Paper Posse - 1st quarter 2022 - chat thread

Hi everyone.

linda, I love that you're a cat lady. Me too. I have 2 cats, but I will try and snuggle any kitty cat that crosses my path. I have 2 sons who are both in grad school. It's just dh and I in the house. Since I'm not the healthiest pea in the pod I will not be able to meet deadlines and some months may not even touch paper. If this will cause issues for the team then I will graciously back out.

This year I'm going to focus on my happy planner. I'm looking fwd to working w/everyone.

Hi Team...Happy New Years!!

It's been a while since I joined a team or even scrapbooked for that matter. I'm hoping to really dive back in this year, especially after the shopping frenzy of last year. I'm primarily a 12x12 scrapper but will make a card here and there. I'm all over the place with subject matter. I have so family pics, vacation pics, girl trip pics, childhood pics and a book of me project going.


linda - thanks for being our team leader
scrapmaven - do what you can! I've had plenty of months with little to no points. The points are just for fun.

Hey fellow Paper Posse team members..... I have added a link to Linda 's team badge, that has been saved in the Two Peas Flickr gallery. (Posted as Small 150x150.)



I was hoping that people would be able to download it from the gallery, but it doesn't look like you can. Therefore I have put in in my Dropbox, so anyone with a Dropbox account can download it from there, then save it to your own Flickr or other photo hosting site, then add it to your siggy.

Paper Posse badge - Dropbox link

If anyone knows any other way to do it, let me know! It should be saved as a png file, otherwise it seems to save with a white box around it instead of a circle.

Happy New Year everyone! Excited to see so many familiar names. I am a long lapsed scrapbooker with about 8 unfinished albums that need to be completed. Most of them are the 12x12 format, and I always went for a simple Creative Memories look. One of my goals this year is to complete all those albums, then purge what's left of my scrapbooking supplies since I've gone totally digital.

I totally understand all the cat (and dog) photos since I just have one DD (34) and no grandchildren. We had cats for 40 years, but don't currently. I will enjoy looking at all the cat photos!

AussieMeg - I've downloaded the badge (thank you!) but I can't figure out how to get the badge to show. Where am I supposed to upload it to?

Thanks for hosting Linda . I love our name! I won't be doing much scrapping until much later in the month, but didn't want to be shut out the next 2 months if I didn't sign up.

I have tried to download the badge but have given up. Technology and I don't mix well.

I am Nylene. I am married for 54 years and have 4 grown children, 14 grandchildren and 2 great-grands. I scrap mostly the kids and always 8.5xll size. I am happy to get to know more of the peas. This should be a fun group.

Thanks so much for being a team leader, linda. I'm definitely here for fun and encouragement. I'm 63, have a husband, a special needs adult daughter, and my grown son is visiting for the holidays. We have a cat and my son brought his cat. My son keeps his cat in his room and can you believe the cats don't seem to know each other exists. My main memory keeping has been pocket page (Project Life) for about eight years now but I may be getting tired of that. But I am looking forward to getting my December pictures to do kind of a December Daily. I'm looking forward to 28-4-28 and the encouragement and inspiration there.

Thanks for leading our team Linda, and thanks for the badge AussieMeg!

I'm Liz, mom of 3 girls 23, 23, and 18. I live in New England with DH and youngest DD. Since the oldest 2 DD's moved out in 2021, I decided that this is the year I'll quit my family scrapbook project. I'm going to use this coming year to work on filling in gaps in previous years' albums, but I won't be starting a new one for 2022. The girls are capable enough to manage their own photo projects from here on out.

Instead, I'm hoping to start using IG for a more "me centric" memory keeping project, and in 2023 when I see what I've amassed, I might print it out and make some sort of small book with it, or maybe a small section in a potentially larger book.

I tend to be somewhat of a seasonal scrapper. I usually only have the winter months to scrap, so I'm going to try to make the best use of my time while I have it. This 3 month challenge lines up perfectly for me! I haven't played along with the teams since last year at this time, but I'm sure I'll be able to figure out how everything works. 

Just a reminder, you're all invited to join me for the virtual Pea crop every Saturday 6-10pm EST. Just sign into your Google account, and click the link in the post on the General Scrapping board. Hope to see you there!

Honestly, that was a big part of my decision. It's so hard to get the photos from everyone. DH might be worse than the girls! 

AussieMeg thanks for the badge!!   Good luck on PL for 2022.  

@**GypsyGirl** it sounds like you have a great plan to tackle your paper projects!

nylene - it must be fun having such large family.

jjpeapea - that's weird the cats aren't aware of each other.  I'd think at the very least your cat would pick up the scent.  But yahoo...better than having cats howling at each other through the door.  

msliz - I love that you're going to be "me centric" this year.  

angel97701 - the snow sounds pretty.  

crystalb - happy 40th! I'm glad homeschooling is going better than expected.  My 2021 was a buying year too. 

waffles - I'm so sorry about the tornado but glad that all is well, considering.  good luck organizing the stickers. 

With any luck, my day will be pretty free tomorrow so I can start sorting out pictures and such.  I spent part of today getting my space back in order.  

Hello everyone. What a great team we have! I’m reading everyone’s posts and am so excited to start this quarter. Hello to all!

I’m a data analyst for a marketing team at a nearby state university and am currently still working from home. Doubt if we’ll ever go back to the office - we get so much more done at home. I am widowed and have three kids and six grandkids and with one more on the way. They are the main focus of my scrapping. I also have a teenaged puppy (ten months old on Tuesday) and she is the thorn in my backside right now. Pepper is a black lab and has so much energy… I thought she would settle down when I got her spayed…NOPE. She loves to dig holes in the yard and can chew up any toy given to her. I have my hands full with this monster!

I’m mostly a 12x12 scrapper, but last year started journalling/planner type memory keeping. I hope to keep doing both. I also make cards and find that fun with all the free videos on YouTube. I’m hoping to knock out a few layouts today while watching football. Go Cowboys!