My 1st assignment as DT for SIL

June 3, 20114 Comments

This post is about my first assignment over at Scrap-it-lah: – “Things I can’t live without“.

It has been up since 1st June and you’ll have it until the end of this month, mid-night of June 30th (Malaysia Time) to join in the fun and stand a chance to get a lovely RAK:

All you need to do is to come up with a layout with things that you can’t live without. Check out what the Design Team did for this challenge to jump start your creative juices. Then once you did that, link it by using the Mister Linky.

Here is my take for this challenge:

This is actually base on an old PageMaps sketch that I’ve lost track of. PageMaps is actually providing all their sketches in downloadable pdf!

Here is a close-up of the retro punched out flower with a big brad, oh.. and I love those “lost & found” brads with die-cut shapes from My Mind’s Eye:

Hope you’ll join in the fun challenge and got inspired by the wonderful Design Team in SIL and most of all, have fun. Hope to see your creation soon.

I’ve used My Mind’s Eye Lost & Found paper line, Jillibean soup alphabeans, Making Memories journal pad and my old type writer for the journaling.

Happy Scrapping!

Envelope album

May 30, 20112 Comments

Hi there, how are you all doing?
We over here in Sabah, Malaysia is having out Harvest Festival holidays for two days – today and tomorrow!! Yay!

Today I want to share with you an Envelope album that I’ve made. The idea in making it is from this tutorial from North Ridge Publishing. I am so going to buy the Mini Album inspiration book!

It is so happened that I’ve got a bunch of photos from the recent Family Day of my DS, and this is what I’ve made:

The envelope is easy, you’ll just need an envelope template and start creating from there. The difference between what is being shown in North Ridge Publishing and my album is that I didn’t use brad to create the twine securing part. Instead I’ve used eyelets and some small circles to create it.

Here are the inside pages:

I’m keeping the medal in one of the envelope. I can actually keep letters or some other memorabilia in those envelopes.

Yup, the last page is us being silly doing the “jump”:

I hope I’ll get the Mini Album inspiration book pretty soon and start creating other mini albums.

Happy Scrapping!!

What I’ve used: Basic Grey Hopscotch pattern paper, October afternoon Thrift Shop label and word stickers, Bella Blvd Honey I’m home stickers, some distressed ink and circle puncher.

DT over at SIL

May 27, 2011February 7, 20182 Comments

Have got an exciting news to share with you all. I am one of the Design Team in Scrap-it-lah!!!! Yippie!!

I’m sure I’m going to have lots of fun!

What more I’ll working with a team of really talented ladies!

Check out the announcement here.

Hehehe.. I’ve some typing mistake in my write-up too.. :”>

A new challenge will be up pretty soon, so do check back here agian.

Happy weekend!!! And I’m going to have a long weekend! We are going to have two days holiday next week to celebrate the Harvest Festival for Kadazandusun people. Hopefully I’ll catch up with my sleep and crafting.

I’ve stolen…

May 21, 20112 Comments

an idea from Kristine, who always make colorful pages and crafts. Just love how she uses her punches in her projects.

This time, what I’ve stolen is the wall-hanging with “Dream happy dreams” wording! It is just so gorgeous and I wanted that in my boys’ room too. So, this is her version of the wall-hanging:

And this is my version of it using acrylic base:

It is just so cute, right? hehe.. giving myself a high hat to wear :p

I’ve used We R Memeory Keepers’ Hippity Hoppity papers, American Craft letter stickers, Martha Stewart butterfly punch, Fiskar retro flower punch and an acrylic piece from an album set.

I do hope however that the boys are really having happy dreams every night.

Happy weekend!

CS #155 Life is good…

May 15, 20113 Comments

I love this simple sketch from Creative Scrappers. I knew I’m going to use my square punch after seeing it and of course using butterfly and swirl too.

since I have a small photo of my two sons taken using my hand-phone, I wanted to limit the white space of the layout, thus I’ve put a border around the whole layout. I wanted also to be bold in using red as the background, thus I chose red!! Here is what I came up with from the sketch:

I just love that I was able to capture this moment of them in the car looking at what they’ve taken using my camera. That’s why the title and journal go: Life is good if you share [more], love more, laugh more with each other.

Those die-cute pop up stickers and felt stickers from Pebbles are just so fun to use and they are so adorable.

Love how it turns out though I still think that maybe I should be putting more things on the layout.

All the materials are from Scrapbook Daisies March kit #2 – Happy Go Lucky.

Have a go on the sketch and have fun!

Hoping for a great week ahead.

Scrapbook Daisies challenge #1

May 9, 20114 Comments

Here is a sketch that is being used by Scrapbook Daisies from Creative Scrappers for their blog challenge #1. Check it out as you have until end of this month (31st May) to finish off the challenge.

Here is what I came up with the sketch:

I’ve used two photos that was taken by hubby using his hand-phone and I’ve just recently got it processed in small print. Glad to have taken those photos ‘cos normally I won’t be in our travel photos! Mostly are the boys.
So, here goes. I used more doilies this time, which include even the background paper! Love that huge doily, wish to have more!! It is in Scrapbook Daisies March kit #1 – Hello Sunshine.
I love that wire pink love! Isn’t it cute?

And… I’ve done more of those retro punch out flowers again! They are just so easy to do and can easily match with the layout using just the same patter paper, just the reverse of it. And guess what? I’ve actually punched out those flowers before adhering the shape paper behind my photos, that way, those punched out holes can be hidden by another patter paper. A great way to save paper actually.

Here is another close-up of the flower, love it!

I hope you can join in the fun over in Scrapbook Daisies too, you never know what you’ll get from winning the challenges!
Have fun!!

Layout using CS sketch

May 7, 20113 Comments

Gosh! It is May and I haven’t been updating here since last month!! I’ve been wanting to add things up here, but just couldn’t get a clear photo of what I’ve done. It is always late when I reach home and I always go out from the house early before sun rise. So indoor photo is not a clear one, thus I’ve been waiting till today.

Here is the first that I wanted to share. It is the unfinished layout that I did – “Sisters?”, I’ve added the journaling as intended using typewritter:

The second layout is using a sketch from Creative Scrappers #154.

I love the look of those doilies in the sketch, thus I’ve used two sizes of doilies in my layout, which I’ve misted and stamped, here is what I’ve done using an old photo of my DS:

DS was about 2 years old, still chubby and with a cheeky smile. Love this photo, ‘cos I seldom get him smiling in front of the camera.

I also love how those banner chip board come together in the layout. The doily stamp, the paper and the chipboard are all from My Mind’s Eyes. They made this layout come together easily.

I’ve also misted those punched out butterflies and layered them to make them more steady.

Here is a close-up look on the layered doilies with stamps images.:

Thanks for stopping by.

To all my online friends who are mothers, Happy Mother’s Day to you all and I pray that you all will have a smashing Mother’s Day

1 sketch 2 layouts

April 29, 20112 Comments

Are you all watching the Royal Wedding? I’ve schedule this post and hopefully by then I’m in front of my TV and holding on to the remote.

I wanted to share about a sketch that I’ve used twice and yet the 2nd layout is not completely done yet, still left the journalling where I intend to do it using typewritter and in strip of paper.

The first layout was done using a really pretty pattern paper from My Mind’s Eye – Fine and dandy, which is Scrapbook Daisies February mini kit #2.

Here is a picture of the layout:

I know.. it is so much simpler from the sketch, right? Because the paper is just too cute to be covered by other pattern paper and I’ve only used a misted doily behind the photo and some stickers from the die-cut sticker sheet in the kit.

Oh.. and I love the large Martha Stewart butterfly punch, just look at the result where I’ve punched two and layered them with some tiny round stickers on its body, love it!

I’ve also used Ali Edward stamp from Technique Tuesday since I don’t want to do lots of other journaling, I just want the boys know that I love them and how much they love each other though they sometimes fight with each other. This stamp is just great for the layout.

Another layout that I did using the same sketch is this:

This is done using Basic Grey January page-of-the-month kit, the paper line is call Curio. I’ve done some fussy cutting on the strip pattern paper to get the lace, and lots of distress ink on the edges.

Have also punched out butterflies and misted it with Maya Road mist in Avocado metallic, love its shinny look. Those crochet doilies are from Sweet vintage and I’ve also put some ink on it.

I think I prefer the 2nd layout which has that distressed look. What do you think? Which one do you prefer?

Thanks for leaving blog love and I really appreciated you all.

A lift – Be brave, be you

April 24, 20113 Comments

Here is a lift that I did following Kristine’s “book” layout. Her layout are all so gorgeous and I found one that I can used with my two photos of my son standing on the beach enjoying the wave.

I’ve also used the paper flower which was being taught in Scrapbook.etc. It is so simple to do and will harden ‘cos I used gel medium as the glue to glue it down on a small piece of circle. As for the retro punched flower, I’ve stamp with Technique Tuesday’s wording stamp and distress it with Tim Holtz’s distress ink. Love how the whole flowers turn out.

Oh.. how was your Easter goes? Mine is a busy day with the launch of Handprint toy library, the first in Sabah, today in Likas Square.

Hope for a great week for you all, goodnight!

Love mini album

April 17, 20112 Comments

Did this mini album today with left over pattern paper from Echo Park sweet summer time, plus the new stamp set that I get from Technique Tuesday – Love by Ali Edwards. I just love those quotes and simple sentences and it is just perfect for this album which contains photos of my family.

This little house chipboard from Maya Road is just so fun to work with, what more with colorful Echo Park papers.

I’ve also used Martha Stewart’s butterfly punchers and Fiskar Retro flower punch. I created the front retro flower by stamping it with yet another Technique Tuesday Verbose stamp. Distressed it with Tim Holtz’s antique linen distress ink. Love the result.

Here are the inner pages decorated with Sweet summer time’s element stickers and more of Ali’s stamp.