Mireille from the Netherlands
Blog Address: amberennoah.blogspot.com

• How long have you been scrapping? What drew you to scrapbooking/paper crafting/card making? I have been scrapping for 4 years now. I started after the birth of my daughter, Amber. I always loved to collect and take tons of photos, write long (travel) journals and include all kinds of “souvenirs” from paper napkins to entrance tickets. I had never heard of scrapbooking. When I went back to work after Amber was born, I walked around with my photos of my first baby. I showed them to everyone! My coworker’s son was 3 and I asked her if she still carried pictures of him to work. She smiled and pulled out the most beautiful mini album. I never saw something like that. Fell in love with scrapbooking right then and there. Loved the patterned papers and the pretty embellishments. I scrapbook because it makes me happy. I love the process and love to get my hands on creative stuff after a hard day of work. I also love to create a legacy for my children. Hope that they will love their albums as much as I loved making them.

• What inspires you? When do you like to scrapbook? I get my inspiration from everything around me. Whether that’s colors, smells, nature, commercials on tv or in magazines.. and my kids of course 🙂 I love to scrapbook at home, alone. I am not that great at croppin with my friends because I end up yapping about scrapbooking in stead of creating 😉

• Describe your style in 3 words/short phrases. Messy, Shabby chic, Romantic.

• Favorite Pebbles product/collection? My favorite product??? I am in love with patterned paper.. so I guess that’s it.. (allthough I find the preglittered chipboard brilliant and droolworthy) Collection? Do I have to choose?! I can’t … urgh.. uhmmm… “So Tweet!”

• Favorite sweet treat? Chocolate!!

• Favorite place to travel or where would you like to travel? I love to travel to Pula/Croatia…the most beautiful place in the world (as far as I have seen)…would love to see Kathmandu one day!

• Were you named after anyone? Unfortunately yes…lol…I was named after this French singer that was very popular around the time I was born. My parents loved the name. I wasn’t so proud of it because she was extremely dull. The name is ok I guess although non-French speaking people have a lot of trouble pronouncing it. It sounds a lot like “Mariah” (who is a singer that is less dull ;D)

Suzanne from Texas
Blog Address: scrappinthedetails.typepad.com

• How long have you been scrapping? What drew you to scrapbooking/paper crafting/card making? I have been scrapping for nine years. Once I became a Mom, I wanted to find a creative way to document my family’s lives. I walked into a scrapbook store for an album, and fell in love with the possibilities!

• What inspires you? When do you like to scrapbook? I am inspired by my photos and the story I want to tell, the seasons,and my best friend! Sometimes, it could be just be a new paper line! I enjoy scrapbooking after my children are in bed. I love scrapbooking late at night, when it is peaceful and quiet.

• Describe your style in 3 words/short phrases. Trendy. Clean lines. Small details.

• Favorite Pebbles product/collection? Pebbles Chips and Skipping Along Collection

• Favorite sweet treat? That is easy, Hot Tamales!

• Favorite place to travel or where would you like to travel? There is no place like home!

• Were you named after anyone? Yes, my Uncle played a role in naming me. I was named after my great-grandmother.

Akiko (or Akilia!) from Japan
Blog Address: akilia-island.typepad.jp

• How long have you been scrapping? What drew you to scrapbooking/paper crafting/card making? I began scrapbooking in autumn of 2007. The reason for having begun scrapbooking is for recording the growth of my daughter.

• What inspires you? Where do you like to scrapbook? I am inspired by my family, friends, music and scenery. Of course, I am also inspired by great scrapbooking materials and products. I mainly work at my desk or living area. I love to create while listening to music.

• Describe your style in 3 words/short phrases. Traditional, layers, inking (journaling)

• Favorite Pebbles product/collection? This is a very difficult question! If I am forced to choose one, I like Skipping Along.

• Favorite sweet treat? Bitter chocolate is my favorite; I don’t care for sweet chocolate. And coffee is always a necessity for me!

• Favorite place to travel or where would you like to travel? Traveling is my favorite. I have only traveled within my country, Japan. I like the southern island and the sea.

• Were you named after anyone? My name is Akiko Kuroki, aka “Akilia.” Akilia was attached from the favorite figure skater Ilia Kulik of my name and me.

Deanna from Wisconsin
Blog Address: deannakroll.blogspot.com

• How long have you been scrapping? What drew you to scrapbooking/paper crafting/card making? Why scrapbooking/paper crafting card making? I have been scrapping since 2001 as I wanted to be able to preserve the memories for my wedding and honeymoon (although now, I am no longer married). I really wanted a creative way to be able to save my memories, as I have an art background and when I found scrapping, I thought what a great way to save my memories! I started out with Creative Memories and soon found magazines like Creating Keepsakes and Scrapbooks, Etc. I loved the artistic look and knew I found a new love and hobby!

• What inspires you? Where do you like to scrapbook? Things that inspire me are scrapping communities and being able to see other’s work, the scrapping magazines and I LOVE looking through sketches, ads, and challenges which really help me to think outside of the box at times and really get the creative juices going. I scrap in the room I have designated as my scrap room. All of my supplies, my computer and my inspiration starts there.

• Describe your style in 3 words/short phrases. Eclectic, Artistic, Ever changing and versatile.

• Favorite Pebbles product/collection? I have too many! If I have to choose though, I would say the So Tweet line and Pebbles chip! I love my chips!!!

• Favorite sweet treat? Dairy Queen Ice Cream Blizzards (especially cookie dough and oreo, yum!)

• Favorite place to travel or where would you like to travel? My favorite place to travel is Florida for Disney World, and I am currently saving to take my son, parents and my sister’s family within the next year!

• Were you named after anyone? I was sort of named after my dad. (I can’t believe I am going to admit this in public, LOL!) I was supposed to be a boy, and named Kevin Carroll, however, as you can tell, I am a girl, so my mom and dad didn’t have a name picked out for me. My dad was joking with my mom, and said “My middle name is Dean, let’s name her after me! Deanna!” and hence, here I am Deanna!

Sophia Allison from Durban, South Africa
Blog Address: sallison.blogspot.com

• How long have you been scrapping? What drew you to scrapbooking/paper crafting/card making? Why scrapbooking/paper crafting card making? Since 2001, so that’s like 8 years, has it really been that long? Time sure does fly when you are having fun. Feel like I’m part of the Scrapping furniture…lol

• What inspires you? Where do you like to scrapbook? My family and everyday life…I could say, that I have this beautiful PINK studio all decked out in the fanciest finery to store all my scrapping stash, wishful dreaming here. Alas I share a basement den with hubby, who plays PC games (more noise coming from there than anything else) and my 2 sweet princesses have their play area too. You probably wonder how can you still create among the chaos, I think having them around makes my mojo sing.

• Describe your style in 3 words/short phrases. Simple and clean. Attention to detail.
Let my MOJO mood swing, then you see all styles from me!

• Favorite Pebbles product/collection? How can I choose a fav they are all delicious, ok if you insist… Lil’ Miss, only cause I have 2 cutey little girls.

• Favorite sweet treat? Doves Dark Chocolate, thanks to a friend who got me hooked on them from the US. We don’t have them in our country!

• Favorite place to travel or where would you like to travel? My dream has certainly been the US, which I really hope to one day. Only because I would like to come back home with a suitcase brimming over with scrapping stash…wink wink

• Were you named after anyone? What can I say…my Dad took a liking to Miss Sophia Loren, who am I to argue with him.