We have two great guest designers joining us at Plain Digital Wrapper this month. We interviewed Aimee Harrison a couple of weeks ago and she has added two more great products to her store since then so you will want to be sure you check out before her store before her guest spot ends if you have not done so already.
Also joining us this month is SKrapper Digitals. Sherah, the talent behind SKrapper Digitals, has been designing for four and half years and designs using Photoshop CS3, Inkscape and Artrage. Sherah told us she was not a paper scrapbooker or digital scrapbooker before becoming a designer. But said that she got started with the idea of scrapbooking when she was pregnant with her first daughter (who turned five-years old last week). “The idea of scrapbooking seemed like something I should look into for a book for her. I searched the Internet to see if I could find printable paper, etc. and stumbled into the digiscrap world. Having dabbled in graphic design for years it seemed like a perfect fit and it wasn’t long before I was staying up all night tinkering in Photoshop! Shortly after that, I entered a design contest, while I didn’t win, I learned a lot. From there, I was invited to join the store I’ve sold my products at since then.”
Sherah says she is self-taught in her profession. “I had always dreamed of going to school for graphic design but couldn’t afford it so instead I taught myself as much as I could through books and research.”
Here are few things Sherah shared with us in her interview:
What one thing would you want on a deserted island? Other than my family, my Bible.
Were you named after anyone? My Dad is a pastor so my eight siblings and I were all named after Biblical characters. I’m named after the Sherah from 1 Chronicles 7:24. I’ve always thought that was cool because it says she built three cities (Yay girl power! Lol! )
What would you do with a million dollars? Tithe, pay off my parents debt and buy them a nice place to live comfortably, pay off my in-laws debt and help them finish the much needed repairs on their small cabin, help my siblings with any of their financial needs and buy a home for my little family.
Do you sing in the shower/car? I sing at home all the time (but am far too nervous to do so in public).
Where do you get your inspiration from? Hmm. Pretty much anything can spark inspiration with me. A walk outside, a tv commercial, a photograph.
What one thing is essential for putting you in a creative mood? Time to myself really helps (which is rare these days with a preschooler and eight month old). Usually, I end up staying up really late after my family is asleep or I design in the parking lot of my daughter’s preschool while the baby naps.
What is your least favorite part of designing? Trying to keep my kit sizes down usually! I tend towards getting swept up in the design process and over create, making huge kits even when I originally planned on only making a mini kit! Lol!
What is your favorite part of designing? I really enjoy it all, the whole process from initial inspiration to reality.
What was the hardest part about starting out as a designer? For me it was the floundering around not knowing what I was doing for sure and having no one to ask about it. This feeling is what inspired me to start the Digi Design Academy.
Sherah currently has three unique products and some coordinating add-ons in her store at Plain Digital Wrapper.
The first product is an interactive design course she been teaching for a few years called Digi Design Academy. It is a beginner to advanced design class for those interested in creating their own designs for themselves or to sell to others. The course was recently revised, expanded and updated this past summer and contains a great deal of detailed written material, 50+ video tutorials, 50+ CU permitted freebies and a monthly live two hour video class teaching a lesson in Photoshop (with video instructions from the lesson added to the video library afterwards for those unable to attend.). New content is added monthly and if needed, one on one tutoring or guidance is also available via e-mail or chat. “Ive really enjoyed teaching the class and the students seem to love it as well. Many of the students choose to stay on past the initial 10 week course period ( by paying a separate annual or semi-annual fee). It’s been a great experience so far and I’m thankful for the chance to share any knowledge I can and make such wonderful friends.” The Digi Design Academy is currently on a special limited time price for Plain Digital Wrapper customers for only $50, a savings of 33 percent off the regular price.
SKrapper Digital’s second product for her guest store are a yummy cupcake element pack that is the introductory product in a new product line she has coming out call “Bakery SKraps”. Add these sweet cupcakes to any cake or party themed photos to instantly create and customize your own cake themed layouts using any kit in your collection. The 12 high quality cupcakes are created in a variety of cake and frosting combinations for you to choose from.
Layout by Sandie03.
Skrapper Digitals third product is a collab kit with Feli Designs (whom you may recognize from the PDW Gallery as MissParker). Masquerade is the perfect combination for you to scrap everything from masquerade balls to carnival photos; anything with and behind the mask and all those golden moments when life is a never ending party. The kit includes 22 gorgeous papers and 89 unique elements as well as seven pieces of word art.
Masquerade is also available as a bundle which includes the kit, six clusters and eight quickpages. You can also purchase the clusters or QuickPages separately.
Layout by Sandie03.
Layout by Sandie03.
Layout by Jean Ann.
Layout by MissParker.
Here is a little gift from Masquerade for you.
Download: Masquerade Cluster Frame (91)
You can keep up with from SKrapper Digitals in the future on her Facebook Page and/or on her blog.
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