Talent....

In our line of work/hobby we are often using the words talent and talented, but do we actually know what they mean? My interpretation is in the lines of "having the ability to do something better than average". But lately I have had to re-think it. Yes, I do think there are a lot of talented people out there in digi-scrap world, but sometimes you meet people who are über-talented at what they do and impress you beyond believe; and then you realise that you'll have to make several levels of "Talented". I haven't yet defined these levels, but I have seen the works of someone who definitely belongs in the top level.

If you were with me back in March this year, you may remember Allison, the granddaughter of Sue from Grands9creations (if not - see the post here). Last week Sue posted work by her other granddaughter, Abby, and I was blown away! The girl is "only" a pre-teen, but is drawing like a Pro. I "stole" one of her drawings from Sue's site (sorry, Sue & Abby), but please go to Sue's site and see the rest. And then decide for yourself how to define talent.

Can you imagine what she will turn into?

Before you go, I have to say, that this post is NOT caused by the fact that Sue made a dedication to me today - for which I am eternally grateful - and NOT just because I promised to do so in my comment to her. It is simply because I think talent must be shared and promoted, and because I wanted you to have the WOW-experience too.

And while we are at this talented family - check out Sue's WordArt "In the Warmth of his Baby Hand", where she shows off her own drawing skills. And since the drawing shows the talented hand that made the drawing above, it sort of closes the circle. It really runs in the family!

I wish Abby (and Allison) the best of luck with their talents and creative life, and I thank Sue for today's dedication/award and for being my long-distance-friend in tears as well as laughter (fortunately, mostly laughter).

And no, you will not get any freebies in this post - sorry! But I hope to bring you one later today or tomorrow.

Nurture talent where ever you are!

Shout Out and QP

Today I would like to make a Shout Out for a fantastic designer: Marisa Lerin @ Pixel Scrapper.

She makes the most wonderful designs - papers, elements, templates etc. - and she gives it all away for free. And we like that, don't we?

Her latest kit is called Berlin and is super great in many ways. First of all it's filled with the most wonderful designs, it contains no less than 5 alphas (oh, I do like alphas!!) but also it's all in grey and tan which means it can be easily re-coloured if needed. Take a look:

Image linked to Pixel Scrapper.

But don't miss out on all her other kits and freebies. If you can afford it, please either buy something from her store or donate a small amount to keep the wheels running. You may not all be aware of it, but it costs quite a bit to run a freebie site and it would REALLY be a shame if the site have to close one day due to insufficient funding!(I can quietly add that the same goes for this site...)

For today's freebie I have made a QP for you entirely out of Berlin stuff, but I have added a little splash of colour to match the picture - I really hope you like it.

Since 4shared are taking their time fixing their problems, I have uploaded today's freebie to two other sites. The image is linked to Box.com but if you prefer MediaFire you can click HERE.

I will work on new freebies for you and return as soon as possible.