Design Team Member: Kimberly Wiener

Did you get a chance to guess what our 100th cue word is going to be?  You have until Tuesday morning at 7:59 a.m. (CDT) to put your guess in the comments here on the CASology blog for your chance to win a guest designer spot for the month of July!

Today, we're featuring another one of our fantastic design team members and, after reading this post, you'll want to head right on over to her blog to leave a comment for your chance to win her blog candy!  Remember, you only have 24 hours to do this!  Better hurry!

Kimberly Wiener from Wienerhoneymooners

Currently...

• designing for CASology.
• designing for FUSION.
• designing for The Challenge over at Always Playing with Paper (by Lesley Croghan).
• a Featured Guest at Merry Mondays for the month of June.
• a Featured Guest at STAMPlorations for the month of July.

What are your favorite products?

My favorite products would have to be distress inks and stencils, dot accents, GOLD ink...  I  LOVE stamping and usually always have at least a stamped sentiment.

Do you have any favorite companies?

Some favorite companies are Clearly Besotted, Mama Elephant, Lawn Fawn, wow..there are too many, the NEW Stampin' Up! Catalog will impress you, IMPRESS, Impress Obsession..Art Impression. I LOVE all stamps really....

How did you get into card making?

I have been crafting forever it seems. In 2008, I started online Scrapblogging, and for me,  it was one of the first interactive digital scrapping online creative services with networking. I loved being able to interact with other crafters, meeting them too. For the last 4 years, I have been meeting in a card club every 4-6 weeks and make card kits.  Creating cards has now evolved to card challenges as I just get so inspired by this crafting community!

I LOVE following my fave designers around to challenges.

Why do you like Clean & Simple design?

I love CAS designs as they really can appeal to all crafters.  The simple beauty that can be recreated easily. For me it is a building block of great design. Once you add your flair, you will achieve your own personal style. 

Any advice for fellow crafters when it comes to finding their own design style?

Use what you love.  I think my best work is when I love all aspects of what I am working with.  When I find something and think  "I might use that," and make an impulse purchase, I find that I really have added to an ongoing pile that I may not use for awhile... However,  I find that if I immediately have a strong feeling about a product, I really gravitate to give it love and end up making something pretty awesome.

Is there anything else you think we should know about you?

I am fiercely crazy about my family and crafting!   I do work full time and have been at my career for 23 years as the Claims Administrator and Rate Analyst for a Produce Import/Export company.  When I am not shuttling my boy to hours of Karate 4 days a week, or taking care of my mom who lives with us, I craft as much as I can fit in. (my boy gets promoted and awarded a RED belt in Karate this Wednesday!!!)   

And YES,  I really do get this excited about card making!  (I have been hinted at that I have a lot of exclamation points on my blog!.... I know... I know...LOL...

Thanks for taking the time to join us, and I really do LOVE all of your creations, keep 'em coming!

Hugs Kimberly.