CT Member Spotlight ... Bridget Farrington

Name: Bridget Farrington a.k.a. Bee

A few of my favorite things: Scrapbooking (hmm....... you think),My DH and doggies and Family!! road trips/travel,Polka Dots, Key West Fla..

How I started scrapping: I started Scrapbooking in the year of 2001.( I think.. lol.. I am losing track here.)I first started with Creative Memories and started with my wedding photos. Then I found a whole new way of scrapping at the stores. Since then I have been addicted.

Products and embellishments I can't live without: Ribbon. buttons, flowers, Patterned Paper, office supplies,and anything non traditional scrapping products!

My favorite scrappy tool is: My scissors and nail file. To distress everything. I also use the HS distresser.

What I do for inspiration: galleries, my favorite scrappy blogs and catalogs.

My three favorite layouts (currently):
Wow it is really hard to choose a fave. Esp. since I know I have one about 40 recent Lo's.. But here are 3. Yes I am loving Bright Colors right now. I also threw in my favorite card I made a couple of weeks ago!!






My blog/gallery link:

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Just Bee tha's me!!

CT Member Spotlight ... Yukari Takanashi

Name: Yukari Takanashi

A few of my favorite things: scrapbooking (of course),My family, travel,Chocolate,summer and sea.

How I started scrapping: I started Scrapbooking in the year of 2005.I found scrapgoods in handicrafts shop. I bought it. Thereafter I am addicted.

Products and embellishments I can't live without: buttons, flowers, Patterned Paper and anything fun!

My favorite scrappy tool is: Heidi Swapp Edge Distressor.




What I do for inspiration: galleries, and magazines, my favorite scrappy blogs.

My three favorite layouts (currently):

My blog/gallery link: enjoy crop , Scrap in Style TV: view album

CT Member Spotlight ... Jennifer Halleck

Name: Jennifer Halleck aka Just Jennifer

A few of my favorite things: There are so many! The smell of lilacs and fresh cut grass, sleeping in, reading a good book, scrapbooking (of course), taking pictures, eating out, scuba diving (it's been awhile though!), rock climbing (also been awhile!), horseback riding, hanging out with the family, watching movies, buying things :)

How I started scrapping: I started scrapbooking when I got back from my honeymoon in November 1997. My SIL introduced me too it and I had a friend that scrapped too. I never really did much of the CM stuff though!

Products and embellishments I can't live without: I love all the Tim Holtz distress inks (although I don't use them to their stunning potential), and all sorts of patterned paper! I'm a bit of a paper snob!

My favorite scrappy tool is: Lately I couldn't scrap without my ATG gun... but I also love my new Tim Holtz scissors and ruler. And my Threading Water punch is a new fave!

What I do for inspiration: Browse the messageboards! Or just start playing with the pictures and papers!

My three favorite layouts (currently):

My blog/gallery link: Scrapshots of Me

CT Member Spotlight Laura Lee

Sorry I am a day late on my post and I haven't had a chance to do the sketch yet because of a family emergency.

A few of my favorite things:

My family, teaching, scrapbooking, the smell of honeysuckle on a summer night and the purr of a kitty when I am trying to sleep, and of course chocolate!

How I started scrapping: With a mail order kit by Leisure Arts called Memories in the Making in 1997. It came with a book, some stencils, a pigment marker and lots of really ugly paper! I tried my best with the monthly kits, but it wasn't until a friend showed me the Scrapbook aisle at Michael's did I really get into scrapping in 2001.

Products and embellishments I can't live without: PAPER, brads, buttons, flowers, and anything fun!

My favorite scrappy tool is: My Die cut machines and my Making Memories Trimmer, I love it!

What I do for inspiration: Use the picutres to come up with a title and then I look around my room. I have sooooooooooooo much stuff. If that doesn't do it, then I hit galleries and my many magazines and idea books!

My three favorite layouts:

Ok, so this one isn't my most favorite, but it does have young pictures of my kids on it that I truly love! :)

This is one of my most favorite layouts that I have ever done and you know when a layout clicks when it takes less than an hour to do. :) Black and White layouts are usually very hard for me, but this one was just fun!

This one is a Becky Fleck Page Map, love the design and the picture of Zoe...she is just a little doll! The Basic Grey was just so perfect for this.

CT Spotlight - Jana Eubank

Name: Jana Eubank

A Few of My Favorite Things: Scrapbooking (of course), Dates with my Husband, Hanging out with my silly kids, Diet Coke, Chocolate, Fall, Camping, Taking Summer night drives with the windows down, Indulging on Comfort food

How I Started Scrapping: My family owns a printing & copying business, so I grew up loving all things paper. When I was in college, my mom attended a CM party, she came home and showed me what she learned and I was immediately infatuated. I've been scrapping in some form ever since!

Products and Embellishments I Can't Live Without: Buttons, Thickers (Actually, any kind of letter stickers!), Embroidery floss, Trims, ATG gun and Patterned Paper

My Favorite Scrappy Tool: Titanium Nitride No. 5 Micro-Tip Scissors by Fiskars


What I do for Inspiration: When I'm ready to get in the mood to scrap, I peruse my favorite scrappy blogs, galleries, and magazines and start making a list of all the things I am drawn to on the work I see. Pretty soon, I'm just itching to get my fingers going and combine all those great ideas together in my own way.

My Three Favorite Layouts Right Now:





Link to MY BLOG

CT spotlight : Aurelei90

Name: BRUDER Aurélie




A few of my favorite things: I love all home madethings but I don't do lot of things ... I would like to learn how to make clothes ! I love cooking (I'm Vegetariene); my family, my friends ; take pictures


How I started scrapping: I start in 2004 when I was pregnant. I wanted to tell my life and my feeling to my futurs childs

Products and embellishments I can't live without: I thing it's flowers. But I liketo try every news products or techniques.

My favorite scrappy tool is: My personnal trimmer ! I can't scrap without it !

What I do for inspiration: I visit blogs of my friends christine, géraldine; Audrey, Laet , Alolette,and other links on my blog

My three favorite layouts: I like to change my colours, my style and try a lot of things on my pages






and moreon my blog : http://aurelei90.over-blog.com/

I'm getting married in 8 days !!!!

CT Spotlight - Brook Stewart

Name: Brook Stewart

A few of my favorite things: Scrapbooking, Homemade rolls, Scented Candles, the sand between my toes (altough living in Kansas, I don't get to do that often!), taking lots of pictures, spending lots of time with my family, the Detroit Red Wings, reading a good book--I cannot wait for the 4th book in the Twilight series (Stephenie Meyer) to be released! --okay, that was more than a few :)

How I started scrapping: I was introduced to CM scrapping about 12 years ago. I scrapped on and off for several years and really got back into it when I was about 8 months pregnant with my son. A whole new world was opened up to me once I discovered my first real "LSS". I havn't looked back since! :)

Products and embellishments I can't live without: Anything by Scenic Route, Making Memories, Fancy Pants. I think I use American Crafts Thickers on pretty much every layout these days!

My favorite scrappy tool is: My punches! I love to make handmade embellishments with punches and chipboard.

What I do for inspiration: I either go take photos or I reorganize my scrap space. I generally find something I forgot I had bought and I get all excited to use it!

My three favorite layouts:








My blog/gallery link:
Middle of Nowhere

CT Member Spotlight - Aleta Wills

Name: Aleta Wills

A few of my favorite things: Jesus, Scrapping-duh, my kids and husband, and reading!

How I started scrapping: I actually started scrapping between my Jr and Sr year in highschool. I was moving from my lifelong home in Missouri to Arizona. And I had tons of pictures on my wall and mirror of my friends, so I put them on construction paper with stickers and magazine cutout! YIKES! But I'm still not too worried about acid free in my designs these days either.

Products and embellishments I can't live without: I love my flowers! I have thousands of them... oh, and STAMPS! Love me some stamps. I don't care what brand they are, I love them!

My favorite scrappy tool is: My favorite tool has got to be my Crop-a-dile. That thing punches holes like buttah! And I'm a mini book addict, so I have to cut holes in lots of stuff!

What I do for inspiration: I peruse online galleries and magazine pages that I've pulled out and put in a binder. If I'm really stumped, I just make a card. Its something small that I'm not 'worried' about messing up, and it really jump starts me.

My three favorite layouts: I have tons of favorite layouts, and they change all the time! But here are a few of my recent ones.



My blog/gallery link: Aleta's Art