Three Things : Creative Books (+ a giveaway)

Oh...I hope it's not too late to enter. I love using paper and paint to recreate found objects.

Not sure if this qualifies as a technique, but I have been journaling like crazy. I went on a trip intended to scrapbook while traveling, and I ended up just taking photos and writing down my thoughts. I love it!

My favorite technique is always the last interesting one I learned. I just finished a kit from the uber-talented Carol Wingert that used spackle and a mask to create a textured album cover. Beautiful, messy and fun. Perfect combination!

My fav technique is a new one to me. I was at the book store and was flipping through Visual Chronicles and came upon the technique of "coloring" on black and white or sepia pictures with watercolor pencils/crayons and a bit of water. So easy to do and totally changes the look of any picture!

I love to make cards, right now I'm enjoying adding sewing embellishments to them.

Hi Ali~
My creative technique these days is catching up on all my favorite scrapbooking/photo blogs. They always give me inspiration to do something special with my 1000+ photos of summer. Working on mini books and updated photo collages for my walls are my favorites for Fall 08.
Thanks for the opp to win!

Wow. Playing with wax on canvas, painting with textures, and using a lot more fabric. Just not enough time in my day to do it all, but soooooo much fun. Hope you are feeling well Ali, and how excieting sharing this journey with your sis. Have a lovely day :-)

love playing with textures lately - it started when i scrapbooked and embellished a window made to look antique. super fun!

love playing with textures lately - it started when i scrapbooked and embellished a window made to look antique. super fun!

digital scrapbooking...definitely!

My fav technique? I've been going through a drought recently. But, just Sunday, I took out some acrylics and canvas and played around, inspired by some pieces you did a long time ago. I painted, used foam stamps from Lisa Bearnson and plastic cups to make circles. Thanks so much for your constant inspiration!

RIght now my favourite technique has to be using IPhoto to make photo books. I have done a few as Christmas gifts (I know, it's August) but they are gorgeous and I feel like I can easily mix beautiful photos with text and get a fantastic result. It really has motivated me to do more scrapbooking. I've been in a non-scrap mode all summer.

Lately I'm all about using old newspapers and junk mail to make things.

Scrapbooking...but mini books specifically are interesting me right now.

(I hope I'm not too late to post!) I've really gotten into photography lately. I'm taking a class and loving every minute of it! I've started delving into the digi-scrapbooking recently and hope to be able to have some wonderfully creative pictures to add!! Thanks Ali for all you do!
janice

I am just actually starting to play with acrylic stamps and am loving it...I decided to throw my good friend a baby shower, mainly so I could make invitations with all my new supplies, and make cute decorations and things I am way excited...the best part is it isn't till December, so I have plenty of time to play around! Yay!

I enjoy giving items another life in my art.
jerri

I am still very interested in scrapbooking, especially the mini books! Trying my hand at using acrylic pieces. Exciting and challenging at the same time!

To use the objects I have for projects, rather than buying specifically for something. I don't have the extra budget anymore for my supplies, so being more creative with what I have is challenging.

I love anything that has something to do with paper --- scrapbooking, cardmaking, different paper crafts, mini-albums, etc. I relish making something wonderful and different out of a flat (and otherwise simple) piece of paper. :)

I've been having a ball with my travel journal! Been going back quite a few years and putting all our trips into one journal. Trying to just use words....a very good technique used by a certain uber-scrapper!

I still love covering chipboard with paper, love that dimention it gives things, cards, pages, mini books, etc...
Laura P

Hi Ali. I love the looks of the Taking Flight book. Went to Barnes & Noble today to check it out but they didn't have it yet. I worked on a book today where I took a stencil and using Spackle to make a cover. Really cool how it came out.
Regina

Ali,
Right now I am soooo into clearstamps and what they can do. It's like re-discovering a new friend!
Anne-Liesse

The latest techniques that I have been into is a little more hybrid scrappin'. I love that I can make a million different choices and not ruin a piece of pretty paper to try something new.