Win a free Hunnybun, Chat, Interview & Freebie!!

I have lots to give away and annouce in this entry.. I decided to update you in one big post...

Sneak Peek - My Little Hunnybun & chance to win!
Do you have certain colors and smells that you think of when you think about autumn?? I think of cinnamon, all spice, pumpkin, etc. I was thinking about cinnamon buns when I made the papers in My Little Hunnybun Papers. They kind of remind me of the icing dripping on top of a sticky cinnamon bun...yum!

I love the design of these papers so I made them in all of the autumn colors that I love... I also made a separate My Little Hunnybun Element pack that can be used along with the papers.  These will be on sale in my shop Oct. 19th. If you would like to win a copy of either the paper pack or the element pack, just leave me a comment on which one you'd like. Here is a sneak peek of both packs. I will draw 2 random winners on Monday night Oct. 18th. You will be entered for each time you tweet, FB or blog about the RAK.

October Guild Chat

Hey, hey! I am so excited I am the designer in the spotlight this month in the Artisan Notebook. Get your copy here. As a part of the guest spot, I am running a layout contest to win a $10 gift certificate to my store- details here AND I am going to be on the monthly Guild Chat!!

Join us next Thursday!

Inside the Creative Studio

It's time for our 3rd "Inside the Creative Studio" where we get to meet one of my fabulous CT members. This time we are getting to know Elisa Hubbard!!! She has many talents - amazing creative team member, designer and professional photographer. Here is her interview and her freebie for you all!!! Leave some love for her, will ya?

INSIDE THE CREATIVE STUDIO- Elisa (EHStudios)

Where do you Live? Where do you wish you lived?
I live in a tiny town in Indiana…Actually in the second smallest county in Indiana too. And I’m basically right on the border of Ohio. I don’t know that I actively wish to live somewhere specific, & I think I could live pretty much anywhere. I do, however, wish that I could travel more. Anywhere really! Starting with Australia & France then everywhere else.

Does your name suit you?
Probably. Besides the problems with people mispronouncing it I really like my name. My mom said she thought of naming me Danielle Nicole, (since my dad is Daniel), and I don’t think that would have fit at all and it’s just more common around here. Elisa Diane is much more unique & me.

Do you go by any nicknames that we should know about?
I was going to say no not really, lol, but then I was thinking I have had a few. Well first my name itself. No one really pronounces it right so I always went by Lisa instead. It wasn’t till I went to college that I started really using Elisa. Anyway, so my nickname as a kid with my family was Lisa-Pizza, you can most likely guess why. And probably the most recent nickname came through communication issues. I was telling my mom about friends from school & talking about my friend Everett. She apparently wasn’t listening well at all so she thought I was talking about someone named George. Well I get back to school & I’m telling him this, he tells me that his mom thought my name was Shalisha. So now my college friends will sometimes call me that. Or I even have a few that call me “mom” or “grandma”.

What did you want to be when you were growing up?
Well probably the first thing & more embarrassing thing was a Kangaroo… HA! I was 2-3! I’ve even scrapped this before!... But the first somewhat realistic thing that I wanted to be was an artist. Not like I’m doing now either as a photographer or digi-designer, but an artist that can sketch & draw & paint & has gallery shows. Even when I wanted to do that I knew I wasn’t very good, (my people were stick figures!). I was 13 when I initially said I wanted to be a photographer, (after my twin cousins were born). That’s also when I first started scrapping.

What’s a goal that you are proud that you’ve accomplished?
I’m proud I graduated college in May of 2008 & did what I set out to do. In Feb of 2009 I opened my own photography studio in my hometown and I love it! It’s a small town, so it’s still growing, but I’m glad I’m starting here.

What was your first job?
Technically working for my parents was the first. They are both accountants so we’d help out with making the file folders, organizing things, etc….My first other job was working for a photographer(s) that took pictures of kids, (literally hundreds a day!) in front of Thomas the Tank Engine for the Day Out With Thomas events during the summer. They travel all over the US & I believe a couple places in Canada. I just did the ones closer to me, & I did that for 6 summers in a row. Still can’t stand the music, ha!

If you could live in any decade what decade would it be and why?
Hmm… I’m going to be random & say….the Renaissance era because I look good in those dresses. But really, I like all the technology of today & can’t imagine a world without it. We’ve had computers in my house since I was little, and I even have a photo somewhere with my brother, sister, & I all playing on computers that I’ll eventually scrap.

What is your idea of fun? If given a choice to skip work for a day, how would you spend the entire day?  I think I’m a simple person. Let me sleep in a bit. Watch a movie or two. Go out hiking for nature photography or to sit & read in the shade. And I can be pretty happy.

Freebie Quick Page

Here is a quick page that Elisa made with my An Autumn Affair to Remember. You can download it here or click on the image.

Hootfest Sponsor

I am a sponsor for Hootfest at the Owl Tree Studio. They are having a fun & fabulous fest going on for the month of October with great prizes from sponsors. Check it out here.

If you are still reading this, thank you for your support!

Tina