P. Kelly Smith
Welcome to Magazine Monday and day one of our exciting Card Creations: Favorite Occasions Week!
So glad you could join us as we celebrate our latest and greatest special issue, Card Creations: Favorite Occasions, Vol. 2! With over 150 ideas for the top five favorite card making occasions, we’ll spend the next five days learning why you love making Birthday, Thank You, Congratulations, Love and All Occasion cards more than any other kind. Sound like fun?
We’re also partnering with the Moxie Fab World
blog for a whole week of promotion. Between the two sites, we’ll be spotlighting projects, hosting fun challenges and giving away some spectacular prizes.
Click on the cover image to buy your copy today!
Today we’re spotlighting the talented Maile Belles, who has 10 cards in Card Creations: Favorite Occasions, Vol. 2! With her signature style always present, her Celebrate With a Rose Card even made the cover. Wouldn’t you love to know how she keeps coming up with one amazing design after another?
Well, here’s your chance…Without further ado, let’s get to know Miss Maile!
Maile Belles
1. What is your favorite occasion to paper craft and why?
All Occasion because it allows you the most creative freedom.
2. What is your most difficult paper crafting challenge?
Creating a shabby/vintage design. I love the look…how textured and detailed these amazing designs can be, but I could never pull it off myself.
3. What is your favorite paper crafting supply?
My stamps! I am a true stamper at heart, and I love it.
Maile's You You You Card can be found on p. 34.
4. How would you describe your style?
Clean and simple.
Maile's Many Thanks Card can be found on p. 77.
5. What is one thing people would be surprised to know about you?
My first name is Hawaiian and pronounced “My-Lee”. My mother was born and raised in Hawaii, but I have never been there myself (not yet anyways).
6. How do you keep yourself organized when it comes to submission deadlines?
I mark the deadline on my calendar and print out the submission call, which I keep posted at my desk. This way, whenever I sit down to create, I can glance over the list and quickly squeeze in a card or two. Then into a safe place they go until the call has ended.
7. Name three Paper Crafts designers whose styles you like, and tell me why they appeal to you.
It wasn’t easy to pick only three, but here you go:
- Jessica Witty – Love her fresh, clean and hip style. Her cards are always so fashion forward.
- Dawn McVey – She always manages to pull off a clean look with the perfect vintage touches.
- Lisa Johnson - I seem to relate to her designs the most, and I love her stamping style.
8. Do you have any advice for someone who’s never been published or who wants to try submitting for the first time?
- Don’t be afraid to display your own unique personality through your designs.
- Try new ideas that will help your creations stand out from the rest of the submissions.
- The more projects you submit, the greater your chances are of having one or more picked up.
9. Out of your 10 cards in Card Creations: Favorite Occasions, which is your favorite and why?
My Butterfly Thoughts Card. It’s a super simple yet effective design that uses only a few basic supplies.
Maile's Butterfly Thoughts Card can be found on p. 19.
10. Do you have a blog or online gallery? If so, please provide the URL.
You can find me at Simply Stamped. Please stop by for a visit!
Thanks, Maile! Since Maile is on the Papertrey Ink Design Team, she scored some fun prizes for today’s giveaway. Leave a comment and I’ll pick one random winner to take home Papertrey’s All About You stamp set, their Fillable Frames #4 Die AND a copy of Card Creations: Favorite Occasions, Vol. 2. All comments must be received by midnight (MST) on Tuesday, Nov. 30.
One lucky winner will take home this All About You stamp set!
Happy Monday!
Kelly
P.S. You have until midnight (MST) TONIGHT to upload your entries for our November Gallery Challenge. We’re looking for your most festive holiday cards. Click HERE
to upload your merry submissions!
P.P.S. It’s time to announce the three winners from my Countdown to Card Creations: Favorite Occasions Week post!
1. Anna D. (Nov. 26, 6:04 p.m.)
2. Julie (Nov. 27, 6:24 a.m.)
3. Sandra M. (Nov. 28, 8:51 p.m.)
Congrats, winners! I’ll be e-mailing you shortly to discuss your prizes and get your mailing addresses. Thanks to all who left comments!
I love Maile’s Style and visit her blog daily. Love to see her stuff published in PaperCrafts. Thanks for the chance to get to know her better.
I have been a PTI and Maile follower for close to a year now – I LOVE Maile’s style! The way she uses color is always so fresh and interesting! I LOVE IT! Thanks for the chance to win a great prize!
Would love to win the Paper Trey Ink stuff and copy of the new Card Creations mag. It is always interesting to get to know crafters and to see their individual styles. Thanks for the chance to win this great prize.
So love Maile! I’m a daily stalker on her blog and always look to her clean & simple cards for inspiration.
I love Maile’s style and find her creations very rerfreshing and can always pick out her cards in my fave magazines!!! Thanks for the chance to win a fab prize!:)
Those stamps are soo cute! And Maile, your cards are awesome!
Maile has such a fun, clean, clever style! Always so refreshing to visit her blog & see her latest creations. Thanks for a chance at this fabulous prize — LOVE PTI and this is a set/die I don’t have!!!
I always love when a new post from Maile pops up in my reader! She always has such amazing cards that make me want to smack my head and say, “duh, why didn’t I think of that!”.
Lovely samples and style. And what a great giveaway too!
I absolutely adore Maile’s style! I’ve been following her blog for a while now & I can’t get enough of her cards!
Thanks for the giveaway!
YOU…YOU…YOU…rock!
I think Maile’s cards are awesome! The clean cut look is just adorable
Love Maile’s style!! Her cards are always beautiful & simple!!
Maile’s blog is one that I visit every time she posts. Love her style!
I’ve been following Maile’s blog for a while now and I think she is one of the top stampers out there. Her style is clean and simple which is why I love her work. Keep up the good work!
Love Maile’s style. Thanks for the chance to win.
Love the “Many Thanks” card. Its so simple and clean. I forget that cards don’t have to be flashy since they are home made.
The set of stamps is a wonderful set set.
I think the butterfly is my favorite too! Nice getting to know you. Thanks for a chance to win.
I just love her style and cards! I am a big fan of her blog and look forward to the PTI releases to see her new contributions.
Love Maile’s style! There aren’t too many blogs that I remember to check daily, but hers is one of them.
Maile is superb!!! Not only are her cards beautiful to the eye, but each one is inventive and unique. She is a master at spatial relations and color. With a few elements she creates perfection. I’m so pleased that you showcased Maile; she is truly deserving.
Love Maile’s work! I think Papertry is one of my favorite companies. Thank you for the chance to win!!!
Maile’s cards are great! I can’t wait to check out her blog.
I love Maile’s CAS style – so inspiring!
Maile’s work is such an inspiration. Thanks for highlighting her, as she deserves so much recognition for her designs.
I’ve been following Maile’s blog for awhile now. I love her style and her creativity never ceases to amaze me! It’s nice to get to know her a bit more.
I love Maile’s work — I was thrilled when she was added to PTI’s design team. Thanks for the chance to win me some PTI goodness!
What fun stamps.
Thanks for the chance to win some PTI stamps….I LOVE the quality of their stamps. Maile’s cards are beautiful and very inspiring.
I love Maile’s style, she’s so effective at clean and simple. They always look fun and interesting. Thanks for the great giveaway!!!
Maile’s work is wonderful and always fantastic to see! It is fun to learn more about her. It’s great to have an opportunity to win PTI stamps! Thanks for the inspiration!
Love Maile’s creativity…thanks for telling us more about her. Enjoyed this post.
I love the simplicity of your cards.
Loved the spotlight on Maile – love her clean style!!
I absolutely need to comment because I just read your post and I absolutely LOVE Maille. Her work is perfect every time.
The Happy bday to YOU YOU YOU card is just adorable! I love her style.
Yay Maile! These are fabulous!!!!!
Maile is one of my best friends – and probably the most talented! I love you, Maile, and I love your cards!