A getting to know you thread!

Name: Sam

Whereabouts you live (be as specific or not, as you like!): San Leandro, CA

Family (including pets): DDs Mckenna (4), Cheyenne (3), Piper (18 mo). DH Jeff, puppies Bailee and Callia (6 mo), cats Leroy (12 yo) and Tadd (10 yo)

How long you've been digiscrapping: over 1 year

Anything else you'd like to add!: I love to eat anything, I'm addicted to Starbucks and VH1 reality shows, aspiring photographer and graphic designer (but scared to start GD school)

ETA: Your favorite colour!: right now it's purple
 
Name: Elizabeth, Liz, Lizzy

Where you live: Northern Colorado. GORGEOUS!

Family (including pets): DH-Dennis (of almost 10 years!!), little darling (DD) Maddie (10), then (DS's) Lukas(7) and Mason(5)

How long you've been digiscrapping: almost one month! I'm a little bebe scrapper!

Anything else you'd like to add: I love Jesus, chai, interior design, I'm always looking for new ways to organize, love love love music and I'm constantly dreaming of travel to distant lands! :D

ETA: Your favorite colour!: green, turquoise, brown and rainbow!
 
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Name: Alina

Whereabouts you live (be as specific or not, as you like!): Guadalajara, Mexico

Family (including pets): Husband, 4 year old monster (err... daughter), 1 dog, 2 cats, some fish

How long you've been digiscrapping: I don't know, but not for long. Plus, I haven't done a page in like 2 months :(

Anything else you'd like to add!: I'm cuckoo

ETA: Your favorite colour!: blue I think
 
I will probably obsessively read this thread later, since I'm procrastinating.. but...

Name: Sara

Whereabouts you live (be as specific or not, as you like!): Olathe, KS

Family (including pets): DH Jeff, DD Abby (4), DS Joey (2)

How long you've been digiscrapping: 1 year, 1 month

Anything else you'd like to add!: This is my favorite place, ever, and I love all you girlies. :)

ETA: Your favorite colour!: Blue, pink, purple, red
 
Name: Karrina

Whereabouts you live (be as specific or not, as you like!): I'm an island girl(Hawai'i - the Big Island)freezing my coconuts off in Eugene, OR.

Family (including pets): My husband Steve and our 2 off spring, Hayden(4)and Sierra(almost 3).

How long you've been digiscrapping: Since April/May(I can't remember which)of '07.

Anything else you'd like to add!: I need another cup of coffee.

ETA: Your favorite colour!: Green!
 
Name: Meghan (Meg)

Whereabouts you live (be as specific or not, as you like!): a tad north of Atlanta, Georgia

Family (including pets): My husband Ben and our 5 kiddos (11g, 9b, almost 4g, almost 2g, and a brand new baby girl)

How long you've been digiscrapping: Since March 07

Anything else you'd like to add!: I'm addicted to Starbucks and reality tv..pretty sure Jac summed me up as well as her with her "anything else"
I'm also a perfectionist, total over-acheiver, and super anal organized... I too love photography, reading (when I have time) and reality TV!


ETA: Your favorite colour!: Pink or Green!
 
Name: Leslie

Whereabouts you live (be as specific or not, as you like!): Mason, Ohio (which is just north of Cincinnati)

Family (including pets): DH Jon and two fur babies (dogs) - Harley (girl), and Memphis (boy)

How long you've been digiscrapping: Since March 2007

Anything else you'd like to add!: I need to stop scrapping until 2am nearly every night so I can actually focus on my job during the day...

ETA: Your favorite colour!: Green, with purple a close second
 
Great idea Jamie! I've enjoyed reading everyone's entries. I'm pretty new here too.

Name: Christine

Whereabouts you live (be as specific or not, as you like!): San Diego, CA

Family (including pets): DH Todd

How long you've been digiscrapping: since April 2006

Anything else you'd like to add!: I work as a financial analyst for a high tech company during the day. It pays for my digi-scrapping habit! Besides digi-scrapping, I enjoy reading, movies, running, knitting, eating, taking photos, among other things. I went skydiving once (a surprise gift from DH). I was a background actor on 5 episodes of the CW show "Veronica Mars", now canceled. I like to run by the ocean and feel the breeze on my face. :)

ETA: Your favorite colour!: Blue!
 
Name: Amanda

Whereabouts you live (be as specific or not, as you like!):Middle Tennessee (did I spell that right?)

Family (including pets): DH Barry, Mommy to three natural disasters DD Hannah, 7 (aka: Hurricane Hannah) DS Tre', 3 (aka: Tornado Tre') DD Emma Kate, 6weeks (aka: Earthquake Emma)
How long you've been digiscrapping: 7 Months, almost 8 year paper scrapper before that.

Anything else you'd like to add!:I am the worlds worst speller and hate it when I print out a scrapbook page and realize I have mispelled like 20 words.

ETA: Your favorite colour!:Pink, of course!
 
Name: Wendy

Whereabouts you live (be as specific or not, as you like!): Tennessee (eastern)

Family (including pets): me and my son (and two beta fish but they really don't count lol

How long you've been digiscrapping: about a year and a half

Anything else you'd like to add!: hmmm....I graduate in a week :thumbup:

ETA: Your favorite colour!: Blue
 
I'm not "new" here, I'm just a lurker!

Name: Laura

Whereabouts you live (be as specific or not, as you like!): Salt Lake City, Utah

Family (including pets): Sean(DH of 9 years) Kaylee (6) Corbin(4) and 2 kitties Snowball and Chaos

How long you've been digiscrapping:June 07

Anything else you'd like to add!: I have my degree in Photography, and I would love to open up a studio. But AS my DH puts it I am not a people person, and I much prefer doing B&W landscapes and and fine art portraits.

ETA: Your favorite colour!: Pink and Blue/green
 
Name: Stacey

Whereabouts you live (be as specific or not, as you like!): Virginia

Family (including pets): DH, 2 sons, 2 cats

How long you've been digiscrapping: since Aug 2005

Anything else you'd like to add!: I am a 40 year old SAHM. I love to read & if you are on bookmooch or librarything please friend me. :)

ETA: Your favorite colour!: purple
 
Name: Melissa

Whereabouts you live (be as specific or not, as you like!): Chicago Area

Family (including pets): My parents and one cat Buddy

How long you've been digiscrapping: since Oct 2007

Anything else you'd like to add!: I love Disneyland and miss it since we moved from Los Angeles to Chicago about a year ago. I love to knit and read.

ETA: Your favorite colour!: teal
 
Name: Shannon

Whereabouts you live (be as specific or not, as you like!): Rosetown Saskatchewan..just moved here from Alberta!

Family (including pets): DH married 3 years this July, DD Jade just turned 2, 3 cats Bandit, Willow & Thomas and all together (salt &fresh water) 7 fish!

How long you've been digiscrapping: Since January of this year

Anything else you'd like to add!: mmm. I am currently a SAHM, just made the decision to go back to work :( , I have diabetes

ETA: Your favorite colour!: pin, brown, blue, purple...to wear thopuihg, definetly balck!
 
Name: Lindy

Whereabouts you live (be as specific or not, as you like!): Southwestern Ontario, Canada

Family (including pets): Just me, my husband Jason, and daughter Miranda (2.5) and son Simon (5 months).. no pets yet!

How long you've been digiscrapping: Since May 2006 - my digiversary is coming up!!!:thumbup:

Anything else you'd like to add!: I spend more time on the computer than I should (as is prooven by the pile of dishes in my sink!), I am a SAHM who does some graphic design work on the side (posters, business cards, brochures etc. ) for my church and small businesess. I love salt and vinegar chips, guitar around a campfire, being outside and quirky tv show ( LOVE Eli Stone right now)
ETA: Your favorite colour!: I love green[COLOR], but by what I wear, and how I decorate people would probably guess brown. :)
 
Name: Julie

Whereabouts you live (be as specific or not, as you like!): Allentown, Pennsylvania

Family (including pets): Dave (SO for 10+ years) DD's Haley (8 on Tuesday) and Chelsea who will be 5 in October

How long you've been digiscrapping: since Aprilish 2006

Anything else you'd like to add!: I am addicted to reality shows- Biggest Loser, Rock of Love, Real World... all those good shows

Your Favorite Color: Pink
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Name: Sonja

Whereabouts you live (be as specific or not, as you like!): South East Kootenays, British Columbia, Canada ... 20 minutes away from Ms Kristin CB!! Right along the Alberta/Montana border.
Family (including pets): hubby of almost 7 years (been together just over 9), Desmond. Beasties, I mean, Children - Cody (13), Jenna (9), Xander (5) and Quinten (3).

How long you've been digiscrapping: since Feb 2006, but I have been doing some form of graphic stuff since 1999 (sig tags, web graphics, web design)

Anything else you'd like to add!: I have too many addictions - TV shows (too many to list, reality, drama, comedy, foodie, etc), books (trashy romance is my preferred), internet (I have Facebook and Sweet Shoppe automatically load when I open my browser!).

ETA: Your favorite colour!: PINK!
 
Name: Katrina

Whereabouts you live (be as specific or not, as you like!): British Columbia, Canada

Family (including pets): Doug, my DH, and two kids, Jayden & Kyra. Along with our shih tzu Benny

How long you've been digiscrapping: since Jan 2007


Your Favorite Color: Pink
 
Name: Amber

Whereabouts you live (be as specific or not, as you like!): Arizona - but not in or by any BIG cities you would have heard of

Family (including pets): BF- Bill (I don't have a ring to call him my fiancee - but the wedding is set for 09/09/09) Anthony (6) & Ellie (4) (from my 1st marriage)

How long you've been digiscrapping: my 1st layout was posted April 2004, but then nothing much for like a year because I had a crappy computer LOL. Now I am addicted. I was also a "tagger" I started with PSP and then upgraded to PS7 (my ex was a graphic designer)

Anything else you'd like to add!: I love Grey's, Lost and Friends. I am VERY into Hybrid right now. I like altering items, but I have been doing more albums since Keepsakes started here.

ETA: Your favorite colour!: PURPLE!
 
I'm definitely not new either but here's mine anyways...

Name: Kathi aka Kat

Whereabouts you live (be as specific or not, as you like!): Just north of Sacramento, CA

Family (including pets): DH, DS1 (Derrick), DS2 (Rhett), 2 Dogs (Dutch & Jake) and 1 Cat who adopted us when he was a kitten (Buddy)

How long you've been digiscrapping: Since 2003

Anything else you'd like to add!: I spend way more time surfing and shopping at SSD than actually scrapping. I love to read (especially books by Nicholas Sparks and Jodi Piccoult). Camping is my all time favorite thing to do. I love The Biggest Loser, American Idol, Hell's Kitchen and Top Chef. I always have my TV tuned to Food Network if none of my other shows are on.

ETA: Your favorite colour!: I like a LOT of different colors for different things. To wear: Black & Jean. To Scrap with: Blue, Brown, Dark Red, Tan, Black, White.
 
Name: Vanessa

Whereabouts you live (be as specific or not, as you like!): Alaska

Family (including pets): Sean, DH, Keira, DD, she's almost 3 and Cooper, DS, he's 8 weeks

How long you've been digiscrapping: Started in Early August 2006

Anything else you'd like to add!: I'm in the Air Force, and I've only got 14 months until I get out and can stay home with the kids. I'm so excited!

ETA: Your favorite colour!: Lavendar or light blues
 
Name: Chloé

Whereabouts you live (be as specific or not, as you like!): a small town near Strasbourg, north east of France, right next to the German border

Family (including pets): DBF of 7 years, Guy + 1 cat Flamby and 1 crazy dog Kira (that I share with my parents in law!)

How long you've been digiscrapping: since beginning of 2006.

ETA: Your favorite colour!: IRL, black, white, grey, red and purple, and in scrapping, any color!
 
Name: Pam

Whereabouts you live (be as specific or not, as you like!): New Hampshire in a very small town just over the Massachusetts border

Family (including pets): DH (Michael) of 20 years, two kiddos: Jake (12) and Josh (9); two cats, Sox (as in Red Sox) and Jasper.

How long you've been digiscrapping: I did my first page 12/30/04

Anything else you'd like to add!: I am also a paper scrapper and will never give it up and I love to alter stuff. I am an only child and I have a huge sweet tooth.

Your favorite colour!: PINK
 
Great thread idea, Jamie!

Name: Rochelle

Whereabouts you live (be as specific or not, as you like!): Middle America

Family (including pets): DH, Abby (4) and Audrey (3months)

How long you've been digiscrapping: On and off for a year, I think. Mostly off, until the past few months.

Anything else you'd like to add!: TGIF!!!!

ETA: Your favorite colour!: Purple, maybe. I like pink too though.
 
Looks like fun!

Name: Melanie

Whereabouts you live (be as specific or not, as you like!): Central Arkansas

Family (including pets): The short version: Hubby-Bill The long version: 2 boys (Wade-23, Chad-22), 3 stepkids (Joy-33, Sarah-27, Billy-26), 5 grandbabies....and no pets.

How long you've been digiscrapping: January 2006

Anything else you'd like to add!: I'm addicted to digiscrappin! I work in technology for the school district, a young grandma, and love to meet people!

Your Favorite Color: Green, Blue, Black
 
Name: Kristin

Whereabouts you live (be as specific or not, as you like!): 20 minutes north of sonja.. lol

Family (including pets): DH Darcy (married 7 years in july - together for 10), Daughter Lily (5.5 years) Son Lucas (8 weeks tomorrow!! ALREADY!)

How long you've been digiscrapping: since May 03 (almost 5 years)

Anything else you'd like to add!: Um, I am very disorganized and make lots of mistakes, horrible at correspondence, lousy at staying on track.. LOL.

Random Fact - I have an intolerance to noise which is why I think I enjoy the computer so much - I can't stand lots of noises from other people (eating, gum chewing.. that sort of thing. I am fully aware of how strange that is). It was very hard for me in school/college and out in the workplace so being able to stay at home is a HUGE blessing now.. too bad there are no drs who can figure out how to help/cope with it. other than earplugs.. lol.

Your Favorite Color: Blue
 
It was super fun to read about every one. And YES, I read everyone before me. We have several Candians, many from the states and even a few on the other side of the world!! Super cool to have us all in one place together!! **sniff**sniff** I love bonding!!!!! lol

Name:Rachel

Whereabouts you live (be as specific or not, as you like!): Central Phoenix, AZ...right smack in the middle of all this poliution!!! close to EVERYTHING

Family (including pets): Andy, DH of 11yrs; Kayla,9; Jayson, 7; Tobey 4.5; Hailey, 11mos; 2 cats, Fred & MauMau

How long you've been digiscrapping: since late2006, but have been paper scrapping since HS, which I don't so any more! to messy!

Anything else you'd like to add!: I love to talk. Seriously, I can't type as much as I love to talk!

ETA: Your favorite colour!: I like greens and pinks and browns
 
Name: Nonja (nonya)

Whereabouts you live (be as specific or not, as you like!):
I am a military wife so I live in Virginia but am from Texas near Ft Worth

Family (including pets): DH Jay, Jacob, Emily, and Dylan and Dog Maddie

How long you've been digiscrapping: Since last summer when my dh deployed

Anything else you'd like to add!: ~ K I like to get degrees - I get one every where we go - I have a History Degree from Texas Tech and and Anthropology Degree from Eastern New Mexico and Here I am getting my Masters from William and Mary (just keep deferring them student loans!!!) and I spent 12 years in the Army

ETA: Your favorite colour!: I love them ALL!!! I LOVE COLOR!!!! :w00t:
 
I am not new either...just a lurker for a long while. I wanted to start earning points in May so I figured it was time to start posting!

Name: Kim Wresh

Whereabouts you live (be as specific or not, as you like!):
A small town in Southern Arizona. Dusty, dusty, dusty!

Family (including pets): My sweet darling husband who I adore - Mark, and 3 gorgeous sons who crack me up all the time!

How long you've been digiscrapping: A little more than a year and a half. I started paper scrapping in 1998 when I got married!

Anything else you'd like to add!: I love all sorts of crafts. Lately I have added quilting to my pastimes. I want to learn how to use a knitting loom this year too! I drink a RIDICULOUS amount of Diet Dr. Pepper every day. I eat Cheez-its when I scrap. The TV is never turned on until my husband gets home at night...and then we start watching Tivo'd Reality Shows. Big Brother is the fave but we watch Survivor, Rock of Love, Flavor Flav...you get the idea. I am a stay at home mom and I run my own business RemarkableWalls

Your favorite colour!: Comfort colors, Brown, Rose, Cream, Sage Green. I would love nothing more than to scrap my face off with pinky-blingy kits but I don't think the men folk around here would appreciate it!
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Name: Jen

Whereabouts you live (be as specific or not, as you like!): In the Country Ya'll....lol South Carolina

Family (including pets): Well there is me, my DH, and our 3 boys, Our two black labs (boys as well) and my Little princess Gracie she's a yorkie

How long you've been digiscrapping: I think it's been 3 weeks now

Your favorite colour!: fav. color that is a hard one....lol I think I will have to go with blue....lord knows I have enough of it in my house.
 
Name: Jackie, I've been here at SSD for about a year.

Whereabouts you live (be as specific or not, as you like!): Northern Ky (very near Cincinnati )
Family (including pets): dh (celebrated 32 year anniversary this month!), 2 grown kids, 1 girl and 1 boy. 2 grandkids, 1 girl and 1 boy. 1 cat.

How long you've been digiscrapping: about a year and half, paper scrapped for several years before that

Anything else you'd like to add!: I love funny, romantic movies, reading (fav authors: Jodi Picoult, Harlen Coben, Nicholas Sparks), decorating, yard sales, spending time with family.

ETA: Your favorite colours!: Pink, red, orange
 
Name: Susan Robinson

Whereabouts you live (be as specific or not, as you like!):Missouri

Family (including pets):No kids, but trying I have a dog- Marcie

How long you've been digiscrapping: Just a little while

Anything else you'd like to add!:I'm getting married on June 3

ETA: Your favorite colour!: Pink

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Name: Kristi

Whereabouts you live (be as specific or not, as you like!): Northern Colorado

Family (including pets): Husband Martin, Daughers Alison (8) Maya (5) Serena (3), doggie Zeke, and kitty Bili

How long you've been digiscrapping: I scrapped a few pages in the spring of 2006 and then became really interested in learning how to design and designed 2 adoption books for my youngest daughter. Anyway, I really started scrapping pages in February 2007.

Anything else you'd like to add!: I have a teeny tiny business selling adoption abc and lifebooks to families who have adopted from China. Since it is such a small business, I just decided to start giving all the profits from that to charities working with orphans in China. :)

ETA: Your favorite colour!: Every color has it's time and place! Mostly wear black but I look better in color. Just bought a big ole red couch and love to look at robin's egg blue.
 
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Name: Joslyn

Whereabouts you live (be as specific or not, as you like!): Southeast Michigan

Family (including pets): Dh, Gunar and two little girls Kalin, 2years and Sadie 9 months, we have a loveable mutt Lani

How long you've been digiscrapping: August 2006

Anything else you'd like to add!: I've been lurking here for about 6 months, I've loved the designers for about a year and have just gotten more active in the fourm. I am an ER nurse and work as little as possible so that I can stay home with my kids. I married my college sweet heart and think I am the luckiest woman in the world!

ETA: Your favorite colour!: Purple
 
Name: Cindy
Where I live: Sunny New Mexico
How long I have been scrapping: since Dec 07, but paper for over 8 years
Family: dh of 11 years, ds 8, ds 5, dd 3 1/2 and a kitty who is 1 1/2 years old named Wilbur
Fave color: pink
I am also a photographer, but whew, since I discovered digiscrapping photography has taken a back seat:blink:
 
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