Howdy all,
How are you all doing? I’m doing fine! LOL Oke I’m here
to bring you the final week of the designers spotlight and as you all can
remember ( I think you do since I saw some comments, thank you for
that)
HGD by Laurie Ann is in the spotlight this month!! I also told
you that I was planning on something else for this week and and and….!!
I aksed Laurie Ann a couple of questions and she was so kind to send me
all the info I needed, she even picked out the kit that’s in the spotlight
today, thank you so much for participating in this La!! <3 Forgot one thing,
Laurie Ann also has a great gift for all of you!!!!! Look and…if you use it, please
say a big and warm thank you to Laurie Ann please?!!
COUPON: SPOTlight
AMOUNT: 25% off my entire shop!
EXPIRATION: May 4th
So just sit back and enjoy the interview
Tell us a bit about yourself
Let’s see… my faith and my family is what matters most to me. I love all
four seasons, though summer is my favorite. I’m pretty much a simple,
girly girl who loves jeans, tee-shirts and pretty shoes. My biggest guilty
pleasure is my French manicure acrylic nails! I enjoy Christian, rock and
country music. For TV, I’m pretty particular… I like fact based shows and
movies, especially detective type shows, although I’m always up for
watching a romantic comedy with my daughter. J When I’m not designing
I enjoy reading, cooking, gardening, sewing and creating mini albums.
What is a typical day like for you?
I’m up around 8 a.m., let my little dog out, turn on my Krueger coffee maker
and hop in the shower. Let the dog in, make a cup of coffee and check my
emails. Then I start my house work… there is ALWAYS something to wash,
clean, fold, put away or vacuum. Around 10 a.m. I’ll eat something, do
outside errands or start designing. At lunch time I watch the news while
I eat and back to work until my man comes home.
How did you get into designing?
While I was a CT over at KB and Friends, Kathryn Balint had asked if
I would be interested in learning how to design. The rest is history.
How long does it take you to design a kit?
Usually it takes me about four or five days to complete a kit,
although there have been times when it would take me another four or
five days just to make the preview! It’s not easy to have every element
in an eye-pleasing AND viewable way on a preview.
What inspires you?
Everything inspires me. Whenever I get product ideas, I add or sketch
them into my Moleskin notebooks; they really keep me and my thoughts
organized. I’m a list girl and I really do check things off too!
Do you have a specific style?
No I don’t have a particular style… mostly, I create what I love. I also
create kit themes that are specific for scrapbooking mom’s to help record
their families everyday life.
Do you have a vision of what a kit will look like when you start it?
Yes, most of the time I do have a vision of how I imagined a kit will look.
There are times when I have been completely surprised while on a kit
creating journey! When this happens I just go with it.
Who are your scrapping /designing hero’s?
Both my Creative Team and the A5D Creative Team’s are my scrapping hero’s!
I’m always amazed how each layout, using the same kit, is as unique as a
finger print. My designing hero’s are Lorie Davison and Dawn Inskip. Not
only is their work BEAUTIFUL, they each have a whimsical paint style, that
is all their own and I just adore their painted peeps!
What would be your dream vacation?
My dream vacation would be going to Hawaii with my entire extended family…
I’ve always wanted to see the amazing aqua blue and turquoise water, the
majestic waves of the Pacific and sink my toes into the powdery, soft sand.
Of course tasting the native cuisine would be part of my dream too!
And no After 5 interview would be complete without this question…. What is
your favorite after hours drink?
Right now, it’s called a Creamsicle… it’s Whipped Cream Vodka and Minute Maid
Light Tangerine Orange Juice. Two to one, so one part vodka and two parts juice
and I like it on the rocks! Yum yum.
And did you enjoyed reading it as much as I did?!! Now on to the kit Laurie Ann
chose for this spotlight. She chose her favorite traditional style kit ”I pick you“.
You can check out her store here and her gorgeous gallery here.
Don’t ya just love those little creatures?!!

Here are some gorgeous pages made with this kit
By Mary

By Carly

By Nevache

I know…and I am very sorry, but I do hope you went all the way reading
about Laurie Ann and looked at her gorgeous kit and the pages that were
made!! Thank you all so much for bearing here with me and I wish you all
a wonderful week!!
Hugs Natascha