Meet Neisey!!!

One of our newest Design Team members is Denise Schurman or more commonly known as Neisey. I recently had the opportunity to interview Denise so we could get to know her a little bit better.

Here is my interview:

What name do you usually go by? Do you have a nickname that you could share?

IRL I go by Denise, unless you happen to be a kindergartener and then you probably call me “Mrs. S.” On-line I am Neisey which is DH’s nickname for me. Another nickname (that I probably shouldn’t be sharing on the Internet) is “Jel” which is short for Jelly Belly, a term of endearment from my first pregnancy and has absolutely nothing to do with the current state of my abdominal region.

Where do you currently live? Where would you like to live?

My family currently lives in a small village in the Ottawa area. We love it for its great community feel but eventually want to move back to the Maritimes where both DH and I grew up. We are specifically interested in Fredericton, NB as it is not too close and not too far from his family in PEI and mine in NS.

Is your scrap area usually neat or creatively messy?

My entire family would be shocked if my scrap room was ever neat. I am beyond the point of creatively messy and well on my way to being either featured on the show “Hoarders” or being condemned.

What is something that you have recently learned?

I have learned that if I do a little bit of housework everyday I won’t feel stressed when Dan invites someone over and remembers to tell me 2 minutes before their arrival time.

What is your favourite scrapbooking/cardmaking colour?

I am drawn to brights for details (red, turquoise, pinks) but love to place everything on a neutral background (black, white, kraft) to make things pop.

What tool do you use the most? Why?

Lately I have been using my Silhouette digital craft cutter because it can cut any title or shape I want in any size I want. It is so easy to use and now I won’t have to spend so much on dies, punches, etc. Of course I will just siphon that money into other scrapbook supplies but there is no need to let DH know that.

Describe your scrappy/cardmaking style?

I am definitely a simple scrapper although from my enormous stash of stuff you would never guess that. I would also describe my work as linear and balanced. Think Cathy Z but unfortunately not nearly as good.

What kind of camera do you use?

I have a Pentax K10D DSLR and love it. I would consider myself a serious hobbyist and I’m always reading up on tips and techniques. Unfortunately I don’t have many willing models at my house.

Are you a morning person or a night person?

Definitely a night hawk but having kids has certainly put a damper on that.

What food would you like to eat every single day if you could?

Could I pluralize food??? Scallops, Donairs, Chips, Guacamole, Pub-style fish and chips, McDonalds (I know, I know, but I love it!) Lone Star fahitas…excuse me while I clean the drool off my keyboard.

What size of shoes do you wear?

Usually a 6. My 10 year old daughter is already wearing bigger shoes than I am.

What do you keep under your bed?

Besides the ubiquitous dust bunnies? We have a platform bed with 6 drawers but none of them hold my stuff. They are mostly jammed full of Dan’s military wool socks and his t-shirt collection dating back from Junior High.

What did you eat for lunch today?

Thankfully, it is only 10am so I can’t answer that. However my MIL was here on the weekend visiting from PEI. They own a number of maritime based pizza franchises and she brought me all the fixings for donairs – refer to question above asking what food(s) I would like to eat every day – so I think I’ll treat myself to one for lunch today.

Now for some scrappy word association – I’ll say a word and you say the first thing that comes to your mind.

Trimmer – never where I remember last setting it down
Brads - tiny (especially when spilled on the floor)
Journal spots – too nice to write on
Stickles – messy
Big Bite - unopened
Pop Dots – sticky

Please share your favourite project to date.

It’s kind of hard to narrow it down. I’ve been scrapping for 11 years so I have lots of layouts that may not be artistically wonderful (Paperkins, anyone?) but bring back wonderful memories. Also, I tend to think that the project I’ve just completed is a fave too. That being said, I don’t scrap a lot about me so I’m going to be a little egocentric and choose this simple LO about my faves.

Thanks so much for sharing yourself with me and your friends, Denise! I look forward to seeing more of your gorgeous work in the gallery!