This week we get to know the talented Iris Babao Uy a little better.
What three words best describe your personality?
Passionate, emotional, forgiving.
What’s your worst habit?
Always saying … I’ll start my diet tomorrow!
What are you currently reading?
An Ipad app called “Play Tales” – yup I read to my two girls every night. Wish I had time to go back to reading on my kindle but not so lucky with that right now.
Do you have any new years’ resolutions?
I’ll go on a diet!
What’s your favourite quote?
It was something my dad said…. “There will always be somebody better than you – so what you have to focus on is to never stop trying to be better than yourself.”
What would be your theme song?
Oh gosh… my world is filled with My Little Pony, Dora, and Barney songs… I seriously can’t come up with my own theme song.
Are you on pinterest? What’s your favourite recent pin?
Yup! I love pinterest! It is a wonderful source of inspiration. My latest pin would be a layout I just posted on my blog.
If you could go anywhere (real or not) where would you go?
Paris! I fell in love with that city and I want to go back there again.
How do you feel about garden gnomes?
A cool fairytale
What part of creating do you enjoy most?
The endless surprises you get when you experiment with something new.
What sort of photos most make you want to scrap?
The ones that tell a story.
Can you share a couple of layouts that incorporate your current favourite products?
I’ve showcased a couple of favourite techniques as well as products in this page... pops of colour, texture achieved through the use of mixed media, use chipboard pieces, and layering. I have added visual interest to the edges of the layout by smearing the edges with a mixture of gesso and clear granular gel. Once dry, I rub it with a few pigment powders in light pastel colours. The laser-cut chipboard pieces were textured also with gel mediums and then coloured with inks and markers.
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In this second layout, again I’m sharing some of my favourites - the use of wooden pieces such as the wooden clock, use of fabric, and the use of text as both a journaling tool and a design element. To add the random bits of text at the bottom part of the layout, I took a 7 Gypsies text rub-on and intentionally rubbed it off very lightly only so that only bits and pieces of the text adheres to the page. I love this kind of shabby aged look that is both striking and yet still clean.
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Can you share a favourite photo and how you would scrap it.
Photos like these come in rarely. I take the photos so I’m not usually in it. I would scrap this twice. Or even thrice. One for my album, and one for each of my girls. There would be lots of flowers, lace, sweet colours, and lots and lots of love.
Is your dress or decorating style similar to your scrapbooking style?
Yes definitely, I love lace, flowers, beads… both on my pages and on my blouse. Romantic, frilly, girly.
When did your style click for you?
I think my style clicked for me immediately. It’s because from the very start I knew what I wanted on my pages and I stuck to that. I did not and will not create to impress. I create with the things that I love, with the style that works for me, and the end result that makes me happy. I think that’s very important for any crafter. There is always that pressure to come up with pages that you think people will love. But if you focus too much on that then you take away the fun out of the craft.
What is your best piece of advice for starting out scrapbookers?
Just do what makes you happy. Do not go for the trend, instead do what comes naturally to you and then try to grow and expand your style from there.
What’s your current favourite scrapbooking trend?
The use of mixed media. The possibilities are endless.
Can you share a couple of favourite layouts that you have created in the last 12 months or so?
The next two layouts are favourites of mine because it tells of our favourite place and favourite time of the year - December at Disneyland! I like to combine art with memory keeping but it is always the stories behind the pictures and the moments I want to capture that is the heart and soul of my craft. This is what makes scrapbooking special not only to me but to my family as well.
Facebook or Twitter? Facebook
Harry Potter or Twilight? Twilight!
Chips or Twisties? Chips all the time!
Bath or Shower? Shower
Cheese or Chocolate? Cheese of course… followed by chocolate … and topped off again with cheese!:) I have this sweet salty sweet salty cycle going on right nowJ
Coffee or Tea? Coffee
Jeans or Skirts? Neither… I love dresses
Christmas or New Years Eve? Christmas!
Ikea or Op Shop? Ikea
Ninjas or Pirates? Ninjas… mysterious
Pool or Ocean? Ocean… I love the beach, the sunset, looking at sail boats, the blue sky…
Sunset or Sunrise? Sunset… so romantic
Phone or Text? Phone if I’m talking to family, text if I want to be less personal.
Desert or Snow? Snow.
