L-U-C-A-S Mini Album for Scrappin Studio

Hi there, I'm back again with another Scrappin Studio Project. Hope you had a great week, more than half a year is gone and in a matter of months we are closing 2012! Scary how time flies. And scary how fast babies grow too, it feels like only yesterday when my boy was a helpless infant and today he is a demanding toddler! Today I'm sharing a mini album entitled L-U-C-A-S, a tribute to my boy and this yellow car which he loved. (I say 'loved' because the car has since been replaced by many others and is also, sadly missing a wheel!)

I started by cutting cardstock and papers into 5" x 6" sizes, all are from July's main kit and add on kit: Elmwood Park and Capture the Flag. Then I used remnants of the papers to embellish. The main idea was to spell out L-U-C-A-S so I started with the lettering pages and then decorated behind each with photos etc.

The lettering are achieved by fussy the cutting the letters from this pp:

Basic Grey - PB & J - Thermos

I then used the canvas ribbon (from Capture the Flag kit) as the cover centrepiece....

Below photos are how I decorated each page behind the lettering pages....

Last step - simply punch a hole at the top left corner and use a ring or chain to hold the pages together. Finally here's how the album look like page by page.

Now I'd like to share a simple tutorial on how to make the canvas ribbon bloom. You will need; needle, thread, ribbon with some width, buttons and twine to decorate the centre and some glue dots to adhere the bloom to paper.

• Step 1: Gather the edge of the ribbon into a fan shape, thicker ribbons are easier to work with, this canvas fabric is perfect!
• Step 2: Thread a needle and thread through it section by section till you have enough to become a bloom.
• Step 3: Sew up at the joining section and knot it - this will be the behind.
• Step 4: Flip to the other side and you're almost done - add finishing touches to the centre with buttons or other embellishments.

Hope you like this album and bloom :) Feel free to check out the awesome Scrappin Studio kits!  Thanks for dropping by and have a great week ahead!

XOXO!

Dad's 60th Birthday!

Hi there fellow scrappers! Here is my first Scrappin Studio post and I’m working with the delightful Elmwood Park and Capture the Flag, Studio Calico’s July’s main kit and add-on kit. Both are simply adorably playful and fun ... they make me think of playgrounds and carnivals in the summer! And gosh those wood veneer tweety birds are to-die-for!

I'm going with a more classic theme with this post as I decided to scrap this photo taken with me dad and brother last December at dad’s 60^th birthday. As you can see, at 60 (centre), he is still more fashionable than me and bro together! Ok this pic was actually taken back in December last year but I haven't had the oppurtunity to work on it hehe.

Slightly rustic layout with a touch of cute with the wood veneer tweets. I added emphasis to the photo with some stenciling using distress ink (Tea Dye) and punchinella. (Lace ribbon, sentiment rub-on, cream prima bloom, ink, sticklers and liquid pearls not from kit)

I placed the tweety birds on a piece of paper that came with the graph stamp! *recycling*

Adorable mini envelope from Capture the Flag add-on kit. 

The toothpick flag stickers are so awesome!

The wonder of the SC kits are that they works in many ways, I usually scrap with monotones with max of 3 to 4 colors so it works for me as well! In addition to the gorgeous SC kits, I’m experimenting with my new Sizzix Eclips... I created the layout title and the 2 layered flowers using SC papers and the Decorate Your Life cartridge. Guess what, you can also get the Sizzix Eclips from Scrappin Studio here *wink*

Satmping with the graph texture mini stamp, then alphas cut using Sizzix Eclips. 

Flowers are cut using Sizzix Eclips, distressed and layered and decorated with buttons from Capture the Flag add-on kit. I sneaked in a Prima bloom as the last layer.

Check out these gorgeous kit here! Thanks for dropping by :) Do visit the SS blog for more inspiration from the Design Team :) Have a splendid Sunday folks!

Scrappers Make Sushi!

This post is not really abut crafty work, but a special day... our LSS (local scrapbook store) Papier Love organized a wonderful sushi-making workshop for VIP members this morning at Sakae Sushi at the Curve. The theme was floral and we had to bring our own handmade name tag with a floral theme as well. In addition to having a hands-on shushi making workshop, we had yummy lunch and doorgifts courtesy of Sakae Sushi and Papier Love *heart* And above all, it was a rare oppurtunity for me to catch up with my dear scrap buddies whom I rarely ever see since I started work.

Here are some moments captured in pix :)


Name tags created by me & these super creative babes Yuzz, Chris and Liza.



My tag up close. Looks more like a card LOL

Yuzz's awesome tag with the cool wire backing and cute yellow birdie.

Liza's tag is stunninh with origami blooms.

Love the texture and medium on Chris' sweet whimsical tag.

Me with the super yummy grandmummy Chris.

Scrapper babe Yuzz, sweet in white!

Group pic - Yuzz, Liza, Chris and moi.

Not as scrap-crafty as my usual but I think I didn't do too bad heheh.

After sushi workshop is LUNCH! Our table with the suhsi chef who conducted the workshop.

Big thanks to Papier for having us at this lovely event. Now I know how to roll a blossom maki and California roll, but I think I'll just leave Japanese food to the experts! :)

Thanks for dropping by! Have a great week ahead.

Credit: Some of the photos here courtesy of Chris Lim.

Little Darling Baby

Happy Labor Day! It's gonna be a busy month of May for me! I'll be traveling to Singapore and Penang this month while preparing for a regional meeting in June. It will be a while till my next post, probably after June! LOL :)

Anyhow, I discovered these aweseome Little Darlings collection from Graphic 45 at Papier Love last week and came up with this cutesy layout for my dear boy.

A photo of my dear boy in his bath tub last May, he was around 8 months old.

Little Darlings - Graphic 45

The vintage baby illustrations on this collection is absolutely to-die-for! I spent 2 nights just fussy-cutting the pictures - a great way to just chill and de-stress after work!

Well thanks for popping by and hope to see you real soon :) Have a great day and God bless!

Hubby's Birthday Card

Hello fellow scrappers! I'm so happy I found time this weekend to upload a recent project :) My dearest hubby celebrated his birthday last Monday and I spent alot of time creating a very special card for him which I'm thrilled to share here. I used Cardabilities Sketch #53 as the inspiration for the card-front layout. On the inside, I scrapped a photo of us together to make it a more precious keepsake :)


Card Front



Full inside view of the open card with a pic of us taken at my last birthday.

Papers used here are mostly from Authentique's Journey collection including the awesome die-cut phrases. Here's the sketch from Cardabilities Sketch #53:

Thanks for dropping by and I hope you're having a wonderful weekend!

Kisses for Creative Scrappers #202

Woohooo! It feels so good to back in my blog, it's been almost 2 months since my last post! I managed to create a layout 2 weeks back and I finally found time to upload it. I so happen to be off work today *yay*

Here's a layout inspired by Creative Scrappers Sketch #202 using a photo of our dear boy back in October 2011 at a family gathering at Sheraton Imperial KL.

Kisses for precious Lucas!

Here's the awesome inspiring sketch from Creative Scrappers :

After such a long interval I really went crazy with mixing all kinds of colors and patterns here plus paint splatters and misting and fussy cutting. I missed scrapping so much!

Well, I've got a busy weekend ahead of me, family gathering plus it's my dear hubby's birthday this Monday! Now I gotta go rush off and make a card for him! *wink*

Happy weekend y'all! *muax*

CardPatterns Sketch 153

I know you're seeing alot less of me nowadays... I'm putting in almost 12 hours of work a day! It's been crazy but lots of fun nonetheless. Fortunately, between laundry and whatnot, I managed to squeeze in some time tonight to upload a card I made over the weekend based on a sketch by CardPatterns *yay* So here's a really quickie post :)

CardPatterns 153

Awesome unusual sketch! I just couldn't resist! Hope you like it :) I'm off to sleep now, gonna be another busy busy week and lotsa work traveling next month. Thanks for dropping by and have a lovely crafty day *hugs*