Scrappy Blog Tour

Hello!  My scrappy friend, Mendi Yoshikawa asked me to participate in a 

Scrappy Blog tour and I was excited to play along! 

As part of the tour I am going to share

answers to a few questions.

What am I working on right now?
I have just started a project for the upcoming Winter Edition of  

Scrapbook & Cards Today Magazine.  I also have a project in the works 

using Authentique Paper's new Believe Collection and

 a wooden plaque by Sierra Pacific Crafts.

The last project that I completed will be up this week with

Bella Blvd & Kiwi Lane cross-promo:

 

 How long does it take me to create a project?

I'm actually a pretty quick crafter...layouts, not so much LOL

I can generally have a mini album completed within 2-3 hours, cards

take me anywhere from 10 minutes to an hour and layouts may take

me all day long!  I do find that using sketches do help to cut the time.

What are my favorite things to create with at the moment?

On most every project, I like to use my sewing machine.

I'm also using a lot of steel rule and wafer thin dies these days.

As far as embellishments, I'm always reaching for buttons,

wooden accents, enamel dots and adhesive pearls.  

Here are some of my newest favorite themes 'n things:

How does my creating process work?

Because I serve on quite a few design teams, I start with the assigned

theme and go from there.  If I'm up for a layout, I choose the photos and then

the collection that goes best with them.  I'm really, really liking my photos

printed in a wallet size, so I've been using that option a lot.

For cards, I always start with a focal point, which may be a die-cut, sentiment 

or technique.  Next I decide how best to display the focal point...

vertically or horizontally, clean and simple or with a lot of 

extra embellishments and frou-frou.  I like to work in die-cut shapes

such as doilies, simple circles, squares, etc. and use them as mats.

The more layers, the better!

 How do I become inspired and stay inspired?

I love to stay connected and up on trends by visiting other crafty blogs

and Pinterest.  One of my more recent projects (Witch Is In Sign)

was inspired by a similar sign that I saw at Michael's!

 

I keep my crafty closet stocked with general crafting supplies

such as unpainted wood shapes, canvases, chipboard pieces, styrofoam

balls, containers, etc.  All of these come in handy when it's time to tackle

a general papercrafting project such as a home decor piece, altered

item or mini album.  My stash is often a huge part of my inspiration!

What is my signature style?

I've been sharing projects for a few years now and have been lucky enough to 

have had some wonderful exposure through design teams, Facebook shares, etc.

  One thing that I hear a lot is "that's so Shellye" or "I knew it was yours before 

I saw your name" LOL  I like to call my style clean-and-simple-with-a-touch-of-whimsy :)

I craft much like a decorate my home.  I'm not one for a lot of sporadic clutter...rather,

I like clusters of contained clutter :)  I love the 'white space' of design and I also

love incorporating the 'triangle' effect on my scrapbook pages.  

For me it's all about what's pleasing to the eye.  If a design isn't clicking

with me, I keep moving things around until I can say "a-ha that's it!"

My sweet friend Taunya Butler is linking up to continue on with

her Scrappy Blog Tour!  I love Taunya's generous spirit, never-ending kind

words and her adorable projects!  Visit Taunya's BLOG to learn

more about her!

Thank you so much for stopping by!