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Sunday, April 28, 2013

Planetarium. The Layouts.

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Love love love the colors in the main kit this month! So sweet and happy! I used my favorite element - circles! are you surprised? LOL.
Can't get enough of circles. I love layering them up like that, adding bits and pieces, here and there. That anchor flair was my starting point for this layout :)

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I'm sure you have seen the youtube video of Katrina Kenison and her Ordinary Days. Her words spoke to me, like it's meant for me you see, so I really want to document that.
Played with watercolors on this layout. Once I'm happy with what I have, I let it dry and then typed out the quote. I stitched the letter R when I realize that I ran out, but still wanting to use that particular set of alphas for this layout.

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I really love the stamp in Orion. *sigh* I decided to use one of our latest family photo taken enroute to Singapore from Seoul last month.
I wanted to use the cork chevron on the layout, but I feel like I need them to be 'anchored' to something - so I handstitched the diagonal lines and then my life is complete. LOL. (or I'm just so addicted to stitching, maybe? LOL)

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I adore the wood veneer sheet! I can't bear to cut it up more than I should, but since I scrap 8.5 x 11, I still have some left to play with, so I ran it through my big shot to get the two butterflies.
I used my typewriter for the journaling - works perfectly. And oh, as you can see, I hand-stitched on the wood background too. I love how versatile the wood veneer sheet is!
you are so very loved
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You are so very loved was traced from one of the card in PL kit. I used the card as a guide to pierce the stitching holes - can't help it, as I love the swirly handwriting so so much :)
I still have the card - I can see myself using it to stitch a couple more times for other layouts. Why waste a good template eh? :)
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I used the V pattern mask as a stamp here, with White Mister Huey as my 'ink'. I love the 'barely there' look I got and decided to play with the watercolors! While the white mist is still wet, I just dipped a little color onto it and let it spread and blend. The pastel marbled effect is so pretty! :)
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Totally a 'what was i thinking' moment. LOL. That was what I thought when I see Neha being so high up in the sky! That was the only time the girls got to go parasailing, maybe that one time experience sobered mommy up. LOL.
I love that anchor. In love with that anchor more like it! Glad I waited to scrap these photos until now :) Some sort of symbolism since I didn't capture the boat that was pulling Neha + the parachute :)
I made my own background for this layout, using the circle stamp in Big Dipper. I randomly stamped the circle with versamark and embossed them in white before adding the mist. I spray the mist onto my kraft skeet and very lightly put my white cardstock facedown, making sure some parts stay white for the marbled effect. It's a gamble every time, but I love how no two pieces can ever be the same using this technique. Once I'm happy with the background, I gave the embossed parts a good wipe with some tissues.
Thank you for looking!!
xoxo,

Thursday, April 25, 2013

The Pier, You're Golden.

  • I'm quite sure I'm behind trend as usual. LOL. I'm just now loving gold on my layouts. I don't mind though, because my love for gold and the arrival of The Pier from Crate Paper happen to be around the same time. 
  • I can't put The Pier away, it has been sitting on my table since the day the box came in the front door. LOL. I think you will love it too, look out for the collection at your LSS very soon! :)
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  • I had the best time working on the main collage of embellishments. I noticed that I'm more of an embellishments scrapper rather than paper scrapper. What about you? 
  • The Pier has a great selection of embellishments for you to choose from! My favorite must be the Ephemera pack - chock-full of delightful little pieces! Just look at that ready made banner near the 'smile' sticker - yup.. it came like that! I didn't stitch that myself! :)
  • Kraft, gold, yellow, brown - they go together so well, but pops of teal and red and dark blue made the layout even more pleasing to the eye in my opinion. 
  • The background was embossed with Mustard Zing, then misted with Gold Mister Huey and stamped with Versafine in Vintage Sepia
Baby niece is coming soon I hope!! ❤

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  • Life wise, well. . .  baby is on the way. My sister is at the hospital, they're gonna induce her soon last I heard - overdue and low amniotic fluid. Send baby vibes our way! 
  • Talk soon, okay? I love you.
xoxo

Saturday, April 13, 2013

Life is short

  • Life is short. Eat dessert first. ~ Jacques Torres
  • I may be exaggerating, but I think, in Seoul, you can't walk 50 steps before encountering a coffee/waffle/donut/muffin joint. 
  • *sigh* good and bad, you know. I love to eat. in fact, some days, I only work out so I can eat more than my suggested calorie intake. LOL. 
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  • I used a lot of Sundrifter for this delicious layout. The happy, sweet colors are perfect perfect perfect! :) Added a flair from Here & There, a brad from Snippets and also an ampersand sticker from Darling Dear.
  • I used both Noah alphas, the solid and the outline for the title. The solid Noah is an older set but you can get the outline Noah from Studio Calico. I stamped each alphas twice, purposely offsetting them a little each time, then I cut them out while watching Survivor Caramoan ⇓. LOL. 
#fmsphotoaday 5. Something good today ~ handcutting noah alphas. Soothing! @studio_calico

  • *sigh* I miss Seoul. Nomnomnomnom! LOL
  • I'm knee deep in pretty papers right now! Wish I can share it with you. Soon okay? soon!
xoxo

Wednesday, April 3, 2013

More than words. . .

  • Sharing some tags I made for Crate Paper :)
  • Last week, I borrowed "Once in a Lifetime" by Cathy Kelly from the local library and was head over heels smitten with the words expressed in a letter that had been included in the book; a mother's words meant for a special daughter. Upon reading it, I knew right away I wanted to create something like that for my girls.
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  • Together in that box, they look absolutely beautiful. I keep staring at them! You might notice this already, I love tags. I use tags on my layouts, and I adore them as a stand-alone art. But as a sort of a 'mini album' like this? They're too adorable! I think the kraft base sets off all the gorgeous colors of Crate Paper nicely, won't you say so? :)
  • The box is not tall enough for the tags to stand upright all the time, but has a glass cover for you to peek when they lay flat inside. 
  • All quotes were typewritten by Pearl (that's my Adler Tippa cursive typewriter, btw) and I. Some mistakes here and there, but it didn't bother me at all - part of the charm I would say. 
  • Here are the close ups for all the tags. Yes, all 10 of them. :)
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  • I certainly have a feeling that I wil be creating more tags like these in near future. I hope you love my tags as much as I do!


xoxo