Guest Designer's Space: Lisa VanderVeen
>> Tuesday, February 28, 2012
Hey there! Yesterday, our guest designer Lisa VanderVeen shared a couple of layouts with us. Today, we get to take a peek into where she creates! We peppered her with a few questions...
Lisa with her hubby Shak (not the basketball player), and daughter Sophie |
Do you have a dedicated scrap space?
Yes. I recently
acquired my husband’s home office, which is a loft over our bedroom. I love it because it’s my own dedicated
area (previously, I shared a room with our guest bed and elliptical trainer)
and it feels like my own private scrapbooking treehouse. I love that I can make a mess and no
one can tell me to pick it up.
When do you scrap?
During the day while my daughter is at school. I try to scrap in the evenings but,
unfortunately, I turn into a pumpkin at around 8:30 p.m. and am thereafter
creatively useless.
How do you start your layout? Photos? Story? Product?
I generally start a layout with photos. I take way too many of them (who among
us doesn’t?) and have trouble cutting them down so 80% of my layouts are 2 page
layouts. Once I’ve chosen the
photos, I consider the design I want to use and then choose product. My stories are generally closely tied
to the photos, because I am more of a photojournalistic type photographer.
Are you a fast or slow scrapper?
I’m fairly fast. I try not to get bogged down in getting it perfect and I try to embrace
happy accidents.
How do you organize your stash?
Paper (including scraps) and alphas by color, embellishments
by style/material. I have a ton of
clear plastic bead boxes and I store all of my buttons, brads, etc. in there by
manufacturer. Tall sheets of
alphas (12x12 sheets) and chipboard stickers, etc. go into large standing
baskets that slip into my shelves. My scrapspace isn’t as fancy as some others, but I love it. Over the years, I’ve learned what
organization works for me.
Do you listen to music while scrapping? Eat?
I LOVE ‘70s music. I am also a total news junkie.
So, since I don’t have a TV in my scrapspace but I do have a computer, I
either listen to ‘70s music on Pandora or I listen to CNN on my computer. I rarely eat while scrapping, but a cup
of coffee is never far away.
Do you have a go to technique?
I am ADDICTED to punches. It’s a problem. I rarely complete a layout without a punch.
Favorite food:
Cheeseburgers and fries. If
they weren’t bad for me, I would eat them every day. And tostadas from Poquito Mas. Well, and sushi. And Greek yogurt. Oh. You said “food”, not “foods”. Sorry ;).
Superhero power: That I want? Or that I
have? I guess I have eyes in the
back of my head where my daughter is concerned. But I would rather be invisible… Or be able to fly. Flying would be cool.
Favorite color combo: Right now, muted colors (yellows, blues, oranges) and ALWAYS neutral
backgrounds (kraft, cream, white, black).
Perfect weekend: Staying home. We travel a
lot and I really love just spending weekends at home, catching up on reading
and scrapping and working out and hanging out with my cats.
Thanks Lisa for sharing your beautiful creations and lovely home with us. And thank you for dropping by today!
4 comments:
It was fun learning more about Lisa and seeing her scrap space!! I loveeeeeeeee the card!! LOVING the button action on the banner!
i LOVE your studio Lisa & that card is divine!!
Thanks Lisa for indulging us! :)
I want a scrapbooking tree house! So fun to learn more about you Lisa and I love the card. :)
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