The Stylista and a little flashback circa January 2009

So I was invited by KCK (a local stationery/craft supplies manufacturer) to guest design over at their blog Krafers' Paradise. This was the layout I created using their Glittering Glamour line. It features my mother back in 1972...The Stylista (Okay, so I was watching this show on tv the other day..*LOL*..)

I used Distress Ink in Tea Dye to "age" the glittered paper a little...a little misting (Maya Road mist in Grapefruit Pink) on the white textured cardstock..crochet and paper doilies to "frame" the photo and lots of paper flowers, handmade felt flowers, Prima leaves and buttons. I also added some bits from Gauche Alchemy's Pink Parts Mixed Media Color Kit and pom pom trim! :) All chipboard and glitter stickers are from KCK.

P/s: If you live in Singapore, go leave a comment here and you may win for yourself a $10 gift certificate...:)

And now for a little flashback circa January 2009...

This was the first layout I posted on my blog...featuring nephew #2 at the Botanic Gardens. Holy smokes! I was using my stamps back then! I think the paper is from Scenic Route...:) My friend Amy Tsuruta challenged her friends to post their latest and first layouts. I was praying as I scrolled through my archives ...please let it be something re-post worthy...*LOL*

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Chic

Hello friends! Gauche Alchemy's monthly challenge is up! And it's a celebration of mothers! My layout, Chic, features my chic mother back in 1970 when she was a swinging single gal. :) I used the pink, green and yellow mixed media color kits. :)

Patterned paper is from The Girls' Paperie. I made my own button with fabric [okay the butterfly's a little off center]...7Gypsies, stickles...

Some handstitching [cheated a little and poked holes in some of the panels though ;], journaling was written on a piece of doiley...:) Come play along! Check out the details here!

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Once upon a time

Patterned paper: Prima (base) & Sassafras, Felt: Queen & Co, Chipboard: K & Co, Stickers: 7 Gypsies, Brads: Basic Grey, Rub-on: Delish, Others: lace: butterfly bling, thread, white pen, buttons, 3D dots, butterfly fabric, transparency, stickles.

Once upon a time, I was my mummy's little girl. She dressed me up in pretty little dresses which she sewed herself and tied up my hair with pretty bows. I was a lucky little girl.

I picked up this butterfly print fabric recently...love the colours on it and also bought some baby blue tulle...fun stuff...adds a little see-through texture (thanks for the inspiration Maggi!)...I added a little at the top and some around the fabric (not the easiest thing to photograph...and I was losing daylight..lol...so use your imagination). Cutting the butterflies from the fabric was not easy since my Singer fabric scissors are so heavy but I love how they look..Lots of stitching..

Inspired by Point Blank Period.

And (totally unrelated to this post), my layout was on the Sassafras blog! Thanks for telling me Amy! :)

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Blushing bride

Supplies: Cardstock, ribbon, lace, pearls, paint, border punch, tassels, crochet flowers, wrapping tissue cardboard.

This blushing bride is my mum on her wedding day...:)

I'm so in love with ribbon and lace...check out the gorgeous lace my friend Mandy sent me from Australia (framing the left and right)! Thanks Mandy! :) They are perfect for the new challenge at Let's get Shabby... which is to use white and/or cream with a hint of another colour. Mine's a hint of pink...the cardstock which I painted over. I have to give credit to my oldest nephew S, who suggested that I include a butterfly on my layout...it does look pretty...:). What do you think?

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Love my mum

Supplies: Patterned paper: American Crafts (brown background flourishes), Paper Salon (white, brown & blue), Sassafras (deer), Cut-out flourishes (brand unknown), Cardstock: Bazzill (blue & brown) & DCWV (copper), Brads: American Crafts (gold), Stickers: Toga (brown) and American Crafts (blue), Flowers: Prima, Overlay: Hambly, Ink: Brilliance (gold on embossed cardstock), Distress (vintage photo & walnut stain), Others: Ribbon, lace, ice-cream sticks (for titling), sanding block (for photo).

This week's song at Scrapping the music is "Secret Valentine" and the challenge over at Scrapping out loud is to be inspired by this Chinese proverb -" Tell me and I'll forget, show me and I may remember, involve me and I'll understand."

This is a page dedicated to my mum. Without her, I wouldn't have learnt how to cook, sew, clean, read, garden...and so much more. Of course, when I had to do those chores as a kid, I wasn't very happy about it...but now I really appreciate the "training" I went through because it has made me the independent and compassionate person that I am today . Thanks mum!


I may have gone overboard with the flourishes on this piece..lol.. just wanted to use up all the scraps from my previous projects..a 12 x 12 sheet of paper can take you really far if you use it well..:)...I even took out my Cuttlebug to emboss a piece of cardstock for this layout [I'm one of those who don't use a product when I don't see it, are you?]. I like the effect of gold ink on embossed paper - grand! I've kept this piece of Hambly for a long time...just couldn't bear to use it..I'm crazy about bracket shapes (are you?). I have one traced out from a Jenni Bowlin paper and recently purchased Heidi Swapp's bracket masks. And Prima flowers are just so beautiful..:) I really like the Magnum ice-cream sticks too (my once-a-week indulgence..yum...the dark chocolate has antioxidants and milk has calcium for strong bones...)..just ink the edges and they look great...


The journaling on this piece is hidden..;)

BTW, my friend Aimee made some cool Mother's Day IOU coupons that you can download and print for free. They're so cute and would look great on a layout too. Go check them out here. You can also check how other crafters are paying tribute to their mothers here. Pin It

A Blast From The Past!

Supplies: Patterned paper: Making memories (background), Sassafras (photo border), Scenic Route (handcut flowers), Cardstock: Bazzill (brown), Stickers: Adorn it, Mask: Tim Holtz, Ink: Ranger Distress (vintage photo, marmalade, brushed corduroy, walnut stain), Chipboard: American Crafts, Brads: American Crafts, Vintage keyhole: Anna Griffith, Die-cut paper clip: Daisy Bucket, Others: red thread, button

My mother's past, that is...;)

May's challenge over at ScrapInspireCreate is up! This month's challenge is A Blast From the Past. You have to scrap an old photo with some vintage elements. The deadline is midnight, 31 May 2009 (+8GMT).

I was psyched to have found this old photo of my mother with her colleagues back in the 70s before I was born. Many have said that I'm a replica of my mother. Can you spot her in the photo?

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