Away and back

Hi peeps, how are you all doing? Have you all joined in the fun lift in Scrapbook Daisies yet? You still have about a week time to do so.

I've been away for a few days for some official duties over in another city - Kuala Lumpur and when I got back, I've almost 200 mails to read, 200 blog posts to follow and 8 assignments to be done in my other blog. Phew! I wonder what will happen if I have no internet access for one month!?

I guess I'll be missing a lot! First of course is my craft time. However, I did manage to get into a craft store(Craft Heaven) in KL and bought myself a Stazon ink pad, a gold color Tattered Angel mist, a Dew Drop chocolate ink pad and foam stickers. Yes, that's all I got for myself, 'cos there isn't much choice in the store. How I wish there is a store as big as Two Peas over here, I think I'll haul things!

Another thing is, though the store hasn't got lots and lots of stuff, but it does have some cute paper which I refrain myself in buying 'cos I still have a few kits that haven't really been used up yet! What more I know that Martha in Scrapbook Daisies will sure get us some nice kit every month, so I can stop buying any other pattern paper. And I'm not good in matching embellishments anyway.

So, ya.. that's all I got from Craft Heaven.

Now, about where I stayed.

I've been staying in Hotel Istana in Kuala Lumpur. I love its bathroom! And I've got myself the round mirror in the hotel, not exactly with the same mechanism but at least I've got it now and would love to get it install in my bathroom.

Here is a pic that I've taken inside the bathroom, a reflection from the mirror of course.

Took this when I've just checked in the hotel, see the round mirror on the left?

That's it for now, no craft done yet. I hope you all are having a great time.

1 sketch 2 layouts

Are you all watching the Royal Wedding? I've schedule this post and hopefully by then I'm in front of my TV and holding on to the remote.

I wanted to share about a sketch that I've used twice and yet the 2nd layout is not completely done yet, still left the journalling where I intend to do it using typewritter and in strip of paper.

The first layout was done using a really pretty pattern paper from My Mind's Eye - Fine and dandy, which is Scrapbook Daisies February mini kit #2.

Here is a picture of the layout:

I know.. it is so much simpler from the sketch, right? Because the paper is just too cute to be covered by other pattern paper and I've only used a misted doily behind the photo and some stickers from the die-cut sticker sheet in the kit.

Oh.. and I love the large Martha Stewart butterfly punch, just look at the result where I've punched two and layered them with some tiny round stickers on its body, love it!

I've also used Ali Edward stamp from Technique Tuesday since I don't want to do lots of other journaling, I just want the boys know that I love them and how much they love each other though they sometimes fight with each other. This stamp is just great for the layout.

Another layout that I did using the same sketch is this:

This is done using Basic Grey January page-of-the-month kit, the paper line is call Curio. I've done some fussy cutting on the strip pattern paper to get the lace, and lots of distress ink on the edges.

Have also punched out butterflies and misted it with Maya Road mist in Avocado metallic, love its shinny look. Those crochet doilies are from Sweet vintage and I've also put some ink on it.

I think I prefer the 2nd layout which has that distressed look. What do you think? Which one do you prefer?

Thanks for leaving blog love and I really appreciated you all.

A lift - Be brave, be you

Here is a lift that I did following Kristine's "book" layout. Her layout are all so gorgeous and I found one that I can used with my two photos of my son standing on the beach enjoying the wave.

I've also used the paper flower which was being taught in Scrapbook.etc. It is so simple to do and will harden 'cos I used gel medium as the glue to glue it down on a small piece of circle. As for the retro punched flower, I've stamp with Technique Tuesday's wording stamp and distress it with Tim Holtz's distress ink. Love how the whole flowers turn out.

Oh.. how was your Easter goes? Mine is a busy day with the launch of Handprint toy library, the first in Sabah, today in Likas Square.

Hope for a great week for you all, goodnight!

Love mini album

Did this mini album today with left over pattern paper from Echo Park sweet summer time, plus the new stamp set that I get from Technique Tuesday - Love by Ali Edwards. I just love those quotes and simple sentences and it is just perfect for this album which contains photos of my family.

This little house chipboard from Maya Road is just so fun to work with, what more with colorful Echo Park papers.

I've also used Martha Stewart's butterfly punchers and Fiskar Retro flower punch. I created the front retro flower by stamping it with yet another Technique Tuesday Verbose stamp. Distressed it with Tim Holtz's antique linen distress ink. Love the result.

Here are the inner pages decorated with Sweet summer time's element stickers and more of Ali's stamp.

I wish I've a smaller circle punch though, just to match up with Ali's round stamp.

Wishing you a happy week ahead.

Hand painting

Hello peeps, how you are all doing on Sunday? Hope you are having a great day.

Here is a sketch from Liz Qualman which is being used as the sketch challenge over at Scrapbook Daisies that you can join in the fun too. Just head on over to the forum and look for April sketch challenge.

My version or implication from the sketch? Here is it, a page that is done for my DS for his enjoyment of hand painting during the school sports day of 2nd DS last year.

He himself loves to draw. What more if he can get his hand painted? Absolute fun for him. That satisfaction smile of his is priceless and he even came home trying to draw it himself!

I've used Webster's page kit from Scrapbook Daisies to do this page, plus some gold charm, doilies, Humbly print overlay, Prima swirls' stamp and Martha Stewart butterflies punch.

I've used Golden gel medium (gloss) on those butterflies and that two strips of misted white cardstock is because I can't find any pattern paper to match my layout.

Thanks for all your lovely comments and blog love. I love to read all your comments. Thanks for all your concern on my recent D&C too.

Happy Sunday!

Resting and did a layout or two..

I've been resting at home after this and this.

Well, I guess if you are a real scrapbooker, probably rest means able to do some more scrapbook layouts!

That's what I did! One that it can help to clear off any stress and 2nd it feels good to be able to create.

So, this is what I've done during my rest:

A layout done for the lift challenge over at Scrapbook Daisies. Am using Webster's page, one that I'm not so familiar with, especially when the paper itself is so pretty that I felt a bit guilty to spoil it with my scrapping style.

I've tried not to cover much of the pattern paper and have used swirls stamp, distressed pattern paper to punch out butterflies, misted doilies and Prima flowers, hoping to create a vintage feel for the layout. But I'm not sure, does the page look vintage to you all?

Here are some close-up of the embellishments and stamps that I've used:

I'm definitely going to get more vintage looking stamps like wordings, birds or watch into my collection.

Well, I've actually done another layout which I'll share in another post.

Have a great day and happy scrapping!

Eye candy!!

I don't understand Swedish, the language. I can't even write them, but thanks to Google Translate, I've got this site translated and especially this post, which is having a give away!!! Yay!!!

It might look just a little bit of stuff, no!! It is actually a lot!! Yummy goodies!

Head on over to Little Flower Creates and you might just win what Little Flower is offering!

Everyone love a give away, right? So, what are you waiting for? Go to her post here.