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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Happy birthday Amy Tsuruta!

So these two owls are going to a party! My friend Amy Tsuruta's birthday party that is! :) I'm sure all of you are acquainted with Amy's lovely work! She was recently a guest here on this blog and is fabulous at mixing and matching patterned papers. She's also one of the nicest people I know in blogland. 

Happy birthday Amy! May you always be happy and healthy! You've been the sweetest bloggy friend ever and I really hope you enjoy your special day! :) I invited some friends to join me in a little surprise party for you...;)

If you know Amy, drop by her blog and leave her a little birthday love! :)

Patterned paper is from Bo Bunny, owl stamp from Sassafras, stickers, felt flower and glittered chipboard.

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Let go

Sometimes we just need to let ourselves go and have fun...which was pretty much what my nephews were doing....they were in their "castle" operating  a "restaurant"...I ate so much pizza and spaghetti since I was their only customer *LOL*. This layout was inspired by this week's song at Scrapping The Music - Let Go and The Studio's challenge to use masks/mists.

Papers are from Bo Bunny, Tim Hotlz mask, Martha Stewart edge punch, Maya mists, Heidi Swapp chipboard letters (coloured with a Sharpie), white pen and star stickers.

P/s: Thanks for all the lovely comments and emails about my little win over at Moxie Fab World. :) I have the sweetest friends! :)

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Dinner time

Hello friends! I've just joined the design team over at Some Odd Girl! Here's my debut card Dinner Time featuring Cherry On Top! :) I don't know about you but I could totally eat dessert for dinner! ;)

I was feeling a little restless after my Card Patterns stint ended and decided that I wanted to be "forced" to make cards weekly ..*LOL*...But aren't these the cutest digital images? I'm so gonna get good colouring with Copics! [Okay, some wishful thinking!] They have a challenge blog too! :) And did I mention that they have a freebie section at their store too? Seriously! :) Go see what the rest of the team created HERE!

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Hello friend...a green card

Is it too green? ;) My Hello friend card is actually an upcycled green card. The main base is an old CD...the base in the center is actually the cover of a bottle ....I just blinged it up with some stickles and bits from Gauche Alchemy's Envy Green Mixed Media Kit. The felt letters are from American Crafts, some misting on white cardstock and some ink on the edges. I was inspired by the challenge over at CAS-tastic to use some bling...:)

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Guess who's 1

Hello friends! :) This really simple layout, Guess who's 1, features my friend Rinne's boy Matthew at his birthday party. He was previously featured in this Sunshine layout. I used lots of Sassafras scraps (love those monsters) and the sketch from Sketchy Thursdays for this. SRM sticker, American Crafts felt stickers and foam tabs, ribbon, buttons, brad and stickles.

Have a great week ahead! :)

P/s: I've some surprises lined up for August! ;)

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Guns & roses

So Gauche Alchemy's the latest sponsor over at the These Are a Few of my Favorite Things challenge site and I decided to play along. Fave band? Soooo hard to choose...my taste in music is eclectic though I don't enjoy techno and totally don't get trance....Anyway I had to choose one for the challenge so I did a tongue-in-cheek piece featuring my oldest nephew S, er....posing with his toy guns & added paper roses as embellishments... Guns & Roses...haha...so corny right?

Okay, so I totally made my nephew pose for this. *LOL*

Yes, another piece done on 6 X 12 acrylic...inked the edges with Stazon in Fuchsia Pink..some paper scraps from Sassafras...misted the music paper from the Wholey Sheet Mixed Media Kit and used bits from the various Mixed Media Color Kits.

Oh well, Guns N' Roses Sweet Child O' Mine is still my fave song to sing to when driving...particularly when I'm feeling sleepy...so glad I have an amplifier in the car!!!!;) Er...when I'm by myself of course! :)

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Home sweet home...for pens & pencils

Just wanted to share what I made last month for Gauche Alchemy's Theme Day using Ouchless Cardboard (aka corrugated paper!) Home sweet home...for pens & pencils. Brown paint for the base then beige paint (dry brush technique) and browns inks and embellishments from the It's all gravy, baby! Brown Mixed Media Color kit.

I made this pen holder for myself actually. But my oldest nephew S, saw it and asked if he could have it...

And this came about because another nephew, O, decided that he wanted one too! This one's actually a wooden birdhouse..Oh well, they both ended up happy and I still don't have a pen holder..Anyone want to make me one? *LOL*

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Baby girl...on acrylic

I made this tall card/hanging/display on clear acrylic...a gift for someone who has a baby girl perhaps? I went really saccharin sweet with mostly pink...a little white and silver.[It's been really hard to photograph projects of late with the gloomy weather.] Edges were inked with Stazon in Fuchsia Pink. I left the center portion empty..I might add a photo or a quote when there's someone to give to! ;)

Love the pink textured and glittery paper that my friend Spardha sent me...see the silver glitter bits? So pretty! :) Some glitter chipboard on white paper doiley, a little tulle (I stitched it to the ribbon and button and secured with a glue dot), some paper roses, the pink plastic star is a paper clip (from the stationery store) and the butterflies are from an American Crafts patterned paper.

I added some lace trim at the base...did a little pleating and secured with cute brads...(I used my Cropadile to punch small holes...if it's paper, I usually just use my trusty stapler)...:)

What do you think?

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SGF

I was at the Singapore Garden Festival about 10 days ago. This biennial event showcases award-winning gardens from all over the world and it really is a feast for the eyes if you enjoy gardens like I do....which explains why I took over 400 photos of plants that day...*LOL*.

This layout was totally inspired from the show...mostly American Crafts stuff [ in case you were wondering...I store my supplies by brand and tend to work on a brand till I'm blue in the face before moving on..;)...I layered the vellum (with the coloured blocks) over the floral patterned paper...it has a nice dreamy effect... The paper flowers were cut from that same piece of patterned paper and covered up by the square block..;)...which opens up to some hidden journaling...(notes to my future self! ;) and a disc with all the photos from the show.

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Party time

Hello friends! How about a little "party time" to start the week? Dreary wet weather begone!

Just a simple card to share today!:) I misted the background and coloured a Some Odd Girl digital stamp with copics. I used my trusty MS edge punch and added a bright yellow ribbon. The sentiment is from SRM stickers! :)

Inspired by the sketch at CAS and the summer theme at CAS-tastic.

*Edited*  This card made Top 5 at CAS-tastic! :)

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Sunshine

Check out this little ray of sunshine, my friend Rinne's little boy Matthew! :) He just turned one ....spiffy at his birthday party...:) This layout was inspired by the latest challenge over at Scrapping The Music - Soak up the sun by Sheryl Crowe!

Some misting (yellow & blue), Bo Bunny patterned papers, American Crafts foam letter stickers (I added some distress stickles for that glass glitter sparkle), faux stitching and SRM word stickers.

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Tweet nest

Yeah. Corny I know. Tweet nest. That's what you get when you are trying to use your remaining alphas creatively...*LOL*.. So...do you like my tweet nest? ;) Dreamy? It really does look sweet and very sparkly...just super hard to photograph (gloomy weather not helping either!)

The base is clear acrylic...edges inked with pink Stazon...Patterned paper is from American Crafts...a lot of fussy cutting before adhering to the acrylic ..some distressed stickles in rock candy for sparkle...Pink tulle and pearls around the edges...Felt on Maya Road chipboard bird...stickles on American Crafts foam alphas...handmade felt flowers (and some ready-made ones from American Crafts).

I was inspired by the challenge at Scrap-It-Lah to alter something. It looks deceptively simple but took a really long time to complete...if you've worked with acrylic, you understand the pain...the need to be ultra careful because glue smudges stick out like a sore thumb...*LOL*

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Beautiful day

I hope you are having a beautiful day! :) Today I'm showing you this beautiful day signage that I shared on the Gauche Alchemy blog last month.

 The base is this really cool plastic from the Wholey Sheet Mixed Media Kit. I love that it adds interest and that bit of texture. A lot of fussy cutting with the Delovely line by Cosmo Cricket which I then assembled with a little 3D dots for dimension and embellished with bits from the various Mixed Media Color Kits.

Some felt flowers and buttons! :) That strip along the green ribbon is washi tape. Some glittered chipboard letters.

A pretty alternative to a card perhaps?

P/s: I loved seeing all your projects using those felt flowers! Any suggestions on future tutorials?

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Ritual

Hello friends! Today's layout features my littlest nephew J and our little Saturday after dinner ritual...

Read the journaling to find out what we do...;)

Mostly American Crafts...patterned papers, chipboard, brads, foam & felt tags & tab...A little misting and masking (Maya mist/ & Heidi Swapp mask), some handstitching...punched out butterflies, buttons, crochet doiley, pin, felt flower, paper rose, journaling was printed on transparency.

This layout was inspired by the challenge at the American Crafts blog.

Have a beautiful week!:)

 

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