:))))) Stacy Pietryszyn:)))))

Today I am so excited for you to *meet* my 'Co~Conspirator' in this Crop Suey venture, Stacy Pietryszyn!!!!



My love for paper started at a very young age when my mom gave me some glue, scissors and some paper. I have been crafting for as long as I can remember. Helped to have a creative mother, grandmother and great-grandmother who where frugal and kept everything and saw the potential in every bit of scrap fabric, paper, packaging or just about anything. I owe my craft-y-ness to those three women. I have fond memories of my grandmother and I collecting images from magazines that reminded us of our yearly trip to Quebec to visit family and gluing them down to a big scrapbook (you know the old newspaper style pages). Because of this craftyness I started as an adult to always make birthday and Christmas gifts.



In search of a great gift to give my boyfriend (now hubby) I ventured to my local craft store in 2002 and found a pack of patterned paper and some stickers. I made him for Christmas an album of 'our story' which started with our first date and so on and then it was pure addiction from then on. I LOVE paper. Going into a scrapbook store and seeing all the paper is my art gallery.



I don't have a style as I find it is ever evolving and it all depends on my mood on that day. I typically love vintage elements, love to make my own embellishments and do spend alot of time on a project. I think the fastest page I ever did took me 4 hours - which is super quick as it usually takes me at least two evenings to complete a page. I am a planner and usually draw a sketch for my pages and plan every detail.



I do have a great subject to scrap (my three year old son) and am never short of a great picture as my hubby is a photographer. I have been having less time to scrap lately as my son keeps me busy.



I also work full time and have started a small not-for-profit stationary/gift wrapping business where all the proceeds will go towards the Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation's (JDRF) Walk to Cure Diabetes. My son was diagnosed last year with type 1 and I am so thankful for scrapping and paper crafting as it has been my refuge of the daily struggles with balancing his sugars. For more info please check out http://hellothere-jdrf.blogspot.com/.


Make sure to stop by my blog Oh Scrap! and leave a comment for 4 chances (yes that is right!) to win a Halloween destash RAk!