Howdy everyone! My name is Heather Leopard and I am super excited to be guest designing with the amazing October Afternoon team this month! I'll be here each Friday to share a little peek into my life and hopefully inspire you!
I was born and raised in the Lone Star State and still live here with my incredible family – hubby, 2 daughters, 1 bonus son, and 2 rescue dogs. I love to scrap the little details and daily adventures of my children. I strive to capture the essence of whatever it is we are doing and I focus in on the photos of those moments. I consider my signature style to be Layered Chic, mixing, matching, and layering multiple patterns and colors in fun and unique ways.
I want to connect with you:
Instagram: @heatherleopard
Blog: heatherleopard.blogspot.com
Pinterest: @heatherleopard
Facebook: heather.c.leopard
Twitter: @heatherleopard
I was asked to do a little Q&A to start my guest gig off so let's do it...
Are you a layout person, a card person ... or both? I am most definitely a layout person. That said, I enjoy making the occasional card for the special people in my life.
What is on your scrap desk right now? My iPad, watercolors, the October Afternoon Saturday Mornings collection and the remnants of the latest club kit I was creating with.
What is your favorite October Afternoon line or product? I’ve always LOVED the October Afternoon Alphas Stickers (the mini market alphas and the newer Flash alphas) but I’m also really digging the Doo-dads and Tidbits. They are perfect for layering!
What can you NOT scrapbook without? My sewing machine and some dose of reality TV to keep me company.
What is your favorite source of inspiration? I know this sounds cliche but I really do see inspiration everywhere. From my travels to advertisements, to just being out and about my girls, but when I really want to soak it in, I turn to Pinterest. I search various art forms, graphics, typography, quilts and of course I soak in all the goodness of my fellow scrappers. After only a few minutes there (yeah right, more like hours!), I'm always quite inspired.
Speaking of inspiration, I was recently inspired by the triangle trend to create this layout. What really drew me in was one paper in particular from the Saturday Mornings collection. The Journal Cards paper can be easily spliced up to create fun journaling cards or used for layering but something about it inspired me to look at it in a different way.
To create this, I simply designed a cut file that can be downloaded HERE and cut everything out of 1 sheet of pattern paper. Yep, one sheet and a few embellishments were all I needed to create this! The great thing about the Journal Cards paper is that it included a variety of colors and patterns for mixing and matching. The "how-to" to re-create this is on my blog.
Before I go, I wanted to share a little sneak of one of my projects I'll be sharing next week.
That's all the sneak I'm gonna give so please STAY TUNED and check in next Friday.
Before you go, here's the last of my Q&A...
What is your favorite movie or TV show? I can't. I just can't choose one. From Carey Grant, Doris Day and Audrey Hepburn classics to the Brat Pack era to modern day movies, it's not possible to narrow to a favorite. In terms of TV shows, I love criminal dramas and reality TV.
What is your favorite food? Definitely Tex-mex, specifally Puffy Tacos, followed closely by Italian. We found the best Italian place in Paris. LOL The Risotto and pizza was amazing!
What is your fondest childhood memory? Spending endless days and nights with my family skiing and sailing on Canyon Lake, where I grew up.
If you were a superhero, what would your name be and what power would you possess? I would absolutely love to be able to freeze time and / or re-live moments in time. That way, my kids could just stay little. Plus, there are so many moments that I’d love to experience and savor all over again.
If you could have dinner with anyone, living or deceased, who would it be and why? My grandparents and uncle, who left this world way too early, along with my hubby and kiddos, so they could meet. I talk to my kids about these special people in my life but it would be so amazing for them to have their own memories of them.
I hope you all enjoy the projects I'm going to share with you this month. You may just spot a few sneaks of them on my Instagram: @heatherleopard
Thanks to Suz and the October Afternoon team for having me!