English below
Jeg hedder Maja, er rundet de 40 år, og har en stor passion for alt kreativt. Når jeg kreativerer ved mit skrivebord, er det mest scrapbooking, minialbums eller især kort der bliver lavet. Det var den hurtige version ;-).
Hvorfor har jeg lavet denne blog?
Jeg ser tit folk, der har lavet et kort eller LO beklage sig over, det ikke blev som de ville have det skulle være, eller undskylde at noget sidder skævt. Alle der laver noget kreativt kender til denne form for perfektion, som man har, når man skal skabe noget. Men jeg tror på, det er vigtigt, at vi forsøger at lægge noget af den perfektionisme fra os, og være i kreativiteten i stedet for at være i forventningen.
Derfor tror jeg også på, at det er vigtigt at turde prøve nye ting, og eksperimentere i sine kreative sysler. Dette gør jeg også gerne når jeg laver baggrunde til mine kort, eller andet af papir og karton, og det håber jeg, at jeg med denne blog kan inspirere andre til også at turde.
I mine ansøgninger til de jobs jeg har søgt, siden jeg blev uddannet pædagog for snart 3 år siden, stod der fx. at jeg kan lave alt med karton og lim. Ikke fordi det måske er sandt -jeg har trods alt aldrig prøvet at bygge Rosenborg eller Den Lille Havfrue. Men fordi jeg tror på at man kan, hvis bare man tør prøve.
Da jeg er glad for at eksperimentere kan det være svært at beskrive min stil. Den ene måned kan det være èn ting der rør sig hos mig, og den næste kan det være noget andet.
Hos mig går heat embossing, embossingfoldere og forskellige stempler med dies dog nok aldrig af mode, og jeg farvelægger gerne med noget vandbasseret.
Her på bloggen kan du forvente at se nogle af de kort jeg laver. Ikke kun for at prøve nye teknikker af, for at genfinde glæde ved gamle teknikker eller viser nogle af de kort frem jeg laver til forskellige udfordringer fundet rundt om på nettet, og forskellige grupper jeg er medlem af. Men også for at vise at det er ok, ikke at være perfekt, og gerne må tegne lidt uden for stregerne.
Som kunstner tror jeg ikke, at væres værker nogensinde bliver helt perfekte. Men i det vi er stolte af det vi har lavet, så er selv det mest uperfekte perfekt.
Når jeg ikke sidder ved skrivebordet, er jeg også glad for at se film eller serier, gerne mens jeg laver forskellige smykker af perler. Jeg ELSKER Delica beads! Jeg kan også godt lide at hækle, men det får jeg dog ikke gjort så meget i, desværre. Youtube er en rigtig tidsrøver, som jeg gerne bruger til at slappe af med, finde inspiration eller lære nye ting.
Min kreative historie
Da jeg startede med at scrappe, var det et tilfælde. Jeg havde aldrig tidligere lavet kort eller scrappet. Det nærmeste man kunne komme det, var farvet karton, der blev skrevet hilsen på, eller når jeg havde lavet “fanbooks” jeg kunne sende med til mine pennevenner over det meste af Europa. Og selvom det bare var farvet karton der var hæftet sammen, et par billeder af favoritten fra Kelly Family, måske et citat og en adresse, syntes jeg det var super hyggeligt at sidde med. Det bedste var, når man fik sin bog tilbage -udfyldt af andre, èn person pr. side. Man kunne se de forskelliges kreativitet (eller måske mangel på samme) skinne igennem. Men da jeg startede var det et tilfælde. Jeg var gået i Panduro, og vidste, at jeg ville have noget kreativt med hjem, jeg kunne sidde at lave derhjemme om aftenen. Jeg vidste ikke hvad det skulle være. Min mormor var kort forinden fyldt 80 år, og jeg faldt over nogle udklipsark fra Karen Marie Klip. Så faldt jeg over et album. Og SÅ ledte jeg efter resten, jeg skulle bruge. Dengang, i 2006, havde jeg ikke digitalkamera og derfor var billederne allerede fremkaldt. Jeg gik i gang med det samme, og det første LO blev naturligvis fra min mormors fest.
Jeg fandt hurtigt forskellige fora, blogs og hjemmesider og sugede alt til mig, som jeg kunne. Med tiden kom kortene også til, og jeg har i løbet af de mange år prøvet mange forskellige teknikker og stilarter af.
Jeg deltager gerne i udfordringer og konkurrencer for at udfordre mig selv, men også for at udvikle mig kreativt.
Maja
The short version
My name is Maja, I have turned 40 years, and I have a passion for everything creative. When I sit at my desk, it is mostly scrapbooking, mini albums, or especially cards that I make. That was the short version ;-).
Why did I create this blog?
I often see people who have made a card or a LO say it did not turn out the way they wanted it to, or even apologizing if anything is clued on a bit crooked. Every creative soul knows the feeling of perfection you have when you are creating something. But I believe it is important that we try to put away some of the perfectionism, and just be in the moment and the flow.
That’s why I also believe that it is important to dare to try new things and experiment in our creative journies. I also like to experiment when I make backgrounds for my cards or anything else from paper and cardboard, and I hope that I can inspire others to dare as well.
I have always said that I can make everything with cardboard and glue. Not because it may be true – after all, I have never tried to build Rosenborg Castle or The Little Mermaid. But because I believe that I can, if I only dare to try even though I know I might fail. Then I’ll try again.
Since I like to experiment, my style can’t be described. One month it can be one thing that inspires me, and the next month it can be something else.
Heat embossing, embossing folders, and various stamps with dies will probably never get out of fashion in my scrap corner, and I like to color my stamped images with something water-based.
Here on the blog, you will see some of the cards I make. Not only the cards where I try out new techniques or rediscover the joy in old techniques I forgot or some of the cards I make for different challenges found around the web. But also the projects where I show it is ok not to be perfect, and sometimes draw a teenie bit outside the lines.
As an artist, I do not believe that our projects will ever be completely perfect. But If we are proud of what we have made, even the most imperfect is perfect.
When I am not at my desk, I also enjoy watching movies or series, preferably while making various jewelry. I LOVE Delica beads! I also like to crochet, but I haven’t done so in a while, unfortunately. Youtube is one of my favorite rabbit holes and I love to watch Youtube find inspiration or learn new techniques.
My Creative Story
When I started scrapbooking, it was quite a coincidence. I had never made cards or scrapped before. The closest you could get to it was cardboard in different colors where I would write the greeting on, or when I had made the “fan books” I would send to my pen pals all over most of Europe. And even though it was just cardboard in different colors stapled together, with a few pictures of the favorite member from the Kelly Family clued on, maybe a quote and my address, I was super fun to play with. The best thing was when you got your fan book back all pages filled in by others. It was easy to see the creativity (or maybe the lack of the same) of the different people shining through the pages they filled in. But when I started scrapbooking it was a coincidence. I went to the local craft store and knew I wanted something creative to do at home in the evenings. I did not know what it was supposed to be. My grandmother had recently turned 80 years, and I came across some die cuts from “Karen Marie Klip“. Then I stumbled upon an album. And I was HOOKED! Before I knew it I was looking for the rest of the things I needed to begin. Back then, in 2006, I did not have a digital camera and the pictures were already developed. I got started right away when I got home and the first LO was, of course, from my grandmother’s birthday party.
I quickly found various forums, blogs, and websites and read everything! Over time, the cards also came along, and over the years I have tried many different techniques and styles.
I like to participate in challenges and competitions to challenge myself, but also to develop myself creatively.
Maja