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Twenty Questions: to get better acquainted
In the interest of making it a little easier for all of us to get better acquainted with one another, I'm posting twenty questions here. I've included my answers to get us all started. You decide how much or how little to share about yourself and may leave questions blank if you just don't want to answer something. We don't want anyone to give away vital information that would pinpoint a Secret Pal identity, for instance. This is meant to be fun so don't take it too seriously. Hopefully, many of you will want to play along and we'll all get better acquainted (and find out more details about our Secret Pals to make that exchange even more fun, too). Let the fun begin...
Twenty Questions: The point of these questions is to help others get better acquainted with you. If you choose to play along, please copy & paste the following into your own post, remove my answers and replace them with your own.
1. Name: Cindy in Wisconsin
2. Birthday: February 3, 1957 (if you do this, you don’t have to put the year if you don’t want to)
3. Significant Other: Hubby Tim Anniversary: December 9, 1995
4. Children/Grandchildren: 6 children—Venetta (1977), Lois (1979), Holly (1981), Megan (1982), Thea (1984), Isaac (1986), plus a step-daughter-Paige (1985); 13 grandchildren—Ryan, Kyler, Derick, Larry Jr, Alana, Samantha, Samuel, Easton, McKayden, Kaylina, Connor, Rose, Allan
5. Live: born, raised, and still living out in the country on a couple of acres where I get to enjoy all 4 seasons
6. Animal companions: 6 dogs—LadyAnne 14 yo Husky mix), Mr. Peabody (8 yo Fox terrier mix), Shadow (7 yo purebred Rat terrier), Belle (5 yo yellow lab mix), Greysen (5 yo dachshund mix), & Golda (4 mo old yellow lab mix); about 10 cats, 2 rabbits, a flock of chickens & ducks, 2 Betta fish
7. Favorite activities: cardmaking, reading, Pinterest (internet), gardening, sewing, knitting, crocheting, embroidery, cooking, collecting recipes, spending time with my family, playing card/board games, going for walks in the woods
8. Collections: books, especially old ones, recipes, postage stamps, cardmaking stuff
9. Favorite color(s): blue, green, yellow, pastels, earth colors, autumn colors, but like just about every color there is
10. Favorite flower(s): dandelions, lilacs, old-fashioned roses, bleeding hearts, just about all flowers really
11. Coffee, tea or?: MILK!, NO coffee, NO black or green tea but do drink herbal non-caffeine teas, very little soda—favorite will always be A&W root beer, no alcohol either
12. Cardmaking since: 2007, if you are talking about how long I’ve been actively “cardmaking”, but most of my life if you’re talking how long I’ve made cards (construction paper & crayon cards count, right?)
13. Favorite cardmaking tools/supplies: paper—lots & lots of paper!—embellishments of all kinds, double-sided carpet tape, my scissors & utility knife & ruler
14. Die-cut machine: Big Shot
15. Rubber or acrylic: I prefer acrylic stamps; they take up less space & I can see where I’m stamping.
16. Cardmaking style: eclectic—I don’t fit in anyone’s categories
17. Favorite cards to make: birthday, encouragement, you’re special, thinking of you
18. Favorite holidays: Hanukkah, Passover, Feast of Tabernacles; don’t celebrate Christmas, Easter or Halloween
19. Favorite card themes/images: nature, seasons, florals, rustic, little kids & critters—I don’t do angels, fairies, “adult”, & the like
20. Anything else: follower of Yeshua the Messiah since I was a teen, homeschooled my kids for over 16 yrs, homebirthed my 3 youngest, fulltime student at University of Wisconsin working on 1st bachelors in elementary ed/special ed with May 2013 graduation in sight
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Permalink Reply by Chris Hanselman on -
1. Name: Chris Hanselman
2. Birthday: May 3, 1962 Yeap will be 50 in May
3. Significant Other: Hubby and best friend, Larry Anniversary Nov 24
4. Children/Grandchildren: TJ (Thomas Joseph) my son 28 married to Lisa (25) living in Philly and they are expecting our first grandchild. Katie , 20, Larry's daughter living in here in town and attends Virginia Western Community College. Kelly, 20, my daughter, living in Alabama and attending Auburn U, Kevin, 18, high school senior
5. Live: born, raised, some where in the USA. But I live some where else in the USA :)
6. Animal companions: Wow..ok here is the zoo. Missy, Shadow, Olive, Lucky and Angel all black female cats. Rocky, white male cat, and Hope a female calico. Yoggi, Senegal. Sugar, African Grey. Pickles and Riccola Quakers.
7. Favorite activities: cardmaking, reading, making ATCs and bowling
8. Collections: card making embellishments, scrapbook paper
9. Favorite color(s): blue, pink. If I am wearing it...neutral colors...brown, tan, etc
10. Favorite flower(s): them all!! But I live in an apartment and with the animals I have, I don't bother with plants or flowers
11. Coffee, tea or?: Diet Pepsi and water. NO coffee, NO black or green tea
12. Cardmaking since: 2003...made them on the computer. 2009 true cardmaking...coloring images, using my Cricut, adding embellishments, etc
13. Favorite cardmaking tools/supplies: ATG Gun, Xyron, Paper, rhinestones and flat back pearls and flowers
14. Die-cut machine: Cricut
15. Rubber or acrylic: Neither, I use digi-stamps!! Cheaper, you can re-size them, I love them!!
16. Cardmaking style: Mine?? I love looking at what others do and learning new techniques from them.
17. Favorite cards to make: birthday, encouragement, you’re special, thinking of you
18. Favorite holidays: I love making cards for any holiday. But around my house any birthday or holiday is just another day
19. Favorite card themes/images: nature, seasons, florals, rustic, little kids & critters—I don’t do angels, fairies, “adult”, & the like
20. Anything else: Not that I can think of. Let me know if you think of something. LOL
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Permalink Reply by Cindy Keller on -
Chris, I had not thought to add digi stamps to question 15. I'm glad that you did! I collect those, too. LOVE Tlc Creations! I probably have more digi stamps than rubber or acrylic. Thank goodness for flash drives and external hard drives! My collection is getting sizeable. Sure enjoyed finding out all sorts of things about you! Thanks for playing along!
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Permalink Reply by Tracy S on -
1. Name: Tracy S.
2. Birthday: February 3, 1975 ( I see I share a birthday with you Cindy, too cool)
3. Significant Other: John- he is my Mr. Wonderful and Best Friend in the whole world. We married 11-11-04
4. Children/Grandchildren: daughter, Heather is 13 and no grandchildren yet thank goodness! lol5. Live: in the south but near the ocean :)
6. Animal companions: 2 dogs: Daizii is our yellow lab, Gizmo is our Corgi/Weenie mix, 1 cat named Jaida, fire belly toad named Mr. Hoppy Von Frots Alot, and lots of fish ( have a fresh and salt water tank)
7. Favorite activities: cardmaking, reading, Pinterest ( TOTALLY addicted), cooking, collecting recipes, spending time with my family, traveling, visiting new places with hubby, collecting scrap supplies..lol Facebooking
8. Collections: cardmaking stuff, Barbie ( I have a huge collection but have not bought anything for it in years... and it is all in my attic as I have no place for them now that I have started crafting), recipes, and most importantly Copics and stamps..lol
9. Favorite color(s): Orange for sure is my fav... pink and teal in close second10. Favorite flower(s): orchids, black eyed susan, bleeding heart, iris, sunflowers, hibiscus
11. Coffee, tea or?: I drink ice water with lemon mostly, or unsweetened decaf iced or hot tea but I do love me an occasional splurge of an iced mocha or frappa. When I drink hot coffee it is decaf with lots of cream.
12. Cardmaking since: November 200713. Favorite cardmaking tools/supplies: Copics, stamps, tulle and bling
14. Die-cut machine: I own a Cricut and a Cuttlebug
15. Rubber or acrylic: Rubber
16. Cardmaking style: ummm not sure what my style is really. I like bold colors, if that counts as a style..lol
17. Favorite cards to make: ummmm well female cards are wayyyy easier for me to make than masculine ones. So girly is my fav :)
18. Favorite holidays: Easter, then Christmas
19. Favorite card themes/images: girlie, cutsie, funny20: I am a Christian, um I work at a Crisis Pregnancy Center as the office manager.I met my hubby online almost 10 years ago. I live 1,000 miles away from my whole family that I am extremely close to and it sucks badly sometimes, but I know God has me where He wants me right now. I love my life and my family very much. I tend to keep friends for a very, very long time. I am still friends with ones that I have had since Elementary school. Facebook makes it easier to stay up to date with them all. I am a self proclaimed Facebook addict for sure. Um, I also have a blog that I try to update often but sometimes fail to do as often as I would like. I am not easily offended and do not take things too seriously. Life is fun and should be joyful!!
****this was a good idea Cindy, thanks!
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Permalink Reply by Cindy Keller on
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Tracy, have you ever tried using nail polish on a card? I've done just a very little experiment where I used it for the center of some flowers. You have to be sure to let it dry. It's something I want to experiment with more. There are so many pretty nail polish colors and you can buy it for a LOT less than things like Smooch. Not that nail polish is comparable to Smooch exactly, but the principal is the same.
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Permalink Reply by Tracy S on
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ohh that is a good idea.. no, I never have. I just might have to try this.. thanks
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Permalink Reply by Chris Hanselman on
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Wow Never thought of that!!
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Permalink Reply by Cindy Keller on
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Tracy, I think it's a cool coincidence that I was born in 1957 and you were born in 1975--just reversed the last two numbers! So yep, we're birthday twins! I'm on Pinterest, too; I'm thinking I follow a couple of your boards? I know I'm following a whole lot of cardmaking boards and have lots of people following mine. I think it's also interesting that you met your hubby online. I met mine through a Christian singles paper that I'd placed an ad in. He was the only one who responded. I mean, really, how many men are going to be interested in a woman with 6 kids? I'm still thanking God 16 years later that Tim decided to come here from Georgia to meet me (he was living near one of his brothers--a military family all) and asked me to marry him. While I totally agree that life is fun and full of joy, I've also seen it's hard side, but through it all God has been there and has made a way for me when there seemed to be no way.
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Permalink Reply by Tracy S on
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That is an awesome story about you and your hubby meeting. Thanks for sharing! I hear you about God being there through hard times and coming through when there seemed no way.
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Permalink Reply by Lynn in St. Louis on -
1. Name: Lynn Mercurio
2. Birthday: January 15th
3. Significant Other: Victor
4. Children/Grandchildren: One son, Brian and one daughter, Christina - both grown. Two granddaughters who I don't see often enough.
5. Live: in the St. Louis area
6. Animal companions: a loving golden retriever, Allie.
7. Favorite activities: all forms of papercrafting, reading, watching movies
8. Collections: papercrafting supplies and tools, snowglobes, books, and matchbooks from various locations (which are getting harder and harder to find)
9. Favorite color(s):turquoise
10. Favorite flower(s): Gerber Daisies (they just make me smile)
11. Coffee, tea or?: Coffee, tea and every other beverage that is bad for me. LOL
12. Cardmaking since: 2005
13. Favorite cardmaking tools/supplies: ribbons, buttons and glitter
14. Die-cut machine: Big Shot, Cricut, Silhouette, cuttlebug, Sizzix, Wizard, (I told you I collected tools-here's the proof)
15. Rubber or acrylic: Either or - it's all good.
16. Cardmaking style: Cute and occasionally classy
17. Favorite cards to make: Friendship
18. Favorite holidays: Christmas, Halloween and Valentine's Day
19. Favorite card themes/images: All of them - I like so many things
20. Anything else: Got my degree later in life, but I don't think it has done much for my career, other than the satisfaction of achieving it. I love attending CHA once or twice a year. Have great aspirations of traveling abroad...hopefully sooner rather than later. -
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Permalink Reply by Cindy Keller on
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Hi there, Lynn! I got to travel through St Louis this past August on our way home from a whirlwind 4250 mile round trip over 12 days to visit Hubby's family. Since I'd never been to St Louis, he braved the city traffic so I could see the Arch. Sorry that I didn't know to wave to you when we were traveling through. :o)
I guess you DO like collecting tools! I should have asked your advice when I was deciding which die-cut machine I was going to get. I do like my Big Shot, though.
Just curious, what is your career? What was your college degree for?
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Permalink Reply by DeniseQ on -
1. Name: Denise Queeley
2. Birthday: Oct 19
3. Significant Other: Free and single
4. Children/Grandchildren: Shaquille 20, Denesha 11
5. Live: Alberta Canada, born in the UK
6. Animal companions: N/A
7. Favorite activities: scrapbooking, cardmaking, papercrafting, reading, cross stitching, cooking, dancing, singing, spending time with my family and friends, playing board games
8. Collections: books, magnolia Stamps, spellbinders, shoes, slowly building up my purse collection hehehe,cardmaking stuff, black art
9. Favorite color(s): Red, Black, Purple
10. Favorite flower(s): Roses and orchids
11. Coffee, tea or?: Hot chocolate, juice
12. Cardmaking since: 2008,
13. Favorite cardmaking tools/supplies: paper, any kind of adhesive, bling, anything crafty
14. Die-cut machine: Cuttlebug, Cricut15. Rubber or acrylic: Have and use both along with digi stamps, really love the Digi, take up no room at all
16. Cardmaking style: Not sure, but not good with vintage, and not sure what chic is
17. Favorite cards to make: Holiday cards and birthday
18. Favorite holidays: I guess Christmas eventhough we are not supposed to celebrate
19. Favorite card themes/images: Like them all
20. Anything else: I'm a SDA, (Seventh-day Adventist) and work in the health care field -
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