A farewell tribute by Jessy

I was asked by a former Nook DT, Tanya if I am interested to apply for the Nook. She mentioned that they are looking for card makers. I was ecstatic to receive such email from her. I felt so encouraged! So I decided to jump in the wagon & check the Nook forum out in January 2011. To be honest, I never really liked to mingle in a forum but Nook really changed my mind. The fellow Nookers are so friendly and beginning to feel at home. Since then, I checked the forum everyday and applied for the DT call. At the same time, a crop was going on. Lo & behold I won one of the card challenge that was organized by the talented Zarah. I was so happy!

Not long after, I was chosen to be Nook's DT in Feb 2011 and it was my first international club kit stint. It was a HUGE deal for me to be in a team with talented scrappers & card makers. The group of DTs was awesome. No drama mamas/divas! We shared our sorrows and joy together. It was a close-knitted group. With all my heart, they are a bunch of very fun, crazy, supportive & caring people. I thank God for them! 

I still remember my first kit and it was the March kit: Crate Paper Emma's Shoppe collection. It was stunning! Here are some of my creations with the kit...

This layout was also published in Scrapbook Trends : Families in 2011.

Since then, I had the opportunity to create with a lot of wonderful scrapbook kits each month. I begun to apply for manufacturer DTs too. Lo & behold, in the same year I got to be DTs for 3 manufacturers. If it wasn't because of Nook, I will never have such opportunity. 

I have to thank Leah & Pam for this amazing opportunity. Most importantly to give a chance to a scrapbooker like me from a lil country in Asia to be part of this wonderful journey. Yes, I am gonna miss all the Nookers but thank God for the advance technology that we can still keep in touch via FB, Instagram & blog! 

Wish ALL of you the best & thank you for all your support and encouragement thus far!

Xoxo Jessy

(www.teacherjessy.blogspot.com)

Nook tribute - Hilde

It's so sad - an era is soon over.
It's finally sinking in - the Nook is soon to be history. The forum is getting more quiet every day as our members find other places to hang out - or do they really?


I'm one of the oldies at the Nook. I found my way there back in 2007 - in fact: if the Nook had stayed on for another two months, I could have grabbed the "Five-Years-As-Nooker" badge. I remember looking for a place to shop online - but I found more: a kit club and a welcoming community.


I had never worked with coordinating collections before, so recieveing the first kit was like heaven - no need to spend time looking for the perfect match anymore. Here is the first layout I made with a Nook kit:

DCWV papers?

The DT arranged something they called Crops. I had no clue what this was and imagine my chock when I dicovered it was all about doing 30+ challenges in one weekend! Later I discovered the DT arranged other kinds of crops, too, and I enjoyed all of them. I can be quite competitive and I remember working night and day to beat Camilla at one of month long summer crops. She draw the longes straw, but I was happy as a clam to have been pushed far out of my comfort zone and developing as a scrapper. Here is a layout from the summer crop, where we were supposed to use girl colors for boys' layouts and vise versa. And I even painted on my layout!

But I also remember the bitter sweet moment where I lost a three month GDT spot because one of the DT memebers did a counting mistake and the winner were announced too soon. As she never did anything to clear up, I suspected her to be happy seeing me lose, but I kept my mouth shut to the DT coordinator, counting it would pay off in the long run. And I had my lessons learned about what this industry can be like.


Over the years the DT members have  been a wonderful source for inspiration and learning. I started my paper craft career as a card maker and where I hung around it was all about coloring stamped images. I did not know there excisted a card making world where not coloring images was an option, but when I saw one of the Nook DT members make a card with patterned paper and pre made embellies only, I was hooked. I think I spent an entire kit just enjoying cutting and exploring the world of patternes. One of the cards I made:

Fancy pants paers?

As said in lots of the Nook Tribute posts, the forum/community has been one of a kind: so warm, welcoming and and drama free. This was the place you could both toot, laugh, rant and cry. Working internationally has been a fun ride and I guess a lot of us can thank the Nook for developing our English skills as well as knowledge about foreign countries and cultures.


I have met people on the Nook that will stay friends forever, even if we don't chat every day or week - we have learned to know each other over  the years and know and respect each other. I trust those people 100% and dare to share even the more unpleasant parts of me and my inner thoughs - life happes for all of us, and it's priceless to have someone to talk to ouside the house some time. I like to think we do each other good, and luckily 99% of the Nookers have proved to be in that category.

And what is more fun than meeting Nookers IRL? It's quite natural, as I live in Norway, I get to see the Scandinavians most, but you never know where I travel next and who I might call to see :-)


Finally, I want to thank to all of you, and I hope the Nook love, will be as a boomerang: always returning back!

Nook January 2012 Kit featuring Lily Bee

Love you all!!!!

Hilde

Hilde's blog: www.scoobieslilleblog.blogspot.com

Nook Tribute - Zarah

Today it's Zarah who hosts the Nook tribute post:

Hi and welcome to my little post.

I’m Zarah, sometimes more known as zarischka (the one with the unpronounceable name…) and I am a Nookoholic.

Way, way back – in the early days of 2007, long before I had any experience to speak of and long before I knew much of anything about scrapbooking, I happened to spend a little time on this message board, whose name and address I’ve long since forgotten. It might have been nice. It probably was, but I wouldn’t remember because one day my board friend Erica told me that she was on the DT for this online kit club that had a wonderful message board – and that said kit club were looking for guest designers.

There was a small virtual crop going on to find these gDTs and she encouraged me to sign up, scrap and go for it.

I gathered all my courage and obeyed.One of the LOs I made for that crop was this one:

(2007)

I got the gig. I can still remember how that felt! I couldn’t stop bouncing, and I was just SO happy! Me! Little ol’ me – guest designing for a big American kit club?! It felt way too good to be true.
I had my guest designing period and I was feeling a little nostalgic already, but not ready to move on. I’d found my online home. I was gonna stick around, no matter what.

Then the phone rang…
Imagine my excitement when Leah was on the other end, asking me if I wanted a permanent spot on the DT…
Did I EVER??!

I stumbled on the language barrier and must have slipped and fallen (figuratively) at least ten times during that call, but the most important thing was that I managed to say “Yes, yes, absolutely, yes! Thank you!”

So I stayed. I was on the DT for several more terms (I will never understand what inspired all that trust in Leah and Pam, but I am forever thankful!) and after I decided it was time to stop applying, to let new blood in – I still stayed.
My style evolved greatly thanks to the club, and the loving support of my friends on the boards.

2008

2009

2010

2011

They dubbed me “part of the inventory” and I had some kind of record in posting.
What can I say? When I call the Nook my online home, I’m not lying.

 

I have made so many amazing friends at the Nook.
The board always has been rather famous for its uncommonly nice members. There were never any backstabbing, gossiping or cliques at the Nook. There was support, love, cheerful posts and tooting for each other. There were smiles, loyal friends and happy times.
Everyone was a part of the family.
I’ll miss it.
I’ll miss you.

Keep your eyes on the future, but don’t forget our past together. I’m sure we’ll be seeing each other.

Love,
Zarah

Zarah's blog: http://www.zarischka.com/

nook tribute: Pam Brown

Good morning girls! Like so many others, I can't believe the end of the Nook is coming. I first joined the forum in January 2011 when I was searching out design team calls and the Nook was having one. I immediately loved the community and the inspiration was amazing. I loved how warm and welcoming the community was AND how international it was. It was so interesting to get so many different perspectives on all sorts of things:) The way Leah had the board and design team running really appealed to me, so I threw my hat in the ring to get on the design team. I knew that even if I didn't make the team, I would be sticking around, I had found a home:)

It wouldn't be until the following call when I would get a spot on the team, and I am happy to have served 2 terms on the Nook's design team. More than that, I am so happy I was able to be a part of this amazing community. You all are amazing and I have "met" so many wonderful, beautiful, and talented ladies through the Nook. I know we will continue to support and inspire each other through all of the various social media outlets;)

I would like to share a few of my favorite Nook projects, with the gorgeous kits Pam and Leah put together:

Thank you all for reading and looking and I hope you will still hang out with me and keep in touch at my blog: http://happytobecreating.blogspot.com

xoxo,
Pam

Nook Tribute: Lilith

Boy do I hate goodbyes and this one is extremely hard. I found the nook in December 2010 and loved it from the start.  In search of inspiration and some scrappy girls who would understand this love for paper, I was overjoyed to find such a cosy and welcoming online home. I can say that I have met some amazing people and they have become my friends. The Nook was our local pub, our place to get together and I have enjoyed every minute. 

The Nook was also one of those places that has helped me grow as a scrapbooker and I have definitely become more confident thanks to all the support. I'll miss our get togethers with the Nook girls but I am sure we will stay in touch! 

Here are some of my favourite layouts: Some I made for Nook crops and others using the kits. (I will miss them too!!! Snif!)

 

Thank you My Scrapbook Nook for nearly two years of fun, inspiration and wonderful company. You will be missed. 

Lilith ♥♥♥

Nook Tribute: Bente Fagerberg

Although I am a fairly new addition to the design team here at the ’Nook’ I have come to love the friendly atmosphere and the warm reception of the forum/message board. All of you lovely members make this such a special place and I am sure going to miss it when it’s gone.

They say that all good things has to come to an end,…and this is definitely one of those good things. I have come to understand that to many people this is their ‘home’ on the internet and I shall be sad to see so many people being ‘homeless’.

I know we are trying to find new places to keep in touch and to chat, but I guess it will take some time until we ‘feel at home’ in a new place.

It is difficult to find something to replace what we have here!

I am just so grateful to Leah and Pam for having had confidence in me and I have utterly enjoyed my journey here at 'My Scrapbook Nook’ even if it was shorter than planned. I understand that there is a time for everything and that you ladies have decided to embrace new challenges. Thank you from the bottom of my heart!

I will share a few projects I made whilst on the team here:  

Thanks so much and I hope we will continue running into eachother somewhere in cyberspace! 

Hugs!!

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Nook Tribute - Erica Hettwer

Today it's Erica who hosts the Nook tribute post. Here is how she will remember The Nook:

I will remember finding the Nook from Leah's blog when Audrey was first born in April of 2009. 

I will remember first joining in all the fun during the Nook Off.  It was my very first online crop and everyone was so welcoming!

I will remember being sooooo very excited when my first kit came. 

I will remember the outpouring of support and prayers when Mickey got hurt and I was so happy to be able to rejoice with all of you when he recovered.  I want to thank you all again for those prayers, they worked miracles!

I will remember the inspiration that the DT provided with their work and their efforts during crops and challenges and I so appreciate that!  Thank you, DT!

And, while I will remember loving the kits and the classes, the challenges and the inspiration, my favorite part of the Nook was you.  The Nook community.  You have been so supportive and kind and welcoming and I shall have a hard time finding another group of women like this one.

Thank you.

Erica's blog: http://ericasdoingsomethingelse.blogspot.no/

Nook Tribute - Pysselpetra

Every day during the month of september one of the Nook DT or one of the Nook friends host a Nook Blog post about how their life has been with the Nook. Today Swedish Pysselpetra is our host. Here is what she has to say:

I still remember my first kit from my scrapbook nook… I thought it was the most amazing kit design I had ever seen – simply beautiful - when I first saw it on the blog of a Swedish scrapper I admired.. . She was in the Nook DT and I found my way to the Nook MB. I immediately fell in love both with the kits and the community.

When I received the kit… wow… this was in May 2008 … at first I couldn’t get myself to start using it. It was so perfect and it felt wrong cutting it up… yes I am a bit crazy… It was almost like a collector’s item and it seemed like it should stay intact. Anyway, in the end, I made one page….

The rest of the kit I have still kept as is, still beautiful.

I received 25 kits from the Nook or more... not sure, all as beautiful and it took a long time before I actually started to use the kits, not just kept them *LOL*

I will always remember nook for the friendliness and amazing talent but also for the stressful, funny, crazy, thrilling and inspiring crops. Yes stressful indeed. But I loved getting the pressure of making almost too many pages in too short time. That really thought me not to spend hours choosing papers and decorations but just grabbing what is in reach. Some of my best pages ever I did on one of the last crops.

I also met some real good scrappy friends IRL just because I first met you at the Nook and I am so happy about that… Hilde, Camilla, Zarah and Helena.

So I will miss My Scrapbook Nook for sure and I wish all my fellow Nookies lots of happy scrappy adventures and I hope to catch up with you all, if not IRL, somewhere in cyber space.

Pysselpetra's blog: http://mittkreativakaos.blogspot.no/

Nook Tribut - Els (Pruts)

Today Els (Pruts) from Belgium host the Nook Tribute post:

I've only been a member of nook for a few months. But boy, what a great place to be !!!

I'm in love with the kits. I really feel sad that I will never find another nook kit on my doorstep.

I never imagined that a foreign forum could feel like coming home. Although my english isn't the best, all the nookers  welcomed me and never said anything about weird English. I feel that the nook forum is the place were all my foreign scrapbooking friends are. I hope we keep in touch !!

Nook is a place where so many talented ladies are and everyone respects each others work.

I'm gonna mis nook. Thank you Pam and Leah for being so friendly and making nook such a wonderful place. I wish you both the best !!!!!

These are some lo's I made with the great nook kits.

Els' blog: http://pruts0605.blogspot.no/

Nook Tribute - Danielle de Konink

Today Nook Tribute blog post is hosted by Danielle de Konink:

On one hand I’m feeling a little excited to have a guest post on the Nook blog. But on the other hand, the reason for this post makes me sad. It feels like a goodbye note to my online home…

I found out about My Scrapbook Nook in summer 2011, during the Design Team call. I entered the forum and felt so welcome that I never ever wanted to leave. Before the summer of 2011 I have had a scrappy break for a couple of years, just because things in life happen, not because I didn’t like to scrap anymore. It felt kind of scary to jump into the scrapbook world again, things changed during my absence. Brands were gone, new brands were taking over, styles and trends changed, my stash became retro and lots and lots of new products were to be found in stores. So it all felt a little overwhelming. I was so happy that I had found the Nook, the members were so friendly and the gallery so inspiring. It just took me a little while to get back in business and I have to thank you all for that!

The Nook members feel like a second family, I love the support of each other. It doesn’t matter if you want to talk about scrappy stuff or want to share happy or sad moments in your personal life, there is always someone around the world that wants to hear your story and cheer you on or cheer you up. I feel so fortunate to have made such wonderful friends from all over the world, all thanks to this loving online home. Unfortunately I haven’t met any of you in real life yet, but I still keep hoping that it will happen one day.

Thanks again my friends for this wonderful place and I truly hope to keep in touch with you!

Now at the end of this post I want to share some of my favorite layouts I made with the My Scrapbook Nook kits.

January 2012 kit Lilybee

February 2012 kit October Afternoon

March 2012 kit MME

April 2012 kit Crate Paper

  

 

June 2012 kit Simple Stories

Danielle's blog: http://picsandcheesecake.blogspot.no/