Let's Scrap DT call

Here's what I had done for Let's Scrap DT Call sketch and YES! I got in for another term! Anyway, these photos from 2012 photo shoot with my husband's family. It was some fun time for the kids as they had lots of time to explore the house which was the place where we had the photo shoot.And I totally love that Basic Grey paper, glad I bought 2 pieces!

Noteables : Basic Grey Sweet Threads, MME pattern paper, Studio Calico Wood Verneer, SRM Stickers, Smash paper tape, MT washi tape, October Afternoon alpha stickers

Scrap The Boys Jan2014 Guest DT

Happy New Year everybody! This happy new mess - the my 1st post for 2014 and I'm Guest designing at Scrap The Boys challenge site. One of my layouts back in Oct, got me this spot! The theme for Jan2014 is Something New. So here's mine. I am super excited to share this inky graffiti layout! And I swear the burlap is pretty flat, it's just the effect of inks and mists that does the wonders! Do drop by and play along at Scrap The Boys!

Noteables : Dylusions London Blue/Fresh Lime, Distress Ink Pumice Stone/Walnut Stain/Tumbled Glass, Versafine Onyx Black, Faber Castell Gelato, Stampers Anonymous sentiment stamp, Impression Obsession Newsprint, Wendy Vecchi Honeycomb stencil, Texture paste

Let's Scrap 12-26-13

Here's my layout for this week for Let's Scrap. I must admit I kind of struggle with this week's sketch 12-26-13, but I managed to create something with this multi photo sketch. These are photos from moments at home. Nothing fantastic, just the things that we do at home on wekeends. This would be the last sketch for this year, for this term. Do drop by at Let's Scrap for more inspirations from others!

Noteables : October Afternoon 5&Dime Jawbreaker/Rubber charms, Smash paper tape, Maya road transparencies, SRM sticker

Let's Scrap 12-11-13

Here's my take on Let's Scrap sketch 12-11-13. I did clean line, one page with the sketch. The main pattern papers are from the 6x6 of Fancy Pants  To The Moon. Just nice for the cute little face who built that bit with Lego blocks :) Do come and join us at Let's Scrap!

Noteables : Bazzill 12x12 cardstock, Fancy Pants 6x6 To the Moon, 7Gypsies, October Afternoon/Bo Bunny alpha stickers, MT washi tape

Let's Scrap 11-13-13

Here's my take on Let's Scrap sketch 11-13-13. Here's a one page with some photos with our extended families. I made this layout with some papers which are RAK from Eniko. I just realised that the papers have resist effect after I did some inking! How cool!  Do join us at Let's Scrap!

Noteables : Papers from Eniko, October Afternoon paper/alpha stickers, Distress Ink Walnut Stain/Tea Dye, Versafine Onyx Black, Stampers Anonymous stamps, Cavillini paper tape

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

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 

** Can't get enough of this face! Thanks for looking!

Random Layout - Scrap The Boys October Challenge

Here's my take on the Scrap The Boys October Challenge and the challenge this month is Blue and Green. Just nice for this photo of my boys and their cousin. I had inky fingers after this layout!

Noteables : Dylusions Cut Grass/London Blue, Hero Arts Green Fields, Stampendous stamp, October Afternoon Sticky Keys, Faber Castell Gelatos, Gesso, Let's Scrap card sketch 6-19-13

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

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

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

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

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 - 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

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

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

Let's Scrap 9-4-13

I did this for Let's Scrap DT Call - and yup I'm in for my 4th term! It's been a YEAR! Back to the layout - I safe kept #1's writing assignment during free time in school. He brought home what he wrote about a Saturday at Ikea. At that time we were shopping for a study desk for him (in the end we decided that we should just renovate the kids room instead!). He had lots of fun with #2 running and prancing around Ikea since it's a kids friendly place. The items I had used for this layout are all from October Afternoon (ranging from Farm Girl, Report Girl and Sidewalks)

Thanks for looking!

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