I Made It!!!!! I Made It!!!!!

I couldn't believe it... when I first received the email from Alisha; titled: American Crafts Contributing Design Team Offer. Is this for real??? Speechless!!! Remember reading it about 10 times, just to be sure that I understood the details right... is this possible, did I actually make it!

Honestly, it still feels like a dream... even when the details have been published on AC's Blog. WOW Weeeeeee! If you want to see my submissions --> check it out and also my AC calendar for July!

A big thanks to everyone for the warm welcome and all your comments!!! Thanks Thanks and Thanks again. I can't wait to work with everyone, it's such an honor to be part of such an amazing team!!!

Congrats to everyone who made the team!

American Crafts 2009-2010 Contributing Design Team
I'm so excited to announce our new 2009-2010 Contributing Design Team!

Returning Members for 2009-2010

Amy Tan from Culver City, CA

Doris Sander from Hermitage, TN

Jen Jockisch from Manito, IL

Kelly Purkey from Brooklyn, NY

Moon Ko from Versailles, KY

Nichole Duenke from Orville, OH

Shannon Zickel from Louisville, KY

Susan Weinroth from Ponte Vedra Beach, FL

Wendy Sue Anderson from Heber City, UT

Belinda Venables from South Australia, Australia

Kathy Thompson Laffoley from New Brunswick, Canada

Melanie Louette from Quebec, Canada

New Members for 2009-2010

Amber Ulmer from Nashville, TN

Beth Proudfoot from Lebanon, NJ

Danielle Layton from Alexandria, VA

Dustin Nakamura from Rocklin, CA

Elizabeth Carney from St. Petersburg, FL

Holly Hanks from Cameron, NC

Katrina Simeck from Colchester, VT

Martha Bonneau from Crystal Lake, IL

Mary Jo Johnston from West Lafayette, IN

Paige Evans from South Pasadena, CA

Kim Arnold from Bulli, Australia

Kim Watson from Cape Town, South Africa

Loredana Bucaria from Naples, Italy

Piradee from Singapore

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On the same note, would also like to thank everyone at MWL for letting me stay on as part of their design team. The last three months have been amazing and so much fun... looking forward to even more and more fun and working with all the wonderful people!!!! YES!!!

Dreamgirls #33 Challenge

Have you seen the new challenge for this month at the dreamgirls challenge blog - if not, you're really missing out and also, how could i not mention - this month prize is a kit sponsored by I am a scrapaholic!!! yummy --> check it out @ dreamgirls

Challenge 33: On the wings of love

Prompt: Wings on your project

Technique: Paint

Product: Glitter

And here's my take on the challenge, scrapping about mummy and sis... ps. check out the effect of the tim holtz crackle paint on the corners of the paper, i just love the vintage look/effect.

Supplies used include:

paper: pink paislee

embellishments: pebble chipboard, jenni bowlin chipboard buttons, prima pearls, hambly butterfly and music overlay, maya road sheers (of course) and tim holtz picket fence crackle paint.

thanks again for stopping by and don't forget to leave a comment in my posting below for some yummy mayaroad sheers... nite nite everyone

Sunday News & Giveaway

Wow... half of sunday is already gone and all i have done so far is clean up my apartment... yeap, not really an exciting day so far. However, getting ready to go out - there's suppose to be a Thai gathering today in Singapore, will check it out and hopefully meet some friends...

Before going, here's another layout I managed to scrap yesterday - using the previous sunday news paper and Graphic 45 news print paper from the Fashionista collection and about my travels again. So amazed how each of the cities/countries in europe are so different.

Supplies used include:

paper: Graphic 45 - Fashionista Collection

embellishments: newspaper, prima flowers, robin nest dew drops tim holtz metal tag, jenni bowlin chipboard button.

Inspired for: Pile It On Challenge #9

& Inspired for: Scrapping Out Loud

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As a big thanks to everyone visting my blog - wow, reaching the big 3 - yeap 3 months of blogging for me!!! To celebrate... here a small giveaway (one of my favorite scrapping item - mayaroad sheers); there's about 30 different sheers included here. All you have to do is leave a comment on this post and will randomly draw the winner on Aug 14th.

Thanks again for stopping by!

Hi There...

This week has gone by so so so fast... can't believe it's already saturday (and almost over too). Only one more day of work-free stress... uhmm, i really do wish our weekends are longer.

Okay, onto the fun stuff... yeap, been scraping away today as I try to catch up on some assignments for MWL; didn't get much done during the week. Last week we received these gorgeous MME papers from their new collections; a must have & the colors are just so yummy!

This one is from the MME Ooh la la Collection... and la la it is too

Supplies used include:

pattern papers: MME Ooh La La Collection - Beautiful Morning, Sweet Surprise, All Dressed Up, Between the Lines, Lah Dee Dee papers

embellishments: MME Ooh La La die cuts, doodlebug chipboards, october afternon travel collection rub-ons, making memories mini alphas, doodlebug alpha stickers, tattered angels - glimmer mist olive vine
others: stamps used are from making memories travel collection (postage) and basic grey (cherry)

***all can be found at MWL***

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For the second page, these papers are from the MME Abbey Road - Lucky Me Collection and Whirleybird "Friends Forever" Full Bloom Paper (die cut); and yes, definitely luck me to get these! This time around, decided to do one for my sister... such a cute & sweet pic.

Supplies used include:

pattern papers: MME Lucky Me Collection - just the girls illuminate, just the girls garden party papers and Whirlybird friends forever full bloom paper (die cut page)

embellishments: MME Lucky Me collection die cuts, sizzix frame, american craft white embossing powder, tim holtz grunge board, tattered angel - glimmer mist olive green, robin nest dew drops, hambly pink butterfly overlay and rub-ons, elle's studio pocket full of posies labels, scenic route lables, maya road chipboard alphas and ribbons, magic mesh

*** all items can be found at MWL***

(really recomend you to hurry down there as papers will go really fast)

Inspired for: One little word #57

Hope the pics are ok - still trying to figure out the best software to use and also how to work my camera. I'm pretty hopeless when it comes to technology, although I am suppose to be an IT consultant; uhmmm. Also do check back, will have some more inspirations to share tomorrow and some good news too....

One more

Squeezing in one more layout before getting on the plane this afternoon. For this one... i was inspired by the challenge from "one little word" - WHY...

...yes why do we do the things that we do sometimes... in this case, why am I still doing what I am doing... if I am not enjoying it anymore...

Supplies used include:

pattern paper: sassafras & pink paislee

embellishments: maya road sheers, magic mesh, american craft alphas, making memories mini alpha stickers, robin nest dew drops, making memories paint, tim holtz distress crackle paint, jenni bowlin chipboard buttons, pink paislee brads, jellibean soup sprouts, K&Company metal stickers, little yellow bicycle journal sheet

Inspired for: pencil line sketch #144 (sketch)

& Inspired for: pile it on challenge (color - orange)

& Inspired for: one little work challenge (prompt)

BKK for the weekend!!!

oooooh I can't wait to go back home this weekend, well actually will be flying tomorrow already! So excited, it's been almost 2 months since my last trip - i guess this is the fall back of having transferred to the singapore office... oh well, still enjoying it here...

But before disappearing for a few days... here's a layout that I just finished... For this one, in addition to all the challenges, I also wanted to see if I could create a vintage look with the american craft papers... what do you guys think? A little of distressing, a bit of tim holtz distress crackle paint on the edges, lace, stamping.... do you think it's working?

Supplies used include:

pattern papers: american craft - craft fair collection (Myrtle O'Seam 34727, Ida Zipperelli 34734, Marge Hemmingway 34716)

embellishments: magic mesh, maya road chipboard, maya road sheers, american craft blue ribbon, hambly overlays

Inspired for: american craft music challenge

& Inspired for: scrapping out loud - so distressed out

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Oh and one more thing... if haven't checked out the Dreamgirls Challenge, then you are definitely missing out on something... check out what's going on... here

and here's a peak at what's coming up next!!!

All Things American Craft

I'm sure by now everyone has heard that american craft is having a design team call.... if not - don't forget to stop by their blog if you are interested (there's still time)... & good luck to everyone!

I've been wanting to scrap this picture for awhile now - but couldn't find the perfect papers till now. The picture was taken on my wedding day - the morning wedding ceremony (thai wedding) - at the house. The ceremony had just finished and the photographer brought us outside to the garden... the perfect picture of "the talvanna ladies". Thanks mommy for everything & sis for all your help. I truly couldn't have made it through the day without you...

Supplies used include:

pattern papers: american craft - backyard collection (Squeak 34685, Drip 34703, Boing 34705, Buzz 34696, Twitter 34698, Snap 34702, Flitter 34695)

embellishments: stickles - diamond, hambly overlay, fancy pants green ribbon, american craft thickers - lullaby 43031, october afternoon rub-on alphas, american craft brown ribbon, american craft shade journal book 42542

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For those who have been following my blog... yes, i know this is probably the 3rd layout on rothenburg, germany - but I'm just so in love with this city.... and can't say it enough, but if you have a chance, do visit this amazing city.

Supplies used include:

pattern papers: american craft - backyard collection (Boing 34705, Drip 34703, Flutter 34700, Drop 34706, Peep 34693, Flitter 34695) and craft fair collection (Ethel Dartsmith 34735, Ruth Buttonham 34725)

embellishments: scenic route chipboard, 7 gypsies travel sticker, october afternoon rub-ons, american craft blue ribbon, american craft thickers - gift box alphas, american craft embossing powder - white, american craft backyard journal stickers and rub-ons, stickles - diamond

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... and last but not least, is this cute birdie card... "celebrate" - yes, do celebrate every minute of it! I found this quote in the photobucket gallery and just wanted to share...

Supplies used include:

pattern paper: american craft - craft fair collection (Millie Singer 34731, Ethel Dartsmith 34735, Nancy Knitley 34736)

embellishments: hambly overlay, october afternoon rub-ons, american craft blue ribbon

Thanks again for stopping by & wish me luck - keeping my fingers cross.

Calendar Details - July 09

here's my scraping calendar for july (the first in the series). thought it would be great idea to create a calendar where i can capture all my scrapping moments... heheeee - added the dreamgirl DT and moxie fab challenge winner.... and oh, wow this is my third month of blogging... hope you guys are enjoying the inspirations here and am hoping to add more memories to this calendar...

Supplies used include:

pattern paper: american craft craft fair collection - (Ruth Buttonham 34725, Faye Needleworth 34730, Mona Trimenez 34732, Millie Singer 34731, Ethel Dartsmith 34735, Fannie Mendell 34715, Elanore Battington 34719, Pearl Bobbinhauser 34718 ), hambly overlay

embellishments: american craft rub-ons, american craft stickers, robin nest dew drops

Inspired by: Tina calendar layout @ http://travelingmama.net/. Thanks Tina for the inspirations!!!! here's my take.