Color Combos Galore #163

I know I'm abit late in posting this, but wanted to share my layout for the current color challenge over at Color Combos Galore and also our sunday ritual (or maybe I should say dear hubby's ritual).



For this layout, I first started with my studio calico kit (July add-on Amengo), but slowly here and there, a few other things crept in... the issue paper tape from tim holtz, the little yellow bicycle journaling tag and of course... twine (one of the new colors that I just got - love it!!!). I also used one of the sketches from Pencil Line... I was hoping to post this in time for their b-day celebration, but ooops, looks as thou I missed it.



Yes, this is pretty much what we do on sunday mornings... a cup of coffee (gratefull for the nespresso machine that we got) and a dose of what's happening around Singapore. And by the time we look up from the piles of paper... well pretty much half the day has gone by... lol.



I know its been a quiet around here lately... but work is back in full swing plus a little bit more, as I'm juggle two projects this month. But hopefully everything will be back to normal next month... when its just the one project to deal with(keeping my fingers cross). lol

But thank you everyone for stopping by and all the comments and support. You guys are the BEST!

ps. if anyone is interested in more flowers, hop on over to "my goodies for sale" page, I just added a few more selections. :)

CCG Challenge #161

hi everyone, the latest color combo challenge is up and its gorgeous!!! I just love the mix of colors that Janet has selected (as always, except for the purple one Janet - that was really challenging).



and here's my take on it... and also used a sketch that Julie Bonner has created for YourScrapbookStash.



currently I'm still addicted to the tone on tone technique and also can't stop using these butterflies. for the larger one, I used one of the GCD chipboard to trace the shape and the smaller one is using a punch from Martha Stewart.


supplies used include: cardstock: american crafts; pattern paper: shabby green door; butterfly shap: GCD Studio; butterfly punch: martha stewart; flowers: prima; pin: maya road; frame: k&company.

thanks for stopping by everyone and the wonderful comments. honestly appreciate everyone of them!! thanks for taking the time... and I'm off to do some blog hopping now.

Color Combos Galore & Pencil Line

have you heard ...

"Pencil Lines is celebrating their 200th anniversary, and they've invited Color Combos Galore to the party! Two hundred sketches--what an amazing accomplishment! Congratulations, Pencil Lines! We were invited to be their Guest Host for the rest of the month to celebrate their impressive milestone. With Color Combos Galore contributing the palette and Pencil Lines providing the sketch-- it's a match made in scrappy heaven! "

yes, since last week we had a chance to not only working with the fun color pallets but also the gorgeous sketches provided by Anna from Pencil Line. and for this week, I got to play along with the challenge... (its a 2 pager tooo)





and here's my take on it, went with 2 - 8.5x11"pages and using some of the new My Mind's Eye Lost & Found Collection (oh I'm just so in love)...



and a small little creation of mine...



finally put these chipboard bird cages from maya road to some good use and also dusting off those crackle paint that I had been collecting...



more birdies and with these, I first painted glitter mist on then (the spray wasn't working) and then stamped the text image on them....



Thanks for stopping by everyone and hope you join in the celebration over at Pencil Line (and of course at CCG too).

CCG Challenge #156

just a quick one to let you know that the new color combo galore challenge is up and once again, janet has put together a super fun pallet and this time around, the extra challenge is to scrap your page in 1 hour, base on the sketch provided. surprising enough... i manage to finish mine in about 45 mins... yeap, unbelievable! just glue as you go... once its down, its down.





and my take on the challenge and switching up the sketch a bit... a little something to celebrate my second year anniversary !



and yes, i'm still addicted to these super fun ribbons... lol



thanks again for stopping by and off, to prepare for my class this afternoon. a big thanks for interest and can't wait to see everyone!

Color Combos Galore #151

The new color pallet is up at Color Combos Galore and it's just amazing. I love the mix of colors and also found the perfect papers for these...


and my layout using these gorgeous colors and also the designer challenge for this week - transparencies.

I just love these papers from pink paislee, I wish I had discovered them sooner (had been hoarding these for a while now and only now got a chance to play with them). love the colors and their vintage/soft designs (wondering how their new collections are going to be like).

also playing with more doily and these cabbage rose ribbons from my etsy finds. anothe once again, my all time favorite stamp at the moment, the memo blocks from stamping bella ("the story").


supplies used include:
cardstock: american crafts; pattern paper: pink paislee; transparencies: hambly; paper flowers: prima; brads: american crafts; pearl pin: maya road; frame: melissa frances; stamp: stamping bella; chipboard alphas: american crafts; ribbon: memriemare (etsy); yellow doily flower: sweetvintage78 (etsy)

thanks again everyone for stopping by and hope you'll be able to join in the fun over at Color Combo Galore. also which new CHA S 2010 collections are you guys drooling over? I've got my wish list up and running on the right side.... what can I say, just loving all the new goodies and can't wait for them to arrive at my LSS...

CCG Challenge #150

wow, i cant' believe that it's been almost a week since I last updated my blog but it really has been a busy week (especially in the beginning on the work front and in the later half, trying to get as many of my scrapping assignments done).

here's one that I did for this week color combos galore challenge

and here' s my take on the color challenge and inspired by many of you with your amazing 4th of July layouts... I kept it simple this time and also wanted to celebrate the "freedom" that dear hubby has given me for my hobby (thanks for not nagging me about it and your support and cheers).

and as you can see, I just went crazy with these oversized chipboard stars from GCD Studios... did a bit of inking and embossing too and dugged really deep into my stash for those grid things (I just forgot what they are called... it's ust amazing how much stuff I have and what I have....lol)

supplies used include:

cardstock: american crafts; pattern paper: graphic 45, basic grey and little yellow bicycle; chipboard stars: GCD studios; embossing powder and brads: american crafts; ribbon and chipboard letters: pink paislee

thanks for stopping by everyone... and oh, I'm currently working on some class samples. Yeap, will be teaching again next month at MWL, so hope to see some of you there :)

Color Combos Galore #146

I'm a bit late in posting this... but the new colors are up on the color combos galore website and you'll just love this one... and boy was it a challenge for me. If there's one color that I don't scrap with, it would definitely be purple and therefore was the driver in doing this week color combo... really wanted to see what I could come up that included purple.



Also was a bit late in posting this because I made a few changes here and there (and still not too happy about it). For some reason when I saw the layout being posted on the CCG website, I just didn't like how it looks and how unbalanced it felt... so went with a bolder font for the title and switched around the journaling.... what do you guys think?

the before....


and the after.... I know, the title still doesn't feel right (and is abit off balance, I really can't work with anything else other than straight lines).



and just loving these blooms from prima, been hoarding them for awhile now...


supplies used include:
cardstock: american crafts; pattern paper, flowers, crystals, flower centers: prima, alphas, leaf pins: maya road; ink: tim holtz
inspired by: prima june BAP sketch

even after the changes, still don't really like the overall look of the layout. not sure what's been happening lately but spent the day today fixing layouts (this is my third one in which I re-did something)... but at the moment, just clueless in what to do with it... oh well, but I really hope i get my mojo back really soon as there's a few assignments due next week. :(

thanks for stopping by.

Color Combos Galore

ready for some fun.... well color combos galore challenges are back and with tons of fun! Do check out the details here and all the amazing work by the design team members (I still can't believe that I'm part of the team), there's just so much eye candy everywhere....

and to kick off the re-launch, here's the first challenge for the month...


don't you just love the colors... and here's mine, using a mix of flowers...




supplies used include:
pattern paper: october afternoon, alpha stickers: october afternoon, ribbon: webster pages, leaf pins: maya road, brads: american crafts, buttons: jenni bowlin, mist: maya road, other: fabric flowers and doilies

and as always, thanks for stopping by everyone and all your comments... and don't forget to check out Color Combos Galore for more inspirations and hope you play along with us... (ps. there's also a prize (scarlet lime kit) to be won!)