Saturday Spotlight - Francine Vuilleme

Hello!

Time for another Saturday Spotlight. This will actually be the last one for a few weeks because I have a lot on over the coming weeks and lots of other things to share with you.

So as the title says, this Saturday's spotlight is on 

Francine Vuilleme

Francine is Swiss and has the most fabulous CAS style. Her colouring skills are awesome and she shows masses of creativity and ingenuity in her designs.

I only stumbled across Francine's work this year so she was a new find for me, but I was blown away by her style. She has been on many Design Teams, but you may have seen her current work as part of the MFT, or Penny Black design teams.

I've got my head around CAS a lot more recently, but I don't think I could ever attempt the kind of one layer cards that Francine sometimes makes without it looking very flat!

I'm extremely honoured to say that she is on the same design team as me as she is guesting for Whimsy Stamps for 3 months.

I've included some of my favourite examples of Francine's work below as well as links to her blog, Facebook, Instagram and YouTube channel.

Francine's Blog

Francine's Instagram

Francine's Facebook

Francine's YouTube

If you're not familiar with her work, I urge you to go check it out, you won't be sorry you did.

Thanks for dropping by!

Saturday Spotlight - Jennifer Maguire

Hello!

Ok so this one is a bit of a no brainer. Is there anyone in the crafting world who hasn't heard of Jennifer Maguire? I doubt it, but regardless let's remind ourselves of why she deserves a spotlight.

I think one of the things I love most about Jennifer is that she shares. Even though she runs 

Online Card Classes with Kristina Werner, she still takes the time to share her imagination and innovation with us for free.

I love her creativity and also ....how many of us follow her organisation tips at least a little?

The other thing I love about Jennifer is that she is so normal and grounded and to me her cards are the same. No matter how creative or innovative she's being, he techniques seem extremely do-able, even to a relative novice. I watched a ton of Jennifer's videos when I started out on techniques and even if I didn't copy what she did they helped me tremendously.

If you're a bit nervous about trying some new techniques out, I highly recommend her channel.

I've included some examples of Jennifer's work below and also links to her social media, if you haven't already, go leave her some love.

Jennifer's YouTube Channel

Jennifer's Blog

Jennifer's Instagram

Jennifer's Pinterest

Jennifer's Facebook Page

Some examples of Jennifer's work.

That's it for now, but I'll be back later today with a card to share, and don't forget I'll be CASEing something of Jennifer's in my CASE a card Monday post.

Thanks for dropping by!

Saturday Spotlight - Kristina Werner

Hello!

It's time for another Saturday Spotlight. Due to work pressures leading up to the Easter Holidays and a visit from my Mum over Easter, I've missed the last 2 weeks of these, but I'm back today with someone that you have probably already heard of, but whom I only discovered this year.

Kristina Werner

This lady has talent by the bucket load. Not only is she a fabulous crafter and cardmaker, she does the most amazing lettering and calligraphy. She also designs a range of stamps and dies for Simon Says Stamp.

She's innovative and does lots of fab watercolour backgrounds and colouring which I love.

You can find some examples of her work below, and below those I've added links to her YouTube, Blog and Instagram. Really if you've never heard of her or you are unfamiliar with her work, I really recommend that you check her out because she is truly inspiring.

Kristina's Blog
Kristina's YouTube
Kristina's Instagram

Go leave her some love.

Well that's all for today, but don't forget that I will also do my Case a Card Monday where I will case one of Kristina's wonderful works.

I'll be back later today with a card for this week's MFT Sketch Challenge, so see you later!

Thanks for visiting!

Saturday Spotlight - Laura Bassen

Hello!

I thought it might be fun to start a new feature on my blog called Saturday Spotlight. What's this I hear you ask? Well over the last few years I've met a lot of different crafters and also 'found' them on Pinterest or Blogs or Intsagram or Facebook.

Because there are so many different talented people out there, sometimes we are bound to miss some, so I thought it would be a great idea to introduce you to some of the people that have inspired, influenced or just outright amazed me.

Some of these people may be familiar to you, but hopefully I'll expand your horizons a little and introduce you to someone new! Also, since obviously there are talented people out there that I haven't come across too, please feel free to make suggestions as to others out there that you think would be good to spotlight. I can't promise that I will (I already have quite a long list lol), but I will certainly go check them out if they are new to me.

So for my very first Spotlight Saturday I'm going to talk about

Laura Bassen

I've never actually met Laura in person and I've not been on any design team's with her, but after seeing some of her work on Pinterest, I followed her YouTube channel and then her blog and Instagram.

Laura's work is fantastic, it usually involves great use of bright colour, clean and simple design and often innovative features. Much of my recent love for ink blending is inspired by this lady.

I've included below some of MY favourite pieces of Laura's work, and also links to her blog and social media.









Not only does Laura make some fabulous creations, but her personality on YouTube is a hoot! Even if I wasn't a fan of her work I think I would watch her on YT just for fun as she never fails to cheer me up. She's a bit of a waffler like me which I can totally relate to, but she's just sooo funny and her love of her family really shines through.

You can find Laura's work on her

Blog
YouTube Channel
Instagram

So I hope that you've enjoyed the first in my series, and that I may have introduced you to someone you weren't aware of or re-awakened your interest. Even if not, I will have many other wonderful crafters in my spotlight over the next few weeks, so you may spot people you know, someone new and exciting (to you at least), or maybe even yourself! Who knows?!

Thanks for dropping by