Creative blog hop - my turn!

Hiya, last week my good friend Emma tagged me in her blog so this week it's my turn to carry on the hop by sharing my creativity with you before introducing you to some of the blogs I follow and get inspiration from :)

1. What am I working on?

Today I have been playing with my ink pads and stamps to make some cards. I've been dragging the ink pads directly across the card to create a background then stamping on top. 

Also at the moment I'm experimenting with ideas and designs of cards with pockets and hidden elements. 

2. How does my work differ from others in my genre?

I wouldn't say my work is different from the others but I think I make it individual by taking inspiration from more than one piece of work and combining ideas. 

Up until recently I hadn't found my niche, as such, and dabbled in so many medias and materials I wouldn't have put myself into any genre to compare myself to others.

3. Why do I write/ create what I do? 

I started card making about 10 yrs ago as a way of relaxing after stressful days at work. I soon became addicted and joined a forum that introduced me to the wide variety of paper crafts out there, so obviously I had to try them all! 

Nowadays my crafting projects are for personal use, to document my family's memories, or for friend's birthdays, weddings or any other celebrations worth a card/pressie :) 

4. How does your writing/ creating process work? 

I don't have a certain way of doing things but take inspiration from things I see whilst out and about or on the internet. I then mull it over in my mind and try to think of ways to make it work for me. 

I'll then go into my craft room and start cutting and folding card/ paper until I get to a stage I'm happy with or throw it in the bin and start again! 

Right, that's a small glimpse of my crafty thoughts and now it's time for me to share some fab blogs from some very clever women ;)

1. My friend Sharon designs and makes some Gert Lush jewellery, bags and home accessories. She's currently making me a tote bag to match my favourite Dr Marten boots :)

I like to experiment with wire, making jewellery and home accessories. I also experiment with fabric, using my own batik fabric and selective bought fabrics to make bags, wall art and random, quirky creatures. Finally I create my own art work in the form of doodles and paintings sold as prints and greetings cards.

2. I have known Kathy, in a virtual sense, for quite a few years as we were both on the same forum.  She makes the most exquisite cards and is a design team member for several sites including the Daring Card Makers. She also has some great tutorials for inspiration on her blog.

The ramblings and musings of a Daring Cardmaker, the waffle and trivia of my everyday existence, come in, pull up a chair and have a coffee....

3. The last blog I'm going to share with you is from Lynn. She's a Scrappyhappymom from Canada who creates some fab layouts, cards and project life pages. Since following her blog I've found a lot of similarities between us in the way we both create not just 2D paper projects but 3D elements and mini albums :)

I'm Lynn and you can usually find me in my studio with the doodles scrapping away!!

Please take the time to visit and follow these blogs as we are all unique and love what we do and want to share our creations with as many people as possible. 

See you soon :)