A Visit to Made with Love

My family and I went to Singapore for the first time on the 25th of March, 2011.  The itinerary was arranged by our tourist head, my Hubby.  Expectedly, it was squeezed in with schedules for the usual scenic or tourists spots to make the best of a 3-day stay.  At the back of my mind, I was schemingly trying to think of a way to visit at least a scrapbook store or 2 to devour on newly released stash which may have not reached LSS here. So I let myself be a slave to the entire 2 days of our stay by volunteering as the yaya for my kids (as if I had a choice) and allowing myself to be toured with a minimum, if not nay, opposition from my part.  Successfully, when I requested to visit a scrapbook store, which I already searched for in the net before leaving, Hubby gladly gave in.  

Due to time constraint, I was able to visit MADE WITH LOVE only, at Plaza Singapura.  I find the store very cozy with its relatively small space but packed with scrapbook goodies neatly arranged in sliding cabinets.  They had nice and new stuff which I haven't seen here. So despite the fact that prices are more expensive than prices here, I bought few to bring home.  I got the Echo Park Springtime and few sticker elements from Echo Park Playground and some Maya journal stuffs.   That made my Singapore trip worthwhile and memorable, among others. :)

Cut Out Design from Webster's Pages

I have always been a fan of scrapbookers who can make use of papers as the main source of embellishments.  I find it cumbersome and very time consuming to cut out designs from a paper instead of just using the ready-made embellishments available in the market.  But nothing beats the details of a cut out paper design.  For this LO, I took time out to cut the remaining designs left from Iris Uy's Webster's Pages Class.  I guess I'll be doing more of these if my time permits.

I used white ink to emboss a journal stamp on a black cs.

Thanks friends for looking.

MY DIY Invitation

There was another family event and I was challenged again to create invitations.  It was a surprise party for our dear father who turned 70 last March 3, 2011.  Browsed the net and found a sample invitation.  I patterned it to the party motifs, which were blue and silver.  I used AAC cs and cut it to 6x12 and folded it to half.  I cut out a silver DCWV cs to make the big exclamation mark.  I cut the front page of the folded AAC cs to display the exclamation point upfront.  I used Sizzix slim alphas to create the word "Surprise".  I stamped on the word "shh" (a way to hush the guests) to a circle cut-out and embossed with sparkling embossing powder.  I used the cut-out to close two ends of blue and silver ribbons for the parchment paper, which served as my envelope.  

Want to share with your pics of the invitations.

It was all worth it since the party turned out to be a success.

Breaking the Silence

Not being able to join scrap classes for quite a long time always gives me that not-so-into-scrapping mood.  Coupled this with a messy and chaotic scrap room where you'll sure to spend minutes and minutes to look for every piece you have initially set aside for use.  My scrap table with a 10ft size is reduced to a measly space which would rarely fit a 12x12 LO.  I have yet to master the equally artful way of packing up.  

But lo and behold, i have braved the jungle scrap room and finished 2 LOs that turned out nice to my liking (he he he, loving my own).

Never Busy to Shop

It's sad that I haven't had the time to scrap and blog lately, blame it on the extraordinary load at work. :(  But I'm sure fellow scrappers would understand that there is no such busy time to do some scrap shopping. :)

Posting pictures of what I acquired has always been helpful in reminding me what stash I have available on hand.

Now, I just realized I still don't have the Tattered Flowers Die by Tim Holtz, among others. :( 

More LO for 2011

While I am still at it, and before the lull happens again, I made another LO for tonight.  If my schedule and the seeming cooperative sleeping time of my kids will still allow, It appears my target for Jan. 2011 to finish an album of my son's 1st bday might be possible. 

(Materials used: AC cardstock; AC Thickers; AC Rub-ons, Twirl Accents; TH Distress Ink; Tattered Angels Glimmer Mist)

My First LOs for 2011

These two (2) LOs were my very first creations for 2011.  Although I made three (3) during the Webster's Class last Saturday, they were copied from Iris'. Admittedly, it is always easy to make an LO which is either scraplifted  or where a pattern and/or color scheme is provided.  Otherwise, you have to grill your brain out to come up with a worthy LO that follows all the basics of "layouting".

These particular LOs were not scraplifted nor were they based from any sketches, at least not that i know of.  I just gathered inspiration from the pictures of my liliputs and from my  stash which were (and still are) scattered all over the place.

Sharing to you my LOs made after 2-eyebrow-burning-late-nights. 

TFL.