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Abbreviations Reference

Ever wonder what ds or LOL means? Here are some very common acronyms or abbreviations used on message boards. Some of them are exclusive to scrapbook related message boards because they pertain to the scrapbooking industry!

BB- bulletin board
bil- Brother In Law
BR- blade runner, may need clarification, not a common abbreviation.
BRB- Be Right Back
BFN- Bye For Now
BTT- bringing to the top (or bumping to the top) in some message boards the format requires that you post a second post for it to remain readable.
BTW- By The Way
CADD- Cock-A-Doodle Design…a direct sales scrapbooking company
CH- Cropper Hopper, an organizational item, must use in context or will not be easily recognised
CIS- Crop In Style, organizational scrapbooking items brand name
CK- Creating Keepsakes, a scrapbooking magazine
CKU- Creating Keepsakes University, a huge expo where you can attend all kinds of classes.
CM- Creative Memories, the oldest in direct sales scrapbooking companies
CMC- Creative Memories Consultant, person who sells CM products
CMM- Camp Memory Makers, Scrapbooking convention offered by Memory Makers Magazine
CTMH- Close To My Heart, a direct sales stamping/scrapbooking supply company
dbf- dear or darling boy friend
dd- dear or darling daughter
df- dear or darling friend or fiancé
dgs/dgd- dear or darling grandson/grand daughter
dh- dear, darling or darn husband
ds- dear or darling son
dw- dear or darling wife
FAQ- Frequently Asked Questions
FM- Frances Meyer, a sticker company
GASC- Great American Scrapbook Convention
GC- Gift Certificate
HIA- Hobby Industry Association
HOF- Hall of Fame, contest held by Creating Keepsakes Magazine
HTH- Hope This Helps
ICC- Ivy Cottage Creations magazine
IMO/IMHO- In My Opinion, In My Honest or Humble Opinion
IRL- In Real Life
IRW- I Remember When, direct sales scrapbooking company
ISO- In Search Of
JIC-Just In Case
JSYK- Just So You Know
KMA- Keeping Memories Alive, scrapbook paper company
KWIM- Know What I Mean?
LCS- Local Craft Store
LMBO- Laughing My Butt Off
LMK- Let Me Know
LO- Layout
LOL- Laughing Out Loud
LP- Leaving Prints, a brand new direct sales company (which I am an Instructor for!)
LSS- Local Scrapbooking Store
MAMBI- Me And My Big Ideas, scrapbook stickers, etc. company
MB- message board
mil- Mother In Law
MM- Memory Makers, a scrapbooking magazine
NSBR- Not Scrapbook Related
OMG- Oh My Gosh or Goodness
PA- Paper Adventures
PC- ProvoCraft, paper brand
PIMP-Pebbles In My Pocket
PK- Paper Kuts magazine or sometimes Paper Kins brand paper dolls
PLMK- Please Let Me Know
PP- Usually seen as PP’ing, Paper Piecing
RAK- Random Act Of Kindness, very popular thing on scrap-boards where people send random gifts to unsuspecting fellow board members.
ROFLOL- Rolling On the Floor Laughing Out Loud
ROFLMBO- Rolling On Floor Laughing My Butt Off
ROFLOLPIMP- not as common….rolling on floor laughing out loud peeing in my pants
RS- Rebecca Sower, popular brand of scrapbooking paper
SAHM- Stay At Home Mom
SAHW- Stay At Home Wife
SB- Scrapbook
SBR- Scrapbook Related
SIAS- Scrap In A Snap, a direct sales scrapbooking company
sig- Signature
sil- sister in law
SO- Significant Other
SU- Sometimes seen as SU! Stampin Up, a direct sales stamping company
TIA- Thanks In Advanced
TY- Thank You
TTFN- Ta Ta For Now, from Tigger
TYVM- Thank You Very Much
WAHM/WFHM- Work At Home or Work From Home Mom
WM- Wal-Mart
WTG- Way To Go

If you have any more to add, let me know! Email me, any input is welcome!



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