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Day 4 of Celebrating our newest MouseScrapper Designer, Book Lady Designs

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!

 

 

 

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Day 3 of Spending Time with Pam of Book Lady Designs

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.

 

 

 

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Day 2 of Getting to know Pam of Book Lady Designs

I hope everyone saw the post yesterday introducing Pam of Book Lady Desigms.  She will be releasing her first amazing kit at the Mousescrappers Store this Friday.  Yay!  We are very excited and thought we would take this week to celebrate.  We wanted you to get to know Pam better.  Today, I thought we’d focus on all things Disney from Pam’s perspective.   I’m always curious to know about other people’s Disney favorites.  I thought you might be interested too… so I asked Pam a few Disney related questions.  🙂

Do you have a favorite Disney Character?    There might be a hint in my user name…Pooh46! Yes, it’s Winnie the Pooh!

How about a favorite Disney park?     Our trips are usually to WDW and my favorite park there is Epcot. One of my favorite things is to arrive at Epcot in the morning, coming in through the International Gateway before the World Showcase is open. I love walking through the UK pavilion with nobody else around.

How about a favorite ride?     This may not be the most exciting ride, but I love Figment, so Journey to Imagination is a favorite ride. I have to do that every time I’m in Epcot. Now, if they would only bring back DreamFinder!

Favorite place to dine while at Disney?     My absolute favorite place to dine is Victoria and Albert’s at the Grand Floridian. That’s a special dining experience and we don’t do it too often. For lunch, we always have to have fish and chips at the Rose and Crown Pub every trip.

Stay at the same resorts?      We’re DVC members and our home resort is the Boardwalk. Over the years we’ve stayed at a lot of the other resorts, but now we tend to stay at the Boardwalk every visit. We love the location. We really enjoyed the Grand Californian when we were in Disneyland.

I understand you have been fortunate enough to go on a Disney Cruise.  I’m jealous.. lol… Something you would like to do more of?      I love the Disney cruises, although I’ve only been on two. My husband and I cruised on the Wonder and my daughter and I cruised on the Dream. My husband would like to do the cruise to Alaska. Maybe we’ll do that after he retires!

I know each time at Disney is magical.  Care to share any particular fun memories for a trip?     Does anyone remember the Who Wants to Be a Millionaire attraction that was at Hollywood Studios? My husband loved to play and he got to the million dollar question and answered it correctly! He won a Disney cruise for 4. Now that was a magical memory! 

Thanks Pam for sharing some of your favorites with us.  That is awesome that your DH won a Disney Cruise!  That definitely is an amazing memory!  I also appreciate the tip about Victoria and Albert’s.  I’ll be saving my folding money for special dining experience with my own DH.

In closing, we’d like to share with you an awesome Quick Page made by the talented Lisa (Chef Minnie Mouse).  Here is a preview of her sweet treat using Pam’s super fun kit going to be released this Friday.

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See ya tomorrow with more of my fun interview and another yummy freebie by the Mousescrappers CT.

 

 

 

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Designer Spotlight – Natalie’s Place Designs

Well it’s time for another Designer spotlight.  I’m so excited and pleased to bring you…

Natalie from Natalie’s Place Designs.

I will admit that I’m a little partial to Natalie as she is totally responsible for “ME” and my scrapbooking addiction.  Several years ago I basically stalked her on the DISboards and her amazing talent and generosity to all us less fortunate.  She created journal pages, T-shirt designs, thank you cards, autograph pages, and so much more wonderful and amazing designs for FREE!

She is the reason I began digital scrapbooking.  She has been so inspirational to me.  When I created my very first Disney Shutterfly book in 2007 it just didn’t have that “Disney” feel.  It was her designs that lead me to take the leap!

Shortly after she left the DISboards she contacted me about her new adventure as a Digital Scrapbook Designer and asked if I wanted to be on her creative team!  I was thrilled she was using her wonderful talent to create amazing kits to share with all of us.  As you can image I said YES!!   I guess my favorite part of her kits is the depth and texture to each and every paper, element, and alpha.  She creates her designs from scratch and they are simply amazing to me each and every time she does a release.

So without further ado let’s do the Designer Spotlight “Must Do” (Sound familiar?…he-he)

Let’s take a peek into Natalie’s Little Corner of the World! 

Where do you find your inspiration for designing?

Inspiration, for me, can come from almost anywhere. I see patterns and color combinations and random shapes in the world… ideas spring from there. I bounce a lot of design ideas off my daughter…..She has a very interesting take on most things. It amazes me where our brainstorming sessions sometimes go!

What got you started in designing?

I have been an artist all of my life.  I graduated from college with a BS in Art Education and taught art for a few years before my kids were born. I had to leave teaching altogether after my kids were diagnosed with autism. For therapy purposes, I started using the computer to create graphics, flash cards and communication cards for them. After I got my first digital camera, I began digital scrapbooking.  Because I couldn’t seem to find the things I wanted for my pages… I used what I learned to create papers and elements for myself.  It has all kinda grown from there!

What do you find to be the biggest challenge with designing?

Creating papers….. it’s a love/hate kinda thing! If I have a kit with 15 papers….. I have probably created 30 along the way. I am constantly changing them. I may spend an hour on a pattern and then just toss it into the maybe file because, I am just not happy with it!

What is your favorite Designing tool?

I love BRUSHES!!!! Between the brushes that I have collected and the ones I have created, I probably have over 5000 brushes on my hard drive.

How many hours a week do you spend designing?

Probably about 15 hours average….. unless my son is going through one of his insomnia phases!

Do you have another “real” job besides Designing?

I am a full-time manager for a major retailer.  My husband and I work opposite shifts, so that one of us is always home with the kids….

How do you balance your time?

Designing is my relaxation outlet…… but it comes after family, home and work.  My husband is a HUGE help with everything.  He is great with the kids and is very supportive of me & my designing.

What is your favorite kit?

If you put a gun to my head and made me choose it would have to be Jungle Party.  The Jammin’ Jungle Parade is one my favorite things at Disney (it is even my ring tone!) and this kit was inspired by this parade!

Who would you love to collaborate with?

I would love to do a collab with Paula and Melissa from Keystone Scraps. I love what they do!

What is a piece of advice you have for those that are trying their hand at designing?

Don’t fall in love with everything you do. Even if you have spent a great deal of time on an element or paper…. It may not be that great or right for your kit.  Save it for later however….. you can go back and tweak it.

Who are some of your favorite scrap artists?

I find inspiration in almost every layout that I see. I have a great appreciation for different styles…. So I don’t really have favorites.  I am partial, however, to the work of my CT. Cynthia….the photo guru, Linda…..the composition guru and Lisa… the technique guru make up the best CT a gal could ask for!

What is a piece of advice you have for scrappers?

Scrapping… to me, is about the story you are creating with your photographs.

If you could travel anywhere, where would you go?

ITALY!!!!!  The food, the art, the culture, the history, and the landscape……what more can I say!

Besides scrapbooking, what is one thing you are passionate about?

I love baseball!  My husband and I are huge Phillies fans!!! I used the watch games with my Dad and my Grandpa as a little girl and now it’s something fun to share with my husband.  And now, if the Phils would just start hitting…………..

Tell us something no one else knows about you?

I love the color black….. when I paper scrapped, everything was on a black background! I actually have to stop myself from adding black to every kit that I make!

I hope you enjoyed getting to know Natalie.  She has a wonderful gallery of her layouts so be sure to check them out for further inspiration…HERE.

Here is a small sampling of her most recent and my favorite kits.