Featured Scrapper: Nicole Wragge
City: Depends....Santa Clara, CA & Phoenix, AZ

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1. How long have you been a BAS?

Since my dear friend Kristin introduced me to the garage back in the fall of 2006. I am ever so thankful too because I have made so many amazing friends since I have been a scrapper!

2. How would you describe your scrapping style?

Hmmm... that is a tough one. I feel as though I started out a "sticker scrapper" and then was truly introduced to the amazing art of scrappin' so now I would say vintage meets collage. I am a big advocate of using multiple materials from pennies to coffee sleeves. Basically, be creative!

3. What is your favorite product line?

Oh gosh, do I have to choose justone? I would have to say I am a Rusty Pickle person, but Wild Asparagus and 7 Gypsies comes in a close second.

4. What is you favorite scrapping snack?

COFFEE!!! I think it gives me an extra boost when cropping all night long!

5. What are your 3 essential scrapping items?

Dot roller, Trimmer and millions of embellishments!!!

Featured Scrapper: Frankie Hebert
City: Foster City, CA

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1. How long have you been a BAS?
Hmmm....Long enough to have great memories of the classes and shopping in the garage! I think about 5 years.

2. How would you describe your scrapping style?
I love color...especially PINK...and love uncluttered layouts. I find the longer I scrapbook, the more my style changes....maybe it's just that I'm trying new things. I want the focus to be on the pictures in my layouts although I do love a little bling here and there.

3. What is your favorite product line?

Right now, I'd have to say one of my favorite product lines is Maya Road. They pretty much have all the embellishment shapes and materials I like to work with...chipboard, acrylic, felt, etc. Some of my other current favorites are Jenny Bowlin, Heidi Grace, Teresa Collins, Love Elsie, Heidi Swapp, PageFrames, Clear Scraps, Doodlebug, Bazzill, Making Memories, Urban Lily and who doesn't love Prima Marketing!
It's too hard to just name one! LOL!!

4. What is you favorite scrapping snack?

Diet Coke and M&M's since they melt in your mouth and not in your hands...or layouts, even though lately it's been jelly beans in honor of Easter.

5. What are your 3 essential scrapping items?

1. My ATG glue gun...which I have yet to personalize. Everytime it runs out of glue, I say I'm going to paint it pink and bling it up, but then I can't stand to be without it, so I just add more tape and close it up. Someday.

2. My computer for both playing with my photos (Photoshop CS2) and printing my journaling since I don't like my handwriting.

3. A good set of the basic tools.

Featured Scrapper: Lori Cramer
City: Newark, CA

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1. How long have you been a BAS?
Hmm...this is a hard question.    I've been scrapping for about 7+ years but it's only the past couple years that I have become an ADDICT!

2. How would you describe your scrapping style?
I'm pretty simple and like my pages to look clean.  Although I do have a tendency to mix a variety of colors together.

3. What is your favorite product line?

This question is very hard because I have sooooo many!  I love the "Luxe There's the Rub" rubs ons. And I have a passion for any kind of "Alphabet" letters.  I think that's another addiction.

4. What is you favorite scrapping snack?

Peanut m&m's, diet coke, coffee and anything else that keeps me going!

5. What are your 3 essential scrapping items?

I have to have my Cutter Bee Cutterpede, Herma adhesives (because I   ALWAYS have to reposition my layouts) and the Crop a Dile.

Featured Scrapper: Corinne U. Reyes
City: Union City, CA

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1. How long have you been a BAS?
I believe it's been over 5 years! I remember when her kids were soo much younger! And that garage! It was soo fun!

2. How would you describe your scrapping style?
I think I'm pretty versatile, although I love LOVE to accesorize and textures!! I tend to alter a bit, and I love unique ephemera! I scrap anything from my fiance to my latest fashion trend. I stay away from anything too perfect, although some of my best work has been linear.

3. What is your favorite product line?

I adore Love, Elsie...that woman is a GENIUS! I also like Basic Grey, American Crafts, Hambly, and October Afternoon! I'm also a big fan of Traci Bautista, who is not exclusive to the scrapbooking world, but is so very talented and unique!! And I'm trying my hands on painting more. Crackle paint is the best invention!

4. What is you favorite scrapping snack?

Hmmm, I try not to be eating while I scrap. But if I'm hungry, I go for baked chips or a banana!

5. What are your 3 essential scrapping items?

There's a reason why Suzy needs to keep restocking the 3L tape---sometimes, I buy 10 at a time!! I also need my cutter and my scissors. With those three, I can make, cut, or adhere anything!

Featured Scrapper: Maria Aldanese
City: Foster City, CA

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1. How long have you been a BAS?
I have been a Bay Area Scrapper for about 4 years. My first time at the garage was such an experience. I was expecting to find a regular store front. I am glad I went it. Yes Suzy knows the story. Suzy and the mechanics are so much fun to be with.

2. How would you describe your scrapping style?
I don't have a particular style. It all depends of what it is I am scrapping.

3. What is your favorite product line?

It is hard to narrow it to one product line. I just can't get enough of stamps, inks, punches and patterned paper.

4. What is you favorite scrapping snack?

Either a diet coke or a frappucino.

5. What are your 3 essential scrapping items?

I can't be without my stamps, inks and punches.

Featured Scrapper: JoAnn Valderama
City: Dublin, CA

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1. How long have you been a BAS?
I've been a Bay Area Scrapper for over 5 years I think. It's been a long time!

2. How would you describe your scrapping style?
*lol* This is the question I always hate to answer because I can never truly define my style! I think I would have to say that it's pretty eclectic - I like gathering inspiration from other scrappers and modifying them to suit my tastes and needs... but I love clean lines so I lean toward more of a graphic design kind of feel. Is that a style? *lol*

3. What is your favorite product line?

It's too hard to choose one! I love American Crafts, Scenic Route, Hambly, and 7gypsies - those are the ones I reach for the most!

4. What is you favorite scrapping snack?

I usually don't eat when I scrap... but I do love having ice cold water and Chocolate & Peanut Butter Chex Mix by my side!

5. What are your 3 essential scrapping items?

trimmer & scissors adhesive - all kinds: ATG, glue dots, Herma tabs, Glossy Accents, 3L - you never know what your layout or project might need! ruler - I'm always finding the need to measure things!

Featured Scrapper: Pattie Beltran
City: Newark, CA

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1. How long have you been a BAS?
I have been a Bay Area Scrapper since the beginning of 2007, when Suzy opened her new store. I love her store.

2. How would you describe your scrapping style?
I tend to like monochromatic and softer, muted colors when I scrap, plus lots of flowers, ribbons, and bling.

3. What is your favorite product line?

I love Basic Grey, My Mind's Eye, Fancy Pants, Prima - you know, I don't think that there is much out there in the land of scrapping that I don't like:)

4. What is you favorite scrapping snack?

Iced Tea , water, and Saure Johanesbeeren (a gummy red current candy-yum).

5. What are your 3 essential scrapping items?

I need flowers, ribbon, and lots of paper.

Featured Scrapper: Kristin Young
City: San Jose, CA

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1. How long have you been a BAS?
My first visit to Suzy's garage was memorable like the day of my children's birth (except without the pain)!!! The smell of glue, the sound of paper being cut and the oath of what happens at the garage stays at the garage---I felt complete. I have only been a BAS for less than a year--but it feels like a lifetime :)

2. How would you describe your scrapping style?
My style is whatever I feel like that day. I really do not have a certain style.

3. What is your favorite product line?

Heidi Grace, hands down. She is my hero--I want to be her when I grow up!

4. What is you favorite scrapping snack?

Starbucks--chai tea latte w/soy no water and their organic oatmeal raisin cookie (warmed--yummmy!!!!). The green and white sign makes me feel warm all over--what's reaaaallllly cool is the drive-thru Starbucks off of I-880 on the way to Picture Me Perfect (how convenient!)

5. What are your 3 essential scrapping items?

Oh, the pressure to only list THREE...I would have to say ribbon, chipboard and lots of patterned paper (paper is like shoes--you can never have too many!)

Featured Scrapper: Satyn Avila
City: Union City, CA

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1. How long have you been a BAS?
I have been a Bay Area Scrapper for about 4 years

2. How would you describe your scrapping style?
It is very pre-planned and obsessive. I love everything to be organized and vertical and plenty of embelishments.

3. What is your favorite product line?

I LOVE anything HEIDI SWAPP or QUEEN & CO.

4. What is you favorite scrapping snack?

Anything salty and tons of WATER!

5. What are your 3 essential scrapping items?
Letters, paper and more letters

Featured Scrapper: Sue Lysak
City: Fremont, CA

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1. How long have you been a BAS?
2 years

2. How would you describe your scrapping style?
I like bright colors, simple designs and funky embellishments. I enjoy working on mini albums and tag books.

3. What is your favorite product line?

Basic Grey

4. What is you favorite scrapping snack?

Cheez-its

5. What are your 3 essential scrapping items?
paper trimmer, ribbon and flowers.

Featured Scrapper: Susan Kleist
City: Fremont, CA

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1. How long have you been a BAS?
I'm not sure exactly how long, but I'd say at least a year and a half to two years.

2. How would you describe your scrapping style?
Bulky. I love lots of things going on on a page. I like layers and trying out new techinques.

3. What is your favorite product line?

I have two: Scenic Route and Daisy D's.

4. What is you favorite scrapping snack?

Anything chocolate or gummy bears.

5. What are your 3 essential scrapping items?
ink, chipboard, and a sharp pair of scissors!

Featured Scrapper: Laurie Guidry
City: Danville, CA

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1. How long have you been a BAS?
3 1/2 years (It seems so much longer! I have met some wonderful people thru BAS that will be lifelong friends.)

2. How would you describe your scrapping style?
My scrapping style is focussing on the photos,using some embellishments and pattern paper. I take tons of photos of my 3 grandsons and can't chose just a couple for layouts. So I usually have quite a few photos on a 2 page layout.

3. What is your favorite product line?

My faves are Basic Grey and Wild Asparagus

4. What is you favorite scrapping snack?

Love Diet Coke and some chocolate :-)

5. What are your 3 essential scrapping items?
Chipboard, transparencies and rubons.

Featured Scrapper: Kathy Chaloupka
City: San Francisco, CA

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1. How long have you been a BAS?
Officially, I've only been a member for about three months. But I've been coming to the garage for almost a year.

2. How would you describe your scrapping style?
I usually try to go very simple and clean. However, lately, I am totally into sewing on my pages and absolutely love doodling!!

3. What is your favorite product line?

Chatterbox (of course) and all stamps!

4. What is you favorite scrapping snack?

I must have a starbucks non-fat no-whip mocha and anything chocolate.

5. What are your 3 essential scrapping items?
stamps, ribbon, and my sewing kit

Featured Scrapper: Rocio Duran
City: Newark, California

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1. How long have you been a BAS?
About a year now. My two scrapping buddies told me about Suzy's garage and how close I lived to her. I took a class back in May 2005 and haven't stop shopping since then.

2. How would you describe your scrapping style?
Anything goes. I love embellishments, so my pages are always bulky. I love bright colors. I also enjoy making altered projects and cards.

3. What is your favorite product line?

I can't choose just one, but my favorites are Basic Grey, Scenic Route and Bazzil.

4. What is you favorite scrapping snack?

Skittles. They are also a color inspiration. LOL.

5. What are your 3 essential scrapping items?
Ribbon, Prima Flowers and Ink Pads for Distressing.

Featured Scrapper: Karla Escobedo
City: Fremont, California

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1. How long have you been a BAS?
Actively? About 2.5 years. I {heart} the Garage & all of the friends that I have made there! Suzy always has the latest and greatest!!

2. How would you describe your scrapping style?
Simple, minimal embellishments, my pages aren't too busy. I like to focus on the photos!

3. What is your favorite product line?

I love them all! If I had to pick a favorite, it would probably be KI or Doodlebug or Making Memories or Chatterbox or Urban Lily...oh heck, I can't decide!

4. What is you favorite scrapping snack?

Candy...preferably chocolate! I also need to have either coffee or a soda!

5. What are your 3 essential scrapping items?
Aside from the basics, I would have to say ribbon, alphas (rubons, stickers, stamps...you name it, I have it!!), and my new obsession...the Cat Eye's chalk ink pads!

Featured Scrapper: Charmaine Mercado
City: Fremont, California

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1. How long have you been a BAS?
Just 8 short months! And I've been enjoying every minute of it!

2. How would you describe your scrapping style?
Simple. Having been a CM scrapper for so long, I'm still exploring different styles.

3. What is your favorite product line?

Definitely KI Memories!

4. What is you favorite scrapping snack?

I must have coffee, preferably a non-fat vanilla latte, and Chocolate cover Gummi bears or Gummi Lifesavers. But anything with chocolate is always good.

5. What are your 3 essential scrapping items?
Brads, alpha anything and ribbon.

Featured Scrapper: Jennifer Meure
City: Fremont, California

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1. How long have you been a BAS?
I have been a Bay Area Scrapper for 3+ years.

2. How would you describe your scrapping style?
My style depends on the picture(s). I have very simple pages and pages that have lots of different items to look at. My current trend is use a single photo, 5x7 or larger...and scrap around it.

3. What is your favorite product line?

I love the Chatter Box paper.

4. What is you favorite scrapping snack?

Chocolate! - Except when Suzy has her "Pixie sticks'...you can't just have one!

5. What are your 3 essential scrapping items?
Besides the essentials: Ribbon, Chipboard and Ink pads

Featured Scrapper: Rowena Donnahoo
City: Bay Area, CA (near Suzy's)

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1. How long have you been a BAS?
I have been a BAS since I discovered the garage in August of 2004. I've never been the same since :)

2. How would you describe your scrapping style?
I am still in the process of "finding my one true style". It usually depends on my mood.

But I guess, you could say, I'm a: fast scrapper so simple layouts mostly 12 x 12s I have fun trying new things even when the outcome is not necessarily 'that great!'

3. What is your favorite product line?

I love, love them all!!! Ok, I am REALLY fond of Fontwerks, Basic Grey, Making Memories, Foofala, Junkitz, Chatterbox, Bazzill and Scrapworks.

4. What is you favorite scrapping snack?

Chocolates and coffee. I'm a chocoholic. I try not to eat it though at my desk. I take a break and have it downstairs in my kitchen. I'd be devastated if my coffee spills on my layout.

5. What are your 3 essential scrapping items?
Aside from the basics of course, it will have to be: Stamps, prima flowers and delectable, yummy ribbons!!!

Featured Scrapper: Lisa Harwood
City: Pleasanton, CA

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1. How long have you been a BAS?
Close to about 2 yrs. now. After having been to nearly every scrapbook store in the area, I was excited to learn about Suzy's place. It's definitely at the top of my list of favorites.

2. How would you describe your scrapping style?
It's always changing, but it's usually pretty simple & angular. Someday I plan to venture out & try something really artsy!

3. What is your favorite product line?

Bazzill, KI, Making Memories

4. What is you favorite scrapping snack?

I usually don't eat much while scrapping (too distracting) but like to have a soda nearby.

5. What are your 3 essential scrapping items?
alphabets (rub-ons, stamps, etc. - you should see my collection!), cardstock and brads

Featured Scrapper: Holly Sexton
City: San Mateo, CA

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1. How long have you been a BAS?
9 Months. Oh, how I have come to love those trips across the bay to embark in a little piece of scrapbook heaven at Suzy's Garage.

2. How would you describe your scrapping style?
Style? I have a style? :) I like to keep things simple but sometimes venture to the eccletic side.

3. What is your favorite product line?

Chatterbox, KI and Junkitz

4. What is you favorite scrapping snack?

I can not, will not scrap without peanut M&M's, diet coke and at least one Starbucks frappicino.

5. What are your 3 essential scrapping items?
Bazzill cardstock, Ink Pads, and Ribbon/Fiber

Featured Scrapper: Jenn Lanza
City: Fremont, CA

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1. How long have you been a BAS?
I've been a Bay Area Scrapper since Jan 2003. I really like the selection that Suzy has at her store. Most of the places in our area carry really outdated stuff so I know I can always get the latest and greatest stuff from Suzy!

2. How would you describe your scrapping style?
I tend to use bright happy colors in my layouts.

3. What is your favorite product line?

Bazzill cardstock, and KI.

4. What is you favorite scrapping snack?

I usually don't snack while scrapping.

5. What are your 3 essential scrapping items?
My dymo labeler ( LOVE IT!!!! ), lots of ribbon & a stapler.

Featured Scrapper: Angela Zangerle
City: Waianae, HI

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1. How long have you been a BAS?
Well it has been years! I consider myself a exploring garage girl; since I live in Hawaii I only get to the garage yearly.....sometimes twice a year. I love it there! Scrapping with all the beautiful people in Suzy's garage is the ultimate pleasure!

2. How would you describe your scrapping style?
Bright and Cheerful. I love bold colors. I also love to try new things so my pages often have interesting mementos or new stuff. Not always the finest pages but often a new technique has been ventured.

3. What is your favorite product line?

Bazzill paper and making memories tools not always available in Hawaii so my trips often cost much more then the airfare as I spend, spend, spend at Suzy garage.

4. What is you favorite scrapping snack?

Diet coke and chips. YUM it helps the brain be creative!

5. What are your 3 essential scrapping items?
1) Pictures of my beautiful family. It is always so much fun reliving the memories of their moods.

2) My tool set of which it seems I cannot scrap without them. Pounding grommets seems to pound in the memories forever and ever.

3) Mementos of the memories, whether it be a bead, a leaf or a rock there are a necessary part of preserving our days together.

Featured Scrapper: Nichole Pereira
City: Santa Clara, CA

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1. How long have you been a BAS?
A little under a year. I have been wanting to go to the garage for years it seems, but I finally drove up and now I count the days until I can go back

2. How would you describe your scrapping style?
I scrap 8.5 x 11, and I always put a lot of emphasis on the title. I use tons of patterned paper and geometric shapes.

3. What is your favorite product line?
I love KI memories, MOD and Junkitz. (oops, that's three!)

4. What is you favorite scrapping snack?

Diet Coke

5. What are your 3 essential scrapping items?
Bazzill cardstock, my computer and alphabet stickers.

Featured Scrapper: Lisa Syrett
City: Fremont, CA

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1. How long have you been a BAS?
I believe it's been about 3 1/2 years.

2. How would you describe your scrapping style?
Clean lines, simple (sometimes too simple!) and I like to get as many pictures on a page as I can without overcrowding.

3. What is your favorite product line?
It's hard to chose just one but I guess I'd have to say Making Memories. They offer a wide variety of embelishments.

4. What is you favorite scrapping snack?

Anything not too messy, if there's choclate involved, that's even better.

5. What are your 3 essential scrapping items?
It seems to be: alphabet stickers or rub-ons, Bazzil cardstock and eyelets (Yes, I still like eyelets) or brads.

Featured Scrapper: Lizz Parson
City: Fremont, CA

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1. How long have you been a BAS?
Almost a year I think...

2. How would you describe your scrapping style?
Photo-centric, clean design but not *too* simple!

3. What is your favorite product line?
Tough one! Probably KI if I had to choose just one... but Basic Grey is so much fun!

4. What is you favorite scrapping snack?

Diet Pepsi... I can easily drink a 2 liter in a scrap session!

5. What are your 3 essential scrapping items?
Bazzill, rub-ons and my Mac... I do almost all computer journaling.

Featured Scrapper: Lara Montano
City: Brentwood, CA

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1. How long have you been a BAS?
I heard about Suzy and The Garage a few years ago. My friends and I always wanted to check out the place, but never got around to it. Finally, when we finally did less than a year ago, we were hooked! It feels like I’ve known Suzy and the rest of the crew for so long!

2. How would you describe your scrapping style?
My style has always been straight and square. Maybe a tilted picture here or there, but pretty much, everything is linear. I stick with my tried-and-true products, but I do like to experiment with the new trends, too. I have been creating more one-photo layouts than I ever have before.

3. What is your favorite product line?
Can we change that question to product lines? For all-around product choices, I’d have to say Making Memories. I’ve been into striped, checked and floral papers since before it became such a trendy thing, so, of course, I love KI Memories and Chatterbox for their paper. And Bazzill makes great paper, too.

4. What is you favorite scrapping snack?

I normally don t snack while scrapbooking. Although the distressed look is in now, I don t think chocolate and soda stains are acid-free. But, I do love those chocolate chip meringue cookies from Trader Joe’s. They aren’t too messy and are good to snack on while I’m typing up journaling on my computer.

5. What are your 3 essential scrapping items?
1. Making Memories Rub-On Alphabets: I think I almost have every font and color. They re so cool!
2. DCWV Mat Stacks: I like the kind that has textured paper similar to Bazzill in a range of solid colors. Since they come in pads ranging in size from 3x3 to 12x12, they re perfect for scrapbooking and cards!
3. Designing With 2005 Calendar: This purchase has been better than any idea book or magazine I’ve ever purchased. It’s a cute calendar that’s jam-packed with great layout ideas!

Featured Scrapper: Lonae Swickard
City: Newark, CA

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1. How long have you been a BAS?
I have been a bas for 4 1/2 years.

2. How would you describe your scrapping style?
My style is so enhanced by the creative and talented scrappers that surround me at Suzy's and scrap-lifted from the magazines. I think that I spend a lot of time trying to perfect each page almost like it was a work of art. I do this more for the love of being around my friends and socializing.

3. What is your favorite product line?
Right now my fav is Basic Grey Paper...it is the BEST!!!!

4. What is you favorite scrapping snack?
Anyone that knows me...hands down I'm a true chocoholic, so anything that contains chocolate...brownies, choc chip cookies, fudge and of course Chocolate Mint Girl Scout cookies.

5. What are your 3 essential scrapping items?
My thre essential scrapping items...paper trimmer, rub-on letters and fibers (or ribbons).