Meet the Design Team - Tara Pollard Pakosta

It's Monday!  Are you ready to meet the next design team member?  But first, a little reminder that you still have a couple of days to enter this week's blog challenge.  Check it out.  Ok, back to the real deal... we are so excited to introduce you to the oh-so-talented Tara Pollard Pakosta!  She is such a fun girl...and so are her layouts!  Lets give a big hello to her this week...

What's your Name? 

Tara Pollard Pakosta

What's your favorite OA paper line? 

Daydreams

What size do you scrapbook? 

every size from 4x4 to 12x12

1 page or 2? 

usually only one page, unless it's an event then I sometimes do two pagers

Do you make cards? 

yes! I usually end up donating them to a church though instead of sending them out to relatives/friends.

Is your scrap area messy or neat? 

Neat. unless I am scrapping, but I clean it up between each layout.

What camera do you use? 

Canon 5d and Canon 30d

What is your favorite OA stamp set? 

Daydream (love the flower one)

Your favorite Ink? 

staz on timber brown

Where do you find your inspiration? 

from my photos

What's your favorite scrapbooking color(s)? 

kraft/aqua/red

What's your most-used scrapbook tool? 

stapler.

Are you a slow scrapper or a quick scrapper? 

quick! 15-20 minutes per page

What's your favorite quote? 

"the most important thing she learned is that there is no way to be a perfect mom, and a million ways to be a great one" ...not sure who it's by, but i LOVE IT!

Give us your favorite tip...

do what you love and don't try to follow what everyone else is doing and keep having fun scrapbooking

Take a look at one of Tara's recent favorite layouts featuring October Afternoon's letter stickers and die cuts: