Be Inspired #20 with Valerie Salmon!

Good Morning:
We have been so excited to have THE Valerie Salmon on our blog..

Valerie's work can be seen in Better Homes & Gardens' Scrapbooks etc. magazine.

As part of her Fiskars design work, many of her projects can be seen in Joann's store displays and flyers, as well as Michael's Stores ads.

In addition, she also showcases Scarlet Lime kits with her creative team layouts.

Valerie is the owner and creator of Got Sketch?, which features scheduled scrapbook & card sketches for inspiration.

She recently started Got Crafts? with Janna Wilson, a site for all things crafty where you can join their online classes and get project downloads.

She also has had the privilege of having hundreds of published artwork, be the '07 Paper Crafts Magazine's 1st Gallery Idol winner, a '06 Memory Makers Master, and a '05 Paperkuts Power Team Member.

I've the pleasure to ask her a few questions..

1. Do you create the sketches first then scrap, or scrap and it evolves from there?

For the Got Sketch blog, I digitally create the sketch first. It's up to the contributors to interpret it.For my personal use, I do a rough pencil-sketch initially, then scrap it. It's a good starting point. In the end, my projects don't usually resemble the sketch too much. :)

2. Do you have a favorite time to create?

I prefer to create while my kids are at school, especially in the mornings. I love having a quiet house and uninterrupted crafting time.That way, I can focus on my family when they return from school.

3. How do you go about selecting colours and products?

Do you mean for specific projects? For layouts, I generally let the colors in the photos dictate the colors I choose & the products that I use. For cards and other items, I just choose what appeals to me. I'm partial to certain color combos and I like to use them regularly.

Valerie is going to select a winner on March 3rd from the entries, The winner will win a Free download from Got Craft..
Isn't that Kewl :)




Valerie has created this awesome card sketch for us.

Here is what our design team created using this sketch.




This lovely card is designed by our DT member Betty from Bettybee's Buzz.


Here is the supply list to make this card: DCWV paper, Prima flowers, Sahara Pearls Embossing Powder, Swiss Dots Embossing Folder, StudioG stamps, VersaMark Ink, Close To My Heart Ink, Prima Crystals, ATG and Dimensionals.




The next project is brought to you by the talented Christine Penaflor from Creative Journey.


Trust in the Lord Frame

1. Cut a piece of transparency so that it fits inside of the frame. Cut a piece of patterned paper so that it is 1/2" shorter than the frame opening along the bottom and right sides. Adhere striped paper to the transparency as shown in the photo.

2. Adhere a die cut journaling tag to the striped paper with dimensional foam tape as shown in the photo. Adhere the die cut sentiment tag on top of the journaling tag as shown. Using a Cuttlebug lattice border die, cut a border from blue glittered paper and adhere to the project as shown.

3. Adhere blue glittered alphabet stickers to spell "Lord" on the journaling tag. Ink the edges of the mini alphabet stickers and adhere to the journaling label as shown. Adhere a flower the the edge of the journaling tag.

4. Die cut a Cuttlebug swirl border from green glittered paper and cut apart pieces of the swirls. Re-assemble swirls and adhere to the project as shown to complete the project.


Supplies used: Patterned paper: Autumn Leaves, Journaling and sentiment tags: Creative Imaginations, Alphabet stickers: K & Company (glittered), Making Memories (mini alphas), Dies: Provo Craft Cuttlebug, Flowers: Prima, Stamping ink: Colorbox.





Here are more examples from our Talented DT members. We can't wait to see what you come up with for this challenge.


Kim Sonksen

Tracy Pounds	Spike
Meda Halmaciu	Cassie Larson
Jenn Koss	Amber Goble
Eva Dobilas	Allison Yates
Peggy Toole	Mrs J
Karen Maldonado	Lea Lawson
Becky Givans	Shannon Bracken
Jenn M

Dannisdoodles


MlamarreDesigns

Instructions for submitting your cards to our challenges:

• Link ONLY to webpages, not directly to image files.

• ONLY post links directly to your project. NOT to your blog.

• If you don't have a blog, you can link to your online galleries (like Splitcoaststampers)

• Keyword for uploading your cards in online galleries is: CBI20
• Please leave us a comment and let us know what you think of the sketch:)
  

To get the correct link:
Access your blog/gallery entry, click on your post's title. On the address bar you should see the link similar to below.
For example, notice it's a long address.http://cuttlebugchallenge.blogspot.com/2009/01/cuttlebug-fab-fridays-1.html.
Please DO NOT post http://cuttlebugchallenge.blogspot.com.

Deadline to enter your card: Monday, March 2 at 7:00 pm Est.

Come back tomorrow for a showcase of your creations for Be inspired #19: EMBOSS ACETATE

And don't forget to spread the word and add Cuttlebug Challenge to your blog roll.

Have a wonderful Weekend,
Meda