Tuesday, December 28, 2010

Meet Patti! :)


Hi everyone! My name is Patti West and I've been scrapbooking since 2002.

I live in the country, outside of a small city, in upstate New York. I've been married to Tom for 26 years - and I've known Tom since we were children. We grew up on the same city street, and went to the same schools and church. We have two sons. Thomas is 24 and graduated in August of 2010 with a Bachelor's in Marketing. He's now working at his first "real job". Matthew is 21 and is a senior in college. Our family also includes a yellow labrador retriever, Filbert, age 9. Filbert brightens everyone's days with his friendly personality and silly antics.

I work as an administrative assistant at our local university and have been employed at the same job for almost twenty years! When I'm not paper crafting, you'll find me in the kitchen. I love to bake. Cookies are most often requested, but I make a mean cheesecake and my scratch carrot cake w/cream cheese icing is to die for.

Tom and I love to travel, so vacation photos are some of my favorites to scrap. My favorite technique is stitching, whether by hand or machine. I love to create colorful, happy projects that make people smile.

I am so excited to begin my DT spot with The Paper Variety!! Thank you, Abby and Suzanne for this wonderful opportunity!

Some samples of my work ~









Posted by The Paper Variety at 1:00 AM
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11 comments:

  1. AprilDecember 28, 2010 at 8:32 AM

    Awesome work Patti! I love the way you use your embellishments...
    - April

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  2. LisaMDecember 28, 2010 at 8:51 AM

    Beautiful work, Patti!

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  3. ~janDecember 28, 2010 at 9:09 AM

    Patti and I have been bestie scrappy friends for a while now. :) Im a big fan of her work! :) She is a talented crafter! So happy to be playing with you here at TPV!!

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  4. SuzyDecember 28, 2010 at 9:32 AM

    Beautiful stuff Patti! Love the 'there you go' layout. Can't wait to see more. Glad to have you apart of the team!

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  5. patti westDecember 28, 2010 at 9:43 AM

    Thank you so much, everyone!!! :)

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  6. MarilynDecember 28, 2010 at 10:29 AM

    Beautiful works, Patti!!

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  7. Suzy NurmainyDecember 28, 2010 at 1:17 PM

    Hi Patti! your works is so beautiful!!

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  8. mustangkaylaDecember 29, 2010 at 3:23 PM

    Patty, YOU ROCK! LOVE your work! :-) Beautiful creations in this post!

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  9. mustangkaylaDecember 29, 2010 at 3:24 PM

    Why did I put a 'y' instead of an 'i'? I haven't done that before. Sorry Patti!

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  10. ShannonDecember 30, 2010 at 4:08 PM

    So excited to be on the team with you Patti!!! Love your work and how you always have such kind words for everyone!!! :) <3

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  11. SherriDecember 31, 2010 at 10:21 AM

    congrats Patti!

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We love hearing your feedback! :) Thanks so much! ~ Abby and Suzanne

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