You can usually find me traipsing the mountains, browsing the bargain tables at bookstores, bouldering in the basement, or scrapping in my studio.  I've kept a journal since I was 8 years old.  Scrapping was just a natural progression.  Telling the stories of my little family is the part I like best.  I also love choosing colors and patterns that make me feel happy.  Orange is the only color that really scares me.  As far as scrapbooking accomplishments go, I've been published a handful of times and I have the privilege of being one of the original Villagers and City Planners.

My biggest challenge and joy in life is raising 2 kids.  My little girl loves to rock climb and my son cracks me up with his practical jokes.  Their battle cry when they get into trouble is, "Mom! Get your camera and take a picture."  They must get it from their father.

I married Cory almost a decade ago.  We met on a paintball field and we still make time to play every chance we get.  He's the subject of my favorite layout.  This man makes sure that I have a constant stock of dark chocolate on hand (Dove is my preferred brand!) and he even cooks and does dishes.

The best advice that I ever got was "Before you become somebody's wife, before you become somebody's mother, become somebody."

Hi! I'm Cheryl from Baton Rouge, more commonly known as Casey's mom. *Ü*  I began scrapping several years ago.  My sister got me hooked.  She gave me an album, some supplies and a gift certificate to a local scrapbook store for Christmas one year.  I had no idea what it was all for but one trip to the "LSS" and I was hooked! Now I work there part-time. *Ü*

I love the artsy/creative side of scrapbooking. I've always dabbled in crafts, but this one is here to stay!  I've been blessed to be published with Creating Keepsakes, Simple Scrapbooks, Scrapbook Trends and PaperKuts.  I'm also super blessed to be part of the community here at ScrapVillage. I love being a City Planner!

A little about me...  The important things to know... I have a yellow lab, Casey, and a hedgehog, Spikey, both of whom I adore. I love Diet Coke, dark chocolate and disco!  Here's my current favorite layout.  That's about all folks!  *Ü*

My Scrapbook Resumé  

Hello! My name is Krista Lund and I am 28 years old.  I started scrapbooking with my college dorm roomie in 1997.  My husband, Zack and I just had a baby girl -- new scrapbook material!  Our pup Sophie is loving being a big sister.  I was honored to be ScrapVillage's very first Featured Artist and even more proud to be a City Planner!  Check out one of my favorite layouts.

My Scrapbook Resumé

It all started with my mom’s 110 camera.  It never would have been used if it weren’t for me. Then it was photos plastered over every inch of my closet doors and bedroom walls (much to my mother’s dismay). Along came magnetic albums.  Newspaper clippings. A visit to the beach with all the girls in college led the way to adding magazine clippings to all of our crazy photos. My son came and that meant an SLR camera. Then, one night, all because I was bored and had a night off, I was invited to a scrapbooking party.  

Now it is a full-time obsession, a stress reliever, a creative outlet, a memory keeper, a friend maker, and a great excuse for my husband to roll his eyes at the amount of supplies that overload my office.  

What started as a way to have fun with paper and preserve my photos has become a blessing.  Chances to work with wonderful people of scrapbooking community websites and companies; publications in Creating Keepsakes, Scrapbooks etc., Memory Makers and Scrapbook Answers; even my own fonts.  I never would have guessed it in a million years.

I have 4 not-always-so-willing subjects: my wonderful husband of nearly 7 years, Chris; our 5-year old cup of caffeine, I mean son, Gabe; our 1-year old strong-lunged daughter, Emily; and our newest addition, a Cavalier King Charles Spaniel named Zuzu.  Yes, she was named after the little girl in It's a Wonderful Life, the first movie my husband and I saw together.  Occasionally, I'm even my own subject, but only if the picture has gone through a strict approval process.

Though, what I love the most is finding people who are just as passionate, who don’t get caught up in the details, and who scrap to have fun. Because that is what it is all about.

And, by the way, it is pronounced, o-duh-CHOW-skee.  *Ü*

My favorite layout: Funny Faces -- because when I created it, it was something different that I had never done.

My Scrapbook Resumé

I was born and raised in the Philippines. When I was 17 our family moved to the U.S. in a little known Wisconsin town called Chippewa Falls. But it was in Illinois where I finally settled, where I found work, finished my bachelors degree, and met my soul-mate. Not necessarily in that order. Now, happy as a Midwesterner, I live to enjoy life with my husband of nearly 10 years and our two young children, Benjamin (4) and Sophia (2).

And to enjoy life even more, I scrapbook. I scrapbook to eternalize those fleeting baby moments and etch in my memory those cellulite folds my children have grown out of so quickly. I would scrapbook every little syllable that comes out of their mouths if I could scrapbook fast enough. I scrapbook even those moments that I thought annoyed me. I scrapbook to be reminded why I chose to be a SAHM. I scrapbook to teach my children about my faraway childhood home. My heritage. And my husband’s. I scrapbook my husband to remind me how blessed I am to have him. To remember that even though he cannot appreciate why I have to add --just--one--more-- embellishment on a layout, he loves me anyway and lets me go for a night out (even an extended weekend) scrapbooking with my girlfriends. I scrapbook to relive sweet memories with my Papa, who died when I was 11. I scrapbook to celebrate a beloved sister’s life, who died at age 34. I scrapbook life, the big events and the little rituals, the way I see it. I even scrapbook me.

I started scrapbooking a decade ago but for a long time, I resisted scrapping artfully, until I chanced upon ScrapVillage.com. I joined ScrapVillage in the middle of 2005 and I remember thinking, holy cow, there were actually people talking -- not doing -- but *talking* about scrapbooking ALL DAY. What losers! Sorry that I really thought that. But apparently, I wanted to be a loser myself because I kept coming back and ‘listening’ in on the conversations. Then one day, I just couldn’t stand missing out on the fun anymore and came out of lurkdom. That was when I discovered a world of cyber friendships with conversations as warm as an old friend‘s, sitting right next to me. I was wheeled into a passion I didn’t even know I had. My layouts took a full-blown artful dimension, and chocolate got added to my scrapbook supplies. I am proud to be an active member of this community. And triple proud to hold the title, City Planner.