My name is Gail Lindner and I live in sunny Queensland – Australia! I have a wonderful husband and an energetic almost-3-year-old daughter. I’ve been scrapbooking for over 10 years now and I can’t imagine my life without it! It’s the perfect hobby for me as it encompasses everything I love – memories, photos, memorabilia and (let’s face it) pretty things!
I like to keep my layouts fairly uncluttered and balanced, with the photos the main focus. My style includes lots of distressing, inking, layering and sewing. Apart from scrapbooking I enjoy blogging, organising and shopping (all related to scrapbooking of course!)
You can also visit Gail’s blog and etsy shop!
What is your favourite colour combo? Without a doubt, pink and aqua is the color combination that I use the most! It helps to have a daughter who wears a lot of pink!
What are your go to and must have scrapbooking products? I love my black, white and kraft cardstock. I also can’t scrapbook without ink to apply around everything and a distressing tool. I’m also an alphabet sticker addict and my favorite part of the process is adding my title!
Why did you start scrapbooking and how did you get started? I started scrapbooking in 1999 when I was on a trip to the USA, staying with a cousin and his American wife who was a scrapbooker. I picked up a copy of Creating Keepsakes magazine and asked “What’s this?” and the rest is history! My suitcase coming home was packed with supplies!
I immediately knew that scrapbooking was the perfect hobby for me as I’ve always been crafty, loved colour and loved photos. Know what? Scrapbooking has honestly changed the direction of my life.
Where do you scrapbook? I’m lucky enough to have a dedicated scrapbook room. As we’re expecting our second baby this year, I’ve recently moved my room to a huge area at the back of our house with my scrapbooking down one end and my daughter’s toys down the other end. She much prefers to be ‘scrapbooking’ with me though!
What is your favourite thing to listen to or watch while creating? I’m totally a movie person. I’ll happily put on a DVD, preferably one I’ve seen HEAPS, and have it playing in the background as I scrapbook. I don’t put on a movie that I have to concentrate on! My favorite movies to watch while I scrap are: Mamma Mia, Love Actually, The Wedding Singer, Suddenly 30 and any Twilight movie.
What is your favorite thing about scrapbooking? I love the idea of conveying my thoughts and experiences in my scrapbooking for my daughter to read in the future. I treasure any ‘evidence’ of my grandparents such as handwriting, cards and especially stories and photos so I love that my children won’t have to search for such items.
Who or what inspires you? I’m inspired by my photos and the stories I want to tell. Scrapbookers such as Ali Edwards and Stephanie Howell inspire me with the feelings and love they convey through their scrapbooking. But I’m a total blog junkie and love discovering new blogs with cute projects.
Elle’s Studio supplies used: XOXO Journaling Tag Stamp, Lovely Vintage Valentine Circle Tags, Lovely Vintage Valentine Journaling Tags, Lovey Vintage Valentine Tiny Tags and Valentine Mix & Match Numbers. 
See even more photos of her scrap room, here.
Thank you so much for sharing with us today, Gail! Loved that mini you put together and your scrap room looks very nice! Love those Clip-it-ups! Plus, it was super fun reading your q&a!
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