Tiffany's Show @ Pattaya

Hello! This is another layout for my Bangkok trip. A's friend was kind enough to drive us to Pattaya for the Tiffany's Show. This is my second time watching the show, but it was a first for A.

I've decided to use Kraft paper as my base for all the Bangkok trip layouts (yes, the idea is stolen from my crafty heroine, Glitter Girl). There are 3 horizontal and 1 vertical 4x6 photos for this layout, and I took a really long time to decide on the photos placement. Other than that, I took a long time to choose the patterned papers too. I wanted something that's a bit carnival looking, i.e. colorful and maybe bold repetitive patterns? I've chosen Echo Park's Enjoy the Ride collection, colorful circles pattern. It was perfect, but the white is too eye catching, so I pulled out my favorite (and only) mist, Mustard Color Shine by Heidi Swapp and gave it a few sprays.

Comparison: Spray/No Spray

Tiffany's Show @ Pattaya

Glitter Thickers! Seriously, a normal non glitter Thickers wouldn't look good for this layout. And I repeated the camera accent on most of the Bangkok layouts too.

Sorry I looked a little freaked out, didn't know she was gonna hug me

Thought of skipping the journaling, but ended up having them written on the top right corner. Mental note: Next time be sure to pick a pen that's not running out of ink.

I think my layouts are getting better and better. =)

Supplies (Papers)

• Kraft paper by Studio Calico
• Blush Red Medium by Bazzill
• Journaling Cards, Enjoy the Ride Collection by Echo Park

Supplies (Alphas)

• Sparkling Glitter Thickers by American Crafts
• Swagger & Trendsetter Sticker Fundamentals by Fancy Pants

Supplies (Embellies)

• Doodle Dimensional Stickers by Amy Tangerine
• Camera Accent fuzzy cut from Cameras, Enjoy the Ride Collection by Echo Park
• Puffy Stars by Freckled Fawn
• Candy Stripers by Queen & Co.
• Geotag Chipboard Stickers by Studio Calico

Supplies (Others)

• Border Starter Kit by American Crafts
• Mustard Color Shine by Heidi Swapp

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You + Me = ♥

A simple mini album I made for A's Birthday. Hope he likes it. 

Inspired by this video, totally awesome and simple to make, and you can tailor it into whatever size you want. ♥ It's called tabbed album.

I LOVE making mini albums. They're compact, they're fun, and I just love designing different pages with different sizes. For this one, the papers are mostly from My Mind's Eye Love Me Collection. I don't usually buy lovey-dovey papers, but I still need some to capture the special moments between me and A.

The tag is from Dear Lizzy Collection & the You + Me = ♥ card is from My Mind's Eye Love Me Collection. They fit perfectly well.

♥ I'd go Everywhere with You ♥

I ♥ this page so much, decided to let it shows.

These die cuts are from Basic Grey

Last page

Supplies (Papers)

• My Mind's Eye, Love Me Collection: Love, Banners, Stamped & Pink Hex

Supplies (Embellishments)

• Dear Lizzy Collection Tag by American Crafts
• Soda Pop Fabric Stickers by American Crafts
• Oh Yes Fabric Stickers by Amy Tangerine
• Abbreviated Pack Picture Perfect Die Cuts by Basic Grey
• Trendsetter Sticker Fundamentals by Fancy Pants
• Cut Out Tags by Glitz Love You Madly Collection
• Valentine Acetate Die Cuts by Martha Stewart Crafts
• Chips Varnish Chipboard by Pebbles

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Sydney Take Two Mini Album

Oh my, I'm excited for my holiday! Though I'll be going to Sydney *again*, but it will be a different trip compared to the one last year, because I have plans! And there's a Paper Craft Festival that I'm looking forward to, woohooo~

I managed to get the mini album done this time, and I'm loving every bit of it! This mini album is inspired by Kathy Orta's style, chipboard covers with multiple pockets. Of course, her projects/mini albums all have multiple pages but since this is my first try, I just did a very very simple version.

So, here goes!

Sydney Take Two 2013!

How I designed the interior. Seriously loving it!

First Section without Tags

♥ First Section with All the Tags! ♥

Second Section without Tags

♥ Second Section with All the Tags! ♥

All the Tags Used in the Album!

Oh my oh my! Such a lovely mini album! Notice how the first section differs with the second? The first is much more colorful and fun style while the second is more to neutral and vintage looking style. I'm loving the musical sheet flap that holds 3 tags on the second section! Can't wait to start filling up this cute album tomorrow!

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Petite Audrey @ Siam Center

Happy Saturday everyone! 

I've started scrapping all the photos for my Bangkok trip earlier this year. I didn't take much photos so it wouldn't be as crazy as my Kyoto/Osaka trip. 7 to 8 layouts should be able to cover everything for the trip. I didn't make any mini album for this trip, because I was lazy and couldn't get it done before the trip, and of course, there's really nothing much to record. Not saying that it wasn't a fun trip, but Bangkok is really just a shopping heaven. Sightseeing, not so much. (That's just my personal opinion, maybe it's because I didn't really have a plan, A's friend was there to pick us up and kinda planned our trip for us)

This layout is about a neat little cafe we found inside the Siam Center, Petite Audrey Cafe. I was drawn to the beautiful interior design, I searched the web and other bloggers described it as a 'French Contemporary Vintage' style (and I have no idea what it means). The decors are mostly in black and white and pastel blue, which is totally cute!

I tried to create the feel of the cafe through the patterned papers I used, though I have swapped the pastel blue to pink. I used a lot of repetitive prints and birds accent to bring out my own representation of the 'French Contemporary Vintage'.

 

Patterned Paper: He Said 6x6 Paper Pad by Teresa Collins. Loving the polka dotted thickers too!

Patterned Paper: Down the Boardwalk, Gone Surfin' by We R Memory Keepers

In the pocket

Patterned Paper: Love You Madly by Glitz

Overall

This layout is actually for one of the challenges from Art+Science Scrapbook Workshop, using a Project Life pocket page for a layout. I don't have any pocket page, so I have to improvise and I used the block design of a pocket page as my 'sketch'. Since my photos are all horizontal, I picked the most basic 6 4x6 pocket page design. It does limit the amount of embellishments I could put on the page, and I think it is a great approach when I have limited embellishments that go with the page or when I'm just plain lazy to embellish. I do like this layout very much, and I'm thinking to scrap my Kyoto/Osaka trip using Project Life pocket pages, because of the amount of photos I have, and mostly with multiple photos for a single layout. All in all, I'm very happy I took on this challenge, because it certainly brought me new ideas about how I can scrapbook, especially with multiple 4x6 photos. 

How do you like my layout? 

Supplies (Base for the Layout)

• Kraft paper by Studio Calico

Supplies (Letters)

• Thickers by Studio Calico
• Raspberry Tiny Alpha Stickers by Kaiser Craft
• 4x6 Alpha Stickers by Basic Grey

Supplies (Embellies)

• Chalkboard with Arrows and Puffy Star by Freckled Fawn
• ABC Washi by Studio Calico (Double Scoop Scrapbook Kit)
• Arrow & Geotag Chipboard Shapes Stickers by Studio Calico
• Hummingbird Collectibles by Kaiser Craft
• Pretty Party Border Stickers by Crate Paper

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Journey

Happy October folks! Can someone tell me where has September gone to? I don't quite remember living through that month.. 

Okay, back to scrappy goodness.

I did a few layouts in the last couple of weeks thanks to the Art+Science Scrapbook Workshop by Big Picture Classes. Loving every bit of the challenges and it was fun, trying to stretch myself a little bit out of my comfort zone on every challenge. I think I'm a bit addicted to online craft workshops/classes, because there are a few more lined up waiting to be picked. I don't want to spend so much on online craft classes, so I will only choose ONE. Sigh.. 

HOWEVER, after all the grandma's story, I wish to tell you that this layout has nothing to do with any craft classes. I came up with the idea on my own, and I'm sorry I babbled so much. Now, some photos of the awesome layout I made.

Super {heart} the background paper!

Fuzzy cutting the chevron was a bit pain in the *someplace*, but it was worth it, loving the final look

not all who wonder are lost

This is a layout about all of my recent adventures, a summary on where I've been to. I put 6 months as the duration on the layout, but I just realized actually these trips happened within a 8 month period. Too late to change that now, so I'll just let it be. I love to travel and wish to see every beautiful corner of the world, and I'm grateful I've been to so many places in the last few months. My greatest travel adventure would be backpacking around Europe someday. =)

Supplies (Patterned Papers)

• Jet Set, Urban Traveler by Simpler Stories
• Away We Go by My Mind's Eye
• XSC-050 by Basic Grey for Studio Calico

Supplies (Letters)

• Rub On Alphas by Heidi Grace
• Urban Traveler Chipboard Stickers by Simple Stories
• Swagger & Trendsetter Sticker Fundamentals by Fancy Pants
• Honey Sticky Keys by October Afternoon
• Kut Kraft Alphabeans by Jilibean Soup

Supplies (Embellies)

• Doodle Dimensional Stickers by Amy Tangerine
• Enjoy the Ride Sticker Accents by Echo Park
• Mustard Color Shine by Heidi Swapp
• Boarding Pass Chip 'n Stick by October Afternoon
• Geotag Chipboard Shapes &Gold Polka Dot Washi by Studio Calico
• Urban Traveler Chipboard Stickers by Simple Stories

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I Fly Too Much

Hello everyone! How was your weekend? I had a fun scrappy one, completed two 12x12 layouts, updated my Zombie Apocalypse Survival Diary blog posts, watched lotsa crafty videos. It was FANTASTIC!

It's time for another homework from the Art+Science Scrapbook Workshop. I picked 2 photos that I've taken on the plane on my trip to Japan, but I didn't know what to journal about them. Finally decided to tell the story about how I told my best buddies 'I fly too much in the past 6 months'. Of course, they thought I were just showing off, but really, I get nauseated in the plane, and it's definitely excruciating!! And that reminds me my upcoming Sydney trip in exactly one month, oh my~

A PRETTY Layout. SAY IT!

The journaling is on the tag and my fav. Mustard Color Shine at the background!

I have been dying to use this airplane chipboard sticker! ♥ that 'Let's Go' fabric sticker by Amy Tangerine too!

♥ the way I tore the airplane patterned paper and the clouds die cuts!

Fantastic layout! And I finally get to use the cloud background patterned paper, the clouds die cuts, and the airplane chipboard sticker! Weeee~

Supplies (Papers)

• Sky Atlas by Studio Calico from Roundabout Scrapbook Kit
• Directions, Enjoy the Ride Collection by Echo Park
• Hello Love by Studio Calico from Valley High Scrapbook Kit
• Studio Calico Valley High Project Life Kit 3x4 Card
• Dear Lizzy Collection Tag

Supplies (Letters)

• Thickers by American Crafts
• Trendsetter Sticker Fundamentals by Fancy Pants

Supplies (Embellies)

• Oh Yes Fabric Stickers & Sure Thing Dimensional Stickers by Amy Tangerine
• Enjoy the Ride Collection Sticker Accents by Echo Park
• Chalkboard with Arrows & Orange Polka Dot with Heart Washi Tape by Freckled Fawn
• Daydream Stickers by Heidi Grace Designs
• Mustard Color Shine by Heidi Swapp
• Boarding Pass Chip n' Stick by October Afternoon
• Black & White Die Cut Clouds by Studio Calico from Roundabout Scrapbook Kit 

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Tales of the Toilets

I joined the Art + Science of Scrapbooking Workshop by Stacy Julian and Jennifer Wilson on Big Picture Classes. Actually it's a birthday present for myself, since I know nobody is going to get me one, might as well get myself one. *forever alone sigh*

It's a very different workshop, because they are using 'left-brained' and 'right-brained' approaches to sort of differentiate the tendency of how a left-brained will do certain crafting process vs a right-brained person. Sorry if I sound confusing, that is way I don't get to teach classes. For more information, you can check out the workshop here.

So in the first class, they have this 'Ideation' chapter, which basically means how one comes up with a scrapbook story or idea. Logical and dull me, I have everything planned. To be exact, sometimes, when I take photos, I already have some idea such as what title I want to use, and what story I want to tell from the photos. A bit OCD-ish, maybe. And one of the instructors challenges us to find inspiration from our stash of patterned papers, to tell a story about a certain place. I would never ever, ever, come up with such idea. So I take on that challenge and had fun crafting. Below is the homework I handed in for that challenge.

WHO takes pictures of toilets, on purpose?? Answer: Mr. A

I like the title I came up with *hee*

{Washroom Restroom Toilet} This is one unique journaling, probably once in a lifetime, having the word toilet and its' synonym repeated so many times in a sentence.

My favorite 'decorating one of the top corners'

This is a simple page with minimal decorating. Love the simplicity and the funny story. Great challenge from Art + Science and looking forward to their upcoming classes. =)

Supplies (Patterned Papers)

• Aztec by Studio Calico from Marks & Co Scrapbook Kit
• Urban Traveler by Simple Stories from Roundabout Scrapbook Kit

Supplies (Alphas)

• Rub-ons Alpha by Heidi Grace
• Marquise Thickers by Amy Tangerine

Supplies (Embellishments)

• Geotag Chipboard Stickers by Studio Calico
• Cork-printed Washi by Studio Calico from Valley High Project Life Kit
• 1x6" Love Hello Stamp Set by Amy Tangerine for SC from Valley High Scrapbook Kit
• Airmail Divine Twine by Whisker Graphics from Roundabout Scrapbook Kit
• Tiny Brads

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It's a Love Thing

I printed a bunch of photos last month, and after sorting them, I realized I need to make around 50+ LOs and a few mini albums. Don't think I can finish it all this year. *deep breath* one baby step at a time, I can do it!

I was having a hard time deciding which to scrap first, I mean they're all important in their own ways. In the end, I just grabbed what fancies me and work from there. The first photo that I've chosen is my parents with my cutie niece. There isn't any story to tell from this particular photo, but I just like the feel of it. Something to scrap and display at home.

Step 1: Gather Supplies

Step 2: Sprinkle My Fav. Mustard Color Shine

Step 3: Choose a Fav. Patterned Paper

Step 4: Glue Everything Down

Step 5: Decorate one of the Corners

Step 6: Done & Admire the Outcome

I'm slightly obsessed with 'decorating one of the corners', I think I did that in almost every LO. And again, embellishing took a long time. I tried to use up most of the cabochons and sequins from my scrapbook kit. Colors used in this LO including various shades of red and blue and some splashes of yellow here and there. Those are the colors that appeared in the photos. I tried to top blue embellishments on red background and vice versa. It's so subtle you might miss it if I don't mention it. But now you see them, right? Reds on blue, blues on red, with a splash of yellow to brighten things up. The initial title for the LO is Grandparents & Granddaughter, but I found that phrase sticker 'it's a love thing' and I think it's a more appropriate title for this LO, don't you think so?

Supplies (Patterned Papers)

• Day to Day and Tiny Love by Studio Calico 
• XSC-050 by Basic Grey for Studio Calico
• Project Life 3x4 Card from Studio Calico Valley High PL Kit

 Supplies (Alphas)

• Trendsetter Sticker Fundamentals by Fancy Pants

 Supplies (Embellishments)

• Amy Tangerine: Noteworthy Accent & Phrase Sticker Book; Paint Fabric Stickers
• Heidi Swapp Mustard Color Shine
• Life-Love-Paper for Studio Calico Cork Tags
• Studio Calico: 3x6 Glossy * Thickers; Gold Polka Dot Washi Tape; GeoTag Thickers; Cabochons and Sequins
• SRM Life is Good Sentiment Stickers

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Hello September!

Wow, time flies! What happened to August? Oh well, I guess when you have so much on your plate you can't really keep track of everything (at least for me). Another long weekend, one of the perks of living in this country, too many public holiday. Not that I'm complaining. Though my boss has grunted a little about 'too many holiday, too little time for work', yeah, he did say that. Okay, enough rambling, let's get started on photo spamming!

Today, I'm going to upload my monthly resolution review mini layout. They're all 6x6 and I use them to keep track of how good I'm doing with my RR, which is terribly bad. Seems like my 'Done' list is always the shortest. Sigh, me and procrastination, love-hate relationship. ~.~

I posted my first layout for 2013 RR in January, back then I planned to review it once every fortnight, but then I realized it's quite tedious. So I revised it to once every month, which seems more reasonable. So, starting from where I left off, month of February: 

I did the RR in my mini album for February

Dull looking March 2013 RR

Managed to get more things done in April

May is not bad too~

I used up my tiny tiny scraps papers as borders on this one

July 2013 RR

August 2013 RR with my favorite washi tape

All of the background patterned papers are from my stash of 6x6 paper pads, while most of the embellishments and smaller patterned papers are from my leftover scraps from other projects. The RR list took up a lot of space and little embellishing is done on each. It's a simple monthly 6x6 LO but sometimes I dragged it more than 2 months before I started kicking myself for procrastinating. And I was supposed to post another update on my RR LO around July, but I dragged it until now, September.

I still can't believe it's already September. SEPTEMBER!! Oh gosh, I'm going to get panic attack, the last quarter of 2013 is 2 weeks away and why do I feel like I didn't get anything done this year?? Oh God Oh God Oh God

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