My name is Daniela Dobson and I live in Irving, TX with my husband and our son, Alex, who is 19 months. My days are filled taking care of him and I am grateful that I am able to stay at home and watch him grow.My love for art started at an early age and continues today. Serious paper crafting started about 6 years ago when my cousin had a baby girl. I haven't stopped since. Most of the time I make cards. They are easy and fast. Scrapbooking takes a little more time, but as long as I scrapbook for me and do what I love, it can be completed in a flash (or during a nap).
I don’t know what my style is. I change things up constantly. I love mixing different papers and patterns. I get overwhelmed with too many things, so I like to start with three or four things that go together (or not) and go from there. I love to work with scraps or whatever is left over on my messy desk, especially for cards.
I love sketches and I love to draw. A sketch is my starting point, most of the time. I draw sketches from my old work, magazines, clothes, food packaging… the fun part is that you can use the same sketch over and over and it will always look different. I am in the process of transferring all the sketches into one notebook. Right now they are in a box on scrap pieces of paper, candy wrappers, napkins and whatever else I found to draw on at the moment. I strive to be organized it’s just not something I am good at.
I take pictures daily. They are mostly photos of Alex. There are photos of Alex taken every day since he was born. My perfect little subject, I just wish I had more time. I mostly scrapbook what is happening now. I do love to go back and look at old photos and find something that just jumps out or brings back a memory and then I scrap about that. This year I am working on Project 365. This involves taking one photo a day, but I can never take just one. The photo representing that day gets printed and then I journal about It. In addition, I record any important milestones for the week. The album format is pretty simple, no extra embellishing required.
I have always kept a record of my life, through journaling and photos. Scrapbooking allows me to combine those two. I don’t want to forget the important and not so important moments. I hope that through scrapbooking and making cards I can accomplish just that.
You can follow Daniela at her blog, For the First Time and at her Etsy store, Daniela's Handmade Creations.Create Well: Draw sketches from old work, magazines, clothes, food packaging… the fun part is that you can use the same sketch over and over and it will always look different!
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