{"id":53682,"date":"2024-07-07T06:00:42","date_gmt":"2024-07-07T13:00:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/gingerscraps.net\/gsblog\/?p=53682"},"modified":"2024-07-06T23:14:56","modified_gmt":"2024-07-07T06:14:56","slug":"designer-spotlight-july-2024","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/gingerscraps.net\/gsblog\/2024\/07\/designer-spotlight-july-2024\/","title":{"rendered":"Designer Spotlight July 2024"},"content":{"rendered":"

Designs by Lisa Minor<\/strong><\/p>\n

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Has all the early July dust settled for you yet? We’ve slid into another heat dome and it’s hellaciously hot here. I know we’re not the only ones facing that right now; I thank heaven we’re not in Tornado Alley or in the path of Hurricane Beryl. Be safe, folks!!<\/p>\n

I waited until now to share this convo I had with Lisa Minor<\/strong><\/span> because there was SO much going on the last week and I didn’t want it to be lost in the shuffle. Lisa<\/strong><\/span> and I have visited before, but we always find a way to keep it fresh. \ud83d\ude09 We started off with the usual ordinary stuff – I asked Lisa to tell me about her design space.<\/p>\n

L<\/strong><\/span>: My workplace is in my kitchen with a view of our backyard, it’s a huge custom desk my oldest built for me.<\/p>\n

J<\/strong>: Ooh, how nice is that? My craft space has a huge custom desk in it that I threw together with pieces from Michaels and a tabletop for Home Depot. I’m still moving things around to make it efficient. I think it’s almost there. I’ve been making a LOT of personalized cards for family members and July is the month with the most occasions. What kinds of things motivate or inspire your creativity?<\/p>\n

L<\/strong><\/span>: Color, Color, Color! The bolder the better.<\/p>\n

J<\/strong>: Yes! Colour is the foundation of art. What colours are your go-tos, and which do you avoid?<\/p>\n

L<\/strong><\/span>: I love BLUE, it’s flexible and easy to work with as a designer and a scrapbooker. I think my least favorite is yellow. It’s difficult to find a good shade of yellow that goes with everything.<\/p>\n

J<\/strong>: Same! But having said that, I made a birthday card for my son-in-law that has a gorgeous blend of Peacock Feathers, Lucky Clover and Twisted Citron Distress inks. Twisted Citron is definitely yellow and I love the way the card turned out. The anniversary card I made for my daughter and other son-in-law also has a bunch of yellow on it, but the main palette is teal. Anyway……….. Tell me about your dream vacation.<\/p>\n

L<\/strong><\/span>: I would love to go to Ireland! It’s on my bucket list.<\/p>\n

J<\/strong>: I think you know that I’ve been there twice, right? Let me know if you need any tips! Don’t kiss the Blarney stone – it’s gross!\u00a0I really want to get back there one more time before I get too feeble. I’ve narrowed down the area where my mystery ancestor was born and need to see it for myself. It would be so much easier if I had a time machine and could just ask him. If time travel was possible, would you go back in time or ahead?<\/p>\n

L<\/strong><\/span>: I would go back and spend more time with my Grandma Flo! I miss her and would love to hear more from her about her life.<\/p>\n

J<\/strong><\/span>: I don’t think I would want to know the future. I think it could ruin the present – but could be useful at the track. Are you a sports fan?<\/p>\n

L<\/strong><\/span>: I love watching men’s soccer! Those guys are ripped, lol!<\/p>\n

J<\/strong>: Not for me, although Canada is playing really well at the Copa Am\u00e9rica. I’m more of a winter sports person, although I do enjoy baseball. One of my girls played ladies fastball when she was a teenager and was on a AA team until she broke her elbow. Long story… What did you want to be when you were small?<\/p>\n

L<\/strong><\/span>: I always just wanted to be a Mom – Wish Granted!<\/p>\n

J<\/strong>: It’s the hardest job anyone can have, but definitely worth it! Fastball Daughter has always been a bit of a challenge and now she’s an adult, she’s finding out she has allergies, food intolerances and is neurodiverse, so a lot of things finally make sense. If you could only eat one meal for the rest of your life, what would it be?<\/p>\n

L<\/strong><\/span>: If I could broaden this a little, it would be ANYTHING pasta!<\/p>\n

J<\/strong>: How do you feel about gluten-free pasta? \ud83d\ude00 I bet Fastball Daughter would love to be able to eat pasta again. If you could change anything about yourself, what would it be?<\/p>\n

L<\/strong><\/span>: I would like to be about 6 inches taller.<\/p>\n

J<\/strong>: I already tower over my mother and sisters and am nearly as tall as my dad an brother, so that’s a hard pass for me! Now for the sill question most of my guests love to answer. Are you more likely to sing, or dance, in the shower?<\/p>\n

L<\/strong><\/span>: Sing of course!<\/p>\n

J<\/strong>: I love how my voice sounds in my big glass shower. Otherwise not so much. Thanks for chatting today, Lisa<\/strong><\/span>! Have a great Designer Spotlight month.<\/p>\n

For our readers, don’t go away yet! Lisa<\/strong><\/span> has a very colourful Daily Download<\/strong> for us, links here on the Blog<\/strong>. Each segment’s link is active for 5 days, so if you miss a day or two you can still collect all the parts. If you just can’t check the Blog<\/strong> every day or you forget, the entire kit will appear in Lisa<\/strong><\/span>‘s shop for purchase at a later date. She is also hosting the Designer Spotlight Challenge<\/strong><\/a><\/span><\/span> this month in addition to her Pinterest Challenge<\/strong><\/a><\/span><\/span>. (Click the links!) But that’s not all! She has a coupon for y’all, so go take a gander at her shop<\/strong><\/a><\/span><\/span>. (Click the link!)<\/p>\n

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Now, before it gets too hot, I should water my patio pots!<\/p>\n

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