Let's Scrap 10-30-13

Here's my take on Let's Scrap sketch 10-30-13. I'm so happy I had managed to squeeeeeeeeeezed all the photos onto one page, i.e. 2 pager sketch is now one page. Here are photos from zoo outing a year ago with my inlaws. Kids skipped school for the day out in the sun. 

Noteables : Studio Calico Charted 12x12, Cosmo Cricket S'more Love Forest Trail, October Afternoon labels/stickers, Bo Bunny Ad Lib alpha stickers, MT washi tapes

Monday Times! - CW195 Halloween Anything Goes

Hello Monday! This week at Kaboodle Doodle's challenge is Halloween Anything Goes. Do join at Kaboodle Doodles as you might be the lucky winner of 4 images - Just Some Lines. Come and join us for this challenge!
Noteables : Close To my Heart Michief rubons, Echo Park The Apothecary Emporium, The Twinery twines

Let's Scrap 10-16-13

Here's to Wednesday! My take on this week's card sketch at Let's Scrap. Cut, punched and taped! Do drop by to Let's Scrap and play along!

Thanks for looking!

Noteables : My Mind's Eye/MT Kamoi Christmas washi tape, Lily Bee Design Jingle 6x6,  Jenni Bowlin Christmas2012

Let's Scrap DT Challange #172

This week, I'm hosting a DT challenge #172 over at Let's Scrap. These are the basic requirements of the challenge:

• Use Let's Scrap sketch and only a layout is allowed in this challenge
• Theme - Flowers/Plants/Tree overload - you may use in the form of stamping, background, pattern paper, DIY flowers, Die cuts, washi tapes, chipboard

What I did here was lots of inky work to create the background. I have here flowers, leaves, grass and trees. There were ink blending and in case you are wondering, ,I didn't purchase that many of the Rangers ink blending tool sponges (I had 2 tool and about 5 of those high end sponges, and I kind of lose steam using them for a year a already). So I had stash on cheap cosmetic sponges which I cut and used thriftily for my craft & dispose! I started off stamping maple leaves onto the beautiful stencil which was a RAK, sent to me fellow scrapper friend, Eniko. First ink used on this page was Pumice Stone then Tea Dye. Then I blended in Victorian Velvet and Spiced Marmalade with that cheap cosmetic sponges. I followed through with stamping of the grass and the tree line - yes, upside down. They do look like branches, don't they?! The challenge is open for 2weeks so do hop by Let's Scrap and join us for other weekly sketches and challenges and inspirations - all the fun of scrapping!

Noteables : Poppies 12x12 Donna Downey Prima Marketing stencil, Stampers Anonymous Tim Holtz Falling Leaves/Spring2013 quote collections, Impression Obsession Tree Line stamp, Grass rubber stamp (couldn't remember the company), Distress Inks Pumice Stone/Tea Dye/ Iced Spruce/Spiced Marmalade/Victorian Velvet, Hero Arts Cup O' Joe, Let's Scrap card sketch 7-21-10

Let's Scrap 10-2-13

Here's my take on this week's Let's Scrap sketch with a year old photos taken during Penang buffet lunch at York Hotel. Oh yea, it is so darn expensive indeed, well, apparently cooks were imported from Penang! For kid #1, he tried & loved most of the food except for the spicy ones. It was the 1st experience for #2 and he enjoyed the Kway Teow Thng very much. For us, we loved practically everything and had multiple servings of everything - they do come in small servings. These food are in abundance back in Penang but the standard here in Singapore can't match up what we have back home! Anyway, food at the buffet was pretty authentic!

Thanks for looking!

Noteables : Bazzill 12x12,  October Afternoon 5&Dime Circus Peanuts, Woodland Park Cat Tail pond p.p. SRM stickers

Thrusday's Up! - Crystal Clear

Hello Thursday! Today's theme at 365cards is Crystal Clear - use a transparent item on your card - clear acrylic works, or anything else you have on hand that is see through. I have here a Maya Road transparency, which shows thru the pattern paper below.  Hope this is fun card for a 6year old!What's your take? Join us at 365cards for all the fun!

Noteables : Echo Park p.p, Maya Road transparency, SRM Stickers, Let's Scrap card sketch 4-21-10

Let's Scrap DT Challange #171 & CSI #90

Here's my take on CSI's case #90 this week, coupled with Let's Scrap DT Challenge. For CSI challenge, my evidences include polka dot, stripes, white space, hearts, something transparent (washi tape) and two different alphabets. I decided to write something fun about Chloe, something different from the layouts that I did in the past about her. Check out my layout at CSI page for more details on the journaling.

I now know that Chloe is a powerful name for a very spirited woman - describes this furkid very well. She'll be remembered as a strong willed pup and of course her nice silky coat :)
 
I'm also playing along Let's Scrap DT Challenge #171 hosted by Hanne.  This challenge requires at least 3 layers behind the photo and at least one DIY flower, with reference to one of the tutorials on Let's Scrap. I had made a paper posie with Eniko Paper Posies tutorial. I truly enjoy making this layout as I used Halloween papers for this layout, but they don't scream that much Halloween on this layout. :)

Noteables : Dylusions London Blue/Squeezed Orange/Pure Sunshine, Dr Bombay India Black ink, Textured Paste, Prima stencil, Gelatos Orange/Blue, Crate Paper Prairie, Echo Park Apothecary Emporium American Crafts thickers, Textured paste, Let's Scrap card sketch 10-21-09, Eniko Paper Posies tutorial

Monday Times! - CW190 Use Orange

Hello Monday! This week at Kaboodle Doodle's challenge is Use Orange. Here's my postcard style greeting. Do join at Kaboodle Doodles as you might be the lucky winner of $6 GC from Floppy Latte. Come and join us for this challenge!

Noteables : Echo Park The Apothecary Emporium,Close to My heart Rubons

Random Layout - Scrap Africa#21 + Skissedilla#225

Here's my take on Scrap Africa challenge#21  - to use washi tape and twine and coupled with Skissedilla sketch #225. I started off with some washi tapes, an old plastic card, had a few rounds of pouring of paint onto the card, turned the cardstock around and watched the paint dripped. Then I picked up drippy paint with plastic card from the base before they soak through and swipe it back onto the cardstock. There you go, I have a background and this is one great experiment how far I could go without stencils! Washi tapes kind of blended in in the background but you could see clearly a small blue tape just behind the cake. :) Last but not least I had I had added some stamping and twine to complete this layout.

Thanks for looking! 

Noteables : Lots of Studio Calico Mister Hueys, Heidi Swapp Mint, Classiky Washi tapes, Hot Off the Press & Stampers Anonymnous stamps, Distress Inks Spiced Marmalade/Walnut Stain, Jenni Bowlin Fountain Pen, Twine

Thrusday's Up! - Hear Me Roar

Hello Thursday! Today's challenge at 365cards challenge - Think lions, tigers, bears or any animal that makes a loud noise. I did this card with some scraps and yes I have a bear on the card, so that counts! Join us and have fun at 365cards!

Thanks for looking!

Let's Scrap 9-18-13

Here's to Wednesday! My take on this week's sketch at Let's Scrap  features some kraft and whites. Photos of us at a dinner. I did some fussy cut and added some goodies which I got from Ashli Oliver Linky Layout RAK. Some sweet yummy Webster goodies actually! I can't just leave the layout without any stamping or ink. So I added a little of those on this page :)

Thanks for looking!

Noteables : Websters Pages Alison Kreft craft bag/folder, Tim Holtz Holiday Past & Webster Pages petite papers, Colorbox Frosted White,  MT washi tapes, October Afternoon rubons, Sharpies, SRM stickers, Dr Bombay India Ink

Monday Times! - CW189 Anything but a square

Hello Monday! This week at Kaboodle Doodle's challenge is Anything but a square . Do join at Kaboodle Doodles as you might be the lucky winner of 5 digis from QKR. Come and join us for this challenge!

Noteables :
American Craft Hello Sunshine Glow, Let's Scrap card sketch 8-17-11, Sharpies,  QKR digistamp Car, Let's Scrap card sketch 8-17-11, MT washi tape

Sunny Side Up! - Take Care

It's Friday with Sunny Side Up Creations! Here is my little card for this week. The free word art this week - Take Care. You may use this word art or make any project with the word or theme Take Care.

Noteables : October Afternoon pp., Technique Tuesday Saying Hello stamp, Fiskars Cloud punch, Studio Calico Autumn Press pp, Teresa Collins Petite Papers, Lily Bee Designs ABC sticker, Let's Scrap card sketch 2-20-13

Thrusday's Up! - Bling Fling

Hello Thursday! Today's challenge at 365cards is to add one little perfectly placed rhinestone or something similar to your card - otherwise keep it free of anything sparkly. Here's my take with a  bling and the rest are taken care by stamping. Join us and have fun at 365cards!

Noteables :Hero Arts background stamp, Technique Tuesday Jingle All the Way, Distress Ink Iced Spruce, Versafine Onyx Black, Let's Scrap card sketch 2-20-13 Follow my blog with Bloglovin

Random Layout - CSI #88 & OUAS Sept sketch

Here's my take with CSI #88 palette and  OUAS Sept sketch challenge. I used all colors required in CSI palette. Evidences that I have includes floral pattern, ledger/notebook paper, clock, use pen/pencil, book pages and doodle. My testimony is to write about something you've learned. My title reads Lucky To Have You. Without you I wouldn't have known how to be a parent (well at least for the 1st time). Babies and children don't come with manual, I wish they do. Then I could just read you like a book. More details here at CSI

Noteables : Echo Park For The Record 2 Just My type 12x12, 7Gypsies pp, TCW mini clocks stencil, Distress Inks Walnut Stain/Pumice Stone/Spiced Marmalade/Crushed Olive, Faber Castell Gelato, Hero Arts Lotus stamp, Texture paste, Classiky washi tape, American Crafts alphas chipboard, October Afternoon alpha stickers, Sharpies

Random Layout - CSI #87 & Skissedilla sketch#223

Here's my take on CSI case #87 this week with Skissedilla sketch #223. I had used all 5 colors required and my evidences includes map print, transportation accents, mist, word stickers/rub-ons and butterflies. My testimony is based on these 2 criteria - Spread your journaling so it wanders around your page and Inspiration words: wander, lost, direction. I had created a messy page for this with the title OK TO MESS UP. Simply because last year, my (then) 5years old was drawing butterflies to be pasted on clipboard for Teacher's Day gift. Well, we did a few clipboards. Before he started he said he wanted to draw one big butterfly. So then he proceeded on to draw a few butterflies and made them colorful. And he added what he said to be dragonflies too onto his drawing. I let him wonder and decide the choices of colors on the blend. My journaling reads, "Hey, I'm a newbie! I want to draw a butterfly, no, it would be many butterflies and make them big! Let's make it colorful, the the colors and make them pretty! There has to be dragonflies too and colorful. It's ok to be crooked"
Thanks for looking!

Noteables : Hero Arts Mid Tone Shadow Bubblebum/Pool, Versafine Onyx Black, Distress Ink Tumbled Glass, Paper Artsy map stamp, Dylusions stencil, Swiss Girl Design Travel/Stampers Anonymous stamps, Dylusions Bubblegum, Glimmer Mists Teal High, October Afternoon alpha stickers,  MT washi tapes Texture paste, Sharpies,

Let's Scrap DT Challenge 170

It's Sept and it's a new term at Let's Scrap. This week, Ada is hosting the DT challenge #170 at Let's Scrap and I'm playing along. The challenge is "Chipboard Frenzie" using a sketch and chipboard (perhaps tonnes of them)! I did my background by misting all over with stencils and toned the dark colors down with gesso as I used gesso as the glue for my chipboard. I had done plenty of stamping with my favorite stamps around the page after gesso is dried. Can you see the chipboards and how many have I used? 

Also linking up :Simon says stamp Monday challenge Stamping all stars
Thanks for looking!

Noteables : Mists from Glimmer Mist Sapphire / Heidi Swapp Mint green/ Mister Huey Estate Green, Stencils from Artist Cellar Roadmap / TCW Blazer Mini arrows/Bricks, Maya Road chipboards, Gesso, card sketch 4-18-12, Distress inks Tea Dye/Pumice Stain/Walnut Stain/Victorian Velvet, Versafine Onyx Black, Distress Stain Picket Fence, Stampes from Prima/Hero Arts Newspaper Paris stamp/Paper Artsy/Stamper Anonymous/Inkadinkadoo meadow stamp, American Crafts chipboard alphas, Cats Eye Silver and black ink

Thrusday's Up! - Digi Do

Hello Thursday! Today's challenge at 365cards is to incorporate something digitally created on your card - it can be an image, like a digi stamp or a sentiment - anything you can think of. I have here a QKR maple leaf stamp, printed and fussy cut them. Join us and have fun at 365cards!

Noteables : Hero Arts woodgrain background stamp, Distress Ink Pumice Stone, October Afternoon Rubons, Let's Scrap card sketch 4-21-10, Digi maple leaf stamp from QKR