First layout of 2016 - NSD Sketch

Finally, after a year of hiatus, I gathered my courage to start scrapbooking again. I decided to take the plunge and subscribed to Felicity Jane scrapbooking kits. It was the best decision thus far. I now look forward to receiving a kit each month and playing with them. This is actually my first time subscribing to a kit club. I am still struggling a bit to get my mojo back but here is my take for a NSD challenge sketch by our talented Jessy Christopher :)

I love love love the soft tone of this layout and yet some bold statements with black and white patterned papers. I am still very much in love with gold accents and butterfly!

Sketch by Jessy :

My Take on the Sketch :

A Layout Finally...

Yippee, so happy to be posting this after a long hiatus. Did a layout for Mei Li Paperie's July Color Challenge. I love the color inspiration very much... :)

Scrapped the cutest picture of A and L taken during our visit to the Butterfly farm last week... 

I created a simple layout using the colours of the challenge as background.

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Inspired by Challenge by Mei Li Paperie

Sorry for the delayed post. It has been a hectic week as DH met with a bicycle accident and had to be admitted to the hospital for surgery. He's now back home after a week at the hospital and recovering. Hopefully, all will be well soon :)

Without further adieu, let's talk about the new challenge which is still ongoing at Mei Li Paperie. The challenge is simple. How am I inspired by this picture to create my project.

I did a layout using pictures from my travel adventures around the world. I was inspired by the colours in the image so I used grey & bright colours like red, yellow & blue in both my photos & embellishments. I used multiple photos on my layout as it reminds me of the hanging gondolas on the ferris wheel. Heidi Swapp Magic Chipboard alphas were the perfect addition to represent the lights on the ferris wheel and I inked these with gold ink. I also love the chipboard stickers from Pink Paislee Hello Sunshine Collection.

Find the picture inspiring the creative mojo in you? Find out how HERE & submit your creations by May 30th and stand a chance to win a Heidi Swapp Prize Pack!

Mei Li Paperie's Color Challenge

It's 3rd of May & it's National scrapbook Day in the US. Happy (Inter)National Scrapbook Day to all fellow scrapbookers out there! I'm so happy & inspired to see so many talented scrapbookers posting amazing scrapbook layouts on Facebook & Instagram! Most of them really Wow-ed me.

Do you scrapbook or do any form of memory keeping? To be able to create, design & record memories at the same time is truly a blessing for me. I'm really loving every moment of it. I hope I could continue doing this for a very long time... :) Sometimes while creating, I do love to check out for challenges to inspire me. If you are looking for something inspiring to work with, do check out the Color Challenge that Mei Li Paperie is hosting this month.

I totally love the colour pallete that they have chosen!

For this challenge, I made a layout which is more graphic than my usual style. Using papers from Dear Lizzy's lucky charm collection as well as Amy tangerine's Yes Please collection. 

Do join in the fun & you could stand a chance to win a wonderful prize too... More deets on how to enter the challenge here.

Life.Paper.Scrapbook - January Mood Board Challenge

I've been staring at this mood board from Life.Paper.Scrapbook Mood Board Challenge, for a few days now & I'm itching to create something with it. I'm so drawn to the happy colours of this board.

Here's my take. I was inspired by the mood board & the fussy cutting layout done by Jen for her take. 

As you can see, I used a lot of Echo Park products here. Love their boyish collection. 

Patterned Paper from Brothers Collection 

Stickers from Echo Park - All about a Boy Collection, MME Tiny word stickers, Dear Lizzy,

Printables from Two Peas

Thickers by Amy Tangerine.

If you are inspired by the mood board, do join in the fun as well!

Happy News!

I would love to share with you a happy news! I won the summer challenge by Mei Li Paperie. Thanks for the shout out, Jen!

If you haven't heard of them before, do drop by their store and check out their stuffs! Also, my scrapping friend, Jessy Christopher, is the guest designer for Mei Li Paperie. Her take for this month's challenge is just awesome! Love it so much! Do check it out HERE :)

With love,

Josie

To the beach we go...

Hubby has been wanting to bring Lucas to the beach for quite awhile now. We have been delaying our outing as the weather has not been very corporative for the past weeks and hubby's busy work schedule did not permit us to do so. So, we were glad we were able to take Lucas to the beach even for a little while.  I was really itching to make a layout with the pictures we took of Lucas by the beach.

Also, Mei Li Paperie is have a July Summer Challenge. Here's my take of a summery layout (although we have summer all year round) >.< 

I'm still in love with Amy Tangerine's Ready Set Go stickers & Dear Lizzy's too... Other favourites which I had included are embellishments from Crate Paper, Studio Calico & My Mind's Eye. Yes, I hoard stickers. I'm a sticker-holic. 

Some close ups of my project :)

I also smudge some paint to give it some water colour look... I kinda like how it turned out.

Loved this moment - Bokeh Bubbles Layout

Here's my take for Crate Paper's Polka Dots Challenge. I'm so in love with the new Crate Paper The Pier Collection. Not forgetting the fabric frame from Maggie Holmes... I wanted to create a layout of Lucas enjoying his bath, and the polka dot challenge seem to fit. :) 

Working with vellum has been quite fun! I wanted to create a bubble and bokeh look-alike layout. Let me share how I tint the vellum. I used a sponge and lightly tint the paper with distress ink. My all time favorite colours, Broken China & Tattered Rose. Because I didn't want my paper to move around, I place the paper on my silhouette cutting mat before I started. The sticky surface held the paper in place, just fine. After I'm done, off to the cameo. I cut random sizes of circles.

I started placing them randomly sticking them down with bits of glue tape.

The outcome :

They look like Bokeh to me. But Hubby thinks they are bubbles... :)

Either way, I love the effect ^_^

Thanks for dropping by!

Scrap Around The World - May Challenge

Hie there! How have you been? Oh well, some of my friends may already know but I am actually back home from my trip to Aussie. It was unfortunate that my trip was cut short, due to the passing of my grandma. We were glad we came home in time for the funeral. It was quite sad that she didn't manage to see us for the last time before she passed away. Would like to express our thank you to relatives & friends from near & far who came to pay their last respects and also, those who expressed their condolences. We know that grandma has now gone to a better place and has been relieved of her suffering. 

I haven't been creating layouts for awhile now. Trying to find my cue back :)
When I saw this challenge from Scrap Around the World at Jessy's blog, I wanted to give it a try to see if my mojo is still around.

The rules are simple.

All you need to do is be inspired by the mood board (in ANY way) & use their sketch as your starting point.  

Here's my take on the challenge...
Definitely a challange for me :) Moving out of my comfort zone and trying new things like, clustering banners, using rustic designed papers... LOL mixing different elements around...

I was inspired by the blue wooden door, when I chose this patterned paper. Playing around with the colors shown on the mood board as well :)

Some close up shots from the layout...

Banners inspired by Cindy's card. She's so talented... :)

Thank you so much for dropping by. Do come and join in the fun! Challenge ends midnight EST Saturday 25th May 2013.

MME March Challenge

MME March Challenge - Using die cuts.

Since I now have a new workspace, I was itching to create something. 

When I saw the challenge, I knew I had to join the challenge. Only because I have like a box of MME die cuts that I have been hoarding ^_^ & it would be great if I could create something with them...

Here's my take for the challenge.

Close up 

Supplies used :

My Mind's Eye Lost & Found 3

My Mind's Eye Love Me Accessory Sheet 

My Mind's Eye Lost & Found Madison Avenue

My Mind's Eye Lost & Found Oliver Chipboard Sheet

My Mind's Eye Lost & Found 3 Enamel dots

Other supplies :

Silhoutte Cameo, Prima Classic Lace Collection, Jut Twine, Doily, Washi Tape

 Thank you for dropping by!

"Me" Challenge

Once in a while, we will give each other challenges to motivate us to create. We had a Washi Challenge & Creative Journalling Challenge before. This time around, it was Sharon's turn to give us girls a new challenge. We call it the "Me" challenge. We need to create a layout about ourselves & we must include some form of journalling (Hidden/Shown). Ha! Mind you it sounds easy but... it was a challenge for me because I realised that I don't have a recent picture of only me, since Lucas was born... While he has tonnes, I have none!

During our meetup last weekend, Sharon captured a picture of me without Lucas :D

I tried to print out the picture to scrap but my printer ran out of ink *hmmph!

And so, after all the hassle to get my photo printed, I started to work on my Layout.

My layout was inspired by this beautiful package that Jessy gave me :) 

 Love!

Yup this is me Today! - November 2012

I'm 29.

A mother - A daughter - A wife - A Sister - A photographer - A friend 

- A freelance designer - Owner of Cardpuccino - Favor-it shop - Pixous

Papers from Echo Park, Stickers from Crate Paper, Flair Button & Thickers from AC, Enamel Dots from MME

Smidapaper Challenge

Sharing my take for Smidapaper's Color Challenge. I have always love working with colours like blue and pink... but this time around, we are challenged to create a layout or card with colours based on the following photo...

Here's a layout i have created with Crate paper portrait collection, pearls, buttons, blooms & die cut chipboard... Photos courtesy of the couple, Sharon & Aaron... :D

Do join us for this fun challenge and stand a chance to win some goodies from Smidapaper...

Scrap-It-Lah Valentine's Challenge

Happy Thursday to all my crafty friends.

My, my how time flies indeed... It's almost the end of the week and Valentine's day is just around the corner. Scrap-it-lah is having a no Red / Pink Valentine's Challenge. No red / Pink....? guess what colour will i choose? Turquoise of course! LOL... i scrapped with photo's from our bachelor/hen's night photos. It marks the beginning of our journey as husband and wife and hubby had the greatest time ever! Using So sophie collection, OA stickers & butterflies from K&Co.

Here's my take:

Do join in the fun girls! Hope to see you. yes you... sharing your LO at Scrap-it-Lah, too...
Have a great weekend!