I was tagged by Jamaica to participate in this blog tour thing so here goes.
1. What am I working on right now?
2015 Calendars and a new set of photo templates for my shop. I’m also working on a few personal projects – finishing up our 2013 Project Life album and starting a mini “BFF” photobook for each of my girls…and new poster sized prints of their artwork to replace this one.
2. How long does it take me to create a project?
This totally depends on the type of project. The quickest are usually photobooks. I’ve made enough of these now to know what I like and don’t like and I have a “system” now so I can knock these out pretty quickly. Mini albums, on the other hand, takes so much longer.
3. What are my favorite things to create with at the moment?
Most of my projects are photo-centric so I’d say my favorite, or rather, my can’t-live-without tools are Lightroom, Presets for photo editing (Replichrome by Get Totally Rad is my go to), and templates for putting together photo collages.
4. How does my creating process work?
I work most efficiently when things are organized and easy to find so every project begins with me creating a folder for the project on my computer. The next step involves gathering supplies. My projects are mostly photo focused so this really just means selecting and editing photos – this is usually the most time intensive part of the process. Once I have all the photos gathered and a better idea of the scale of the project (ie., will a simple 8.5×11 insert in my project life album do or do I have enough photos to make a photobook?), I can move on to the actual design process.
5. How do I become inspired and stay inspired?
Pinterest is my go to source for inspiration, there’s never a shortage of ideas there! The tricky part is finding the time to pursue those ideas. What I’ve recently come to realize is that the biggest “inspiration killer” is when I’m feeling pressed for time or frustrated that I don’t have enough for creative “free play.” I’m constantly struggling to find that right balance between work and play.
6. What is my signature style?
Photo-focused and simple. I also have a thing for white space and black & white stripes.
I’m tagging three of my favorite memory keepers to keep this blog roll going: Peppermint, Ronnie and Carly.
I love hearing about your process… you’re such a designer. : )
And I LOVE the idea of BFF books. So so sweet.
Thanks for playing along!
xo
Thanks for tagging me Jamaica! This was fun to do. I don’t think I realized how much my OCD side dictated my creative process.
Loved reading this and learning more about your process. I have a big thing for black and white in general lately. So I know where your coming from 🙂
I keep thinking I’ll get over the black and white phase one of these days. I might have an identity crisis when that happens.
NO never, black and white all the way, haha!
What kind of planner is that? It’s so cute!
It’s by Sugar Paper, got it at Target. 🙂
Loved to read this. so interesting.
And I can’t wait for the 2015 Calendars.
Happy to learn you are working on the 2015 calendar! waiting for it! I’m starting to work on my Christmas presents…:)
Great to know about the process and what you are doing now. I love your style and creativity
Thanks for everything!
I really love the calanders and am hoping you will have the 16×20 ones again this year. I think my brother and sister in law will die if you don’t. Haha. They look forward to it every Christmas.