My name is Katie and I have been married for about a year and a half. I love my husband and my step-daughter! They are my world and I can't wait to expand our little family in the near future!
(This is my little family on the 4th of July!)
I am currently an assistant at our small town library in the children's department. I love working with children. I graduated from Purdue in Early Childhood Intervention and have been working with children most of my life. I get to do some fun little projects for the kids and when I taught preschool I did a lot of fun neat activities with the kiddos!
We are currently in the process of buying a house which is why I haven't had a chance to post anything n a while. My stuff is mostly packed and I have been going a little crazy not being able to use it!
ON TO THE QUESTIONS!!!
1. What are you currently working on?
Right now I am in the process of working on my wedding scrapbook. This is a LOOOONG process because I do everything so carefully because I want it to look as perfect as possible.
(This is a little pic of the ceremony. I loved my dress, my colors, and EVERYTHING!!!)
2. How long does it take me to create a project?
Wow, that's a tough question. It really depends on what I am working on. If it's a card, it can take anywhere from an hour to 3-4 hours. On the other hand a scrapbook layout can take much longer. I tend to walk away from a layout before I adhere it to the page so I can look with fresh eyes and make sure it looks the way I want. So layouts can take a few days.
3. What are my favorite things to create with at the moment?
I absolutely love my cricut! I use it all the time when I am crafting. Close to my Heart products are a must have. The stamp sets are too cute for words this season! Plus I love the new ink colors they added. I am a very bright color person and the new colors fit into my color schemes VERY well!
4. How does my writing/creative process work?
Geeze, they are asking all the tough questions. Trying to get to the secret of my awesome! Well my creative process is pretty simple. If I am working on a card, I don't tend to just make cards for contests, I actually have to have a person in mind and make it for that person. I want my cards to be personal and geared to the person receiving it. A layout is very different. I choose the pictures I want and base the layout on the pictures. After the pictures, I choose what colors I want to back them in and where they will go on the layout. Now comes the fun part. I get to choose embellishments and how I want the rest of the page to look. Adding stamps here and there and little gems and such is what makes the page stand out!
Writing my blogs is a little harder. I don't have a specific design, I just sit down and get to work. My work is a little erratic. I work on different sections and pieces all at one time. So writing about my process and how it all came together is difficult for me. I try to put in as much detail about the products I use and how I used them so others can try the same things.
5. How do I become inspired and stay inspired?
This isn't too tough a question. I stated before that I enter contests on occasion. Contests are a great way to get inspired! If you have a layout or a card to make for something you can head over to one of the many blogs used for crafting and find a plethora of fun things to work with and design ideas. Use things at your disposal for inspiration. Like I use my pictures for the base of my layouts. Work off of colors or a specific cut or stamp you really want to use.
Staying inspired is a little more tough. When I work on a layout I said that I walk away for a while to look with fresh eyes. Sometimes to stay inspired, you have to give it a break. You can't rush creative awesomeness and if you need a break, take it. Go watch tv, eat a snack, or take a walk. Sometimes inspiration will strike and you will know exactly how to finish up that pesky empty corner!
6. What is my signature style?
Well...huh. That's hard to say. I love to use embellishments and I tend to use a lot when working on stuff. When I share my creations people love to comment on the items I have chosen to display on my layouts and such. I don't really have a signature style per say, but I do have a style all my own that changes with every creation I make. I suppose that's a signature all on it's own.
So that's me in a nutshell, creatively that is. There's a little more under the surface, but you can sense that from my craftiness. I hope you learned a little and that I helped anyone who was in a creative slump. At the very least I hope I made someone out there smile!
Please visit some other blogs I enjoy visiting!
http://sheila-bennett.blogspot.com/
http://scrappyhorses.blogspot.com/
http://pippascraftyworld.blogspot.com
