Please join us in welcoming our guest designer for August: Heather Leopard! Below you can learn a bit about Heather and see her first project!
Heather
has been scrapbooking since kindergarten if you consider cutting shapes out of
construction paper and gluing them together. Kidding aside, she has enjoyed
capturing and documenting memories as far back as she can remember but it was
the birth of her children that really reignited her passion for scrapbooking.
Her strong desire to capture her family's everyday stories is what drives her
creativity.
Heather considers her style to be eclectic a.k.a random, going where the pictures, paper and embellishments take her but you will no doubtedly see lots of patterns, layering and color in her designs.
Heather is currently the design team leader for Lily Bee Design and designs for American Crafts, Little Yellow Bicycle and Gossamer Blue kit club.
Heather’s work has been published in Scrapbook Trends, Creating Keepsakes magazines and Creating Keepsakes Special Edition publications.
She lives in Cypress, TX with her amazing husband, two beautiful daughters (9 and 4 years) and her bonus son (16 years).
You can see more of Heather’s work online at http://thespottedleopard.blogspot.com/
Social:
Instagram: http://instagram.com/heatherleopard#
Pinterest: http://pinterest.com/heatherleopard/
Twitter: https://twitter.com/#!/heatherleopard
Are you a layout person, a card person ... or both? I have to admit, I’m mainly a layout gal. I love how much space I have on a page to re-create my family’s story about a particular moment in time. That said, I’ve been known to create a few cards for the special people in my life and/or when the inspiration strikes.
What is on your scrap desk right now? I answer that by asking, what’s not on my scrap desk? I have my favorite set of tried and true tools and supplies (like mists, tiny stapler, punches, foam dots and the like) and I like to keep them right at my fingertips so, it fills up my scrap desk. And of course, there’s a fantastic assortment of October Afternoon goodies right beside me that are ready to jump onto a page. I also usually have a sweet tea or Big Red drink too!
What is your favorite October Afternoon line or product ... and why? I’ve always been a sucker for the Mini Market Stickers but I’m also loving the label stickers, Doo-dads and tidbit from the latest collections. They are so great for layering. The new Daily Flash products are a ton of fun too.
What can you NOT scrapbook without? My TV or iPad, sketchbook, sewing machine, bit and pieces for layering and my jumbo 13x18”paper. I assemble my projects on it and test things out prior to adding it on my layouts so it’s full of all my journaling, stamping, mist/paint colors, doodling and more.
What is your favorite source of inspiration? The photos and collections I am working with provide most of my inspiration but I see inspiration everywhere, every day, from store displays to something I visualize while reading a book with my girls to a commercial/magazine ad, and even music. I also turn to Pinterest quite a bit to create mood boards and get a dose of creativity.
What is your favorite movie, TV show or book? Movies: It seems the only movies I see these days are animated but I love the typical 80’s classics and modern comedies/action flicks. TV: I love reality TV, from cooking shows to music and dating shows but my must see TV would be Criminal Minds, Mad Men, Dexter and now Homeland. Books: I love a good mystery but lately I’ve been reading a lot of chick lit from authors like Sophie Kinsella and Emily Giffin.
What is your favorite food? DefinitelyTex-Mex and in particular, Puffy Tacos. Yummy!
Besides scrapbooking and papercrafts, what do you do for hobbies or enjoying during your "free" time? Of course, anything that involves my kids – the park, zoo, reading, dancing, local festivities, whatever we’re in the mood for. I love watching them experience new things in life. My hubby and I are also avid scuba divers. It’s so peaceful when you’re underwater when all you have are your thoughts and the sea life around you. I’ve seen many an exciting creature below sea level including beautiful coral and fish, turtles, rays, eels, sharks and more.
If you were a superhero, what power would you possess and why? Aside from trying to be Super Mom every day, I’d probably want to be able to go back and forth in time and freeze it. There are so many moments, big and small, that I’d love to experience and savor all over again. Plus, imagine how much scrapping (and other things) I could get done if I could freeze time for everyone but me. J
If you could have dinner with anyone, living or deceased, who would it be and why? My grandparents and uncle, who are deceased, along with my hubby, kiddos and the rest of my family, so they could meet, share stories and bond. I talk to my kids about these special people in my life but it would be so amazing for them to all experience their awesomeness.
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We are so excited Heather is joining us. Look for Heather's work on each Friday this month. Here is a taste of what she will be sharing:
Don't you love what she did with Travel Girl. Give a shout if you are looking forward to more from Heather!