member spotlight | KimberlyMarie

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Hello!  My name is Kim (SC username is KimberlyMarie).  I live in beautiful southern Ontario, Canada and have been scrap-booking on and off for the past 12 years.  I have two girls 19 and 17 and twin boys who will be 16 this month!  Time is going by just way too quickly :(  Scrap-booking is definitely my creative outlet, I love it when I just sit down and "play". The whole process is so satisfying and I love the sense of accomplish when I've completed a page. I love the Studio Calico community, everyone is so nice and there is so much talent and inspiration in the gallery.  I see and learn new things every day!

What are your top 5 favorite products and why?

1-My circle punches and my mini heart punch.  They're classic and never go out of style and are perfect for when you need to add a small embellishment.  I use them on almost every layout I create.
2-Water colours!  They are so versatile and I love how you can change embellishments, papers and letter stickers with them.  Ever since seeing how the design team has been using them I've been hooked!
3-Wood Veneer, cannot get enough of this stuff.
4-Vellum, one of the best products ever made.  I love how you can add texture ore create softness with it.  Very versatile.  
5-My printer, I hate my handwriting so I love to use different fonts.  They're great for creating different dynamics and emotions on my pages.


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Where do you find your inspiration?

Mostly from the photo's I'm scrapbooking, I like to draw inspiration from how the photo makes me feel and go from there.  After that I'll check out the Studio Calico Gallery and Pinterest :)  There are so many wonderful, creative artists out there and Studio Calico has some of the best!

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What is your favorite color and/or color combo?

Kraft or white with soft muted tones.  I really like soft pinks, blues and greens.  Every so often though I like to get crazy and a bright colour ;)

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Tell us a bit about your design process.

Scrapbooking is my creative outlet. I love sitting down and going through the whole process from start to finish.  I love that feeling when the page is complete and I've created something unique and beautiful.  I start with the photo and think about the message I'd like to convey with my page.  Then I'll start thinking of colours and go through my stash to see what I have available to me.  I consider my style to be classic, clean with a touch of whimsy.  I also LOVE embellishments and sometimes have to remind myself less is more....lol  Every so often I'll take inspiration from the Studio Calico kit.  I love the different themes they come up with and it's so easy to grab photo's to match.  It's what I love about the kits they do a lot of the hard work for you and make things easy.

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Tell us a bit about what else you do since we know you are creative in more ways than just scrapbooking.

I mostly just scrapbook but would love to learn more about photography.  I know a great shot when I see one however I need to learn a lot more about lighting and f-stops and all that other techy camera stuff.

Thank you again to Studio Calico for featuring me this month, I am beyond humbled and so flattered.  I truly am glad I found this community and can definitely see myself sticking around for a long while :)

Thank YOU, Kim, for letting us feature you this month! If you want to see more of Kim's work, stop by her blog or SC gallery.

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