Let's Celebrate International Scrapbooking Day!

A very special day today, Dear Readers!

I just love it when my Creative Team gets together and creates inspiring art as a group. I'm sure, once you see the full post, you will feel their energy and admire their talents with me.

Today the Team joined their artful forces to celebrate International Scrapbooking Day.

Together with Prima we have prepared a lot of exciting things - make sure you keep an eye on the Prima blog and all our social media!

Each of the Ladies chose a quote on creativity that was close to her heart and created an artwork inspired by it.

We hope you will join in the fun and take part in the challenge we came up with - scroll down to check out the prize and what to do to win it.

So.... Let's party! :)

Scrapbooking came into my life 4 years ago and today I feel so happy and honored that I can celebrate it here in this incredible team with my scrappy friends all around the world.

I chose this creative quote for my project because I think it represents all these amazing things you can do through art and consequently through scrapbooking. I love that I can be on the paper anything or anybody I desire and I can achieve that only with my pencil, paints and all these magical media :) 

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Can´t even remember how many times I had to make tough decisions in my life. Always afraid of making mistakes.

As I get older, I realize that my unwanted mistakes were the needed lessons I learned. Some of them even ended up as an amazing experience and a feeling of absolute happiness... What may seem as a horrible mistake at first, may be the best decision in the end. One has to go through all sort of struggles and new challenges to realize the life´s been so wonderful thanks to all the slips and faults. You have to be daring and you´ll get the best.

In life and in art...

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This quote rings so true for me. I can completely lose myself to the process of creativity... colour, pattern, texture, shape, just making lines on a page or watching paint colours run together and change. All other concerns are forgotten and I become totally absorbed in the creative process. I love how art can do this for me. It is my “escape” from the “real world”.

As time has gone by, I have discovered “what” and “how” I want to create. I have discovered things that are unique and personal to me, can be reflected in my art. I now feel a greater freedom with what I do and create from the heart rather than creating to fit a current “style” or “trend”.

Once upon a time I would never have used an image of myself in anything I created, let alone  draw it. My page is me - colour, pattern, collage, and texture. The delicate prettiness of birds and flowers, contrasting with a little grunge by way of wire and splatters. Do what you love and love what you do.

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I chose this quote because it is so much about me! I love art. Art gives me the opportunity to live several lives at the same time and to see the beauty even in small things.

Creativity for me is the ability to soar above the world and the struggles of everyday life.

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I chose this quote because art is for me an escape from reality. 

Being creative can take me away from the everyday life, a stressful job, all the worries. It allows me to calm down and relax.

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Sometimes, most times really, the hardest is just getting started. But whether it's a great project, or something that never gets completed, the process is a necessity.

Creating isn't a "maybe" thing, it's a "must" thing for me. It's a way of living. It makes me whole. Even when life is busy, or crazy, or just plain hard... I always feel drawn to my worktable, to get away, and let the cobwebs clear.

Every time you put paint to canvas, or glue to paper, you learn something. You see what you like and more often, what you don't like. I always share a process or technique with anyone, it's who I am. If I saw the little light go on, a smile of accomplishment, or a feeling of pride from a student in my classes, it made it all worthwhile. So the quote I chose rings home to me. I try to create to inspire others, so they can love being an Artist as well.

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It was exciting to create an art piece inspired by a quote. I knew straight away that my piece must include some paint tubes to correspond with the words. I had few used tiny tubes which were given to me by my daughter. I had those for ages and now the time has come to alter them and incorporate into my mixed media piece.

Everyone is creative in their own way. Creativity is equally important as your art tools.

I feel that the more I create, the more creative I become. You must lose your fear of being wrong and let your imagination help you in being creative. Let go and let Art happen.

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I've always thought logic and magic were two actual opposites, but on the second thought, I realized that imagination is indeed equal to magic. Creativity takes you to places others have never been to – just like a magic spell. The great Albert Einstein definitely knew this truth and I couldn’t agree more with his beautiful phrase.

Imagination is like invisible doors that lead to the worlds only you can create. Where others see only dead-ends, creative people find possibilities, chances, challenges and adventures.

I always try to remain open-minded and flexible while working on my art. If creativity is magic, and magic is the ability to shape reality according to your own will, then imagination truly takes artists anywhere they wish to go.

And finally - good old me...

Instead of making the project I've decided to make a BRAVE decision and try to talk to you directly, on my Periscope (you can find me there - my nick is @finnabair).
For those of you who won't use Periscope for any of the reasons - I promise to upload it later to my YT channel and give you a hout in my media.
What will be the Periscope about?
I promised to you on FB to show you my new studio when it will be finally ready to show. Now I know this "right" moment will never happen, so I decided - ok, Studio is not just a place, is is a creative process too... so I will invite you for a moment into the half-finished studio which I hope to turn into my temple of creativity :)
But this is not the most important part - in fact, I'd like to talk to you about my creative life, decisions, surprises, and how it all started and continued - and I hope it will be inspiring and uplifting to some of you!

My Periscope recording is here. 
(sorry for the problems with connection, we will improve it soon)

We hope you enjoyed our "conversations" about creativity in our lives..
We'd like to invite you to join in and encourage you to celebrate your creative side by taking part in our challenge. :)
Your task is to take a quote that is especially close to your heart, the one that motivates you in any way, basically any words of wisdom that move you.
Create any piece of art - it can be a layout, collage, canvas, card, anything you feel inspired to make. Feel free to interpret your chosen quote any way your Muse tells you. ;)
Then simply add your link using inlinkz tool below and then our Team will vote who the winner is.
The prize is waiting!!! I hope it will add a pinch of creativity into someone's life!

You have time till May 21st to send in your beautiful art.
Good luck and enjoy your time being creative!!!

Finn & The Team

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