CT Spotlight - Meredith Cardall

It's Beth here, bringing you happy Thursday greetings and a chance to meet another wonderful member of Krystal's Creative Team! Please meet Meredith Cardall!

Meredith Cardall's Sweet Shoppe Gallery

1.What made you apply for Krystal Hartley's team?
I was gallery-hopping one day and saw a really cute layout. I looked at the layout and it was one of Krystal's. I found her blog and started looking around and noticed that she was a designer. I downloaded a bunch of her stuff and sent her an e-mail, telling her how much I loved her designs and begged to be allowed to join her CT. That was more than two years ago and I have been on the team ever since!

2. What are your favorite types of products to work with?
I am a complete paper addict. I love papers! I prefer background papers to be solids and then using patterned papers as accents.

3. When do you scrap? Naptimes, after the kids go to bed?
Whenever I can squeeze it in! It's typically between breakfast and lunch after we take the older daughter to school and while the younger daughter is playing!

4. What are your strengths as a CTM? Weaknesses?
That's a good question! :) I think one of my strengths is that I absolutely love Krystal and her products. I will do everything I can to help Krystal succeed as a designer because I believe in her talent! One of my weaknesses is that I have very little time!

5. Show us your first page.
Nope. No way. Well, if you're gonna twist my arm...


6. How many times do you use a product?
It really depends on the product. I tend to use Krystal's kits more than others. I return to her papers over and over again.

7. Do you scrap mainly for memory preservation or for creative fulfillment?
Both. I definitely want to preserve my family's history, but I want to make it pretty! :)

8. Who are some of your favorite scrappers and why?
Cheryl - she is just an amazing scrapper! I love to look at her pages.
becca1976 - just look at her amazing shadows!
and of course, Krystal Hartley - creativity just oozes out of her pages!

9. Are you drawn to one color more than others?
Pink. But maybe that's because I have two girls.

10. What software do you use?
Photoshop CS4

11. What is your current favorite layout (that you made)?

(Page created using Krystal's "The Other Side of Me" kit.)

12. What's your favorite scrap trend?
Multiple photo pages - I feel like I see more of them lately.

13. What do you "just not get?" (ex. chandeliers, owls, 3-d, etc.)
I don't think there is a style that I don't get. I think that diversity is one of the great things about scrapbooking. It's an artform and I love that people express themselves in so many different ways.

14. Do you know any digi scrappers in real life?
Yep! I have met a few at various scrapbooking events and around Utah.

15. Krystal's thinking about getting a Mac. Should she? Why or why not?
I am up for anything that will help Krystal in her creative process. But don't ask me for help with anything Mac.

16. What's your best workflow (time management) tip when it comes to scrapbooking?
I have started grouping my photos into layouts I want to make and then copying a shortcut to the kit I want to use with that kit. Not every grouping has a kit linked, but as I think of which kit I would like to use, I create the shortcut.

As a special thank you, here is a template made just for stopping by! Download here and happy scrapping!

Wild Wednesday - QP Freebie!

Good evening, scrappers! We are having a fantastic weather pattern here in California so it is indeed a very sweet September. Speaking of sweet, I used Krystal's Sweet September kit...


...to scrap this page of my little sweetie!


Please enjoy a Sweet September QP made just for you! Download here.

CT Spotlight - Nicole Seitler

Happy Thursday to ya! We're happy to interview CT member Nicole Seitler and introduce her to you!


Nicole Seitler's Sweet Shoppe Gallery

1.What made you apply for Krystal Hartley's team?
I fell in love with Krystal's designs several years ago and I unashamedly begged her for a spot on her team. Thankfully, she liked my layouts. :D

2. What are your favorite types of products to work with (you can mention specific favorites, but I'd really like to know if you are a paper addict, brushes, doodles...whatever).
I am most certainly a paper addict. That's one of the reasons I love Krystal's designs so much--all the beautiful papers she makes!

3. When do you scrap? Naptimes, after the kids go to bed?
I usually scrap in the evenings, after my kiddos have gone to bed. I can also sometimes sneak in some scrapping when the kids are watching their favorite afternoon shows on PBS. LOL!

4. What are your strengths as a CTM? Weaknesses?
I think I can scrap pretty fast. My biggest weaknesses would probably be that I don't always arrive in the CT forum in time to catch a new release and then I feel like a baaaad CTM.

5. Show us your first page.
Ouch. Really? Okay...


6. How many times do you use a product?
It depends! On average, probably two times for one two-page spread. But if it's something like an element or frame pack, then tons of times!

7. Do you scrap mainly for memory preservation or for creative fulfillment?
Memory preservation. I enjoy the creative process, but I think journaling is a must! I'm always thinking about recording the memories behind my photos. The creative part for me is doing that in a pretty way. :)

8. Who are some of your favorite scrappers and why?
Crystalbella77 is probably my biggest scrapping hero. She not only plays with paper and elements in a way that does not overwhelm a page, but she also always finds a way to incorporate her text blocks so that everything works together perfectly!

9. Are you drawn to one color more than others?
My favorite color is spring green, but I don't find that I use that color over and over again in my pages. For scrapping, I seem to like a mix of neutrals like tan, kraft and cream to use with my favorite patterned papers from a kit.

10. What software do you use?
I use Photoshop.

11. What is your current favorite layout (that you made)?
This one!


(Page created using Krystal's "The Other Side of Me" kit.)

12. What's your favorite scrap trend?
Obsessing over perfect shadows. :) I'm still trying to nail down my own favorite settings...

13. What do you "just not get?" (ex. chandliers, owls, 3-d, etc.)
How to use stickers. They always look dumb when I try to use them!

14. Do you know any digi scrappers in real life?
I've gone to a digi meet-up and I have a friend in Columbus who digi scraps. But locally, not really. My friends are all either crafty in other ways or not very crafty at all!

15. Krystal's thinking about getting a Mac. Should she? Why or why not?
Yes, she should. Because everyone says it's better for designing things... so it must be! ;) I would also like to get a Mac sometime soon. :)

16. What's your best workflow (time management) tip when it comes to scrapbooking?
It's surprisingly helpful to have something to listen to when scrapping! Creative juices seem to flow better when you're listening to music, so things come together more quickly. Lately, I've enjoyed listening to the Paperclipping Digi Show podcast when scrapping. The other thing that helps me make the most of my scrapping time is to scraplift.

As a special thank you, here is a template made just for stopping by! Download here and happy scrapping!

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Sweet Sneak Peek Friday

Hi y'all, it's Giseli here to show you a little "peek" on the *fantabulous* pack Krystal will be releasing this Saturday, 7/24. See for yourself:
Did you see that? That is a "Stamp Style" must have. No, really, trust me: Must.HAVE
xoxo

July 18 Gallery Stand Out

Hi! Amy here with this weeks gallery stand out. There are always so many lovely layouts in Krystals gallery, that its so hard to choose.

But this week I chose Country Girl by Ginger 79:

It's using a favorite kit of mine Wild Wild West, from Krystal and Pamela Donnis.

Congrats Ginger! I will PM you soon with a little prize =)

~Gallery Standout~

Hi everyone! JackieAnn here and I am thrilled to bring you this weeks Gallery Standout~

There were soooo many amazing layouts to choose from....but this one by coopert just caught my eye:


Isn't that just the sweetest photo and what a perfect quote!

So congrats and I will be sending you a gift certificate to Krystal's store.

If you would like to be considered for the Krystal's Gallery Stand Out and win a gift certificate to Krystal's Store
at Sweet Shoppe Designs, just place your layouts (made with Krystal's products) into Krystal's Designer Gallery

I can't wait to see what you create!

CT Spotlight

Happy summer, everyone! Or happy winter for those of you in the southern hemisphere. :-) ! Beth here to bring you the goods on another team member. Please meet JackieAnn!

JackieAnn's Sweet Shoppe Gallery

1.What made you apply for Krystal Hartley's team?
Krystal has a very unique style that I think sets her apart from other digi designers. So I applied for her very first CT call waaaaaaaaaaay back in October of 2007. At the time, I was totally a paper scrapper and I had NO interest in digital scrapping. But because I loved her kits, I told her that I was interested in dabbling in the hybrid world. And for whatever reason, she believed in me and in the process converted me to the world of digiscrapping.

2. What are your favorite types of products to work with (you can mention specific favorites, but I'd really like to know if you are a paper addict, brushes, doodles...whatever).

I love flowers and ribbons and they usually manage to sneak their way onto all my layouts~ Plus, any beach or ocean kit usually finds it's way into my stash. =)

3. When do you scrap? Naptimes, after the kids go to bed?

My kids are married...so the naptimes would be mine now. =) But I usually scrap during the day, so when my sweetie comes home from work, my free time is his.

4. What are your strengths as a CTM? Weaknesses?
I'd like to know Krystal's answer to this actually. =) But as for my strengths...I always seem to have some kind of picture that will perfectly match her kits. I also try to post a comment on all the layouts in Krystal's gallery. My weakness is I am totally intimidated and kind of a wuss when it comes to going into the forum and praising a new kit~

5. Show us your first page.
Oh man...life's embarrassing moments. Actually, I made 2 hybrid pages with Krystal's Happy Place Kit~

6. How many times do you use a product?
Multiple times. Krystal's kits are soooo versatile that they can be used again and again and each layout looks different and unique...I love that. =)

7. Do you scrap mainly for memory preservation or for creative fulfillment?
Scrapbooking IS my creative outlet but preserving my family memories is EXTREMELY important to me. When my gram died, I had all these photos of relatives that I had NO idea who they were or what they meant to her. I want my family to remember their heritage and our family life and how precious ALL the memories are ...good...bad... special or silly...the latter is usually the case with my family. =)

8. Who are some of your favorite scrappers and why?
Cheryl....GoneWithTheWind...is my idol...each time I look at one of her layouts they just take my breath away...I want to scrap like her when I grow up. =) I also love Linz...her layering and element clustering are just awesome...plus, photos of her little guy just always make me smile. =)

9. Are you drawn to one color more than others?
Blue like the ocean...I am after all a California girl. =)

10. What software do you use?
I used to be a standing joke with Krystal's CT...well maybe I still am. =) But I taught myself how to digiscrap on PSE 2.0. In addition to that, I only had Dial Up....yes Dial up. =)~ So it would literally take me ALL DAY to download just one of Krystal's kits...THAT is how dedicated I am to her~! But I am happy to say that I now have digital cable and have upgraded to PSE 6.0....and after these big changes, I can honestly say that yes they were all TOTALLY justified in laughing at me!

11. What is your current favorite layout (that you made)?
My current favorite is always the most recent one I have made...so it would have to be:

12. What's your favorite scrap trend?
I honestly do not follow trends. And to me the beauty of Krystal's kits to me is that they are ~untrendy~ which is a compliment, Krystal~! =) Personally, if I see a kit that catches my eye for whatever reason...then I buy it.~

13. What do you "just not get?" (ex. chandliers, owls, 3-d, etc.)

Fantasy layouts...I guess I am a reality chick. =)

14. Do you know any digi scrappers in real life?
I have not met any....yet. =) But Cheryl...GoneWithTheWind...and I talk on the phone almost every week and SOMEday we WILL meet up~!

15. Krystal's thinking about getting a Mac. Should she? Why or why not?
ME...giving computer advice?!?!? That would give the CT yet another reason to laugh at me =)

16. What's your best workflow (time management) tip when it comes to scrapbooking?
Templates....templates....templates...I use them to jump start my creative process.~

As a thank you for reading, I made a template from JackieAnn's layout she created using Artesia and the coordinating Word Art.



Download here. Enjoy!