a little bit of pixie dust

star-shaped mini album and tonnes of sparkle.



Another mini-album, but a star-shaped generic white cardstock one.
Papers from Basic Grey 6" mini paper pad, Me & My Big Ideas paper pad, and American Crafts "Margarita" line.
The problem with this tiny album was that the diameter from point-to-point was really big.

On the cover i used I used Kaiser craft jewwl embellishments and some paper butterflies from MLYB.
The patchwork butterfly is an iron-on I've been saving since years ago.

As usual, Thickers letter stickers used throughout the layout ~


This has got to be my favourite page! The paper is from American Crafts, though I do not recall the name of this delectable paper!

Simply adorable ice-cream shaped button too!

Last but not least was the fairy wand and box I chose to house this book and all the knick-knacks I bought for her.

fun&chic

best buddy's birthday 


I'M BACK! for a moment, before life gets totally crazy again!

Well, this following album was done some time in April for one of my long-time friend's birthday.
This year, as you guys would notice, is when all my friends turn 18.

I used a My Mind's Eye Fine & Dandy  "Tickled Pink" Chipboard album  as the base. the pastel colours and subtle prints and fun shape, J'adore!

The albums layered pages gave me quite a bit of room to play about with texture.

First page was simple, going for an  Audrey Hepburn-esque feel. Prima flower and glitter chipboard. Use bits of American Crafts glitter paper as well.

Second page was more opulent, with lots of ribbons and flower accents. Ribbons used here were from Printribbon.
Stickers were from Daiso!! Oh, the joy of $2. Also features Maya Road Resin Blossoms in Red.  And staple to all my creative escapades, flower accents from Prima. I totally can't recall where the glitter flourish came from though!

This page feature a back-to-school vibe. I can't quite remember where I got my embellishments here from as they were the last few bits of each. I did use a Me & My BiG Ideas jelly sticker. Words were from a Cosmo Cricket Tiny Type set.
 

Simplest page in the whole book, pictures say a thousand words. This page was travel themed so hence the little paper plane. The square photo stickers were both from Cat Socrates.

Prelude to the last page, which you will see in awhile... Can you feel the Carnival vibe?

The last page is one of my favourite, most crazily colourful pages ever!

Feature a HUGE MIXTURE of materials! Mrs. Grossman's Stickers, Me & My BiG Idea accents, PinkPaislee wooden shapes and cardstock accents, and cardstock Thickers. And lots and lots of wonderful ribbon scraps.

So there you have it! Til next time~

things i am not good at.

but enjoy nonetheless

1. Bowling; I hit the gutter 80% of the time.
2. Sewing; I can sew, but tend to leave stray pins in folded my hemming.
3. Drawing people, especially couples; proportions always seem odd.
4. Cooking; edible and rather tasty, but nothing fancy. 
5. Being a friend; i try my best, but tend to fall short sometimes. ♥

celebrate

in a heartbeat, time has passed us by


____HAPPY 46th BIRTHDAY SINGAPORE! ♥____

it's an honour to call you my home.

because it's 2am and english homework is uninteresting

a list that i can't help but agree with.


This blog is meant to house crafty stuff but...
don't you think this is kinda true?

http://lovequotesrus.tumblr.com/

eclectic

ec·lec·tic/iˈklektik/


noun:
eclectics, plural
A person who derives ideas, style, or taste from a broad and diverse range of sources

adjective:
Deriving ideas, style, or taste from a broad and diverse range of sources
- her musical tastes are eclectic

two in a row, of mini-albums and birthdays

backlog No.3 Eugenia & Roslyn

Since it's nearly the end of July I think I'd better finish up posting all my backlogs!

I'd say March of this year was probably the most eventful scrapping month ever.
First, I finally graduated from doing single-piece projects to albums.
In fact crafting mini albums from near scratch! This post will be rather long, so I won't be typing most of my paperstock out. Most of the large letters were Thickers, and the flowers all from Prima Marketing.

My first "album" was for a friend's 18th birthday. 

 A blackboard with pre-made holes for rope/mounting and used as a backing and I added pages to it accordingly.

The second was also for a friend's birthday (who happened to share the previous album with me)
 Though within the span of 4 days, my confidence made a hugeee jump.

 

An unassuming black box with a red ribbon opened up to reveal..

 

I secured the mini-album for easy storage, I do hope she got a pleasant surprise when she opened it! I used Stickles glitter glue to accent the inner corners and edges of the box.

Details of the front, used a pearly paper flower and a chiffon flower, both from Prima Marketing.

The papers I used in this book were all heavier cardstock and were patterned on both sides, which saved me a lot of time and helped tie everything together too.

This page was supposed to be steampunk-inspired and look a bit like a clockface. Love the metal flowers from Tim Holtz

The next two pages had themes too, sorta a gothic- rocker-girl vibe and a japanesque page inspired by Wa-Lolita fashion

I really really love the Wa-Lolita page, it was SOOOOO fun to make! I used traditional japanse Yuzen origami paper and japanese stickers, and accented them with gold and lace. The little strings of hearts were from Midori Japan.

Anyway, the last pages were a panorama, and basically shouted HAPPY BIRTHDAAYYYY.

So that concludes my March backlog! There's one more entry before I'm back on track to posting "current" projects!

Till then!

I NEED TO CRAFT!

not the best time to be craving


last post was just shy of 3 weeks ago.

well, title says it all! I have a crafty craving that needeth satisfactioning.
so...

hopefully there'll be stuff up soon.

Til then~

BUSY AS A BEE

non-digital life is kinda getting the better of me

I know this blog sees about a post a week, maybe two at best, and I know it's kinda slow paced.

But at the current moment I'm really busy with things like my graduation show, planning, and other distractions.

So the blog might slow down a few more notches. Sorry guys D:

Townsville, QLD, Australia

a trip to a small town by the sea

during the week between my previous post and the post before that I went on a short trip to Australia to a small town called Townsville.

So what does a small town like that have to offer?

1. Dogs.
My dog passed away this year, so I have this dog-shaped void in my life. So now I grab every single chance I have to interact with a pooch (not that I didn't before :P )

and... Meet Harry ♥ he was at the RSPCA's adoption booth. Sweetest little pup ever, I swear! I really hope he finds a loving owner.

2. A really cool aquarium.
Reef HQ  is an aquarium supported by the Aussie Govt and it contains the largest LIVING indoor reef in the world. Not those fibreglass monstrosities, but an actual living, breathing, photosynthetic reef. The main tank gets the bulk of its lighting from the sun and is exposed to all the elements. Oh all the critters in there are from the GBR too :D

3. Quaint little teahouses.
A 45min drive away from Townsville's city centre, Hervey's Range Heritage Tea Rooms is located in the oldest known building in Northern QLD. Besides beautiful surroundings (set atop a hill) they had awesome cakes and pastries. The country-style scones were to die for! ♥

4. Really nice photo oppurtunities.
As you can see from the post.But I shall let my last photo speak for itself. :)

a few little embellishments

the great singapore sale

yes, SALE! :D

a friend of mine texted me saying that Papermarket had this amazing offer.
50% off for every 3 items of the same brand (selected products only)!!!

Brands on offer were Prima, Maya Road, October Afternoon and Little Yellow Bicycle.

We bought a collective load of 6 items from Prima and 2 from LYB, then realized we needed one more. Coincidently, we overheard a lady next to us who just wanted to buy 1 item from LYB and tadaaa problem solved. :D

I didn't buy very much, but I think they were worth the (sgd) $15.85!

~my little stash~

Prima Flowers, Dollhouse Collection "Dawn" and Prima 'Vintage Trinkets' Metal Flowers

Little Yellow Bicycle Dimensional Pop-up Stickers (Butterfly)

on a closing note, it was really fun shopping for scrapbook materials with a friend instead of alone. =)

work in progress

what happens when one rushes

First of two pieces. Not nearly even half done, which makes my overall progress 1/8 and what am I doing?

Updating my blog.

well-wishes and lots of luck

backlog No.2: the senior's graduation & prom


I was quite close to my seniors, so naturally I had to do something for them before they left.
Though they graduated last November, I started prep wayyy ahead. I scouted the few scrapbooking supply stores here for accents and embellishments that were grad-themed, but to no avail.

And this is when Amazon.com comes in reallyyyyyy handy. I found these cute cap & scroll stickers from Jolee's Boutique and ordered them straight away. When they arrived I was DELIGHTED. The tassels and bows were tied and not just glueedddd~

Even though I started early, I ended barely on time thanks to my short attention span and tendency to procrastinate (well, i did plan Prom and have an art portfolio to rush too). I was tempted to craft everything from scratch, but it was a paramount task. Thankully I found these really pretty "Class of 2010" Hallmark cards. White on the outside with a embossed effect, and eggshell blue on the inside.

foreground: a peek of one of the scroll stickers on the said cards. background: printed Prom invitations with each person's name written in gold ink, designed by me.

So what I did was use the cards as a template and personalized each card, writing my friends' names on the scrolls then adding more things to the interior.

Fangyi's: chirimen 'Doraemon' stickers, Treble clef sticker from a set (from Cat Socrates ), Jolee's Boutique graduation cap, limited edition Hello Kitty greeting card.

Beryl's: American Crafts' Thickers Letters (in Niki Riki), Prima Flowers, Lucky You Journal Lists from Colorbok, random brads and accents.

And for Beryl, I made another gift.

A semi-customized Scrump plushie!!  The removable cap was sewn out of felt  with a pink button, gingham tassel &  a stitched heart. Photo courtesy of Facebook. :P

The last big event was Prom. I happened to land myself in the planning committee so there were a few other things I had to make.

It was "The Best Prom Ever", and the night went on quite well though there were hiccups here and there. This guestbook features BasciGrey paper, Pebbles Inc. Chips (glitter), Hambly Screenprint Stickers, and a paper tag with rainbow-colored watercolor ink distressing.

So the day came and they became graduates and alumni, and it's been half a year since then. The rest of the backlogs after this should be from 2011, so here's to all the memories =D

Cheers.