Emily Adams, Marketing Director
emily@luxedesigns.com
Name 3 things in your fridge on a regular basis.
Olive Garden salad dressing, fresh salsa from Amigos (our favorite neighborhood restaurant) and a bottle of Moscato Allegro.
What’s in the trunk of your car right now?
An empty Chic-fil-A bag, a tub of margarita salt, a thing of some kind of car fluid, a broken hair clip & a dead flashlight.
What’s the strangest listing in the directory of your cell phone?
Bulky Trash {in case I need to throw away something humongous!}
Name the top 5 musicians/groups you have been listening to lately.
Ben Folds Five, Cyndi Lauper, Gipsy Kings, Nina Simone, Tori Amos.
What TV series do you record?
The Office, Desperate Housewives, the 4400.
Describe your favorite shoes.
Black crocs. Nothing better.
Describe your purse.
A semi-beaten up camouflage sling knapsack with the flap covered in fun punk buttons, which I love {the purse & the buttons}.
Do you cook? What’s your specialty?
I love to cook! I make a mean low sodium Chicken Cacciatore.
Peanut butter and
chocolate, of course.
Most influential book?
Besides the bible? I’d have to say The Tipping Point by Malcolm Gladwell – changed the way I think.
Favorite Book?
So hard…I’d have to say Pride & Prejudice by Jane Austen. I read it 3-4 times a year!
If you had to spend a month ALONE anywhere in the world where would you choose & why?
I would go to London, because I could do/see something new every day & I am very comfortable there & enjoy exploring the city alone.
What’s hanging on the walls of your workspace?
A Maxfield Parrish poster, a poster that’s a framed faux window looking out over the Manhattan skyline, a Warhol print and a clock with art from a 1920’s Italian wine ad.
What do you like on your pizza?
More cheese, pepperoni, mushrooms, onions and peppers. But I’ll take them in any combination…
When I’m stressed I want to…
scream & yell, but I get very, very quiet. Quiet is my danger zone.
My favorite paper craft projects are…
altered stuff & mini albums.
Last job BEFORE I got into crafting/current “real” job in addition to Luxe.
I was the education director and a product designer for Imagination Project. Before that I was the education director for Magic Scraps from its beginning through its acquisition by Advantus. In my life “B.S.” (before scrapbooking), I was a bank teller for eight years.
The first thing I do when I have a creative project is:
Clean off my desk so I can see where I’m working.
I collect…
Day of the Dead skeleton figurines & nutcrackers.
Essential non-Luxe craft products:
Ranger inks & paints, Basic Gray, 7 Gypsies, Urban Lily, Cosmo Cricket, Scenic Route & Hambly Screen Prints.
Favorite Luxe line & why.
Tough one – I love the edginess of Bustier, the elegance of Cocktail Dress & the timelessness of Classic Black.
How many years of experience do you have as a professional crafter (teaching, creating for sale, selling, etc)?
14 (6 in scrapbooking).
What was your first paying job?
I worked at Marshall’s. I hated hangers.
Name your top celebrity heartthrobs.
Matthew Perry, Colin Firth, Tom Hanks & Michael Keaton.
Tattoos & piercings?
Not any. Not even pierced ears. I have a wicked cool scar on my chest though…
Name of your favorite shade of lipstick.
Sandstone or true red – both by L’Oreal.
What’s your favorite karaoke tune?
Hit Me With Your Best Shot, by Pat Benatar.
Where do you shop most often? Where is your special place to shop?
I’m at my super Target most days. I feel special when I go to IKEA. And I absolutely LOVE buying used books by one-click shopping from amazon.com.
How do you order your Starbucks?
Tall Café Mocha, half pump almond, half pump coconut with whip (I call it the Almond Joy!).
Name your top 5 places you spend time on the internet?
(or maybe more), blogger, etsy, www.angryalien.com, pandora, radioblogclub, my friend’s blogs, google, facebook & amazon.
Who’s your favorite “professional” crafter & why?
I always answer from my same group of friends – Debby Schuh, Teresa Collins, Ali Edwards, Tracy White, Tim Holtz, etc. So for variety’s sake I’ve decided to just pick a couple of other names that I’m digging right now: Celine Navarro, Shimelle Laine & Elsie Flannigan.
Who do you consider “responsible” for getting you started scrapbooking?
My mom got me started when I was 8 & I competed in the “Jr. Chef of Dallas” competition. We had to create a recipe scrapbook – I’ve been cutting & pasting ever since. When I got married my mother-in-law gave me a trimmer & a scrapbook starter kit from Creative Memories (she’s still a consultant).
What color cardstock do you use the most?
Bazzill black followed by Cardinal Red or White. I also use a lot of Worldwin papers.
What do you buy a lot of? {craft related}
Patterned paper, ephemera stuff, chipboard, rub-ons, edged cardstock, transparencies.
Desert Island Movies:
Shawshank Redemption, The Princess Bride, The Fifth Element, What Dreams May Come, Airplane.
Guilty Pleasure Movies:
She-Devil, While You Were Sleeping, When Harry Met Sally, Sleepless In Seattle, Clueless |
