Three Things : Creative Books (+ a giveaway)

I am just actually starting to play with acrylic stamps and am loving it...I decided to throw my good friend a baby shower, mainly so I could make invitations with all my new supplies, and make cute decorations and things I am way excited...the best part is it isn't till December, so I have plenty of time to play around! Yay!

I enjoy giving items another life in my art.
jerri

I am still very interested in scrapbooking, especially the mini books! Trying my hand at using acrylic pieces. Exciting and challenging at the same time!

To use the objects I have for projects, rather than buying specifically for something. I don't have the extra budget anymore for my supplies, so being more creative with what I have is challenging.

I love anything that has something to do with paper --- scrapbooking, cardmaking, different paper crafts, mini-albums, etc. I relish making something wonderful and different out of a flat (and otherwise simple) piece of paper. :)

I've been having a ball with my travel journal! Been going back quite a few years and putting all our trips into one journal. Trying to just use words....a very good technique used by a certain uber-scrapper!

I still love covering chipboard with paper, love that dimention it gives things, cards, pages, mini books, etc...
Laura P

Hi Ali. I love the looks of the Taking Flight book. Went to Barnes & Noble today to check it out but they didn't have it yet. I worked on a book today where I took a stencil and using Spackle to make a cover. Really cool how it came out.
Regina

Ali,
Right now I am soooo into clearstamps and what they can do. It's like re-discovering a new friend!
Anne-Liesse

The latest techniques that I have been into is a little more hybrid scrappin'. I love that I can make a million different choices and not ruin a piece of pretty paper to try something new.

Lately my favourite thing to do creatively is sewing. I love the beautiful fabrics that are out there now.

paper crafting and journaling are my thing.... LOVE scrapbooking.

Hi Ali,
I always find your blog and your art inspirational. :) Thank you for letting me participate in your fun giveaway. This looks like an amazing book.
I have two favorite creative techniques currently. I love working in needlearts specifically cross-stitching and spend many relaxing evenings with my needle in hand.
I also love scrapbooking. I have recently delved into hybrid scrapbooking thanks to your recent posts + how to's on the subject. I am loving experimenting with brushes, printing and then using them as an element on the traditional pages that I am creating. Thank you for introducing and instructing me on how to use this wonderfully fun technique. :)
Kellie

My mom died in July and I have inherited a million photos and paper bits of my family history, my Mom threw nothing away, including greeting cards signed by every member of our extended family it seems and school papers and documents. Many of the old photos are wonderful but who knows who they are? I hope to used mixed media, collage to incorporate some of these precious keepsakes of this into projects and SB pages.

Scrapbooking with mixed media creations a very close second. I went out & bought a bunch of cool supplies a few months ago after reading an article of Kelly's in Cloth Paper Scissors and have been hooked ever since!!

My latest favorite is to add words to my photos. I learned the very basis of photoshop elements this summer and have been going crazy with adding words to my photos. I keep asking family and friends if they have photos they would like to me add words too. I can't wait to find some time to scrapbook some of these new photos and add them to my albums!
Would love a copy of the new book!!

Great books... I'd love to get my hands on them! My current favorite, aside from mini books- is crocheting... Ive been on a crochet kick and have been making scarves and even adding crochet flowers to some of my scapbook pages

I have resumed working on an acrylic mural on my 10 year old son's wall - it's an image of (the old) Yankee stadium. I'm trying to find ways for him to help a bit here and there (he made a zillion dots for part of "the crowd" this weekend.)

Lately my favorite method of communicating my story through art is through typography mixing different fonts even in the same word to achieve the desired emotional impact.

I'm incorporating the new techniques from a BPS class into scrapbooks, journals, and snail mail envelopes. And I just purchased some Sakura Souffle pens, and I'm anxious to try them to see if and how they differ from glaze pens.