LO-Good Times

template:Scrapbook Crazy Creations by Robin,

patterned paper: Pieces of Life mini kit by Blagovesta Gosheva

This is a digital layout using of a photo taken during one of my friend's daughter wedding. Time flies, got together again through special occasion such as this, meeting ex-classmates. A wonderful time to be together again. 

Challenges:

1.  Challenge YOUrself, December 'Anything Goes.

 

LO: Sweet Happiness

 

Paper: MME 'Bright Dots', Coredination cardstock, Bazzil polka dot cardstock, black cardstock, 

others: photo corner punch, spectacles die, Spellbinder Classic Scallop Circle die, banner/tag punch, banner die,

Took out my not so newly bought die (banner and spectacles) for this layout which was based on Rochelle's sketch Dec'25 challenge.

Challenges:

• Rochelle Spear's Dec Sketch Challenge
• Scrap With Tracy's Tit-Tac-Toe (black cardstock, banner, circle)

Gold Theme Christmas Card

 Sizzix-Basic Grey 'Snow Flower' embossing folder, Merry Christmas sentiment dies, window dies

Made this Christmas card using dies and embossing folder. I like the gold colour as it gives out an elegant feel and signify golden moment in celebrating the most important day of the year.

Challenges:

1. As You Like It Challenge - Favourite Gold, Silver or Glitter
2. Wordart Wednesday Week#728&729
3. Creative Inspirations - Tis the Season!
4. Crafty Calendar - Winter or Christmas

Flowers brighten the days

Stamp : CC Designs 'Swiss Pixies'

Flowers : I Am Roses - S10M-601 Achillea Cottage Mix Purple,

R2-517V Mini Open Rose White-Pink Edge, R5-4 Indian Jasmine Hot Pink

 

This is an very old stamp by CC Designs 'Swiss Pixies' which I won in one of the many challenges that I participated 10 years ago. I like the image very much, is easy to colour and it is cute too.

Challenges:

1. I Am Roses Challenge - November 2025 Anything Goes
2. Wordart Wednesday Week#728&729
3. Stamping Sensations Fantasy - Fairies, Elves, Unicorns and all things Magical or Anything Goes

Merry Christmas Mouse

 stamp:House-Mouse Designs SSCM5009 Holiday Happy,

others: Cuttlebug 'Swiss Dot' embossing folder, Copic, poinsettia die, small daisy flower punch, Spellbinder Classic Circle die

Another cute House-Mouse stamp coloured with Copic and fussy cut it out. I die-cut 2 circles from white cardstock and red pattern paper. Made the poinsettia flower using die set. Sentiment was computer generated.

Challenges:

1. House-Mouse & Friends Monday Challenge #454
2. Christmas Kickstart Challenge #105
3. Wordart Wednesday Week#728&729
4. Creative Inspirations - Tis the Season!

Candy Cane Mouse

stamp:House-Mouse Designs SSCM5009 Holiday Happy,

others: embossing folder, Copic, poinsettia die, small daisy flower punch

Image was coloured with Copic and fussy cut it out. Embossed the white cardstock, die-cut poinsettia flowers and the leaves, punched out tiny daisy flower from yellow cardstock and adhered onto the card. Sentiment was computer generated.

Challenges:

1. House-Mouse & Friends Monday Challenge #454
2. Christmas Kickstart Challenge #105
3. Wordart Wednesday Week#728&729
4. Creative Inspirations - Tis the Season!
5. Crafty Calendar - Winter or Christmas

 

Christmas Card

 

stamp:House-Mouse POPHM52 Mini Clear Stamp Set,

others: Authentique 'Free Bird' paper, border punch, Label die, Cuttlebug 'Swiss Dot' embossing folder, Copic

Image was coloured with Copic and fussy cut it out. Cut out a piece of white cardstock with a label die and then embossed it with my all-time favourite embossing folder. Next, I cut out a piece of white cardstock at 2.5cm and then used a border punch to punch at both sides.

Challenges

1. House-Mouse & Friends Monday Challenge #454
2. Christmas Kickstart Challenge #105
3. Wordart Wednesday Week#728&729
4. Creative Inspirations - Tis the Season!
5. Crafty Calendar - Winter or Christmas

Summer Holiday

 

Created this digital layout on my favourite family holiday at Thailand,  using some freebie digital kit from The Curio Pantry 'Summer Blush' kit and elements by Akizo Design 'Welcome Summer'.

Entering this for Challenge YOUrself #143 A Favourite Family Memory

Be Amazed

 

I Am Roses flowers: G3-827 Brown Tone Curly Roses

R5-2 Indian Jasmine Soft Pink

R4-518 Variegated Arabian Jasmin Pink White

R2-303 Mini Pale Yellow&Brown Rose

others: watercolour, pre-printed sentiment sticker, various leaves dies

First, I made the background of watercolour paper using mixes of green, purple, orange watercolour. Cut it to the size of a white cardstock tag. Adhere the flowers and stick on the pre-printed sentiment.

Challenges

1. I Am Roses Challenge October

Candy Cane Mistletoe

 stamp: House Mouse Design 'Mistletoe Kiss RSC-017',

others: Faber Castel watercolour pencils

This stamp image was coloured with watercolour pencils, my preferred medium when rushing for time. I grounded the hanging mistletoe by adhering the sentiment with a foam top. I leave out the background as it is for a CAS look.

Challenges:

1. House Mouse and Friends Monday Challenge #452 ATG/Any Holiday
2. ABC Christmas Challenge - U for Uncluttered, V for vertical 
3. We Love Stamping -November ATG/Christmas
4. Stamping Sensations - Christmas

Snowdrop Flower

 

stamp: Clearly Besotted 'Snowdrop', dies-hugs, label frame die, Frantic Stamper-Stitched Rounded Rectangles die

snippet of leftover watercoloured paper

I have some leftover watercolour paper which I used to diecut poinsettia flower, die-cut it with stitched rounded rectangle die. Stamped the flower and die-cut with the coordinating die, coloured with watercolour, I snipped out some of the blank area from the die-cut image. The sentiment 'hugs' was die-cut with yellow and green cardstock, layered them in such a position to reflect a shadow.

Challenges:

1. Snippet Playground Challenge #503
2. We Love Stamping - April favourite stamp
3. Stamping Sensations - April Bird, Animal, Flower, Nature
4. Crafty Calendar - April Feminine
5. Beautiful Blossoms Challenge - April Anything Florals Goes with Optional Mood Board #27

LO - Exercise

 

paper: MME 'Bright Dots, Best of Damask', Crafter's Choice 'White Meadow, American Craft white cardstock, Bazzil brown cardstock, MME 6" Collectable "Unforgettable"

others: washi tape, photo corner punch, star punches, EK Success scallop circle punch, Spellbinder Classic Scallop Circle and Classic Circle dies,  alphabet dies, brad, journal sticker

brad

Based on Rochelle's sketch, made this layout using my favourite brand paper MME. I am inspired by Rochelle's layout using the floral patterned papers. 

Challenges:

1. Rochelle Spear's Scrapbooking April Sketch Challenge
2. Scrap With Stacy - Tic-Tac-Toe April (mine are washi tape, brad, circle)

Smile

 

stamp : Clearly Besotted 'Snowdrops',

others: smile dies, Spellbinder classic circle die, Derwent watercolour, Copic

Stamped and coloured the snowdrop flowers with Copic and then fussy cut them out with scissors. Made a watercolour background  and then die-cut with a circle die. The leftover of the watercolour paper was used to die-cut the sentiment 'smile'. 

Challenges:

1. The Flower Challenge #100 add circle
2. Craftlandia Challenge #22 - spring or anything goes
3. Beautiful Blossoms - anything goes with optional mood board #22

Christmas Card

 

poinsettia dies, wreath dies, Sizzix 'Ornate Swirls' embossing folder, bling, soft pastel

The poinsettia was die-cut and coloured with soft pastel. The wreath was die-cut from green cardstock. Embossed the front panel white cardstock with Sizzix embossing folder 'Ornate Swirls'.

Challenges:

1. The Flower Challenge #100 add circle
2. Beautiful Blossoms - anything goes with optional mood board #22

Christmas Card

 

stamp: House Mouse Design 'Wreath Rolling HMCP52'

others: Sizzix-Basic Grey 'Snow Flower' embossing folder, Faber Castell Watercolour pencils, 

The stamp was coloured using watercolour pencils and fussy cut out with scissors. The white cardstock was embossed with Sizzix embossing folder.

Challenges:

1. House Mouse  & Friends Monday Challenge #436
2. ABC Christmas Challenge March - E for Embossing, F for Focal Sentiment, G for Girls

Christmas Card

 

stamp: House Mouse Design 'Breezy PineHMCW17'

others: embossing folder, Faber Castell Watercolour pencils, soft pastel, scallop square dies

This House-Mouse stamp is called Breezy Pine, coloured using watercolour pencils, with background coloured with soft pastel and cloud stencil. Die-cut the red panel with a scallop square die. The white cardstock was embossed with a 6 inches embossing folder.

Challenges:

1. House Mouse  & Friends Monday Challenge #436
2. ABC Christmas Challenge March - E for Embossing, F for Focal Sentiment, G for Girls

Christmas Card

 

stamp: House Mouse Design 'HMP154 Candy Cane Taste'

others: Copic, Sizzix-Basic Grey 'Dots On A Line' embossing folder

I quite like this stamp as the mouse looks kinda cute. Coloured with Copic and fussy cut out with my favourite Honey Bee scissors. White panel was embossed with Sizzix folder.

Challenges:

1. House Mouse  & Friends Monday Challenge #436
2. ABC Christmas Challenge March - E for Embossing, F for Focal Sentiment, G for Girls

Christmas Card

 

stamp: House Mouse Design 'Wreath Kiss HMCW03'

others: embossing folder, Faber Castell Watercolour pencils

Another House-Mouse stamp, coloured using watercolour pencils and fussy cut out with Honey Bee scissors. The white cardstock was embossed with a 6 inches embossing folder.

Challenges:

1. House Mouse  & Friends Monday Challenge #436
2. ABC Christmas Challenge March - E for Embossing, F for Focal Sentiment, G for Girls

Enjoying Christmas with a cuppa

 

stamp: House-Mouse Design 'Warm Cup HMV04',

others: poinsettia dies, Sizzix Winter Words embossing folder, tiny flower punch

Stamped image coloured with watercolour pencils. Die-cut the poinsettia flowers from snippet of red cardstock while the leaves were die-cut from scrap of watercolour paper. Using a stylus, I shaped the flower for some dimensional look before added to the card.

snippet of red cardstock

Challenges:

1. Snippets Playground Challenge#502
2. House Mouse  & Friends Monday Challenge #436
3. ABC Christmas Challenge March - E for Embossing, F for Focal Sentiment, G for Girls

Snowdrop Birthday Card

stamp: Cleary Besotted 'Snowdrops', sentiment frame,

others: Leaf Circle Frame die, Copic

Another flower challenge that I participated using flower as the core theme. This snowdrop flowers were coloured with Copic before die-cut with the die. Layered the rectangle leafy die-cut frame on light mint cardstock.

Challenges:

1. The Flower Challenge #100 add circle

 

Flower in vase

 

stamp: Pink Petticoat (freebie from Simply Cards & Papercraft #83), 

others: hearts embossing folder, soft pastel colour, Copic

Due to participating in The Flower Challenge, I searched through my cabinet for floral stamps and this is one of the forgotten stamp hoarded. I coloured the circle die-cut background with soft pastel by just using fingers. The card front was also coloured with soft pastel before being embossed.

Challenges:

1. The Flower Challenge #100 add circle

LO-Christmas Memories 2024

paper (Making Memories 'Twinkle-Glitter Stripe', Imaginisce 'Gingerbread Village', My Little Shoebox 'Winter Wonderland-Snowflake Valley', MME 'Winter Wonderland-Tags', Bazzil cardstock), dies (poinsettia, deer, numbers), punch (star), bling 

 Finally pull out my long hoarded patterned papers which I so unsure how to use them (actually, no confidence how to make layout) but after participating some layout challenges I plucked the courage to use my favourite papers. Thanks to the organiser of the challenges where they feature their design team's inspiring layouts, I learned a thing or two and have more confidence in making layout. 

This layout is based on Rochelle's sketch and I adopted Tracy's Tic-Tac-Toe embellishment choices.

Challenges:

1. Rochelle Spears Sketch Challenge -2025 March
2. Scrap With Tracy - Tit Tat Toe 2025 March 
3. Challenge YOUrself - 2025 March Bling (mine are the rhinestones on the poinsettia and star)

Floral Birthday Card

 

flower stamp, IAR flowers (R5-2 soft pink Indian Jasmine , S10m-601 Achille Cottage purple and pink), Spellbinder scallop circle die, label die, Martha Stewart Frond punch

This stamp is actually a 3 layers stamps set where you suppose to stamp the most solid image with the lightest ink follow by darker ink. However, I have hard time to stamp precisely over the layer, therefore, I stamped each layer individually and cut them out with scissors before adhering them over one another on the card. 

Challenges:

1. I Am Roses February Challenge
2. The Flower Challenge #100 - add circle
3. Stamping Sensations - March (Hello Spring or anything goes)
4. We Love Stamping - March (Hello Spring or anything goes)

Surprise

 

stamp: AALL& Create #516 Peekaboo, 

others: brick wall stencil, TH distress ink (Mustard Seed, Tea Dye ), Copic, Frantic Samper 'Stitched Rounded Rectangles' die, snippet of paper from MME

snippet of patterned papers

Had this cute stamp for a while and today, inspired by the card in Lift Challenge, I made this using frame die, coloured with Copic and fussy cut it out with my favourite scissors of all time, EK Success Cutter Bee.

Challenges:

1. Lift Challenge #194
2. Snippets Playground Challenge #501
3. Stamping Sensations - March (Hello Spring or anything goes)
4. We Love Stamping - March (Hello Spring or anything goes)

Birthday Gift Cheese

 

stamp: House-Mouse Designs (Cheesy Gift HMV15), oval dies, Mijello watercolour

Done a simple birthday card using House-Mouse stamp, coloured with watercolour and die-cut with oval dies. Added bling to the sentiment.

Challenges:

1. House-Mouse And Friends Monday Challenge #434
2. Stamping Sensations - 2025 March Spring or Anything Goes
3. We Love Stamping - 2025 March Hello Spring or Anything Goes

LO - CNY 2024

 

products: MME 'Lucky In Love, Francheville 'Oriental Fusion, Making Memories 'Je t'Adore', alpha and number dies, Bazzil cardstock.

Using various brand patterned papers to match this Chinese New Year festive theme photo.  Family reunion during the festival is what I love most. Layout based on Rochelle's sketch.

Challenges:

1. Rochelle Spear Scrapbooking - 2025 February Sketch
2. Scrap With Tracy - 2025 February Tic Tac Toe (mine are brad, heart, arrow)
3. Challenge YOUrself #134 - use heart

Snarky Cat Gift Tag

 

 Tim Holtz 'Snarky Cat' stamp, washi tap, Faber Castell watercolour pencils, bubble mask, soft pastel 

                 snippets of punch out multi colour cardstock      

Created the background using soft pastel and then layer a bubble mask and coloured with yellow pastel .  After the image was coloured, I fussy cut it out and adhere to the tag above a snippet of washi tape. Added snippets of tiny punched out circle from various cardstock where I kept in a re-purpose transparent medicine box.

Challenges:

1.  SUYP Cat Lover's Challenge # 109
2. Snippets Playground Challenge #500

                               

With Love Card

 

I used this Magnolia umbrella die, Love sentiment die and heart embossing folder with a snippet of leftover patterned paper. Again, used watercolour to colour the umbrella and the sentiment for a cohesive look.

Challenges:

1. Lift Challenge #193 - partial die-cutting

Best Wishes Card

 Using flower die and patchwork embossing folder, made this card based on Lift Challenge which requires partial die-cutting. The flower was die-cut from watercolour paper, then coloured it using the aqua brush and Mijello watercolour.

Challenges:

1. Lift Challenge #193 - partial die-cutting

Have a mice birthday

stamp: House-Mouse 'Birthday Splash' SSCM5007

others: Cuttlebug 'Swiss Dot' embossing folder, sentiment label die, Copic, rainbow tape

Image coloured with Copic and fussy cut it out. I love cutting images with scissors, better than die-cutting with machine. Embossed the card with Swiss Dot embossing folder, die-cut the stamped sentiment with a label die and added rainbow colour tape to the bottom to ground the image.

Challenges:

1. House-Mouse And Friends Challenge #432 - ATG/Embossing Folder
2. Crafty Calendar Challenge January 2025 - add a die
3. Stamping Sensations - January 2025 anything goes with stamping
4. We Love Stamping - anything but square
5. We Love To Create - Challenge 1 - anything mixed media/paper crafting
6. Digi Choosday Cardmaking & Crafting Challenge
7. Polkadoodles Challenge #2 W1 - anything goes

 

Lunar New Year Card

snippets

 I made this card based on Lift Challenge 'partial cutting'. This is Chinese New Year lantern die come in a set of 2. Die-cut the red part and then partial die-cut the front coloured panel. The partial front panel was embossed and colour with soft pastel. Adde strip of rainbow colour tape to the edge. The partial coloured front panel was added with foam tape.  Die-cut the Chinese sentiment 新年快樂 (xīn nián kuài lè) which means Happy New Year.

Challenges:

1. Lift Challenge #193 - partial die-cutting
2. Snippets Playground Challenge #498
3. Crafty Calendar Challenge January 2025 - add a die
4. We Love To Create - Challenge 1 - anything mixed media/paper crafting
5. Digi Choosday Cardmaking & Crafting Challenge
6. Polkadoodles Challenge #2 W1 - anything goes

Christmas Card

Stamp: Apple Blossom Craft Collection-Woodland Party (2015),

others:  Sizzix Winter Words embossing folder, Spellbinder Oval die, IAR flowers (R2-517/v small pink rose, G3-827 Curly Roses light brown, R5-000 red rose), MS Frond punch

I received this stamp from Di of Pixie's Crafty Workshop sometime ago. Coloured and fussy cut the image. I stamped the beanie hat with vivid red pink and cut it out to layer over the original image. Embossed the front panel soft pink cardstock with Sizzix Winter Words embossing folder. Added I Am Roses flowers to decorate the card.

Challenges:

1. I Am Roses Challenge January 2025
2. Crafty Calendar Challenge January 2025 - add a die
3. Stamping Sensations - January 2025 anything goes with stamping
4. ABC Christmas Challenge - A & B for Anything Christmas/Building
5. We Love Stamping - anything but square
6. We Love To Create - Challenge 1 - anything mixed media/paper crafting
7. Digi Choosday Cardmaking & Crafting Challenge
8. Polkadoodles Challenge #2 W1 - anything goes
9. Gem Of A Challenge - #1 anything goes

 

Christmas

stamp: House-Mouse Design 'Holiday Happy SSCM5009'

others: Christmas word die, wreath die, soft pastel, watercolour

snippet of white an red glitter cardstock

Image was coloured with watercolour pencils and fussy cut it out. Use yellow and pink soft pastel to colour the background of the front panel white cardstock. Next, I diecut wreath from green cardstock while the Christmas sentiment was die-cut from snippet of cardstock from my stash. I like the glitter red cardstock as it gives the sentiment a festive feel. 

Challenges:

1. Snippet's Playground Challenge #497
2. Crafty Calendar Challenge January 2025 - add a die
3. Stamping Sensations - January 2025 anything goes with stamping
4. ABC Christmas Challenge - A & B for Anything Christmas/Building
5. We Love Stamping - anything but square
6. House-Mouse & Friends Monday Challenge #431
7. We Love To Create - Challenge 1 - anything mixed media/paper crafting
8. Digi Choosday Cardmaking & Crafting Challenge
9. Polkadoodles Challenge #2 W1 - anything goes
10. Gem Of A Challenge - #1 anything goes

 

LO - Me

 

papers: MME (Whirly Bird, In Bloom), Making Memories (Floral Rouge, Twinkle),  Bazzil 

others: Lifestyle Circle Scallop die, Spellbinder Classic Circle die, Martha Stewart Punch Around The Edge 'Loop' Punch, alphabet dies, AAL & Create tag die, sticker from my stash

Based on Rochelle's sketch, made this layout with the theme about me actually. To me, enjoying festive season with family is the most important part of my life. I used my favourite manufacturer (MME) patterned papers and mixed with other brand too. I had a hard time matching the paper and the photo. Even the cardstock colour selection for the title took me ages to decide. 

Rochelle's sketch

Entering the following challenges:

• Challenge YOUrself - 2025 January #133 Create A Page About You
• Rochelle Spear's  2025 January Challenge
• Scrap With Stacy 2025 January Tit-Tat-Toe Challenge (mine are tag, circle, sticker 'Live for today')
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