Goldfishes

I love goldfishes. They are round and cute and always happy to see you. I started rearing tropical fishes a couple of years ago and was obsessed with fishes for a while...I read every book they had in the library and interestingly, overcame my squeamishness about touching slimy live creatures. I remember feeling frightened as a child walking past a tropical fish store because of all the live insects and worms...I am glad now that I can feed my fish dried food....I'm not such a fan of watching one fish preying on another live creature....Anyway, this is my layout for this week's challenge at Scrapping Out Loud...which is to include some hidden journaling on your layout. Mine is a little envelope which I stitched directly on the layout ( a note to myself)..

A lot of handstiching on a mix of Sassafras and Scenic Route papers... some masking with paint and more stitching... Large chipboard by Fancy Pants, letter chipboard by Lil' Davis and letter stickers by Adorn It.

Pin It

Saturdays are happy days

Saturdays are happy days....that's when I get to spend the day with my nephews! This is my layout for this week's challenge at Scrapping The Music - Happy Days. Sassafras papers! A little inking. Ribbon. I went crazy with the handstitching (except for the white faux stitching)...I even made a mini-album (sort of) for random pictures taken in October 2009. Chipboard glitter letters are from American Crafts.

Pin It

Let's swing!

Let's swing! features my nephew, O, having a little fun at Ikea in December 2008...(you may recall that he just celebrated his 3rd birthday earlier this month).

This was done on an 18X12 canvas. I wanted to do a double page spread but decided that this would look great on the wall (plus I just had one of these in my stash :). I took the photos in sequence but this is what happens when you don't use a tripod and you are squatting..*LOL* I aligned the bar in the photos...Just random painting and stamping on the background, ribbon and chipboard....

====================================================================
A big thank you to my friends Carrie and Amy for this Over The Top award...:)I have to answer the following questions with one word answers...I shall attempt with the help of some hyphens.

1. Where is your cell phone? Next-to-me.
2. Your hair? Layered.
3. Your mother? Korean-drama-addict
4. Your father? Tennis-enthusiast
5. Your favorite food? Spicy
6. Your dream last night? Not-suitable-for-print-in-case-kids-read-my-blog
7. Your favorite drink? Water
8. Your dream/goal? Invent-something-that-defines-the-21st-century
9. What room are you in? Bedroom
10. Your hobby? Too-many-to-list
11. Your fear? Clowns
12. Where do you want to be in 6 years? Living-in-Europe
13. Where were you last night? Dreamland
14. Something you aren't? Waif-like
15. Muffins? Chocolate-chip
16. Wish list item? Shhh....If-I-tell-you'd-want-one-too
17. Where did you grow up? Singapore
18. Last thing you did? Shower
19. What are you wearing? Jammies
20. Your TV? On-as-background-noise-as-I-type-this
21. Your pets? Dogs-and-fishes
22. Friends? All-over-the-world
23. Your life? Interesting
24. Your mood? Pensive
25. Missing someone? Grandpa
26. Vehicle? Red
27. Something you're not wearing? Underwear
28. Favourite store? Borders
29. Favourite colour? Blue
30. When was the last time you laughed? Today
31. Last time you cried? Last-week-when-I-fake-cried-while-being-held-captive-by-a-fire-blowing-dragon-in-a-pretend-game-with-my-nephews
32. Your best friend? Is-a-dude
33. One place I go to over and over? Library
34. Facebook? Is-a-modern-day-Pandora's-box
35. Favourite place to eat? Air-conditioned-restaurant

I would like to pass this award on to Juhi, Cindy, Melissa, Jeanet and Mirjam.

Pin It

Spring

I live in a place where it's summer all year round (yeah...hot hot hot!)...but my favourite season is spring...I love to travel in spring...it's a little cold but not freezing...I get to see the renewal of greenery...blooming flowers....new beginnings...

This is a picture of me at age 2, enjoying the greenery at a park. I edited the photo and printed it on transparency..scraps from Webster's Pages, some tulle (a current favourite), flowers, stickers, a little handstiching, brown distress inks, glimmer mist/masking..

Inspired by These are a few of my favorite things.

Pin It

Scrapping Out Loud! blog hop!

Hello friends! This week's challenge at Scrapping Out Loud is up! You are required to use oversized embellishments and alphas on your page. We all have such embellishments right? Or perhaps you could make them? So, put on your creative thinking hats and get cracking! But hey, not until you partake in the Scrapping Out Loud ! blog hop!

Here's where you start: 1. Scrapping Out Loud blog

2. Denise's blog

3. Jessica's blog

4.Aphra's blog

5. Lou's blog

6. Yvonne's blog *You are here*

7. Scrapping out Loud blog

Leave a comment at each of the blogs so that you can be entered into the drawing to win a RAK!

My layout, Taking Flight, features my nephew, O, in a photo taken in April 2009. I used Poladroid for the photo. My oversized embellishments are naked chipboard pieces from Fancy Pants...I used patterned paper from Graphic 45...inked the edges with distress ink in black soot, then added a layer of crackle paint in Rock Candy for an awesome texture...some handstitching in a contrasting thread colour for added interest...bling and journaling with a white pen. Glitter chipboard letters are from American Crafts.

So leave me a comment and head back to the Scrapping Out Loud blog. Good luck! :)

Pin It

Love love love

Made this Love love love card for a friend celebrating an anniversary next month....a little drama with the ruffled tulle...ink, ribbons and brads...the sentiment is from an Inkadinkado stamp...stamped on a paper scrap, then adhered to the brad...all brads and paper from Imaginisce..

Inspired by Moxie Fab World.

Pin It

Mad House

Mad House? Nah...just sugar high from all the candy...I consider myself a pretty good negotiator when it comes to achieving a win-win situation with my nephews...so I was reading somewhere that people "bribe" kids with treats to get the "perfect" shot...my experience was a total fiasco of course...[check out those photos...lol]...Turns out you are supposed to take the photos first, then give the treats as a reward. I gave the treats first and by the time we got set up for the shoot...I got funny faces, giggling and NO cooperation...Oh well, we did have fun!

I did get a layout of that day done with this week's song at Scrapping the Music - Our House. Some Sassafras scraps...I really love the paint masking effect...;) This time I tried it with double layer stitching this time....A lot of work but it came out really nice...(I think)..the background cardstock is dark grey and really hard to photograph.

Pin It

Japanese

I love Japanese food...do you? There's this restaurant I go to every month for their Kaiseki course...yum...I get a little of everything that is fresh and in season..excellent sashimi..:) .

Love these "old" Sassafras papers...used some felt and ribbon...a little masking for my title work (paint and sponge), handstitching (around the title), faux stitching (white pen), some brads along the ribbon border.

Inspired by The Creative Type and Scrap Inspire Create.

Pin It

Happiness

Wishing you happiness...

A gatefold card using a piece of doiley, felt, a princess tiara and a floral sticker...

Inspired by Get Sketchy.

Pin It

Today

Today...okay, it was Saturday when I took this photo. So, I've always wanted a care bear (oh yes, I have a lot of toys for a grown woman...more on that in another post perhaps ;)...so a friend got me one...the pink Cheer bear...which my two nephews adored...the bear has the drool of both of them (yes, she needs a washing!)...so my mum, the doting grandma decided to get them one each..hence the 3 care bears in this photo. There's a sweet story behind this photo. Click on the smaller picture to read the journaling if you are curious ;).

Some masking using paint and a sponge...I outlined with a white pen to add a little more dimension...I used a Tim Holtz clock mask because this week's challenge at Scrapping Out Loud is to scrap about time....some stamping, some stitching...ribbon and stickers...Love this bright orange cardstock..it makes me happy!

Have a great Tuesday!

Pin It

M & J

M & J...My mum and dad on their wedding day...Just a quick layout using Graphic 45, a little rock candy crackle paint on the flowers (love this stuff), doiley, some lace, ribbon. distressing and inking around the edges...check out that cute crown and that lovely lace (gifts from my blogland friend Mandy)...:)

Inspired by the challenge at Let's Get Shabby.

*Edited* This layout got an honourable mention at Let's get shabby...:)

Pin It

Ocean

er

This week's song at Scrapping The Music is Beautiful Dawn...I used the word Ocean from the lyrics for my layout which features my second nephew, Ocean, on this third birthday two weeks ago. It is extremely difficult to take pictures of this cutie because he clams up in front of the camera...:(

Just a scrap of patterned paper (Cosmo Cricket), did a little sponge painting, fussy stitching (it took forever!), creative sticker piecing (to spell my title)...Come play along!

Pin It

Hello

Hello! I'm the Guest Designer this week at Card Patterns, an awesome card sketch challenge blog...One of the first few places I've been playing at since I started making cards in March this year.

I had a lot of fun making this card using felt, tulle, doiley and some Prima flowers.. letter brads and a little handstitching...:)

Pin It

Have a bootiful day

Have a bootiful day my friends! I'm fascinated by all things Halloween...we don't celebrate it in Singapore (read: no holiday!) and Halloween merchandise is generally hard to find..;( I love the dark eerie scary aspect of Halloween (appeals to my morbid side) and of course the treats...




So this is what I'm sharing with you today...a little signage I made...I used the web mask from Tim Holtz, then handstiched (yes, it took a long time)...the little felt pieces were from my local $2 store...I added stickles for some sparkle....







And some ideas for treats...Milk cartons painted black, a little bow, some monsters from Sassafras (added a little crackle paint in rock candy for some cool dimension), crepe paper and candy!

Hope you enjoy my little Halloween projects...continue with your Halloween blog party hop over at A Fanciful Twist...and have bootiful day!

* Edited* These cartons were featured on the Sassafras blog! :) Pin It

Sweet baby

Sweet baby...just a quick card to share...:)

Inspired by Get Sketchy.

Pin It