Random Layout - CSI #93

Here's my layout for CSI case #93. As usual it's a a pretty messy background work and I had fun having my fingers inked. My evidences include numbers,a shape inspired by propellers, stripes, plaid, or checked patterned, mixed media background and text print. My testimony is based on inspiration words: daring, high, unexpected.

Noteables : October Afternoon Missy Mack, Dylusions London Blue, Gesso, MT Washi tapes,  Stamper Anonymous sentiments stamps, Impression Obsession Newprint stamp,  Maya Road numbers stamp, Versafine Onyx Black, October Afternoon alpha sticker 

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Random Layout - CSI #92

I must admit each time there is pastel or feminine palette, I struggled. Here's my take on CSI case #92. The evidences that I have include book pages, cabochon flowers, hearts, charms and lace. My testimony is based on journaling prompt from here. Do drop by the CSI post for more journaling details. 

 Noteables : Glimmer Mist Atlantic, Gelatos, Distress Inks Spun Sugar, Tumbled Glass, American Crafts Thickers, Flowers from Webster Pages/Prima, Prima Finnabair doily stamp, Inkadinkado heart stamp, October Afternoon stickers, Texture Paste, Gesso, Lace from RAK, Jutegrass, Flat face charm from Beadspin,  inspired by Let's Scrap card sketch 2-13-12

Feature!

Woohoo, here's my 3rd publication in Issue#3 on Life.Paper.Scrapbook! This was a layout from CSI case#82 and Summer Sketch from Skissedilla. I am very honored to be featured amongst all other fabulous art from other scrappers around the world! Thank you Life.Paper.Scrapbook!

Random Layout - CSI#S535-2 & OUAS Sketch

 
Here's my inky layout of CSI and Scrap365 case file #2. The evidences that I have on this layout includes circles, birds, tearing and stencils. My testimony is based documenting something about reading and inspiration words: read, together, magic. For more details into journaling, please check out my post at CSI. I am also playing along Once Upon A Sketch 
October sketch challenge. Thanks for looking!

Noteables : DCWC textured 12x12, October Afternoon p.p, Studio490 Wendi Wechi Chicken Wire / TCW Mini Bricks, Glimmer Mists Blarney/Rum Punch/Blarney, Dylusions Postbox Red, Faber Castell Gelato, Hot Off the Press Sweet Tweets stamp, October Afternoon alpha/scrabble/word, stickers, Maya Road chipboard, Hero Arts Cup O' Joe, Rangers Picket Fence Crackle Paint, Texture paste,Gesso

Random Layout - CSI #91

Here's my take for CSI case #91. Evidences include birds, leaves, wet medium, stripes, and tearing. My testimony is based on  inspiration words: surprise, need, enjoy and also journal about something you enjoy every day. 

My layout is a very simple daily need (well at least for me!) - Breakie. I used the quote from Ali Edwards Technique Tuesday collections, reason being  Breakfast is the 1st meal of the day and important to me. Weekend breakfast at home is usually the time where I typically try out new food with my kids. This photo as shown is actually at the request of my eldest son. It was taken during one of our weekend breakfast at home. He is pretty 'creative' in his request at the breakfast. Anyway, on one particular morning, we had wanted to just spread jam or peanut butter for him. And he did know that there was avocado already soft from the outside and need to be eaten that very day. So he asked us to toast his bread, then spare the jam and peanut butter. To my surprise, he asked me to spread avocado onto his bread. True enough when I cut the avocado into half, it was already very ripe. So I dug up the centre and applied the mushy avocado onto his bread. That's it. He truly enjoyed this breakfast. I took a photo of it because I thought it was a moment for me, since I had never ever ate avocado as a bread spread before and I have never heard of anyone that I know of doing that; at least I know my son does!

I feel that the quotes from Ali Edwards does jive with what I had recorded here. The photo though is not perfect but it's the moment and recording what we went through in one of our days.

Also linking up  : Frosted Designs Add texture to your Project challenge.  Thanks for looking!

Noteables : Pink Paislee Nantucket, Distress Stain Weathered Wood/Antique Linen, Distress Inks Victorian Velvet/Bundled Sage/Iced Spruce,  Hero Arts Mid Tone Butter Bar, Versa Magic Wheat /Sage, Stamps from Technique Tuesday, Stencils from The Crafters Workshop & Prima, Texture paste

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Toot toot away!

2weeks ago, I was on Most Wanted List on CSI case #88

 This week, I am on the Watch List on CSI case #90!!!

And lucky ducky me, this week, my layout is among the Top3 of Scrap Africa Challenge#21!!!

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

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"
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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,

Sunny Side Up! - Splash

It's Friday with Sunny Side Up Creations! The is the free word art this week - Splash. You may use this word art or make any project with the word or theme Splash. How I had interpreted this week's theme is the blue splashes around my layout. 

With this layout, I'm also playing along with CSI/Scrap365 special case this week. You may find some more details at my post on CSI page. This is one of the travel photos of me at Mirabell-platz in Salzburg, a decade ago. I traveled with my cousin, and now that we both (now 10years older) still think our 4days there were not enough - makes me want to go back there once more!

Thanks for looking!

Noteables : Bazzill kraft 12x12, TCW Mini Bricks stencil, Studio Calico graph stencil, Bo Bunny texture stamps, Versamark Turquoise, Distress Ink Bundled Sage, Hero Arts Butter Bar / Pool, MT and Marks washi tape, October Afternoon rubber charm, SRM stickers, Scooter from Beadspin, Scrabble tiles from LSS, Color palette from CSI S365-1, Inspired by Let's Scrap card sketch 6-19-13

Random Layout - CSI #84

This is the take on CSI #84. Evidences that I have in my layout includes, anchor, circles, textured paper, fabric and twine. My testimony is based on inspirations from dream.write.explore.  My eldest has his own moments, his own dreams. And if I were to ask him to intepret this picture, I think he would probably said, I don't know what I am thinking. This photo was taken at Taiping zoo, in Malaysia when he's just about 3years old, with his paternal grandparents. I was in another part of the tram with my husband and baby #2. I supposed he's not really looking at the camera. This priceless photo of him looking straight in daze, leaves me an impression that he's frozen in time, in his own world. He might have been looking at the animals, I don't know. And it has been 2years since, like what the inspiration from the testimony says, take every opportunity we can and cherish every memory, every scent, every sound, every feeling  we get. Because one day, we won’t have it anymore. I'm glad to be able to capture sweet face... oh how adorable that face with the pout when he's in his own world wondering and dreaming away.

Noteables : October Afternoon Farm Girl Pie Tin 12x12, MME Lime Twist Life of the Party, Textured cardstock from Bazzill, Dylusions stencil, Studio Calico alpha mistables, Mister Hueys Estate Green / Heirloom Blue, Maya Road clock parts, gesso, Twine & Elmarac wood emblishment RAK from Debby, Classiky and Colte washi tapes

Random Layout - CSI #83

This is my take on CSI challenge #83.  Back in 2001, I travelled to Munich with my cousin. We did a side trip out on one of the days. It was a 10hour coach trip that took us to Linderhof and Neuschwanstein castles. Known for their elaborate construction and world-famous architecture, these two extraordinary structures were dreamed up by Germany's own Ludwig II, also known as the Swan King. The coach also took us to Oberammergau. We had a 1/2hour stopover at this village. This photo is taken at the charming village which is well known for Passion Play which takes place every 10years since 1634. What struck me was the village has potted planters in most of the buildings and that made the place really pretty. And most buildings have the religious murals on their outer walls. Evidences that I have includes labels, tags, travel accents, stamps, circles, grid pattern and ledger pattern. The testimony includes use of a stamped journaling spot and document a journey.

Thanks for looking!

Noteables : Distress Inks Tea Dye / Pumice Stone, October Afternoon Rocket Age Deep Space Probe 12x12, Prima Printery Blatter 6x6 , 7Gypsies Postale 6x6, MT/Marks/Classiky Washi Tapes, All labels / alpha stickers and aeroplane from October Afternoon, Denim frame from RAK, Stamper Anonymous Mixed Media and travel stamps, inspired by Let's Scrap 8-19-09

Random Layout - CSI#82 + Skissedilla Summer Sketch

This spread of cheese was taken at Queens Market during our trip to Melbourne in many years ago.  There were so many things to look at and of course one of my favorite is row of gourmet cheese stalls, it's just beyond words! I love love love cheese! We got to try so many different kind of cheese and ooo how I love the visit to the market!. Anyway, I wanted to give this cheese-y photo some bright colors and I thought it's just nice I can give splashes of colors to this photo based on the CSI palette #82 this week. As usual lots of happy stamping and spritzing around the white cardstock, I do love the outcome of this layout that gives the photo and summery feel to perk up the photo. Evidences on this CSI case include rub-ons/stamps, heart (See that with the string on the left that I curl to a heart shape), starbursts and string.  The testimony to this layout is based on the prompt with question - What are the key ingredients of a memorable summer? My answer would be a camera, lots of colors and say cheese! - these are signified by the camera flair, the color palette and the title Say Cheese.

Also linking up Summer Sketch from Skissedilla

Noteables : Dylusions London Blue/Cut Grass/Lemon Zest, Heidi Swapp Primrose, Distress Ink Pine Needles/Tumbled Glass, Hero Arts Butter Bar, The Crafters Workshop Chevron stencil, Impression Obsession Newsprint, Bo Bunny Mix Media stamp, Stamper Anonymous Mix Media Stamp, Flair from Made with Love, MT and Marks washi tape, October Afternoon Mini Market alphas/ Farmhouse Rubons, Prima Mistables, May Arts Jute

Random Layout - CSI #81 + Let's Scrap DT challenge

Okay, here's the whole lot of everything - I did the CSI case #81 + Let's Scrap DT challenge hosted by Karen + Let's Scrap card sketch. 
This is the photo of sweet Chloe from aeons ago, again this is a tribute page for her. With this tiny photo I used it for my fellow DT member Karen at Let's Scrap has a Frame challenge over at Let's Scrap. So I have the elements for her challenge - ribbon/frame/tag. As for CSI challenge the evidences on this layout include twiggy branches, silver metal, bird, rub-ons, scalloped edges, woodgrain, jar accent. As for the testimony, I chosed something from Journal Jar Questions. I had almost wanted to use all the sentiment stamps from Technique Tuesday but I found the the quote from Stamper Anonymous is more apt. There is quite a lot of stamping and misting on this page. No stencils or texture paste this round, it's just mix of colors all over the page and I am happy with the outcome!

Supplies : Stamps from Stamper Anonymous/Hero Arts/Technique Tuesday/Impression Obssession, Jar sticker/Frame from RAK, Rubons/Alphas mini market from October Afternoon, Distress stain Picket Fence, Distress ink Walnut stain/ Tea Dye/Ice Spruce, Dylusions London Blue/Melted Chocolate, Glimmer Mist Blarney/DriftWood/Route 66, Prima metal bird clip, Alpha stickers Studio Calico, and ribbon from American crafts Let's scrap card sketch 7-17-13


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Feature!

Wohoo, my work is published on Life.Paper.Scrapbook June-Aug issue - page59. This is the 2nd time! This was a layout from CSI case#64 and Let's Scrap sketch.

Random Layout - CSI #78

This is my last layout as June special investigator at CSI, case #78. It's been an honor and I'm really I glad I made all 4 cases! With photos from our wedding. Yup more photos from our wedding. My testimony for this layout is to document a trip. That trip back home was different as we were back for our wedding. The photos are no-posing candid shots from our wedding dinners. The 2 photos on top are taken during toast with a table of friends at dinner at Kulim on pre wedding 5/21 and our 1st march in at the dinner at Penang on 5/22. The march in photo was somewhat 'bubbly' as friends/siblings were blowing bubbles at us as we marched in. (If you had noticed, I labelled pm and the dates on the photos). The fussy cut photo of us was taking morning of 5/22. We did a quick and short version of a Chinese tradition where the bride leaves home to her husband's home for days and head back to serve mom and dad tea on the 3rd day. So we cut it real short, and circled the wedding car 3times and went back in home and continued with what we needed to do i.e. to serve tea to mom and papa. I looked like I was running and hence the title of my layout A.M. Run. The evidences I have for this layout includes metal, paint, stitching and stickers. 

Also linking up Skissedilla #216

Noteables : Bazzil white smooth,Paper from MME Meadow,  Distress Stain Antique Linen, TCW Dina's Spilled hearts stencil, Chalkbox Lipstick Red, Hero Arts Wet Cement/Butter Bar, Distress ink Bundled Sage, Versamark Jet Black, Maya Road transparencies, Prima metal clock, Stickers from Lily Bee Design/October Afternoon, Stamps from Stampers Anonymous, SRM Stickers


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Special Investigator at CSI#77

This is my layout as special investigator at CSI, case #77.  I started off with white textured cardstock and did some happy stamping, misting, stained the bricks over stencil, then more stamping. My end result is nothing girly, a typical me layout! My evidences include envelope, jute, something transparent, woodgrain pattern and fabric. My testimony this week is to document a wedding, well part of it - on the bouquet. This beautiful bouquet was taken at a friend's wedding, many years after we had ours. That reminded me whether what sort of flower I had wanted on our wedding day. I said "I had wanted" mainly because I was the decision maker on the decorations at the venue of the dinner. One of the difficult decision making point is to decide on the decoration of the venue. Our wedding dinner was held back in Penang, Malaysia and most planning was done via phone and whatever photos which the hotel could provide me with. Oh well, nonetheless, I didn't choose blue roses because 2nd march in gown was light blue. I probably would be looking like the decoration bouquets! 

Noteables : Webster Pages Petite Papers Tell Your Story / Netting, October Afternoon alpha stickers, Distress Inks Bundled Sage / Crushed Olive / Forest Moss, Hero Arts Field Green, Versafine Olympia Green, Distress Stain Pewter, TCW Mini Bricks stencil, Hero Arts Wood Grain, Stampers Anonymous Stamps, Studio Calico Estate Green, Maya Road transparency and envelope, Emblishments from Beadspin

Thanks for looking!

Special Investigator at CSI #76

This is for CSI case#76. This month as I'm playing along as Special Investigator. This layout has 2 photos which depicted the 2 dinners which was held for our Chinese traditional wedding back in Malaysia. The photo on the right was pre-wedding dinner held in Kulim (my humble hometown) on 21May2005, hosted by my family, organized by my parents who did the 38 tables feast, my late papa organized the guest list, got hold of the caterer and stuff like that! The photo was taken by our photographer friend on the preparation of the feast. The actual traditional wedding date was on the next day 22May2005, held in Penang - and that's the photo of the left. Well, in neither feasts I hardly ate anything. In typical Chinese wedding, couples and parents would go round tables for toasts, shaking hands with guests and quick catch up with relatives and friends. It was DARN tiring for everyone of us indeed! My evidences include circles, numbers, small, repeating patterns. My testimony is based on inspiration words:  important, guest, day -- use these as inspiration for your journaling, not just as a title

Noteables : 12x12 Tim Holtz distress CS, Authenthique Celebrate. Maya Road bingo wood chips, October Afternoon rubons/alpha stickers/buttons, Fancy pants buttons, Studio Calico wood tabs

Special Investigator at CSI#75

I am thrilled when Debbi dropped me an email to be one of the Special Investigators for the month on June on CSI! So here am I and this one is a challenge. I'm not a very girly pastel girl. so I made this wedding layout as I had wanted it to be, more rugged. And hey I had never scrapped a single photo from my wedding, this would be my first:)

My evidences include lace, chevrons, flowers, wood and distressing.  Testimony - add jewel to this layout. The title and journaling is based on a song by Etta James At Last. Oh well, I never knew Etta James or what song she sings. Seriously, I was at the verge of choosing some other more known wedding songs. I happen to chance upon this song from a CD I bought to play at the wedding and I totally love her voice the moment I heard this song. We chosed this song was the march in song at the wedding dinner. Since this song was memorable to us at the wedding, I decided to use one line of the lyrics as the journaling, which was also meaningful to me as *thankfully* the day passed quite smoothly and hence life is like a song, a bliss. Do drop by CSI for more details on the challenge and come play along!


Noteables: Authentique Foundations pink cardstock, Teresa Collins Timeless Pink Damask, Tattered Anels Glimmer Screens Ironworks, Prima Floral stencil, Distress Stain Picket Fence, Crackle Paint Picket Fence, Distress inks Tumbled Glass/Victorian Velvet, Webster pages lace, October Afternoon Mini Market, Pink Paislee timber alphas, Texture paste, inspired by Let's Scrap card sketch 5-5-11

Random Layout - CSI#73

Here's my take on CSI#73 with a Let's Scrap October Afternoon sponsored challenge.  Evidences that I have included are trees, put something upside down, clocks and architectural accents. Testimony is document an outing and use multiple photos and create captions for each. My theme for this layout is basically based on one of the  Sundays when we went out of the house (and into the sun), sometimes to the park. I took some photos of the the kids having some 'hairy' (root) encounter at Botanic Gardens for the 1st time. We spent quite some time there as kids were curious and was just looking at the creepers/the roots hanging above them. The little one tried to jump and wondering if his head would touch the roots hanging on top. The big one was just staring in amazement how on earth did the roots get there.
 
Noteables : October Afternoon pp Fly A Kite Sprinklers/Sticky Keys alpha stickers/Woodland Park stickers/Rubons, Lily Bee Designs alpha stickers, Bazzill white smooth 12x12, Dylusions Squeezed Orange/London Blue, Distress Inks Salty Ocean/Spiced Marmalade, Versacolor Sky Gray/MArigold, TCW clock stencil, Studio Calico Graph, Maya Road Houses chipboard, Gesso, Let's Scrap 5-5-09

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