I’m very excited to bring you today’s Sunday Spotlight!  Today we will be learning more about one of the ScrapMatters CT members!  Read on to hear more about jeffsamber!

1. Your screen name? Your real name? My screen name is jeffsamber and my real name is Amber.

2. What is your main job/career? I work part-time as a pediatric occupational therapist. I am in home health so I get to visit my little angels in their homes to work with their families too. It’s the best job ever!

3. Are you married/children/pets? I have been married for 11 years and have a 7 year old daughter, Olivia Ryan, and a 5 year old son, Aidan Kelly. I also have a 12 1/2 year old greyhound named Princess.

4. Where is home for you? We live in Carrollton, TX, which is a suburb north of Dallas.

5. What are your 3 favorite foods? That’s a tough one because it changes. I’m usually game for pizza and I love a really good sandwich. The avocado BLT from Chocolate Angel is the BEST!

6. What is your favorite flavor of ice cream? Butter Pecan but I can be swayed. Just no chocolate.

7. Snacks…Salty or Sweet? Yes. I like both back-to-back, but not at the same time.

8. Beverage of choice? Unsweet tea with cinnamon. Mmmmm…..

9. What’s your least favorite food? Mushrooms. Don’t like anything about them. The sight, the smell, the texture. It’s all gross.

10. PC or Mac? What program do you use? I’m a PC. I use PSE 7 right now.

11. How long have you been digi-scrapping? How did you get started? I’ve been digiscrapping almost 2 years. I got started when I was trying to finish a Disney paper scrapbook. I searched on-line for some Disney clip art to print out and discovered Britt-ish Designs which led me straight to ScrapMatters!

12. What was your 1st LO about?  Oh, ugh. My first LO was about my son at an animal safari birthday party. I had NO idea what I was doing. I’m pretty sure there aren’t even shadows on this.

13. Do you have any other hobbies besides digi-scrapping (are there other hobbies)? I like to read and I enjoy window-shopping.

14. What is the most challenging part of scrapbooking for you? Definitely getting started is the hardest part. Making myself sit down at the computer is a big hurdle because I’m so busy at home.

15. What would you like to learn to do (or do better) not related to scrapbooking? Of course, I would love to improve my photography skills. I love having beautiful candid photos of my family.

16. What are your favorite movies/TV shows? I love to watch Bones, Burn Notice and So You Think You Can Dance. Don’t get around to movies much but when I do I enjoy watching Harry Potter movies.

17. Describe your “scrapping” environment. Music? TV in the background? Drinks? Snacks? Where? I usually scrap in our office at the desk. I don’t generally have anything else going on. I scrap after the kids go to bed so by that time I’m looking for some quiet!

18. If you only had 2 elements to use on a LO, what would they be? Long string and flowers

19. Would you like to share a little known fact about you…? I can play the Hawaiian nose flute.

20. Can you tell us a little about your scrappin’ style? I’m not really sure that I have a style. I still think that I’m figuring that out. I go back and forth between wanting lots of goodies stacked, layered, & clustered and then wanting a really sleek, streamlined page. Most of the time I think I fall into the middle somewhere.

21. Favorite LOs that you have done?

Thanks Amber for letting us interview!  Check out Amber’s full gallery HERE!
~Jewelle {jubeejewels}

Hey everyone!! We have decided that we wanted to showcase some of our amazing hybrid goodness that is filling our gallery!  So we have a new addition to the Layout of the Week!  INTRODUCING.. the Project of the Week!  This will be featured here and in the forum  just like the Layout of the Week!

Here is Dznyscrapper’s (Amanda’s) pick for this week!!

Not only is our gallery full of awesome pages, but it is also home to some of the most amazing hybrid projects! Have you all checked them out? If not, next time you are perusing the gallery make sure to take a peek at the hybrid gallery to see the great projects that are being created!  I just had to point out this great project by rtoose. Isn’t it just the cutest? I love how she put the girl’s name on the front with the cluster in the corner, which she repeated on the back. Who wouldn’t love to get a storage box like this to store their things?

Congrats rtoose!  Head on over to the gallery or the forum and leave her some love!

-Amanda (Dznyscrapper)

Wow, so many awesome layouts in the gallery again this week! Choosing just one of them was very tough. In the end, though, I had to choose this great layout, Poppins by Kathleena. I just loved the bright green background and other bright colors with the black & white picture. The clustering across the page is so fun, too.

The image is linked so head on over to the gallery or the forum and leave her some love!

-Amanda (dznyscrapper)