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Melita Chow	Melita Chow ... What is your favorite thing to do on a Friday night: Have pizza delivered. Watch TV and veg! I started scrapbooking... when I realized that we did not have one photo of my daughter printed, after she asked me where her baby album was, and she was already almost 3. My favorite snack food is... potato chips. And microwave popcorn with m-n-m's poured in while the popcorn is still warm, so that the m-n-m's get a little soft. Something you have always wanted to do but haven't... is attend an Olympic event. Anything would be cool...summer or winter Olympics! How has scrapbooking enriched your life? Scrapbooking has enriched my life through the wonderful women it has allowed me to get to know, online and in real life and the friendships that have occurred as a result. I can't imagine not having this community of awesome women around me! If you could go anywhere in the world where would you go? Switzerland, but I am always glad to come home after a trip regardless of how wonderful it was. What keeps you scrapbooking? I scrapbook because it keeps me sane and feeds my soul. Right now, it is the one thing that I do that is totally for me. It lets me be creative in ways I had never expected and it gives me a sense of accomplishment that is different from the other things in my life. One of my most embarrassing moments was... now why did you have to ask that?! LOL! Mine was forgetting the name of the guy who I was set up with on a group date in college! I get inspired by... the little things! One of my favorite memories is... watching my son's reaction when he saw his "baby" (sister) for the first time at the hospital. Other interesting things we should know about you... I am a SAHM living in the Bay Area (CA) but a Texan at heart! I love all things burnt orange and am still an avid alumni of the University of Texas. Go Horns! Luckily, my husband, son and daughter all share the same passion for UT sports!
Synettra Coleman	Synettra Coleman ... What is your favorite thing to do on a Friday night: Order pizza and watch a movie with my children. I started scrapbooking... 4 years ago when a friend invited me to a creative memories party. My favorite snack food is... I must have peanut M&M's and Sprite when I am scrapping. Something you have always wanted to do but haven't... I love to sing so I have always wanted to make a CD for my kids to have when I pass this life. The CD would just be for them not anyone else. How has scrapbooking enriched your life? Scrapbooking has made me step back from the everyday hustle and bustle of life and appreciate the little things that mean so much. To see the smiles when I complete pages of my family is such a blessing. If you could go anywhere in the world where would you go? Gosh do I have ot pick just one? Ok...Italy. What keeps you scrapbooking? The growth I see in my family and in my kids keeps me scrapbooking, they are always doing something new. One of my most embarrassing moments was... Ohhhh...I can't tell that! LOL I get inspired by... Other scrappers, my children, my surroundings. One of my favorite memories is... There are soo many but I have to say when my hubby cried as our daughter was born and when my hubby was the coach of our sons football team. Other interesting things we should know about you... I have been a scrapbook designer & instructor for 3 years and I am currently the Creative Coordinator for Columbus Scrappers and a guest instructor for a large scrapbooking company. I have taught everything from scrapbook basics to advanced techniques. I love to hang out with friends and have girls night out but I also love and cherish the quiet moments snuggling with my children...and hubby!! I love to sing! I was in musical theater for 9 years so it's in me. I began scrapbooking because I want to leave a heritage for my family and something that will last a lifetime.
Diana Dersley	Diana Dersley ... What is your favorite thing to do on a Friday night? Dinner with my husband or out with girlfriends. I started scrapbooking... when I wanted to make an album for my husband's birthday. Deco scissors were the big thing then and yes....I'm sorry to say that I cut the actual photos. My favorite snack food is... Hot Tamales. They don't melt in your hand and no problem handling the paper while indulging. Something you have always wanted to do but haven't... Fly first class to a destination half way around the world. How has scrapbooking enriched your life? The friendships that I have made is by far number one on the list. If you could go anywhere in the world where would you go? Singapore, Tahiti, Bali and Australia are on my list. What keeps you scrapbooking? It truly is my therapy. It's so quiet. I'm alone with my music and thoughts. When I'm busy, I'm crazy busy. So this is comforting and grounding. One of my most embarrassing moments was... Several friends were traveling to my home to attend a weekend crop. I was out of the country, they were going to sleep at my house and I'd see them in the morning. As luck would have it, the garage wireless key pad's battery was dead and they couldn't get in. All it needed was a new battery, but they didn't know that. They went to a hotel to sleep and they met me at my house when I got back. THAT was an embarrassing moment!! I get inspired by...nature and music. One of my favorite memories is... We took our best friends on a safari to South Africa. We had such a wonderful time! Ever pet a wild cheetah or have your car bumped by a wild elephant?? Other interesting things we should know about you... I have been married for 31 years to a wonderful man. His job has taken us to 3 different countries and 9 homes. We have 2 grown and married children. For the past 3 years I have split my time between Michigan and Germany, where my husband is working. We enjoy golf and traveling. I am going to South Africa, Egypt, Moscow and 10 days in Orlando before mid May, so we are on the go quite often. A calendar is very important in my life!
Catherine Feegel-Erhardt	Catherine Feegel-Erhardt ... What is your favorite thing to do on a Friday night? hot sex with my husband....oh that is what he wanted me to say. Friday's are always different here. If I had my druthers I would spend Friday nights by going out to a nice sushi dinner with my husband or some friends. Coming home to a cleaned up, quiet house ...kids sleeping or close to it. I would pour a glass of Chardonnay and start something creative....usually involving paper, glue, scissors, paint! AH! Chardonnay with a side of glue stick and a good movie on the tube! I started scrapbooking... 3 years ago because a hurricane was supposed to be coming and we would most likely lose electricity. My son was going to need a scrapbook for his Eagle Scout ceremony so I figured that would be a good time to start. Scrapbooking took off for me.. Charlie never finished his Eagle project.... UGH! My favorite snack food is... warm edamame with salt. Something you have always wanted to do but haven't... learn to play the drums for a rock band AND drive an 18 wheeler! ,,, maybe i could drive for the band while on tour! How has scrapbooking enriched your life? i have met some of the most wonderful people because of this hobby... through trade shows, teaching, design teams, traveling, internet groups, retreats and local stores... If you could go anywhere in the world where would you go? i would rent an RV and travel around the USA then hop on a plane then do it all again in Europe and China and Australia! What keeps you scrapbooking? I am addicted to paint, my glue stick and I love paper cuts! ... I love the creative outlet. I have to have my hands working on something. Even while my "DH" was in the hospital for 10 days I worked on stuff at his bedside.. One of my most embarrassing moments was...you mean besides ___________ NOT SO GRACIOUSLY accepting my gift of a bottle of wine...."THIS BETTER BE APPLE CIDER"... nice!... well, i would have to say i was pretty embarrassed when.... i had been out to dinner with some guy i met in an online group....for our first date. i asked him about his dog... he didn't have one. i asked him about his grandmother... he didn't have one... i asked him about his boat.. he didn't have one. Then i called him Todd... his name was Steve.... the whole time i thought i was on a date with someone COMPLETELY DIFFERENT!!!!!!!!!!!! OH well, so much for that relationship and also so much for my luck with meeting mr. right online...... I get inspired by... home decor catalogs, music and sometimes i have layouts appear in dreams... now to just work on the lottery numbers appearing in my dreams... One of my favorite memories is... meeting heather preckel and heidi lacy! ...being a little girl and having my dad spend the whole day reading "the old man and the sea" to me... i love that book! Other interesting things we should know about you... 12 Friday's and A2Z dt of course! Second one...Memory Makers Master class of 2007! Family: DH, Bruce ageless...son, Charlie age 16...Daughter, Eva age 6...Daughter, Elizabeth age 4....I live on the west coast of the east coast of Florida...(Tampa) I am a registered nurse who is a stay at home mom...although I am almost never home...Last job was as a Hospice Nurse...Favorite movies...Fargo, Christmas Vacation, Pay It Forward...I do NOT bake but I am a great cook...I take lunch to Jack...a homeless guy who sits on the corner about 5 miles from my house. I sit with him for about 15 minutes and he teaches me so much...my favorite quote that he told me...”theater is life. Film is art and television is furniture” (not sure it is his originally nor do I care.)...I am a germ-a-phobe! I was my hands a lot! I won't use a cloth towel to dry my hands. I love the smell of bleach! I won't eat green, red, or yellow peppers. My toes are really short...my sister says that I have Fred Flintstone feet and cannot understand how I can propell myself forward with them. I hate the sound of canned laughter on television sit coms. I cannot stant it when someone bites the fork while eating!
Judith Fender	Judith Fender ... What is your favorite thing to do on a Friday night: Recently, my favorite thing to do on Friday night has been to RELAX, rent a few movies and enjoy the family. I started scrapbooking... in 2000 after attending a CM party. Hooked. My favorite snack food is... cholcolate! Something you have always wanted to do but haven't... go to medical school and become a doctor. How has scrapbooking enriched your life? Scrapbooking has made me a better person and especially a better mother. With each page I do, I find another facet of "me". If you could go anywhere in the world where would you go? Ohhh, this is a loaded question. I would love to see the tortoises of the Galapagos Islands or experience a safari in Africa. What keeps you scrapbooking? PHOTOS!! Lots of photos, family, chocolate, friends and life keep me motivated! One of my most embarrassing moments was... when I jumped from a barb-wired fence, ripped my pants from the back of the knee to the waist, revealing my backside. Did I mention I was 8-ish and the cutest boy in my world was there to try and "see" what happend! That was a long run home..... I get inspired by... other scrappers, happy people, photos, chocolate, cool scrapbook paper, my children. One of my favorite memories is... "fishing" off my granmother's bridge with a Maxwell House Coffee can and a string. It was sooo real! Other interesting things we should know about you... Hmmmm, interesting things about me....I built a home with my husband Don, 12 years ago in the cow pasture I use to ride my horse in when I was growing-up. In fact, my home is just a few fence posts down form the above mentioned "most embarrassing" moment! My children, EmmaRae (11) and Joshua (9) attend the same elementary school I attended. I have been published in several magazines and idea books as well as been on some amazing design teams. I am happy to be here!
Beth Hooper	Beth Hooper ... What is your favorite thing to do on a Friday night? Order a pizza, delivery ofcourse, and watch a movie with my family! I started scrapbooking in 2002 after I saw my Sister-in-law's Creative Memories scrapbook. I remember thinking, if she could do that...what could I do? So I dove in! My favorite snack food is Cheetos! Or anything cheesy, really. Something you have always wanted to do but haven't: Finish college. I wish that I had listened to my parents (I guess I am old enough now to admit that!) and finished before I got married. Maybe I will someday! How has scrapbooking enriched your life? I have met so many kind and creative people through this hobby. I have also enjoyed traveling to places that I probably wouldn't have gone without scrapbooking. Crazy as it may sound, I had never flown in an airplane until I had the opportunity to go to CHA in Texas a few years ago! If you could go anywhere in the world where would you go? To Hawaii! I would love to celebrate my 15th anniversary there this year! What keeps you scrapbooking? The creative outlet. One of my most embarrassing moments was a few years ago, Meredith (my daughter), who was three at the time, was the flower girl in my cousin's wedding. As the bride and her bridesmaids were getting ready, Meredith pulled the fire alarm in the church! Yikes! Evacuation, fire trucks and everything. How embarrassing! I get inspired by magazines, things Meredith says, other scrapbookers! One of my favorite memories is of the day my daughter was born. Probably the most joy (and pain) that I have ever felt! Other interesting things we should know about you: Let's see...I am currently working as a Teacher's Assistant, but constantly dreaming of a way I could have fun and still make money. Don't we all?!?! I am happily married to my husband, Mark. We live in a small town in western North Carolina, where we both grew up. We have one dramatic, delightful, sometimes difficult seven year old daughter, Meredith. Life here is good! In "Scrapbook World", as my husband calls it, I have had the opportunity to have my work publishes in various industry magazines. I have done design work for several companies in the past. I so excited about this opportunity with TwelveFridays!
Nicole Iehle	Nicole Iehle ... What is your favorite thing to do on a Friday night? Either go out to eat or stay at home and relax on the couch watching tv I started scrapbooking... when my friend decided to open a scrapbooking store My favorite snack food is... trail mix Something you have always wanted to do but haven't... have a baby! How has scrapbooking enriched your life? Made more friends If you could go anywhere in the world where would you go? Paris What keeps you scrapbooking? My friends One of my most embarrassing moments was... when I smashed my truck on the back end of a semi I get inspired by... nature One of my favorite memories is... accomplishing graduating from art school Other interesting things we should know about you... I am a animal lover. Love being outside. Love family and friends. Shopping. Vacationing...love the sun! Love to cook. Best friends with Heidi. Love anything crafty and doing crafty projects.
Nichole Junck	Nichole Junck ... What is your favorite thing to do on a Friday night? Have movie night with hubby and kiddos. I scrapbook while we do this:) I started scrapbooking... In 2001 My favorite snack food is... Popcorn and licorice Something you have always wanted to do but haven't... Visit the east coast in the fall How has scrapbooking enriched your life? I have met so many wonderful lifelong friends through scrapbooking, doesn't get much better than that. If you could go anywhere in the world where would you go? Switzerland What keeps you scrapbooking? My love for this hobby:) I get inspired by... New product. Oh how I love new scrapbook product;) One of my favorite memories is... I actually have three. The moment I fell in love with dh, the births of Allison and Zach! WOW! Other interesting things we should know about you... I'm 33 and a Christian Preschool Teacher. I've been married for 10.5 yrs. I have two children, Allison 9 and Zach 7. I'm lucky enough to live in the same town as my parents and siblings. It's so fun to watch my kids grow up with their six cousins:) Lots of photo ops!
Brittany Laakkonen	Brittany Laakkonen ... What is your favorite thing to do on a Friday night? watch old TV shows with my sister I started scrapbooking... when I was fourteen My favorite snack food is...oreos with milk. Something you have always wanted to do but haven't... own a burnt orange Corvette How has scrapbooking enriched your life? I am able to spend a lot of quality time with my mom, who is an awesome scrapbooker herself. :) If you could go anywhere in the world where would you go? are you kidding? Europe, baby. :) What keeps you scrapbooking? well for one, my family just won't stop making memories... One of my most embarrassing moments was... when I spilled a jumbo-sized Dr. Pepper on my lap at the mall and had to dry off my skirt by standing under the hand dryers I get inspired by... clothing stores One of my favorite memories is... getting a lollipop from my grandpa when I had a cold Other interesting things we should know about you... I love the band Lifehouse and listen to their music daily. I have 6 siblings. (no, don't look at me weird. I'm serious. 6.) I hate licorice. I love pears. And chocolate. (but don't mix them, please.) I live in the very cold state of Wisconsin. I am a scrapping fanatic. And that's all. :)
Heidi Lacy	Heidi Lacy ... What is your favorite thing to do on a Friday night: During race seson I enjoy going to the Race Track and watching our Son compete in his Junior Dragster, non racing season I enjoy going to a good new movie. I started scrapbooking... When My Son was about 2 after my sister got me started. My favorite snack food is...Hot Buttered Movie Theather PopCorn Something you have always wanted to do but haven't...I have always wanted to Drive a Dragster, Yes I know it sounds crazy but My whole family except for Heather are Drag Racers and I want to drive a super fast car down the race track at least once in my life. How has scrapbooking enriched your life? I have made so many wonderful friends and have had the oprotunity to travel and teach and even learn from many other talented ladies. If you could go anywhere in the world where would you go? Thaiti What keeps you scrapbooking? I really enjoy creating and knowing I am showcasing our lifes great and not so great moments so oneday we will never forget. One of my most embarrassing moments was... When I was at a tradeshow and talking to a customer I kept saying crapbooking instead of scrapbooking, not just once but three times to the same person, she probally thought I was totaly insane. I get inspired by... The amazing Talented Scrapbookers out there and especially by my sister Heather One of my favorite memories is... Travleing with my Mom Sister and close friends to Tradeshow for our Paper company. Other interesting things we should know about you... I am Married to my Husband Mike going on 13 yrs and we have one Little guy who just turned 10 guess hes not so little anymore, we live in Northeast Ohio and spend the majority of our spring Summer and Fall Drag Racing at our local track and many others. I am the Co Founder of A2Z Essentials and also managed our parents scrapbook and gift store for over 7 yrs. In the Scrapbook Industry for the past several years I have been refered to as Heather Sister which doesnt really bother me, although sometimes I wonder if people would like me to always call them by there sisters name:) I enjoy meeting and talking to new people and have a passion for bringing people in the scrapbooking industry new and exciting things.