Top Talent Thursday

Welcome back to Our Creative Corner.
It is with utmost pleasure that I present to you this Thursday, the winner of our Challenge 'Party like it's Mardi-Gras' a lady who is very versatile, as appears to be the case with many of our winners of late.  Her blog is full of her life experiences along with her unique work.
Please welcome this weeks Top Talent:

Mitra-Mitralee

Let us learn a little about this wonderful lady.

1.) Where do you Live?
I live in Northern NY, very close to the Canadian border. We are in the country although our very small college town is within ten minutes. It’s a lovely in the middle of nowhere place, but access to supplies sometimes is limited so I rely a lot on making due with up-cycled items and coming up with new ways to use existing supplies!

2.) Describe yourself in five words?
Fearless, Out of the Box, Organized, Caring and Creative

3.) How would you describe your art for the general public audience if they have never seen it before?
My artwork typically involves either a story, an upcycled item and often has a vintage twist.

4.) How many hours a day do your waste/spend on your hobby?
I typically spend 30 minutes a day blogging and about the same scrapbooking, plus or minus. The crafting normally happens on the weekends and the blogging during the week. I like to write and craft, so it keeps me happy.

5.) What supply wouldn't you do without when it comes to stamping?
Ink pads and alcohol, I find you can stain just about anything with an inkpad and then use a bit of alcohol mist to get the color to run

6.) Is there is tool/item that you are drooling over at the moment and wanting to buy?
Right now I’m shopping for punches, in particular one that allows me to use up small pieces of extra scrap paper. I do have a Silhouette, but using up extra paper with a punch is so therapeutic!

 And Mitra has provided a creation that is out of the box and demonstrates perfectly how versatile a craft person she is.

Thank you Mitra for being our 'Thursday's Top Talent' and sharing such wonderful inspiration with us!

Mitra's Blog-Mitralee

If you want the chance to be part of Top Talent Thursday on Our Creative Corner, then just join in our current Challenge- “ Photo Inspiration” here, you still have some time to participate.

Smiles:)
Sue

"The person born with a talent they are meant to use will find their greatest happiness in using it."

~Johann Wolfgang von Goethe

Shabby Chic Inspiration Winner

Hello and welcome back Our Creative Corner!  Thank you to all who participated in last week's challenge. It's time to announce the winner! We have many gorgeous entries because everyone did such an amazing job. However, we can only choose one winner and that one is

Margie from MargiesBlueHouse.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Love the beautiful embossed wings and the gorgeous flower arrangement.

All the embellishments and details are fantastic!

Thank you, Margie, for sharing with us your talent and here is your badge to wear proudly on your blog. :)

Remember to come back for Top Talent Thursday on Our Creative Corner.
And there's still time to play along with current photo inspiration challenge here.
Happy crafting!

Photo Inspiration Challenge

Hello! Our Creative Corner friend, happy Saturday!

Welcome back to another Our Creative Corner challenge. We would like to sincerely thank all of you for the most beautiful entries you submitted last week. Make sure you check back on Wednesday to see who the winner is!

Now, on our new challenge this week:

Please create a card or project inspired by the COLORS AND PATTERNS in the PHOTO AND include at least one piece of METAL EMBELLISHMENT.

Here are the beautiful works from our DT for your inspiration.



 Meihsia Liu - Simply Paper Crafts

Susan-scrumplescrunch

 Lori - The Diva Stamper

Irena Kowalczyk/Rudlis - love, life and crafts

Paula McClane - Scrap Addict's Attic

Liliana Inguanti- Stampin from Home 

Sharon Wheet - Designs by Sharon

Top Talent Thursday

Welcome back to Our Creative Corner.
It is with utmost pleasure that I present to you this Thursday, a very talented lady who is exceptional in design as well as in the handi-crafts discipline. I do not need to give much introduction as she has provided a wonderful synopsis of her life and it makes for interesting reading and I am sure you will enjoy learning about her as much as I did.
Goodness, I do enjoy having the opportunity to salute these wonderful ladies that I am privileged to present every Thursday.
Please welcome this weeks Top Talent:

Synnove-papirverkstedet

1.) Where do you Live? 
I live in a place called Strømmen just outside Oslo, the capital of Norway. I am interested interior design, so I have another blog were you can visit my home. http://villasunniva.blogspot.no

2.)  What supply wouldn't you do without when it comes to stamping?
I love my distress inks, Tim Holtz - scissors and seam binding ribbons and I am also addicted to beautiful patterned papers and different kind of stamps.

3.)  List three blogs that truly inspire you.
I love to do different styles of card making. I am easily bored if I have to do the same kind of thing for a long time. If I have made something cute I have to make something else next so my bloglist is influenced by that. I often visit these blogs: Tim Holtz, Graphic 45 and LilyBean´s Paperie. There are a lot of fantastic norwegian card makers that i like to visit too.

4.) What techniques or routine do you employ to inspire yourself?
I get inspired by blogs, magazines and patterned papers. I am easily inspired and I like to clean up my workspace before I start a new project.

5.) What other hobbies or talents do you have that you'd like to share with us?
I love the theatre and have been acting, producing and directing plays most of my life. When I was young, I studied to be a photographer so I love to take pictures. I also like interior design. I love to tell a story and express feelings and I think that all my work is influenced by that. Some people tell me that they sometimes can feel the theatre and drama in my paperwork. I also like to teach, so I do a lot of scrapbooking and cardmaking classes.

6.) Are you a day-time or night-time crafter?
I really like to work in my craft room in the late evening, and I am often so engaged in my project that I go to bed much later than I mean to. We have some really nice radio-programs in the evenings, that I love to listen to while I am working.

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Shabby-licious and sumptuous splendour is how I would describe this creation.

Thank you Synnove for being our 'Thursday's Top Talent'  and sharing such wonderful inspiration with us!
You must visit Synnove's Blog she creates beautiful work, her Easter Egg creation HERE is stunning.

If you want the chance to be part of Top Talent Thursday on Our Creative Corner, then just join in our current Challenge- 'Shabby Chic” here, you still have some time to participate.

Smiles:)
Sue

"The person born with a talent they are meant to use will find their greatest happiness in using it."

~Johann Wolfgang von Goethe

Colorful Birthday Cake Winner

HEllo everybody.... newbies & faithfully followers!  This is Paula, again.  While we didn't get much of a turn-out for the Red, Blue & Yellow Birthday Cake challenge, we did get some good ones.... I was very happy with them and they all made me smile for my birthday (one of my sweet DT sisters even mailed her creation to me!)

My winner is:  Diane H with this creation

Diane, Here is your badge to wear proudly on your blog :)

Our lovely Top Talented Coordinator, Susan, will be in touch with you very soon to make arrangements for you to be spotlighted as our Top Talent Thursday on Our Creative Corner.

Don't forget, there's still time to play along with my current challenge "Shabby Chic Inspiration" which is a photo inspiration with a crown embellishment.  Please make sure you link back to us when posting your submissions!

Shabby Chic Inspiration

Hello! Our Creative Corner friends, happy Saturday!
Welcome back for another new challenge. First of all, we'd like to say thank you for your fabulous entries submitted last week. Please check back on Wednesday to see who the lucky winner is!

And now, here is the challenge for you this week:

Please create a project inspired by the COLORS in the photo AND include FABRIC FLOWERS AND A CROWN.

Here are the beatuiful creations from our design team.

Meihsia - Simply Paper Crafts



Paula - Scrap Addict's Attic

Sue-scrumplescrunch.

Lori - The Diva Stamper

 

Liliana - Stampin' from Home 

Linda Coughlin - The Funkie Junkie

Irena Kowalczyk/Rudlis - love, life and crafts

Sharon Wheet - Designs by Sharon