Sunday Spotlight- Mary of Plum Dumpling Designs!
2. What is your main job/career? I stay at home with my two boys Clark and Kent. Before motherhood I taught English as a Second Language in a middle school.
3. Are you married/children/pets? I’ve been married for almost 7 (gasp!) years to my best friend, Jason. We have our two superboys Clark and Kent and a dog Cutlass. We also have a slew of fish and a baby snapping turtle named Snappy.
4. Where is home for you? We live in the suburbs of Chicago.
5. What are your 3 favorite foods? Kraft Macaroni and Cheese, mashed potatoes, and green beans
6. What is your favorite flavor of ice cream? Vanilla
7. Snacks…Salty or Sweet? Sweet, sweet, sweet and a little more sweet.
8. Beverage of choice? Diet Coke
9. What’s your least favorite food? Seafood – all of it.
10. PC or Mac? What program do you use? PC – PSE 8
11. How long have you been digi-scrapping? How did you get started? I started digiscrapping when Clark was 6 months old. I had PSE 5 in the package for about 6 months and never touched it. One day I started to google tutorials about this strange hobby with all of its strange language. I did my first challenge that day, and I’ve been hooked ever since.
12. What was your 1st LO about? My first LO was of my graduation from my Masters’ program at DePaul University. I was 7 months pregnant in my cap and gown.
13. Do you have any other hobbies besides digi-scrapping (are there other hobbies)? Organization, home rehab, canoeing, reading, shopping, any sort of crafting…I can fill my time with lots of things!
14. What is the most challenging part of scrapbooking for you? Finishing and album and actually PRINTING it! One of my goals this year is to finish our 2009 vacation to Maine.
15. What would you like to learn to do (or do better) not related to scrapbooking? I’d love to learn how to make awesome sugar cookies…decorated all beautifully and super yummy to eat.
16. What are your favorite movies/TV shows? TV: Bones, CSI:NY, Criminal Minds and AFV Movies: Return to Me, Despicable Me
17. Describe your “scrapping” environment. Music? TV in the background? Drinks? Snacks? Where? I scrap in our family room. Sometimes the kids are around and it is noisy and sometimes they are asleep and it is quiet. I almost always have a drink (Diet Coke or water) and a snack.
19. When did you start designing? What is your favorite product that you’ve designed? I started designing just before the first Design Star competition. I think my favorite product to date is Serendipity or A Photo A Day
20. How would you describe your design style? I have no idea. I think it is still evolving. I have yet to really feel my niche.
21. Where do you get your inspiration/motivation? I’m always looking for new ideas. I look around a lot when shopping and I browse through magazines. A walk through the library is almost always inspiring.
22. What is your favorite color scheme to design with? I tend to shy away from pinks. While it is my favorite color, it just doesn’t look right on my boys. 
Thanks Mary to for letting us get to know you better! Check out all of Mary’s awesome designs here!!
-Lynett (lynett_rock)
