November Member of the Month!

I am so excited to announce the Member of the Month for November!  Let's get to know KAREN (soccerboyzmom) a little bit better!

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I am so honored by this forum to be featured.  I live in Chino, CA in the 909.  I am a single Mom who has raised her 2 sons, whom I call MEN since they are now 27 & 28.  I have 2 adopted Beagles, Jagger Meister and Brandi.  I retired 1 year ago after teaching High School for 32 years dealing with 9-12th graders.

How long have you been scrapping?

I have been scrapping seriously the last 5 years, but really started in 2000.

What got you into scrapping?

My sons cub scout leader was having a CM party and thought it would be a good idea to scrap the kids pictures as a den.  She reprinted all the pictures and brought them.  I went with intentions of buying nothing, but got hooked.  For about 1 year a few of us would go over  every other week and scrap cub scouts.  We even ventured to a scrapbook store and there wasn't much out, but fun buying embellishments.  I got busy and put it aside for about 5 years and then stayed with it.

What do you consider your scrappy style?

Not sure what you call it, but far away from the simple style I started with.  I love embellishments and layers, maybe trendy.

Do you have a blog?

Yes I have a blog and you can see my work on:  http://www.calmcreations.blogspot.com/

 

What is your favorite thing about My Scraps &More?

First would be the people and challenges, next would be the My Scraps & More Sketch Blog and last I have to say the new game , Pass it On.  I love to see how the layout evolves from one sketch.

Tell us 5 things we don't know about you.

1.  I am about 18 years behind on scrapping my son's pictures, but just keep plugging along

2.  My oldest son is getting married in June in BgBear, CA

3.  I love Chai Tea Latte from Starbucks and have become good friends with my Barista

4.  I love the color combo of Purple and Gray, so much I painted my bedroom lavender, with purple accents and have gray carpet.

5.  I collect coffee mugs from where I go, my son even brought me back a mug from Starbucks in Ireland.

 

Thank you again, My Scraps & More for making my everyday. 

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I browsed through Karen's Gallery (which you can see HERE) and found these projects that I just love:

Thank YOU, Karen, for being such a wonderful contributor to our My Scraps community!