Questions & Answers (12/2008)
Good morning! I don't have a Color Inspiration Challenge for you guys quite yet (hopefully tonight after I get home from work), but I do have all of my Q&A videos. Enjoy!
If you watch all four in one sitting, bless you. They're long. Just a warning. :)
And there were a lot of questions about my craft space. I'm planning to make a separate video for that, so I didn't address that question in the videos.
Also, because they are long, I'm embedding the normal quality here. For the HD versions, click the links below each video.
PART ONE (Inspiration / Design / Technique):
(Watch in HD)
Questions answered in Part 1:
- What colors of ink/paper do you always keep on hand? Can you have too many?
- How do you translate colors in a photograph into Stampin' Up! colors? (i.e. Color Inspiration Challenges)
- Do you have any tips for working with 4 or more colors?
- What about the inside of cards? What do you do there?
- Do you create something each day? Do you ever let days go by without creating something?
- Do you create cards in bulk?
- Do you keep pre-made cards on hand?
- How do you store finished cards?
- When inspiration/motivation is gone, how do you get it back?
- What inspires you?
- Do you leave ribbon exposed on the inside of cards?
- When cutting out letters, how do you cut out the inside spaces? (i.e. A's, P's, and O's)
- How do you get a clean stamped image from stamps with large, flat areas?
- Would you ever consider making a font of your handwriting?
- Will taking a calligraphy class help with my handwriting?
- What is your favorite type of card to make?
- How do you find the time to do what you love?
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PART TWO (Products / Recommendations):
(Watch in HD)
Questions answered in Part 2:
- How thick is the vellum you use for circle cards?
- What are you opinions on the Making Memories Slice cutting machine?
- Which die-cutting machine would you suggest?
- What can I do in addition to scoring to prevent cracking card stock?
- What is the difference between acid & lignin free card stocks and those that are not?
- Do you have any tips for using photopolymer ("acrylic") background stamps?
- Tell me about photopolymer ("acrylic") stamps and ink. Is chalk ink best?
- Is it okay to use waterproof ink on photopolymer ("acrylic") stamps?
- Which stamp would you never part with?
- What are three tools that you always grab?
- Can you use regular white ink on acetate cards?
- What stamp cleaner should I buy?
- Is there a trick to using a Coluzzle craft knife?
- How often do you replace your Coluzzle mat?
- How noisy is the Stampin' Up! heat tool?
- Do you have a ribbon type preference? (i.e. satin, grosgrain, sheer, etc)
- What crafting product do you go through the most?
- How long does your embossing powder last?
- Which do you prefer: embossing or regular stamp pads?
- How should wood-mounted stamps be stored?
- Are there different types of watercolor paper?
- What scissors do you recommend?
- Do you have a favorite pen to use?
- What was your first stamp? Do you still have it?
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PART THREE (Video / Photos / Digital Scrap / Blogging):
(Watch in HD)
Questions answered in Part 3:
- Did you sell your old camera? (Canon Digital Rebel XT)
- How can I get colors to show correctly in photos?
- How can I improve the quality of photos of my cards and pages? Do you use Photoshop?
- What equipment do you use for making videos?
- What's your film set-up?
- Why did the format of your videos change?
- What was the song in your holiday ornaments video (before the music was replaced)?
- Where can I find royalty-free music?
- What comes first-- the card or the video?
- Do you plan to ever sell cards online?
- Do you have any advice for those interested in digital scrapbooking?
- What software do you use for digital scrapbooking?
- Do you receive free product from companies?
- What is your monthly craft budget?
- There's a lot of cute craft stuff out there. Do you think we're wasting money buying it?
- Are people paid to be on design teams? Can you make an income?
- What do you love most about blogging?
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PART FOUR (Makeup / Television / Miscellaneous):
(Watch in HD)
Questions answered in Part 4:
- What is it like working for Stampin' Up!? Do you do crafty stuff all day?
- How many dinner rolls does your sister's recipe make?
- How often do you paint your fingernails?
- What foundation do you use?
- What is your favorite lipstick color?
- What is your favorite character on The Office and why?
- What is your favorite episode of The Office?
- Is your house messy, or organized?
If you watch all four in one sitting, bless you. They're long. Just a warning. :)
And there were a lot of questions about my craft space. I'm planning to make a separate video for that, so I didn't address that question in the videos.
Also, because they are long, I'm embedding the normal quality here. For the HD versions, click the links below each video.
PART ONE (Inspiration / Design / Technique):
(Watch in HD)
Questions answered in Part 1:
- What colors of ink/paper do you always keep on hand? Can you have too many?
- How do you translate colors in a photograph into Stampin' Up! colors? (i.e. Color Inspiration Challenges)
- Do you have any tips for working with 4 or more colors?
- What about the inside of cards? What do you do there?
- Do you create something each day? Do you ever let days go by without creating something?
- Do you create cards in bulk?
- Do you keep pre-made cards on hand?
- How do you store finished cards?
- When inspiration/motivation is gone, how do you get it back?
- What inspires you?
- Do you leave ribbon exposed on the inside of cards?
- When cutting out letters, how do you cut out the inside spaces? (i.e. A's, P's, and O's)
- How do you get a clean stamped image from stamps with large, flat areas?
- Would you ever consider making a font of your handwriting?
- Will taking a calligraphy class help with my handwriting?
- What is your favorite type of card to make?
- How do you find the time to do what you love?
-------------------------------
PART TWO (Products / Recommendations):
(Watch in HD)
Questions answered in Part 2:
- How thick is the vellum you use for circle cards?
- What are you opinions on the Making Memories Slice cutting machine?
- Which die-cutting machine would you suggest?
- What can I do in addition to scoring to prevent cracking card stock?
- What is the difference between acid & lignin free card stocks and those that are not?
- Do you have any tips for using photopolymer ("acrylic") background stamps?
- Tell me about photopolymer ("acrylic") stamps and ink. Is chalk ink best?
- Is it okay to use waterproof ink on photopolymer ("acrylic") stamps?
- Which stamp would you never part with?
- What are three tools that you always grab?
- Can you use regular white ink on acetate cards?
- What stamp cleaner should I buy?
- Is there a trick to using a Coluzzle craft knife?
- How often do you replace your Coluzzle mat?
- How noisy is the Stampin' Up! heat tool?
- Do you have a ribbon type preference? (i.e. satin, grosgrain, sheer, etc)
- What crafting product do you go through the most?
- How long does your embossing powder last?
- Which do you prefer: embossing or regular stamp pads?
- How should wood-mounted stamps be stored?
- Are there different types of watercolor paper?
- What scissors do you recommend?
- Do you have a favorite pen to use?
- What was your first stamp? Do you still have it?
-------------------------------
PART THREE (Video / Photos / Digital Scrap / Blogging):
(Watch in HD)
Questions answered in Part 3:
- Did you sell your old camera? (Canon Digital Rebel XT)
- How can I get colors to show correctly in photos?
- How can I improve the quality of photos of my cards and pages? Do you use Photoshop?
- What equipment do you use for making videos?
- What's your film set-up?
- Why did the format of your videos change?
- What was the song in your holiday ornaments video (before the music was replaced)?
- Where can I find royalty-free music?
- What comes first-- the card or the video?
- Do you plan to ever sell cards online?
- Do you have any advice for those interested in digital scrapbooking?
- What software do you use for digital scrapbooking?
- Do you receive free product from companies?
- What is your monthly craft budget?
- There's a lot of cute craft stuff out there. Do you think we're wasting money buying it?
- Are people paid to be on design teams? Can you make an income?
- What do you love most about blogging?
-------------------------------
PART FOUR (Makeup / Television / Miscellaneous):
(Watch in HD)
Questions answered in Part 4:
- What is it like working for Stampin' Up!? Do you do crafty stuff all day?
- How many dinner rolls does your sister's recipe make?
- How often do you paint your fingernails?
- What foundation do you use?
- What is your favorite lipstick color?
- What is your favorite character on The Office and why?
- What is your favorite episode of The Office?
- Is your house messy, or organized?
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posted on December 30, 2008 6:41 AM by Kristina |
24 Comments posted in Bonus Videos |
Hey chickie - these are great!
What is the name of the handwriting book you talk about?
Wow, Great job, a lot of info, took two coffees to go through, but on 'vacation' & very enjoyable! Be well. Looking forward to the craft room ones.
Thanks for these awesome videos Kristina! I totally enjoyed watching every minute and learned some awesome tips and techniques! Thanks for taking the time to answer all the questions and for making the videos and put it up!! It is totally appreciated :)
Best wishes,
Sankari
i enjoyed these videos with a cup a coffee :) Thanks for the tips! your cards are beautiful :) I hope i can try your challenge next time - i am still very new in this - and need to be brave to take the challenge :D
I am currently at the hospital with my husband ( just had surgery) and the wireless network here won't allow me to watch the videos, so I can't wait to get home to see them! Thanks in advance, Kristina, for taking the time to do this! We appreciate you!
HI Kristina, Thanks for taking the time to answer all these questions. You are fab. Have a lovely new year and take care :)
natasha
Thanks for the videos. I didn't get to see video 1 as it says "no longer available", but the others were awesome! Thanks for all the effort you put into making your videos! They are very much appreciated!
Hey Kristina :)
The videos are awesome, and I did watch them all in one sitting, as I thought about cleaning my stampin' space...then I saw your answer to the last question and though, what the heck......I'll leave it as it is LOL! Have a good day...and thank ~ you ~ thank ~ you ~ thank ~ you for all you do to make us smile!
Donna( Butternutsage)
I had to giggle when I saw you had 4 videos. (plus more on the way) Inquiring minds want to know! This just shows you what a following you have and whan an inspriation you are to so many of us. Thank you for letting us in to your world and keeping us on our creative toes!
Thanks for these awesome videos Kristina!
I sat down and watched one after another and totally enjoyed watching them. It was so awesome to learn new tips and techniques!
Thanks for taking the time to answer the questions and for making the videos. It is so totally appreciated.
Best wishes,
Catherine
Hi Kristina
I just wanted to say thanks a million for yet another great question and answer session. I really enjoyed watching all 4 videos in one go and the time just flew by. I have learned so much today. All the time and effort you put into this is really appreciated. Hope you enjoy your New Year's Eve and best wishes for 2009.
OMGosh Kristina! You are so fabulous!!! Thank U for taking the time to do this! When I clicked on your blog and saw you had the Q/A videos, I literally said...."Oh? how cool she put her video up!" I actually went thru all 4 videos. I was drinking my diet pepsi and chewing on some nuts.
Thanks Kristina!!
I enjoy your soooooooo much!!!
I totally knew the answer to the question of "which stamp would you never get rid of". At the same time I was shocked I knew your answer. I've been wanting PTI's Polka Dot Basics for a long time. I don't own a single PTI product yet.
I watched all the videos in sequence. The time passed quickly.
Thanks for answering our question!!! and.. Yes, I did watch all four! I had to, I couldn't stop! :D
Wow! Thanks for taking all that time to make these videos for us! I was really surprised to hear that you got your first stamp on your first day at SU...I guess I figured you've been at this hobby long before working there since. Thanks again!
Hey there!
Thanks for the great answers! The last one made me laugh - I don't think I've ever asked someone what kind of foundation they use, lol!
Please keep us updated on your music tastes.. You wouldn't believe all of the iTune purchases I've made because of the songs in your videos! I'll be checking your tunes on last.fm! :)
Thanks again!
~Kendra
It would probably be much faster for you to just type al of this....
More amusing too - ref. post 17...although now you gave this "makeup junkie" some new needs so I'll have to go back and write those down. The Clarins primer thing sounded awesome!!!
Anyway thanks for doing this - I was trying to guess your answers as I was watching...crazy I know. I had to take a break after the first video to go to "Valkyrie" with my hubby (our anniversary) but otherwise I watched them nonstop.
THANKS AGAIN!!! Happy new year!
How Fun! You really gave out lots of info. I am always amazed at the personal questions people ask. I watched them all in a row too. Once I got started, I just had to finish. Happy New Year! dar
i watched these all together and they were great!!
the funniest are the last vid questions lol
and when you answered 'papertrey polka dot basics stamp' i said answered outloud before you did-as if i already knew you.
Thank you for sharing all this great info.
Can't wait to see the video of your craft room.
Happy New Year!
Great Videos... Thanks for posting them.
PS.. How do you do the intros for them (MACM, Finally Friday, Q&A Videos)? Its really cool and i want to learn how!
Kristina, I love all of the Questions and Answers you posted for us! Wow, it took a good chunk of your precious time to do this for your following. I have debated in telling you this but the teacher in me must tell you. There are many people viewing these videos and you have a typo in the word SUBSCRIBE at the end. You are so professional in all that you do, I know it was an oversight! I don't know how to tell you this secretly. Feel free to edit my comment out, I would understand! Hugs, Denise
Loved watching your videos! Would love to know more about yours and others blogs..........do you make money only if we click on the ads on your blogs or do you make the same whether we click on them or not? Would like to know so I can help support you and other bloggers.
Thanks,
Pam