What I am focusing on Blog Hop

Change of plan, I will share my One Photo & Twenty Words post tomorrow because I was tagged by Karen over at Me My Camera Eye for this "What I am focusing on Blog Hop". Along with other tagged bloggers, I have to answer four questions and then nominate three other bloggers so that they would in turn answer the same questions.

I agreed to participate so that it would maybe tell you a bit more about me...

What am I working on now?
If you have been a regular here, you know that I have been designing for two kit clubs, Citrus Twist Kits and Scraptastic Club, for well over a year now. I use all my creative time, energy and ideas working for these two teams... it can be limiting sometimes and time consuming other times but the pros largely outweigh the cons! I love it! I constantly work on layouts and cards but I have also just started a PL style travel album.

How does your work differ from others of its kind?
I don't believe my work really differs from other scrapbookers and paper crafters out there. All I know is that I pour myself into each creation (could that be why it takes me hours to make a page?) and maybe that's where the difference comes from. Each project has a little bit of me in it :)

Why do I create what I do?
A lot of scrapbookers will mention future generations, posterity, documentation, when talking about their purpose but, my first reason for scrapbooking is a selfish one: it is a creative outlet for my own enjoyment. I love the process! Then come the other reasons mentioned above.
Now, a big part of me creates to share with others. I love it when something I have made sparks an idea for someone else!

How does my creative process work?
It starts with a new kit, each month. Once I go through a kit, I will pull paper or color combinations that I like. An element (a sticker, a stamp, a journaling card) might give me an idea. Then I look through my photos to find a story to tell or more simply a shot with my kid wearing the right shirt for the papers I picked! Another starting point could be a sketch or a challenge found online. After printing my photos at home, I will head to my scrap table and start cutting papers. The arranging, rearranging, pushing things around, trying things can will take forever! I will adhere only once the project is close to completion, call it fear of commitment, I call it perfectionism! :P
I might have a new idea for a project (the latest being my PL travel mini) after spending quite some time reading blogs and on Pinterest. I get such a rush when I start something new! :)

Now, I would like to nominate three bloggers (in no particular order) and hopefully they will in turn answer those questions and continue this "What I am focusing on" blog hop:

1. Julie at Life with the Tucker and Wolek Clan because Julie is one of the most prolific scrapbookers I know and such an awesome cheerleader in the scrapbooking world!
2. April Joy at The Quirky Craftineer because she has many talents (have you seen her calligraphy?!!) plus I know her in real life :)
3. Alexandra at Art, Scrap & More because she is a master at blogging about her creative process and she played a role in my starting this blog ;)

Thank you Karen for nominating me!