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 :

2015 Travels.

Wow, I can't imagine, I'm finally blogging again. A quick recap of 2015, I started working again, which explains my absence. I was fortunate to have the chance to travel to Europe for the first time for business trip.
I fell in love with places I hardly knew and had great adventures meeting new people and making new friends. It was a fresh start for me after having a rough year.

First stop was beautiful Krakow, Poland. A place so unfamiliar to me yet, I had such a good time with new friends from Poland.

..... Zobaczylam to przepiekne miejsce...... (and I saw this beautiful place...)

My next stop was Helsinki. It was a totally different experience, having to know how it feels like to have only few hours of night time and a whole lot of daylight. It was indeed a beautiful city.

and last but not least, Guten Tag, Berlin Germany :) I called it the city of grafitti. My first impression was as if everyone in Berlin, has the gift to make art just with some cans of spray paint.  It is a beautiful place nonetheless. Well that briefly sums up my journey last year. Looking forward to share more soon...

Merry Christmas

Wishing everyone a very Merry Christmas!

Pink Paislee's Bella Rogue Collection

Last week, I finally received the prize I won in Pink Paislee's IG giveaway... The entire collection for Bella Rogue! I am super happy girl! Here, I made a short video of what was in the package... Enjoy!

Christmas is coming

Do know that Christmas is just a few weeks away? Can't believe that the year is coming to an end so so soon. Way to soon for my liking... I know that a lot of you have started your Christmas projects. I create a christmas card. Recently, I've been hit by the black & gold bug. I just can't help it.... Here's my take. I absolutely love how this shaker card turned out!

Here's a close up of the card.  I painted black strips on a white card stock.  The word "Merry" is cut on the Chickaniddy Gold Foil Paper & it cuts like butter. I used Number 4 blade on my Cameo in case you would like to know. Christmas is from Hero Arts wood mount stamp.

Since it's the season of giving, I would like to share a Christmas Cut file I have designed. If you love the "Merry" cut file I used in the card, you can download the .studio file here.

Hope you love it. Do share your work with me if you do use the file! :)

With much love, Josie

First halloween Layout

This is my very first halloween layout. We don't exactly celebrate Halloween in Malaysia. Recently there are more people dressing up for the occasion. Last week, we showed Lucas what a Jack-o-lantern looks like when we came across one while cafe hopping. He was a good spot posing with the lantern for us. :) So, I came out with this layout. Been wanting to do a black & white layout for sometime now. Never had the chance. So here's what I did. And oh, Happy Halloween to you if you are celebrating...

Supplies : 
Maggie Holmes Styleboard 6x6 Pattern Paper Pad
Crate Paper Portrait 6x6 Paper Pad
Amy Tangerine's Plus One Pattern Paper.
Black & White Cardstock.

Working with My Mind's Eye

Finally, I'm using one of my favourite patterned papers from MME - Lost & Found 2 collection (*which I have been hoarding). I did a layout for my cousin using a picture of her mum when she was a teenager. Over all, I used mostly MME products. I have also added some embellishments from Maggie Holmes. It took me only 15 mins to put together this layout.

Next up, is some Project Life spreads I did for May, June & July. Still lots of catching up to do but I'm almost there :D Definitely enjoying the process although I am very much behind. Just took some snapshots of the spreads I have completed.