A Creative Blog Hop!

I was thrilled to receive an invitation from one of my most inspiring crafty friends, Bibiana, to participate in this fabulous "Creative Blog Hop"!  We will continue this progressive blog hop while meeting and greeting new bloggers, sharing our creative inspiration, and learning more about ourselves and the craft we love!

A little about the wonderful friend that nominated me to play along....

Bibiana and I "found" each other through her Memory Box Blog posts as I have a true addiction to Memory Box Die Cuts.   I started following her blog and fell in love with her creative ideas for using die cuts. Bibiana is a designer, teacher, and writer for Memory Box, which she combines with her love of stamping.  She has blogs in 3 languages...English, French and Spanish!!  How impressive is that?  You can find lots of inspiring projects on all of her blogs in photo and video format.  Her work is also featured with Lost Coast Designs, Lavinia Stamps, and Split Coast Stampers.  We hope to meet in person some day in the future at CHA.  Up until now, we keep missing each other!
 

Visit Bibana's Blogs...
Stamping with Bibiana
A Crear Se Dijo!
Un Brin De Creativite
 

Scrapbooking started it all for me, but card making took over along with mixed media and altered art.  Creating monopolizes a lot of my time.  I'd like to share a few of my favorite projects that include all aspects of crafting from scrapbooking to altered art.
 

"Picture Perfect"

 "He Prays"

Steampunk Arch

"Happy 100"
 

"SHOES"

Pin Cushion Mason Jar

Altered Necklace Bust

My style is eclectic but heavenly influenced by vintage and shabby chic!

 Each nominee must answer four questions and then nominate 3 other crafty friends to play along and keep the blog hop going.

1. What am I working on now? 

This week I am working on September projects for two of my Design Teams.  The themes are not public information, so it's a secret and you will have to stop by my blog in September to find out what I am creating?

2. How does my work differ from others in my genre?

I'm not a fan of sketches when creating cards or layouts.   I treat every project like an individual piece of art.  I have no two projects that are alike.    Details, it's all in the details!

3.  Why do I create what I do?

Creating cards has become a true passion for me.  They are like a mini canvas or scrapbook layout.  My favorite shape is a square and I usually make 5" x 5" or 6" x 6".  I love the feeling of accomplishment I have when my card is complete and ready to give to the person receiving it.   It is a relaxing and fun process from start to finish.  This goes for scrapping, mixed media and altered art too.  I never get enough of creating with my hands.

 

4.  How does my creative process work?

I start with a focal point on my cards, layouts, and other projects and build off of that.  The embellishments that I choose and details I create are all based on that original starting point. Color coordination is super important to me also.  I have a difficult time with bright colors and offsetting designs and patterns that don't typically go together.

 

Now, I'm "passing the torch" to a couple of my blogger friends that help me to stay inspired ! Be it their distinctive style, inspiring creativeness, or gentle personality, they have all affected me in a positive way that I want to share with you!

I met both of these wonderful ladies through crafting on the internet. And one, I had the good fortune of meeting IRL.

Tracey Sabella
I'm a shabby chic, mixed media artist and enjoy the creative outlet of paper crafting. I’ve been creating and crafting for as long as I can remember and use many of those skills on my projects. I adore learning new techniques along the way and enjoy sharing my projects along with tips and techniques on my blog. I design for Donna Salazar Designs, Leaky Shed Studio, Once Upon A…Sketch and Helmar. I'm also a regular contributor to Scrapbooking.com Magazine.

Tracey's Garden of Grace
Michelle Pearson

  Papercrafting is my sanity saver.  It keeps my mind occupied and gives me satisfaction to create *something* out of a pile of fun supplies. I teach stamping workshops and love trying new techniques and like a variety of styles. I met Vicki when I was designing for CropStop and got to meet her at CHA.  Now I design for Inky Antics and Prickley Pear Rubber Stamps, you can see my work in their booths and catalogs.  I also design for McMahon Five Designs.  I have been published in Just Cards, Just Steampunk and Stampers Sampler.  You can see my work on my blog Inspiration Blooms or follow me on Pinterest!

Michelle's Inspiration Blooms
 

Thanks so much for stopping by!  I hope you were inspired and stop back again soon.