Say hello to Allie - this month's spotlighted member! Allie's layouts popped right out at me in the gallery with her stylish simplicity. Let's get to know this fun girl a little bit better...
Name: Allie Hamblin
Studio Calico Username: AllieH
City, State, Country: Exeter, Great Britain
When did you start scrapbooking and what got you started?I started after I got married in 2005 as a way to preserve some of the photographs that we had but since having my daughter in 2008 and joining Studio Calico I have been completely hooked.
What are your top 5 favorite products and why?
• Punches - particularly circle and butterfly ones.
• Needle and thread and Kinsey's templates as I love to add a little bit of handstitching to my pages.
• Little alphabet stamps for my journaling as I really don't like my handwriting and have to share the computer with my husband.
• Patterned paper - Love it in all colours, patterns and manufacturers.
• Thickers - who doesn't have a slight addiction to them?
What is your favorite Studio Calico product and why? I love the veneer shapes. They're so great at adding a little touch to a page and I love the fact that you can alter them to suit whatever layout you are making.
What is your favorite go-to or signature technique? I'm a pretty simple scrapper, but I guess most of my pages tend to have lots of white space, some handstitching and a little bit of patterned paper.
Where do you find your inspiration? I love looking at the gallery here at Studio Calico. I see so much great work from both the designers and members that is really inspirational. Apart from that I have to admit to a love of Pinterest for interesting design and colour ideas.
What is your favorite color and/or color combo? White and anything else. I have to force myself to use other colour backgrounds.
Tell us a bit about your design process. Most of my pages are about our daughter, so I tend to start with the picture or story I want to tell. I tend to work with the most current SC kit, I'm a bit of a kit killer and tend not to buy much elsewhere, and pick out the paper and embellishments that I think will complement the photo. I then just move things around until I am happy with it and stick it down before I change my mind.
Tell us a bit about what else you do since we know you are creative in more ways than just scrapbooking. I have been trying to develop my photography as I love taking photos, unfortunately a three year old does not always make a willing subject! I also enjoy sewing, knitting and crocheting small projects and baking with my daughter.
Thanks for sharing all your beautiful layouts with us, Allie!
Congratulations Allie!! Your work is stunning. Thankyou for inspiring me and please keep on sharing what you create :)
Posted by: Kathy (kathyb) | 10/27/2011 at 03:44 PM
yay! So happy to see Allie featured, I am always stunned by her amazing layouts in the gallery.
Posted by: Alexa | 10/27/2011 at 04:39 PM
I had seen the first layout with the full page photo and loved it! Now I see that all your layouts are great! Congrats being featured!!
Posted by: Linda | 10/27/2011 at 04:50 PM
Love both of these pages- the Remember page is so lovely- every Mom needs to keep that in mind. :)
Posted by: Michelle | 10/27/2011 at 06:38 PM
I LOVE that Remember page! Wow! So simple, yet so....revolutionary! TFS
Posted by: Sierra | 10/27/2011 at 08:10 PM
LOVE AllieH!! Her pages are amazing!
Posted by: emily (justem) | 10/27/2011 at 10:58 PM