Three Things : Creative Books (+ a giveaway)

My favorite creative technique these days is stamping - specifically clear stamps! I just tried it out yesterday and found out how easy they are to use; can't wait to get some more to play with.

I have figured out how to sew. Usually, sewing is an excuse to curse fluently for several hours. Now I have discovered patterns with PICTURES of what I should be doing. Visual learner, apparently.

using alot of punches lately. and still addicted to making mini books!

I love using tissue paper, mod podge & acyclic paint to create background.

After being Renee Pearson's TA at CPR San Jose, I've been playing with Photoshop Elements and hybrid scrapbooking for the first time. It's totally cool and super fun!
Janet Ang

I'm loving my hand written journalling. At the moment I'm really inspired to write up all those little sentences and words that pop out of my son's mouth that are incredibly cute and will disappear all too soon into rational full sentences.

I am really inspired by photography lately, and use that to begin my other creative projects. Thanks for the chance to win.

My favorite medium these days is using acryllic paints to make my cards!

It really isn't a technique, but I'm trying to focus on creating flow and directing the viewer's eye thru my layouts.

These days I'm loving machine stitching. I just can't get enough of it on my cards and layouts!

I am fabric painting right now, using acrylic paint. It's so fun!
I have the Nancy Reyner book, got it several months ago and it is sensational. Totally recommend it and glad you love it too.

my favourite thing to do at the moment is include more of the real stuff from our lives into my scrapbooking (probably not acid free but oh well), clothing tags that show the size my kids are at the time (especially love this one when it coinsiders with their actual age), tickets and programs, letters from school, even junk mail advertising something that we do.
cheers
Naomi

Hi Ali, how cool that your sister is expecting her baby too! We had a six year gap between number two and three sons as our eldest has autism and the time never seemed right but along he came anyway! What a blessing that boy has been! It has put autism in its place and made our family a real team. I went so minimalist for number three baby-so much stuff just wans't necessary-what else do you need when you have doting big brotehrs! I am loving sewing and paint on my scrapping atm! take care xoxox

I love scrapbooking/stamping and doing anything crafty with my kids - even if it's just drawing pictures. I miss playing in Photoshop, but tinker with it once in awhile.

Scrapbooking is my main love right now! Love to play along with challenges posted on different websites. Doesn't matter if there's a prize or not! Just love to play along!

Scrapbooking is my cup of tea! And my latest "technique" is stopping my thoughts. I think about every detail so long that it isn't fun anymore. Now I try to scrapbook spontaneous. Just sit (or stand..) grab a picture and start adhering things. Not that endless shoveling stuff!

I always start with a black canvas and use white for my drawing. it takes many many layers of acrylic to build up color but I think the color looks really rich when done.

Hi Ali...gosh, I don't know if you'll see this, given it's comment #750-something. ;) Just a few things to comment on. Thanks for ALL THE Q&A. Love it! Appreciate it! Even more so, knowing how busy you are & that you're in the throes of being pregnant. Secondly, I received your new book the other day. It's beautiful & so inspiring. I went out the next day & picked up some goodies to begin a new mini book. Thirdly...I was wondering if you had any plans of starting up Weekend Creative again? I finally finished a Weekend Creative project today. I had all the stuff for it for the longest time but just haven't been inspired (or whatever) to put it all together. I love the results though. (I made a punch collage). I'd send you a link to a photo of it but I haven't done that yet). ;) Again, thanks for all you do for us, here on your blog. Take care, momma!

I'm so sorry I missed the time deadline, in France we're wednesday,but I'm still leaving a post, these books look really inspiring, thanks for showing ! my fav technique at the moment is a tip from Tim Holtz, with glossy accent and fragments, used as mosaic to give dimension, or accent small details; simply love this !

I missed the deadline too here in Finland, although I check your website every day. I love scrapbooking in all it's forms and crosstiching.

I am trying to move over to more digital, so I am using more printing and graphic design type elements with my photos and right now I am in love with ribbon on my pages... as well as black stamps.

Congrats on your pregnancy!! Hope all goes well. My latest favourite technique is inspirted by Kelly Rae - collaging and painting over... love her work so much. Would love to get her book....

I am working with layering washes of acrylic paint onto layers of gesso and then taking some of the wash away with kitchen towels and sandpaper - lovely technique.

Am I too late??? I hope not! With a very active toddler, all my creativity these days seems to be centred around stickers, glitter, felt and big sheets of paper. So my favourite technique at the moment is anything that keeps a toddler amused for more than 5 minutes and doesn't make a huge mess!

Hi, Ali - thank you so much for the continued inspiration...I am especially loving the hybrid scrapbooking and the digital brushes you've created.