A Quiet Moment

The second layout I did for today is for another challenge at Let's Get Shabby. This is my first submission although I have been meaning to submit for some time now. In Challenge Four, we are given a sketch. Please go here to see the sketch and the beautiful examples.

Here's my take:








I'm not sure if I get the shabby look right, or if this layout has more of a classic look. But I like it!! And that photo of Nadiah sitting quietly on the swing is just right for the look.

I also added some crackle paint on the white frame to make it somewhat more shabbier. And as always, I love those blings!!

Materials used:
Patterned paper and journal card: 7Gypsies. Alpha stickers: Basic Grey. Chipboard frame: American Crafts. Blings: Prima Marketing. Others: Lace, leather thong, metal flower charm, mulberry paper flowers, glittered wire butterfly, crackle paint.

A Simple Life

I am so glad that I am back living in the scrapping world. For the longest time, I was either too busy or had no creative juice whatsoever to start scrapping just for the fun of it. For the past couple of months I only make time for DT jobs, that my scrapping table was starting to gather dust.

Although all the fasting and festivities had past, I was too lazy to do anything else but read books and watch some movies. This week I finally got my MOJO back and am back at the scrapping table... YIPPEE!!!

Ok, first up is a layout for Scrap-It-Lah October challenge which is the Simple Challenge.

Here is my take:








The photo and the the title mean a lot to me and as you can see the journaling is quite long. Having a 7 year old autistic child can be difficult sometimes but for the most part Nadiah is such a happy child. She doesn't need much of anything to have a happy perfect day. As you can see in the photo, a few colourful balloons just makes her day. Some days it's just blowing bubbles or swinging on the swing so high that she's almost flying and other days it's just sitting around with her picture books.

It is quite simply... a happy life, a blessed life, A SIMPLE LIFE!!

Materials used:
Patterned papers: Crate Paper, Webster's Pages, Sassafras Lass. Journaling card: Crate Paper. Alphabet stickers: American Crafts, Basic Grey. Stickers: 7Gypsies, Creative Imaginations. Others: Acrylic paints and TH Distress inks pads.

At The Zoo (Twisted Sketches #016)

Oh dear!! I should have posted this last week but I hope I'm not too late. The twisted sketch came out last Wednesday and the twist for the week is STICKERS. Please go here to see the sketch.

My take for the sketch:

Instead of using an extra piece of patterned paper behind the photos, as in the sketch, I decided to use a masking effect. Blended in several colours of Tim Holtz Distress Ink and it turned out kinda cool.

I tried to use different types of stickers in the layout and so you have cardstock stickers, puffy alpha stickers, epoxy stickers and those tape writer I used for journaling is a type of sticker too...

Materials used:
Patterned paper: Crate Paper. Cardstock: Core'dinations. Masks: Tim Holtz, Heidi Swapp. Ink pads: Tim Holtz Distress Ink pads. Stickers: American Crafts, Karen Foster, Dymo. Chipboard element: ScrapFX.

Sweet Child 'O Mine (TS#014)

It's the week 14 at Twisted Sketches and the twist for the week is METAL. Yeah.. my favourite kind of embellishment!! Please go here to see the sketch for the week and also see what the other DTs interpretation of the sketch.

Here's my take:








As you might know, the title comes from the Guns n Roses song. I just love that song. And most of the embellishment I used something metal, like the key and padlock on the tag, metal fasteners as flower centers and that beautiful dragonfly.


Materials used:
Patterned papers: Prima Marketing, 7Gypsies, K&Co. Cardstock: Core'dinations. Alpha stickers: Collage Press, Making Memories. Journaling tag: 7Gypsies. Flowers: Prima Marketing. Metal stuff: local shop. Ink pad: TH Distress Ink. Paper distresser: Heidi Swapp.

SIC Pick & mix Challenge

Scrap|Inspire|Create is having another interesting challenge this month, which is Picking & Mixing. What you have to do is to pick one theme for a layout, which you are given 4 choices. The each DTs has come out with 5 scrapbooking items/techniques each and you would have to pick one from each list and mix them together in your layout. Please go to the blog to see the list and for further details.

I picked the theme Summer Breeze and picked Janiah's pearls, Yvonne's crackle paint, Eirnna's buttons and my own stamps. So here's my take:









I have to say that making this layout was kinda sad because this is my last DT layout with SIC. But it has been a fantastic and challenging 6 months and I would like to say a very big thank you to Jazz for the wonderful opportunity and also to my fellow Creative Team members: Janiah, Yvonne and Eirnna... you guys have been such an inspiration!!


Materials used: Diecut papers: Basic Grey, KI Memories. Stickers: Bazzill Basics, EK Success. Chipboard scroll: Maya road. Buttons: Various. Clear stamp: Technique Tuesday. Ink pad: StazOn. Pearls: Kaisercraft. Tim Holtz Distress Crackle paint

7th Birthday (Scrappin Kids September Challenge)

This month at Scrappin Kids the challenge is to make a layout of your kid's birthday party and the layout must include at least 4 photos and one of them must be a black & white one.

Here is my take - a layout of Nadiah's 7th birthday in April this year.








Please hop on to SK blog to see this month's challenge here, and give a round of applause to the other DTs' work!!

Materials used:
Patterned papers: Collage Press, Creative Imaginations. Flowers and clear tape border: Prima Marketing. Brads: Making Memories. Pearls: Kaisercraft. Alpha stickers: American Crafts. Journaling card: 7Gypsies. Stickers: 7Gypsies, K&Co.

Candy Shoppe Designs - 2nd Place Hawaiian Blog Candy Winner

Yup! That's me!! I won the 2nd place at Candy Shoppe Designs Hawaiian Blog Candy!! It was such a surprise. I haven't been online that much this week and it wasn't until Monique informed me that I'd won did I realize it. Thanks so much, Monique!!

And here's what I won...

Aren't I a lucky girl?? All I had to do was give three fun facts about myself and cross my fingers. Do go here to read the details. And browse around the blog because they've got lots of fun stuff and there could be one or two more blog candy up for grabs.

And finally, thank you CSD!! You rock!!!

Cannon (Twisted Sketches #012)

Two whole weeks just went by in a breeze and now it's time for another layout for Twisted Sketches. This week's twist is to use FOAM ADHESIVE. Please go here to see the sketch and to ohh and ahh the other DTs' take on the challenge.

Here's mine:

Pictures of Nadiah at the museum near our house. When she saw the cannons, she said "human cannon ball"- wanting to be the 'human' in this case. That was after she saw one of her Barney videos about the circus :D.

Materials used:
Cardstock: Core'dinations Black Magic. Die cut patterned paper: Basic Grey, K & Co. Alpha puffy stickers: Pressed Petals. Stickers: Creative Imagination. Stamp: Prima Marketing. Embossing powder: Tsukineko.

I Just Love Surprises

A few days ago, I receive a package from my friend, Karine and her precious children, Ilyas and Kais from France. In it is a whole bunch of stuff to make a mini album. It was such a surprise and I love it!!

Thanks ever so much, Karine!! Do tell Ilyas that I wrote his name in my blog.. :D

A Baby Duck Encounter (TS #010)

It's another Twisted Sketches week for me. This week is sketch #010 and the twist is to use TAGS. See the sketch here.

Here's my take:

Photos are of Nadiah's close encounter with a baby duck. She was scared out of her wits at first but also curious. After a while she was able to get up, close and personal with the duckling and even had a go holding.. (or should I say squeezing) the little ball of yellow fluff.

I had fun with this layout, using Prima Marketing felt matties which I cut in half and lay it down side by side. ANd if you look closely, that white paper with grids on it, is actually the backing which comes with the matties in the packaging. Recycling, I'd say, is good fun!!


Materials used:
Diecut patterned paper: Collage Press. Journaling card (tag): Creative Imagination. Felt: and flowers Prima Marketing. Chipboard element: Pink Paislee. Alpha stickers: American Crafts, Basic Grey. Rub ons: Pink Paislee, Crate Paper, Basic Greay, October Afternoon. Others: Buttons and ribbons.

Altered Mirror for Nad

I was stumped for ideas of what to get Nad for her birthday in July and in the end I decided to make her something.

I had bought a few of those IKEA mirror frames and they were just sitting there gathering dust so I thought I might as well alter one for Nad.

Met her over the weekends and passed it on to her. I'm happy to say that she loved it, so it was well worth the job.

Here's the altered mirror:










Materials used:
Gesso, TH Distress Ink pads, Alcohol Ink, Prima flowers, K&C0 patterned papers, 7Gypsies patterned paper and stickers. Tim Holtz Idea-ology fragments. TH crackle paints. Bazzill Basics cardstock stickers, Perfect pearls, Kaisercraft word blings. Stamp It background rubber stamp. Mod Podge, Alpha rubber stamps. Metal charms and corners.

Faces Of You (SIC August Challenge)

Hi everyone. It's been some time since I've had the time to do much scrapping. Most that I've done are for DT jobs.

Anyway, this month Scrap|Inspire|Create has an interesting challenge for you over at their blog. For August, you are to make a layout with a collage of ATCs in it. The number of ATCs used is not specified, so you can make as much as you like.

Here's my take:













I made 4 ATCs to show the different expressions of Nadiah's. I made the background and papers surrounding the ATCs are mostly earthy colours so that the vibrant look of the ATCs would stand out.

So hop over to SIC to enter August challenge or just to ooohhs and aahhhs the other DT's fantastic job!!


Materials used: Patterned papers: Collage Press, Crate Paper. Alphabet stickers: Collage Press. Chipboard elements: Kaisercraft, Pink Paislee. Brads: SEI. Word strip stickers: 7Gypsies. Journaling card: Collage Press. Ink Pads: TH Distress Inks, StazOn Inks. Mask: Tim Holtz Idea-ology. Stamps: Paper Artsy, Prima marketing. Others: Lace trims, blings, metal charms, velvet leaves: Local shop.

Pinky (Twisted Sketches #008)

This week's twist to the Twisted Sketches is using flowers in a layout, card etc... Of course I love making this layout because I just love flowers. The more, the merrier.. LOL!!!!

Anyway, here is the sketch, and he's my take on the sketch:

I definitely loved making this layout. Not only I get to used those Prima flowers, but also Basic Grey doilies. They are just too gorgeous for words!!!

The photo is of Nadiah having a glass of orange juice along the river near our place. What I wanted to capture is the way she's holding her straw, with her little pinky sticking up. In fact every time she has a drink, be it in a cup or a glass, her pinky will always be sticking up when she lifts them. It's just so cute!!

Do hop over to TS to see the other DTs' beautiful work and do give this sketch a try!!

Materials used:
Patterned paper: October Afternoon, Basic Grey. Cardstock: Bazzill Basics. Flowers: Prima Marketing. Journaling cards: Collage Press. Rubber stamp: Stap It. Ink pad: Tsukineko Brilliance, Tim Holtz Distress Ink. Alpha stickers: American Crafts.

A Weekend Of Challenges

Last weekend there were some online challenges at Scrappin Kids Forum hosted by Michelle, Pia and Issa. I had been off scrapping for some time it seems, that I decided to take up their challenges.

Sorry that I'm only just posting the layouts because it has been such a crazy week with Nadiah running a high fever and answering phone calls non-stop and getting everything ready for my upcoming beading embroidery classes, that I've hardly any time to breath.

Anyway, here are the layouts that I did for the challenges

1) Michelle's challenge
To scraplift any of her previous layouts.I decided the more simple of her layouts and gave it a little flip horizontally and came up with this

That's a picture of Nadiah with her telescope which she made with kitchen towels tube. I mainly used products from Crate Paper Mia collection. It's a lovely shades of purple and pink and just a little bit of blues.


2) Pia's challenge
To make a layout of a photo with anything homemade, be it cooking wise or arts and crafts or anything that is homemade. This is my take:

I caught this photo the very morning and though how appropriate it would be to make a layout about homemade love. Again, I used Crate paper Mia collection for this layout. I just love that line.

3) Issa's challenge
A layout to use only chipboard and patterned paper.
Here's my take

Ok, I cheated with those ribbons and trims. It's was a case of being too lazy to cut out paper strips.. hahaa!!

Well, all in all I had fun making all these layouts even though I wasn't in the running. Winners have not been announced yet as I'm typing this but I'm sure we'll know soon. Do hop over here to see the beautiful entries.