Three Things : Creative Books (+ a giveaway)

I have enjoyed learning new ways to use old standbys. I have spent the past 10 weeks or so learning from Tena Sprenger on BPS and have come away with some many new ideas. I am always looking for new ways to do things.

I am trying to get out of my own way and not over-thinking things when I scrapbook.

I'm enjoying combining acrylics with stamps from all sorts of sources as well as painting words into my designs. I love Kelly Rae's style - as well as yours! Thanks for this!

Morning! My newest obsession (gotta call it what it is!) is typography and fonts. I have always loved words, dictionaries, etc.. so this just seems to flow into that.
Thanks!

words and pictures. :) It's all about telling a story for me.
Thanks for the giveaway.

I took a class from Jesse Reno last spring that gave me the confidence to paint once again. We layered and added and subtracted and used inexpensive jars of brightly colored acrylics on huge pieces of plywood.I totally surprised myself and now I'm on a path to to understand techniques and color mixing to make my life easier! I'm a big fan of Kelly Rae Roberts and can't wait to see (or win) her new book.

Scrapbooking most definately, especially altering patterned papers with acrylic paints, and also a little bit of mixed-media work :)

I just found Kelly Rae's etsy site yesterday and am trying to figure out which piece I'm going to buy for my living room. How wonderful that you recommended her book today. I love to scrapbook. I think I'd love to try mixed media, but I'm not sure I'm up for it.
Dianne

My favorite is acrylic paint. I love the texture, the mixing and getting it all over your hands. It's just awesome!

Congratulations to your sister! I suppose it is very exciting to experience pregnancy at the same time. My favourite technique...it's difficult to say because technically I have just started scrapbooking, but I love using ribbons and buttons.
Thanks for the Q&A post.

Working with paint and grungeboard!!

My favorite creative technique right now is reverse applique, a la Alabama Chanin. Hands down, absolutely obsessed with it. In a nutshell, you use two layers of fabric; stitch-outline a shape through both layers; then trim the inside of only the top layer so that the bottom layer shows through. I can't imagine visualizing that without seeing the real thing, so go to her site (or mine if easier). Why limit the technique to fabric? Endless possibilities!

Not really a technique but I have been doing a lot of altering items latly. More so than scrapbooking. I just love how you can put the altered items out to enjoy and for all to see vs scrapbook pages being in a book.

I'm having to add Glimmer Mist to almost everything---along with flocking anything that's not moving---although the cat has been accidently flocked once!

I am scrapbooker, who takes acrylic painting classes, and loves to play with altered art (modge podge, sewing, stamping, photos).

I've been busy with a digital project but I can't wait to move on to my next project, a painting for a friend. And guess what I just checked, "True Vision" out at my library!! Would love to get my hands on the Kelly Rae book! I'll be out of commission after foot surgery next week so I'll need to READ about creative things to tide me over!

My favorite technique right now is incorporating Bling somewhere on the page. (even for the boy pages)After I make my 2 page layout, I try to use the papers and Embelishments to make several cards. Can't wait to buy your book, just waiting for one of the local stores to carry it.

Right now anything scrapbooking is my passion. I also enjoy sewing and machine embroidery.

my favorite technique continues to be inking the edges of everything - hides a multitude of mistakes!

i liked mixed media quilting. it's my new favorite thing now.