Please help me welcome my friend Mary to SSD

[Libby Pritchett]

Hey guys!

My friend Mary has been a paper scrapper for many years (I won't tell you how famous she is with her many publications and stuff cause well, she'd find that embarrassing. ;) ) Anyway, I'm slowly trying to pull her over to the digi side. She's only done a few digi pages, but she's been posting them here at SSD cause she really loves the shoppe. She's got a very classic style that I've admired for at least 8 or 9 years now, and I know that you guys will love her, too.

She's awfully quiet, but I"m hoping to pull her out and get her to do some challenges with us. So can you guys help me give her a huge SSD welcome??

Check out her gallery (https://www.sweetshoppedesigns.com/inspiration/showgallery.php?cat=500&ppuser=5436)!

[LenaGardner]

apparently being an uber experienced paper scrapper is the key to not sucking when you begin digi. I seriously can't believe those are some of her first digi pages! Amazing!

[Traci Reed]

WOOT! Welcome Mary!

[**Holly**]

Welcome!!! Love your gallery!

[ditzyscrap]

Welcome, Mary! I think I recognize your screen name...I was a paper scrapper before a digi scrapper, but that was a long time ago, lol!

[Joan]

Welcome to SSD, Mary! Awesome gallery!

[ZaCola3]

Welcome to SSD Mary!
Your pages are fantastic.

[tracey]

Welcome to SSD Mary!! Gorgeous Gallery!!

[crystalbella77]

Welcome to SSD! Great LO's!!! :)

[kscwgirl]

Welcome to SSD, Mary!! Amazing pages!!!

[wildblueeyez]

Hi there Mary!! No need to be shy!! Jump on in the madness!!!

[Paula]

Welcome Mary! Your gallery is fantabulous.

[mrs_jb]

Gorgeous gallery Mary! Welcome to SSD!!!

[AddictedScrapper]

Welcome Mary!!!!!!!! So glad to have you here, this place rocks!!!!

[rochelle789]

Hi Mary! Welcome to SSD!

[lisabranka]

Welcome Mary!

[Cherry Limade]

apparently being an uber experienced paper scrapper is the key to not sucking when you begin digi. I seriously can't believe those are some of her first digi pages! Amazing!

What she said! Great work!

And welcome!!! to the digi-dark side.... :p

[RealRach]

Hi Mary, I can feel you on the shy part. I have a hard time when I am 'new' too. I have been stalking this place for months but just sit and read and barely post.

Welcome to the digi world. You might find that you may never go back to paper! No mess, no fuss.

[MelindaH]

Welcome Mary! You definitely know what you're doing ... plus you have the advantage of knowing what it should look like if the stuff were real! (I have only digi scrapped)

:),
Melinda

[joelsgirl]

Great gallery! I'd love to see your paper gallery, too.

[BrattyMeg]

Welcome Mary! Great gallery

[~Julie~]

Welcome! You have a great gallery started! I hope you have fun here!

[ashliwolf]

hey girl..welcome to the family! your gallery looks fantabulous! can't wait to see what's next for ya..i am pretty new to digi too..LOVING it..i would LOVE to see your paper skillz too..i am SUCH a paper girl too! looking forward to hearing from ya! xoxo.ash

[Brooke W]

A big,warm welcome to SSD! Your gallery rocks!

[Tracyfish]

Welcome! I love seeing other little boy pages!

[brooke22]

Welcome!!
Love your gallery!!

[KayM]

Your gallery is super Mary! Welcome to the digi world!

[Mel+hergirls]

WELCOME WELCOME WELCOME!!!!!

[newfiemountiewife]

Welcome Mary! Great pages!!!

[Nikki Epperson]

Awesome gallery, Mary! Welcome! :D

[crystalbird]

Welcome welcome!! Can't wait to see more! :)

[breakingbrie]

Welcome Mary!! You're definately off to an awesome digi-start!!

[isaacsmom]

Welcome! Your layouts look awesome. You will definitely love this place!!

[gracielou]

Welcome to the shoppe! Great gallery!

[Becca Bonneville]

Welcome! Fabulous gallery! Can't wait to see more!

[krystalhartley]

Welcome, Mary! Another long-time paper scrapper here! Your gallery looks wonderful!

[maryinaz]

LIBBY!!! You outed me! I'm just sitting here quietly, putting up my layouts, and you told on me. :unsure: But you are a sweetie. :)

Thank you everyone for your warm welcome and your kind comments on my layouts!! It's always a bit overwhelming coming into a new community. And I haven't been part of one for a very long time! But Libby knew just the right time to tempt me with her digi stuff...right when I was getting back to scrapping after a year-long hiatus. So it's been fun looking around here...BUYING stuff is WAY too easy, but certainly satisfies my immediate satisfaction needs.

As Libby said, I've been a paper scrapper for many years and I do still love that. I always say, scrapbooking is such a worthwhile hobby...no matter how you do it.

A few of you asked about my paper layouts...OK, I won't be shy...I have a few here: MaryinAZ Gallery (http://www.creativexpress.com/community/gallery/showgallery.php?cat=500&page=1&ppuser=6386) and you can see some of my really old stuff on my blog in the photo albums.

Thanks again...and I'll have to check out those challenges Libby mentioned. :cool:

[Voodoo_Bryn]

**runs off to get the hazing paddle**

Welcome, Mary!!

[meganmecrazy]

Hello & Welcome!!! :) Your gallery looks SUPER!!!!

[jorgies5]

Welcome Mary! I was just looking at your gallery yesterday and noticed we live in the same city :)

[scrappychic]

Welcome Mary! I dove into digi after paper scrapping for years - love it so much better! It's less messy and you never run out of stuff!

[jsikardi]

Hiya Mary :) Welcome to SSD

I *heart* Chandler - I even taught at their (community) college for a year.

[**Holly**]

Hey Mary....fellow Arizonian here!!! Awesome!

[Kat Stokes]

Geez Bryn! Don't scare the poor girl off already!!! LOL!!!

Welcome to SSD Mary! You have some fabulous pages in both of your galleries!!!!

[lizzyfizzy]

welcome mary! so glad you are joining us here in the land of digi!! :thumbup:

[cynthia1900]

welcome Mary - I'm new here too but I already love it!

[Penny Springmann]

Welcome, Mary! We are so happy you're here!

[EveRecinella]

Welcome Mary!!

[LolaLovesLife]

Hi Mary, welcome to Digi world! You are doing a great job so far, very nice!

[maryinaz]

Gosh, thanks again everyone!

Glad to see some locals here! jorgies5 - what part of Chandler are you in? I live on the west side, very close to Tempe. jsikardi - are you still in Chandler? And **Holly**, Mesa isn't too far away either!

[SeattleSheri]

Welcome Mary! I look forward to seeing your LOs :)

[mrshobbes]

Welcome, Mary! And I agree with what a lot of the girls have said--being a paper scrapper will definitely help you in the move to digi, coz well you'd know some of the best ways to make a page work :D I love your gallery!

[Julie Billingsley]

Welcome Mary! :)

[LibbysMommy]

Welcome to SSD, Mary!! :)

[schock77]

Mary- your stuff looks great! I never paper scrapped , but if you ask me digi is much easier! Less mess anyway! Welcome to SSD!

[chloe]

Welcome Mary!! Off to check your gallery!!

[jsikardi]

Nope - no longer in Az :(
Moved to the midwest - But I make a point to visit Phoenix-ish at least twice a year (one of my dear friends is in Maricopa, and another in Gilbert) because I just love the area.
(I lived in Tempe when I was out west, though. I enjoyed being able to walk to Mill Ave./Tempe Town Lake - I left just when the condos were coming in and changing it up... 2003)

[meems]

welcome, Mary! your gallery looks great! look forward to seeing more of your pages :)

[Kara]

Welcome!!!!