Webster's Pages Birdhouse Staircase Mini Album

I <3 Webster's Pages. The paper is just gorgeous :) And the Basic Grey album adds to the sweetness! (But Basic Grey, can you have some quality control when packing your albums please? there's supposed to be 10 chipboard pieces but I only got 9, my friend got 8 in her pack. There are not many packs with 10 ya? *sigh*)

Did this album with Merdrey. Isn't it sweet? Included a charm that Sue Howe made for me for the Scrappyhappiness Tim Holtz Swivel Clasp swap. Isn't it pretty? And it goes soooooooo well with the album!

Hmmm but it's lacking a title though... I have not decided if I wanna put my Australia travel photos in it, or my Japan's. The cover looks a tad empty without a title!

Here's a close up of the charm. Pretty right?! The colors are so nicely coordinated.

Well this album is a top flip album, a little difficult to photograph cos it can't "stand" like the usual horizontal bound album. So i decided to fan it open to photograph. Here are some of the pages!

A close up of one of my favourite page. The color of the prima flower and webster's papers just come together so well!

I love this and i hope ya like it too! Thanks Mer! :)

Tim Holtz Swivel Clasps Charm Swap

Made these dragonfly charms for a swap. My first go at making charms. So I hope I'm doing it right and that it's good enough? Here's a pic of the white dragonfly charm.
And here's a close up of the wire-wrapped glass bead along with the other little trinkets.

I've included:-
- 1 handmade Chinese knot dragonfly
- 1 wire-wrapped glass bead with pearl dangle
- 1 Pink Paislee metal dragonfly / butterfly charm
- 1 metal heart / square charm
- 1 flower ball make of little primas
- 1 Tim Holtz Muse Token
- 1 Making Memories Key & Locket Charm
Here's a close up of the light green dragonfly.As you can see, every charm is slightly different as the dragonfly is of a different color. So is the flower ball.So yep, here goes nothing! Hope the ladies that receive these like them enough!

And There Were 2 Bears Mini Album

Beautiful grungy papers Tim Holtz has. Wanted a mini album for my baby boy, so I had Drew titled the mini "And There Were Two Bears". But on hindsight, the paper line ain't the most suitable for a baby album. HAHAHAHAHA. Oh well. Everyone makes mistakes I guess :)

Doesn't matter, think I can fix it... By... converting all the baby photos to sepia or b/w. That should blend well with the paper line then? hehe

See these kraft and black chipboard alphas with faux stitching? Love 'em! Yet another collaboration between American Crafts and the local scrapbook store Papermarket... So these are exclusive! Found nowhere ele in the world, just like those in my Memento Mori Album.

Likewise, if you want a pack, just leave me a message and I'll be glad to help you purchase them. They are going for $9.90 in store :)

Toodles!

Live Laugh Love Staircase Mini Album

I have something fantabulous to share today! (Thanks Drew!) Look at how beautiful this mini is! The colors are gorgeous! And every photo matt is machine-stiched :) Pretty eh?!

Lotsa prima flowers to go with the beautiful prima mixed collection papers! And I love the alphas. Tim Holtz Chip Block alphas. If you have a Sizzix, this is a must-have. I've already planned to use this on a 7gypsies mini album that I'm working on. Will share! :)




The scallop edge is done using Tim Holtz Sizzix Die SCALLOPS On The Edge Alterations.

Awesome stuff Tim Holtz comes up with! So looking forward to his upcoming new releases at CHA!

Collection Altered Multi-Drawer Trinket Box

December Project! Altered a Multi-Drawer Box by Karen Foster.

Embellies were mostly just buttons by Graphic45, with a couple of metal embellies from Tim Holtz. Of cos, the little drawers require pattern paper to cover... October Afternoon papers were used here, but you could always use scraps! Budget eh? haha

See the border that looks like wood? Thought it's real?! Aha! Gotcha!

A technique that I learnt from Sharon. Rub the length of a candle down kraft cardstock. Remember not to hold the candle like a pencil and draw. Next, rub distress ink over the cardstock. I use Tim Holtz Walnut Stain Distress Ink here. The candle wax will resist the ink and there you have it! Woodgrain!

Another method would be to paint the surface with acrylic paint using a dry brush (preferably a damaged brush that has dried paint on it). Then just run distress ink over it. The uneven surface created by the brush can mimick woodgrain too!

Have fun!

Angels Altered Box

A pretty romantic box in Webster's designer Jaz signature style. Pretty much?!

Jaz's original design was meant to be the album cover of a 6-page accordion fold album actually. But I never quite like accordion fold albums cos I can't jam pack them with embellies due to the nature of the folds. So I decided to make it into a box instead.

But... it isn't just a box! Look! here's the show stopper! Jaz original design came with the hinges as embellishments. But I thought it was a waste that they weren't functional, so I made a secret compartment under the layerings! Good for those little jewellery and stuff! Weeee....!


I really liked the layers of this box cover, so i translated the design onto a 12x12 layout for my dearest Granduncle and Grandaunt. Am closer to them then my grandparents, cos I was brought up by them since I was 2 months old :) Much love!