Relationships?

[Winter Ivy]

Hi everyone, I have been here 2 months now, but still feel like a newbie when it comes to getting to all of you here on the board. My "getting to know you" question for today is are you related to anyone else that is a member here, or do you know anyone from here IRL?

I don't IRL, although I am trying to get my friend interested in Digiscrapping so maybe one day she will be on here

Also, I know La, Alina, Eggshell1976 & a few other girls from another board.

-Diana

[Darcy Baldwin]

Amanda Heimann (aggiefamily) and I finally got to meet in person this summer when my boys and I went to visit her and she and her family graciously entertained us at the beach. We loved it!

Heather Roselli and I keep TRYING to meet up every time I drive through her home town to visit my relatives, but we haven't been able to swing it, yet.

[newfiemountiewife]

I don't know anyone here IRL, but I do have several I knew from our way-old siggy making days.

[ColleenSwerb]

Sadly no. But I'm holding out hope that Mimi will throw LeeAndra and I a sweet bachelorette party in Vegas and tons of ppl will come

[lauren grier]

beep.

well shawna is my bff.. except I met her through here.. I have like.. spent time at her house though lmao.

[ditzyscrap]

I have one relative on the board - scrapperjade is my younger sister. And I've met Kristin Cronin-Barrow IRL, and Paula Duncan (who used to be a designer here, and still hangs with us once in a while...).

A lot of the girls here I've known for a long time - Traci and I met on a digi scrapping board about 4 years ago...Dani was on my original CT forever ago, I knew OF Robin and Christy before they became designers...I was on Manda's CT years ago, too. I think over time we've all become a little bit connected, lol!

[Nikki Epperson]

I know no one IRL, but I have made some kick butt friends.

[Libby Pritchett]

Hmmm... I'm thinking the only people I've met in person on here are Dianne and Mary (maryinaz). I was friends with both of them back in our paper scrapping days.

[newfiemountiewife]

Originally Posted by BrodoNY0123

Sadly no. But I'm holding out hope that Mimi will throw LeeAndra and I a sweet bachelorette party in Vegas and tons of ppl will come

I.am.there.

[AnnieBananie]

Originally Posted by newfiemountiewife

I don't know anyone here IRL, but I do have several I knew from our way-old siggy making days.

WOOOOOOOOOOOOT!!!!!!!!!! lol

I know Jamie and Sheri and a few others from way back when we were crazy troublemakers but that's it.

[ZaCola3]

I am not related to anyone.
Nor have I met anyone in real life.
BUT
On December 9th I am going to meet Meems and Kellie(joelsgirl).
I'm so excited!

[kscwgirl]

I've met Pam, and I've known Brooke, Meg & Shannon for several years from an MSN group.

[Paula Duncan]

Well as Bree mentioned she and I have met!! And Christy and I have been friends for 15 years!! Other than that I haven't met anyone else here IRL but Kristin and I have tried to hook up a couple time but soemthing always gets in the way...maybe soon!!

[Paula]

I'm not related to anyone and I haven't met anyone. I've spoken to mormishmom on the telephone and I live about three hours from SaraAmarie. =))

I do know that Laura_A and nonnie917 are DD and mom. And mlewis and bderby are sisters.

[Voodoo_Bryn]

Nope. I know no one IRL. But I feel fairly close to a couple of a girls here and feel like I can run to them and talk to them about anything. (La, the Fizz, and Lena)

[jessica31876]

I am not related to anyone and have never met anyone that I know of. I know there are a few people who live in Florida but none really live that close to me.

[Robin Carlton]

I've met Lyle, Susan, Traci, Dani, Darla, Tana and Manda and I are gonna make a love child in December.

[Amber1279]

I have a friend IRL that I got addictted to scrapping. Her name is Alane (Marnie4two) She used to be on Traci's CT but had to step down. She doesn't post much anymore, since she is working all the time.

I have know a lot of the girls online for years though.

[scrappurple]

Glad I am not the only one feeling that way! It is so hard to get to know people in the forum. I know I was at another site and had over 2,500 posts yet only felt I had gotten to know a couple of people. Ended up leaving the site because the "fun" was taken away. To much about rules and not having any fun. So here I am ...

But to answer your question, I don't think I know anyone here.

[LenaGardner]

Ummm, let's see.

People whom I have met:

gypsystar is my sister.

amberlv is a good friend of mine. (she doesn't chat in the forum, just shops the shop, LOL) she came to my house in Ohio last January and I stayed with her in August where she lives in Memphis.

kirsty (who posted here lots during SUAS but I don't see her around much anymore) and I have spent time together. She actually babysat little baby Naomi while I was in the hospital suddenly in 2007.

People I haven't met but it feels like I have:

Laura_A was my very first designer that I CT'd for...like 2 1/2 years ago, when she used to own TDC. Hopefully she won't mind me saying so, but when I gave birth to my middle child she sent me the sweetest gift! I consider her a good friend!

bellbird (Justine) and I have known each other for almost 3 years when she used to CT for me (and my sister, we designed together back in the day)! When Naomi was born she cross-stitched a baby bunny for her and sent it all the way from Australia.

I know for a fact that there are more girls here that I knew "back in the day" but these are the ones that stick out in my mind.

[digideb]

No!

[Laura_A]

Nonnie917 is my mom and Amanda W is my neighbor. I'm also very good friends with valgal whom I've been able to hang out with a couple times IRL. I also get to see Chloe now and then since she lives pretty close in France.

[meems]

Originally Posted by BrodoNY0123

Sadly no. But I'm holding out hope that Mimi will throw LeeAndra and I a sweet bachelorette party in Vegas and tons of ppl will come

dude, I hope you are talking about another Mimi. This Mimi can't throw a party to save her life. Unless you all want to have it at Pump It Up. But I would love to meet you and LeeAndra.

[~Julie~]

I dont have any relatives here nor have I met anyone from the boards. It's cool though that a bunch of you girls have met up.

[digideb]

Originally Posted by LenaBrandenburg

bellbird (Justine) and I have known each other for almost 3 years when she used to CT for me (and my sister, we designed together back in the day)! I know for a fact that there are more girls here that I knew "back in the day" but these are the ones that stick out in my mind.

I think I came along as y'all started designing separately! B/C I've been digiscrapping for 2 1/2 years & after just a month or 2, I was on Tabatha's team. But, I don't think y'all were designing together anymore. Maybe just a little bit still. Anyway. It's been a long time! lol

[meems]

Originally Posted by ZaCola3

I am not related to anyone.
Nor have I met anyone in real life.
BUT
On December 9th I am going to meet Meems and Kellie(joelsgirl).
I'm so excited!

Can't wait!

Haven't met anyone from here but I'm not too far from Christine (my4boys).

[pbumbaca]

I don't have any relatives here.

I have met Sara as she mentioned just last month and have also met Amy Bleser (she's been too busy for scrapping as of late tho so isn't around much).

Most of the people I am friends with I know from previously or currently sharing CTs or stalking them.

On a side note, I've met a ton of paper scrapping friends that I met online first IRL.

[LenaGardner]

Deb, I never knew that! Yeah, we started designing separately in Nov 06, (I miss designing with her!) and then I retired for good in Aug 07 (I was diagnosed with Still's Disease in April 07...that's when Kirsty babsat Naomi for me LOL) and I had to quit because my hands hurt too bad to design. They are better now, under control with meds.

She and I actually considered a "reunion tour" last summer but we just never got around to it. Back in 06 we had 3 kids between us and this year we have 6...big difference in free time LOL!

[digideb]

Yeah, I think I joined her team in July, August, or September! lol Y'all should do a collab! I remember your diagnosis! And I remember all the kids popping up at once! LOL

[Shawna]

I'm not related to anyone & haven't met anyone IRL yet, but I know Sara (kscwgirl) and I only live about 3 hours apart and I think there are a couple of other Kansas girls around here too!

[amystoffel]

I don't know anyone outside of here IRL. But I think I've made some pretty awesome chat buddies here!

[kresta]

I know ClearSkies (Amy) 'cause she used to live here in PC and I got her addicted to.... I mean, I introduced her to, digi-scrapping just as she was moving to Alaska. Hope to get to see her next year when she comes back for a visit.

I also CT'd for Lena and Tabby back in the day. I think they may have been my first CT. But I've never met either in person.

[Libby Pritchett]

hee hee! I used to CT for Lena and Tab when they designed together, too! (Do you guys even remember that!?!? LOL!)

Now they're both on my CT. Love those girls!

[junebug]

i don't know anyone IRL but i have made some awesome friends that i would love to meet. Some people are fairly close to me. Seriously, if anyone is ever in my neck of the woods (Kokomo Indiana) we should meet up!

[melmos75]

I have no friends IRL, they all live in my computer.

J/K! But no, I haven't met anyone from here and don't even know if anyone lives even remotely close to NE WI to ever arrange something.

[Tracie Stroud]

Nope, but I'd love to meet everyone here!

[maryinaz]

Ditto to Libby - we've met IRL and have been friends for many years...and I've also met Dianne IRL too!

[rochelle789]

Originally Posted by newfiemountiewife

I don't know anyone here IRL, but I do have several I knew from our way-old siggy making days.

Ditto.

And no one online ever lives near me, so I'm sure I'll never meet anyone IRL either.

[iJenny]

Liz (LizzyFizzy) and I are real-life BFFs. She got tired of me babbling on about digi-scrapping and finally just gave in a gave it a try. Now she's a SugarBabe!

Other than that, I don't know anyone IRL. But I've been on Traci's, Christy's, and La's teams for well over a year now and I've gotten to know them and many of their other CTMs pretty well.

[gracielou]

I live in the same town as Melissa(mlewis) and love every chance I have to get together with her!

[mommyof3monkeys.plusone]

[QUOTE=melmos75;289418]I have no friends IRL, they all live in my computer.


OMG LMAO!!! That was cute!

I know no one here IRL either, but there are a few I have designed siggies with in the past.

[nesser1981]

Amber (amber76) and I work together and she's my bestest friend here in Alaska. I got her hooked on digi, we've known each other for I guess about 8years now. That's pretty rare when you're in the military. LOL!

She's the only one I know IRL. But, I've know Jac, Jamie, Katrina, Karrina, & Rochelle for a few years now. I met them all at ivillage when we were making siggies back when I was pregnant with Keira. Oh, Meredith Fenwich, I knew her in the siggy world back before she started designing too.

[nikkiARNGwife]

Don't know anyone IRL but I've been around digi for almost 3 yrs and have been on teams for and with lots of people here so it feels like family

[*Kelly*]

I don't know anyone IRL that digi scraps, haven't met anyone from the scrap world IRL, but would like to make friends here on the board.

[lizzyfizzy]

yep, so my jenny (lilcameronsmommy) just told you our story. we're thinking of runnnig away together and getting married.

i feel like i've know several of these ladies (traci reed, la la, shannon, sara, lena, voodoo, col, heather, leeandra and a ton others) for ever and a day and i'm planning on renting an RV for a 'round the world SSD tour'.

wouldn't that be fun...you all would not know what to do with me.

[LeeAndra]

Most of the digi scrapping people I have met IRL are not on this particular board, but are known in the community: Amy Edwards the owner of SBB, Dawn aka Miss Hunibuni Designs, April Anderton of the now defunct DSM, Katie Pertiet, Kellie Mize, etc etc.

Kellie Mize tried to teach me rollerblading one summer afternoon. To no avail.

I slept in the same Indianapolis hotel room with her and Katie back before Designer Digitals was born.

I spent a week in Maryland at Nancy Streicher's (NStreicher who no longer scraps) house with Amy and her family.

I've had IRL digi scrapping crops at Kari Schoonover's, who's now a CTM at Designer Digitals, house with Laurie (coffeequeen) & Lynne Stacey as we all live within 25 minutes of each other in the greater Indy area.

I've flown out to Bremerton, WA to spend a week with Tanya Riley (then Tanya Todd-Krasen, a retired designer) and her daughter while her SO was in Iraq.

I've met Jen Wilson twice.

April/sorashell from JWD got me backstage passes to meet Sugarland before their concert at a local 4H Fair.

I've met Shawn/auntiepea's entire family at a Fourth of July BBQ which includes her sister Manda who CTs for the Lilypad and her SIL Nina who CTs for Shabby Miss Jenn.

I could go on... *lol* Evidently, I'm a digital scrapper friend meetin' wh*re.

From SSD, I think the only person I've ever met IRL is Emmy. I've stayed at her house for a long weekend back in, say, June 2005 (maybe?) before her youngest Sam was born and we talk online almost every day. Actually, we have plans for me to go over there again to hang out in a couple weekends. Anyone want to come hang out with us in central IL?!

[scrapmonkey]

I don't know anyone IRL who digi-scraps either. But I have met a number of paper scrappers who live around this area - Ginger Rohlfs (who used to do the Gin-X line for Imagination Project) and Jennifer McGuire (back when she was an Autumn Leaves gal before she was with Hero Arts and CK). I also used to be on a paper scrapping site's CT with Angie4b1g a couple of years ago.
I hope to one day meet those of you that live around the Cincinnati/Dayton area, though!

[Amber1279]

Tabitha was my 1st CT - that I applied for. I was asked to be on ES's site CT when Jo started the store. I was friends w/ Amanda Rockwell from a parenting site. Lauren designed there back then too. Then Lena and Tab started designing together and I was on that team for a while ... till the lovely Ms. Traci graciously gave me a spot on the ScrapMommy team.

WOW - that was all ancient history. MY Digi collection is SO huge from all those wonderful ladies. I still have Lena & Tab's first collection on a DVD somewhere. I can't just "trash" anything. I burn old/retired stuff to CD's and bring it out as blackmail years later ROFL.

[danagirl82]

I am pretty new here too..so I don't really *know* anyone yet...but I hope to

[tuneskids]

Kristin CB and I live in neighboring communities, met almost three years ago in a digi chat at SBB, met in person about 2.5 years ago. We don't get together very often (because I rarely ever head in her direction, and she normally comes my way when I am at work. lol). Her hubby and my hubby get along, so it's a huge plus. lol

Other than that, I haven't met anyone else here yet. I plan on meeting Bree Clarkson and Paula Duncan when I make my way up their direction, and one day, one day, I will meet Christy Lyle and Joan when I head their direction (it's been ages since I went that way!!).