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Goof

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Wow, it has been just over 10 days that I didn’t update this blog. Other than I haven’t got a new layout to share but it was also due to the fact that I have a sick child to attend to. Yes, little Cal was down with fever and sore throat, poor kid. He has recovered now, no worry just that I need to constantly remind him to drink more water.

So, here is what I want to share today. A challenge over in Scrapbook Deals 4 U using a beautiful sketch by PageMaps. PageMaps sketch is always very neat and inspiring. I’m glad SD4U chose this sketch.

Here is what I came up with using SD4U October Delilah kit which contains mainly BoBunny pattern papers and embellishment. Yes, it sounds like a girl kit, but well, I don’t mind having those handmade flowers in my boys’ page and with those chocolate color, I don’t think it looks like a girl page anymore.
Learnt how to do those scallop punched out flowers online but forgot where the link is now (so sorry..). They are easy to make, just punch out pattern papers that you like with scallop punch, then scramble them with your palm and adhere together, then you can embellish it with button, brads, sticker or anything you fancy.

Here are some close-up of my flowers:


Happy scrapping!

Product used: BoBunny Delilah PP, buttons and stickers; Making memories journal pad, pattern paper; lots of inks in brown, distress color and black.

Mid-autumn festival

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These photos in the layout has been there in my room since early October and only get to scrap them after seeing Helen’s sketch and a challenge over Scrapbook Challenges about holiday, which reminds me of the mid-autumn festivity that we had, though it is not a holiday over here.

Mid-autumn festival is being celebrated on the 15th day on the 8th lunar month, where the moon is roundest. Does that found punched out looks like a full moon to you?

Mid-autumn (Zhong Qiu) is meant for the family reunion / gathering, and children would go around with lantern. Which my kids love!
I’ve actually put some glitters underneath the buttons and that thin strip of paper is actually the left over pattern paper from border punching. And since the background is dark and I want my journal to come out, I used acrylic paint for the base.

Thanks for stopping by peeps.
Product used: Bo Bunny Flutter Butter PP and buttons; Bazzill Basic edge cardstock, American Craft letter stickers; some glitters, circle and scallop punches, and Tim Holtz distress ink.

Creative Scrappers sketch – Be There

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Another beautiful sketch from Creative Scrappers:

While I was doing this layout, I was hoping that I’ve got a circle cutter for myself so that I don’t need to cut it by hand while figuring out if the circle is the right size that I needed. I’m also wishing that I’ve got some other different sizes of circle punch for the lollipop flower. Another tool that I wish to have is the distressing tool.

I’m using all things from Scrapbook Deals 4u – Flutter butter kit plus a previous kit’s letter stickers (in blue) and Making Memories journal stamp set.
While I was doing this layout in my non-usual hour, i.e. earlier than usual, my boys were there and they got so interested in what I was doing, they wanted to have a hand on those stamp set, letter stickers and ink too. Probably one day they would be a better scrapper then me. But now I’m so stingy in letting them my stash of things – my precious paper, ink and letter stickers. Ha!
Product used: Bo Bunny Flutter butter PP, American Craft letter stickers, Bo Bunny letter stickers, Prima swirl bing, white cardstock and Jim Holtz distress ink.

Lego kid

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Just got my November kit from Scrapbook Deals 4U – Flutter Butter. Gorgeous kit as always that Martha put up with. I feel a bit guilty for having to cut those patter paper apart, they are just so pretty. And I’m thinking hard if I should use those stickers in the layout or in a mini album. Those cardstock stickers are great for a mini album, maybe something like a message from me to my boys about life. But I haven’t found any suitable photo yet.
So, here is one layout that I did using the kit and also a lift from Rowena Otile’s LO over at Scrapbook Challenges:

Those blocks are not from Lego, they are some blocks that hubby bought from China, but Calvin loves them and he has built cars and trucks from it by following the instruction sheet that came with it.

I’ve stick one of the round sticker on the PP, cut it out and distressed it, then pop it up using foam adhesive. I’ve also use the package backing of the Prima swirl bling that came with the kit as the mat for my photo.
As for those letter stickers, I’ve used glimmer gel pen on them, it is more visible from the side.
Thanks for dropping by and thanks for your comments.
Product used: Bo Bunny flutter futter PP, buttons, cardstock stickers; Bellablvd letter stickers; Prima swirl bling backing and ribbon from the kit.

Creative Scrappers sketch – Paint

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Those flowers are handmade after learning about it Johanna through their vblog post over in YouTube, it is great! I’m using some light weight pattern paper from PaperWishes for those flowers plus Thank goodness I bought myself a mini mister from the drugstore yesterday and made it into good use last night.

Oh, and those felt flowers, they are gathering dust and finally can be showing off here in the layout again. And those trim, they are just nice (I think) for the layout to add some texture.



I think I’m getting to love distressing, I tried to distress almost all of my recent layouts, don’t you think so?

This layout is about those paint work that my two sons did while they were over in the Kiddies club. They just love it so much that they’ll ask for it every time they are there, but I do have to pay for it, so … some times they don’t get what they want *wink*.
Product used: BoBunny PP and Buttons; Pink Paisley letter chipboard stickers; Queen & co. felt flower; Maya Road journal stamp; Tattered Angel’s glimmer mist; PaperWishes HOTP PP; some ink.

I love this

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This is a page that inspired by Scrap-it-lah November challenge, Scrapbook Challenges play on words challenge and a sketch from Color Me Daisy.

Scrap-it-lah challenge is to “Please scrap a layout with the title comprising of the letters – “S”, “I” and “L” which are the acronyms of Scrap-it-Lah.”
Where else for Scrapbook Challenges is “to make a play on words with you title. You may use stamps, die cuts, cut outs, chipboard, and so many more. Any subject, any size, any type of project as long as it follows the challenge.”
And Color Me Daisy sketch is as below:

So, I’m incorporating all three things in one layout since they are not about the same thing, and it help a lot in doing this page and it is fun too!

This is us during my trip over to Shenzhen recently, taken in the restaurant at the air-port.

Have long didn’t use that swirl stamp from Inkadinkado that I bought from Scrap-n-crop. I’ve misted the heart shape that I cut out from Urban Lily paper, then ink the edges and stamp on it using white ink. Love how it turns out.

Yup, after 7 years of marriage, we are still in love. Especially after the recent trip. Now I know how important that is to our relationship, we should really spend quality “us” time together more than anything else.
I’m loving this layout and am displaying it in my office now. šŸ˜‰
Product used: Humbly print rub-on, Pink Paisley and American Craft letter stickers, K&Co Urban Rhapsody PP, Prima flowers, Kaiser Craft blings, Fancy Pants Delight PP, Urban Lily, Tsukineko Dew Drop ink, Inkadinkado swirl stamp, Petaloo Mulberry Street Flowers.

Sweet

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Another sketch challenge over at Scrapbook Challenges. This is sketch 168:


Do head over to Scrapbook Challenges and join in the fun.

I’ve flip the sketch and tilt it aside, ink those edges on the pattern paper and my photo. The photo actually was taken awhile back and the incident actually happened last night right before bed-time.

Probably since I’ve left my boys for 5 days being with hubby, my 2nd DS discovered something new to do like kissing me on the lips for more than ten times in one go and hugged me, then told me I’m pretty *LOL* How sweet was that!? I was holding my surprise look though.
I’ve also put some white ink on the title area to make it stands out more from the journal sheet.
Product used: (from Scrapbook Deals 4U September Delight kit) Fancy Pants Delight line PP and journal sheet, Creative Cafe Chocolate Diecut ; Kaiser Craft blings, American Craft letter stickers and ink.

pbskids

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Yes, PbsKids is my sons’ favorite site, both of them would pester me to let them play in the site once I got online in my in-laws’ place every Saturday night. There they go again on the notebook:
I’ve used sketch #74 from Creative Scrappers for this layout and those pretty papers from Basic Grey Marrakech which came in Scrapbook Deals 4U April kit. Yes, this kit has been sitting there for several months ‘cos the patterns are just too overwhelming for me. I should have known earlier that it is ok for me to cut them up and use them sparingly. After browsing in their gallery then only I realize that (what a slow couch I am :D).

To add some glimmer, I’ve used the Stardust pen that came in their September Delight kit to draw on the peacock, it is only visible when you look from the side.

I still have a lot of paper from the Marrakech kit, and the Delight kit, and the recent October Delilah kit. Maybe I’m just too careful in using those beautiful paper or maybe I haven’t got that many pages to scrap and I’ve already skipped two months from them but I’m definitely still getting their November kit which is just too good to be missed. It was a hard decision for me ‘cos the other two kits looks so yummy as well. However since I know I’ll be doing more boy’s page rather than girl, and we don’t have Fall over here, so I choose Kit #3 – Flutter Butter.

I’m sure when the December kit is out, I’ll definitely need some more paper for Christmas cards šŸ˜‰
Edited: ops, forgot to put in the product used earlier on.
Product used: Basic Grey Marrakech PP, Humbly Print journaling spot, Me & My big idea chipboard sticker, ZIG pen, American Craft foam letter sticker.

Just being me

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Did this layout for Scrapbook Deals 4U cramfest horticulture class.

I’ve got this photo copied from hubby’s mobile phone which he took one day when we were over in LHDN (Lembaga Hasil Dalam Negeri) waiting to settle our income tax, I was busy thinking or doing something and wasn’t totally aware that he was going to take my picture. Thanks dear, else I won’t even have a photo of myself to scrap.
As for those flowers, the Petaloo Mulberry is from Scrapbook Deals 4U September Delight kit. I still have lots of those papers that I haven’t used in that kit. And I’m already ordering their October kit! Just can’t miss their lovely that put together by Martha. There are just so many yummy goodies inside, they are still selling it in the store, do grab one while you can.
Journal:
Being me is simple, who can be a better me than myself?
Being me is simply to love anything beautiful, scrapbooking,
craft, decoration, bright colours, vintage look, distressed look,
being love, being happy, donut, cupcake, gossip magazines,
Hollywood E! News, reality show, remodelling show,
Hong Kong modern series, surfing, blogging, day dreaming,
just relax and read my magazines, snuggle with my boys and do nothing,
go window shopping and buy nothing.
Really, Iā€™m just being me.
Thanks for looking and have a great weekend!
Product used: Autumn Leaves Resplendent, Prima flowers, Petaloo Mulberry Street Flowers, Kaiser Craft Rhinestones, American Craft letter thickers, some trim and Prima flower package backing.

Birds of a feather

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Instead I’ve used “birds of the same” feather as my title, didn’t spell out the word feather as I’ve already been using real feather on the layout. This is for a math’s challenge over in Scrapbook Deals 4U.
Have used some rhinestones and jewels on the chipboard and the pattern paper.

I’ve actually been wanting to scrap these two pages of my boys with their cousin, but there photos were kept in the envelope after being processed until this challenge. Thanks to challenges, else I’ll never get these photos scrap and even used up that big chipboard of peacock feather, and those feathers!
Product used: PP from Design by reminisce: Autumn afternoon; Basic Grey: Marrakech; Chatterbox: fabulous big star; Lily Bee: French couture; letter stickers for title from American Craft and Making Memories; chipboard from Basic Grey Marrakech; jewels and rhinestones from Prima and Kaiser Craft; some lace ribbon and distressing ink.