Off The Rails Scrapbooking - Sketch With Color Challenge

Hi, friends. Its a new challenge again at Off The Rails Scrapbooking. We are doing a sketch with color. Pls hop over here for the details. And here's my take on the challenge.

Lifetime Is... Not Enough

I distressed the edges of the paper, adhered the lace and the relevant patterned papers. Then sprayed color mists over them.



I love this chipboard phrases. Added glitter to the word "Love". Here you can see some gauze peeking through behind. Love the effect. I can't help but add in some mixed media elements in my layouts nowadays.



These Prima flowers are just the right finishing touch to the layout. I added leaves behind them.



I sanded the edges of the sepia photo to create a aged look. Please do try this. Its a very nice effect. Don't be afraid to distress your photos.



For the top and bottom of layout, I added these cut-outs from Prima journal cards.


Love how this layout turns out. I seldom use this color scheme for my projects. And its such a simple and fast one. Hope you will love it.

Do hop over to Off The Rails Scrapbooking to join in the challenge. Have fun crafting... And Happy New Year to all!!

Thanks for dropping by. 

Christmas Houses Inspiration

Hi, friends. Christmas is around the corner. I'm sure all of us are busy as bees, preparing goodies, deco, gifts and some organising parties.For some inspiration on home deco, I want to share this project. I made these as gifts for my dear dear friends. I hope it can spread some Christmas spirit and love to them. This project is also featured in Off The Rails Scrapbooking Blog. Do join us for the second challenge over here and win the delicious Dusty Attic chipboard shapes. Boy.. I wish I can join and win these goodies.... :P

Light Up Christmas Houses



4 Chritsmas Houses made with Silhouette Cameo. Added buttons and glitter on the roof. And adhered onto felt-covered chipboard bases.



I layered 3 pcs of wreaths to give a more dimensional effect and added glitter. The pathway is done by glueing little pebbles (already pink when I bought from Daiso) with glossy accent.




Love this tree. Cut with Silhouette Cameo too. Then I added glitter and Viva liquid pearl (to mimic snow since I had no snow-like stuff).



I added LED candle light into the house. Oh forgot to add, I glued a piece of tracing paper (you can use vellum too) unto the inside of the house cut-out (windows n door area). Love how the lights brighten up the whole house.







The roof can be removed to put the LED candle in. The buttons on the roof gave the shape and weight (so the roof wont go out of shape easily). Its a good way to use up buttons. I'm sure all of us got tons of buttons. I had to resist the urge to buy more buttons to refill back.

Well, I hope you like my projects. Have a blessed Christmas and Happy New Year!!

Thanks for dropping by.

Off The Rails Scrapbooking Challenge No. 1 - Acetate

Hello, friends. Are you excited?? Finally the time is here for our first challenge at Off The Rails Scrapbooking. And the first challenge is to use Acetate in your projects. Do join in the fun and stand a chance to win the prize from our first sponsor, Boys Rule Kits.

And here's my DT take:

Mixed Media Project Life Cards

"An Eternity"



"Two Hearts"



I used Canson Mixed Media paper for the base and Faber Castell Gelatos for coloring the background. I rubbed different colors of gelatos randomly and then use a wet tissue to blend them together. I misted Mr Huey's white color mist to add the specks unto the cards. Then I add doodling. I love that the script acetate (Hambly Overlay) completes the background so easily without having to stamp or add in more script writings myself. Finally I journal on Canson Mixed Media paper, cut them out and added colors and doodling before I adhered them on the cards. This is such a simple technique and a fast one for my Mixed Media fix. Its so fun....

So do come over to join us in the Acetate Challenge at Off The Rails Scrapbooking. Have tons of fun.

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Off The Rails Scrapbooking Challenge Blog

Hi, friends. Been busy busy.... And today I have something exciting to share.

I'm very honored and excited to be part of the Design Team of a new blog challenge, Off The Rails Scrapbooking. Do head over to have a look and spread the news.

The first challenge will be announced on 29th November. Do follow the blog and join in the fun. Woo... I can't wait for the challenge to start.

Have fun. And thanks for dropping by.

"Altered Book" NLB Project

Hi, friends. This past month had been a busy period for me. One order after another. One sickness after another. Grandma being hospitalised too for 2 weeks. But thank God she's ok and discharged now.

Today I want to share a past project. Its actually done last year. I attended a "Altered Book" workshop organised by National Library Board last year. After the workshop the instructor invited us to take part in this "Altered Book" project with several themes. I decided to join in the theme of  "Home". Each participant is to altered a double page of hard cover gessoed story book and after done, to pass on to another participant. The finished books will be on exhibit in Bishan Library this year around June. Sorry I took so long to blog about this. :P

"Altered Book" - Heavenly Home...



I made this page with regards to my belief, my heavenly home. I painted the background with acrylic paints, sponged/dabbed some white paint over stencil. Added the clouds, house, mixed media girl.

I used Faber Castell Big Brush Pens and gelatos for the girl and clouds. My journaling is done around the clouds.

Below are some close-ups:

 And here's the exhibit at Bishan Library.

I love mixed media. I love the no-rules part of it. Though I would love to do the messy kind of art, I find that I tend to be quite neat and not messy at all... hmmm.... I think I'm still not that "free" in my expression. Hmm.... or is that considered as my style? So I got to work on mixed media more and explore about myself through this art venture. I hope you will too..

Have fun. Thanks for visiting my blog.

Prima Inspired Album

Hello!!!! This week is school holiday in Singapore. So needless to say, I will be more busy than ever as my girl is at home the entire week and I need to think of programs for her. Well, good that my son is in childcare. Phew!! Ha ha...

Today I want to share another past project. Its a mini album inspired by Prima Design Team's video tutorial. Well, if you have been to Prima Marketing's blog and UStream, I'm sure this project won't be a surprise to you. It's basically like a replica!! But then I love the finished product though it's "copied".

"Flower Pot" Album




Following the same technique in Prima's blog, I used Faber Castell Gelatoes to color the canvas. Then I added the ribbon, embellishments, flowers. A tag was added behind the canvas cover so as to provide the backing for the flowers. I used Prima's doll tags for this. And the journal tags in this album are printables from Prima's Friday Freebies at their facebook page.



For the inserts, I used Prima's doll tags. In this page, I created my own digital journal tag with some of the digital files I bought, using Photoshop software. Digital images are a great money-saving and space-saving crafting supply. Here are the rest of the pages, done using digital images as well as Prima's papers.









And here's the back of the canvas album:



Its such a lovely and fun project. I hope you are encouraged to try. If you want to view the video tutorial, do drop by Prima's blog. Have fun!!

Thanks for visiting.