{"id":20775,"date":"2014-10-13T19:00:59","date_gmt":"2014-10-13T08:00:59","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/mademarion.vagg.org\/?p=20775"},"modified":"2014-10-13T19:00:59","modified_gmt":"2014-10-13T08:00:59","slug":"creative-blog-hop","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mademarion.vagg.org\/?p=20775","title":{"rendered":"Creative Blog Hop"},"content":{"rendered":"

Today I am participating in the Creative Blog Hop. I’m sure you have come across this Blog Hop somewhere in blog land. I have certainly enjoyed reading about my crafting idols and getting to know them a little better. I was very honoured to be tagged by my sweet friend Therese Calvird<\/a> from Lost in Paper. Therese certainly never ceases to inspire me with her colour choices and clever designs! Her blog is a must see!<\/p>\n

So onto the questions.<\/p>\n

1. What creative projects are you currently working on?<\/strong><\/em>
\nI have a few DT projects that are coming up, so I will be starting to create some cards soon, but currently I don’t have anything on the go. I tend to make cards in batches when I am feeling inspired. Then I might go for a week or two and not make anything. I tend to think about cards and ideas all the time, but only start to put them into action when I have time and I can’t keep myself away from my craft desk any longer. I also have to fit my crafting around my job (I’m a Primary School teacher and work part time), my two kids and their activities,\u00a0 and I coordinate and run a playgroup and kid’s church each week. Life gets busy!<\/span><\/p>\n

2. What inspires your designs?
\n<\/strong><\/em>I am often inspired by many of the crafting ‘greats’ (Laura Bassen<\/a>, Cristina Kowalczyk<\/a>, Jennifer McGuire<\/a>, Melania Deasy<\/a> just to name a few…). But I also find Pinterest to be a great source of inspiration as well. I love watching crafty videos and I have taken most of the Online Card Classes<\/a> – these have been a great source of inspiration.<\/p>\n

3. What method \/ process (if applicable) do you apply to each of your creative projects, and how long does each project take to complete?<\/strong><\/em>
\nI often start stamping images or combinations of images onto scrap paper before making a card, just to see if any ideas start to form. I am also very keen to try new techniques, so I am always playing around with something. Lately I have been making my own stencils out of acetate and playing with embossing paste – but my playing hasn’t eventuated into a card yet! Sometimes these practice ideas make their way onto a card, but sometimes they don’t. I am ok with that, as I am challenged by trying new things and learning new ways of using my craft supplies.<\/p>\n

I am a very SLOW crafter! I can spend days on one card. I rarely finish a card in one sitting. I usually get part way through a card and then walk away, as I usually get called away for one reason or another, or just have to walk away as it just isn’t coming together as I had hoped. Often I come back with fresh eyes and come up with a way to finish off the card. I think I deliberate way too much over every detail, but that is me – I am a perfectionist, I will admit it.
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4. If you had to describe your ‘signature’ style, what would it be?<\/strong><\/em>
\nI love clean and simple cards and I strive to make these the majority of the time. I love all the open space. I also love colour so usually my card has a pop of colour on it somewhere. I love how colour pops off a crisp white background.<\/p>\n

5. What are 3 crafting products\/tools you can’t live without?<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

1. I simply love my EK Success Cutter Bee scissors. They are sharp and have a nice pointy tip that makes fussy cutting easier.<\/p>\n

2. My Cuttlebug (and dies). I love die cutting and so reach for this often.<\/p>\n

3. My Fiskars cutting board. I have both the small one and the large one.<\/p>\n

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Now it is my turn to pass the baton onto another uber talented crafty wonder. Her name is Angelique Kelly<\/a> from My Creative Inspirations. I have followed Ange’s blog for a very long time. I love her clean and simple designs and her cards just resonate with me. I often have ‘why didn’t I think of that?’ moments when Ange’s cards pop into my reader. I am privileged to be on the Jane’s Doodles Design Team with her.<\/p>\n

I’ll leave you with some of Ange’s cards which I simply adore. She is so very clever and talented.<\/p>\n

\"Ange<\/p>\n

\"Ange<\/p>\n

\"Ange<\/p>\n

Be sure to stop by Ange’s blog<\/a> next Monday and find out more about her. I know I am looking forward to it!<\/p>\n

Thanks for stopping by,<\/p>\n

\"Marion\"<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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