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SUSIE BENTZ I am a crafter at heart. I have been creating through various media all my life. My college degree, Media Production, put me behind the camera and taught me a lot about composition. I did not discover scrapbooking until almost three years ago, but it is the perfect avenue for expressing my creative side. I’m currently a SAHM with a terrific husband and three beautiful children, whom you will undoubtedly get to know through my projects this year.
What's your favorite scrapbooking item? My square punches. I take lots of pictures and my square punches make it really easy for me to find the "best part" of any picture. It allows me to use more pictures on a layout and to put emphasis on details that have meaning. I like making grids and mosaics a part of my layouts. What kind of a designer are you (traditional, vintage)? What's your favorite thing to make? I am definitely a Traditional scrapper with a capital "T." My new favorite things to make are exploding boxes. They make great gifts and are lots of fun to embellish. They don't take a lot of time and, again, I get to use my square punches for the pictures in them!! What's your biggest challenge (Projects? Two-page spreads? Single pages?) My biggest challenge is actually being on the design team. It's because I am having to use papers and embellishments that I didn't choose myself. I have been very happy with the way all of my projects have turned out so far, but sometimes it takes me a looong time to get there...and I am not a fast scrapper to begin with! Other than that, I find it very hard to design a layout without pictures. They are usually my creative starting point. What's your favorite scrappin' snack? M&M's and Diet Coke. Are you go-to-a-crop kind of gal or a scrap-at-home woman? Both. I like to go to crops with my friends once or twice a month, but that is actually more for the socializing than anything else! I usually like to crop at home where I have my "stash." It is also easier for me to try new techniques or ideas at home with my supplies... What do you listen to while scrapping? Usually the sound of my kids bickering, but if I have a choice...HGTV or country music. What's on your wish list? Why? Are you going to buy me a present? Okay...an ATG gun...and lots of acrylic stamps...and every shade and kind of ink pad...and any Cricut cartridge I don't have! Is there something you've always want to try? Hot air ballooning! What are your favorite blogs and magazines? Have to say I don't visit blogs very often. Magazines...I like Creating Keepsakes, Memory Makers, Reader's Digest and Cooking Light!

What's your favorite scrapbooking item?: My square punches. I take lots of pictures and my square punches make it really easy for me to find the "best part" of any picture. It allows me to use more pictures on a layout and to put emphasis on details that have meaning. I like making grids and mosaics a part of my layouts.
What kind of a designer are you (traditional, vintage)? What's your favorite thing to make?: I am definitely a Traditional scrapper with a capital "T." My new favorite things to make are exploding boxes. They make great gifts and are lots of fun to embellish. They don't take a lot of time and, again, I get to use my square punches for the pictures in them!!
What's your biggest challenge (Projects? Two-page spreads? Single pages?): My biggest challenge is actually being on the design team. It's because I am having to use papers and embellishments that I didn't choose myself. I have been very happy with the way all of my projects have turned out so far, but sometimes it takes me a looong time to get there...and I am not a fast scrapper to begin with! Other than that, I find it very hard to design a layout without pictures. They are usually my creative starting point.
What's your favorite scrappin' snack?: M&M's and Diet Coke.
Are you go-to-a-crop kind of gal or a scrap-at-home woman?: Both. I like to go to crops with my friends once or twice a month, but that is actually more for the socializing than anything else! I usually like to crop at home where I have my "stash." It is also easier for me to try new techniques or ideas at home with my supplies...
What do you listen to while scrapping?: Usually the sound of my kids bickering, but if I have a choice...HGTV or country music.
What's on your wish list?: Why? Are you going to buy me a present? Okay...an ATG gun...and lots of acrylic stamps...and every shade and kind of ink pad...and any Cricut cartridge I don't have!
Is there something you've always want to try?: Hot air ballooning!
What are your favorite blogs and magazines?: Have to say I don't visit blogs very often. Magazines...I like Creating Keepsakes, Memory Makers, Reader's Digest and Cooking Light!

SUSIE BENTZ