Getting to know you

[Bee10]

Hi I am Barbara and enjoy card making and scrapping not expert on either. I have two grown family and one fab Grandson. I do not post very often , but enjoy Uk's and appreciate help and templates I have been able to use . I have a Craft Robo and bascially use it for cutting letters as hard to find time to play any further , maybe one day.

[Scrap_Ruth]

Hi everyone!

I found this forum when I was looking for places to learn more about what I can do with my new best friend, my Silhouette.

I'm a 26 year old girl from Norway. I'm at home with my 6 months old baby boy.

I'm new to scrapbooking, but I've made cards for a few years. I love papercrafting and rubberstamping!

I probably wont post a lot, since my "main forum" is a norwegian one. But I'm very glad I found this one, so I can learn a lot, and hopefully download some templates, and maybe share some too if I learn how to design my own.

And please be patient with my english, I guess there will be some really weird sentences sometimes, and words that don't even exist!

[britlyn]

Hi I'm Lynne 58 and live with DH and a crazy little dog, we have a son and two daughters and a 5 lovely grandkids ranging from 3 to 11. I have been crafting in one form or another since I was little, dressmaking and embroidery were my first loves, then on to cross stitch and knitting, these are now quite difficult for me because of arthritis so I took up computers and papercrafting, what a way to drive yourself crazy as you get older, I know all this is supposed to be relaxing but I'm getting so stressed at times I'm sure it is my form of adrenaline sport. I first joined Ukscrappers a couple of years ago when I had thought I might take up scrapping, I never did, I decided to put everything onto discs and slideshows instead, so I didnt visit here for the longest time. I have had my robo several months but only recently found the time to learn to use it and that is how I landed up back here and wow what a rollercoaster ride that has been too. If it hadnt been for this forum and all the help and advice so readily available I am sure my robo would still be in his box or maybe on that auction site already.

Hugs Lynne

[Rhianydd]

hi I am Rhianydd I am 35 live in brighton(well hove but have been swallowed up by Brighton)
I live with my oh and have 3 kids kelly is 16 and doing gcses carrie anne is 11 and just started the comp in september and owen who is 6 and very hard work and he is autstic
I am a full time mum
I started my crafting life with cross stitching which I still do alot of and card making mainly
also have 3 cats as well

[Ruthan]

I've been reading this thread and thought I'd join in. My name is Ruth and I am 70 - a bit older than most of you but that's only in body.

I have 5 children 18 grandchildren and 4 great grandchildren - they don't believe me when I tell them what's causing it!

I love all sorts of craft although my main area of expertise is in bobbin lacemaking and I design patterns which are sold all over the world - but not I haste to add on ''that'' auction site! I am constantly coming across copywrite abuse in that field also.

I bought my robo at the end of October and am enjoying myself immensely with my boxes and my tiny sheltered flat is littered with them. I am confined more or less to my workspaces because of physical difficulties but it doesn't mean I allow my brain to stagnate.

My eldest son has for many years been a computer consultant so I am not allowed to be afraid of it and this I think is why I seem to be an oddity amongst my contempories, but hey they don't know the fun they are missing.

Many regards and remember you'll never know what you are capable of if you don't give it a go.

Ruthan x

[Suzy]

Great thread!

Im Suzy, (or Susannah as my Mother insists!) I have just turned 30

I live in Luton (Not by the airport!) which some of yu may know was vote 'the wost place to live in England'. (I shall make not comment, LOL)
I have a DH of nearly 4 years and my pride and joy is my Westie Ralphy.

I run a small group of private day nurseries and have worked with children for nearly 13 years.

I started card making originally and moved into scrapping this year. I have to admit I was inspired to buy the robo after seeing a member of UKS's work on another forum (I wasn't a member here at this point) DH brough me the 'robocop' (He named it) as a surprise last year and I love it!

Suzy

[janetb44]

hi suzy , i also have a westie called hamish who is also my baby!
Janet

[coxabey]

Hello all! I'm Natasha, 37 (eek!), married for almost five years with an 8-month old daughter. I originally started with cross-stitch and knitting (my Mum's way of keeping me out of mischief!) then moved on to card-making about 15 years ago. Found scrapbooking almost 2 years ago now and it has completely taken over my life! I do NOT want to know how much I have spent on papers, embellishments and various bits of kit since then.... I'm addicted to collecting fonts (must clear them out I don't use nearly half of them!) and just love mucking about with ribbons, buttons and flowers. I've had my CR for just over a year now, but have really only started making proper use of it since being on maternity leave.... it's amazing how much crafting you can get done while a baby is asleep!

[robhirsch]

Hello all,

All though I joined s little while ago this is the first real intro on me. My name is Robin I live in Suffolk, Va. I have been married for 26 years and have to children DD age 22, DS 20 on Monday the 10th!! I have a gorgeous GS who will be 2 on the 21st of this month and I will celebrate my 47th birthday in January (YIKES).
I am a scrapbooker of 11 years. A silhouette owner since March of this year. I am addicted to my cutter, computer fonts and Templates.
I work as a special Education assistant at a high school. I am also the webmaster for the school.
I am getting ready to celebrate my daughter's graduation from college on the 15th.

I think I have bored you enough now. Have a blessed day!

[momo]

hello I`m maureen or mo if you like .I`m 70 and I love everything about papercrafts,I usually make cards but I have just been presented with our 7th great grandchild that makes 3 girls and 4 boys so I think I had better start scrapbooking don`t you? By the way I`d better mention my husband brian we live in a park home (the posh name for caravan) and we`ve been here for 20 years and we love it ,its all over 50s on our site and its very quiet and lovely in the summer. I love scrappers uk its such a friendly site and helpful too.I didnt know computers could be such fun!

[jo+el]

Hi All I'm Josephine, Jo for short I'm 60yrs young have 3 DD & 1DS & 9 GC I have been crafting for 5yrs making cards just srarting to do scrapbooks, Went to the NEC last month with my sister Ellie thats where I saw Robo demonstrated so just had to have one, Then I found UKS on internet & thanks to all got some really great tips,Thank you all, cant wait till my 30 day@s are up so I can see all the new templates & be able to buy the new CD you are making, great to meet you all ,xjox

[lynnsmadhouse]

Hi I'm Lynn
Yes I do live in a madhouse !!! with my DH, DD (14), DD (11) and my mother.
I am 44 and work as a pre school teacher. I also do voluntary work in the school's reception class as well as Brownies & Guides when needed (usually when it's a craft activity !!) I mainly make cards which I only sell to friends although that will never get rid of all the stock I have got. I have had my robo for just over a year but havn't progressed very far, my oldest DD looks at the templates shown by the talented amongst you and is trying to master some of her own -she is far more patient than me. I live fairly near J6 of M25 so am hoping to hear from someone who lives near me who has more experience.

[NikiB]

so nice to see more people posting here and letting us all find out a little bit more about each other. Thank you.

[rugersmum]

OMG there was only 4 pages when I started reading this thread and now theres 9 WOW (11 by the time I finished my epilogue)

Anyway Im Chrissie was 53 on the 1st, I live in Sheppertonin Middlesex and work in London I have live and worked down here for 8 years but hail from Cumbria but have travel north and south as was in the RAF in my twenties (9years).

I am a property manager and work fulltime, and in my sparetime I have built up my cardmaking business - maily wedding stationery, but do well with my special occassion books (not bookatrix sorry but really dislike them) and 3D cards.

My partner hates my CR as he says it is 2 noisy so have to limit the times I use it (although he does go into a coma when he is a sleep so I sneak it out then lol) he puts up with me dragging him to craft shops when we are out and about - bless him he hasn't worked out that I look for craft shops and then casually mention "Oh I have you ever been to xxxxx maybe we can go for a trip there"!! Shameless...

I have taught myself how to write html and created my own websites, I have made some digital animated scrapbooks but | am not allowed yet to post the url so you can have a nose

Sorry got a bit carried away and rambled on a bit

xx

[ErikaP]

I only looked at all the replies in this thread today. How wonderful to have such a diverse membership on UKS.

I'm not part of the Robo Rebel clan, but consider myself a bit of a rebel anyway.

I'm 50 closing on 51. Happily married for 32 years. We had 2 children, a son and daughter. Our son was killed in a road accident, so now we only have our daughter. We have 3 grandchildren, 2 adopted, who are disabled and a birth grandchild. ( Number 4 is maturing nicely)

Hubby bought me a Robo in July 2006 after I was diagnosed with Parkinson's disease. Scalpels and trembling hands are not a good combination.

We lived in Munich for 6 years before moving to the South of France 3 years ago. I hate going back to the UK because of the damp weather and the effect on my arthiritis.

Designing templates is a real joy for me. Robbie has enabled me to extend my creativity to a new level.

Just to add. Maria, I sympathise!!

Erikap