{"id":18764,"date":"2017-04-09T15:52:57","date_gmt":"2017-04-09T22:52:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/gingerscraps.net\/gsblog\/?p=18764"},"modified":"2017-04-09T15:52:57","modified_gmt":"2017-04-09T22:52:57","slug":"april-feature-designer-neverland-scraps","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/gingerscraps.net\/gsblog\/2017\/04\/april-feature-designer-neverland-scraps\/","title":{"rendered":"April Feature Designer – Neverland Scraps"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Wow. We’re already a week into April. I should have gotten this posted for you last weekend. I hope everyone is enjoying the new month and the new challenges.<\/p>\n

This month our featured designers are Neverland Scraps and Dear Friends Designs. Let’s talk to Wendy of Neverland Scraps and find out a few things about her.<\/p>\n

How did you get started in digital scrapbooking?<\/p>\n

After I had my middle child, I started seeing people sharing their digital layouts on the crafting board. I asked a lot of questions, saved a lot of tutorials and scrapped my first layout using Word. It was frustrating and shortly after I attempted my first layout, I discovered I had Paint Shop Pro on my computer, which made things a lot easier.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

What made you decide to design?<\/p>\n

I figured if someone else could create kits, why couldn\u2019t I? I mean I did teach myself to scrap, why not teach myself to design using the same concept. I worked through tutorials, creating myself a kit. When I shared it with my fellow moms, they kept encouraging me. About a month later, I was approached to sell my products in a store and thus began my designing journey.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

What do you use to create your designs (program, additional tools, etc.)?<\/p>\n

Mostly Photoshop CS5. I was using a tablet, but that didn\u2019t make our recent move. I\u2019m still waiting a reimbursement, which until then won\u2019t get replaced. Sometimes I\u2019ll scan items in and extract them, however my printer\/scanner also didn\u2019t make the move!<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Describe your design workplace.<\/p>\n

I have an office, however it\u2019s also the spare bedroom. When family is visiting in town, I try not to use my office to give them space. I have a desk that my father bought for me several years ago. It\u2019s large enough to hold two monitors and my computer tower. I love my set-up. I have a calendar just for digiscrapping\/designing with due dates and what not, as well as a single notebook with ideas and other things scribbled inside.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

What is your favorite thing about designing?<\/p>\n

Seeing people using the product in their own projects. Sometimes how they transform a template amazes me. When I see my kits used, I think of all the love that went in to designing that kit and now it\u2019s shining through on their layout. Definitely the joy comes from the outcome of the product being used!<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

What is your favorite kit currently in your GS store and why?<\/p>\n

You Are My Sunshine\u2014many know a few years ago I took an extended maternity leave. That said child is also our 9-year miracle child. Since he\u2019s been born, I\u2019ve been singing \u201cYou Are My Sunshine\u201d to him every time I rock him. Those days are getting fewer and fewer, since he is now 4-years old, and I cherish that song and the kit because it was created in love for the memory of singing that song, and others, to my son while putting him to sleep at night.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

What was your first job?<\/p>\n

I was a cashier at a store called Ames, which has been out of business for many, many years!<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

How many languages do you speak? What are they?<\/p>\n

One – English<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

What’s your favorite holiday?<\/p>\n

Valentine\u2019s Day \u2013 it\u2019s the day my husband and I were married!<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

What is your favorite family holiday tradition?<\/p>\n

We don\u2019t really have any holiday traditions. We used to go to his family for Christmas one year and then my family the next year. However, with this current duty-station, we are too far for visits to either of our families.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

What three things do you think of most each day?<\/p>\n

1. God, how I\u2019m thankful He allowed me another day on this earth.
\n2. Family, how I\u2019m thankful they are mine to cherish and to love.
\n3. Home, how I\u2019m grateful for the many opportunities that God has given our family.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

If you had a warning label, what would yours say?<\/p>\n

Warning \u2013 Shy, please leave to self.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Is there anything you wished would came back into fashion?<\/p>\n

No, I\u2019m not in to fashion. I am still wearing the same clothes from when my oldest was a baby!<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Do you collect anything?<\/p>\n

My children collect Precious Moments, but they say it\u2019s my collection! I did buy, as souvenirs, the \u201cYou are Here\u201d Starbucks cups from all the parks at Disney, as well as from our time in DC, since my son was born there. But other than that, we move too much to collect needless treasures.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

If you were a super-hero, what powers would you have?<\/p>\n

Multiplicity \u2013 There are times I need to be in two places at once and it\u2019s hard as a mom to decide what has more value over the other. If there were more of me, I could do more things in a day, without feeling like I had let someone\/something down.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Aside from necessities, what one thing could you not go a day without?<\/p>\n

The Bible \u2013The verses are such an encouragement that if I did not have a copy, I probably become a different person, one that would disappoint my Lord and Savior.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

How would your friends describe you?<\/p>\n

I\u2019m not quite sure and I don\u2019t know if I would want to know!<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

If you were a fruit or vegetable, which one would you be?<\/p>\n

Grape \u2013 because they can be both sour and sweet. While I try to be sweet in all that I do and say, sometimes my words\/wisdom comes across as sour note to the listener, especially if we don\u2019t see eye to eye. I\u2019m not mean, but I also will stand my ground.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

What would you prefer as a second home: Mountain cabin, beach house, or big city condo?<\/p>\n

I already live in the mountains and I\u2019m not too fond of the weather that the mountains bring every day. I don\u2019t care for the beach or sand and my children are quite loud to share a condo with my neighboring walls! With that logic, leaves me the big city\u2014if I could have that, can I please go back to Washington, DC?<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

What would you do on your dream date?<\/p>\n

Go out somewhere with money and time not being an issue and I knew the children were being taken care of so I wouldn\u2019t have to worry about them. I\u2019d be game for whatever anyone wanted to share with me, as long as I didn\u2019t have to worry about time, money or the children!<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Thanks Wendy!!<\/p>\n

Make sure to check out her GS Store<\/a>, and her FB Fan Group<\/a>. Also she has a great coupon for you to use this month:<\/p>\n

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She has also teamed with Dear Friends Designs for this month’s Daily Download.<\/p>\n

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