Inspired by All the Little Things: Inspired by~Karen

LauraJane

Leigh Penner

To The Full

Marcie Sharp
Sharp Designs

Sheri Gilson

Silke Ledlow

Wanda Cullen

Cullen-ary Creations

And one from me - Karen Day

We hope you will play along with us!

The linky will close on Friday, June 23rd at 11:55am. (PST)

Some simple rules to keep things organized and enjoyable:

Please use the graphic for your post and link back to this post.
Any posts that are offensive will be removed.
Please comment on the submissions of others...we all love the support!
Yes you can combine with other challenges but NOT other inspiration challenges please.
Have fun and challenge yourself!

Saturday, May 20, 2017

Inspired By #57 with Shari MacLaughlin

Hello and welcome to Inspired By All The Little Things! This is a weekly inspiration challenge blog and each week we feature a wonderful designer who inspires us as an artist!

For my Guest Designer this week, I have invited...

Shari MacLaughlin! A former teammate of mine, a gifted crafter, who can colour like nobody's business! We also share a love of my home town :o)

I asked Shari to share a bit about herself...

1. What is the name of your blog? When and why did you start it?

My blog name is Pickled Memories - when I started scrapbooking I was looking for a name that represented preserving memories, and pickling seemed to be a perfect match, so when it came time to start my blog, it was easy to just keep using the name. I started my blog back in 2010 as a way to learn more about using computers and as a means of therapy during a difficult divorce. Little did I know that my little self taught computer lessons would lead to me being on several design teams, and let me share my love of card making.

2. What is your style of card making?

I don't really have a style, as I can do simple one layer cards to the more layered look. I always choose my paper first and then color my image with matching colors. Coloring is usually fast and easy, but then the hard part starts - the actual design of the card. I can spend hours just getting the perfect look!!

3. Who inspires you as a designer?

Wow, that's a tough question as I don't really follow any one designer. Everyone is so unique and choosing just one would be difficult.

4. What sort of things inspire you as a card maker? Photos? Sketches? Other designers?

I love searching pinterest, and I also follow several different stamp companies and facebook groups on line. So many people design differently, so I guess I take inspiration from them all and then create what I love!!

5. Share something about yourself that we may not know?

I studied photography at the Alberta College of Art after high school, and my love of colors have inspired me throughout my life. I love painting murals in rooms, staging homes, and people tell me that I have a natural ability to make a home seem just right. I think this love of design has helped me in my card and scrapbooking layouts. When reading or watching tv I notice the little details that most people would not even see, and then translate that into my own designs. I also adore working with children, which is why I am now loving the two newest additions to my life - my grandsons Eli and Reuben!!

Here is Shari's card using this week's inspiration!

The challenge designers have also created a card for this week's inspiration! I hope you will play along with us this week! We would love to have you join us!

Kimberly Lackenbach

LauraJane

Laurel Seabrook (Guest Designer)

Seabrook Designs

Leigh Penner

To The Full

Marcie Sharp
Sharp Designs

Sheri Gilson

Silke Ledlow

Wanda Cullen

Cullen-ary Creations

And one from me - Karen Day

We hope you will play along with us!

The linky will close on Friday, May 26th at 11:55am. (PST)

Some simple rules to keep things organized and enjoyable:

Please use the graphic for your post and link back to this post.
Any posts that are offensive will be removed.
Please comment on the submissions of others...we all love the support!
Yes you can combine with other challenges but NOT other inspiration challenges please.
Have fun and challenge yourself!

Saturday, April 15, 2017

Inspired By All The Little Things #52 featuring Renee Matarese

Hello and welcome to Inspired By All The Little Things! This is a weekly inspiration challenge blog and each week we feature a wonderful designer who inspires us as an artist!

It's Karen with you today, and this week I have invited a long-time design teammate of mine who has a real flair for doing unique cards:

Renee Matarese

I asked Renee to share a bit about herself...

1. What is the name of your blog? When and why did you start it?

The name of my blog is Renlymat’s World. The name is a melding of my full name...Renee Lyn Matarese. I started my blog originally just for me.My first post went live 2-11-08 so I just celebrated my 9 yr. anniversary! I had a hard time parting with my cards at first. They were such a labor of love.

I started my blog so that I could always remember each card that I made. From there I started entering challenges and sharing my cards online elsewhere which led to me joining several design teams over the last 10 yrs.

2. What is your style of card making?

I don’t know that I really have a specific style. My favorites types of cards to make are masculine, funny and shabby chic cards!

3. Who inspires you as a designer?

I don’t think there’s really one particular designer I follow. I get a lot of ideas from Pinterest. When I need some coloring inspiration I always look to Sandy Allnock.

4. What sort of things inspire you as a card maker? Photos? Sketches? Other designers?

I’m definitely inspired by sketches. Coming up with new layouts is a weakness of mine. I can find inspiration anywhere...I may be at Target and see a cool color combo or pattern on a throw pillow. I may drive by an old barn and love the shabby look of it. You just never know!

5. Share something about yourself that we may not know?

One thing most people don’t know is that I’m an accomplished self taught cook. Neither my grandmother nor my mother cooked. I ate a lot of frozen Salisbury Steak and boxed Hamburger Helper as a kid, lol! As an adult it became an interest of mine. For as long as I can remember I’ve watched cooking shows and read articles religiously trying to learn and become a better cook. My kids want me to go on Chopped and are always asking me...”Do you think you could Beat Bobby Flay?” The answer to both of those is a big fat NO!

Here is Renee's card using this week's inspiration!

The challenge designers have also created a card for this week's inspiration! Be sure to visit their blogs for all the details! I hope you will play along with us this week, we would love to have you join us!

Kimberly Lackenbach

LauraJane

Leigh Penner

To The Full

Marcie Sharp
Sharp Designs

Sheri Gilson

Silke Ledlow

Wanda Cullen

Cullen-ary Creations

And one from me - Karen Day

We hope you will play along with us!

The linky will close on Friday, April 21st at 11:55am. (PST)

Some simple rules to keep things organized and enjoyable:

Please use the graphic for your post and link back to this post.
Any posts that are offensive will be removed.
Please comment on the submissions of others...we all love the support!
Yes you can combine with other challenges but NOT other inspiration challenges please.
Have fun and challenge yourself!

Saturday, March 18, 2017

Inspired By the Little Things #48

Hello and welcome to Inspired By All The Little Things! This is a weekly inspiration challenge blog and each week we feature a wonderful designer who inspires us as an artist!

This week as my guest designer, I have invited my talented cyber friend...

Leanne Elliott!

I asked Leanne to share a bit about herself...

1. What is the name of your blog? When and why did you start it?

Banking On Crafts http://bankingoncrafts.blogspot.ca/ I started my blog February 2, 2010 , when my friends figured I needed to share my cards/crafts with others, enter some challenges, and apply to be on some design teams. My friend Tamie picked out the name for me.

2. What is your style of card making?

I am not sure what the word would be for my style, maybe Lots of Layers, I do like adding lots of details layers to my cards, CAS is what I call hard for me, they are lovely, but all that white flat space scares me.

3. Who inspires you as a designer?

The design teams I am on, the talent is phenomenal and just amazes me to see what they create each week/month, so no one specific.

4. What sort of things inspire you as a card maker? Photos? Sketches? Other designers?

Sometimes I see nice ideas from Pinterest or Splitcoaststampers, but other times it just comes from my head, I envision what a theme or challenge is and I try to recreate it on paper, sounds corny I know. I also like videos with new techniques to try, and then put my own spin on it, sometimes it works other times it's a flop. If making a card for a specific person in mind, I go with what I think they like, my friend Lori likes coffee, so she would get a card with coffee cups/beans something like that.

5. Share something about yourself that we may not know?

I work in my home office, I have been working for the bank for 15 years as a Mortgage Specialist Assistant. So with crafting it has worked out well.

Here is Leanne's card using this week's inspiration!

The challenge designers have also created a card for this week's inspiration! I hope you will play along with us this week! We would love to have you join us!

Kimberly Lackenbach

LauraJane

Leigh Penner

To The Full

Marcie Sharp
Sharp Designs

Sheri Gilson

Silke Ledlow -- I'm on Spring Break :)

Wanda Cullen

Culinary Creations

And one from me - Karen Day