Friday
Jan082010
January 8, 2010 at 8:13 PM BEFORE FRIDAY IS OVER...
I have another introduction.
The second of our Scrapy Land Fab Four "L" duo. Lolly was yesterday, today I present you with Lara:
Lara snapped this picture in Washington - where she is STILL on winter holiday. {I'm jealous!} But I pried her away from her family long enough to answer the same questions the other girls have answered. Here goes:
NAME: LaraNICKNAMES: I don't have any {oh, let's give her one girls...ideas?}HOME TOWN: this time of year, Antarctica...otherwise known as Rockford, ILFAMILY: husband Scott, my sweetie pie (Emily, 3) and my punkin' (Erika, 8)STARTED SCRAPPIN': 1999 back in the day when all you could find was Mrs. Grossman's stickers, 5 colors of archival safe cardstock and Creative Memories albums.EARLY BIRD OR NIGHT OWL: night owl, all the way (although it's getting a bit harder to get up in the morning!)FAVORITE SCRAPBOOK SUPPLY: inks of all kinds...stamping, pens, spraysITALY OR THE CARIBBEAN: Italy...for it's art history and architecture, but I'd reeeealy love to see Alaska some day.PAPER OR PLASTIC: do you mean grocery bags? If so...I carry my own re-usable, non toxic, dye free, environmental friendly burlap bags...J/K!...either works. But if it's acid/lignin free, I'll take paper any day!COKE OR PEPSI: Raspberry Diet RiteFAVORITE COLOR: sage green - not quite as jazzy as Susan's lime :)SCRAP-LIFTER: on occasionWHAT WOULD YOU DO IF YOU FOUND $100, OTHER THAN BUY SCRAP-SUPPLIES: I'd probably put it toward our Family Vacation Fund!FAVORITE SCRAP SUBJECT: I typically scrapbook my girls...because they are just so darn cute (I'm not partial or anything!). But I really like to scrapbook everyday life subjects, right down to what I love to eat!3 MONTHS ON A DESERT ISLAND...WHAT SUPPLIES: I'm assuming pictures aren't counted toward the three, because I could hardly scrapbook without them...as well as adhesive and paper and QK and {YES Lara, those count...now pick 3!}...okay, really...cardstock, my QuicKutz and all of my pens (Copics, American Crafts, Gels, etc.)PAPER HO OR DIE HO? I'm a sucker for all things paper...I love the textures, patterns and smell of good paper!SALTY OR SWEET: BOTH!...although I tend to lean toward the sweet side. But after sweet, don't ya need a little salty...and then after salty you just HAVE to have some sweet!STRAIGHT LINES OR RANDOMLY ASKEW: I'm lost without my ruler!IF YOU COULD BE ONE PUBLIC FIGURE FOR ONE DAY, WITH NO LASTING RAMIFICATIONS...WHO: I want to be Susan, so I can go to CHA...*wink, wink*...okay, really...Mickey Mouse. Everybody loves Mickey! Okay, honestly though, Chef Duff from Ace of Cakes. I've always thought it would be fun to do an over-the-top decorated cake!WHAT DO YOU HOPE TO LEARN/SHARE/ACCOMPLISH OVER THE NEXT 6 MONTHS: To play well with other, not run with scissors...seriously...I hope to learn from the other women I have the honor to work with on the Fab Four. I want to inspire the blog readers to see other possibilities in the use of their scrap supplies. And what I'd REALLY like to accomplish is finishing up my 8 year old daughter's baby book. Finally!
So now we all know that Lara can't make a decision and hates to be interviewed! {LOL} Just kidding - she answered all of these questions with her mother and I'm pretty sure a fair amount of giggling took place!
Here are a few of the projects that Lara has sent me in the last 2 weeks. These are the things that caught my eye:
This re purposed scrapbook packaging just made me smile. Totally something I would do. Silly and whimsical and serves no practical purpose except for the fact that it's darn CUTE! {And cute matters ladies - don't ever forget it!} For this project, Lara used the smallest nesting square from Santa's Workshop set, the cupcake die from the Recipe Set and the QK Club Journaling Tag {which is out of stock, but this one would work just the same}.{HEY Lara, what kind of goodies would fit into a re purposed QK package? Let's figure that out before Valentine's Day okay!}
Now these little goodies are just plain fun. Clothes Pin Magnets she calls them...and they just scream to be made over-and-over again, from season to season. Any 2x2 die would work, she used the ornament and the holly leaves from the Jolly Gift Set, the 2x2 Snowflake, and the 2x2 Penguin. Scraps of patterned paper and you've got a teacher gift, or a grandma gift, or a neighbor gift, or a husband gift...well, you get the idea. {I think we need a Lara-video with some pointers!}
You might recognize Lara's daughter, because we've seen her all year long in her Starting Blox pages. This sweet page reminded me just how good Lara is at mixing fonts. AND adding shizzle to her letters as well. Here is QK Diesel Grand, Metro SkinniMini, the Oatmeal font, QK Nesting Stars and the Scallop Border.
I have one other Lara project - but she just sent it to me last week. I'm saving it for a post all its own next week. She did it while in Washington and I am in love with the idea behind it. Here's a little sneaky-peek...
It's absolutely adorable and uses about 3,145 dies from the December QK Release. {Okay not really, but you know what I mean!} Prepare to be inspired!
Everyone join me in leaving Lara some weekend-comment-love. Let's all let her know that we need her to hurry home to her scrap-room in Illinois. {She has new dies AND a deadline waiting for her!}
Three-fourths of the way through our Scrapy Land "Fab Four"...and I've saved the slowest for last! {I'M KIDDING!} But she is the one who turned in her "interview" after everyone else did. That'll teach her. LOL!
Stop by this weekend and meeting MB. So as not to be confused with "message board" I'll be referring to her as "Emmbee". For clarification purposes!
I'm here for your habit...
Reader Comments (16)
Hey Lara, love the featured items. I'm looking forward to seeing more and being inspired. Oh yes...a video please. Love the videos.
Lara...hurry home so you can scrap and inspire. I love what I've seen from you on the blox and I can't wait to see what else you have in store for us. Just can't wait!!!
Aloha from Hawaii!
Randi
I can hardly wait to see the super secret project next week!!! Anything with that many die cuts in it is bound to be cool!
What a lovely intro Lara... I hope you are having a nice vacation with your family!
HUGS!
Hi Lara - cute looking girls and cute looking stuff - and HEY - you look OK too! Can't wait to see what you did using lots of dies - sounds right up my alley. Greetings from Denmark - DARN cold here too these days - but lucky me - I am off to Egypt on a business trip. I know - sounds awful - but someone HAS to do the "dirty jobs". =0)
Lara - reading your interview just made me smile (at 630 a.m. on a Saturday). Love the projects that Susan has shared with us and lookng forward to what you have done with the Dec release dies!
Travel safe and stay warm!
Karen
Welcome, Lara!
Happy to have you join Scrapyland.
looking forward to seeing your ideas..
Betty
Lara, your answers sound fun and your projects look like fun. I can't wait to see what you have to share with us. Glad you're one of the Fab Four!
Lara, I was certain that you would make the Design Team - I've loved your pages for a long time now. And your firegirl for a day is just once more a beautiful page. Looking forward to seeing lots more layouts from you,
Ute
I too have admired Lara's style from the work that I have seen on the SL Blog, but I can't believe that you do not have a nickname YET! I plan on learning a lot from Lara---even though we do have a lot in common already---well, at least 3 things... we have two girls, have a baby book to finish, and we both have to MEASURE!
WELCOME LARA!!! :D
And Susan what would you do if I sent something in early??? I am just trying not to give you heart failure! KRAM 2 U ---MB ;)
Your projects are awesome and I LOVE your humor =) This will be 6 lovely months!
KRAM Veronica
Hi Lara! Very cute projects. I think my fav is the packaging or maybe the clothes pins - they are all darling. Congratulations! and as with the other girls I can't wait to see more stuff and I can't wait to get started!
Wow! I, too, remember the days of CM and Mrs. Grossman's. So much more fun now but almost too much to chose from sometimes! I look forward to seeing more of your work.
Hi Divas!! Thank you all for such a warm welcome. :) I am officially back from my Winter break so I'm digging into my scrap supplies today to finish my first assignment from Susan. It's a little slow going because I'm FROZEN...oh my goodness is it cold back here! Does anyone have an extra hot water bottle or electric blanket??
Hi Lara:
I too, have raved about your SL BLOX LO's...they are done so nicely and your ideas are fabulous.
So glad you are a member of the Fab Four. Can't wait to see your new idea next week!
Mary N
Very nice! Looking forward to seeing more!
Laura lives fairly close to me - if you count a three or four hour drive as close.