I opened my first digi shop in 2008, so about 9 years.<\/span><\/span><\/p><\/blockquote>\n2…What is your design process? <\/span><\/span><\/p>\nMy design process varies a little, depending on how I get started. Sometimes, the color palette comes first, then I pick a theme that goes with it. Sometimes, I have a theme in mind, then work up a color palette to go with the theme. Once I have a color and theme, I always do papers first, then elements, then alphas and any other add-ons.<\/span><\/span><\/p><\/blockquote>\n3…What do you use to create your designs? (software, hardware, etc)<\/span><\/p>\nI use Photoshop CS4 for the majority of my design work and Inkscape for any illustrations I need to do.<\/span><\/span><\/p><\/blockquote>\n4…Describe your design workspace. <\/span><\/span><\/p>\nI have a computer desk with a large display in our family room. I’ve tried working on a laptop, but the tiny screen size just doesn’t work for me.<\/span><\/span><\/p><\/blockquote>\n5…What motivates and inspires you as a designer? <\/span><\/p>\nI like seeing an idea come to fruition and then seeing how scrappers use that kit to scrap their precious memories. I get inspiration and ideas from color, everyday life, my sons’ activities and interests, magazines, Pinterest, textures, a song, a good quote. Really, anything can be the inspiration for a product!<\/span><\/p><\/blockquote>\n6…What kit currently available in your GingerScraps store is your favourite? Why?<\/span><\/span><\/p>\nOh gosh, it’s usually the latest kit I’ve created! My favorite now is Back to Nature<\/strong> (this month’s Daily Download), because I LOVE the colors! But, since it’s not technically in my store yet, I’d say my Are We There Yet<\/strong> Buffet collection. I especially love how the enamel pins turned out. [I can’t wait to see it. The Buffet is the BEST!<\/em>]<\/span><\/span><\/p><\/blockquote>\n7…Do you craft outside the digital world?<\/span><\/p>\n Not as much as I used to. Sometimes I do still make things to use in my kits.<\/span><\/span><\/p><\/blockquote>\n8…What is the last book you read?<\/span><\/p>\nI can’t remember when I last sat down to read an entire book! Mostly I’m reading online articles and magazines.<\/span><\/p><\/blockquote>\n9…Tea or coffee? <\/span><\/span><\/p>\nCoffee, for sure. I’ve been making cold brew coffee lately and using it to make iced coffee with Chocolate Stevia.<\/span><\/span>
\n<\/span><\/p><\/blockquote>\n10…Do you have a guilty pleasure? <\/span><\/span><\/p>\nStarbucks Coffee Frappucino. The sugar content (even in the light version) makes it just an occasional treat.\u00a0<\/span><\/span>
\n<\/span><\/p><\/blockquote>\n11…If time travel were possible, where would you go and why? <\/span><\/span><\/p>\nI’d love to go back and talk to my grandparents and great-grandparents when they were younger and meet my parents as kids.\u00a0<\/span><\/span>
\n<\/span><\/p><\/blockquote>\n12…What’s your favourite thing about GingerScraps?<\/span><\/span><\/p>\nMy favorite thing about GingerScraps is the friendly, helpful people that make up this wonderful community and the amazing designers and site staff that I work with!<\/span><\/p><\/blockquote>\nI can’t argue with that! GingerScraps is a true community, in all the best senses of the word. Thank you Cathy<\/strong>, for letting us have a peek into your life.<\/p>\n![\"\"](\"https:\/\/gingerscraps.net\/gsblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/GS_footer_Jan-1-500x19.jpg\")
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