What a merry day!

What a merry day it was for my nephew S!:) He had a hand in making his own birthday cupcakes...(grandma said that it was healthier to skip all the creamy toppings so we all ate naked cupcakes! ;)

I shot the photo in auto mode and was too lazy to edit the shadow...so I made it a design element...Did it work? *LOL*

Bo Bunny papers, Gauche Alchemy punchinella and Pink Parts Mixed Media Color Kit. SRM Stickers. American Crafts thickers. Stickles. Washi Tape. Handsitching. Mists.

Inspired by the sketch at Bo Bunny and the prompt at Category Stories.

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A big thank you to those who played along with my guest Dora Dekker's cone challenge!

The winner is  Boukje! :)

Congratulations! I'll be contacting you shortly via email! :)

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Travelology

The new challenge at Scrapping The Music is up! This week's song is Upside Down by Jack Johnson. My layout features my sister and a monkey who lives in the sanctuary at the end of the world's most dangerous road in La Paz, Bolivia. The monkey was trying to get at her backpack! :)

I'm channeling my inner Julie Tucker-Wolek (read this post if you don't know what I mean!)...and did this layout in less than 30 minutes including the fussy cutting! Yay! :)

All patterned papers are from Prima. American Crafts thickers. I was inspired by the __ology challenge over at Category Stories.

P/s: There's a new challenge up at the Some Odd Girl challenge blog -  window cards! Go check it out HERE! 

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Perfect fit

There is nothing like the perfect fit. I love to look at pictures of my younger self and check out some of my fashion faux pas and fashion victories...Turns out my mother dressed me well..I was always in pretty dresses with matching purses and shoes, pretty bow in hair and minimal accessories. Things changed when I could dress myself. My teenage years were typical fashion victim years...photos of which my sister suggested I should burn since she believes that we should only preserve the "nice" photos of ourselves...lol..

What's your fashion story?

Some masking/misting (Tim Holtz mask & Maya mist), handstitching, patterned paper from Studio Calico (Homefront collection courtesy of Sherry:), lace, ribbon, crochet flower & flower center bling (courtesy of Juhi:). Journaling printed on transparency. Title prompt was inspired by Category Stories. Pin It

Laugh

I laugh a lot....(mostly at myself;)...a lot while watching tv/movies and reading blogs...How often do you laugh with carefree abandon? It's a great stress reliever and really helps you see the brighter side of life...:)

Check out my goofy face and laugh out loud!

Played with Prima papers and stamps on this layout! Also tried out the Rock Candy Crackle Paint (on the red roses)....LOVE the subtle cracks!

Inspired by Category Stories.

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Who lives in a pineapple under the sea?

Supplies: Patterned paper: Sassafras, Cardstock: Bazzill, Mask: Tim Holtz, Others: Distress ink, glimmer mist, stickers, thread, glitter letter stickers (courtesy of Jeanet).

Who lives in a pineapple under the sea? SpongBob SquarePants! :) He's not everyone's cup of tea but I find him hilarious! What cartoon do you like?

Just some scraps, masking, misting and stickers!

Inspired by Category Stories.

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Yes

pSupplies: Patterned paper: American Crafts & Paper Salon, Cardstock: Bazzill, Chipboard: Heidi Swapp, Stickers: Doodlebug, Others: Ribbon, white pen, cork paper, stickles.

I've always wanted to design and make really cool and functional furniture. I love hidden spaces and drawers. This "kai" table by Japanese designer Hirakoso is really something I could envision doing. Look at all the hidden spaces to store stuff! I could totally store all my scrap stuff! :) Yes. This is what I want to do - design really cool and functional furniture. What's your dream job?

This layout was inspired by the prompts at One Little Word and Category Stories. Pin It

Sashimi

Supplies: Patterned paper: Basic Grey & Sassafras (frame), Cardstock: Coredinations (base) & Bazzill (photo mat), Puffy stickers: American Crafts, Stickers: Toga, Others: ribbon, white pen

The prompt at Category Stories is "What's cooking?"...Apparently, nothing. I like my food raw...:) Salads, fruits and sashimi of course...with fresh wasabi and soy sauce with radish...yum..An acquired taste most definitely...the first time I tried it, I gagged and told myself never to try it again...well, never say "never"...:)

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For the love of movies...Category Stories challenge

Supplies: Patterned paper: Cosmo Cricket(Stripes), Luxe Designs (hearts) & Sassafras, Cardstock: Bazzill, Stamps: Technique Tuesday & Making Memories, Rub-ons: Kaiser, Stickers: ProvoCraft & American Crafts, Others: chipboard, paint, ink, pen.

I am a big movie buff. Are you? Somehow, the prospect of being a part of somebody's "reelity" for 90 minutes or more is terribly appealing to me. Not that my life is that drama-free (more on that in another post...*grins*). I think I've learned a lot from movies. From romantic one-liners to high-speed car chases, I love'em all. Except HORROR. I never watch horror. I read horror books but I never watch horror movies. I was totally creeped out by The Ring (the original Japanese version) and I couldn't bear to watch tv for a couple of days...just in case something climbed out from my tv set...haha...

Anyway, the challenge over Category Stories is "Going to the movies"...fabulous! Here are some closeups...


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Category Stories February Challenge

This is my first time participating in the challenges over at Category Stories. The availability of a wide variety of scrapbooking materials makes it easy to just pile on the embellishments to make pages look pretty forgetting the actual stories behind the photos. The great thing about challenge sites is that they "force" you not only to use your stash (don't hoard!) but to remember the stories behind the layouts. I journal on every single layout. Sometimes when the design of a layout doesn't permit a lot of journaling, I write at the back because I think that the story behind a photo is really important. Sometimes when I'm lazy, my journaling's part of the title.

A picture of my sweet nephews...so hard to get them both to look at the camera at the same time, let alone smile for me...oh well, I'll take what I can get...used mostly old stash and some recycling goodness - ice-cream sticks! It's super pink and super girly and totally not me at all but I like it!


This PageFrames acrylic frame was inked with Stazon, then mounted on FancyPants felt. So cool that they go well together. Some stitching...:) Photo mounted on cardstock. White lace on edges.



Buttons, ribbons, lace and a little floral tassel from the craft store. The felt piece is from Fancy Pants. The "kiss kiss" paper is from Cosmo Cricket (came free with a magazine)...:)



I used my Making Memories magnetic stamps (there were in cold storage for a while!) with VersaFine ink and stamped on ice-creams sticks. They were adhered on lace and then added to the layout. Also used some pink brads.


Supplies

Paper: K & Co, Cosmo Cricket, Sassafras (the lace-like trim), Bazzill
Acrylic frame: PageFrames
Felt pieces: Fancy Pants
Tags: K & Co
Letter stickers: Adorn It
Brads: American Crafts
Others: Ribbons, buttons, tassel, lace and ice-cream sticks Pin It