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~

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!

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.

boy oh boy

backlog No.1: first steps & canvases.

First installment in my past projects series!

A LONG TIME AGO.... (alright maybe just 2 years ago)

I used to think scrapping was one of the most RIDICULOUS things in the world. People who sat there for hours and spent loads and loads of cash on things that they eventually store in a book somewhere (which was kinda ironic as I do traditional art).

But anyway, the moment I bought my first mini paper deck (from BasicGrey, I believe) all that changed. I still thought it was ridiculous but I realized it was REALLY fun! So, I started making gifts for people in the form of little boards, mostly small canvas panels that came with little miniature easels to stand them up on.

One of the first I did was a birthday present for my mom:

Simple, really really very simple. Materials include me & my BIG ideas Paper, KCK Crafts brads, and ribbon from this local store called Prints that I totally adore though it's SO expensive!

As time progressed I started decorating photo frames too. They were given away undocumented, sadly.. :(
From then I began purchasing ribbons and brads, and a few more minidecks of paper. Shopping for the materials was heaven! I admit, I've always had a stationery obsession and scrapbook stores fueled it. x.x

Well, approximately one year and a week from this date I did probably my first real taste of what it was like to layer and use embellishments. I went all-out to help one of my pals make a 17th birthday present for her then-boyfriend and TA-DAAAAA...

It turned out alright, but as you can tell the layout is kinda unstructured. Some of the materials here include Studio Calico's Fabrips, Cosmo Cricket's Boyfriend paper series (har har)  & American Crafts' Thickers Letters (in Niki Riki).

That's it for now folks. I'll be uploading more backlogs around once a fortnight, so watch out for them! =)

Cheers~

take the stage

of song, dance, and comedy

hello there, this is my first official post.
well... I know this is supposed to be a scrapblog, but my projects are few and rather far between so most of the time it'll be photos or whatsoever is on my mind. 
I will be uploading backlogged scrap projects soon, but in the meantime...

The exams just ended so the day was filled with activities, including a Film Literacy Class that covered the history and milestones in Southeast-Asian Cinema, especially in a localized context. Well, between the cool vintage 'cinematographs' and snippets of Singaporean-indie productions, we got pretty bored.  I'd never EVER dare to get a real tattoo, but honestly these black ballpoint inks looked rather realistic, which is sufficiently awesome. :D

The highlight of the day by far, however, was the annual Talent Search Finals. This year had quite a wide variety of performances. There were the  rock bands (Dice & C.P.) an all-girl Acapella group (Choo Choo Train), a pajama-loving quartet (the Quarterers), a solo of 'Nothing's Gonna Change My Love For You' and a duet  that had the whole auditorium cheering.

 The more eccentric acts included a wonderfully theatrical cover from the musical Love Never Dies and a Japanese song from Final Fantasy XIII with the singer decked in full Cosplay garb. There was also a pair of girls who did a comedy short about unrequited Puppy Love that was Charlie Chaplin inspired for sure!

Last but not least were the Dance Groups! They were simply awesome. A troupe named Minus^2 did a mashup that borrowed from Step Up 2's famous raindance closing scene (with Moose as a "puppetmaster"), whilst another (Beast[X]) did a duo of Korean pop songs changing roles from 'guys' to 'girls' halfway through. A class put together a Gleeky rendition of "Dancing Queen" too!

 So... this marks the end of my first post. =)