Seasons Tweetings

image: Cuddly Buddly

doily stamps : Prima 'Sunrise Sunset'

paper: Basic Grey 'Sweet Thread', 'Nook & Pantry'

others: Copic, Faber Castell watercolour pencil, EK Success scallop circle punch, ribbon, MS Frond leaf punch

Challenges:

1. PageMaps - card sketch
2. Bizzy Becks - Christmas
3. Basic Grey - Christmas
4. Stamp & Create - anything goes
5. CMC - holiday theme

Christmas card

image: Penny Black 'The Wonder' stamp

sentiment: computer generated

paper: Basic Grey 'Sweet Thread', green and red card stock

others: Sizzix embossing folder, corner punch, small snowflake punch, Faber Castell watercolour pencils, glitter

Challenges:

1. Sketch Saturday - sketch
2. Penny Black And More - traditional Christmas colour
3. Penny Black Saturday - Christmas
4. Bizzy Becks - Christmas
5. Basic Grey - Christmas

Merry Christmas

Stamp: Magnolia Tilda

sentiment: freebie from magazine

paper: Basic Grey Serendipity & Shine On

doily, Copic, Memento Tuxedo Black ink pad, Spellbinder Flourish Accents, retro flower punch, Cuttlebug Swiss Dot embossing folder, bling, ribbon.

Challenges:

1. Marvelous Magnolia - anything goes
2. Time For Magnolia Challenge - emboss
3. Magnolia Mania - stars
4. You, Me And Magnolia - anything goes
5. Magnolia-licious Challenge - doily
6. Tilda's Town - Christmas
7. Magnolia-licious Holiday Blog Hop - holiday/winter
8. Dutch Stamp Chickies Challenge - Christmas card
9. Papirplanetens - Christmas
10. Basic Grey - Christmas
11. SSS Monday - flourish
12. Sketch & Stash - sketch #127 (using old stash of doily, new stash of Basic Grey paper)
13. Word Art Wednesday -anything goes
14. SSS Wednesday - anything goes
15. Oozak - celebration
16. The Artistic Stamper - anything goes
17. V's Sweet Ideas - holiday
18. A Little Bit Crafty - Christmas cheers
19. Dutch Magnolia Lovers - photo inspiration (inspired by the snow, remind me of Christmas)

Magnolia Christmas Gift Tag

stamp: Magnolia Tilda

Sizzix Winter Words embossing folder, Spellbinder Flourish Accents die, Spellbinder Beaded Oval die, MS Frond leaf punch, MS Snowflake Chain punch, retro flower punch, bling, Copic.

Challenges:

1. MidWeek Magnolia - anything but card
2. Marvelous Magnolia - anything
3. Tilda's Town - Christmsa
4. Time For Magnolia Challenge - emboss
5. Magnolia Mania - stars
6. SSS Monday - flourish
7. Papirplanetens - Christmas
8. Oozak - celebration
9. Penny Black And More - traditional Xmas colour

Thank You Teacher

Made this flower pot card to thank my son's kindy maths teacher. The crepe flowers were die cut from Spellbinder Scallop Circle die, the small yellow paper flowers were punched using retro flower punch.

I asked my son to hold a blank A4 paper and took a picture of him. Edit the photo in photoshop to include the thanking quote for a more personalised touch.

Others: ribbon, MS Pinking Scallop punch, MFT Flourish die.

Challenges:

1. Simon Says Wednesday - thanks
2. Word Art Wednesday - anything goes
3. The Rubber Buggy - thank you card

Merry Christmas

paper: Core'dination Core Impressions Basic Grey Ornate Collection (teal), Core'dination The Chocolate Box (brown)

others: Sizzix Basic Grey Dotted Flower Ring, Sizzix Winter Words embossing folder, MS Snowflake Chain punch, bling

I cut the Core'dination paper (teal and brown) into small squares and adhered to a piece of paper before die-cut it with Spellbinder Label 4 die for the patchwork background effect. After that, I embossed the die-cut with Sizzix Dotted Flower Ring embossing folder and sanded the embossed area for some contrast.

Entering this card into :

• Core'dination Crop 2013 - Patchwork Background Challenge by Gail Linder

LO - Yummy Cake

Paper : Basic Grey ' Kneehighs & Bowties'

Elements : Basic Grey ' Serendipity'

Done this digital layout using Basic Grey digital paper. Photos of my son having fun with my birthday cake..

Challenges:

1. Pamela's World of Scrap - sketch 242a 
2. Basic Grey Saturday - food

Christmas

image: Magnolia

medium : Copic

others: ribbon, doily, Spellbinder Beaded Oval die, retro flower punch, Cuttlebug Swiss Dot embossing folder, Prismacolour pencil, pearl, corner charm

Challenges:

1. Designed To Color - tie it up (use ribbon to make bow)
2. Simon Says Wednesday Challenge - use rubber/clear stamp
3. Word Art Wednesday - anything goes
4. Pamela's World of Scrap - sketch 242c (card)
5. Time For Magnolia Challenge - bingo (dies, blue, flowers)
6. Joan's Garden - Christmas, ribbon, corners
7. Rubber Buggy - charm/bling
8. Penny Black And More - anything goes
9. CropStop - WCMD anything goes

Snowflake

image: Magnolia

medium: Faber Castell watercolour pencils

others: Lifestyle Frame die

Challenges:

1. Tilda's Town - anything but square
2. MidWeek Magnolia - inspired by song (Kate Bush 'Snowflake')
3. Magnolia Mania - pink & brown
4. Magnolia-licious Challenge - shaped card
5. You, Me & Magnolia - anything goes

Trust Your Heart

image: Penny Black

sentiment : Unity Stamp

others: MFT Flourish die, Nestabilities Classic Scallop Circle die, Memento Tuxedo Black, Faber Castell watercolour pencils, textured card stock

Challenges:

1. Penny Black Saturday - anything but card
2. SSS Monday Challenge - say it with stamps
3. Word Art Wednesday - #100 anything goes
4. The Rubber Buggy Challenge - #11 anything goes
5. MAWT - anything goes
6. Papertake Weekly - anything goes
7. Designed To Color - use a die
8. CCM Copic Group - fall colour

Live Inspired

image: Don & Daisy

sentiment: Unity Stamp

background text stamp : Prima

others: Faber Castell watercolour pencils

Memento Tuxedo Black, Brown ink pad

Challenges:

1. SSS Monday Challenge - say it with stamps
2. Word Art Wednesday - #100 anything goes
3. The Rubber Buggy Challenge - #11 anything goes
4. MAWT - anything goes
5. Papertake Weekly - anything goes

LO - Happy Pose

Paper: Basic Grey 'Serendipity' (all),

Journal Tag: Basic Grey 'Sweet Thread'

elements: created the stars element using custom star shape and clipped them to Basic Grey patterned papers in photoshop. 

Done this digital layout based on Pamela's World of Scrap bonus sketch # 212. Photo of my 5yo son posing for a shot after his kindy concert. See the red goody bag which he clung on tightly despite me asking him to put aside. He saw his favourite packet drink inside it together with others candy, that's why he could not bear to part with it...lol..!

Challenges:

1. Pamela's World of Scrap - September challenge
2. Basic Grey - fall picture inspiration (inspired by the coloured)
3. Bearly Mine - anything
4. Simon Says Wednesday Challenge - anything
5. Rubber Buggy - anything
6. Word Art Wednesday - anything goes

LO - You're Such A Hoot!

Papers : Connie Prince (embossed purple card stock), Basic Grey Sultry (purple patterned), Serendipity (yellow, floral cream)
Elements: Samantha Walker 'Kokeshi' (lantern, purple border stripe), 'What A Hoot' (owl, Hoot wordart)

Captured this photo during my 5 years old son's kindy annual concert just happened to be around the Mid-Autumn Festival. He's performing the Indian pop dance. He managed to dance throughout the song, a great improvement as compared to his first concert when he's 3 year's old where he stood still on the stage feeling so lost and afraid..lol..!

This layout was done based on a sketch from Crafty Steal Third Thursday Sketch September Challenge with a fall theme.



Challenges:

1. Crafty Steal Third Thursday Sketch Challenge - Fall themed sketch
2. Bearly Mine - anything
3. Simon Says Wednesday Challenge - anything
4. Rubber Buggy - anything
5. Word Art Wednesday - anything goes

Season's Greeting

Coloured this Magnolia Snowy Tilda with Faber Castell watercolour pencils. Done this card based on Papertake Weekly sketch. Other materials used : button punch, star punch, MS Snowflake punch.

Challenges:

1. Frosted Designs - use 3 x 3 (stars, round shape, arrow)
2. The Dutch Magnolia Chickies - strips of papers
3. MidWeek Magnolias - warm & cozy
4. Papertake Weekly - sketch #83
5. Simon Says Wednesday Challenge - anything

Great Friends

Image : Magnolia Tilda, 

sentiment : Whimsy Stamps

others: MFT Die-namics Fancy Flourish, bling, Faber Castel watercolour pencils, doily, Prima text stamp, EK Success circle punch, small retro flower punch, hemp twine.

I stamped the background with Prima text stamp with brown ink pad. Flourish is die cut from an orange card stock. I dyed the white doily with mixture of various food colouring liquid.

Challenges:

1.  Magnolicious & Wee Stamps - bling
2. MidWeek Magnolia - autumn colour
3. Tilda's Town - Fall
4. Time For Magnolia Challenge - #27 designer paper not allowed
5. Magnolia Mania - friends

L/O - Book

paper: Basic Grey- Sweet Threads, Clipping

journal tag : Big Picture

Done this mini layout based on sketch by Pamela. 

List of childhood favourite story books that I used to borrow from my school library (never bought any 'coz we're too poor then).

Challenges:

1. Pamela's World of Scrap - sketch #241a
2. Basic Grey Saturday - anything goes

L/O - Childhood Favourite Sweets

Paper: Basic Grey Clipping. Journal Tag: Big Picture

Mini layout of my childhood favourite candies. Layout is done based on sketch #240a by Pamela

Challenges:

1. Pamela's World of Scrap - sketch #240a
2. Basic Grey Saturday - anything goes

L/O - Childhood Favourite Movies

Paper: Basic Grey PB&J, Clipping

tag journal: Big Picture 

movie picture downloaded from internet.

sketch : PageMaps

Done this layout about my favourite childhood movies. I love scary, romance, adventures and heart breaking drama though I hardly shed tears over them. These movies were shown very much later in our local tv programme. That's my only entertainment that I had besides radio and cassette player. Those were the days.

Challenges:

1. PageMaps - sketch
2. Basic Grey Saturday - anything goes
3. The ABC Challenge - anything goes

Teddy Bear bookmark

 Bookmark made using pre-coloured card topper fromCrafter's Companion Everyday in Mulberry Wood papercrafting cd-rom and added the wordart from Word Art Wednesday on it before printed it out. 

Challenges:

1. Crafter's Companion - animal
2. WAW - anything goes
3. SSS Wednesday - anything goes
4. Creative Card Crew - on the farm

Rejoice

Another bookmark made using pre-coloured card topper fromCrafter's Companion Everyday in Mulberry Wood papercrafting cd-rom and added the wordart from Word Art Wednesday on it before printed it out. 

Challenges

1. Crafter's Companion - animal
2. WAW - anything goes
3. SSS Wednesday - anything goes
4. Creative Card Crew - on the farm
5. Bearly Mine - digi

CAS birthday card

image: CC Designs Swiss Pixies - Tulip Birgitta

sentiment: printed from a magazine freebie cd-rom 

others: Cuttlebug embossing folder, twine, glitter glue,

Prismacolour pencils

Challenges:

1. CC Designs - birthday
2. SSS Monday - dotty
3. Bizzy Becs - white space / cas
4. V's Sweet Challenge - twine
5. Stamp & Create - glitter

Blessed

I made this bookmark using a pre-coloured card topper from Crafter's Companion Everyday in Mulberry Wood papercrafting cd-rom and added the wordart from Word Art Wednesday on it before printed it out. 
other materials: heavyweight textured red card stock, Divine Twine.

Challenges:

1. Crafter's Companion - animal
2. WAW - anything goes
3. SSS Wednesday - anything goes
4. V's Sweet Challenge - twine
5. Creative Card Crew - on the farm
6. Bearly Mine - digi

Layout - My Baby, My Joy

Created this layout using Crafty Steal sketch. I love these photos and thank god I managed to snap some photos even though I was so busy tending to his needs 24 hours a day. Without these photos, I would not be able to recall how his look like when he's a baby. Time flies...~!

Challenges:

1. Crafty Steal August Challenge - sketch
2. Word Art Wednesday - anything goes

Bookmark

Image : Digital Delights

paper : Basic Grey Offbeat

medium: Prismacolour pencils, Daler Rowney LOT

Challenges:

1. Basic Grey Saturday - school
2. Delightful Challenges - school
3. SSS Wednesday - school

back 2 school..reach for the stars..

image: Magnolia Tilda

paper: Basic Grey Green At Heart

MS pinking scallop punch, Spellbinder  Beaded Oval die,

Copic

Challenges :

1. Basic Grey Saturday - school
2. MidWeek Magnolia - shaped card
3. SSS Wednesday - school
4. The Dutch Magnolia Chickies - anything goes

Christmas

Image: Magnolia Tilda, sentiment is computer generated

Cuttlebug Swiss Dot embossing folder, MS Snowflake punch, retro flower punch, Spellbinder Beaded Oval die, pearl, brad, lace, Copic.

Challenges:

1. Simply Magnolia - sketch
2. Magnolia-licious - lace
3. Hobby House - Christmas
4. The Dutch Magnolia Chickies - anything goes
5. Tilda's Town - Christmas

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Let my heart be sound..

Image: CC.Designs Tulip Birgitta

paper: Basic Grey Porcelain

others: Memento Tuxedo Black ink, Faber Castell watercolour pencils, glitter glue (on the petals), yarn

Challenges:

1. CC.Designs - summer dreaming
2. Basic Grey Saturday - tag
3. Word Art Wednesday - anything goes
4. Bizzy Becs - anything goes 
5. Bearly Mine - anything goes

Christmas tag

image and sentiment: Penny Black 'The Wonder' clear stamp.  Sizzix TH Tattered Poinsettia die, small daisy punch, MS Pinking Scallop punch, Sizzix Basic Grey 'Winter Words Set' embossing folder, glitter glue, Faber Castell watercolour pencils

Challenges:

1. Penny Black.Com - beat the heat 
2. Penny Black Saturday - Christmas
3. Penny Black & More  - dies and punch
4. Stamp & Create - Christmas
5. Bizzy Becs - anything goes 

Recipe Card - Stir Fried Chicken Wing

Make this recipe card using paper from Glitz Design which I recently bought via Jessica Prague website. Added a freebie image downloaded from web and overlay it on the white card.

Challenges:

1. Simon Wednesday Challenge - summer food/drink
2. Bearly Mine - anything goes
3. Bizzy Becs - anything goes 

Christmas card

Paper and element from Crafter's Companion (exclusive member download December 2012), Cuttlebug Baby Face alphabet die (for the red heart and red star). Sketch based on Crafty Steal Thursday Challenge.

Challenges:

1. Simon Monday Challenge - celebration
2. Bearly Mine - anything goes
3. Crafter's Companion July challenge - diecut
4. Crafty Steal 3rd Thursday challenge - sketch
5. Bizzy Becs - anything goes 

Christmas card

Created this Christmas card using free digital image and patterned paper downloaded from website, using colour scheme from Bearly-Mine Challenge. Not the traditional Christmas colour, but I kind of fancy sweet pastel pink result of this card.

Challenges:

1. Bearly-Mine Challenge - colour inspiration
2. Winter Wonderland - boy & girl
3. SSS Monday Challenge - celebration
4. Word Art Wednesday - anything goes
5. Bizzy Becs - anything goes 

Recipe Card - Grilled Chicken Wing

Made this recipe card using Basic Grey Porcelain and Dasher paper. Got this fab recipe from website. I am slowly making pool of my favourite recipe cards to put in the kitchen to make my cooking life easier..(I am basically can't cook...!)

Challenge:

1. Basic Grey Challenge - flower
2. Bizzy Becs - anything goes

LO - Sitting on a hammock

paper and flower: Basic Grey Sweet Thread

Layout based on Sketch Saturday Challenge but I tweak it a bit by adding border to divide between the photo and embellishment.

Challenges:

1. Sketch Saturday Challenge - sketch
2. Basic Grey Challenge - flower
3. Frosted Design - outdoor
4. Joanna Sheen - citrus colour
5. SSS Monday Challenge - green (nature) 
6. SSS Wednesday Challenge - by the sea

LO - I Am Sweety...

materials: Basic Grey Sweet Thread collection.

Digital layout photos of my pet rabbit named 'Sweety' which has been with us for more than 6 years now. She is sweet, fun, beautiful and sooo...cute that I like to cuddle her in my arms and she love that most too!

Challenges:

1. Pamela's World of Scrap - sketch 237 challenge ( I am using bonus sketch 100 on page 23)
2. Basic Grey Saturday challenge - no stamp images
3. Simon Says - anything goes

LO - He calls me uncle..!

'He calls me uncle'.... yes! that's right. The boy in red shirt is my sister's grandson who is 3 years older than my son, therefore, he addresses my son as 'Uncle' according to Chinese custom.

Created this digital layout based on Pamela's World of Scrap bonus sketch #101 page 23. 

Bonus Sketch #101

Challenges:

1. Pamela's World of Scrap - sketch 237 challenge

LO - I am two..

Another digital layout based on Pamela's sketch 237a challenge.


Sketch 237a

Challenges:

1. Pamela's World of Sketch - sketch 237

LO - favourite meal

Make this digital layout using Echo Park Victoria Garden's paper and elements (butterfly, tag) are by Samantha Walker.

Photos of my son enjoying orange after finishing his favourite dinner, rice with fried egg, spinach and pork potatoes.

Layout based on Pamela's World of Scrap sketch 236a .

Challenges:

1. Pamela's World Of Scrap - sketch 236a

LO - Happy Day

Materials: Echo Park Sweet Day paper, EP Life Is Good element and a mix of other elements and papers.

Done this digital layout based on PageMaps 7th Anniversary Challenge which offer the Grand Prize of $200 voucher to shop at COT.

PageMaps sketch

Challenges:

1. PageMaps 7th Anniversary Challenge - sketch

DIY foam stamp

  

Created the heart patterned using foam and Sizzix Scallop Heart die. PageMaps NSD challenge us to create stamp from foam and make a project based on the sketch. Here is how I create the heart shaped stamped image:

1. die cut a heart shape from a foam using Sizzix Scallop Heart die
2. Embossed the die cut heart foam with Sizzix BG Dotted Flower Ring embossing folder
3. Inked the foam with TH Spun Sugar distress inkpad.
4. Stamped on a white card stock.
5. Use the same heart die and die cut the stamped image.

Here is the photo of materials used for creating the heart image:

Sizzix Scallop Heart die, Sizzix BG Dotted Flower Ring embossing folder, foam (the one in yellow colour) and a $0.20 glass coaster used as stamping block..lol..

Others (not in photo) : TH Spun Sugar distress inkpad, Cuttlebug Fantasy Floral embossing folder, printed patterned paper

Challenges:

1. PageMaps NSD Challenge - make your own stamp + sketch
2. Sizzix - mother's day
3. Simon Says Stamp & Show - favourite ink (TH Spun Sugar DI)
4. V's Sweet Ideas - mother's day
5. The Artistic  Stampers - words