Author: Scrappinnewbie

Today is the final day before Pam’s kit releases at the MouseScrappers Store.  Yay!  You’re gonna love it!  I figured it was fitting to end my interview with Pam by learning more about her from a designing standpoint.  I’m always curious about a designers beginning.  Since Pam is a brand new designer, we are fortunate enough to get to know her from the start.  I couldn’t wait to learn more about her journey into designing… so I had to ask her more about  it .

I know you are new at Designing.  What piqued your interest to start dabbling in designing?     I hadn’t really done much designing except for a couple participation prizes, but when I saw the Design Challenges here at MouseScrappers, it looked like fun. It’s making me learn a lot about Photoshop since, other than digital scrapping layouts, I had only used it for photo restoration.

What is your inspiration in creating a kit?     I guess I don’t have an answer to this yet. 🙂  We’ll have to wait and see what gives me inspiration for my next designs!

Any things in a kit that you feel are must haves?     I must have strings and ribbons! These are elements that I always use so you’ll always see them in my kits.

Do you have a favorite color or color combination?     I can’t say that I have any favorite colors, but what I do love are bright colors so you’ll see a lot of that from me.

Your designing name – Book Lady Designs – Is there a special meaning behind the name?    As I mentioned before, I was a Children’s Librarian and I love books! Our house is full of books! Yes, I do have an e-reader, but I use that more for traveling. I must have those real books around me.

We’ve been sharing glimpses of your first release.   Anything specific that prompted you to choose this theme?     I always seem to come home from Disney trips with several Goofy photos. I always seem to run into him! When thinking about what to do for a first kit, I looked around and didn’t see too many Goofy themed kits so that prompted the theme.

The Goofy theme is perfect for me!  He is the one character we see on every visit.  I’m sure I am not alone with the Goofy photos.  Of course, Pam’s awesome kit isn’t just for character greets.  It has many great uses as you will see tomorrow with the full reveal.  🙂   I can tell you that the MouseScrapper CT really enjoyed Pam’s fully loaded kit.  Keep an eye on the forums today for a sneak peak of all the goodies being released this Friday.

Thank you Pam for taking the time for us to get to know you better.  I’m so glad that we are able to share in your designing journey.  It is fun to be a part of something from the beginning.  I’d like to encourage you to check out Pam’s blog.  Here is the link:  http://www.bookladydesigns.blogspot.com/   You might want to become a follower so you don’t miss out on any Book Lady Designs news.  Just sayin….   You’ll be glad you did!

This is my final interview with Pam, but the party continues.  Tomorrow Pam’s first relaease will be in the MouseScrappers Store and then Friday evening, Julie (liriel) is hosting a Speed Scrap.  I hope you will be able to join Julie for some chattin and scrappin fun.  Here is Julie’s announcement with all the details.  She also has a preview of the PP (donated by Book Lady Designs!) in the forum.

Remember the Speed Scrap PP coordinates perfectly with Pam’s new release.  🙂

Thanks for joining me this week as we celebrate the newest Designer at the MouseScrappers Store.  Three cheers for Book Lady Designs!  I hope you have enjoyed the fun and I’ll leave you with one final sweet treat made for you by the creative genius, Roxana.  Thanks Roxana!   Here is a preview to her goodness.

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See ya Friday night at 9:00 EST in the chat room for more fun with Book Lady Desgins!

 

 

 

I’m back today with more of my chat with Pam (Pooh46) of Book Lady Designs.  I thought it would be fun to learn more about Pam, the scrapper.  I’m always curious to know how long someone has been scrappin and how they became passionate about this great hobby.  Of course my interest drove me to have this conversation with Pam.

How long have you been scrapbooking?  Always digital or did you also do traditional?     I made a traditional scrapbook for the library where I worked each year which would chronicle our summer reading programs. I was scrapbooking before it became popular! I had to cut out shapes to use on the pages as well as alphas. I had to make everything! One day I came across the scrapping forum on the DIS and there was a section for digital scrapping. I had to check that out. My very first digital layout was made in 2008 for a challenge at the DIS hosted by Britt of Britt-ish Designs.

How long have you been a part of the MouseScrappers community?  How did you find MS?     I’ve been a member of MouseScrappers since 2009 and Britt was responsible for that, too. I followed her over to MS.

Do you think you have a scrappin style?  Something you notice that you include on most pages?     My layouts tend to be very colorful with clean lines. I usually use the whole page and have a hard time leaving much white space! It seems that I always have to have ribbons and strings.

I know journaling is hard for many.   Does it come easy to you or do you prefer no journaling?     I have to admit that I don’t do a good job of journaling. The only pages that I really try to journal on are my heritage layouts.

Do you have a method to your scrapping?   (Start with a template and then look for a kit)….     Templates are so popular now and I’ve always loved templates. However, I usually look for a kit first to match my photos and then go looking for a template.

Are you currently working on any specific books/projects?     No projects at the moment, although I recently came across some old photos that I’ve been having fun scrapping as keepsakes for some relatives.

I can so relate to the days of those decorative scissors.  We have come a long way baby!  Thanks Pam for satisifying my curiosity and telling me a little more about your scrapping style. 🙂  I’d encourage you to jump over to the MouseScrappers Gallery and check out some of Pam’s awesome pages.  Here is a link to her MS gallery:  http://www.mousescrappers.com/photos/showgallery.php?ppuser=739&username=pooh46  I know you will find some amazing inspiration from her beautiful creations.

Today, I’d like to share with you the perfect border made by the amazing Andrea (tukogirl).  Thanks Andrea!  Here is the preview and the link to this treasure.

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Before I close, I’d like to remind you that Julie {liriel} is hosting a Speed Scrap this Friday night.  Pam has donated a super cute PP for the event and it coordinates with her upcoming release this Friday.  You don’t want to miss these Goofy Goodies.  So… mark your calendar and get ready for some Speed Scrappin fun!

I have another treat in store for you tomorrow… yay!   So I’ll see you back here on the MouseScrappers Blog as we continue celebrating with Pam of Book Lady Designs.