American Crafts Farewell Blog Hop & Giveaway! CLOSED

A big welcome everyone to the American Crafts Design Team Farewell Blog Hop!!!  You should be arriving from the American Crafts Blog and hope you guys have tons of fun hopping from one designer to the next as we share our inspirations using all the yummy American Craft goodies (and some giveaways along the way).

I've had supper fun time working with all the amazing collections this year and just love everything that has been released; definitely can't wait to get my hands on the fun new collections to come!  And here's sharing some of my projects that I've created along the year....

and that's not all.... I've also got the following yummy goodies to giveaway to one lucky reader. All you need to do is just leave a comment on this blog post and would love to hear which new collection you're dying to get your hands on.  Please leave your comment by Wednesday Sept 5th to win these goodies (mix of used and new items)

And your next stop on this inspiration ride is the amazing.....
Lilith Eeckels


Thanks everyone for stopping by and everyone at American Crafts for a super fun year!!!

More Amy Tangerine Sketchbook Love

Back with some more American Crafts goodies... and this time around, it's the yummy Amy Tangerine Sketchbook collection.  I just adore her first collection and the second is no exception! Love the fun designs and the bits and pieces that make up this awesome collection!



Capturing some fun details from a corporate outing...



The design idea around this layout was focused around ...embellishments, mixing and matching various different types of embellishments together to create a new {layout}design (I wonder if that makes any sense) LOL.



and just enjoying the white space of the layout...



Thanks again everyone for stopping by!!

Sharing Some AC Shoreline Love

Wow - time just disappears, it's already Sunday morning over here and still there's tons to do before I catch my flight later this evening to Jakarta again. LOL (better get a move on those laundry and need to squeeze in a bit of shopping, especially with the Great Singapore Sale going on... Orchard here I come!

But before going {shopping} crazy... have you guys seen the new collection from American Crafts Shoreline? Seriously, this is one super fun collection!



Just loving the fun bright colors - especially this yellow and coral .... and more chevron....



And the new thickers are a must have... (will definitely be doubling up on these foam glittered ones)



And one of my favorite thing about this collection, is that vintage effect on the pattern papers... (perfect with a few drops of mist)



Thanks again for stopping by everyone and hope you guys are having a great weekend!
And now, I'm off to do some shopping!!!

American Crafts & Scor-Pal Blog Hop + Giveaway! - Closed

Hi everyone, hope you guys are have a hopping fun time and picking up a few inspirations along the way.  For my project, I would like to share this little fold out mini album that I created using one 12x12 cardstock sheet and the dreamy Dear Lizzy Neapolitan collection.



I used my scoring board to created the necessary creases for the mini album and opted to used an already made rosette flower/embellishment from the Dear Lizzy Neapolitan collection (shown below) - that can also be easy created using your scoring board (which helps make sure that the folds are evenly spaced).



For the mini album, I first started by cutting out the unwanted areas, creating the plus shaped design as seen. Then using my scoring board, I created the creases along the middle section to create the square fold out album.



And once I had the album base created... the fun starts, as I played around with all the super yummy Dear Lizzy Neapolitan goodies (don't you just love the dreamy designs and colors).



The scooter sticker is just too too cute...



These mason jar designs are super adorable...



Cameras and chevrons...



Supplies used include:
Dear Lizzy Neapolitan Pattern Papers: Twinkling Lights (35629), Fresh Blooms (35630), Hazy Horizon (35639), Dreamy Days (35642), Warm Memories (35633) and Sea Breeze (35643); Dear Lizzy Neapolitan Printed Chipboard Shapes (78070); Dear Lizzy Neapolitan Accent & Phrase Sticker Book (42232); Dear Lizzy Neapolitan Borders, Accents & Phrase Sticker Sheet (42235); Dear Lizzy Neapolitan Mini Fair Ribbons (78066); Twine: The Twinery.



And I couldn't just let you guys hop by without a little special something and sharing a bit of the Dear Lizzy Neapolitan love, if you're interested in the new Dear Lizzy Neapolitan embellishments shown below - do leave me a comment on this blog post by Friday March 23rd and will randomly draw the lucky winner (over the weekend).



Thanks for stopping by and your next stop on the hop is the talented Heidi Sonboul.

Have a hopping fun time everyone and don't forget to hop back to the AC Blog once you're done for a chance at that mega awesome prize!!

more projects for scrappin studio

Hi everyone, sharing a few more projects that I created this month as guest designer for Scrappin Studio using the fun (and super yummy) kits from Studio Calico. I got a chance to work with 3 out of the 5 kits this month and honestly love how easily they can be mixed and matched together.  {for full details on the layout, please visit Scrappin Studio HERE}

On this layout, I had a blast putting my Silhouette machine to some good use, using designs from Silhouette Designs and Karla Dudley. And also making the most of all the new Dear Lizzy and Pebbles goodies that were included in the kits.



Some close up details... and also adding a bit of Mr. Huey Lemonade to provide some contrast/depth between the two cardstock pieces...



Loving these fun sequins from Pebbles...



And also these word sayings from authentique...



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And another layout that was design around the super fun Dear Lizzy pattern paper - don't you just LOVE those polaroid frames!!



The kraft alphabet stickers were also just the right touch for the layout, to contrast against the soft dreamy colors of the Dear Lizzy collection.



and also a play on words... Love You Everyday!



and Always Forever...

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And for my last project, I pretty much grab what ever was left and created this free style mini album - hoping  capture some of my "if only" moments...





I also added in some small doilies for more texture and can't get enough of that crepe paper from the Dear Lizzy collection...



And used the studio calico white mist for the finishing touches - a few droplets here and there.



thanks for stopping by everyone and don't you just adore the new collection from Dear Lizzy??   and also will be back soon with more projects to share... 

"a slice of the good life"

This week has passed by in a flash and can't believe that the weekend has already started even thou there's still so many things that I needed to do before then (and obviously haven't done yet).  And to add on to it... I need to go back to BKK this weekend to run some errands... lol (wishing there was 48 hours in a day).

Although it has been a crazy week but I have to admit that it definitely has been an interesting one.  Starting with our chinese new year vacation to Manado, Indonesia; where we spent the long weekend snorkeling in the crystal clear blue sea.  I will definitely say that it was beyond expectations and anything that I ever thought could be.  The corals were amazing and I don't think I have ever seen so many fish - especially that up close!  But unfortunately there is also a down side of it (in which I'm still paying the dear price) - SUNBURNED!!  Yeap, its the first time for me and literally half of my body is killing me...

So before crawling to my gate, thought I would share this recent layout that I created using American Craft Amy Tangerine goodies (I know - I just can't get enough of this collection); of my trip late last year to Belgium (truly enjoying the good life there).



I opted to keep the overall design of the layout really simple and instead focused on the design of the pattern papers and "white space"; but still having some fun in the details... also mixed in some pebbles goodies (kraft butterflies)...





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

some amy tangerine goodness

with all the sneaks going up yesterday on the new Amy Tangerine Sketchbook collection (which are a must have - don't you love the watercolor effect and all those hand draw elements); I just couldn't resist having some fun with the current collection and also sharing my favorite photo from the Lombok trip.

Also using some goodies from the latest Amy Tangerine release - pocket envelops and some new die cuts... and putting those mixtapes to good use

And would say that the highlight of my trip to Lombok was our day trip to the Gili islands for snorkeling. Wow - the water there is crystal clear blue and the sand is absolutely fine white -  I honestly I just wanted to sit there forever; in absolute bliss...

Thanks everyone for stopping and for the wonderful comments; it still feels like a dream.