Remnant lace on a mixed media card

Do you have remnant little bits of lace lurking in your stash that are just too pretty to throw away? Why not adhere them all on a card to create a lovely textured background? :)

I started by adhering the remnant lace pieces on a watercolour card base with gel medium. You can get creative by mixing the pieces to create a lovely pattern. Then, paint a layer of gesso to prep the textured surface for colorants. 

I went in with some spray mists and applied some gesso on the raised surfaces to showcase the lace texture.

I finished the card with a few embellishments from Maya Road. 

Happy week ahead friends! 

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Your weekend project: mixed media wall art

It's March and into month #3 without Netflix. *dramatic music plays in the background* 

Instead I've been watching YouTube videos on Minimalism. I know. That's so NOT me. *LOL* Of course, with these sort of videos, there are so few things in sight that your eye tends to wander to where there are things *winks* like the walls. Which have one or two framed quotes in gold foil text on a clean white background. 

"Well, I can do that", I said to myself. And then of course, my background is mixed media madness and my text is in black. Hahaha!

I started with a white plastic frame that I bought cheaply in Manila back in 2016. Yes, it was left languishing in my cupboard for a while. Since my motto this year is to "Use it or lose it", this baby got a few lovely coats of spray paint to make it look a little more "expensive". 

Next, I found a piece of hot-pressed watercolour paper that was THE perfect size for the frame (read: no cutting required!). Then I thought to myself, "Why waste a good sheet of paper on some text?" And then promptly went to town with spray mists and stencils, acrylic paints and liquid acrylics. Yep, we are talking about Maximalism here. ;)

Of course, that whole process took a bit of time and I asked myself, "Do I really want to cover all that up with a quote?". Actually, I was tired at this point and really didn't feel like fiddling with text plus I've been practising brush lettering my daily affirmation so that's what I went with....YES.

So I wrote the word numerous times on wrapping tissue....chose the one that I liked best and just adhered it to the base with gel medium. Of course, you get just write directly on the watercolour paper but when you do it this way, you can play with the placement of the text on different parts of your artwork but committing to it. :)

Happy weekend friends!

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26 fun ideas for scrapbooking food photos

Confession: I may have more food photos than people photos on my phone. *LOL* Tell me I'm not the only one...please?? *winks* Anyway, here are 26 fun ideas to scrapbook those food photos. :)

How to tell your story with your photos and embellishments

The one about the muffins

The one about the lemon curd tarts

The story about the cheese tarts

The one about the four-layer cake

The queue for chocolate chip cookies

The Tupperware party

The layout with lots of stuff

The laksa and matchstick story

Guess whose birthday it was?

Bits and pieces on my layout

Someone had an ice-cream birthday cake

Every picture tells a story...or does it? *winks*

At last

Why we need an umbrella indoor:The McCafe Story

When art imitates life

A salad and cake

Afternoon tea

Food confession

Rice only

How to eat a turtle...*winks*

The one about the pretend sad faces

Marini's on 57

Looks can be deceiving

I've been checking you out...*winks*

The squid squad

There you have it. 26 fun ideas for scrapbooking food photos.  

Do you enjoy scrapbooking food photos?

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Why I enjoy sketching and colouring in cafes...:)

When I first started sketching, I was really self-conscious about doing it in public cafes because I really didn't know what I was doing and I didn't want other people to know. *winks* 

Now, I still don't know what I'm doing half the time but with caffeine and dessert, I can zone out and enjoy the process. Some busy bodies might sneak a peek at what I am doing;  most people are too busy playing with their electronics and the ones that do say something generally say something nice. 

I would look for a nice cosy corner by the window (natural light!) and just enjoy my ar therapy for a while. Actually, most of my sketches are done on the go. Too many distractions at home. You know, art supplies beckoning me to "use" them....*LOL*

What about you? Do you enjoy arting in cafes?

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Someone had 2 mains for dinner (Not me)!

So the other day we went to the NUSS cafe for dinner and my sister decided to order the stuffed squid. 

When it came, my sister was a little disappointed (Note: facial expression had to be re-enacted for me! Hehe...) because the portion was really pathetic.

So she ordered another main - a club sandwich. Notice the much happier expression on her face? It's because of those curly fries! Why do curly fries taste better than normal fries??? *winks*

Still working hard on demolishing the scrap pile but it's always fun to incorporate little fun bits on my layout - a little cup here, a monster there...you know. *LOL*

Playing along with Stuck?! Sketches.

P/s: Happy weekend friends!

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One box: three ways

Remember how excited I was about the sturdy boxes that the Google WiFi Routers came in? Well, I had to wait a whole week before I could work on them (in case they didn't work and we had to return them in those boxes.*winks*).

Anyway, I wanted to challenge myself to create three different decorated boxes...here they are in one post. :)

The upcycled router box...tutorial

The hard to photograph decorated box

Your weekend project: decorated box and gift bag (tutorial)

There you have it...one box: three ways. Which one do you like?

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