Sponsor Highlight & Giveaway: Art Equals Happy - Kim Smith

Do you ever feel so overcome with inspiration with some artists that you just want to run immediately to your studio and create? That is how I feel when I see Kim Smith's work. I'm so proud to have her as a sponsor this month. I've been a long-time admirer of Kim from her blog. I love how she approaches everything in her world with an artistic eye, whether it be her photography, art, home, time with friends and family, school. Her experimentation with photography produces such dreamy affects whether it be digital, lomography or other film. Be sure to dive into her Flickr and be immersed in her creative world. (and don't forget to follow her on Twitter, too.)

She is a student studying illustration at Camberwell University in London and I have to say that following her journey has been so inspiring for me. Her photos transport me to my time in art school and remind me what an insanely inspiring time that was. My college experience was truly one of the greatest of my life. Seeing Kim's experiences documented on her blog makes me yearn for those days when so many things were new and I was only beginning to figure out what my creative style was. Everything was such an adventure, what a gift it is to see Kim's experience. The nostalgia just washes over me in such a wonderful way!

How lucky we are that Kim has a shop where she shares her art with us! I have been truly inspired by her paper goods. The painterly textures and hand-drawn illustrations in her paper designs set her apart from the mainstream of patterned craft papers.

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I especially love her sticker sets and postcard designs. Her Robin Hood postcard prints are especially lovely! They are prints of her original Collagraph prints. Collagraph is an Intaglio process apparently. I LOVED my Intaglio printmaking classes in college.

She will also be debuting two products by her good friends in her shop in October. Here is a sneak peek of those. : )

Kim is generously offering one lucky winner a full set of her You're Knicked Paper Collection! Yay! This one's my favorite and the colors are perfect for the coming Fall Season.

TO ENTER this giveaway this is what you need to do:

Please leave a comment that includes your email address (please type it in with your comment.) Also, to double your chances of winning, tweet about this giveaway (link to it) or link to Art Equals Happy in your Twitter. Post a separate comment here with a link to your Twitter as proof that you tweeted. I will announce a winner next Friday.

Thank-you Kim for sharing your inspiring world with us today!

Comments

[liz]

WOW DANIELLE!!!!! Her work absolutely BLOWS me away!!! Thank you for introducing me to her. I'm off to get lost in her flickr stream!

elizzylee@yahoo.com

[liz]

Tweeted! I LOVE that vespa. LOVE LOVE LOVE. And her handwriting. *swoon*

elizzylee@yahoo.com

[Kara H]

I already have the paper, so don't include me. But I just feel like I should comment and say how much I love her.

I love her.

[Marion]

So great! I'm a huge fan of Kim's art! Crossing fingers!
marion.catrix@gmail.com

[andrea]

tweeted from @misterymoor

[andrea]

and the other tweet is there :)

[andrea]

and my email is andreaypich@gmail.com

i love kim's blog so much! it's one of my favourites. I wish I could be her friend hahaha this sounds so sad

[Carrie]

I LOVE Kim Smith and her blog. :) Glad you featured her here!

-Carrie

[Tatiana Schryer]

Well, this is pretty much what I'd love to be doing, but am not doing it. I'm glad someone is!

[Laura]

Her work is absolutely beautiful and so inspiring!

laurarose112@gmail.com

[papelhilo]

what a diverse and fine work !
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[Angie]

Ohh, Kim Smith is one of my favourites. I love her raw art. Beautiful! redhange(at)gmail(dot)com

[Lynne]

I've been visiting Kims blog for a while now, she's awesome!
lynne.tanzer@gmail.com is my email address, and I posted a link on twitter, my twitter is here http://twitter.com/dollfacedlynne
xoxo

[Sarah M]

yay! I love Kim Smith's art and I've followed her blog for probably a year or more now! Sign me up for those lovelies!

Sarah M
ssmast@hotmail.com

[Erika M]

Very cool giveaway!
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[Erika M]

I tweeted @bluetulip29 http://twitter.com/bluetulip29

[cindy barriga]

Kim is amazingly talented and I only wish I had 1/8th of her creativity!

barrigacindy@yahoo.com

[Hannah Clare]

Oh, Kim is so inspiring! She absolutely makes me want to create.

hannah(at)lucymae(dot)com

[Karen W]

yum, yum. thanks for showing off this artist - love what she is producing.
kwray01@gmail.com

[Rachel Mackin]

I love Kim's work and her blog is gorgeous!

belongstotogsy@hotmail.com

[Ashli]

So pretty!
ashleewithani@hotmail.com

[Chelseabird]

Oh my, I love Kim's blog and all of her work!

-Chelseabird

creativechelsea@yahoo.com

[Holly]

I LOVE Kim and her blog! What a great giveaway. :)

hollcrawford@gmail.com

[Holly]

http://twitter.com/Hllly I twittered about it! (Tweeted? Whatever! Ha.)

[vicki]

oh my gosh - i love Kim, i would so love to win this!!! fun :D :D
victoriacanning@hotmail.co.uk