and the winner is... (CK Magazine)

and the lucky winner (randomly selected of course, as I would just select everyone!) is....

CONGRATS EMILY!!!

Could you please email me your mailing address so I can forward it to the ladies at CK (the issue will be sent from Creating Keepsake)..

Thanks everyone and don't forget to grab your copy HERE (printed issue) or HERE (digital issue)... it's a super adorable one!

Creating Keepsake Dream Team 2013!

Hi Guys,

Just wanted to share my excitement in being part of the Creating Keepsake Dream Team 2013.  I'm so honored and thrilled to be asked back for another year and having the opportunity to work along side an amazing group of ladies.  Thank you Creating Keepsake and a big congrats to everyone:

Creating Keepsakes Dream Team and Contributing Writers 2013 

Autumn Baldwin
Deena Boese
GretchenMcElveen

Jing-Jing Nickel
Jana Morton
Kim Watson
Laina Lamb

Maggie Holmes
Piradee Talvanna
Stacy Cohen

Thanks everyone!

CK Blog Hop: Baby & Toddlers Issue & Giveaway!

Hi Everyone!

Have you seen the latest special issue from Creating Keepsake - this time around it's all about Babies and Toddlers and filled with fun ideas for your little ones.  Not only are there fun ideas for gifts and decorations, but also tons of super cute pictures!!! For a sneak peek of some of the content inside the issue - click HERE

And also sharing this little mini album that I created for the issue, using mainly the adorable Baby Mine Collection from Fancy Pants.  The album is focused on various aspects or stages of preparation... from the crazy shopping and never ending selection of baby products to getting that special nursery room.

Interested yet?  Click HERE to get the printed issue or HERE for the digital issue. Also you'll be able to access the extra online contents HERE.

And once again, the wonderful ladies at Creating Keepsake have given me one issue to giveaway to one lucky reader here. All you'll need to do is leave a comment on this blog post by midnight Monday Dec 3rd and I'll be drawing the lucky winner shortly after.

Want to see more.... then hop on over to the amazing:
Stacy Cohen
Autumn Baldwin
Deena Boese
Gretchen McElveen
Jana Morton
Joey Manwarren
Kim Watson
Laina Lamb
Laura Vegas
Mou Saha

Thanks for stopping by everyone and hope you have a great week!
(ps. will be back soon to share tons of pictures from my vacation... still driving through the amazing region of Tuscany, Italy)

and the winner is...

hi everyone.... sorry for the delay in posting the winner details but it took me much longer to recover from jet lag this time. and without further delay... the randomly selected winner for the scrapbook goodies is....



.... ScrapKat!


Please email me your mailing address and will be sending out your goodies from Belgium!
Thanks again everyone for stopping by and promise to be back soon to share more projects, but for fun off to explore Oostende a bit more and while the sun is this there!

More Studio Calico & Giveaway! **CLOSED**

Hi Everyone,

Sharing a few more layouts that I created with this month's kits from Studio Calico. Seriously, I just love love the fun colors that were in the various kits and how each add-on coordinates easily with each other!

This is definitely another favorite of mine.... I took inspiration from the "take note" pattern paper from Pebbles and went absolutely crazy (just like we were during our vacation in New Zealand).  Loving the speech bubbles look at the moment and also the printables from studio calico made the perfect embellishments.

And a fun close up of the stamps that were in the add-on kit and having fun with one of my typewriters... loving this techno font!

On this layout, I went with a cleaner look and opting to create my embellishment cluster in one main area; layering the different elements together and even squeezed in one of those adorable wood feathers.

Now here's an even cleaner layout.  Keeping things simple here and playing on the arrow stamp (stamped on vellum paper to give it more dimension).

And for this layout, I wanted to try something different - having the focus be on the wordings rather than the embellishments or picture. Sometimes the words are worth a thousand pictures. LOL

Thanks everyone for stopping by and please do stop by my gallery on Studio Calico this month for more details on each of the layouts.

And to kick start the week, how about a small giveaway with goodies from this month kits. Most of items included are new and unopened packs with the exceptions of the loose items that you see here... (the washi tape roll is a new one from the main kit). If you're interested do leave me a comment on this blog post by midnight this Thursday Nov 8th.

Thanks again everyone and specially to the wonderful folks at Studio Calico for this fun opportunity!

Studio Calico November Reveal!

I'm totally honored and super excited to be guesting designing this month for my all time favorite kit club Studio Calico.  Need I say more!

I got a chance to work with all the November kits and honestly, theses kits are some of the best ever. I just adore the fun and vibrant colors that are included in this month's kits and am always amazed at how the SC team is able to mix and match the various brands together perfectly.

Sharing some of my layouts that I created, with the first one here created using the main kit only. Got to say, love love love that yellow exclusive pattern paper and is the main source of inspiration for this layout. Also having fun with their exclusive arrow stamp set - too too cute!



and isnt' that stamp the cutest ever... yeap it's a true story!



Inspired by the pattern paper design and knew that I needed to do some sowing for this one... however when I went to get my sewing machine out I realized that it's broken and had to make do with the manual style... But got to admit that I love the way that this layout turned out and the fun random hand stitching here and there...



I just can't get over the fun colors in this kit and went all out mixing the colors together. Also got out my favorite hermes rocket for a bit of typing....



And sharing another layout that I created using mostly products from add-on #4 Leather Jacket and a few random products from the other add-ons.



And as you can tell, I went all crazy with the die cut embellishment that was included in the kit... layer layer and layer away! Also at the moment, loving the idea of adding journaling randomly through out the page (instead of all in one area).







Thanks for stopping by everyone and don't forget to head on over to Studio Calico for the full reveal and more inspirations by their amazing design team! Kits are now available for purchase!!

Creating Keepsake Nov/Dec 2012 Issue!

Hi Everyone,

Have you seen CK's Nov/Dec issue yet... it's now available everywhere.  There's tons of inspirations for the holidays in this issue and isn't that mini album on the cover just adorable. It's created by non other than the fabulous Suzy Plantamura!

For a sneak peek of the issue, do check out the details here on the Creating Keepsake website and here for the add bonus content. Also you can grab a copy of the issue at the Scrap and Paper Shop here for the print issue and here for the digital issue.

And on top of that CK is giving away a free copy of this issue PLUS a free one-year subscription of the magazine! Do head on over to the Creating Keepsake Blog for the full details and don't forget to leave a comment there for a chance.  

Studio Calico Nov Kit Sneaks!!!

sneaks sneaks and more sneaks!

For the past few days, I've been busy creating away with the super yummy November main and add-on kits from Studio Calico... Super excited to be their guest designer for November and as always the Studio Calico team has out done themselves. The November kits are a going to be a sure hit with the fun colors and the amazing array of products... seriously guys... all my favorite brands together in one place plus stamps!

And here are some sneaks from me... using the main kit and a mixture of the various add-ons...

Thanks for stopping by everyone!!

a hello & goodbye...

Hi everyone!
The third post of the week, I think I'm on a roll again. (or I hope so - and a big thanks for stopping by always).  In the past few weeks, work has got the better of me especially with the weekly flights and having to spend the week in the hotel and only weekends at home.  Finally after several months of traveling, I'm so looking forward to November and some major down time (more details on that later)...

First off... I got some {super}exciting news to share.  If you have been following me on facebook, you'll know that I've been jumping up and down and this amazing opportunity to be part of the Maya Road Design Team.  This came as a surprise and with my love for their product... I was definitely screaming at the top of my lungs YESSSS!

Thank you Maya Road, Caroline & Ronda for this amazing amazing opportunity...and also a big congrats to Leah & Mandy. And here's sharing a mini album that I recently created with some yummy maya road goodies along with the sweetest thing collection from MME.

Having lots of fun with the maya road kraft embellishments, just loving those butterflies and the kraft tags (especially the ones with the white outlines).  Also the wooden embellishments can be easily altered with ink or mist (here with the heart one, I used the mustard colored mist to paint on the embellishment and on another one, I lightly tapped with on the ink pad). 

I've always been a big collector of maya road kraft envelopes and these new ones are just the perfect lenght to be included in their album... plus tons of room to store all those love notes... Also putting one of my typewriters to good use here... got out the hermes baby in script font!

and on a sad note... the Made With Love scrapbook store has closed its doors. although we are eagerly waiting to hear when they will re-open their doors again (refusing to believe that it will be a permanent decision), I'm already dearly missing everyone.

For me this is where my scrapbook journey started... 4 years ago when I came to Singapore and discovered this friendly store and the endless supplies of scrapbooking products. I still remember my first class on how to create a mini album using a chipboard album (seriously I didn't know what I had to do with chipboards). Then there was the Scrap Idol Challenge that gave me the opportunity to be part of their design team (a first for me).  And yes there's where it all started....

Thanks everyone for stopping by and hope you guys are having a great weekend!