P. Kelly Smith
Welcome to Magazine Monday and day one of Card Creations 9 Week!
So glad you could join us as we celebrate our latest and greatest special issue, Card Creations, Volume 9! Featuring 293 fresh card ideas for every occasion and holiday, we’ll spend the next five days “meeting” a few of them and getting to know what makes a card “Card Creations worthy”.
We’re also partnering with Trends Editor, Cath Edvalson and the Moxie Fab World
for a whole week of promotion. Between the two sites, we’ll be spotlighting projects and giving away lots of copies of this brand new issue.
Click on the cover image to order your copy today!
Today we’re spotlighting the talented Chan Vuong who has 20 cards in Card Creations, Volume 9! It’s hard to believe that Chan just started submitting cards for publication ONE year ago. For someone who proclaims to be “as ordinary as they come”, let’s get to know Chan and her extraordinary cards!
Chan Vuong
1. What is your favorite occasion to paper craft and why?
I don’t have just one occasion that’s a favorite. My goal in most cases is just to make a card or project that brings out a smile.
Bloomin' Day Card, p. 9
2. What is your most difficult paper crafting challenge?
Hmmm…I’d have to say placement. I shift elements around and ‘hover’ over projects for quite a while before I figure out where I want to adhere things.
3. What is your favorite paper crafting supply?
If I really had to narrow it down, it would end up being a tie between stamps and patterned paper.
4. How would you describe your style?
Fun and cute…with a big lean into clean and simple. Sometimes I’ll venture into another style for a project here and there, but fun and cute is my crafting home sweet home.
Cute as a Button Card, p. 95
5. What is one thing people would be surprised to know about you?
I’m kind of reclusive. I’ve had this dream for years of buying a tiny house from Tumbleweed Tiny House Company and putting it in the middle of far, far away.
6. How do you keep yourself organized when it comes to submission deadlines?
I’m really not that well-organized, but I do print out the details of each call and keep the print-out on my workspace so that I can refer to it easily. I type out my list of supplies and instructions for each project after I make it so that it won’t be overwhelming to get all of that done when the deadline rolls around. I also mark the deadline on a little calendar on my desk.
7. Name three Paper Crafts designers whose styles you like and tell me why they appeal to you.
- Betsy Veldman: While my paper crafting style is completely different from Betsy’s, I really admire her attention to every detail and her knack for making such beautiful things. I imagine that anyone who receives a Betsy card would treasure it forever!
- Teri Anderson: I love Teri’s relaxed and cool style – she comes up with so many ideas that make me think, “I wish I had thought of that!”
- Kim Kesti: I love how clean Kim’s cards look, as well as her bold use of color. She comes up with so many clever designs!
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! If you’ve always had a dream of seeing your work in print, trying is a step closer than thinking about it. Try not to compare your work with the work of others – just craft what you love! (Psst…the deadline for A Card a Day 2012 is TONIGHT at midnight (MDT). Click HERE for all the details!)
9. Out of your 20 cards in Card Creations, Vol. 9, which is your favorite and why?
I was feelin’ pretty proud of those punched out buttonholes on my Cute as a Button Card, but if I had to pick just one, it would have to be my Ghostly Boo Card. Before making it, I didn’t really ‘get’ Halloween cards. I just thought, “Who gives Halloween cards?!” After the fun of putting it together, though, I now ‘get’ it. I also thought the glittery white cardstock made the ghost a little more jazzy and a little less creepy, so I was quite happy with that choice. Ha!
Ghostly Boo Card, p. 82
10. Do you have a blog or online gallery?
I have a blog that can be found at http://humblechan.blogspot.com/.
Thanks, Chan! If you’re a fan of Chan’s fun and cute cards, leave a comment for her and I’ll pick three winners to take home a copy of Card Creations, Vol. 9. All comments must be received by midnight (MDT) on Tuesday, May 17.
Happy Monday!
Kelly
P.S. It’s time to announce the two winners from my Countdown to Card Creations 9 Week post!
1. Emily Leiphart (May 13, 9:20 a.m.)
2. Donna VW (May 13, 4:58 a.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!
Congratulations, Chan!! I really enjoyed reading her answers to the questions you asked….it helps us get to know her better, and I personally LOVE that!! I LOOOVE her first card! It’s so bright and cheery! I would LOVE to check out more of her cards (as well as everything else) in this Card Creations mag!!
Your work is SO FUN! I love it!!!!
SNAP CRACKLE & SUPER POP!!! U are a Paper Craft ROCK. How amazing are you!!
congrats to you .. Oh I so seriously want to get my hands on this issue!
Your work is so fantastic Chan!!! Congratulations on having 20 cards in one magazine!!! Wow! Now that is some amount of work!!! Loved the answers you gave for the questions…very informative to us cardmakers!!!
Congrats, Chan, on being featured by PC today, as well as twenty cards in the new issue. Wow! I love the card with the stamped buttons and punched and stitched buttonholes. So clever!
Congrats on your 20 cards! I have been published, but it’s always been my goal to be published in Card Creations because it’s my fave publication of Paper Crafts. I love your advice of just go for it. You can’t see your work in print if you never try. I’m like the little engine that could, I just keep trying and trying and trying..I know one day I’ll see my work in Card Creations! Congrats again!
Beyond delighted to see Chan featured here! She is so talented and I love her work! She is also such a sweetheart and her love for animals is wonderful! :>
20 cards in one magazine. you are certainly prolific and professional at what you do. i like your style. thank you for sharing all this goodness.
Nice to meet you, Chan! Love your work!
LOve the simple yet creative designs on the cards. My favorite is the CUte as a button card. Chan has inspired me to try this one.
Can’t wait to see the whole book (if I win).
Such amazing cards!! I def have to add Chan to MY list of inspiring papercrafters!!
I love the bright color and cute shapes of Chan’s card. Her answers to the question are really encourging since I am new to papercraft myself.
Chan has a clean, fun, bright style which I like. Congratulations Chan! Please keep submitting and inspiring!
Good work Chan. Your cards are fun without being too cutsy. Thanks for the inspiration
Chan, I think the world of you! I so love your happy cards. CONGRATS on the pubs and for being here today. Loved getting to read about you today.
I have been admiring Chan’s cards in PRINTS! So glad that she shared her love of card-making with us! What JOY!
super fun cards, my fave is the one w flowers
Chan’s cards are cute and fun! love the button accents on the flowers and the buttons stamped on the other card! Very nice!
I love these cards…bright and beautiful! Thanks for sharing Chan!
LOVE your work, Chan! Your cards definitely bring out a smile in me. Congrats on being featured on the PC blog – you totally deserve it!
LOVE the ghostie card!
Very cute cards Chan! I love the fun and cute card with the flowers and the Halloween card with the ghost is too cute!
I am so glad to see Chan spotlighted. I had noticed that her name kept showing up on so many cards that I admired in Card Creations. I went looking for her blog this weekend so that I could get more of her great style.
So wonderful meeting you Chan!!! You always inspire me!! FAB!
I love Chan’s style. I think the flower card and the cute as a button card are both adorable – I’m a fan of buttons. Thanks for giving a glance into the new magazine and a chance to win.
Absolutely love Chan’s style! Her cards are so fun and CAS and it was great getting to know more about her
I love your fun style! Your cards would brighten anyone’s day.
Very fun cards, Chan. I love the flower one. Too cute! These would definitely bring smiles to whomever received them.
What a real talent you possess and we thank you, Chan, for sharing your beautiful projects with us!
Congrats on practically populating the issue all by yourself, Chan!
. Wonderful work!
Congratulations, Chan! You have a very fun style. I really liked your scissors card in the May/June Paper Crafts issue!
Way to go! You are great!
Congratulations Chan, on the 20 cards in this publication!! I love your cute & fun style and have enjoyed your blog for a long time!! It’s easy to see why you LOVE your Halloween card!!
Congrats to Chan!! Great cards and great interview. You have a wonderful style all your own and it is so fun and cute! Thanks for the inspiration.
Love the cards, especially the button one!
WOW, Chan…what talent you have! ALL your cards ended up in my inspiration files! My fav was the three flowers, but the halloween one was great too! Thanks for sharing your talents with us!
Oh my goodness, Chan’s creations are adorable!! Can’t wait to see the rest in CC9!!
Great card Chan
These are all so fun! I’m overwhelmed at the thought of her having 20 cards in one issue- amazing!
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Congrats on having 20 cards published Chan! You are among my top 5 fave designers. It couldn’t happen to a nicer person! God bless.
I am sorry for a mistake I made on my previous comment on this post. I mistook a card made by Belinda Chang Langer and thought it was Chan’s card. They both do such amazing work, and Congrats again on having so many cards published Chan!