VIP-Interview with Carolyn
Published June 26, 2011 | 
You may have seen her work at Scrapbook Graphics under the screen name rajns, today you will meet her as Carolyn one of the ladies on the VIP tour of Tangie’s team! These ladies are taken behind the scenes to the craziness and banter of the Creative Team forum and see the releases before they hit the store. It is an exciting time, and as we get to know and love them, you should get a glimpse of their lives also.
First off, the ladies are given a whole bunch of questions and they can answer as many as they want, or just a few to help us learn about them. Here are a few of the questions that Carolyn answered, and she said she did this on small amounts of sleep (must be that addicting art journaling habit keeping her awake), so all incoherent answers are from her and I did not change them! hee hee
9. If given a complete freedom to start afresh, what profession would you choose and why?
Meet and Greet: SpunMonkey
Published April 12, 2011 | 
Meet and Greet: Julie Ann
Published March 29, 2011 | 
This week is one of the new ladies to the Core Team for Tangie Baxter. Julie Ann. I have to tell you, her energy and creative spirit is a joy to be around. She is busy, busy, busy, and I am betting she wouldn’t want it any other way. Lets learn a bit about the lady behind all this talent:
How often do you go over the speed limit?
I almost always drive 9 miles over the speed limit.
How old are you in your dreams?
That’s a good question! I never thought about it before. I suppose my current age at the time of the dream.
Do you still (or did you ever) paper scrap? I do, I did. I started off as a paper scrapper in 2004. I’m not ever going to be able to give it up.
Do you consider yourself a traveler? Where have you traveled? I love to go to new places with my husband. I would rather the places come to me because I don’t like the tiring, exhausting travel part of the journey. My favorite trips are to beach locations, and I’m not a big city person. I’ve been to a dozen different states in the U.S., plus Canada, Mexico, France, Switzerland, and Italy.
What did you get in trouble for the most when you were a kid?
Julie Ann: I was pretty good as a kid, always the teacher’s pet, and didn’t get into much trouble at home. Mostly I got into trouble for not doing my chores right away, instead I was daydreaming!
What is your favorite thing about digital scrapbooking? One of my favorite things about digital scrapbooking is, having come from paper scrapping, the ability to re-size anything I want! It’s so awesome to be able to get things to fit just right. I really miss that ability when I work with physical products.
What were the three happiest moments in your life so far? 1) Graduating from Michigan State University – that was a surprise that day, I didn’t expect to feel so joyous
2) My marriage – I was absolutely, uncontrollable overwhelmed with happiness
3) Celebrating my 40th birthday in Mexico – something I dreamed of for about 8 months and loved every moment
Did you have a nickname in middle school or high school? I did. In middle school, I had a teacher nickname me J.Bob because my last name was Bobinchek.
Then in high school in 9th grade, for months before my family moved out of state for my dad’s dad – which was supposed to be to Indiana but turned out to be to New York, I had a teacher call me Indiana Bobinchek, kinda like Indiana Jones.
I never let anyone call me Jules, except for one person. Never liked that nickname.
In college, a roommate called me Jellybean. And of course, my husband has lots of nicknames for me, cutesy ones that you don’t want to hear.
Which is your wish that is not yet fulfilled?I always wanted to go see the Oprah show in person. The times I’ve been to Chicago she wasn’t filming. This year I’m not particular motivated though, so I guess this will be a wish unfulfilled, although I wouldn’t mind meeting Oprah in some other fashion one day.
What was your favorite toy when you were a kid? I liked setting up my Barbie’s furniture and making rooms for them, but I was really bored actually playing with the dolls. LOL I guess it foreshadowed that one day I would study Interior Design. I also really loved playing the game Mastermind with my dad.
If you had to change your name (first or last or both) what would you change it to?
I had always liked the name Rachelle and Raquel growing up. I chose Rachelle as my confirmation name, as a variation of Rachel. I thought one day my pen name might be Julie Ann Rachelle, but I’ve grown out of that now. I like my married name just fine. It sure beats “Bobinchek.” LOL
Although Julie Ann has only been on the team a short while, she has filled her gallery with some remarkable pages with Studio Tangie designs. I have to be completely honest, hybrid folks scare me with their ability to do things with such ease. Julie Ann does them and I feel encourage to try. Just look at this beautiful Altered Heart Candy Box:
Julie Ann is not just hybrid, the woman can scrap like no tomorrow also. I fell in love with her page for the AJC #11. Her quote and just the whole page to me, is like a grand mantra for life!
I hope you have enjoyed this little meet and greet of Julie Ann, she is a lovely lady and I am so glad to have her as part of the Tangie Team!!
VIP-Interview with Irene
Published March 1, 2011 | 
Today we get to visit with one of the VIP guest on the Tangie Baxter team. The VIPs are here for a few months and get to play and laugh and make things with Tangie’s fun and exciting designs. Todays, VIP guest is Scrappie Irene.
What continent do you live on?
I live in the Netherlands, Europe. But I would love to live in Italy.
Do you have any animals? What kind?
We don’t have animals, but our neighbor’s cat is visiting us everyday and he sleeps at our home every night.
When you are scrapping, what are the sounds around you?
Only the sound of the television downstairs, or the talking of my husband when he is sitting next to me on one of our other computers.
What would subject or material would you like to see in a kit from Tangie?
I love all her kits, her style is amazing, so I don’t know… I don’t miss anything in her kits.
What do you sing in the shower, if you do sing (we know you do!)?
First of all, I prefer the bath and let’s say I scrap better than I sing. So no singing from me in the bathroom.
What is your favorite book of all time, and why?
All the Harry Potter books. Why? Because everything is possible in those books.
What do you think when you hear rain start outside?
Let’s stay inside and scrap! Or when I have to go to work: Oh no, I have to wear my rain cloths on my bike!
Where is your dream vacation?
No doubt: Italy I’m half Italian and I love to visit my family there and there is a lot more to discover for me!
Which is your favorite genre of movies ? (Comedy/ Romance/Suspense/Action/Horror)
I like a mix of romantic action movies. I really enjoyed the new movie The Tourist, but I also like the Harry Potter movies and the good old Grease.
If given a complete freedom to start afresh, what profession would you choose and why?
I would have done a study DTP and would have had a more creative job in stead of bookkeeping what I do now. I started giving digital scrapbooking lessons last year, it’s fun to teach others something creative.
Irene is a very prolific scrapper, she seems to always have a new page ready and up in the gallery. I watched her last year on the Art Journal Caravan with pure determination, finish the whole Caravan. That took some fortitude. I can’t imagine how she does what she does, but her page she did about stretching time must take place in her world.
We welcome Irene for her stay as a VIP, and hope you all enjoy her work too!
Creative Team Member-Gone with the Wind (all one word)
Published February 22, 2011 | 
#2 What was your worst dating experience?
#3 How old are you in your dreams?
#4 Do you still (or did you ever) paper scrap?
#5 Do you consider yourself a traveler? Where have you traveled?
#6 What is your favorite LO you have ever done for Studio Tangie?
#8 If you were going to be stuck on a deserted island, which 5 books, movies, people and foods would you take along?
#9 If you could go on a road trip with any person (dead or alive) who would you go with and where would you go?
#10 What is your favorite kit from Studio Tangie, will you show us your LO using that kit?
#12What did you get in trouble for the most when you were a kid?
#13 What is your favorite thing about digital scrapbooking?
#14 What were the three happiest moments in your life so far?
#15 Did you have a nickname in middle school or high school?
#16 Which is your wish that is not yet fulfilled?
#17 What was your favorite toy when you were a kid?
#18 If you have to choose a movie title for your life story, what would that be?
#19 How many languages do you speak?
#20 If you had to change your name (first or last or both) what would you change it to?
Meet and Greet: Andrea4376
Published February 15, 2011 | As you can imagine, the team of Tangie Baxter has to be just as diverse and original as she is ALL the time!! There have been some recent additions to the team, and backstage in the CT forum life is kicking and it is time for you to meet some of the new ladies! Each Monday, one will be highlighted, answer some silly questions to make you giggle at the questions and the answers. You will get a picture to remember when you see their gorgeous layouts!
First up, is the creme de’ la cream scrapper! Andrea4376 who in real life, drops the numbers and goes by Andrea!
What was your worst dating experience?
How old are you in your dreams?
Do you still (or did you ever) paper scrap?
Do you consider yourself a traveler?
What is your favorite LO you have ever done for Studio Tangie?
If you were going to be stuck on a deserted island, which 5 books, movies, people and foods would you take along?
If you could go on a road trip with any person (dead or alive) who would you go with and where would you go?
What is your favorite kit from Studio Tangie, will you show us your LO using that kit?
How did you get started and how long have you been digiscrapping?
What did you get in trouble for the most when you were a kid?
What is your favorite thing about digital scrapbooking?
What were the three happiest moments in your life so far?
Which is your wish that is not yet fulfilled?
What was your favorite toy when you were a kid? It was a little fluffy grey cat called Smokey. Funnily enough, a few weeks ago, my mum discovered it in her attic and he’s now cuddled up in my daughter’s bed.
If you have to choose a movie title for your life story, what would that be?
How many languages do you speak?
If you had to change your name (first or last or both) what would you change it to?
Thank you Chengie for being my Friend
Published November 6, 2010 | 
chengie: this ATC is about me, being a Gemini, showing my two sides. “back2back”, the plain, quiet, girl-next-door as opposed to the dramatic, glamour diva i can be.
How often do you go over the speed limit?
chengie: eh, you really want to know? most of the time, slightly over….
What was your worst dating experience?
chengie: I once went on a date to forget a previous boyfriend, but I kept thinking about him. so I was horribly aloof and sad.
and to make it even worse, this guy tried to kiss me and I didn’t know how fast I had to turn him my cheek.I was like ‘ewwwww’.
although, come to think of it, it wasn’t that bad, cause he kept pursuing me LOL
How old are you in your dreams?
chengie: forever 25!
Do you still (or did you ever) paper scrap?
chengie: never. although I would like to try it one time. but thinking about the glue, the mess and then cleaning up, I think it will be quite awhile before I try it.
Do you consider yourself a traveler? Where have you traveled?
chengie: not really, I’m really attached to my home. but I’ve seen the Netherlands, Belgium, Aruba, Curacao, French Guyana and I’ve been to Florida in the US.
What is your favorite LO you have ever done for Studio Tangie?
What do you do when (you think) no one is looking?
chengie: sing. very very false singing. and bop my head to the beat of the music.
If you were going to be stuck on a deserted island, which 5 books, movies, people and foods would you take along?
chengie: well, if i took the ‘Lord of the Rings’ with me, i would be satisfied for a long time!
movies, all Quentin Tarantino movies and Ocean’s series with George Clooney and Brad Pitt.
people, oh oh i know, i know: Brad Pitt LOL
actually, if I’m going to be stuck, i would rather be alone cause i KNOW i will get annoyed easily by others.
and food, lots of chocolate!
If you could go on a road trip with any person (dead or alive) who would you go with and where would you go?
chengie: If I could take my father with me (he passed away 24 years ago), it would be nice to have a little chat with him, what he would’ve taught me about life.
in that case, it wouldn’t matter where we would go, even if we just stayed in the driveway.
What is your favorite kit from Studio Tangie, will you show us your LO using that kit?
chengie: I’ve got three….take your pick LOL
#11 How did you get started and how long have you been digiscrapping?
chengie: I was looking for photo editing tutorials online when I happened to land on a freebie site. since then I got hooked collecting all freebies I could find.
it took me another year before i even started to scrap. I think that first step happened around 3 years ago.
#12 What did you get in trouble for the most when you were a kid?
chengie: I didn’t want to eat. seriously.I guess I’m making up for it the rest of my life heh.
#13 What is your favorite thing about digital scrapbooking?
chengie: that I can manipulate digital images to create art.
#14 What were the three happiest moments in your life so far?
chengie: hard question, don’t think I can answer this one.
#15 Did you have a nickname in middle school or high school?
chengie: chengie 
my high school friends still use it.
#16 Which is your wish that is not yet fulfilled?
too many to name. although starting with winning the lottery would be nice LOL
#17 What was your favorite toy when you were a kid?
a pink elephant stuffed toy with the trunk still slightly attached to it because i kept holding on to it.
#18 If you have to choose a movie title for your life story, what would that be?
sorry, nothing comes to mind now.if you name it, i will say, “yes, that would be it”…..for all 100 titles named haha
#19 How many languages do you speak?
two, Dutch and English. and a little bit of Sranan Tongo, the local language in Suriname.
#20 If you had to change your name (first or last or both) what would you change it to?
nope, no changing for me.
I picked all three of chengie’s favorites, as I love them too, but she did one that I adore, it is from the same chat mentioned at the beginning! We hid Rudolph’s nose in a layout, and she was remarkable in the hiding, but the layout, not often you can think of smell in a layout, but the smoke and the people covering their faces just adds to the senses.
The Smell of December
Chengie, aka Sandra, is a bit younger than me, and I admit, I am sometimes a bit motherly towards her, nagging her to get some sleep, eat good, to share her ice cream with others and that I do worry about her. She lives in another country; Suriname and I just want to make sure she is safe. We have spent our fair amount of time chatting with each other. I love learning about her life and this layout is one of those moments!
Dress Up
I close this interview hoping you see just how much I care for this lady, she is special and I hope you are blessed to have her in your life also. Please if you see her, tell her she is awesome!!
The Fifi – there is no other like her.
Published November 1, 2010 | 
Her name is Ferryl Kathleen Suzanne Fisher Simonian, aka Fifi and various other deviations of said nickname. Here is her story:
Anyway, I can tell you two stories about my name and nickname. My mother named me Ferryl when she heard that name in the hospital when I was born, but I have always delighted in the fact that Ferryl is a homonym for “feral,” a word that means “wild thing” in the dictionary. Oh, and my husband’s middle name means “fire eyes” in Armenian, which quite amuses me as well! As for my user name and nickname, Fifi, it comes from a stint in high school where Multi Impaired students were allowed to call me Fifi on Fridays. We all got a big kick out of it!
What was your favorite subject in school?
English, from Day 1 all the way thru high school until college. I’ve always been a word queen. My Junior year English teacher called me verbose! Then came college and French…stop the world…I became a Francophile!
When you are scrapping what are the sounds around you?
The sounds around me, wow, that could vary wildly! It depends where I’m scrapping, upstairs or downstairs. If I’m on the floor level in the Family room and Raffe’s around I hear the record player going (yes, a real live old fashioned 33 1/3 disque record player!) as well as the TV blasting sports or whatever, but sometimes I’m lucky and there’s only one. If family is around for dinner there’s lots of noise and I have to stop scrapping and actually do dinner, darn them! If I’m Vincent sitting, I fit a little in while he’s mesmerized by some goofy cartoon show. I’m a night owl, so there could even be dead silence!
What is your favorite book of all time, and why?
I have always loved Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen. It’s just so delicious, all the elegance and wonderful conversations and comebacks among the characters, you do remember, word queen here! And, it’s a romance with a happy ending. In tandem with that the original move starring Greer Garson and Laurence Olivier is a fave too, and Keira Knightly does a fine job in the new version. Anyway, love it, but wouldn’t want to live then.
Where is your dream vacation?
I love Asian things so I would love to go to China while I can still get around, and Hong Kong. Would love to see Australia too. I’ve been lucky to have gone to Japan many years ago, DH has a good record friend who lives in a suburb of Tokyo and sometimes visits here.
Which is your favorite genre of movies?
I like any movie that doesn’t require a lot of concentration, like give me something with a happy ending, make me laugh, there’s enough sadness in the world, I prefer not to see it on the big screen too!
How old are you in your dreams?
Funnily enough I did a page on this. I like to think of myself as Forever 42, right in the middle of my life with the kids growing up, still fairly young, no terrible crises to deal with, just happily alive. (Of course the sad part is that I was no where near being a scrapper yet!)
What is your favorite layout that you have done with your VIP goodies from Studio Tangie!
Too hard to pick one favorite, but I do love the one with Kira using the She kit
and the one about me using Ink, then and now. I also love doing the grandkids, especially with the recent goodies!
Do you dance like crazy when no one is looking?
I suppose I should because I am totally uncoordinated when it comes to dancing. I have always envied people with a good sense of rhythm and style. Love watching them, no way I can do it myself! (which is why I love Dancing with the Stars, I admire anyone who can try and puts themselves out there like that!)
Fifi is like a drop of happiness that once released takes the powerful winds of others and touches each person. I, personally have watched her thru the Art Journal Caravan, and seen her lay her beating heart onto almost every layout. The trials and tribulations along with the joys and jubilation come thru time and time again.
During the Spring, Scrapbook Graphics (SBG) had a wild and wooly competetion in the chat room. It was like a game of no other, inpired and created by the one and only hostess Kate. (hey this is about Fifi). The essence of the challenge was each regular chatter joined up with either a designer or crew CT member from SBG. This is when I came to know and just love the Fifsters!! Every week her take on the challenges would put a giggle in everyone! This is by far my favorite she did with Kate:
The left is Fifi’s and you have to know Fifi is a lover of all things French!!
this contest had winners and no losers!! We all won, because the friendship with Fifi was a prize to be cherished.
I close with Fifi and her layout Free to Me!
Sleuth on the OldVWBlues……oh wait to you read this!!!!
Published October 25, 2010 |
What was your worst dating experience? mmm…it’s been so long ago and actually it’s probably better left untold!
How old are you in your dreams?
Do you still (or did you ever) paper scrap?
What is your favorite LO you have ever done for Studio Tangie?
skinny-collage or Far From Shore..can’t decideIf you were going to be stuck on a deserted island, which 5 books, movies, people and foods would you take along?
How did you get started and how long have you been digiscrapping?
These next layout, oh my, if you don’t all go ouch, I need a new occupation, Before the Internet:
Okay, I know you are all wondering what tidbit? Well, I think Vicki and I may have been separated at birth? You see I am old, my first car was a VW and we share the same birthday??? Kinda gives you goose pimples? No? Golly, I thought it was beyond cool!! We are digital twins?
So, enjoy your day, and come back next Monday when we find out everything about the Fifsters!
~never lose your joy
With Great Awe, I Write This Post!! **joannknnrd** gasp *swoon*
Published October 23, 2010 | Before I get to the meat of the blog post, you must have background and understanding. I am not an artist, but I am a lover of lovely things. I seriously would see one of joann’s canvases and my jaw would drop! I looked forward to Lorie Davison’s new releases just to see what did joann do with the kit? I enjoy her work immensely.
When I came on the “team” to help Tangie in a secretarial assistant capacity, meeting and getting to know joannknnrd was a perk! She is a delightful lady, and has been known to even give me a hard time!! Please relax and read about the lady behind all that talent:
I just fell in love with this image of Ophelia. I think it was a little rub on element, but I had such a great time blending and fiddling with it. I’ve always loved the character and I eventually printed out the page and put it in my journal. I think Ophelia was tragically misunderstood! If you were going to be stuck on a deserted island, which 5 books, movies, people and foods would you take along? I LOVE both of Tangie’s Steampunk Kit’s I don’t know about you, but if you see joannaffleck on the next new release from Tangie Baxter’s CT, we will all know how much power is in these interviews!!
But wait, like the announcers on TV, there is more, this next one, the shadows and the little dude, meander? I swear I saw the globe spin? Did you see it??? Okay, but I have to tell you in the 3 short months of being with Tangie, and seeing Joann in action, she is funny, prompt (see she got her interview in to me, so I didn’t even make up any answers), and her talent in making a person feel comfortable is right up there with her creative awesomeness.
Do you still (or did you ever) paper scrap?
If you could go on a road trip with any person (dead or alive) who would you go with and where would you go?
What is your favorite thing about digital scrapbooking?
What were the three happiest moments in your life so far?
#17 What was your favorite toy when you were a kid?
How many languages do you speak?
f you had to change your name (first or last or both) what would you change it to? 
I close out the interview with a few of my favorite Joann pages….I am always in awe how she can take an element and give it the ability to move, or make your brain see it move, these are my favorite two examples, the first is I will Fall and now, I had the same kit, I had that lady in my elements folder, and she was just standing there, Joann gave her the ability to fall and move…do you see that? Goodness, gracious!
To me, this is pure genius!
I hope you enjoy this time with Joann, and as I bring it to an end, it would not be complete without my ultimate, most favorite layout of hers. The first time I saw it, I really did gasp! Goodbye Summer. Here are some of the comments left on the page: freakingly amazing!!, quelle imagination !!! bravo !!!!, I think it is a perfect way to bring this to an end and say Good Bye!
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