A Pastel Christmas Card

Alot of blog hopping on card makers blogs landed me to these two amazing challenge blogs; Mojo Monday and The Shabby Tea Room. I'm playing along on both sides with one card...

1. The Shabby Tea Room's Week #88 The Shabby Pastel Christmas
2. Mojo Monday's Sketch 215

The inspirational photo from The Shabby Tea Room:

Sketch 215:

Here is my card:

I'm using Pink Paislee's Snow Day papers here on a kraft cardstock base. Alphas are Prima & Basic Grey.

I was just so inspired to create this card, had alot fun with these papers :) I just love how pastel can work well on a Christmas card too and not just red and green :)


Thanks for dropping by!

Forever and a Day!

A few weeks back, my ex-schoolmates called for a mini reunion gathering, just a small group of us at all the way at Subang Parade (I used to go to school in Subang), and we went together as a family since most of them wanted to meet my hubby and son.

Of all days, he decided to be l'enfant terrible! He refused to sit in his stroller, he fusses at the high chair, his usual cartoons can't cheer him up and poor daddy had to carry him around the mall so mummy can catch up with her old friends. I was thoroughly annoyed and embarrassed by his behavior and can't wait to just get home. When we were in the car, he even fussed in his car seat which isn't normally the case, he usually loves his car rides! So I had to defy all road safety etiquette and carry him otherwise daddy can't drive in peace. And then .... he fell asleep in my arms looking sooooo incredibly adorable and angelic and then all I can think of is, how can I ever stay annoyed at you for long! Then I felt so bad for being irritated with him, it's not his fault after all because I made him go out during his noon nap hour. I took a photo with my free hand and here's a scrap of this special moment.

I'll credit two fabulous challenge sites for the inspirations for this layout... firstly; Scrap-It-Lah with their November challenge and Sketchabilities' Sketch #58.

Below are the criteria for Scrap-It-Lah's November challenge by Debbi Tehrani of Little Scraps of Magic:

All layouts must please incorporate the following 

{thereafter any extras may be added} 

1. Layers - at least 6 
2. Stamping and/or embossing 
3. Tags or journaling cards incorporated into your design (not necessarily used to journal on but can be if you choose)

And this is the fabulous awesome Sketch #58 by Sketchabilities:

Here are some of close-ups:

Title tag; MME L&F2. Journaling tag; Simple Stories Generations.

All papers by Glitz' Vintage Blue.

Doilies and butterflies are stamped, embossed and fussy cut.

Flowers; Prima & Etsy, doiley; Kaisercraft, pearls; Zva.

Huge fabric bloom; Prima, chipboard flourishes; Maya Road.

Well, my lesson here is never to bring him out during his noon nap time, the result is disastrous. So no more brunches or luncheons with friends with baby in tow :(

I'm pretty happy with this layout, thanks to the awesome sketch, which inspired me to use these fabulous papers to their best, really awesome collection by Glitz! Also, I've been drowning in Christmas cards lately so I'm soooooo glad to get a short break away from cards to scrap this layout. I was almost losing my scrapping mojo lately, but this made me very very happy! Scrapping is such an awesome way to spend the weekend :)

Well, there's still plenty of time to enter Scrap-It-Lah's November challenge , check out the awesome RAK (Studio Calico's Tatting Kit which is available from Scrappin Studio) for the winner....

Drooling yet??? Hehehehe :P

Thanks for dropping by! Hope you're having a fabulous weekend! Cheerios!

Monkeying Around with Cardabilities

Just a really quick one... I'm sharing a card that's waaaaaayyyyy off my comfort zone! It's a special request from a dear friend for her hubs, she wanted "monkey" and "cute" hehehehe :)

I'm using all K&Co Actopus to Zelephant collection for this card.

I'm using Sketch #42 by Cardabilities:

Here are some close-ups, love that crazy cute lil' monkey :)

Thanks for dropping by, have a lovely weekend!

Wildlife Theme Mini Album

Hi crafty folks! Happy Friday... and happy 11.11.11 .... such a momentous date right? Well, I'm busy with my cards, as always hehehe but for a change I'd like to share something different today; it's a mini album! Yeah, I know I don't normally do mini albums, but I love making them as gifts :)

I made this 6' x 6' accordion style mini album for my dear friend's baby boy's FIRST birthday. It's a double sided album which can be opened up and displayed upright yet closes flat to carry around. This 'wildlife' theme album is filled with adorable creatures. I prepared alot of photo space and journaling area so she can fill it up at her own leisure and even add her own finishing touches. Once it's complete with pictures and stories, it's so fun to carry around to show off baby's pics to everyone! :)

Upright angle

Upright angle

Side view.

Side view.

 I'm using mainly K&Company's Actopus to Zelephant collection with 7Gypsies rub-ons and stickers.

Well, that's it from me today, just a quick one. I gotta run off to make another baby album, my brother-in-law and his wife gave birth to a bouncy baby girl just this week and I need to work on their album, I'm soooooo looking forward to crafting something girly!!! All I ever seem to do are BOY stuff!

Have a ONEderful 11.11.11!!!

An Anniversary Card

Just wanna share a quick card. A friend requested for a special anniversary card for her parents, I found the inspiration for this card design at CardPattern's Sketch 140.

Here's my card:

Card measures at 5.5' x 8.5'

Here's the inspiring sketch:

Here are some close-ups:

I used My Mind's Eye Lost & Found 2 Rosy Love Blossom paper for this. Border punch; Martha Stewart, fancy circle; Slice, horizontal tag; hand-cut, chipboard alphas; AC, flocked alphas; Prima, flower; Prima, button; Basic Grey, netting; Etsy, wool yarn; local supply.

Inside the card

Hope you like the card, and more importantly I do hope my friend's parents will love it :) Thanks for dropping by and have a lovely day :)

Upcoming November Classes at Scrappingville

Hello crafty friends! I'm here to update my upcoming classes with our LSS; Scrappingville. This November is gonna be busy busy busy! We're all getting into the Christmas mood everywhere! I already spied some Panettone (Italian Christmas cake which my hub loves!) on sale at Cold Storage, before you know it, gingerbread men, candy canes and sleigh bells will be upon us!

This month, there will be 2 main projects from me:

• Christmas 12 x 12 layout
• Christmas Cards

Here are some sneak peeks of the 12 x 12 layout ....

This Christmas, we are playing with alot of awesome Graphic 45's Christmas Emporium!

Lotsa distressing, fussy cutting, glitter and bling!

Peace on earth, and goodwill to all men :)

Classes schedule:

26 November 2011, Saturday, 3pm

30 November 2011, Wednesday, 3pm

This is a fairly easy to make yet fun layout, great for scrapping some Christmas family portraits, why not make it in advance for this year's Christmas family shot? Suitable for beginners and all levels :)

Next up, here are the 2 Christmas cards which we will be making:

A 6' x 6' square card using Graphic 45 papers and chipboard and embossed paper.

An elegant and simple 4' x 6' card with stamping and heat-embossing techniques.

 Classes schedule:

12 November 2011, Saturday, 3pm

16 November 2011, Wednesday, 3pm

Also, there is this other decor project I made with my kit... I'll share some sneak preview here... more details to come on this...

Oooh... anyone can guess what this is? ;) Local folks, do drop by Scrappingville and have a look-see ok? Hehehe :) Well, are you feeling Christmas-sy already? Time to start digging out those decorations!

Meanwhile, do check out the upcoming session by internationally acclaimed scrapper Piraddee Talvanna from Singapore who will be sharing her amazing work with us at Scrappingville on 19 & 20 November. Don't miss this; seats are filling up fast so sign up soon! Check out her awesome class projects here :)

Thanks for dropping by. Have a lovely day :)

A Christmas Card for CardPatterns Sketch 139

I already have tonnes of Christmas papers but when I saw MME's Lost & Found Christmas collection at Papier over the weekend, I could not resist! Their designs were just screaming possibilities where cards are concerned :)

Here's one of my favorite from a batch of cards I made from these papers ....

Papers and chipboards from MME's Lost & Found Christmas. Sentiment is rub-on.

I'm using this sketch from CardPatterns:

Here are some close-ups:

The gorgeous chipboard flaglines from the same collection.

Organza bow, button and bling :)

The decorated sparkly inside.

Thanks so much for popping by :) Have a lovely day :)