Let's Scrap 12-31-14

Here's my last layout for this year on Let's Scrap sketch # 12-31-14. A pretty inky one with some colorful top ups. #2 had his concert mid of November and I had done up the layout with the program sheet. Come play along at Let's Scrap! 

Noteables : Glimmer Mists & October Afternoon stickers/buttons

Happy New Year Everyone!

Let's Scrap 12-17-14

Here's my take on this week at Let's Scrap. It's a Mother's Day card which #2 made for me 2 years ago. Yes, it was still in my to-scrap box so I decided to use it this round. The background was mainly random inking exercise from months ago. Come play along at Let's Scrap!

Noteables : Maya Road bloom, October Afternoon Patterned paper/Stickers, The Crafters workshop stencil, Dylusions, Smash tape, SRM stickers, Let's Scrap sketch 12-17-14

Michelle Looi    x0x0x0 

Use Your Stuff Mondays - Challange #166 ANYTHING GOES

Hello Monday. Today I'm playing at Use Your Stuff. This site is challenging you to Use Your Stuff (as it says). Every Monday someone from the creative team would post a challenge that we hope will inspire you to use your stash to create. Your creation could be anything, layout, card, tag, decor item etc. Just link up!

Today's challenge is hosted by Tammy and ANYTHING GOES this week! You can enter any project you wish for this challenge, but we are going to limit it to 4 entries Here's some Christmas cards for this year. These are some of the one-12x12-sheet cut out to make multiple cards and here are mine!

Come show us how you'd use up your stash on your craft and link up the challenge at Use Your Stuff!

Noteables : Basic Grey Aspen Frost Strudel 12x12, October Afternoon Very Merry word stickers, Holiday Style flags, Technique Tuesday Holiday in a Box/Jingle All the Way, Let's Scrap 9-21-11 & 1-19-11

Michelle Looi    x0x0x0 

Let's Scrap 12-10-14

Here's my take on this week's sketch at Let's Scrap - What I had done is a little flip from the left hand side sketch. The background was simply a misted cardstock and I stacked up the rest of rubons, papers and stickers from October Afternoon. It's a quick gather to make this page. Do come play along at Let's Scrap!

Noteables : The Crafters Workshop stencil, Dylusions mist, Rubons/stickers/paper from October Afternoon, Stamp from Stampers Anonymous

Use Your Stuff Mondays - Challange #165 Red and Green

Hello Monday. Today I'm playing at Use Your Stuff. This site is challenging you to Use Your Stuff (as it says). Every Monday someone from the creative team would post a challenge that we hope will inspire you to use your stash to create. Your creation could be anything, layout, card, tag, decor item etc. Just link up!


Today's challenge is hosted by Amanda and the theme this week is Red and Green. I have here some washi tapes from MT at the side and simply added two stickers from October Afternoon. Here's my red and green take! What's yours?

Come show us how you'd use up your stash on your craft and link up the challenge at Use Your Stuff!

Noteables : MT washi tapes, October Afternoon Very Merry word stickers, inspired by Let's Scrap 5-6-12

Michelle Looi    x0x0x0 

Let's Scrap 12-3-14

Here we are, for Let's Scrap. This week I had done a 2 pager and some 7Gypsies mini ephemera and papers. Really old photos of the boys while they were tinier.. how fast time flies and now they are not so tiny anymore!


Noteables : Bazzill Kraft, 7 Gypeies mini emphere and papers, Tim holtz paper tape, Classiky washi tape

Stick It Down - December 2014

Here's my December layout with Stick It Down, I have here photos of #2 when he's just about 3 years old. He still is cheeky as ever. I had done some misting with a unique stencil from Artist Cellar for the background. As usual the outcome of this layout is my usual style, colorful :D Do check out the site for other inspirations by the talented bunch at Stick It Down! Have fun!

Noteables : October afternoon Fly A Kite shape sticers, Studio Calico Mister Huey, Stencil from Artist Cellar

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Let's Scrap 11-19-14

Hello there! This is my take at Let's Scrap. There is some inky work for the background of Tim Holtz coordination cardstock - a little spritzing, stamping  and some distress inks being used on the page too. Do check out the rest of the lovely DT members' creations on site! There are lots of stuff going on right now at the blog so drop by at Let's Scrap every other week to play along and remember to link up!


Noteables :  Tim Holtz Coordination cardstock, Prima speech bubbles stencil, Hero Arts Damask stamp, All other stamps from Stampers Anonymous range, Distress Ink Iced Spruce/Walnut stain, , Let's Scrap sketch 11-19-14

Michelle Looi    x0x0x0

Use Your Stuff Mondays - Challange #161 Washi tape

Hello Monday. Today I'm playing at Use Your Stuff. This site is challenging you to Use Your Stuff (as it says). Every Monday someone from the creative team would post a challenge that we hope will inspire you to use your stash to create. Your creation could be anything, layout, card, tag, decor item etc. Just link up!

Today's challenge is hosted by me and the challenge is to incorporate Washi tape. If you do not have, you may also use tissue paper tape as well. I have made a tag, covered with MT washi and a little strip of MME tape.

Come show us how you'd use up your stash on your craft and link up the challenge at Use Your Stuff!

Noteables : MT washi tapes, kikki tape, jute, peg from thrift shop 
 

Michelle Looi    x0x0x0 

Let's Scrap 11-5-14

Hello there! This week at Let's Scrap. I did a single page, a shrunk version of the sketch. Made it clean and simple with more October Afternoon stuff this. Here are some really old photos from the past (more than 2years ago!) Do check out the rest of the lovely DT members' creations on site! There are lots of stuff going on right now at the blog so drop by at Let's Scrap every other week to play along and remember to link up!


Noteables :  All items from October Afternoon (mostly Cakewalk collection), Let's Scrap sketch 11-5-14

Michelle Looi    x0x0x0

Stick It Down - November 2014

Here's my November layout with Stick It Down,  it's a quick clean and simple layout. I have some really old October Afternoon stickers, so I decided to use them for this layout with a photo of the boys goofing around.

Do check out the site for other inspirations by the talented bunch at Stick It Down! Have fun!

Noteables : Bazzill Kraft 12x12, October Afternoon Fly a Kite shape and alpha stickers 

Michelle Looi    x0x0x0

Use Your Stuff Mondays - Challange #160 Snow

Hello Monday. Today I'm playing at Use Your Stuff. This site is challenging you to Use Your Stuff (as it says). Every Monday someone from the creative team would post a challenge that we hope will inspire you to use your stash to create. Your creation could be anything, layout, card, tag, decor item etc. Just link up!

Today's challenge is hosted by Tammy and the theme this week is SNOW. I have the representation with some washi tapes from my stash. This is one of my favorite pattern from MT.

Come show us how you'd use up your stash on your craft and link up the challenge at Use Your Stuff!

Noteables :Technique Tuesday stamp, MT washi tapes, SRM stickers, Let's Scrap 12-21-11

 

Michelle Looi    x0x0x0

Use Your Stuff Mondays - Challange #159 Doily

Hello Monday. Today I'm playing at Use Your Stuff. This site is challenging you to Use Your Stuff (as it says). Every Monday someone from the creative team would post a challenge that we hope will inspire you to use your stash to create. Your creation could be anything, layout, card, tag, decor item etc. Just link up!

Today's challenge is hosted by me and the challenge is to incorporate doily in your project. I did my simple by adding a die cut doily to my misted background. What's your take?

Come show us how you'd use up your stash on your craft and link up the challenge at Use Your Stuff!

Noteables : Studio Calico Bubble Stencil, Crate Paper Sleigh Ride stickers, Dylusions, MME Christmas tapes, Marks Washi tape, Doily, Let's Scrap 2-4-12

Michelle Looi    x0x0x0

 

Let's Scrap Sketch Oct2

I'm playing along Denise's Sketch Oct2 at Let's Scrap. She has 4 sketches featured for the whole of October , so it's still not too late to play and link up at the side bar of Let's Scrap site. Come play along, who knows you might the lucky one to win some prizes! Here's the sketch and the above is my take on Sketch Oct4. Look out for other weekly challenges and weekly sketches! Lots of prizes to be won!

Noteables : Bazzill 12x12, Stencils from TCW, Martha Stewart butterfly punch, October Afternoon/SRM sticker

Let's Scrap Sketch Oct4

Here's another take on one of the sketches at Let's Scrap. I'm playing along Denise's Sketch Oct4 at Let's Scrap. She has 4 sketches featured for the whole of October , so it's still not too late to play and link up at the side bar of Let's Scrap site. Come play along, who knows you might the lucky one to win some prizes! Here's the sketch and the above is my take on Sketch Oct4. Look out for other weekly challenges and weekly sketches! Lots of prizes to be won!

Noteables : Stencils from TCW/Donna Downey, Dylusions, Black Soot Distress ink, Stamp from Studio G

 

Let's Scrap 10-22-14

Hello there! This week at Let's Scrap, I made a double page for this week. I kept it clean and simple for this layout, used up some pattern papers which are left in my stash for ages. Here is one with some doodles from #2. He said he drew cars with the fumes spewing out... Do check out the rest of the lovely DT members' creations on site! There are lots of stuff going on right now at the blog so drop by at Let's Scrap every other week to play along and remember to link up!


Noteables :  Studio Calico Classic Chartered, October Afternoon / Cosmo Cricket patterned papers, Cavillini numeric tape, Let's Scrap sketch 10-22-14

Michelle Looi    x0x0x0

Let's Scrap 10-15-14

Hello there! This week at Let's Scrap is a card sketch. This card is made from scrap papers that I saved up in my folder with some word stickers from my stash. This is something different, not my normal color palette. Do check out the rest of the lovely DT members' creations on site! There are lots of stuff going on right now at the blog so drop by at Let's Scrap every other week to play along and remember to link up!

Noteables : Papers from Webster Pages/October Afternoon, October Afternoon Very Merry Word Stickers, MT washi tapes, Technique Tuesday stamp, Vellum, Doily

Michelle Looi    x0x0x0

Let's Scrap 10-8-14

Hello there! This week at Let's Scrap, I made a double page for this week. I kept it clean and simple for this layout, used up some pattern papers which are left in my stash for ages. Do check out the rest of the lovely DT members' creations on site! There are lots of stuff going on right now at the blog so drop by at Let's Scrap every other week to play along and remember to link up!


Noteables : Cosmo Cricket Odds & Ends Spare Change 12x12, October Afternoon Midway Ticket Booth, Echo Park Splash 6x6, Tim Holtz Gaffer tape, Smash & MT slimcord washi tapes, My Minds Eye Stella Rose die cuts, Let's Scrap sketch 10-8-14

Michelle Looi    x0x0x0

Stick It Down - October 2014

Here's my October layout with Stick It Down. today what I have here is a tribute to one of my favorite delicacy. This is a photo of Penang Rojak, a traditional Asian fruit and vegetable salad with some cuttlefish. It is one of my favorite since I was young. So, coming back to the layout, I had created the background with a few layers of mists of stencils and some newsprint stamping. And added the photo to the DIY background. Do check out the site for other inspirations by the talented bunch at Stick It Down! Come play along & have fun!

Noteables : Stencils from TCW Blazer design Film Strip / Artistcellar Roadmap, Glimmer Mists, Hero Arts Newspaper Eiffel Tower stamp,October Afternoon alpha stickers, Sharpie

Michelle Looi    x0x0x0

Use Your Stuff Mondays - #156 Fall colors

Hello Monday. Today I'm playing at Use Your Stuff. This site is challenging you to Use Your Stuff (as it says). Every Monday someone from the creative team would post a challenge that we hope will inspire you to use your stash to create. Your creation could be anything, layout, card, tag, decor item etc. Just link up!


Today's challenge is hosted by Renee and the theme Fall theme (be it colors or how you are inspired by Fall).I have the perfect fall rubons in my stash and so I used it on the background that I had created months back. That blends in autumn pretty well :) What's your take?

Come show us how you'd use up your stash on your craft and link up the challenge at Use Your Stuff!

Noteables : TCW Mini Bricks stencil, Dylusions, Close To My Heart Mischief rubons, Let's Scrap 1-16-13

Michelle Looi    x0x0x0 

Use Your Stuff Mondays - Challange #155 Food or Drink

Hello Monday. Today I'm playing at Use Your Stuff. This site is challenging you to Use Your Stuff (as it says). Every Monday someone from the creative team would post a challenge that we hope will inspire you to use your stash to create. Your creation could be anything, layout, card, tag, decor item etc. Just link up!


Today's challenge is hosted by Tammy and the theme is Food or Drink. I have here food related stickers from OA. Just got to use up my stash! Come show us how you'd use up your stash on your craft and link up the challenge at Use Your Stuff!

Noteables : October Afternoon Fly A Kite Word Stickers/patterned paper, MT washi tapes, SRM stickers, Let's Scrap 6-15-11

Michelle Looi    x0x0x0

Let's Scrap 9-24-14

Hello there! This week at Let's Scrap, I did the left side of the sketch. This is an old photo of #1 , taken while we were watching Disney on Ice (2years back???). I used mainly Bo Bunny stuff here, except that tape is from Cavillini. Do check out the rest of the lovely DT members' creations on site! There are lots of stuff going on right now at the blog so drop by at Let's Scrap every other week to play along and remember to link up!

Noteables : Bo Bunny Back To Basics Starburst 12x12/Ad Lib stickers and sentiments, Basic Grey/Lily Bee Design scrap papers, Cavillini paper tape, Let's Scrap sketch 9-24-14 

Michelle Looi    x0x0x0

Let's Scrap 9-17-14

Hello there! This week at Let's Scrap is a card sketch. I had done this background a couple of months back when I did the mass misting. So now it's handy for me to just add a few stickers to make it into a Christmas card! Do check out the rest of the lovely DT members' creations on site! There are lots of stuff going on right now at the blog so drop by at Let's Scrap every other week to play along and remember to link up!

Noteables : Existencils butterly stencil, Dylusions, Stickers from Studio Calico & October Afternoon Very Merry collection, SRM stickers, Let's Scrap sketch 9-17-14

Michelle Looi    x0x0x0

Use Your Stuff Mondays - Challange #153 Back To School

Hello Monday. Today I'm playing at Use Your Stuff. This site is challenging you to Use Your Stuff (as it says). Every Monday someone from the creative team would post a challenge that we hope will inspire you to use your stash to create. Your creation could be anything, layout, card, tag, decor item etc. Just link up!

Today's challenge is hosted by Renee and the theme is Back To School (school inspired project) . You can make a layout with your back to school pictures, or make a card or other project that puts you in the mind of reading, writing and arithmetic. I did the latter, created a busy card with pencils, some doodles and arithmetic. I had created this for a little chap who's graduating kindy this year and would head on to primary school next year. Hope he'll like this card!

Come show us how you'd use up your stash on your craft and link up the challenge at Use Your Stuff!

Noteables : October Afternoon 5&Dime Circus Peanut/Fancy Pants Off to School patterned papers, MT washi tapes, SRM stickers, Let's scrap sketch 12-21-11

 

Michelle Looi    x0x0x0

Let's Scrap 9-10-14

This would be the 1st take for this term at Let's Scrap. I'm playing along sketch 9-10-14. When I was preparing for this sketch, I wanted to challenge myself. To use something out of the norm. Sweet baby papers -  Not easy to find in my stash, but I did find these Simple Stories papers. Kid #2 is fun, sweet and a very busy chap. So, I added some fun fair fussy cut items. Busy layout eh? :D
Do check out the rest of the lovely DT members' creations on site! There are lots of stuff going on right now at the blog so drop by at Let's Scrap to play along and remember to link up!

Noteables : Simple Stories Baby Steps, SEI A Fair Day, Smash tape, Basic Grey paper, Let's Scrap sketch 9-10-14 

Michelle Looi    x0x0x0

Let's Scrap Challenge #1

Here's my take on Chriss' Challenge #1 at Let's Scrap. Below is the recipe which she had put forth :  
* 3 patterned papers
* 1 Sentiment (stamped or chipboard/sticker)
* 1 image (you do not have to hand color)
* 2 buttons
* some twine

I could do with that! Stashing up the Xmas cards, so that I'll never be late again! Do drop by at  Let's Scrap and play along ! Remember to link up at the inlinkz at the post!

Noteables : Basic Grey Aspen Frost Sturdel & October Afternoon Good Cheer papers , October Afternoon buttons, Sentiment/Xmas tree stamp from Hero Arts, Twine,Let's Scrap card sketch 9-21-11

Michelle Looi    x0x0x0

Use Your Stuff Mondays - Challange #152 Border Punch

Hello Monday. Today I'm playing at Use Your Stuff. This site is challenging you to Use Your Stuff (as it says). Every Monday someone from the creative team would post a challenge that we hope will inspire you to use your stash to create. Your creation could be anything, layout, card, tag, decor item etc. Just link up!

Today's challenge is hosted by me and the challenge is to use at least one Border Punch. I had used two punches on my card. What would be your take?Come show us how you'd use up your stash on your craft and link up the challenge at Use Your Stuff!

Noteables : Fiskars border punches, Papers from Echo Park Country Drive, MT/MWL washi tapes, SRM stickers, Let's Scrap card sketch 5-6-12

 

Michelle Looi    x0x0x0

Let's Scrap - A new Beginning

First and foremost, we have a new home for Let's Scrap. Yup! We moved to blog mode from today onwards!!! Bookmark it down and check out all the segments, when, who and how on this new site! Importantly, have fun!

http://www.letsscrapsketches.blogspot.com

And I'm playing along as part of the DT team again, yes again! It's been years! Here's the post for all the DT team announcement!

DT members

Chriss America Real

>> Michelle Looi <<

Susanna Granroth

Carol Burger

Bridgie Myburgh

Lori Apgar Johnson

Kristine Ponte
Scarlett O Salamone

The Lovely Administrators

Cathy van de Bruinhorst

Mindi Goll Brown

Val Thorpe 

Debby de Wilde

This is my take for Let's Scrap DT call. This is a very old photo of #1, when he's just between 1-2 years old. Oh.. how I miss that cute round face! Now he's all grown up! For this layout, I did some misting with some Glimmer mists and topped the layers with OA papers and washi tapes. Woohoo.. yes, happy dance, another term! Check out the rest of the lovely DT members' creations on site!

Noteables : TCW Swirl stencil, Papers from October Afternoon, Washi tape, Scrabble tiles from LSS, Let's Scrap 9-3-14

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