Monday Times! - CW152 Anything Goes

Hello Monday! Kaboodle Doodle them this week is Anything Goes. Do join us, you might win  $12 voucher Just Some Lines. I made this mini album for a album swap with Carol from local craft group . This is my 1st time making a mini album like this. Hope the recipient would like it. 

Do hop over Kaboodle Doodle and join us in this week's theme Anything Goes. Have fun!

Feature!

OMG! I just got back from lunch and I saw this post at Skissedilla! I made it to Top3! Woohooo to my 1st tutorial which I did for Let's Scrap. This was also featured on PaperIssues on 23Dec2012.. Yay! 

 

Thrusday's Up! - Blending

 
Hello Thrusday! The theme this week at 365cards is Blending - You may use inks, markers, pencils, paint, or some other method to add color to your card and blend colors in some fashion.  You can use any theme you wish. Here's mine. I worked with the Tattered Angels first for the background but realised they are too watery! So I did a second layer blending with distress inks, blending Ice Spruce and Barn Door over the stencil again. Here's my card for this week. Do join us at 365cards and have fun!

Noteables : Tattered Angels Chalkboard Glimmer Mist Astrid / Cotton Candy, Tim Holtz Distress Inks Iced Spruce/Barn Door, Ink blending tool, Staz on Jet Black, A Million and One by Ali Edwards, Blazer Design Mini Swirly Garden, Let's Scrap card sketch 2-7-12





Linking up : 
* Simon says stamps Anything goes
* Ashli's Layout love linky December2012 

Let's Scrap 12-26-12

Hello there! Hope everyone is keeping fine after the food and drinks on Christmas. Here's what we have on Let's Scrap on Boxing Day. I made a card this week from one of the sketch pages. 

Noteables : Fancy Pants,K&Co. and Cosmo Cricket papers, October Afternoon rubons/buttons

Monday Times! - CW151 Christmas/Holiday/New Year's

Hello Monday! Here's a card this week at Kaboodle Doodle. Theme for challenge week51 is Christmas/Holiday/New Year's. Here are some sweet papers from MME and Pink Paislee, with OA rubons with MT washi tape. Do play along with us at Kaboodle Doodle, you might be the lucky one randomly chosen to win a $10 voucher from Crop Stop

Linking up :
* Simon says stamps Merry Christmas

Feature!

 

Happy to be blogging this. Two of my layouts are featured this week! Merry Christmas everyone!

* I Think for Let's Scrap DT layout featured on Paper Issues

* Grin Let's Scrap DT layout spotlight on  Red carpet studio Christmas layout

 

Let's Scrap DT Tutorial

This is my first tutorial for design team work at Let's Scrap. I had made this 'layering' tutorial. When I first started scrapbooking, I have the impression that layering has to be piles and piles of paper, flowers and embellishments. Then I learn that layering in another meaning could be work of piles of inking/stamping etc, so it doesn't necessarily need to have that 3d physical effect.  

Anyway for this, here are the layers that I have in my layout

1. Washi tapes - for me as a grid and also to matting the photo
2. Bubble masks misted with Dylusions. flipped it over not to waste the ink, and use it at the bottom corner, creating a negative print
3. Graph mask with Dylusions - to add another interest point to the layout. I misted on the top right and on the bottom right (no negative mask for this). I also splattered the inks around the pages.
4. Stamping with a kitchen roll with distress ink- just to add some fun to it *** think repurpose ***
5. Jute - to add the 3d effect to the layer. I twisted the bunch of jute twice and tied a knot somewhere. I like the pop up effect :)

I used 3D glue dots since the bunch of jute has already bulk up the page. I tucked the knot somewhere underneath the photo. So ta da... a simple, inky, splatter layout. 

Noteables : Bazzil White smooth 12x12, American Craft jute, Dylusions Lemon Zest/Cut Grass/Post Boxed/London Blue, Distress ink Barn Door, Studio Calico Bubble/Graph masks, Classiky graffiti washi tapes, Bo Bunny Ad Lib alpha stickers, October Afternoon Very Merry Word Sticker

Photo was taken during a Christmas party in 2010, Kid was looking at his presents :)

Linking up : 
* Skissedilla sketch #189
* Colorful Creations - Inspired Challenge December
* Paper Issues - It's Your Life
* Simon says stamps Merry Christmas
* Scrapping Everyday Miracles Dec challenge Joy To The World
* Ashli's layout love linky November 2012 

Thrusday's Up! - Stretchy

This week's theme at 365cards is Stretchy. Use anything you deem as stretchy for this week's theme. Here's mine with twine as stretchy material

Noteables : Tim Holtz Holiday's Past, Lily Bee Design, October Afternoon Very Merry sticker and MT Christmas washi wreath tape

Linking up : 
* Retro Sketches #42

Let's Scrap 12-19-12

I know this is not a regular Christmasy layout. Oh well, but it's still got some red, green and some mild glitter along the way, so this should pass off as some Christmas colors :) I made this with this week's layout at Let's Scrap 12-19-12 card sketch.  Do hop by and join us for the fun this week! This photo of #1 opening Christmas presents on 26Dec2010. Look at that grin!

Noteables : 12x12 Studio Calico Classic Calico Three, Blazer Designs 12x12 Chervon stencil, Tattered Angels Chalkboard Charcoal, Mister Huey Overdue, Gesso, a few strips of of 6x6 scraps papers from different brands (including some Basic Grey, Lily Bee Design, Fancy Pants), Maya Road chipboard alphas, Stampendous Christmas postal stamp, Tim Holtz Stampers Anonymous Christmas Memories Stamps, Jenni Bowlin Fountain Pen ink pad, Distress Inks - Pumice Stone/Tea Dye/Evergreen Bough/Festive Berries, Bakers Twine, UHU Glitter glue pen



Linking up: 
* Paper Issues
* Simon says stamp Challenge - Merry Christmas
* Simon says stamp and Show - Gift-spiration  
* Scrapbooksteals Monday craft madness
* Scrapping everyday Miracles - Dec Joy to the World
* Red carpet studio Christmas layout

Monday Times! - CW150 Christmas/Holiday "Anything Goes"

Ho ho ho Monday! Christmas is just around the corner. This week at Kaboodle Doodle the them is Christmas/Holiday "Anything Goes"! Join us and you might be the lucky winner of $10 voucher from Di's Digi Download.

Noteables : Papers from Crate paper / Jillibean soup, Fiskar postage border punch

A little Thank you card

Here's a little simple thank you card. My hands are trembling from cutting this simple and big floral design from Basic Grey :) Definitely lots of room for improvement!

Noteables : Basic Grey paper, The Twinery Maraschino twine, Stamp from My Favorite Things

Linking up:
* Case Study CSC121
* Paper Issues Shades of Basic Grey

Thrusday's Up! - Rough and Smooth

 

Hello Thrusday! Tim Holtz with some October Afternoon, I guess they don't clash on this card. Here's my take for 365cards this week. My challenge for this week is to create a card to depict Rough and Smooth. My take evolves around the quote - the cute clouds representing rough weather (or situations) while the leaves and all are prancing around. What's your take on this theme. Drop by and play along at 365cards

Let's Scrap 12-12-12

Here's my take on the sketch from Let's Scrap this week. These photos were taken during #1's full dress rehearsal for their year-end concert in 2010, when he was in 3 years old, in Nursery 1.  He obviously looks a little stunned going through the makeup session.

Some work on this piece, some stamping, inking of the chipboard alphas and have some glossy accent on - close up it looks uneven because of the reflections from the window. I'm glad how the textures work for this layout. 

Noteables : DCWV textured cardstock, scraps from Basic Grey Obscure/Indie Bloom/Cosmo Cricket,  Amy T Draft stamps, Versafine Satin Red, Jenni Bowlin Fountain Pen, Glossy Accent, Maya Road chipboard alphas, Bakers Twine, May Arts Jute, EK success tag punch buttons from stash, Joy stamp from My Mind's Eye, Prima script stamp, Marks washi tape, MT seal washi tape, Tim Holtz tiny attacher 

Xmas Cards Mania!

This is probably the last Christmas card for this year. Kept it quick and simple (no inks and stamps) :D
Noteables : October Afternoon sticker & Good Cheer paper pad, Crate Paper, SEI fair ticket

Linking up :
* The Paper Players Color challenge #125
* Retro Sketches #41

Monday Times! - CW149 Use The Color Red

Hello Monday! Are you seeing red? Well, here's some in a few shades of red. Our theme this week at Kaboodle Doodles is to ese The Color Red (any shade). I'm sure this is easy. Try it and do join us, you might be the lucky one to win $5 voucher from Digital Delights 

Noteables : Tim Holtz, Divine Twinery Bakers twine, Technique Tuesdays Holidays in a Box, roller date stamp 

Thrusday's Up! - Paisley

This week we have Robyn's Fetish as our sponsor this week at 365cards. Here's an image that I had chosen to work with the pattern chosen for the day - Paisley. I do not have many paisley paper, perhaps you'd remember seeing this paper somewhere on other cards before.  Have fun and join us at 365cards.

Noteables : Carolynn Gavin K&Company designer paper, digital image from Robyn's Fetish, Sharpies, October Afternoon rubons, Fiskars Cloud punch, some scrap paper

Xmas Cards Mania!

The theme at Paper Players this week is Ann's Theme i.e. Snowmen.

Noteables : Paper Shaper 1 3/4 circle punch, October Afternoon Holiday Cheer paper pad/Button, Bakers Twine,  Penny Black stamp

Linking up : 
* The Paper Players Ann's Theme i.e. Snowmen

Let's Scrap 5-12-12

Today is #1 birthday. He turns 5 today. Love his grins and all that chatters that he has brought to our lives. Coming back to DT work, you could see his face (predominantly) in this piece of inky stamping work is for Let's Scrap DT call. And yes I got to be DT for Let's Scrap again for 2nd term, which starts on 1Dec2012, alongside with a lot of other talented scrappers. Wohoooo! For this layout I played with LOTS of inks, stamps and mists. So I would not name each product but just the brand names since I had tidied and kept most of them. :) The bunch of photos were from last year's trip to Brisbane for Wendy's wedding. 

Noteables : Dylusions inks and The Crafters Workshop stencils, Stamps from Tim Holtz Stampers Anonymous/Swiss Girl design/ Maya Road/Studio Calico;  Classiky washi tapes, Tim Holtz Grunge paper and distress inks

Monday Times! - CW148 Use Circles (In any way)

Hello Monday! Use Circles (In any way) - as for mine, I used 2 circle punches used in this tag. Come to think of it, this is my 1st non-card creation for Kaboodle Doodles. Our sponsor is The Stamping Boutique, with 3 images for the randomly selected winner. Join in the fun at Kaboodle Doodles.

Xmas cards mania!

Here are some more non-traditional Christmas cards. Hope you like my collection so far! 

Noteables : Papers from Jillibean soup/Prima, Maya Road snowflakes, Amy R stamps Snowman Sayings, Grommlet and doillies from my stash, Let's Scrap sketch 10-19-11

Linking up :
* Challenge up your life Challenge83 1st Snow
* Stamp your life Challenge #1
* Challenges4 Everybody Anything Goes
* Moxie fab world.com Keen on neon
* Simon say Stamps Anything Goes
* Cupcake craftroom Christmas

Weekend crafts

I'm pretty happy with what was done over the weekend with these crafts. Here's to share :

1. I made some tags inspired by Vicki on Scrapbook and Cards Today. Just armed with a pair of scissors and glue stick I did this and cleared the mini pieces of my stash in 1.5hrs.

2. Labels for #1 birthday party and also made from scraps, punched 1.75" circles, stamped 3 stamps and kids helped to stick them with washi tapes onto the birthday goodie bags.

3. This is Muji kraft wrapping paper and some kiddy stamps which I got locally. Both the boys helped me out 90% of the drawing block size paper was covered and I filled in the blanks after they are done. And yup that's 20minutes of no-TV time and the boys had fun!

A PINK card

A birthday card made, but became belated because yours truly forgot to hand it over to a recipient. I'm phobic of pink. But anyway this is a clean and simple PINK card.

Noteables : Pink Paislee Vintage Vogue, Crate Paper Random, Fiskars Tab punch, October Afternoon buttons, Technique Tuesday Bright Idea Stamp, Versamark Cardinal, Staz-on Jet Black Let's Scrap card sketch 4-21-10

Linking up : 
* Just add ink JAI146 Colour Challenge
* Moxie fab world Keen on neon challenge
* Ready Teddy Go CAS 

Feature!

Do you remember this piece of work? Yup, I got a feature on the last publication of page2 @ Scrapstreet minimag . Do hop over and see what other awesome creations others have shared.

Thrusday's Up! - Reverse challenge

 

This week at 365cards, I created a card and Pam chosed triggers for the challenge this week. The background digital image is Stamp your Life, which is our sponsor this week. Do join us at 365cards for the fun!

Noteables : Stamp Your Life, Button/Sticker from October Afternoon, Charm from Beadspin, Red yarn

Let's Scrap 11-28-12

 

This is the last layout of my 1st DT term at Let's Scrap.  Here's a one page for this week. These photos were from 2years ago when #1 turned 3. He is turning 5 in a week's time! How time flies!  I kept it 'simple' but I just had to stamp something and get inky... :)

Noteables : Scenic route blue grid white 12x12, SEI Fair tickets, Basic Grey Obscure 6x6 Patterned paper, Unity stamps Now and Then SMAK Kit, Distress inks and Hero arts mid tone, SRM invitation Sticker, Bakers Twine

Thankful

Here is the last card of the Thankful series today. 
Noteables : Basic Grey Sweet Threads, October Afternoon rubons/alpha stickers, Martha Stewart heart punch, EK Postage edge punch

Linking up:
* Ispysketches ISSC43 with Jean Martin

Flower Power

Ok, You had been seeing lots of the same papers because I just love this range! Here's another one using Sweet Threads.
 
Noteables : Basic Grey Sweet Threads, Pink Paislee Vintage Vogue 6x6. EK Flourish punch, October Afternoon rubons/alpha stickers

Linking up :
* Just add Ink Sketch145

Thank you card

Here's one more, a thank you card. 

Noteables : Basic Grey Sweet Threads 6x6, The Twinery, Technique Tuesday Ali Edwards Loving Words Stamp, Stazon Jet Black

Linking up : 

* Clean and simple Stamping Challenge 218 

Thankful card

 

Let's take a break from Xmas cards and here's a thankful card.

Noteables : Basic Grey Sweet Threads 6x6, October Afternoon rubons/alpha stickers, Maya Road ribbon, EK apron lace punch

Linking up: 

* Simon says stamps Dawnys sketch

* Craft spot by Kimberly challenge77 Show gratitude

* Ooh la la creations Seeing spots and dots

* Use your Stuff Challenge62 Perfect patterned paper

Xmas Cards Mania!

 

Recently my Picasa album is all maxed out. So, I had to upload my photos elsewhere and link them back to my existing blog, dabbling with Flickr. Bleah... Anyway here's a card for today. Hope you'd love it as much as I do! 

Noteables : Patterned papers from Pink Paislee and My Mind's Eye, October Afternoon rubon, EK flourish punch, The Twinery twines 

Linking up :
* The Play Date Cafe PDCC158
* Cardabilities Sketch63
* Tuesday Alchemy Challenge42 Anything Goes
* Paper issues Holiday Happy
* Moxie fab world Tuesday Trigger frame by frame  
 

Monday Times! - CW147 Stripes and/or Polka

Hello Monday! Stripes and/or polka dots it is - at Kaboodle Doodle! Here is a strip of Fancy Pants To the Moon polka paper on the left and all the rest are SRM stickers! Do drop by Kaboodle Doodle and you might be the lucky one to win 3 images from our sponsor this week Pink Gem Designs

Xmas Cards Mania!

 

Here's Xmas card #5

Noteables : Newsprint stamp from Impression Obsession, Jenni Bowlin Fountain Pen inkpad, Pattern paper from 7Gypsies/Echo Park, Amy R Stamps Snowman Sayings

Linking up :
* Paper issues Holiday Happy
* Just Add Ink Sketch145

Xmas Cards Mania!

Here's Xmas card #4

Noteables : Newsprint stamp from Impression Obsession, Jenni Bowlin Fountain Pen inkpad, Pattern paper from Crate Paper, Unity Stamps Merry & Bright

Linking up :
* Paper issues Holiday Happy
* Waltzing Mouse Sketch Challenge 125

Xmas Cards Mania!

Here's Xmas card #3

Noteables : Newsprint stamp from Impression Obsession, Jenni Bowlin Fountain Pen inkpad, Pattern paper from Crate Paper, Amy R Stamps Snowman Sayings

Linking up :
* Paper issues Holiday Happy
* The Paper Players Challenge123

Xmas Cards Mania!

Here's card #2 for today
Noteables : Lily Bee Design Jingle 6x6 patterned paper, October Afternoon rubons

Linking up :
* Case this Sketch Challenge #6
* Paper Issues Holiday Happy