Where does everyone live?

Just curious, I know we have a lot of people in Arizona, but where do the rest of us hail from?

I'm in Antioch, California. Which is in the San Francisco Bay Area.

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Megan:
A person who always strives to do her best-

meg,
i live in marysville,washington...i was born and raised in upstate NY but moved here about 7 years ago. have come to enjoy living on the west coast.
billiejo

i guess as far as LSS's go im pretty lucky there are 2 about 5 minutes from my house we also have walmart,craftmart,joann fabrics,the craft store which also have lots to offer for scrapbookers about 10 minutes from my house and my CM gal delivers right to my door. so i have all kinds of ways to get my scrapbook supplies

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I'm in Williamsburg, Virginia - been here my entire life - boring I know, but it is a great place to live AND I have 2 lss's within 2 miles or less of my home!lol!

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Lisa
Sahm to 2 adorable girls, wife to the best man in the world and a confessed scrapaholic!

I live in Greenville, NC.

Lisa D. there is nothing boring about Williamsburg, VA. I love to visit there...so much to do and a beautiful community. And the fact that you have 2 LSS near you, that is icing on the cake!

Now Greenville, NC is another story...I don't have a LSS anywhere near me. Michael's is it in Greenville.

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Kim S.
*Scrap in a Snap*
Independent Consultant
Eastern NC
www.scrapinasnapstuff.com

I live in West Chester, PA which is just southwest of Philadelphia.

I do have one scrapbook store near me and two Michaels stores, two AC Moore stores, a Joanne Fabrics and another craft store. So basically - I have no problems spending my money on supplies.

I'm from North Olmsted, Ohio which is a suburb about 15 minutes west of Downtown Cleveland.

Believe if or not, there is only one LSS around here that is relatively close that is in Lakewood (about 25 minutes from my house). But we have plenty of craft stores all with a different selection to choose from.

I live in Lambertville Michigan, which is right out side of Toledo, Ohio. I am about 15 minutes away from 2 different scrapbook stores.

My family lives in Los Angeles, Calif. Been here since I was 6 months old--so I am an almost native.

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Nancy

I used to be one of those form Arizona, but I recently moved to San Diego, California!

I am loving it! (even if the closest scrapbook store is a 20 minute drive from here, at the right time of day to avoid rush hour in any direction.)

Haven't found many scrappers in this neck of the woods though. Where are You?

Cheri

I am Duluth, Georgia. That is in the Northern part of the state. I have been here 1 year. I was born and raised in Maynard, Massachusetts.

I currently reside in Durham, North Carolina. I was born and raised in Jackson, Mississippi.

I used to live in Gainesville, GA. I hope to live in that area again. (It's not too far from Duluth.) I hung out in that area a lot.

I now live about 35 miles west of Rochester, New York in the middle of farm country! Lots of cabbage fields, sweet corn and soy beans, oops I forgot the apples.

I lived for 6 years in southern California and miss it only on hot humid 96 degree days like today (I'm melting!) and in the middle of January when it's snowing like heck. What I really miss are all my wonderful friends I left behind. Now that I have small children, I don't travel west very often.

Hi! We just recently moved to Idaho from Florida! My new home is in Post Falls which is close to Spokane, WA which has a couple of LSS.But lucky for me there is a great one just next door in Coeur d' Alene, ID, only 5 minutes away! I can't wait for preschool to start, it's practically next door! We also have a JoAnne's! And I thought I was moving to the boonies! There are more stores to choose from than Jacksonville, FL!!
Gotta Love it!!!

I'm in Bellevue WA. Lots and lots of scrapbook choices.

I'm in Naperville, Illinois with two LSS stores to choose from plus Hobby Lobby and Michael's. I like to see those Ohio Scrappers too! I just moved to Naperville from Mogadore, Ohio a year and a half ago.

Erin

Strangly enough, no one who's posted yet is from Arizona!

Since everyone is talking about their LSS's I will too. There are 3 within 20 minutes and a few more within 40. There's Target, Jo Ann's and a Michael's right up the street, 2 Wal-Mart's (I don't go to those), and the newest bestest Michael's near one of the close LSS's. I'm so lucky!

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Megan:
A person who always strives to do her best-

Here's an Ohio scrapper! I live in Newark, born and raised here--this is the town where the big Longaberger basket building is--for you basket collectors--one small but nice lss up the street from me and 3 really nice ones in Columbus--30 minutes away--get there often
Judi

Here's an Ohio scrapper! I live in Newark, born and raised here--this is the town where the big Longaberger basket building is--for you basket collectors--one small but nice lss up the street from me and 3 really nice ones in Columbus--30 minutes away--get there often
Judi

An Arizona scrapper checkin in!!! I live in Apache Junction Arizona right at the base of the Superstition Mountains. I am so fortunate that I have at least 10 scrap stores within 12 - 40 minutes from my home. Love Arizona, but would love to visit some of the places everyone is mentioning.

I live in Omaha, Ne. Where it is very cold in the winter and right now it is boiling hot in the summer. We have a Heat index of 110 on the average. Sorry, I am about ready to move anywhere...I am 7 months pregnant and feeling very much like a beached whale lost in Nebraska.

If it wasn't for the 3 ISS's and Michaels, Hobby Lobby and Joann crafts all within 5 mile radius, I would have left by now.

Hi, it is neat to see where everyone is from. I live in a small town near Mt. Vernon Illinois. We don't have any LSS near here, however we do have a Wal-Mart 30 minutes away.

Penny

Judi, my mom grew up near Newark! Or in Newark, she went to Newark Catholic High School. I think it's soo funny! Too weird!

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Megan:
A person who always strives to do her best-

Hi All!
I live in Ashland, Wisconsin (on the South Shore of the Lake Superior.) We don't have a LSS except for Walmart which doesn't carry alot of supplies. Duluth, MN is only 72 miles away that has Michaels and a stamping store with scrapbook supplies.
Erika

I live in Indiana - the NE corner 50 mi north of Ft Wayne and 50 mi E of S Bend. I have a LSS 15 minutes away but the selection is VERY limited. To get to one of my really good ones I have to drive about an hour. I have been to the 2 in Toledo - get there once a year - and am envious of scrapbooking-angel. Also try to get to Newark, Ohio once a year (know that big basket well) and will want directions from Judi before I come the next time.

Hi It sure was interesting reading where everyone is from! I'm from Northern NJ about 20 miles from Manhattan. I know that Jersey gets alot of bad press but I have lived here my whole life and really love it. Just as a began scraping a really cute store opened up about 15 minutes from here. I love to leave my two boys with my mom and go there to dream about layouts!!

Right now I am in the process of moving from Guam to Las Vegas, Nevada.

Marisa

WEst Virginia a small town called Glen Jean but I was born and raised in Toledo Ohio lss is 20 minutes away if it was any closer I would have to file for bankruptcy.lol

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Grani-Apple
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Been there done that!

I live on a farm in the Central Valley of California about 8 miles northwest of Madera. There are no scrapbooking stores but the local Wal-Mart carries some basic supplies. The closest scrapbook store is in Fresno and it's about 30-40 minutes away.

Hello, this kinda cool to see where everybody is from. I am from Richland, Missouri. I have 2 scrapbook stores about 45 minutes away.
Hazel

I'm from a little town called Oakboro, North Carolina. It's about 45 minutes from Charlotte. The closest LSS is over an hour away, but I do have a Walmart that's abot 15 minutes away.

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Brandy
wife to greatest husband & mom to cutest baby

Great question- I just recently joined the site.... and it sounded like you all lived next door to each other. I think it is so neat everyone is scattered across the country. I currently live in Milwaukee WI, by way of Nashville TN and my home state of Connecticut. People think I have a strange accent- wonder why? I have 2 LSS stores nearby- and started scrapping the weekend of the WI Scrapbook convention held 3 miles down the road from my house. What an introduction to scrapping.

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Originally posted by Miss D:
I'm from Northern NJ about 20 miles from Manhattan. I know that Jersey gets alot of bad press but I have lived here my whole life and really love it

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hey miss d!
i'm from jersey originally and cannot stand how horrid everyone is about it. i grew up in freehold and i miss jersey very much. there's a little bit of everything in nj for everyone...and hey, it isn't called the garden state for nothing. presently i live in seven fields, pa which is about 20 minutes north of pittsburgh [which is a very beautiful area but i still miss being close to the beach ]

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renée
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imagination is more important than knowledge.
albert einstein

Wichita Falls, Texas (North Central Texas) anyone else from Texas?

My name is Rachel and I am from Lafayette, LA. What is LSS and how come I don't have one. I am a cm consultant, but I still like alot of the other stuff

I'm from Merrillville, Indiana (the NW corner of the state). It's about 45 mins from Downtown Chicago - the Windy City

Lots of LSS around me: Hobby Lobby, Michaels, The Golden Seal and about 3 others within a 30-mile radius.

Wow! I've never seen such a big post on this board before!

QuebedoCMC you asked what an LSS is. It stands for Local Scrapbook Store. It is also sometimes abbreviated as LSBS (Local ScrapBook Store). These are usually free standing Scrapbook stores, not stores like Hobby Lobby or Michael's which have scrapbook supplies.

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Megan:
A person who always strives to do her best-

Hi,

I'm from Mesa, AZ. I'm lucky enough to have
a LSS about 5 minutes from my house not to
mention those that surround me!

Diane

Hi, I live in Dunlap, TN--about 45 min. from Chattanooga. I have a LSS about 35 miles, but it's over the mountain and in a different time zone, but I manage to go to crops there often. There is another LSS about 1 hour away, but I don't go there much.

I'm from Jacksonville, NC on the North Carolina coast. I'm about 45 miles from the closest scrapbook store and about 31/2 hours from my favorite one in Greensboro.
Jackie

I live in Western New York.(a little south of Buffalo)..We dont have too many scrapbooking stores around here. (michaels and JoAn etc), I am hoping that someday there will be a scrapbking convention somewhere close to here. Judging by wat I have read abut them, I think it would be a lot of fun to attend ...

I'm from Grand Island Nebraska. My fantasy trip would be to find out where all the best sbs in the country are and tour the country via them. My dh however, would not agree.

Tracy

Port Washington, WI... just north of Milwaukee on Lake Michigan.

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Joy Vertz
Scrap in a Snap Executive Area Manager
www.scrapinasnapwi.com
[email protected]

Hello Everyone,

my name is Dionne and i am from columbia, South Carolina. live here all but five years of my life when I moved to Stone Mountain, Ga from 1995-2000.

i have 2 lss', but about 10 or so within a 2 hour drive

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Enjoy the little things in life, for one day you may look back and realize they were the big things.

My name is Kara Madsen and I'm in the Kansas City, Missouri area. I've been scrappin for about 3 years and stampin for about 2 1/2 years.

Kara -
Close To My Heart Independent Consultant
stampinmad.bcdservices.com
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I'm from Wyoming, Michigan - on the West side of the state in the Grand Rapids area (for anyone from the Detroit area - yes there is something on the other side of the state!!!)

Another AZ person checking in. I'm in the Mountains of AZ in a small town of about 8,000, but I still have 3 stores with in 45 miles from me. And it's only about 2 1/2 hour drive to scrapbook heaven.

Karen

Hey all!

I am another ready for cooler temperatures Arizona sufferer! I love it here. The summer is getting a bit old! We are on our way to perfect though!!!

Keepin' Cool!
Nikki

I live in Hilliard, Ohio, which is a Northwestern suburb of Columbus. I am reallllly lucky 'cause I have a fabulous scrapbooking shop about 1/2 mile from my house! I could walk if I had to! Plus, we have Hobby Lobby, Michaels, Jo-Ann etc., Wal-mart, Meijer, all within 5-10 miles.

I live in Scottsdale, AZ.

hello everyone i live here in sunny orange california.i'm lucky to have a store 5min. away along with another 10 min. away. so i'm always getting in trouble with spending money there.