jaye]

I'm Joanne aka jaye and live in a picturesque town in Ontario Canada. I have a 26 year old son and an 8 1/2 chocolate lab named Harlow. I am trying to find a way to retire . I enjoy reading and am a little obsessed with the Tudor period and the Middle Ages.

[catgoddess]

I'm Jenn and live in NY with a very spoiled tuxedo kitty. I work as an analyst during the day and spend most of my time in Excel or in seemingly constant meetings. I'm an avid traveler and love, love, love the mountains.

[AmieN1]

Originally Posted by stasianary

I live north of Seattle, in Washington state.

Oh I drove right past you probably last weekend! My son had a hockey tournament in Vancouver, BC- so we drove through Seattle on our way from eastern WA!

[Leablahblah]

Hey! I'm Léa, French native but live in the US since 2006. Married, 3 daughters and a French Bulldog named Gaston.

[lorigaud]

Hey! I'm Lori, mom to 3 grown sons (27, 24 and 23) and 2 fur kids (6 year old kitties). I'm about to finish year 36 of teaching middle school - currently math - and looking forward to just 3 more years to go until retirement. I have a craft business on the side that will be my retirement plan. Love to travel, especially as I get older. Definitely have come to value experiences over stuff. I am lucky to have an awesome family and friends that are like family. Fell in love with digital scrapbooking back in 2005 when I got a digital camera for my 40th birthday and never looked back. Love the community and inspiration here at SSD!

[AmieN1]

Originally Posted by kristalund

Our weekends are full of sports!

Me too! Even though it's a lot, I love the crazy though!

[purple_colourz]

Hi everyone. I'm Jackie. I'm a mom to 2 girls. We live in Singapore where it's perpetually summer all year round. Some months (like the last two) the heat is almost unbearable. This is why like to travel where it's winter when the kids are on school vacation. Scrapbooking is my favorite hobby. I also like decorating paper planners.

[AmieN1]

Originally Posted by Leablahblah

a French Bulldog named Gaston.

And he's the cutest! I love seeing your layouts featuring him! These frenchies know just how to worm their way into our hearts!

[AlyciaIN]

I'm Alycia, I'm a wife, mom to 2 adults & grandma to 3. Until recently I was a fur baby mom to a 14.5 year old schnoodle named Molly; she passed away from complications from diabetes in late February; we're still adjusting. We live in NE Indiana where it's trying for an early spring. I just bought my outdoor plants yesterday & I've never gotten them before Mother's Day before this year. The weatherman says we're done with frosts so I sure hope he's right! I'm a retired software engineer so very used to working on my computer, which especially comes in handy with at least 2 of my favorite things: digital scrapbooking and genealogy. I love lambs, lions, collecting Precious Moments, reading, writing and photography (especially family photos). My DH is the cook in our family, but I enjoy everything he cooks, especially the sweet stuff which I enjoy with hot tea in a variety of flavors.

[clucaswvu04]

I'm Cheryl - currently living in TX (SA area) where we have been for the last 3 1/2 years and will have 2 more years or so until we have to figure out where we want to live (as opposed to being told where we will lol) and we have no real idea where we'll go. I'm a wife to a husband who is seriously my biggest supporter in all things in life, we've been married almost 21 years and have 3 kids - almost 18, 16, and 14 with our oldest graduating high school soon.
Our weekends are also filled with sports, and I love it even though it's crazy. I spend my time at games capturing pictures of all the players and love getting to share some action shots with the other parents - so have become the unofficial team photographer for all the teams my kids play on (the number of soccer pictures i have to scrap still is shocking! and then there are the water polo ones)

[tanyiadeskins]

Hi everyone I'm Tanyia. I'm 49, married for 26 years, have 3 grown children and my first grandson just turned one. I ilve in Central Florida with my hubby and our cat, Tesla. I have old lady hobbies. I quilt, crochet, cross stich, digi scrap.... anything I can find to fill my time. It was kinda nice being a SAHM for 20+ years but now that the kids are grown I'm kinda bored lol.

[CathQuillScrap]

Hi I'm Cathy from sunny South Africa... mom to Aaron (22) who is training to be a pilot, and wife to Keith. We're going to be going to Canada at the end of the month for two week holiday... can't wait!

[jumbbumble]

Hi My name is Melanie i am 41 and from the Netherlands. My health is not that good especially my hands but i scrapbook when ever i can because i love it. I also love to cook and bake and go out for a little walk. I have a awesome some from 21 years old 2 cats and a super sweet boyfriend. I also love to blog on my blog Melsday about all the things i love

[Stefanie]

Hi, I am Stefanie, married for 36 years, mom to three adult kids and 3 cats. Living in sunny South Africa. I have been scrapbooking for 20 years, digi scrapbooking for about 15. I love being creative almost everyday.

[MirandaB]

I'm Miranda, I live in the south of the Netherlands. I have a husband, 2 sons and a DIL that spents most of the week in our house. We have 2 Bernese Mountaindogs. I am a safety manager for a Portugese company that is working in petrochemical industry in Belgium (I am very international as you see). My big passion is Venice....we were there 25 times for several days. Last year I survived cervical cancer and I am still in revalidation from the chemo and radiation but I am good and alive.

[PictureMom]

Hi. I am a mom of 3 kids and one rescue dog. I love to digital scrapbook, read romance novels and take pictures.

[vicky23ny]

My name is Vicky. I was born in Canada. My parents moved us back to Greece when I was 11 years old. I live in Thessaloniki, the second biggest city in Greece. I'm single, never married, no kids. I'm an Aquarius. I love making lists and being organized. After I became 30 years old, I discovered I'm very creative. I had no idea!! I've been buying digital scrapbook products since 2008, but I've only scrapped a few pages for games on Sweet Shoppe. I can't resist a sale, I always try to buy stuff, because I want them all...The funny thing is I erase 2-3 items from my wish list and then add 4-5 more, so the list will never end. I also have tons of paper scrapbook products I bought before digital scrapbooking. I've been through a tough stage in my life that took a few years, but now I feel I'm finding my good old self again. I plan on scrapping a lot more. One of my next organizing projects, are my photos from film and trying to scrap as much as possible.

[Saar]

Originally Posted by MirandaB

I'm Miranda, I live in the south of the Netherlands. I have a husband, 2 sons and a DIL that spents most of the week in our house. We have 2 Bernese Mountaindogs. I am a safety manager for a Portugese company that is working in petrochemical industry in Belgium (I am very international as you see). My big passion is Venice....we were there 25 times for several days. Last year I survived cervical cancer and I am still in revalidation from the chemo and radiation but I am good and alive.

Oh I had no idea you were in the south of the Netherlands. Than maybe you are not far from where I work. I work close to the border with the Netherlands.

[Saar]

Hi everyone! I'm Sarah and I live in Belgium together with my boyfriend, his daughter (she's 14) and our son (he's 2). I love to photograph, scrapbook and travel.

[immaculeah]

Hello, my name is Leah. I am happily married for 27 years and have 3 girls ages 24, 21, and 12. I work in IT and currently heading a huge project which often times stresses me out so scrapbooking is a huge help!

[angels]

my name is Audrey, I'm 42, a single mom of 3 boys (Angel has 20, Nathan has 18 since yesterday, ouch that hurts and Thiago has 7). I'm originally from Belgium but I've been living near Paris in France for almost 24 years now. I have a cat called Moustache, which was my mom's cat. I work in a car parts warehouse.

[aussiegirl]

My name is Dawn! I am a SAHM to 4 girls- 3 of them are in 3 different colleges in 3 different states. The youngest is a Homeschooled Junior. I enjoy all things Disney and all things Travel! We are planning our 2nd Disney Cruise for next year to celebrate 3 graduations, my husband and my Anniversary and my 50th Birthday (if I am turning 50, I am celebrating all year long!)

[HeatherB]

Hi, I'm Heather, mom to 2 boys (18 and 21) and one black lab who are featured in my pages frequently! I love to read, garden (fighting the crab grass right now), and make new recipes with my husband of 35 years.

[robinoes66]

Originally Posted by stasianary

My name is Anastasia. I live north of Seattle, in Washington state. I have a 13-year-old daughter named Kaelynn & a miniature schnauzer named Moira. I am a reading & learning specialist (teacher) for middle school students. I love office supplies, especially pens, bright colors, and art! I dabble in watercolor painting, but love digital scrapping as my number one art form. I'm originally from Hawaii and love the summer months the best!

Love our community at Sweet Shoppe!

Hey! I live north of Seattle, too! And I'm a teacher.

[robinoes66]

Hello Everyone,

My name is Robin. I live in the Seattle area with my husband of 22 years. I have two adult children, and I teach 5th grade at a public school in the area. I like camping, hiking, reading and scrapping. I've been a Sweet Shoppe fan for quite some time, though I've not participated much until recently. Looking forward to seeing your wonderful layouts in the gallery.

[mone]

hi!

my name is Mone and i live with my husband, my son (19), his girlfriend and our sweety dog Izzy in Germany, right on the beautiful river Mosel.

we love camping and hiking, also geocaching and if the weather is not so good, i love to read or make some pages for our photobooks

[Electra]

Hi, I love in Cochrane, Alberta, Canada, ranch country at the base of the Rocky Mountains. It's a fairly small town. I am a 70 year-old Gammie (grandma) to an 8 year old girl and a 12 year old boy. I have one daughter. I am a social Worker and after working with exclusively men for over 30 years, now I am working with women who are experiencing domestic violence. I am the founder of the women's shelter in our town and after 8 years of hard work and being supported by our community, we got a government contract last month. It is cause for celebration. Sweet Shoppe is my favorite place for scrapbook supplies and community both.

[tjscraps]

I love reading about everyone!

I'm Trina, I'm mom to 2 girls, Kaitlyn (16) and Kenzie (7) - yes, that's a big age gap lol They star n 95% of my pages, so you've likely seen them I work full time in Human Resources, and when I'm not scrapping I love reading (mysteries, rom coms, Harry Potter), camping with my family, and hanging out and playing games with family and friends. I'm having a lot more fun in my 40's than I ever did in my 20's (I've loosened up a bit - I can be a bit type A lol)

[sweetdoll]

Hello, my name is Raquel, I'm 41 years old and I have a dog called Oliver. I live on the coast of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.

I love Scrapbooking and after being away for 10 years I returned to designing kits last year, and in April I realized a dream that I would never have imagined would be possible, I joined the SSD family and I'm loving being with you all.

[EvelynD2]

Hello! My name is Evelyn. I have been married to my wonderful husband, Tod, for almost 45 years. Next month is our anniversary. We have three wonderful children and two in-law children. We are also blessed with seven grandchildren. I retired from teaching lower elementary after 33 years. Now I keep our youngest granddaughter, 23 months, four days a week. We are also parents to two fur babies, a 90 pound dog and a 22 pound dog!

[Disneysheryl]

Hi all - love reading your posts!

I am Sheryl - daughter, sister, mom, wife and gram. I have a 4 generation household with my husband, mom, son, daughter-in-law and grandson. We have lots of fun together! I am an English and theatre teacher on year 28 and looking forward to retiring in 2 more years!

[helptheold]

I'm Stephanie, mom of twin teenage boys and two cute Maltese. I've followed my husband's job all over the country making 7 moves in 20 years (not in the military!) and now we're living outside Boston, MA. I love reading, taking photos and traveling.

[LisaMT]

Hi, I'm Lisa, I live in Queensland Australia, just minutes from the beach on the gorgeous Sunshine Coast. I have two kids - a 14 year old who loves to entertain us with his 'fun facts' (i.e - usually interesting but ultimately useless random bits of information) and love of puns. This kid is my walking encylopedia who loves the sound of his own voice. I also have a 16 year old who recently got her learners permit and is now my taxi service - insisting she drives everywhere which is a nice change. Between taking her to work, gymnastics and scouts she keeps me busy. We all enjoy spending time at the beach, kayaking, camping, bike riding, visiting art galleries and museums and reading. (Well, hubby isn't a big reader but the rest of us are). I also enjoy taking lots of photos (though they are starting to tell me no because I take too many lol) and scrapbooking said photos.

[scrappy_donna]

Hello, everyone.
My name is Donna! I love scrapbooking so much that I dabble on paper and digital at the same time.
I am from the Philippines but currently living in Saudi Arabia because of my husband's work. I got pregnant and gave birth here to my darling daughter after waiting for more than a decade.
Besides scrapbooking, I also like to read.. A LOT my husband would scold me for staying up all night just to finish a series hahaha
Thanks for reading.

[Romajo]

Hi, my name is Marieke, I am from the Netherlands where I live in the middle of the country. I am married (22 years already) and we have an almost 20 yo daughter.
I love to dance, to walk and to travel. I don't like coffee, I drink a lot of water instead. And I like ginger ale (but ginger beer is even better). Dutch pancakes are among my favorite things to eat and so is sushi.
When walking, I love to listen to audio books. This year I have gone through more than 30 stories so far (but some of them were just a novel).
I am mostly a sweet tooth, but I love a good cheese and charcuterie board too.

[MissHappy80]

Hi, my name is Natasja and I'm also from the Netherlands. I'm married and have to daughters (13 yo and alomst 9yo). I love to scrap, to read and to be creative in any kind of way.