Hello You Mini Album & Giveaway!

Back to share a little mini album I made a few weeks back for my Maya Road and Chic Tag swap assignment. I had tons of fun creating this, mixing different textures together and also a little bit of paint here and there too... and oh yes, I'm so addicted to all things cork and gold (in case you haven't noticed).

I used the linen mini album from Maya Road (seriously, I'm ordering more of these) which gave me a lot of freedom to test and try different techniques. First off... I painted the sides with gold paint (bought a huge bottle of Martha Stewart gold paint) before adhering a mix of embellishments.... a little bit of cork (from my friend's shop Happie Scrappie), a felt flower, chipboard elements, wood embellishment, transparency and metal charm. That's a big mix (at least in my book, it is).



Then on one of the pages inside, I put my Tim Holtz tag mask to some good use (using white paint), adding just enough paint to give the page a different feel but still highlighting the fabric behind it.



Then I added in a few more pages by sowing a few sheets of pattern paper and vellum pages onto one of the fabric page. Once again more transparencies and vellum (and yes gold). Just loving how you can layer the various transparencies on top of each other to create another look and giving a little peek-a-boo feel on the pages behind it.



On the vellum page, I kept it pretty simple but notice the little picture peeking from behind. :)





And another set of pages that I added onto the album...



And my little missy...







And finishing the last page with a bit more paint, contrasting cork embellishment and a little quote... love you to the moon and back!



If you haven't had a chance to work with these linen albums, would definitely recommend.  Honestly was inspired to get out my paint. LOL

And would like to share some of the goodies I used with one of you guys. I've got an a new pack of the journaling tags from Chic Tags, random mix of the newly released Maya Road products and a sample set of cork die cut/embellishments from a dear friend Happie Scrappie to giveaway. Just leave a comment on this blog post by April 18th. 



Thanks again for stopping and hope you have a super great weekend!!!!

Mini Love Blog Hop & Giveaway

Happy Valentine's Day everyone! Today we are having a cute, informal blog hop showing our love for mini books.  It all started with Sam who made a mini book and decided to get a few girlies from Instagram to join her in making one also for this blog hop.  There was no set theme for the mini's.  Instead, we all worked with a few prompts to get us started.  The three prompts were:

1. Use white card stock as background

2. Use numbers for the inside pages

3. Use a ring to bind the mini album

We are so excited to see everyone's take on making an album in their own style.

Oh, and BTW!  We will have a mini giveaway from each blog also!  Hop to each blog and leave a comment for a chance to win by Sunday, Feb 16!  Winners will be chosen and announced on Monday, Feb 17!  Easy peasy! :)

Here's the list for blog hop:

WaiSam Ho

April Joy Hill

Cathy Vee

Evelin Tee

Piradee Talvanna

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And here's my take on the challenge...

I opted to create a little mini for my little one, celebrating her third month (January); capturing all the little memories, her achievements and documenting the little reminders. I used mostly pattern papers and embellishments (stickers and transparencies) from Crate Paper Love Notes collection, some gold rub-ons from the new Maggie Holmes collection and last but not least, some awesome cork die cuts from my friend Sam (do check out her shop for even more great designs and plus she's having a promotion at the moment too).

Not only am I addicted to anything gold at the moment, but also transparencies and vellum. I just love how you can layer these to create a different look/effect from page to page. For the cover, I used an overlay/transparencies which gives you a sneak of the pages behind and don't you just love that "3" wood veneer from Studio Calico. And that January card that you see there, it's created by the lovely April and she's sharing them on her blog here. Her work is amazing!

I also created some vellum pockets. Not only would I be able to put just about anything but once again , loving that semi-transparency look. (It's an addiction)



Also to create more variations among the pages, I put my cameo to work and cut a few die cut pages (used this adorable quote die cut file)and more cork goodies!





and here's a snapshot of all the front facing pages...



and those on the backside...



And what's a blog hop without a giveaway right? I've got an extra set of the cork embellishments to giveaway along with a few sheets of mini alphabets that I used in my mini (these are from Lily Bee - love), some sweet twine, transparency embellishments and a mix of embellishments and stickers. Just leave a comment on this blog post by Sunday Feb 16th.



Thanks for hoping along with us and wishing you a very HAPPY (belated) VALENTINE DAY!

Guesting for Color Conspiracy & a Giveaway! *CLOSED*

Hi Everyone!

This month I had the honor to guest design for Color Conspiracy (thank you Maya for this amazing opportunity) and worked with two of their amazing collections: Daily Kate and Texturize (the layouts here are created using the gorgeous Daily Kate collection).  I just love the color combination - blue, yellow and gray and the fun graphic designs of the pattern papers and had these created in no time...

Having some fun with the cameo and with my favorite butterfly punch from EK Success... and yes more sequins!

For my second layout, I kept things simpler but still went with the circular design and was inspired by the blue pattern paper ... love the sun burst and paint splatters designs (I also added more of my own with the studio calico white mist). 

and am totally addicted to the various wood embellishments and using these in almost all of my projects at the moment...

Hopefully I've inspired you a bit and don't forget to get your dose of color conspiracy.  I have a few more projects to share here but for the mean time, don't forget to check out the blog post on the color conspiracy blog HERE.

Also wanted to share some color conspiracy goodies with one lucky reader here. Interested in some awesome cards and flairs? Do leave me a comment on this blog post by midnight Sunday Feb 24th.

Thanks everyone for stopping by!!!

Little Yellow Bicycle Winner!!!

Hi Everyone,

Hope you guys had a super great weekend and for those in Singapore.... a very Happy Chinese New Year!!
And I'm sure you've been waiting to know if you're the lucky winner of the yummy LYB goodies... well...



and the lucky winner is KAT



Please email me your mailing address so I can get these goodies (and a bit more) out to you!
Thanks everyone and do check back soon for more little yellow bicycle inspirations (hoping that I'll be able to share more soon).

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!

AC Blog Hop Winner & More Winners!

Hi Everyone,

Thanks so much for stopping by and hoped you had fun hopping around!!!
And now on to the winner details.....

The lucky (randomly) selected winner is...
CONGRATS Brittany!



Please drop me an email with your contact details. But I couldn't just stop there, was really touched by everyone's comments [a big thank you guys] that I went digging through my AC stash and found all these goodies looking  for a new home and would love to share it with some of you guys!

And so could the following ladies please also drop me an email with your contact details and will have these mailed out to you shortly. [Randomly selected]













Thanks again everyone and hope you guys have a great weekend!