Saturday Share: Explore • Dream • Discover

Twenty years from now you will be more disappointed by the things that you didn't do than by the ones you did do. So throw off the bowlines. Sail away from safe harbor. Catch the trade winds in your sails. Explore. Dream. Discover.
- Mark Twain -

Happy Saturday, my dear scrappy friends! And welcome back to another week of Saturday Share.

This week's layout is a bit special, because it has no story. The photo for this layout was taken a few years back in Sydney, when I was at Bondi Beach and they were having this Sculpture by the Sea Exhibition. I really liked and enjoyed the exhibition, but I did not get to see all of the art pieces on displayed because it was freezing cold, and my camera just ran out of battery!

Before my camera died, I managed to capture this piece by Kathy Allam, a Happy Floating Dream Cloud made entirely of colorful children's toys. It is so beautiful, I decided to have it print out, even though I have no idea what to do with the photo. 

Fast forward 2 years, I have finally decided to scrapbook the photo, without a story, but with one of my favorite quotes.

The quote by Mark Twain at the beginning of this post is one of my favorites, but it is too long and impossible to squeeze every word on my layout, so I decided to use only the last part of the quote, "Explore. Dream. Discover."

A little embellishing going diagonal from top left to bottom right, and my layout is done!

Love this cluster!

The sketch for this layout is based on Stuck?! Sketches April 1st Challenge. And I am also submitting this layout for Picture This! April 1st Challenge (1 Photo + Corners + Splatters).

And this is me trying to multitask on a Saturday morning.

That is all for today. Thank you for stopping by, and have a lovely weekend.

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Patterned Papers

• Becky Higgins
• Studio Calico
• American Crafts
• My Mind's Eye

Letters

• Everyday Thickers by Amy Tangerine
• Happy Words Glitter Stickers by Glitz & Glitter
• Muse Thickers by American Crafts
• Gold Foil Letter Stickers by Dear Lizzy

Embellishments and Others

• Mustard Color Shine by Heidi Swapp
• Noteworthy Accent & Phrase Sticker Book by Amy Tangerine
• Gold Polka Dot Washi by Studio Calico
• Tag by Dear Lizzy

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Special Edition: Let's Get Sketchy Design Team Call

Hello, everyone! 

This irregular blog post is a special announcement on the Design Team Call of Let's Get Sketchy. It's my second time applying for their DT call, I hope I can get the chance to join all the lovely ladies on board.

They have come up with two sketches for the DT call challenge, and I have chosen the one shown below.

This is absolutely NOT my usual scrapbooking style, but oh my, the fun I had playing with this sketch. And I DO love the layout I did for this, I think it's awesome. :">

I ♥ the color combo that I have chosen for this layout, a neutral kraft background with pops of reds and yellows.

Tuck in!

I was going to title this layout 'Good Food, Great Company', but that really sounded quite bored and lame. Then I remembered this phrase, tuck in. Had to Google search to make sure it has the right meaning. :p

Hello there, yummy food!

Finally get to use the vellum stitched pocket by Amy Tangerine

Actually, we didn't have any coffee that day. :p

That is all for today. If you are interested in being part of LGS Design Team, head over to their blog, and read about all the T&C there. Good luck, everyone!

I may not be there yet, but I am closer than I was yesterday.

Patterned Paper

• Kraft by Studio Calico

Letters

• Cork Chipboard Letter Stickers by American Craft
• White Letter Stickers by Studio Calico

Embellishments

• Vellum Stitched Pocket by Amy Tangerine
• DIY Shop Accent Stickers by Crate Paper
• Tags by Dear Lizzy
• Daydream Fabric Stickers by Heidi Grace Designs
• Cork-printed Washi, Stars Rub-on Transfers and Coffee Time by Studio Calico
• Urban Traveler Chipboard Stickers by Simple Stories

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Saturday Share: Fairy Tale Like

Happy Saturday!

Welcome to another week of Saturday Share of Scrapbooking Layout. This week's layout is a combination of Stuck?! Sketches and Picture This!! challenges. 

Stuck?! Sketches March 1st Challenge

The March 1st Challenge for Picture This!! is a combination of 1 Photo + Circles + Tilt, which I think is a fun combo.

I have not made any layouts for almost a month, and really needed some starting point, which is why I have chosen to take up some challenges to kick start my engine. Though I gotta confess, this layout took me almost 3 hours, but I wasn't in any hurry, so that was fine for me.

1 Photo + Circles + Tilt

This layout is a simple one photo layout, featuring the very lovely and fairy tale-like London Tower Bridge. We didn't have time to visit the bridge up close, but was close enough to take a few photos of the bridge after our visit to Tower of London.

Took me some time to decorate the area around the title, as I was trying to bring the elements on the photo cluster up to the title area. Finally came up with something I am happy with.

The Stuck?! Sketches has some decorated vellum elements on the layout, but I only have plain vellum. I decided to add some patterns on the vellum using some chalk ink and a Roller Doodle. It's just a simple details, but without it the vellum seems to blend in with the background paper.

I also did not use any embellishments on this layout, only some washi tape and punches to create the embellishments cluster. That was because I took too much time with the major elements of this layout, and if I were to embellish it further, it might take another hour.

That is all for this post, and thank you for stopping by. 

How do you like my layout? Please let me know in the comments and check out my Instagram for more of my paper crafts creation.

Have a lovely weekend. 

Patterned Papers

• From Where I Stand, Tick Tock and Vellum by Studio Calico
• Away We Go 6x6 Designer Patterned Papers by My Mind's Eye
• Project Life Honey Edition 12x12 Double Sided Designer Papers by Becky Higgins

Letters

• Muse Printed Chipboard Letter Stickers by American Crafts
• Craft Mini Alpha by Typo

Others

• Border Punch by American Crafts
• Triangles Large Roller Doodle by Glitz
• Tab Punch by We R Memory Keepers
• Circles Punches
• Glacier Ice Cat's Eye Pigment Ink by ColorBox

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Saturday Share: Like Mother Like Daughter

Happy Saturday! Welcome to another week of Saturday Share.

Today I will be sharing a layout that I created using Stuck?! Sketches February 1st Challenge. They are currently having a DT call too, so if you're interested, hop over to their blog and join in the fun. The DT call is open until February 28th.

Back to my layout. I used neutral colors for the background of the layout, and reds and blues for layering and embellishing. That makes the main cluster of my layout more lively and stands out from the background.

The photo of this layout featured my eldest sister and her daughter, and I titled it 'Like Mother Like Daughter'. 

Love this letter stickers by Amy Tangerine

Beautiful

A little butterfly embellishment to cover up the edges

My favorite spot of this layout, layering of the butterfly embellishments on top of a heart-shaped doilies

The final look

I love the final look of the layout, and I am glad I have chosen this frames patterned paper as my background. I was going to use a pink or red background, but I think the effect would make the overall look of the layout not as outstanding as this combo.

How do you like my layout? Let me know in the comment.

Thank you for stopping by this week, hope to see you again on next Saturday!

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Patterned Papers

• Fascinating Friends and Polka Dot Plates from Polka Dot Party Collection by Dear Lizzy
• Homemeade Hello and Vellum by Studio Calico
• Love You Madly 8" Paper Pad by Glitz

Letters

• Alpha Stickers by Becky Higgins Project Life
• Cut Out Thickers by Amy Tangerine

Embellishments

• Die Cut Frames by Dear Lizzy
• Pearl Brad from June OhDeerMe Kit by Freckled Fawn
• Hummingbird Die Cut Shapes by Kaiser Craft
• Chipboard Butterfly from local bookstore
• Bling and heart-shaped doilies

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Saturday Share: Disneyland, Paris

Hello! Welcome to another week of Saturday Share.

This week I will be sharing a layout that I made using Come On Get Crafty's January Sketch Challenge. 

Come On Get Crafty's January Sketch Challenge

As this is another Disneyland themed layout, I used the same red glitter letter stickers for my title to match the Parade layout that I made few weeks ago. 

Glitter Letter Stickers! I am not a glitter kind of girl, but these are really nice!

Instead of using 2 photos, I used a photo of me (in front of the Disney Castle!) with a postcard I bought from there. I ♥ postcards!

So happy!

Visit Disneyland is on my Bucket List too, gotta write that down on the layout.

Nailed it!

Lastly, for the circle embellishments on the Challenge Sketch, I used a lot of Os, and 0s and dots from my various letter stickers stash to make into Mickey balloons.

The balloons are flying away!

There's another one!

I have been hoarding this patterned paper, the diagonal orange and white stripes are just so cute! (And I used the same patterned paper for a layout 2 years ago)

Love the contrast between the background paper and the photo and postcard

Thank you for stopping by! Have a lovely weekend!

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Patterned Papers

• Section 1 from Cut & Paste Collection by Amy Tangerine
• Tick Tock by Studio Calico

Letters

• Jingle Glitter Foam Stickers and Sparkling Glitter Letter Stickers by American Crafts

Embellishments

• Bits Die Cut Cardstock Shapes by Amy Tangerine
• Wood Ticket and Flair Badge from OhDeerMe June 2014 Kit by Freckled Fawn
• Sn@p Icons Stickers, DIY Labels Stickers and DIY Messenges Clear Stickers by Simple Stories

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Saturday Share: Parade @ Disneyland

Hello, darlings! Happy Saturday! *wink*

A tad bit late with my post this week. I just finished this layout and had it photographed around noon, and now trying to write a post and upload it before lunch. 

I actually tried to scrapbook this layout last weekend, but I was not in a crafty mood, and I kinda had some 'bottleneck' with it, so I left it on my desk. I posted a photo on Instagram stating my stalled progress with the layout, and a friend (which is not a crafter) gave me some advice, which is quite useful, but then I did not have the time to complete the layout over the week, so this is me rushing the layout to get it done, photographed and blogged in one shot.

Anyway, back to the layout. These photos were taken during my visit to Disneyland in Paris on last September. I am not much into theme parks' rides (unless I am with a bunch of crazy daredevil friends), though I always like Mickey Mouse. Vintage style good ol' Mickey. 

The whole trip was kinda not-so-exciting for me (exclude the I-have-to-buy-all-these craze I had in their souvenir shops), until the Parade started! I don't know if they have a name for the Parade, but it is the time all the characters and dancers will be out on their streets, dancing and parading. It really got me all excited, and it did make me feel like a kid again. Totally magical! Totally excited! And I was in a dilemma of whether I should be enjoying the parade or snapping away with my camera hahaha 

I did get a few nice photos of the parade, and I am glad I did. Every time I look back at these photos, I remember the excitement I felt during the parade, and it is totally magical! I guess that is the magic of Disneyland, it will bring out the kid in all of us, regardless of our age. =) Needless to say, these photos are totally scrapbook-worthy and I just have to get them on a layout.

With these many photos, I was having a hard time coming up with a sketch that will fit nicely. I have taken out these photos more times than I can remember, trying to scrapbook them, and nothing seems to work. But the sketch from My Scraps & More Sketch #97 makes scrapbooking so many photos seems like an easy task LOL And so, my layout for this special memory is based on this sketch.

My Scraps & More Sketch #97

Solid cardstock is much better than a busy patterned background for this layout

That glitter foam letter stickers ♥♥♥

Top

Bottom

I misted the white cardstock with Mustard Color Shine by Heidi Swapp, and I really like the background, though it's mostly covered up by the photos and titles. You can still see them peeking out subtlety through the vellum though, and I love it!

Sorry for such long post, I did not know I babbled this much until I have done writing. 

>.<

Leave me some love if you like my layout, and be sure to follow my Instagram for more of my paper craft creation! Thank you for your time, and have a lovely weekend. =)

Supplies (Patterned Paper)

• White Cardstock and Vellum
• Travel Girl 8x8 Patterned Paper by October Afternoon

Supplies (Letters)

• Jingle Glitter Foam Thickers by American Crafts
• Gold Foil Alpha by Dear Lizzy for Studio Calico
• Glitter Stickers Alphabets from local bookstore

Supplies (Others)

• Mustard Color Shine by Heidi Swapp
• Orange Polka Dot with Hearts by Freckled Fawn
• 'I ♥ This' Paper Clip and Resin Hearts from OhDeerMe June 2014 Kit by Freckled Fawn
• Geotag Puffy Stickers by Twine + Ink

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Supper Time

Hello, sunshine Saturday! 

Can't believe I'm up at 7.30 am today, and with the help of the natural lightning (oh, glorious sun!) that I desperately needed, I finally took the photos of the layout I did for Let's Get Sketchy December Week 2 challenge. And look at me, blogging before lunch on a Saturday! That's a record hahaha

Look at that banner cluster at the top, how can you not love that?

Such fun layout deserves a fun photo, and these 3 munchkins are definitely up to the task. I really love scrapbooking about these three, even though they don't like their photos taken. 

Random supper time snapshot that my sis sent to us
So cute and happy

The 6x6 patterned paper in grey with the moon and clouds up top and buildings down below is from Yes, Please 6x6 Paper Pad by Amy Tangerine. Love it! Other than the 12x12 grey cardstock and the 6x6 grey patterned paper by AT, all the other patterned papers is from my ever-increasing scrap paper stash. I tried to use a whole bunch on this layout, but I still have a whole lot in an A4 file folder.

Added a little bit embellishments below the photo

Those fabric letter stickers are from Amy Tangerine too!

I did not do any heavy embellishing around the photo and the title. Just a little bit here and there to cover up some awkward angles. And I really love the 'Daily Routine' and all the other strips below the title.

My absolute favorite part of this layout is this tiny little corner up top. I used vellum as the anchoring point for this cluster, and hand cut all the banners from my scrap paper stash. Love it!! Took me a good 30 minutes on this little spot, but I think that 30 minutes was well spent.

Happy banner cluster

A look from another angle.

♥♥♥♥♥♥

And here's the final look of the layout.

Supplies (Patterned Paper)

• Yes, Please 6x6 Paper Pad by Amy Tangerine
• 12x12 grey cardstock
• Patterned papers from scrap stash

Supplies (Letters)

• Hello Printed Fabric Letter Stickers by Amy Tangerine

Supplies (Embellies)

• DIY Shop Accent Stickers by Crate Paper
• Border Stickers by Heidi Grace
• Stickers by Hello Forever

Supplies (Tools)

• Heart and Circle Shaped Punches

Any comments are appreciated. If you would like to see more of my scrapbooking layouts and other paper craft creation, do follow my blog as well as my Instagram.

That is all for today, and thank you for stopping by. 

My stomach is grumbling in protest and I need to get some food. Have a lovely weekend! *wink*

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Family

Hello hello, Happy Sunday!

This is a layout that I made using My Scraps & More Sketch #93. I'm starting to love the design of having two patterned papers as background, but it is also a challenge because of how you need to make sure each patterned paper has their fair share of spotlight. I usually use a blank cardstock or subtle design paired with a busy design, like I did with my previous two layouts with similar sketch concept, Udon and Mama. 

The layout is about my eldest sister and her family, so I incorporated a lot of family/houses-themed and fives in the layout. And for this layout, I used 3 different patterned papers, with different themes (clouds, houses and flowers), which is not my usual scrapbooking habit. I usually will only choose one main theme for the patterned paper, and use others subtle design. I quite like how this turnouts, and probably will try it again on other layouts.

Supplies (Patterned Papers)

• Warm Welcome, Polka Dot Party collection by Dear Lizzy and Vanilla cardstock from American Crafts
• Yes, Please 6x6 Paper Pad by Amy Tangerine
• Charm "Bliss" Delight, Cut and Paste collection by My Mind's Eye

Supplies (Letters)

• Wooden Letters from Typo

Supplies (Embellies)

• Bits Die Cut Cardstock Shapes and Pigment Fabric Stickers by Amy Tangerine
• Close Knit Photo Overlays Abbreviated Pack by Crate Paper
• Orange Polka Dot with Heart Washi Tape by Freckled Fawn
• Border Stickers and Tweet Memories Layered Chipboard Stickers by Heidi Grace Designs
• Mustard Color Shine by Heidi Swapp
• 6x8 Perforated Word Strips by Studio Calico

Supplies (Stamp and Ink)

• Stamp set by Studio Calico
• Orange, ColorBox Classic Pigment Cat's Eyes

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That's all for today, have a lovely Sunday. 

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Bonding

Good morning and happy Sunday, ladies and gents! 

Did I ever mention how much I love non-working Saturday? Waking up on these Saturdays, with simple breakfast and some crafty inspiration, pure bliss. I love to watch Tracy's process video, they are quite addictive (LOL) and a great way to kick start my crafty side. I watched this yesterday, and then I have this sudden urge to make pretty layouts! 

As usual, I browsed through all the challenges that I've bookmarked. Quite a number of simple and easy-to-follow sketches, and then there's one that caught my eyes, cause I told myself, that is one crazy sketch! Crazy, because that's not my usual style. But then, I thought of the word 'challenge' and decided I really should get out of my comfort zone. And with the Sizzlin' Summer '14 Sketch 03 by Scrapbook Challenges, I started gathering supplies and a lot of patterned papers for the very challenging background.

I did not take photo of my background cluster with my camera, but I just posted the one I took with my phone, so drop by my Instagram to check it out. That background cluster took me 45 minutes to assemble, and I used a lot of patterned papers, washi tapes and some border stickers. 

The rest of the process, adding the photo, title and embellishments probably took another 30 to 40 minutes. The end result, a happy looking layout. 

I would love to add stitching on the background, but I do not have a sewing machine, and hand stitching them would probably take forever, so I just gave up on that idea. I really love the look of machine stitch on layouts though.

I love the contrast between the colorful elements and the black elements, and I added the black clouds and trees transparencies on the top and bottom corners to make the layout pops.

My nephews and niece's initial. Love these apple wooden tokens that my sis bought for me.

These embellishments are from OhDeerMe June kit by Freckled Fawn. Thinking of getting their August kit too, cause it looks awesome!

And lastly, some close ups of the background cluster.

I'm really glad I took on this challenge. Even though it is quite time consuming because of the complicated background cluster, but it's a really great way to put together a lot of patterned papers and different elements on a layout. Will I try this sketch again? Definitely yes! 

Thank you for stopping by, and any comments are appreciated. If you like my layouts, do follow my blog and Instagram. Have a great day!

Supplies (Patterned Papers)

• On the Edge from Cut & Paste Collection by Amy Tangerine
• Directions from Enjoy the Ride Collection by Echo Park
• Project Life Honey Edition 12x12 Double Sided Designer Papers by Becky Higgins
• Banners and Stamped from Love Me Collection by My Mind's Eye
• Limitless, North Star, Tiny Love, Today and Vellum by Studio Calico

Supplies (Washi Tapes)

• Label Washi from OhDeerMe June Kit by Freckled Fawn
• Chalkboard Arrow, Orange Polka Dot with Hearts and Scattered Red Polka Washi by Freckled Fawn

Supplies (Border Stickers)

• Enjoy the Ride Sticker Accent Pieces by Echo Park
• Various paper and fabric border stickers by Heidi Grace Designs

Supplies (Letters)

• Gold Foil Letter Stickers by Dear Lizzy
• Letter Stickers from local bookstore

Supplies (Embellies)

• Wood Ticket and Metal Stars from OhDeerMe June Kit by Freckled Fawn
• Label Stickers from Cut & Paste Collection by My Mind's Eye
• 6x8 Perforated Word Strips, Black & White Transparency Die Cuts and Tiny Wooden Peg by Studio Calico

Supplies (Misc.)

• Border Punch by American Crafts

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