The one about the Big Breakfast

So the other day we went to McDonald's for breakfast and mum tried Big Breakfast for the first time.

When it came, she was most disappointed. She said it looked pathetic and unappetising. Plus it came cold because they didn't heat it up! *horror*

Here she is looking much happier after they came back with a slightly better version. *LOL*

Is the Big Breakfast in your region much more appetising than in Singapore? It's $7plus for the meal. Such a rip-off in my opinion for what you get. *LOL*

Playing with The Studio Challenges gold challenge. The patterned paper has gold-embossed details. I also added gold washi tape and gold brads.

Happy weekend friends!

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Die-cuts on a Christmas card

These days I've been really gravitating towards die-cuts on projects because they add texture and interest without bulk.  Which makes them much more postal friendly too...perfect for this year's Christmas cards. :)

Playing along with Sunday Stamps. 

Happy weekend friends! :)

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Get grungy with Erika Taylor!

My guest today is layer queen Erika Taylor of Taylord Concepts! I "met" Erika last year through Gauche Alchemy and I'm a fan of her super textured and layered style. She's a master with glimmer mists and paints.... and mixes the grungy and the pretty oh so very well. Erika's hosting a challenge and daring all of us to play along! With a fabulous prize for the winner! :) Game? Read on...

Let's have a look at her cool creations!

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There is something so freeing and truly beautiful about sitting down to create. Whether a paper card or a canvas, it does not matter. What matters is the freedom and fulfillment you get while you create.

Hi Everyone, I’m Erika Taylor and I’m so blessed to have this opportunity to share with you a little of my artistic life with you on Yvonne’s blog. I am so thankful for the chance and was tickled pink when Yvonne asked me to contribute. A little about me, I’m a wife to a wonderfully supportive and loving man Mark, who always comments about my crafting and notices when I change things up. I’m a mom to two wonderful children who love spending time in my craft room with me. I have always loved crafting ever since I was a wee girl. Making paper clip jewelry to construction paper fridge art, if I could create something, I would. My mother is very artistic and I’m blessed to have received that gift from her.

I started out 3+ years ago creating cards and was instantly hooked. The options were astounding and I loved how things just came together. I’m a layer queen and love piling layer after layer after layer onto a project. This is where my design team days started and I’ve been so super duper fortunate to be on some amazing teams over the past 2 years. Currently I am on the Nikki Sivils, Helmar Adhesive, Tattered Angels, Kiki Art, Say it With Letters, Frantic Stamper, Really Reasonable Ribbon, and PSA Essentials design teams. I’ve guest designed for quite a few great companies as well and I’m looking forward to guesting with Sparkle N Sprinkle as well as Darkroom Door soon.

Now back to my journey, I then started branching out to altered art and I’m more in love with creating now than ever before. Mixing Glimmer Mists, paints and art mediums is my big thing right now and thanks to being on the Tattered Angels Design team, I get to experiment a LOT!!! Pair that with being a glue nut (thanks Helmar) and you’ve got yourself a bonified CRAFT JUNKIE!!! What can I say, I love being busy and when I’m under the gun and have a bunch of deadlines, and I work really well.

I never plan a project ahead of time, I just let the cards fall where they may. When it is done, IT’S DONE!!! I don’t over think and I’ve been blessed with an eye for color. (again thank you mom ~hugs~). 

With all that said, I’ve got a challenge for all of you. I want to see a project from you that gets down and dirty!!! Something that is distressed, drippy, paint splatters and all. Try mixing those Glimmer Mists and crackle paints. If you come up with mud, go with it!!! And Yvonne I dare you to play along!!! I wanna see you rock out a grungy project. Like dirty, grungy Nirvana!!! Come on, you can do it.

 

For a little inspiration, a little Grunge Project from Lil Me.

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Is Erika daring me to try grunge???? It's time to bring out the big guns.....[dramatic music plays in the background] ...as in my paints and paintbrushes...*LOL* Will you join me? Link up your distressed creations using InLinkz (located at the end of the post) by Friday, February 25.

As always, please leave a little love for my guest Erika. :)

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A really pink card...and a winner! :)

 

Here's a really pink card. :) I really wanted to play along with the Moxie Fab World's Color Inspiration for Card Maker's Week - the monochromatics challenge. The pink on pink challenge....even though my patterned papers look a little peachy here..[I blame the gloomy weather].

Patterned papers are from Graphic 45. Ribbon. Trim. Fancy Pants felt heart. Paper rose. American Crafts foam thickers. Stickles in cotton candy. Tulle. Heidi Grace stick pin.

*Edited* This card was featured on the Create blog.

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A big "thank you" to the few who played along with my guest Mandy's Extending the Background challenge. I know it was a tough challenge but I'm so glad that those who played along had fun! The winner is....

Anita with this beauty...Check out how she extended her "scene" with paint! 

Congratulations Anita! :)

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Merci

Hello friends! :) I want to say "Merci" and "thanks a bunch" to my "accomplices" for Amy's surprise party! The operation was a success! ;) 

Just a simple card to share. I used the sketch from CPS and coloured Coffee Mae from Some Odd Girl with copics. Patterned paper is from Webster's Pages. Ribbon, button, stickles and SRM stickers.

P/s: Happy birthday Singapore! :)

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Sweet baby! Cute as a button..

 Sweet baby! Cute as a button...

Here's a quick card I whipped up for the challenge at Get Sketchy..(quick because there was no labour-intensive handstitching..;) Cosmo Cricket papers, lace, felt strawberry (Sassafras), Prima flower...Sentiments are from SRM stickers...there's a monthly challenge on their blog for a chance to be a guest designer for them!

*Edited* I made Top 5 at Get Sketchy! :)


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A sweet meal

Love these pictures of my parents enjoying a sweet meal on their wedding day.

I did a little misting (green) on the patterned paper (GCD Studios) and also misted on the black cardstock (silver). Part of the titlework was stamped with Making Memories foam stamps and paint, handstitched and then mounted on 3D dots. American Crafts foam letters. The lovely felt flowers were from my sweet friend Mirjam...:)

Inspired by Sketchy Thursdays.

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14.2.10

Just a simple layout today...14.2.10...I had fun with my nephew S...taking photos while lying in bed...the photos came out blurry because he wanted to press the button on the camera...:)

Paper and letters from American Crafts. Sticker from Stemma. Ribbon and trim courtesy of my friend Juhi...flowers courtesy of my friend K...some misting...

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E & Y

E & Y features a sisterly moment between my sister and me...awww...she was hugging me from behind! Love my super fake smile *LOL*...back then, it was my dad who was always making us pose for the camera...(now it's me!)

Some masking and misting (mask from Heidi Swapp)...some handstitching to define the misted area...Prima flowers,Patterned paper is from Lily Bee...I used a Fiskars border punch with a piece of scrap paper, lovely pink felt border (upcycled from a present from Amy), doiley, lace, crochet flower (crocheted by my friend Juhi).

Inspired by the challenge at Method Playground to use ruffles.

P/s: There's still time to enter my little challenge to win a lovely RAK! See this post.

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Lil me

Lil me in my favourite outfit at age 2...a denim patchwork pinafore dress! :)

Patterned paper and embellishments by Sassafras except ribbon and stamps by Making Memories (a renewed love for foam stamps!)

Inspired by TAAFOMFT.

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Baby girl

Congratulations to my cousin R who just had a baby girl! :) Just a quick card using scraps...:) based on the sketch at 2S4Y....

I also want to thank my friend Jesse Mendez for this lovely award...

Here are 10 things that make me happy...:)

1. The "high" after an invigorating workout.

2. Knowing that I've inspired someone.

3. Reading a thought-provoking article/book.

4. Watching a feel-good movie.

5. Making someone laugh out loud.

6. The fresh feel of a shower.

7. Hugs and kisses from my nephews.

8. Making something beautiful for someone else.

9. Listening to sappy music.

10. Spongebob Squarepants.

And 10 friends I would love to pass this award to... Jessica, Jeanet, Mirjam, Spardha, Shalini, Kavitha, Courtney, Carrie, Cindy and Mandy! :) Pin It

Thinking of you today

Thinking of you today my sweet friends! Thank you for the lovely messages you left on my Cupcake post...:)
Just a simple card to share today...based on the CPS sketch...the birdies are from Dream Street papers, stamp is from Inkadinkado, die-cut  (from my friend K), stickles, ribbon, bling and some handstitching. Pin It

Innocent baby

Innocent baby? My nephew J, enjoying his first bath in the tub with his brothers...He came to stay over recently and showed his naughty side :(...which I documented in a letter to him (tucked in the little envelope)...I did some stamping (yay!) with Fancy Pants stamps. Felties from Sassafras, tags from My Mind's Eye, base patterned paper from Creative Imaginations, letters from Basic Grey and brads from Imaginisce.

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Cupcake

Just a quiet post today....This cupcake card is dedicated to my Cocker Spaniel, Cookie, who passed away a year ago today....miss you gal..

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Entourage

This layout was a request by my friend Carrie (and seconded by Maggi) ...for me to do a layout entitled "Entourage" and featuring my two Shitzus - Joey and Chandler (yes, they were named after characters from Friends). I'm not a famous star (lol) so my entourage consists of just these two cuties... who follow me around when they want to go out and hang on to my every word when I'm holding their favourite snack (ready to give me their paw while salivating that is...:)

Patterned paper: Stemma, Maya mists, chipboard leaves: Fancy Pants, stickers (American Crafts, Adorn It & Studio Calico) and some handstiching...based on the sketch by Creative Scrappers. Pin It

Happiness is...

Happiness is like a butterfly which, when pursued, is always beyond our grasp, but, if you will sit down quietly, may alight upon you.  ~Nathaniel Hawthorne

 Cosmo Cricket papers, some handstitching, heart buttons,Sassafras owl feltie...inspired by the challenge at Caardvarks. Pin It

My guilty pleasure

Oh yes. I confess. My guilty pleasure is entertainment news. I love to watch it and read about it. I may not believe everything I hear or read but I'm secretly happy to know that celebrities aren't "perfect". I don't appreciate the methods the paparazzi use to get the so-called scoops but I enjoy seeing pictures of "stars without makeup" or how the celebrities have to starve themselves to look good for a premiere...Poor things...all the money and they can't eat what they want and pay trainers to torture them...haha! (insert evil laugh here)... What's your guilty pleasure?

Just a little misting on cardstock, lace, lovely 7Gypsies velvet flower (thanks Amy!), American Crafts letters, Kaiser Craft paper (babuska doll), We R Memory Keepers gromlet...

Inspired by the challenges at Method Playground and All About Me.

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X'mas is coming!

Oh yes! X'mas is coming! :) I just got my nephews some presents yesterday and am pretty excited to watch them open their presents. Ah...to be a kid again! :) How about you? Are you ready for X'mas?

Here's a X'mas card I made for the Get Sketchy challenge which is to use your favourite colour. My favourite colour is blue but I love to use red in my projects - the colour just pops! Graphic 45 papers..ribbon, stickles in rock candy and gold, ink, glossy accents and an ornate button. By the way, Get Sketchy having an awesome Basic Grey giveaway on their blog...go check it out here.

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Dreaming of a white X'mas

I'm dreaming of a white X'mas...tough in my part of the world :(.....but the cooler weather at this time of the year means some pretty blooms to admire...:) Are you having a white X'mas?

Papers are from Basic Grey...except for the shaped base mat, KI memories I think...lace, ribbon, pearls, flowers (thanks Juhi!), distress inks, rub-ons, white pen and distress stickles in rock candy (the glass glitter looks like snow!)

Have a great weekend!

Inspired by Let's Get Shabby.

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The one who peed on me

Meet J, the one who peed on me. You would think that after 3 nephews, I would be an expert on diaper changing, never mind that it typically happens just once a week...surely, I would be fast enough to avoid all accidents of such nature in the changing process. But no, this third one is the charmer...he smiles so sweetly at you that you are momentarily distracted from the task at hand and hence... get peed on...:( He is however, not the first boy to pee on me. His daddy, my own brother, peed on me when we were kids (on purpose, I must add!)...J was apparently, continuing the legacy...

You can now seriously laugh out loud....:0

Just some masking (Tim Holtz) and misting (Maya mists)...:) American Crafts vinyl stickers...journaling printed on transparency.

Inspired by this week's sketch at Creative Scrappers.

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