Tuesday

A book cover for my art journal..:)



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I thought after all the effort I put into the art journal pages, it should have a fun book cover! :)


I trimmed a sheet of watercolour paper to size and did a little masking/misting and stamping. 


A fun banner and lots of stickers.... + glossy accents ...


Super fun and easy to do!
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Monday

The one where I went a little crazy with the background stamping and stickers....



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Hello friends! Today I am sharing the last page of my art journal featuring the nephews...:) 


Yes, I went a little crazy with the background stamping and stickers...*winks*

Playing along with the challenge at SODAlicious.

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P/s: I have a special guest on the blog this week...can't wait for you to meet her! :)


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Friday

The start of a girly art journal...




So last month I completed my first art journal in an altered book featuring my nephews. This month I started on a girly journal starring my niece....an excuse to play with pretty stuff like lace, floral fabric tape and blooms! :)


I love cutting windows in my book because the depth allows me to add dimension objects like the blooms and pearls without creating bulges in the book so it sits nicely in a bookshelf. :)

Visit Faber Castell Design Memory Craft for a step-by-step on how I created these mixed media journal pages.


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Thursday

The real reason why I favour clean and simple cards...



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With my recent foray into mixed media madness, I've been favouring clean and simple cards. Kind of helps with the artistic sanity part...you know...to achieve a balance...[Nah...less time to make complicated cards..*LOL*]



Playing along with the challenge at CAS-ual Fridays.

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Wednesday

Pulling out pretty things from my "save-it-for-a-rainy-day" stash to use always makes me happy...



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Whenever I find myself uninspired, I decorate a box. :)



Pulling out pretty things from my "save-it-for-a-rainy-day" stash to use always makes me happy. :)

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Just sharing my project for LESSology Challenge #22: So Charming! :)


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Tuesday

The one where I dropped an inked stamp...


Oh-so-sweet

One of the things I did when I reorganized my craft supplies was to put my stamps in drawers on my desk [since it's been established that I only like to use things in close proximity to me...*LOL*]....which increases their chances of being used [faint chanting of Y's stamps "please give me some love" can be heard in the background..*winks*].


The good thing is that I have been using my stamps! The bad thing is that I have a tendency to drop my inked stamps in my excitement [works better in a art journal that is cleverly covered up..haha] like on this layout. So it became part of the design with additional random stamping. *LOL* Seriously though, would you have been able to tell if I hadn't confess? 

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Just a layout of the niece...:)


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Monday

Photos in my art journal.... and a giveaway winner! :)


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Have you noticed that I have photos on all my journal pages this year? I realize that I'm most attracted by pictures of people so including photos has really helped sustain my interest. :)


Plus, I can leave my art journals to someone when I die...["But when will you die?" asked the nephews.] *LOL* 
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Thank you for all the feedback on the tutorials you would like to see...this year I will be working on some video tutorials...once I find a style I'm comfortable with...should I include my face? My voice? Music? Jokes? So many things to consider...*LOL*

And the winner of Do More With Less's birthday giveaway is.....


Congrats Tone-Lill! Please contact me with your mailing info so that I can send your package out to you! :)


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Friday

Their eyeballs pop out! :)



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On my recent trip to Kuala Lumpur, I spotted these cute Angry birds lookalike watches....squeeze them and their eyeballs pop out! *LOL* Perfect for my nephews [why yes, I have a morbid sense of humour...*winks*].


Well, anything to keep boys entertained for a whole day = awesome win!

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I used the sketch from ScrapFriends where I got to guest design at this month. :) Come play along!



P/s: Last weekend to get in on LESSology Challenge #21: You are my sweetheart! Have an awesome one my friends!


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Thursday

Do you have stacks of cards ready for all occasions?



Awesome-card

Do you have stacks of cards ready for all occasions? I don't. *LOL* I like to whip things up when I need them. :) So I'm always thinking of ways to simplify my card-making process.


I recently started using watercolour paper instead of white cardstock for my scrapbook layouts [They hold up better to my mixed media abuse...*LOL*]. But the watercolour papers come in 16x12 sheets so after cutting them down to size, I am left with 4x12 strips. These are really handy for pressing on the residual mists left on masks. I love that I have a stack of these to use whenever I need to make a quick card.


I run it through the Cameo for the sentiment, add a few embellishments and I'm all done in 15 minutes. 


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Playing along with Moxie Fab World.


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Wednesday

Giggles, kisses and laughter...:)



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I love hanging out with these two - littlest nephew J (3+) and niece S (1+). Always filled with giggles, kisses and laughter. They are soooooo entertaining. :) And they work really hard [posing for pictures..*LOL*] for food. *winks*

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Playing along with the challenge at Challenge Me Happy.



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Tuesday

I love my Gelatos! :)



Brothers-united

I remember the first time I had gelato. It was winter. In Rome. It took me a whole hour to finish my gelato. A total luxury for someone who lives in a tropical climate. [Lady Gaga's meat dress would sizzle in the heat and she could totally eat her dress! *LOL*]


I still love eating my gelato on a cold rainy day. :) And apparently I love playing with gelatos too - Faber Castell Gelatos® Colors.  *winks* Do you know that they can be both a dry and wet medium? Check out how I used 3 Gelatos® Colors to create my background in a step-by-step tutorial over at Design Memory Craft. 

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P/S: Just a layout of the nephews working hard to score some chocolate from their aunt! :)


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Monday

How to create a supply list for your creative project.



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A lot of you have been asking me about how I create the supply list for my creative projects. Here's a tutorial of how I do it using my latest journal page and Photoshop.




1. Start by opening a new file. Ensure that the new file is large enough to fit your photo plus text. You can crop it down later. If you like, you can also name your file.




2. Open your project photo. Unlock your photo layer. Click on the lock and drag it to the trash bin.




3. Use your MOVE tool to move your photo to your new file.




4. Select TEXT tool. You can also choose a colour for your text.




5. You can also choose your text font and size.




6. Type out your text. I start a new TEXT layer for each line [see right column]. You can use the MOVE tool to adjust your text to desired position.




7. Select BRUSH tool. You can adjust the brush size and hardness. When you start using the BRUSH tool, the layer must be rasterized so you can no longer edit the text.




8. Use your mouse [or tablet and pen] to start drawing your arrows. You can undo each step with Undo Brush Tool.




9. Once you are happy with your image, you can crop it to size with your CROP tool.




10. Resize your image and save. I usually save one version in .PSD [so that I can edit later] and another for web. 

There you have it, how to create a supply list for your creative project. :)


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