Being an artist started a very long time ago for me - over 50 years. Being a paper crafter is only recent - about one year. I discovered the joy of paper crafting via a YouTube video. Once I began paper crafting, I was hooked! It is quite a joyful experience! I generally leave my YouTube on autoplay so crafting videos are playing in the background all day long. I find I pick up a lot of tips and tricks and new design ideas that way. Some of the crafters I follow on YouTube include: Treasure Books, Scrapbooking With Me, Cathys Garden, and The Paper Outpost to name a few. I also have a small farm, with Dexter cattle, Nigerian Dwarf Goats and chickens. I also have a couple of dogs and four rescued cats. Life for me is pretty busy and full - so paper crafting is the only thing I seem to have time for. Lucky for me - I LOVE it!