Inspiration Blog Hop

Hi and hello, everyone!

Last September 22, 2014, I've been asked by Ing Lim (one of my digital LO designers, digital designers for freebie with Filipino Scrapbookers and a fellow postcrosser) to answer 3 questions in an Inspiration Blog Hop.

I was surprised and yet amused as I've heard of these 3 questions from one of my printers as I went to their print shop for my 2nd visit to discuss my 'for' printing job on a cloth.  Please find below the exact same questions that I was so taken a-back to be asked at forefront while waiting for my prints to come out from the shop. LOL 

 

 

I was surprised that these 3 questions has been going around for quite some time now.  I was first asked personally and verbally last June 2014.  =)

Now, I'm gladly answering the same questions thru an Inspirational Blog Hop, tagged by Ing Lim.  It's been quite a while sine June 2014 and lots have changed and new projects was started since.

What are you working on?

This year has been a printing year for me.  Nope, not just published articles which I've been submitting for a magazine for 3 years now, but having my designs (Creo by Lady Katutz) printed into postcards and book re-prints too after my Copyright has been alright and approved last November 2013.

 Creo by Lady Katutz' postcard designs printed

Creo by Lady Katutz' improved book re-prints designed and printed

I have been alternating printing jobs from postcard designs after postcard designs to book re-prints.

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I have my very 1st Contest for this year only covering Postcrossing, atcs, Project Life, LOs, Cards and Smash Books.  I'm still looking into adding a Needlecrafts category.  Entries are coming in or are being uploaded and I'm now left looking for Project Life entries to complete my Contest Prize Give-away.

 To join, click HERE

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I have my Project Life Album repaired and I was glad to claim it last October 6, 2014 from Doctor Leather.  I hope I'd be back completing both 2013 Project Life 365 and 2014 Pocket Life 365.

Project Life 2013 (work-in-progress)

 Pocket Life 2014 (work-in-progress)

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I'm set to hopefully become an international hostess for a Digital atc Swap with atcsforall.com come October 22, 2014.  I hope scheduling would be okay for this year before year 2014 ends with me to send out January 2015.  I'm currently hosting a 2nd Generation ATC Swap with the same international atc site.

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I'm back into needlecrafts again and have purchased Crossstitch patterns of Art Pieces by Fernando Amorsolo and M. Baldemor for me to finish in maximum of 5 years time.  I still hope to have these works authenticated in time.

 

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I'm still with my Traveling Notebook activities with my Creo by Lady Katutz, Filipino Scrapbookers, Philippine Crafters Association/Assocacion, and Postcrossing (official and unofficial forums).  Please pray that my traveling notebooks and mini scrapbook won't be stuck for long.

 

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Started working also with a few customized requests a month ago AND I'm back papercrafting again workin with scrapbook LO turned home decor with a shadow box project, word mini album projects and handmade cards/postcards with Postcrossing.com forum. 

 

It has been a learning process for me in terms of costing and pricing for customized projects.  I'm thrilled to be of service and at the same given the liberty to create my designs for others.

How does your work different from others?

I constantly re-invent myself for the past 4 years I have been a hobbyist turned artist.  My work may it be papercrafts, scrapbook art, digital design, digital art, are versatile.  I started being akin to stitching as I have been in love with anything that has to do with needlecrafts . . . more specifically counted-crossstitch.  And the closest I could be with my needlecrafts in papercrafting is doing stitching with every project I feel so fabulous about.  My scrapbook layouts and handmade cards.  But then, everyone went into it and it has just became just one of my techniques and styles in a layout - 12x12 or mini as in a handmade card.

My work started to be characterized by colors - pastel works which I later deepened with shabby chicness with my choice of papers, layout designs, materials and embellishments (of buttons, twines - abaca or baker's and laces). 

I became versatile with my work, not just a versatile blogger, with kraft papers or any kraft materials with notebooks (for my traveling notebooks) and in a way promoting GO GREEN in every work detail I do.  Add to that vintage which I seldom do but you would find a little bit of traces of it here and there - may it be an accent or just a little vintage show on the center or on a corner of any of my layouts.

My digital works and project life works (which ranges from purely digital to hybrid) are purely happy in my choice of colors and splashes of life - may it be for my everyday life (for my project and pocket life 2013 to 2014) and work on family photos on family layouts.

How does your creating process work?

I'm organization freak but this year it rarely shows.  I'd go with a planner or a To-Do List for my everyday tasks, errand and chores.  I've been investing in digital kit materials for my Project Life and Pocket Life - Digital and even working for CTs for such privileges to work with digital kits of various digital designers.

My saviour since last year are Crescent Moon Designs, Inspirebydominic Designs, Beautifully Blessed Designs and Jessica Sprague.com.  Thanks to Charly Renay, Tiffany Nicole, Prissy and Jessica!! =)

I start work with my distinctive routine style choices, whichever my mood dictates for a layout design for any LO may it be as big as a 12x12 LO design or as small as a 2.5x3.5 for atcs and Pocket Life or varied in size for my Project Life 2013 album.

Database management and archival management works best for me in keeping with most of files (digital and paper files) organized . . . though I have yet to organize and clutter-away my very own Craft room and Craft table.

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I guess that's all me, folks!!

I hope to be around and about still for the next 5 and more years sharing the wonders of blogging with social media blogging and my artworks may it be in papercraft arts, home decor arts or really scrapbook art and canvas art.  

Add to that Needlecraft art too. hehehe ;P

Now, I'm tagging Dona B. Espiritu, Millet Galeos Sacerdoti, waiting for confirmation of others tagged for the Inspiration Blog Hop.