that little fluffy one...

i'm back to share another layout I created with supplies from some older lily bee collections (I really need to make room for all the new goodies - which reminds me, I'm going to be having a major yardsale soon and if you're interested {and in singapore}, please do drop me an email by for more details).

for this layout, I used the Christmas Town collection to create a non-christmas theme layout (who ever said you need to use christmas papers for christmas layouts only ..right?)


I selected the reds and black pattern papers and added a bit of yellow here and there to bring out the colors of that little fluff ball - who by the way, can't seem to stop barking at me everytime he sees me (and therefore his new name - barkie).

supplies used included:

cardstock: american crafts; pattern paper: lily bee design (christmas town); alphas: american crafts; button: jenni bowlin; chipboard: lily bee design (christmas town); stickers: lily bee design (christmas town); heart pin: maya road; ribbon: american crafts; mist: maya road (cream metallic); rub-ons: lily bee design (hello sunshine); punch: ek sucess

and thanks again everyone for stopping by and all the sweet comments (don't forget to leave your email or blog link - as I would love to visit you too). and if you haven't already, don't forget to stop by the Lily Bee Blog for more inspirations from the other amazing ladies using the christmas town collection.

nite nite everyone!

for the record...

hi there everyone, hope you guys are having a wonderful weekend. I know I did. we decided to not do anything much this weekend - just sitting back and chilling in our apartment. which actually, I was really happy for. it gave me sometime to catch up on emails and also get a bit more scrapping done...

and speaking of which, here's my latest creation with the yummy For The Record collection from Echo Park; something clean and simple and having fun with the pattern papers (created a little star burst effect with one of the pattern papers).



I'm just loving the colors in this collection and that shade of yellow - oooh perfect! and isn't that rose sticker just gorgeous (maybe I should have grab two of those...lol)



and a big thanks everyone for stopping by and truely for all the comments! always appreciate it. nite nite

new lily bee goodies... & challenge

one of the thing that I loved most about attending the CHA - was being able to see all the new collections in person (and yes there was a bit of drooling here and there and at times Kim Watson had to pull me away).

and the lily bee booth was no exception! I just loved the way and style that Kristen had decorated the booth and all the projects were just amazing!!! and of course, how could I leave without grabbing a few sheets of the new lily bee design collections!! and for this layout of one of my buddies from high school, I used the gorgeous Happily Lost Collection. aren't the colors just dreamy!!!



and yes once again, using that white mist from studio calico... totally in love... and also used the flower text chipboard from the Lovely collection...





thanks again for stopping by everyone and please do stop by the Lily Bee Blog to leave some love also have you heard... there's a challenge going on right now whereby one lucky winner will be getting the entire Hello Sunshine Collection (yummy). the details are:

to create a layout using:
1) at least one punch (any kind), and
2) at least one Lily Bee product (any kind).

you guys have until Wednesday March 2 (9:00pm EST) to post your entries either on the lilybee facebook page or on the original challenge post on the Lily Bee Blog --> here. and please do check out the full details of the challenge on the blog.

thanks again for stopping by!!

in love with mist!

oh my - can't believe I just discovered this (while the whole wide world has been using it), but I'm in love with the Studio Calico - Mister Huey's Calico WHITE mist!

I've had this bottle for a while now, but only just put it to use (and trust me, I'm not letting go of it). I love the look that it creates on the kraft cardstock, how it helps highlights the borders of my pictures and adds that little touch that I needed to complete the layout. Yeap, this is the first of many to come...

For this layout, I also used the February Main Kit from Studio Calico and am just having fun with all the yummy colors. And did you notice, something isn't straight (for once) on my layout...That little tilt there with the red strip - took me about an hour to decide. I'm such a sucker for straight lines (hopeless me).





And a big thanks for stopping by everyone. Hope that you guys are having a fabulous week so far!

New Pink Paislee - Daily Junque

Hi Everyone, Yes - I'm still here and I know its been super quiet around here lately but I haven't had the opportunity to share all my projects on the blog (instead I'm just creating away and away...lol). But here's a little something that was just posted on the Pink Paislee blog for the "Todays Tutorial" post - sharing my tips and tricks in creating the tissue paper flowers (yes, I'm still addicted to theses - what can I say, and given that Pink Paislee just came out with these tissue papers (called printed sheets). oh I'm not going to be able to get enough of these).

and here's a close up of the flower... although these have a different feel from the crepe paper ones... I'm loving these just as much!

Don't forget to stop by the Pink Paislee blog for more close up shots and also the step by step for the flower. Thanks again for stopping by everyone!!!

finally scrapping again...

after not having scrapped in a while, I totally scrapped up a storm over the weekend! I think I managed to finish off 6 layouts (4 of them were almost done to begin with - they were missing the pictures and titles) and on top of that, there's another one that is almost completed on my desk (just need to glue it all down... lol).

and here are some sneeks of what I've been up too... another flower crazy phase.

and isn't that prima bloom absolutely gorgeous... I just couldn't resist grabbing a few of these over the weekend at MWL!!!

and to add to that... I also started on another round of spring cleaning (again). I could swear that I just purged a whole lot of goodies, but there's still tons of stuff everywhere (would you believe it - I have over 20 edge punches - crazy right? but then again, the shopping trips with my sister in chicago didn't help either. I went absolutely crazy with the deals everywhere - what can I say it was super cold in chicago and therefore we had to keep ourselves warm by shopping till we dropped...lol - although to be honest, I think we spent more time window shopping than actual shopping **wink**).

and off to get really for meeting... promise to be back soon to share some layouts and a big thanks everyone for stopping by!

ps. missing everyone from CHA (you guys know who you are!!!)

and the winner is...

a big congrats to...

please email me your address details and you're gonna love this issue. if anyone is interested, don't forget that you can get the issue here and don't forget to use the free shipping code: TEXTDT (free shipping on orders of $25 USD or more and valid until March 31, 2011).

thanks again everyone for stopping by and do check back for more updates of CHA and at the moment, I'm still recovering from jet lag.... lol.

Another CK Magazine Giveaway!!!

just wanted to share the latest special issue of tips & tricks from creating keepsake and this one is all about Textures!!



and here's one of my layout that was published using fringe ribbons. I had used them to create the additional textures on the page - giving it a fun and flowing feel. I also included a few chandelier crystals to the fringes and just love how they move around when I tilt the pages. also another fun trick that I did on this layout, was to use my left over alphas dots (it's the dots over the "i" and the periods) to embellish the chandelier crystals and the blue photo corners - don't they look just like brads?



and you can purchase a copy of the issue HERE and don't forget to use coupon code TEXTDT and to receive free shipping on orders of $25 or more (expires on March 31, 2011).

and the wonderful folks at creating keepsake were also kind enough to give me a copy to give away on my blog. so if you are interested in this amazing issue, do leave a comment on this post by midnight Sunday Feb 6th and will randomly draw one lucky winner on Monday.

thanks again for stopping by everyone!

Lily Bee Giveaway

have you seen? have you heard?
lily bee is giving away on their blog, all their new winter 2011 collections to one lucky person!! and I really do need lucky... I have just seen all the three collections and the stationary set in person and its just amazing. loving everything... the gorgeous colors, the fun design and that distress and vintage feel. LOVE IT!!!

and just in case you've missed it... here the highlights of the collections and for the full details, please do hop on over to the lily bee blog.

and some of the new things that kristen has created this time for the collections are the 12x12 alpha sticker sheet. yes you heard right, there are 8 alpha sets on a 12 x12 sheet (just imagine the size of these - they're perfect for cards or journaling on layouts). in addition, there are also matching stamp sets... my favorite thus far is the super cute bicycle. I just couldn't stop stamping with them at the booth..lol

are you as eager to start using these as I am? and don't forget to head on over to the Lily Bee blog by Feb 4th for a chance to get all the new collections!! and gotta run now (sis is waiting to eat lunch) but will be back soon with some updates of CHA!!!