my turn...

[cherio]

Hi my name is Cheri. I live just south of Madison, Wi. I would like it to be known that it is not my fault I became addicted to scrapbooking. My co-worker was interested and didn't want to attend a workshop alone. I agreed to go with as I do many other type of craft things and could use the knowledge I gained for those. I don't think the workshop had even started and I knew I was a goner!!! That was a Wed. nite-10 days later I completed an album for my dad's birthday. My work in process consists of 4 albums for my mother(one of each child), my album, one for my DS(5) and one for my DD(3). My dad "asked" me this past weekend to do an album of when he was in service"Would be kind of neat to have these in an album." And I should mention I have only been scrapping since this past March.

I found DIS board while my co-worker was planning her trip to WDW. Became so hooked, I have planned a trip this Nov for my family. Our first as a family...my second(Nov 90) I have bought all sorts of supplies in anticipation of the trip.

The one thing that amazes me is that I take more pictures than before,even though I took quite abit before. But I find myself thinking, oh that will be a perfect page I find my designs are along the style of CM. I like the simplicity of them. But I do visit my LSS quite often. My kids love to go with me as the store has a playroom for them---great idea!!!!

I work full time as a bookkeeper in a school as as disney debbie, I should be working right now....ooppps.....

Thanks to everyone for sharing your stories and allowing me to share mine. Nice to meet everyone.

 

[cherio]

This was suppose to be in response to Grover's thread - scrap-aholic.....sorry to confuse everyone.....guess I really should have been working!!!!!

 

[DVCajun]

Hey cherio, nice to meet you! Why don't you cut and paste your post into Grover's thread so no one misses it?

 

[grover]

Hi Cherio-welcome to the group!! I find myself thinking the same thing when taking pic's--ohhh this would be a great layout----!! So you are not alone in your addiction!! When in November will you be in WDW?
Smiles
Grover in Winnipeg

 

[MICKEY M0USE]

It's funny how you really take more pictures when you start scrapbooking. I didn't realize until I started that my husband wasn't in many pictures, because he was the one taking them! Now I make a conscious effort to grab the camera and make sure I get some pictures with him, so I'll have something to scrap! I think scrapbooking actually improves your picture taking ability. You want to take the best pictures so you don't have to crop as much and I know I get a lot more spontaneous pictures rather than "posed" ones.

 

[Spinning]

I am so glad to hear I am not the only one who is now taking more pictures! LOL! I even had to buy a new camera that had a larger zoom so I would be cropping less!

 

[cherio]

Grover- We will be at the World Nov 7-15 at the same All Stars' as you. I have requested the Dalmatian wing and will have to remember to pack my lime green ribbon....maybe we will meet.

 

[Janice]

Oh dear! Guilty too! LOL

Have to agree wholeheartedly about my DH - I am struggling to find many pictures of him at all

 

[DVCajun]

I have the opposite problem-- *I'm* the one with the camera and to look through our photos you'd think DH was a single parent!!

 

[llp479]

DVCajun LOL at your post! Know what you mean! I'm always the one behind the camera as well. Seems like only time I'm in any photos at WDW it's the ones taken either on the rides, or the "professional" shots with the characters!

Thankfully, when others go with us I'm occassionally in a shot!

 

[Disney Debbie]

I'm with the last two - didn't realize until I started this vacation album how few pictures I had of ME! My very first layout was of our Bar-T-Five barbeque - and there was one of my DH, a zillion of DD (mainly because she was a part of the show) and ZILCH of me! So I will definitely be more conscious of that in the future!