I was invited to a Creative Blog Hop by Kirsten Hyde. This hop is about sharing a little about
myself and to share some other inspiring blogs of friends as well.
I found Kirsten and her work through Facebook when someone
made a comment on one of her amazing projects. This whimsical project she
created just took my breath away. I hopped over to her blog right away to get a
closer look. She had created a card with a pop up plane for The European Scrap
Battle contest. “A pop up airplane, how incredible is that!” I totally fell
in love with her style, creativeness and from our chats, her friendly helpful
nature. She’s a wonderful talented friend. Visit Kirsten blog and see what amazing things she is doing now.
So - What am I working on at the moment?
It is still summer here in Oregon and I’m busy with family activities a lot, so my crafting time is down to a few moments here and there but
I am working on a few project for kits that I will be selling soon in my
Artfire store. I truly enjoy creating things from scratch and seeing them come
together the way I saw them in my mind.
and here's a look at a past kit I did for my store......
I recently did this canvas layout for a challenge my Aussie
friend Janine Legg had during a gathering she put on with a fun group of
friends in Australia. They had bought one of my kits to do that day and invited me by Skype to join in. Lots of fun. I love
making friends all over the world.
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What do I make and what is my style?
I make things that challenge my creativeness and things that explore new techniques that I want to
learn. To answer the question what is my style, well that is a hard one. There
are so many styles I love to do. I am addicted to mix media projects. I love making vintage
looking items and shabby chic things of pink, white and lace. Steampunk is a fun
fascination for me and a chunky layouts with many layering and textures is always
a favorite. Most of all creating 3-D items like the boat
layout shown here and the Fairy house with a hidden drawer that holds an album are projects that truly give me joy, at this time away. I feel my style is always changing and growing.
Why do I create what I do?
Crafting has always been a part of my life. When I was asked
as a young child what I wanted to be when I grew up I would say "An Artist". Whatever was the new thing to try in crafting
I did it. I can’t imagine a life without creating with my hands and my heart. I
love sharing what I've learned and teaching what I know.
How
does my creative process work?
Well don’t laugh but sometimes I wake in the middle of the
night with an idea for a new project and I can’t go back to sleep until I get
up and work on it. I see inspiration in lots of things around me like this
wreath I have hanging in my house that inspired me to make a card with a heart
wreath on it and the vintage chest kit is from an antique chest I own.
Sometimes inspiration comes from the colors in the photos I’m using at the
time, like in the layout entitled “My Girl” with browns and blues. I’m also big on
having a theme or a sketch first. I gather up all the elements, papers and
mediums I think I might use and often times something from these items will say
“here’s what the project will center around”, like the birds nest and the
feather in the layout “Sweet Hugs” of my two little chickadees, my sweet grand-kids.
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I would also like to Introduce 3 friends and their blogs. These are three people who I find inspiring. Their post will begin on the 1st of Sept. 2014
Becky Colvin blog
titled: Becky's Creative Scraps
Becky is a design team member for a few different stores and
produces beautiful projects. Love her style of shabby chic and vintage
goodness. I've known her for a while through Facebook and Youtube. She's truly a
sweet person and is always helping others. Her work inspires me.
Carol Salisbury blog
titled: Scrappy Dayz
Carol has recently joined a design team and enters
challenges where she shows off her lovely talent. The altered paint brush she
recently did for my challenge was a gorgeous combo of lace, flowers and
textures. She inspires me with not only
with her beautiful work but her friendliness and kind personality.
Maryana Volkova blog titled: Love Milk Musya
I have recently found Maryana and her incredible work on
Facebook. Her style of adding texture and her use of mediums is a lot like mine which
I think is what appeals to me with her work. She has one talent that I envy the most and
that is her photographic skills. Her eye for the subject matter and the way she
captures it is amazing. She too is one who inspires me.
Thank you for stopping by and I enjoy reading your comments.
