Joining the Quixotic Paperie Design Team on this hop we have the fantastic Susana's Custom Art & Card Design Design Team! Susana is a good friend of Elaine's and SCACD has become like an international sister store to Quixotic Paperie! We're collaborating on some crafty adventures, and this is hopefully the first of many!
We hope you will join us on this hop and be inspired in ways to use the Viva Decor product range! You will also have the chance to win some fabulous candy - both Elaine and Susana will be giving away a pack of the most popular Viva Decor Pens (Ice White Pearl Pen, Holographic Glitter Liner and the Clear Gloss Gel Pen).
All you will have to do to win is answer a question at each store blog - 1 entry at each STORE blog per person please! Both blog candy draws will close on 31st July 2010.
In the UK/Europe you can find Viva Decor products at Quixotic Paperie. If you're in the US/Canada then Susana carries the Viva Decor range at Susana's Custom Art & Card Design.
This is your very first stop on the hop, and now it's time to hop on over to KIM DELLOW'S BLOG. When you've finished the hop, be sure to pop back here and answer the question below!!
Here's the question you need to answer in a comment on this post, to be in with the chance of winning a Viva Decor Prize Pack as detailed above!
QUESTION: What is your favourite thing about crafting? What keeps you excited and creative?
We can't wait to read your answers! The candy draw will close on July 31st 2010, and a winner will be announced here on this blog soon after!
PS: You may want to bookmark this blog, or add yourself as a follower - there is some more candy on the way this weekend, and you won't want to miss it!!
In case you get lost, here's the full blog hop list for today! Happy Hopping!
A blog hop! How nice! And I would looove winning the candy, as I've seen so many uses of the white pearl pen this last week on the blogs and I'd love to try it... Now to the question: I love crafting because it is creative, you never do twice the same and at the end you have a result that you can touch and feel - and give! What keeps me excited and creative is mostly the challenges - having constraints on theme, sketch or product just boosts my creativity!
ReplyDeleteI never tried Viva products but after seeing everyone's creations, I think I definately need to give them a try. The Viva pearls look awesome but I love everything glitter and would have to go with that as my favorite. Thanks.
ReplyDeleteMy favorite thing about crafting is how it relaxes me and de-stresses me AND I get to make something beautiful. I dont drink, smoke or have any other real excesses, I craft! :0)
ReplyDeleteI love trying out new items or techniques, that really gets me excited :0)
My favorite thing about crafting is a combination of things. One is the actual process of seeing the project change and develop into its final state and the other is the reaction of the receiver of the item. Blog hops keep me excited and creative!
ReplyDeleteMy favorite thing about crafting is coloring with my Copics and how much it relaxes me.
ReplyDeleteAll of the new digi's, stamps and fun new products like the Viva products is what keeps me motivated. I LOVE TO PLAY!!!
My favorite thing about crafting is a combination of things.I love trying out new items or techniques,it relaxes me and de-stresses me, and how people react when I give them items that I have made.
ReplyDeleteThank you for a chance to win some candy! My favorite thing about crafting is having something handmade to give to someone else. There's nothing like a handmade card to show you really care about someone.
ReplyDeleteOh, this is so much fun!!
ReplyDeleteAnd my answer to your question: Papercrafting makes me relax and I feel better when I've made something on my own. I find inspiration in things around me, in persons, nature etc ;)
Papercrafting is my stress release. I find inspiration from the blogs I read as well as the challenges I keep up with.
ReplyDeleteThere are so many things to love, the supplies are so fun to buy, display, and play with, but it's the whole process that is so fulfilling and fills my heart with pride and joy! Also, the reaction is so rewarding from whoever you share your creations with!
ReplyDeleteFab blog hop! Crafting for me really does help me stay sane, I think. Gives me a chance to use my right brain and think outside of the box. And is a good stress reliever for me. I find inspiration in everyday life, photos, magazines and other blogs!
ReplyDeleteMy favorite thing about crafting is being able to take a variety of products and turn them into something fun that I can share with others. What keeps me excited and creative are new products that I can mix in with those I already own and try new techniques with.
ReplyDeleteThanks for the chance to win.
My favorite thing about crafting is the process of creating and then seeing what you have created. Slowing down and SEEing details inspire me. An example, a concrete highway through a city...stray weeds popping up...urban blight or the determination to thrive despite the odds. Details are always fascinating.
ReplyDeleteWhat inspires me about crafting is learning new things and when projects turn out well. My favorite thing about crafting is it gets the ideas swirling inside my head out into reality.
ReplyDeleteSuch a fun Blog Hop!
ReplyDeleteMy favorite things about crafting is the projects which I made and them I see them all finished. Crafting make me relax and happy.
Also with crafting I meet such a lovely people all over the world.Isn't that something exciting!?
My favorite thing about crafting is creating something made with love to give as gifts.
ReplyDeleteWhat a fun blog hop!! I love creating things that I can give as gifts! People really love it.
ReplyDeletestamps, embossingpowders and glitters make me craft and craft and craft....
ReplyDeleteI love the feeling that I've actually created something myself as I'm not very artistic at all. As to what keeps me excited? Visiting my favourite craft stores to see and drool over all the new goodies!
ReplyDeleteLove Elaine x
I love experimenting and seeing just what I can create. Also love following tutorials and being surprised at how nice the finished product turns out.
ReplyDeleteI love to be aable to create a card or gift for someone and see theminspired by it. I love beautiful new stamps, paper, pens and new machines to cut designs!
ReplyDeleteLove this Blog. Having fun.
thanks,
bobbi
My favourite thing about crafting is letting my creative side out and I find it so relaxing :D
ReplyDeleteThe hop looks great I am off to keep hopping
Hugs
Amy xx
What I love about crafting is that there's so much you can try and only your imagination is the limit, there's always something exciting and new to try. =)
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My favorite thing about crafting is the process of creating. Taking the paper, stamps, markers, ribbon, flowers, whatever the items might be, and creating a card for a particular person, with them in mind during the process. It's fun to see what you can come up with, and then sending it off, hoping it will bring a smile to their face when they receive it.
ReplyDeleteThe whole reason I really LOVE to craft is Blogging~~having my very own blog to share and receive is Super Rewarding!!!
ReplyDeleteWhat keeps me excited about crafting is innovation~~NEW NEW NEW--stamps, products, paper and ideas.
Thanks for chance at these Extremely special pens!!
Blessings
I love to create things. I think one of the best things about it is constantly trying new things. Color combos, techniques, new products. I'd love to try these pens. Thanks for the chance to win some to try!
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What a create idea to be able to win some of the Viva Pens. I have 4 of the pearl pens and I am still learning how to use them correctly.
ReplyDeleteThe reason I like crafting is when I see how friends enjoy receiving a homemade card and they release how much time and love you put into your creations.
What keeps me excited is visiting all these blogs and seeing everybodies amazing creativity and naturally all the beautiful new products that constantly "emerge", but oh my poor checkbook.
Thank you so much for the chance to win
Elaine, Thank you for the chance to win these new toys :)
ReplyDeleteWhat keeps me excited is ... cyber *window* shopping, seeing new stuff but mostly receiving new goodies in the mail and coloring new images :)
I love crafting as its a fabulous de-stresser and its a great way to meet new cyber-friends!
ReplyDeleteI have always loved keeping my hands busy. I love starting a project and watching it take shape. I quilt and do counted cross stitch and fairly recently, I have begun to make cards. With cards, you see the results so much faster!
ReplyDeletecrafting is my escape from being a working mum and housekeeper. It lets me enter my own little world and keeps me sane. Colouring images is so therapeautic. As for what keeps me excited and creative, it is all the challenges and DT inspiration from blogs like yours, plus all the fab new products that keep tempting me
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I love everything about crafting! I love new products, creating something beautiful (whether to share or keep) with my own two hands, LOVE seeing joy and awe on others faces when I give them something I made.
ReplyDeleteI love so many things about crafting. It is relaxing for me, especially when I can devote my whole self to a project. I love the creative process as well. Thinking of what stamps or die cuts to use. How to color an image or what paper or embellishments to use. After putting so much effort into the process the finished project almost always amazes me. Thanks for this opportunity. I haven't used Viva Decor products yet but after seeing what they can do I am anxious to try.
ReplyDeleteI have to say I love everything about crafting - from the relaxing 'me time', the tactile feeling, the satisfaction of producing something pretty and personal, and just the inspiration I find in seeing other artists' creations. However, my favourite part is that there's no rules - I can express myself however I want to :)
ReplyDeleteMy fav thing about crafting is all the unique creations I see from others or am able to create myself. And what keeps me excited is all the new products that are constantly coming out and I must say I really really want to try some Viva Decor products now! They seem amazing! Thanks for a chance to win now I need to go check out some inspiration from the hop!
ReplyDeleteWhen I stamp/craft I get lost in my own little creative world. All the stress of the day goes away - no worries about economy, health, wars, etc. It is definitely my therapy that keeps me sane -- or maybe a little 'insane'! LOL Thanks for all the beautiful samples and ideas. Wish I could come visit your store..but that darn ol' economy problem. So I'm off to stamp... 8?)
ReplyDeleteSeeing the reaction on a person's face when they realize they have gotten a handmade card keeps me motivated and excited to keep crafting.
ReplyDeleteMy favorite thing about crafting is. I come home from work stressed out so much (machines never run so you are there forever) and all I have to do is pick up my copic's and color and make a card or any crafting project and it just takes my stress away. It is so relaxing for me.
ReplyDeleteMay favorite thing about crafting is making an idea come to life, an idea that I can eventually hold in my hand. What keeps me excited and creative is seeing what others are doing with the latest products and techniques and seeing if I can do something similar.
ReplyDeleteCrafting brings so much joy to my life- It is my way to relax and unwind, it's my creative outlet, and heck, it's so fun to shop for crafty goodies!
ReplyDeletehugs,
Gini
My favorite thing about crafting is how it relaxes me and lets me de-stress while creating. I like taking a thought and turning it into a piece of art work. I love to sit and color my stamped images with my copics.
ReplyDeleteThanks for the chance to win...
My favorite thing about crafting is making cards. I have lots of hobbies, maybe to many, Cross stitch, Genelogy, paper crafting, Scrapbooking. I love currently to take the Cricuit cartridges and look at the books of different designs and think of all the possiblilties....Make me smile inside to craft.
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http://lovethatexpressions.blogspot.com/....
E-Mail: davidbayles@sprintmail.com
Favourite thing is colouring & seeing how the design comes together from a sketch & the idea of it being real art which starts as a stamped image - stamping & colouring I suppose it boils down to to give expression to the image & convey an idea. I could waffle on.......
ReplyDeletePaula (PEP)
http://pepcraftchallexp.blogspot.com/
My favorite thing about crafting is the personal challenge. It motivates me...
ReplyDeleteThanks for the chance to win.
I'd always thought I wasn't artistic (just a bit crafty)until I tried card-making, and now I realise that EVERYONE is artistic in their own way, and how receiving a hand-made card brings so much pleasure.
ReplyDeleteWhat keeps me excited is probably the same as everyone: new materials, new ideas, and seeing how the same idea is expressed in a million different ways, by each individual. What joy!
Thanks so much for the blog hop, and the chance to win goodies - I think that's part of the motivation too!! xx Jill B
http://ballerinacraft.blogspot.com
My favorite thing about crafting is there is always something new to try. I love trying new products, new techniques and new tutorials for projects.
ReplyDeleteGreat question. My favorite thing about crafting is that there are so many talented people out there that share their creations and talent through blogs and different crafting websites. I am truly inspired by them all.
ReplyDeleteI love crafting because it lets me escape the 'real' world for awhile. While you are concentrating and thinking about your craft, you don't have time to think about anything else. What keeps it fresh is checking these blog hops and favorite craft sites to glean ideas your other's creativeness!
ReplyDeleteMy favorite thing is seeing the final finished product & feeling like I created something special.
ReplyDeleteI love the whole creation thing - sometimes a diaster can turn into something of beauty. Not all the time LOL.
ReplyDeleteI keep creating because you never know, no matter how you plan, how something is going to turn out! Sounds weird, but I love it! :)
ReplyDeleteI love to craft ..it unwinds me , and you can forget about the world outside... but the pleasure is in the creating and the giving .. thats a lovely feeling .. xx lis xx
ReplyDeleteIt's the creative chaos! I'm never sure what the result will be once I get started.
ReplyDeleteI love what the viva products do. Just don't have any yet. I can't wait to try them out. My favorite thing about crafting is the relaxation it gives me from being able to escape to another world of exploring. So many products, techniques, the possibilities are endless.
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