Top Talent Thursday!

Welcome back to Our Creative Corner.

Today, at 'Top Talent Thursday' we introduce to you to a lady with a very beautiful name.

Silke- (Germanic) and it means heavenly.

Not pronounced as Silk or Silk-ee but Silk-ah.
She is one very talented lady and it is my pleasure to welcome and introduce her; our winner of the ‘Inspiration Board’ Challenge: 
Silke-My Life

Let us learn a little bit about her.

1.) Where do you live?
I live in a smaller University town called Statesboro, Georgia, which is about 45 minutes NW of Savannah.
 It is also the home of the Eagles....Go Eagles!!!

2.) How would you describe your art for the general public audience if they have never seen it before? 
I would describe it as mainly clean, fresh, fun and elegant, but yet I can easily switch to Shabby Chic or Vintage.

3.) What texture inspires your creativity? 
Hmmmm....not a 100% sure, there are so many awesome texture ideas and techniques, but I think I'll run with dry embossing!

4.) What is the one tool you couldn't do without? 
Most definitely my Stylus...I really like to score lines with it!

5.) What do you enjoy most about card-making? 
I really enjoy creating different looks by adding different colors, design paper, embellishments, etc. For me it's definitelya great stress reliever from a busy day at work!!!

6.) Picking only one colour of paint, which would you prefer on your carpet?
 It's a tough question...but I think I have to go with the WHITE color....LOL..can you tell why???

Now feast your eyes on this exquisite and sophisticated card, designed in a gorgeous muted palette.

If you would like to see more, pay a visit.

Silke- silkeledlow.blogspot.com

And if you want the chance to be part of Top Talent Thursday on Our Creative Corner, then just join in our current Challenge 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

Woody with a Button Winner

Hello everyone!
Welcome back to Our Creative Corner and many thanks to all who participated in the "Woody with a Button Challenge." Liliana again and let me tell you how much I loved to see all your projects and creativity. They were amazing! Unfortunately there is only one winner and that one is  #9 Laura!

Laura's tag is gorgeous. She did a great job with the woodgrain look. There is a great balance between the focal point and embellishments. Love the textures and layers. Congratulations Laura!

Feel free to add our Top Talent winner's badge to your blog. We will be in touch with you very soon to arrange for you to be spotlighted as our Top Talent on Our Creative Corner.

It is not too late to play along with our current challenge "Make Mine Mushy Challenge."
Please make sure you link back to us when your post your submission.

Make Mine Mushy Challenge

Hello to all you brilliant and creatively crafty people!

We welcome you back to another Saturday at Our Creative Corner and before I tell you about our newest challenge, we'd like to sincerely thank all of you for your most beautiful entries you submitted last week for Lili's challenge Woody With a Button.  Make sure you check back on Wednesday to see who the lucky winner is! Also, did you happen to see the magnificent post from our very own Susan, who ran the Top Talent Thursday post? GORGEOUS creation from Tracey.

Okay, now on with the show...

It's Lisa here and I'll be your host this week and I would like to challenge you all to complete two tasks.  One is that I'd like to see Valentine cards (mushy, lovie dovie, comical, serious, whatever your heart desires for the day o' love and secondly, it HAS to be applied to the sketch I've designed for you.

Create a Valentine card using the sketch
The sketch can be rotated and we need to be able to see all the elements from the original sketch, but used however you like. Follow it exactly or alter it as long as all elements are present.

Now here is are the brilliant works from our DT for your inspiration...

Susan-scrumplescrunch

Meihsia Liu - Simply Paper Crafts

Paula McClane - Scrap Addict's Attic

Liliana Inguanti- Stampin from Home

Lisa - You Made Me Ink!

Sharon Wheet - Designs by Sharon

Linda Coughlin - The Funkie Junkie

Irena Kowalczyk/Rudlis - love, life and crafts

We hope you enjoy this challenge and we are really looking forward to seeing your interpretations!

Have a wonderfully creative and crafty week.

Hugs and smiles from all of us at Our Creative Corner!

Top Talent Thursday

Welcome back to
Our Creative Corner.
Today, at Top Talent Thursday we introduce to you; TRACEY from the delightful Roman town of Newark-on-Trent in Nottinghamshire, England.
This town is steeped in history, but most will know it as a place that the famous heroic outlaw in English folklore supposedly came from; ‘Robin Hood and his Merry Men!)
No Merry men here though, only one very talented lady and it is my pleasure to welcome and introduce the winner of the ‘Silver and Purple Christmas’ Challenge:
TRACEY.-Inkypinkycraft.

Let us learn a little bit about her.
1.) Where do you Live?
I am originally from Kent, and now I live in Newark Nottinghamshire, with my husband and three children.

2.)Are you a day-time or night-time crafter?
I would love to craft all day long but with a 3, soon to be 8 , and 10 year old that doesn't happen! So I am a weekend and morning crafter and find that that is when I work best ! Daddy steps in to play with the children and I craft, lucky me!

3.) Do you work on more than one piece at a time?
If I am making tags , I tend to do one at a time, but, if I am making larger or more complex pieces that need drying time ( and time is precious) I tend to have more than one piece on the go at once!
I am really experimenting with lots of canvas and painty pieces as well as vintage makes and have lots scattered about as Lucy ( age 3 ) loves painting too, so we sometimes craft together in the kitchen! I usually have lots of part started pieces on the go!

4.) Any inspirational words you can share?
To enjoy the journey and believe in yourself. I do lack confidence in my own abilities, and am trying hard to believe in myself and be true to myself and in doing so enjoy the journey of creating and growing! So I guess it would be to believe in yourself and be yourself and not compare yourself to others.

5.) Bathroom, Craft-room, or car. Which do you clean first?
Craft-room . When in the middle of creating, I craft and craft with things strewn all over as the mood and inspiration takes me..usually until I have a teeny tiny space to craft in on my desk. Then I tidy and clear the decks to start all over again!
( Anyway luckily my husband does the Bathroom!!)

6.) What supply wouldn't you do without when it comes to stamping?
Distress inks, distress inks and distress inks.
There are so many crafty products that I love but I cannot imagine a crafty world without Distress! Love it!

If you love Grunge/Steampunk then you are going to love what Tracey has made for us.

Thank you Tracey for being our 'Thursday's Top Talent'  and sharing such wonderful inspiration with us!
Please pop over and pay her a visit.....
Tracey's Blog -Inkypinkycraft.

If you want the chance to be part of Top Talent Thursday on Our Creative Corner, then just join in our current Challenge 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.

White with a Decorative Edge Winner

Happy winner's Wednesday everyone! I'm Liliana here again to announce the winner for the White with a Decorative Edge challenge! We appreciate the fabulous entries for this challenge. Thank you for all your creations!

Our winner is #8 Vada. Her card is gorgeous! Her design, embellishments, textures and every single detail are combined beautifully and in a very exquisite way. Congratulations Vada!
Feel free to add our Top Talent winner's badge to your blog. We will be in touch with you very soon to arrange for you to be spotlighted as our Top Talent on Our Creative Corner.

It's not too late to play along with our current challenge "Woody with a button."
Please make sure you link back to us when your post your submission.

Woody with a button

Hello everyone and welcome back to another week at Our Creative Corner! Liliana here again and on behalf of my team I would like to thank everyone who has participated in last week's challenge. Your creations have been fabulous, you are so talented!

This week I am bringing a challenge in which you have to create a project or card using woodgrain. You may use a technique to simulate woodgrain or use designer paper, or an actual piece of wood! The woodgrain needs to be seen. You also have to use at least one button.

Have fun with the challenge and hope to see your creations at the gallery!

Liliana - Stampin' From Home

Susan-scrumplescrunch

Lisa-You Made Me Ink!

Lori Rider - The Diva Stamper

Meihsia Liu - Simply Paper Crafts

 

Paula McClane - Scrap Addict's Attic

Irena Kowalczyk/Rudlis - love, life and crafts

Linda Coughlin - The Funkie Junkie

Sharon Wheet - Designs by Sharon