Rejoice

I actually started on this layout last December but never got around to finishing it until now. Terrible huh? Anyways, I finally completed it and I like how it turned out.

It's actually quite a simple layout to put together. The papers from Creative Imaginations' IOD - Night Divine collection, just screamed at me to be distressed and torn, so that was exactly what I did! I tore out a "window" at the centre of the paper, and placed the photo within this window.

I then decorated the layout with some laces and Christmas vines from Prima, and butterflies from K & Company.

As I wanted the layout to be nice and sparkly, I applied stickles to the angel at the top left of the layout, as well as to the title, and the muslin cloth which I had gathered beneath the Rossetti Rose.

And there you have it! Simple right?

Thanks so much for stopping by! :)

Materials used:
Patterned Papers - Creative Imaginations - IOD - Night Divine Collection - Angel Voices, Holly Stripes
Title - Bo Bunny - Noel Collection - Rejoice
Flowers - Prima Marketing - Rossetti Roses (Sara), Holiday Celebration Frost Vine; Petaloo - Canterbury Collection - Rose Blossoms (White)
Butterflies - K & Company - Tim Coffey White Floral Grand Adhesions Dimensional Stickers, Brenda Walton Flora & Fauna Botanical Layered Accents
Brads - Creative Imaginations - Perfect Harmony
Laces - Prima Marketing
Adhesives - Beacon's 3-In-1 Advanced Craft Glue, Kokuyo Dotliner, EK Success 3D-Dots
Others - Muslin Cloth, Ranger Ice Stickles - Crystal Ice, Ranger Distress Stickles - Rock Candy, Tim Holtz Distress Ink - Victorian Velvet

G'day!

My first layout for the year! These papers from Graphic 45's Once Upon A Springtime collection are just gorgeous! I love the shades of greens and pinks, and found these lovely flowers and trims from Prima to complement them.

I raised the frame of the layout using pop-up dots, and lined the inner portion of the layout with muslin cloth for texture.

I always like to have lots of texture in my layouts, so I added even more texture by distressing the papers and adding some laces, trims, vines and blings to the layout.

And dimension is provided by the use of more pop-up dots for the photo, "post card" cut-out, and journaling tag.

Thanks so much dropping by! :)

Materials used:
Patterned Papers - Graphic 45 - Once Upon A Springtime Collection - Enchanted Forest, Flight Of Fancy, Pixie Post, Primrose Cottage, Butterfly Kisses, Woodland Fantasy, Tags
Flowers - Prima Marketing - Prima Vines (Summer Carnation - Thistle), Zazi (Blush), Belle Artes (Aquarius), Fairytale Roses (Baby Pink, Coral); Martha Stewart Crafts - "Holidays" Dimensional Paper Rose Embellishments
Leaves - Prima Marketing - Rose Leaves
Crystals - Prima Marketing Say It In Crystals - Vintage Shapes, Vintage Bird; Elements Crystal Stickers
Laces and Trims - Prima Marketing
Alphas - American Crafts Thickers - Nutmeg Glossy Letter Stickers in Black
Ink - Tim Holtz Distress Ink in Walnut Stain
Adhesives - Beacon's 3-In-1 Advanced Craft Glue, Kokuyo Dotliner, EK Success 3D-Dots
Others - Muslin Cloth, Twine, American Crafts Slick Writer - Black Fine

4th Friendship Swap

So, we did our swap last Friday, and here are my calendar pages. I used Basic Grey's Curio papers, embellished with Prima vines and flowers, some muslin cloth, and a little bird die-cut using Tim Holtz's Caged Bird Die. The alphas for the month are from Jenni Bowlin Studio.

Here's a look at an individual page.

I tore out and distressed a "window" for the calendar which is printed and mounted on cardstock and inserted within this "window".

I then decorated the calendar page with the flowers and vines, and placed the die-cut bird at the bottom right of the "window" using pop-up dots. I stuck the month onto the bird's body.

And here's a look at the "buffet spread" of calendar pages (thanks Esther for the photo) - 24 designs in total, 24 pieces of each design, each lovingly crafted by 24 of us scrappers! So thank you ladies for your works of heART! The pages are lovely! :)

Materials I used:
Patterned Papers - Basic Grey Curio Collection - Camelia, Rose Water
Cardstocks - Bazzill Textured Cardstocks
Vines - Prima Marketing - Summer Carnation - Thistle, Melon, Lemon, Wisteria
Flowers - Prima Marketing - Mini Rose (in shades of blue and pink), Innoscence Collection (Wedding Gown), Athena Flowers (Powder Puff)
Alphas - Jenni Bowlin Studio - Reverse Tiny Alpha Cardstock Sticker - Black, Brown
Ink - Tim Holtz Distress Ink - Walnut Stain
Die - Tim Holtz Alterations Die - Caged Bird
Adhesives - Beacon's 3-In-1 Advanced Craft Glue, Kokuyo Dotliner, EK Success 3D-Dots
Others - Muslin Cloth, Cardboard

Friendship Swap Sneak

I've been working on a little project involving a group of scrap friends. We're doing a friendship swap where each of us are to create a single calendar page, in multiples of 24! Yes, 24 pieces of the same page, enough for 2 full calendars for 24 people. Well, after some panicking as the deadline looms nearer, I finally managed to finish my 24 pages today - hooray! And here's a sneak peek.

We'll all be meeting up later this week to put our calendars together, and I can't wait to see what the others have created!

Happy New Year!

"Another year over, and a new one's just begun", to quote the late John Lennon. How time flies!

I just got back from a short vacation in Sydney, Australia, where we played with the kangaroos and koalas, and rode alongside dolphins and sharks! It was an amazing holiday, and we had a wonderful time - the weather was perfect, the food was great, and everyone had loads of fun all around!

Now I'm ready to get back to some serious scrapping! But first, here are some calendars I made as Christmas gifts for some wonderful people in my office. The concept for each is the same but I used a different set of papers for each calendar.

Using DCWV's La Creme Collection:

Using My Mind's Eye's Pretty Please Collection:

Using Collage Press' Camden Collection:

Using Basic Grey's Green At Heart Collection:

And for the guy in our department, using K & Company's Life's Journey Collection:

I used 7 Gypsies' metal gears for the cover here instead of flowers, for a more "man" look - haha.

So there you have it.

Thanks so much for dropping by, and a very Happy and Blessed 2011 to all of you!

Other materials used:
Cardstock - Bazzill Basics
Flowers - Prima Marketing
Gears - 7 Gypsies Steampunk Gears - Industrial, Gems
Alphas - American Crafts Thickers, Jenni Bowlin Studios
Adhesives - Beacon's 3-In-1 Advanced Craft Glue, Kokuyo Dotliner, EK Success 3D-Dots

First Snow

Don't you love Webster's Pages? I did this layout using their Sweet Season Collection. I just love the pastel shades of the papers - so pretty!

I played with my Martha Stewart Loops punches for the photo matting, and used pop-up dots to mount the photo, for added dimension.

I wanted lots of sparkle for this layout, as with the sparkle of snow, so I embellished it with sparkly roses and crystals from Prima .....

..... and glittery trims from Webster's Pages. I especially like how the fluffy white trims look so much like snow too.

I then applied some Rock Candy distress crackle paint to the photo corners for even more sparkle, as well as to add detail and texture.

And to finish off, some glittered alphas for the title. The title, by the way, refers to my younger DD's first experience of snow. See the joy in her face? :)

Thanks so much for dropping by, and for leaving all your lovely comments. I truly do appreciate them.

Materials:
Patterned Papers - Webster's Pages - Sweet Season Collection - Tiny Treats, Die Cut; Webster's Pages Vellum and Diecut Kit
Trims - Webster's Pages Designer Trim - Holiday
Flowers - Prima Marketing - Gwendolyns "Woodpecker", Love Letter Roses "Peridot", Fairytale Roses "Orchid"
Leaves - Prima Marketing - Velvet Heirloom Rose Leaves "Aspen"
Crystals - Prima Marketing - Say It In Crystals
Photo Corners - Tattered Angels Glimmer Chips - Regal "Creme de Cacao
Crackle Paint - Tim Holtz Distress Crackle Paint - Rock Candy
Punches - Martha Stewart Crafts - Loops Edge Punch and Corner Punch
Alphas - American Crafts Thickers
Adhesives - Beacon's 3-In-1 Advanced Craft Glue, Kokuyo Dotliner, EK Success 3D-Dots

KCK Challenge #4 - Basic Grey

Some good news! I was invited by our local manufacturer and store KCK to be a Guest Designer for this month. The featured brand for their blog challenge this month is Basic Grey, so naturally I accepted, as it's one of my fave brands!

Here is my inspiration layout for this challenge, using a mix of Basic Grey's Cappella and Origins collections.

And here are the supplies I used:

I wanted a layout with lots of dimension and texture. To begin, I trimmed off the edges of the Origins 'Mud Mask' paper to get a non-12x12 shape, and used this as a base. I then cut the Cappella 'Bravo!' paper into a circle and layered this over a piece of Basic Grey cardstock which I had cut into a scalloped circular shape to frame the 'Bravo!' paper.

The 'Bravo!' paper is distressed using a water distress technique - I wet the edges of the paper and then folded and pinched the edges in at random to give the desired distressed look. For added texture, I then placed a piece of muslin cloth onto the layout before adding the photo and embellishments.

For the journaling, which I also took as the title of the layout, I used a die-cut shape from the Origins collection and trimmed the edge with lace.

I then added the flowers and crystal and pearl flourishes. I love using flowers and vines on my layouts as they give the layout a very 3D effect.

So, on to the challenge!

Each of the other members of the challenge design team has also crafted something to inspire you for this challenge, so do check out their beautiful projects here : Edleen Abdul, Sandy Ang, Joanna Lee, and Aniza Mahyuddin.

The challenge design team for this month will then choose three winners to receive the following prizes:

Top Prize - S$80 BG product voucher
2nd Prize - S$50 BG product voucher
3rd Prize - S$30 BG product voucher

So what are you waiting for? Go over to the KCK blog HERE to find out the rules and submission details for this challenge! And good luck to all who are participating!

Materials used for my project:
Patterned Papers - Basic Grey - Cappella Collection (Figaro, Bravo!), Origins Collection (Mud Mask)
Cardstocks - Basic Grey
Die-cut Title - Basic Grey - Origins Collection - Pieces Die-cut Shapes
Lace and Trim - Prima Marketing, Tim Holtz Idea-ology
Ink - Tim Holtz Distress Ink - Walnut Stain
Flowers - Prima Marketing, Petaloo
Branches - Petaloo
Leaves - Prima Marketing
Flourishes - Prima Marketing
Adhesives - Beacon's 3-In-1 Advanced Craft Glue, Kokuyo Dotliner, EK Success 3D-Dots
Others - Muslin Cloth