Almost mine :)

I almost couldn't part with this, haha. But I did, anyway.

This is a 12x12 I created in a class and it is now going to Cheryl Rodda, cos her swap partner flaked on her. So yes... you read it right. I angelled yet again. I created this layout "blind". As in, I do not know what Cheryl is gonna use it for, and I don't have a photo to work with. So basically I just embellished a page, and left a photo mat for a photo that Cheryl can fill in herself when she receives it.

But for the sake of photography and display on the blog, I just temporarily inserted a photo of my own to complete the look :)

This was taken on my wedding day. Hubby came to pick me up, but I was too busy with my Wii and didn't wanna leave just yet haha.

Some close up on details... And yep. That's about it :)

Hope you like it Cheryl!

Love is Patient Journal

So I hosted a couple of swaps on on Scrappy Happiness Ning... and one of the talented ladies, Amanda got flaked, on not one, but TWO projects :( As promised, I'll never let my participants walk away empty handed. So I angelled, and altered a journal for her (in place of the cigar box, cos there ain't any cigar boxes lying around for sale in Singapore! Ugh...)

It's a shabby chic theme... So yea. i think i did alright? What do you think? :)

Dileen ~ Simple Joys

Yoohoooo... *echo* lol. I wonder if anyone is still here. anyway, some months back i mentioned that I made a 12x12 lauout for an intern of mine. And here it is :) Late... but well better than never right?

That ripped distressed look on the top left is done by gluing kitchen towels onto textured cardstock, then inking. the glue will act as a resist.

So yep, a quick blogspot here. Will just let the images speak for themselves!

Jinxiu's Wedding Guest Book, in a Parisian Café Shop Front-Inspired Box

So, my dearest girlfriend from art college is getting married! We have came a long way, 10 years of friendship and I'm glad that she found a guy who is dedicated to taking good care of her (as compared to the assholes that she was dating previously.) So happy for you Xiu!!

So anyway, here's a wedding guest book that I made for her, housed in a Parisian café shop front-inspired box, which *ahem*, yours truly hand crafted outta chipboard.

This is also a guest design project for MiniAlbumScraps, using the "Gates Mini Album", and "Parisian Shapes Set" available in their store.

Close up on the details in the guest book. The large indigo rose is from Prima Roses of Spain, Anais collection from 2010. Love this. Prima don't do fabric flowers this way anymore :( The rest are Prima classics. Also some flower trim and pom pom trim. Chipboard shapes are from MiniAlbumScraps.

Now, close ups on the box.

The bicycle is metal! It's from the recent Prima Shabby Chic Treasures collection. Pretty yea?

The gate is again, from MiniAlbumScraps. I highly recomend that you check out their store on their Ning, Lotsa awesome laser cut shaped albums, and laser cut shapes set!

Finally, a look at how the box opens...

To house the guest book...

And tadah!! The chandalier on the guest book is strategically placed so that it appears through the "window" of the shop front. Now the wedding couple is in a nice cozy cafe, lit by a chandalier, while they sip their coffee.

Ok that's all for now, gonna hop on ovr to my friend's place to drop off the guest book. Did I mention that she is gonna move into my neighbourhood soon and is literally living a stone's throw away?! How awesome is that! I'm looking forward to late night coffee and ice cream now, perhaps in a quaint nearby café like this one!

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Supply List For Parisian Café Shop Front Inspired Box

Hambly Screen Prints Overlays – Portrait Gallery HO825

Hambly Screen Prints Overlays – Portrait Gallery HO827

Heidi Swapp – Sugar Chic Pennants

Melissa Frances – Petite Frames Assortment CX869

Mini Album Scraps – Parisian Shape Set

Mini Album Scraps – Gates Mini Album

Prima Fairy Belle Collection – Lace and Crystals Border #554156

Prima Meadow Lark Collection – Fimo and Crystals #553982

Prima Pastiche Collection – Quirky 12x12 Paper #841195 (or one 12x12 sheet of your choice for the roof)

Prima Shabby Chic Metal Treasures – Vintage Bicycle #890872

Webster’s Pages CLEAN & Simple Collection – Butterfly Kisses 12x12 Paper US1921D (or one 12x12 sheet of your choice to lay the inside of the box)

Medium Weight Chipboard

PVC Sheet / Transparency

Paint (White, and one other color for accent)

Assorted Flowers and 12” Lace

Supply List For Wedding Guest Book / Mini Album

Hambly Screen Prints Overlays – Portrait Gallery HO827

Mini Album Scraps – Parisian Shape Set

Prima Roses of Spain – Anais #542986

Prima Tea Roses – Sweet Teal #537494

Webster’s Pages IN LOVE collection – Arrive In Style US1917D

Webster’s Pages CLEAN & Simple collection – Heartbeats US1924D (or half 12x12 sheet of your choice to cover top half of your book)

Assorted Prima Classic Small Roses

Glass Vial

Half Pearls

Lace, Flower Trims and Pom Pom Trims

Prima Pebbles (any)

Prima Packaging (for the black sentiments)

Robin's Nest Dew Drops

Just Darling Kaelyn

Kaelyn just turned 1 :) What a princess!

Here's a little present for K, or rather, I would have to say the pressie is more for her Mummy Lynette than for her haha. A rememberance of the princess that she was, before she enter the "terrible 2s and 3s stage"! keke

So yep! Some resin, some flowers, some rub-ons, and lotsa dimension!

Happy birthday sweet K! :)

Happy Birthday Kumquat!

Another birthday present for a January baby. Jing Ting, who decided to call herself "Kumquat" on Facebook. Like WTH?! Kumquat is some exotic asian FRUIT! But whaever, since she wanna be a kumquat, her 12x12 shall read exactly that then lol


Some masking and prima rub-ons...


Some embellishing and fussy cutting...


AND... A HIDDEN CARD! Hidden... behind the photo mat :)


Made it an easel card so that it can stand as a display.




So yep... that's all folks! till next time! :)

12 Days of Christmas: A Gift for Clara

A 12x12 LO for Clara. Featuring her cute niece Chloe :) Hence the layout was titled, C loves c. Big C = Clara, Little c = Chloe! This is also her birthday pressie. Lala is born on the last day of the year! The irony... when the clock strike 12, she ages yet another year! Imagine aging 2 years in a span of 24 hours hahahaha


Truth is, this layout was made using off cuts, leftovers from other projects! Can you identify the products used?



This layout was embellished with Webster's Pages journalling card, and guess what! The case that holds the cards is mighty useful too! Look! Peekaboo! I see you!

So yep, Clara can just swap the display photos as she wish :) Kinda an ever changing layout! Neat much?


Last look! Look at all the cutesy expressions!

12 Days of Christmas: A Gift for Chii

A mini for Chii.

Chii is a friend whom I met online some 6 years ago (like all my other crafting buddies), 'cept that she doesn't craft. We met cos we share the same taste in music :)

Here's a mini for her. Not my usual style. Cos I like heavy layerings... But well, Chii doesn't quite like taking photos, and there are only TWO, yes a grand total of TWO photos, on her Facebook! Of which one is too small to even print, and the other is a very very close crop and ain't the best for scrapbooking. So I decided to give her a mini with lotsa real estate to fill it up with photos she like, or to just use for journalling.


Run down of the pages.




I have to say that this album isn't my original creation, it was designed by Drew from scrappyhappiness.com, for livewithprima ustream. So if you wish to create the same album, just hop on over to the particular ustream episode for the tutorial :)

12 Days of Christmas: A Gift for Fanny

Happy 2012 everyone!

And here's another gift that i wish to share. Apart from being the first day of the year, 1 Jan is also a special day for a special friend. 1 Jan one of my besties' wedding anniversary, so here's a gift for her! An altered Kaisercraft wooden birdcage for Fanny and Conrad, painted in white and tan, and decorated with lotsa Prima and Webster's goodies!


But just an altered birdcage would be pretty boring wouldn't it?! So here's one, with a mini photobook attached! Just pull out the tag with the stopper flower that locks it in place, and the book is ready to be flipped!



I took those pre-bridal photos *beams with pride* Quirky stuff, cos apart of the usual romantic shots, we also did a quick shoot at a kopitiam (for my int'l followers, direct translation of "kopitiam" is coffee shop. It's kinda like an old school coffee drinking place. i wouldn't quite call it a cafe. it's usually kinda dirty and you have old men and plump ladies with loud voices taking your orders and serving you your drinks and food. haha. cheap stuff. Coffee cost like 90 cents and toast cos between $0.40-1.20 or so...so yea, as much as it's a pretty dirty, oily place, it's something very local that is part of our everyday life). yup... so, this isn't a place where a bride and groom would normally be seen (and there were plenty of shocked faces when we arrived), hence making the photos unique!


Some close ups on the details...


Layering flowers, blings, stamped images and fussy cuts on old book pages.


So yep you two! hope you guys like it. And let me know if you want this mailed to you, or you prefer to get it from me when we see each other in a couple of weeks!

12 Days of Christmas: A Gift for Cheryle

A photo frame for Cheryle :) I know that her grandchildren are her pride and joy. And her story of her delivering her grandson in her living room floor bloth touched and tickled me. Haha.

So here's a frame with lotsa scrumptious embellies for you Cheryle, featuring your beloved grandchildren :) When you have a new photo taken with the new additions to the family, you can easily swap the photo! Merry Christmas!

12 Days of Christmas: A Gift for Tash

A card for Tash :)

Tash hasn't had a very good year. She has been down for a bit. Hopefully this card will cheer her up a bit. Making this card made me smile, so hopefully, by receiving it, she'll smile too! Merry Christmas and Happy 2012 Tash!

12 Days of Christmas: A Gift for Teri

Teri gets something more elaborated. Cos apart from it being a Christmas gift, it is also a wedding gift! Congrats babe!

This is gonna be her table display at the gust sign in table. Photos courtesy of the very talented Brian Ho from thegaleria. Did I mention that he was my wedding photographer too!?!? :)

Surprise! It opens up!

And look at the gorgeous photo of Teri standing in the middle of a railway bridge. No danger there, it's a now defunct railway :)