Interview with B2N2 Scraps

Welcome to Saturday & another designer interview; this week we're going to meet Becky Weidner of B2N2 Scraps!


Tell us a little about yourself & your family. My name is Becky and I’m from the Chicago suburbs-have lived here almost all my life. I met my husband, Brian, in college and have been married for 9 years. We are both teachers-I’m a bilingual teacher and my husband is a high school band director. We have 2 wonderful children-Natalie and Noah-who are 2 1/2 year old twins who keep us jumping!

What part of designing comes easiest to you? Papers are probably the easiest part for me but I can only create once I have a great theme, colors and title picked out. I can’t start a kit without a title!

If you’re running low on design mojo, how do you kick-start your creativity? I take a look at what I need to scrap amongst my hundreds (probably thousands) of pictures of my kids. I figure if I have a need for a kit somebody else does too! I also get inspiration from looking at color palettes.

What is your favorite kit you've designed? This is such a hard question-it’s almost like asking me to chose which of my kids is my favorite! Ummmm...can I pick more than 1? I like different ones for different reasons. I guess I have to say Everyday. I love the colors and I love the versatility of it.

What kits/products do you have in the works? I just finished a kit called My Boy and I’m working on a kit called My Girl. They both are monochromatic with a pop of contrasting color. I’m also working on a marching band kit but I haven’t done too much of it.

Name five of your favorite television shows. Amazing Race, Chuck, Project Runway, Glee (just got into it and I love it!) and Private Practice.

What's the last book you read? I actually am reading 3 books: She’s Come Undone by Wally Lamb, Eat, Pray Love by Elizabeth Gilbert and Julia’s Chocolates by Cathy Lamb. I just finished the first one for my book club. I don’t know if I’ll finish the other 2. I didn’t really like any of them. The last book I enjoyed was Harvesting the Heart by Jodi Piccoult.

If you could trade places with any person (living or dead) for a week who would you pick & why? I’ve always hated being asked this question because I never know who to say! I’m going to go very generic here as I don’t have a fascination with any one person in particular. I’d like to trade places with some very wealthy so I can enjoy one week of pure luxury and pampering before returning home to a life of doing everything for myself.

What personality traits do you hope to pass on to your children? Dedication, compassion, commitment, honesty, acceptance, sense of humor, curiosity, creativity, do you want me to keep going?

Dunkin' Donuts or McDonald's breakfast? Can I say neither? I’m a toast person for breakfast. I don’t like cereal and milk so toast it is (or sometimes instant oatmeal).

Thanks Becky! Head on over to the store to see all of Becky's wonderful products & don't forget to follow Becky on her blog & Facebook page!

Interview with 3 Li'l Monsters Designs

Welcome to Saturday & another designer interview; this week we're going to meet Amy Lanham of 3 Li'l Monsters Designs!


Tell us a little about yourself & your family. I am a children's minister and worship leader in my church. I am married to a minister, and have three beautiful kiddos. Each of the monsters on my logo are representative of my three little monsters. We homeschool them, and they have never been to public school. We live in the country, and I love the view of the mountains behind our house.

What part of designing comes easiest to you? Usually once I have an idea, I can get the papers out of the way pretty quickly. But I really enjoy making original elements that go along with my theme.

If you’re running low on design mojo, how do you kick-start your creativity? I love to cruise the galleries, and look at all the amazing layouts! I am always in awe of how many great layouts are out there.

What is your favorite kit you've designed? My favorite is almost always my newest kit. Seriously! Right now I am loving Autumn Charm. I love all the rustic elements, and cute animals.

What kits/products do you have in the works? Right now I am working on a great collaboration kit with Crystal's Creations, called Scrapaholic. It is going to have lots of elements of scrapping stuff to help us scrap our obsession with this wonderful pastime!

Who are your heroes? In the scrap world, I feel like there are so many greats, I could never live up to some of them! But I think my hero in the scrapping world is Jen Cairns of Jen C Designs. She was so gracious to give me a spot on her CT, back when I had no clue! And she really is a great designer!

In the real world, my hero would definitely be my Grandma! She is 78, and still going strong, still reaching out to help people, still loving people! I would love to be half the woman she is! I so appreciate the legacy of faith that she has passed down through several generations!

Imagine you had to paint a Boeing 727, at what point do you quit? LOL! Ummm... Do you really paint a 747? I don't think I would even start!

Name five of your favorite music artists. Steven Curtis Chapman, Francesca Battistelli, Casting Crowns, Adele, Third Day

If you were starving and needed food, would you hunt for food? Absolutely. That's why they are here! LOL. And I like to eat!

What do you do in your spare time? Spare time... what's that?? Most of my time is spent caring for munchkins, and with my design stuff. If I do have a few minutes to myself, I love to soak in a bubble bath with a good book.

Thanks Amy! Head on over to the store to see all of Amy's wonderful products & don't forget to follow Amy on her blog & Facebook page!

Interview with Designs by Snowlady

Welcome to Saturday & another designer interview; this week we're going to meet Misty Miller of Designs by Snowlady!


Tell us a little about yourself & your family. I've been married to my high school sweetheart, Dan, for 20 years. We have twin boys, Jacob and Caleb, who are 14. We also have a cat, Kimmie, that we adopted a couple of years ago. I am a Special Education Teacher. I teach 7th & 8th grade students in the areas of language arts and math.

What part of designing comes easiest to you? I love finding color palettes. I just wish I had the time for all of them. :) When I'm creating a kit, I always do the papers first. They seem the easiest for me to do.

If you’re running low on design mojo, how do you kick-start your creativity? I start looking at color palettes and images. Sometimes I type a random word into Google to see what images come up. Other times I think about what pictures I need to scrap and create a kit for those. Sometimes my ideas come from Kleenex boxes. They have great colors and designs.

What is your favorite kit you've designed? My favorite kit is Camping in the Woods. My family loves to camp with our pop-up camper. I couldn't find any pop-up templates out there, so I had to make my own.

What kits/products do you have in the works? I've started one called Serenity that I need to finish. I found a great palette for another fall kit that I hope to do. I will also be working on a Christmas kit soon.

What do you like to do for fun? For fun, my family does a lot of camping and hiking. Lately though it's been cross country meets for one son and soccer games for the other. I also love to read in my spare time. Hubby and I also try to have date night once a week.

Slippers or barefoot? I love my slippers!

If you could trade places with any person (living or dead) for a week who would you pick & why? I would love to trade places with Laura Ingalls Wilder. I would love living back in the late 1800's/early 1900's to try the pioneer way of life.

Which would you pick…more money or more time? I would pick more time. There just never seems to be enough to do everything I want to do.

What would I find in your refrigerator right now? Right now: milk, juice (3 kinds), water, fruit, cucumber, butter, leftover chicken, pudding, root beer, cheese, deli meat, condiments, things that need thrown out, and Skinny Cow chocolate bars.

Thanks Misty! Head on over to the store to see all of Misty's wonderful products & don't forget to follow Misty on her blog & Facebook page!