Creative Blog Hop - Undefined Donkeys

Today is my turn to post on the Creative Blog Hop … typically these posts are done in the morning, but since I'm not a morning person, I've 'postponed' it until the evening. Thanks to Melva Peters at Stampin With Melva for nominating me. This blog hop doesn't require a commitment - just the one post where you answer a few questions and then nominate two other stampers to carry on next week. It's a sort of creative chain letter ;) 

Here are my two projects:

For both these cards, I used a donkey stamp that I carved with the Undefined kit:

Supplies Used:

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The second component of the Creative Blog Hop is to answer the four questions:

1. What are you working on right now?
My stamping space is cluttered with many different projects - I can never seem to have just one on the go. I'm working on more donkey cards for a donation to The Donkey Sanctuary's upcoming fundraiser, designing samples for my Spring Stamp-a-Stack that will be held in April, and there's even some Project Life page planning for my own album.

2. How does your work differ from others in your genre?
I wouldn't say that it differs all that much… although, I do tend to get a little inky when working on projects (inky fingers mean you're having fun!) And unlike what seems to be the majority of women, I don't care for pink! I'm definitely stretching my creativity when you see projects in pink!

3. Why do you create what you do?
I've never considered myself to be 'artistic/creative', but have always been drawn to memory keeping/photography. Paper crafting seemed like a good fit, with pre-determined stamps/papers/etc. I could tap into my creative side without having to come up with the artwork if that makes any sense.

4. How does your creativity work?
I usually just sit down and start playing... I usually have a specific stamp or tool that I want to work with and then it just goes from there. Inspiration comes from Pinterest, magazines, photos, nature, you name it! If I need to create something and I'm not feeling the mojo, I tend to seek out sketches. 

And now it's my turn to nominate two talented ladies to participate in the Creative Blog Hop next week: Laurie LaRose at Act of Stamping and Shauna Mikuliak at Stampventures. I'm so happy to have met them through Team Canada - they're part of the Inspiration Canada team and truly inspire me with their creativity. Check out their blogs to let them know you've visited - and then come back next Monday (March 9) to see what they've come up with. I know you'll love their projects!

Thanks again to Melva for asking me to be part of the Creative Blog Hop. It was fun!

Happy World Card Making Day!!

I'm celebrating World Card Making Day today with many other demonstrators - having fun playing with new products, learning some new techniques, and swapping of course. It's great to put a face to the name of many demonstrators I've met online over the past year of coordinating the Inspiration Canada newsletter!

Just a reminder about the Stamp, Stock, and Save event that goes until Monday Oct 6 - I'll be placing an order tomorrow evening (Sunday) if you want to save on shipping. Just let me know!

And if you'd like to join me for my Christmas Stamp-a-Stack, it's a great time to register! Take advantage of the Early Bird pricing until October 10. I'd love to have you join us!

Are you celebrating World Cardmaking Day in a crafty way today?

Team Stampin' Up! Canada

This past Friday night, I had the pleasure of meeting with Dale Hampshire, Canadian manager of Stampin' Up! and a fantastic group of demonstrators and their guests who make up part of Team Stampin' Up! Canada.  

There are 150 members of this team from across Canada who are all demonstrators that nominated by our peers and chosen by Dale, to work toward making the experience of being a demonstrator more rewarding for Canadians.  I'm honoured to be part of this team and look forward to brainstorming and working together with this group of enthusiastic ladies!