Yippee~~~

There's a few things I would like to share.. yippee!!
First I couldn't believe that I could finish a mini album in a day!!!!! but still some photos not sticked and journalings not written yet, but!!!!! it is almost done!
I used my Scrappingville's March kit that contained lots of Sassafras papers to make this album and it is oh so chunky and I LOVE IT!!!!!!

Can't really share everything now, but I'll promise this will be reveal soon in the month of March :)

During the holidays, I made a traditional scrapbook mini album about my recent trip to Bangkok. The idea is to make it simple and easy.... okay... so I'm done with day one... and I dunno when I'm going to finish it?????!!! (yikes)showing only 1st page here~

And then!!!!!! I participated an ATC swap (for the 1st time) in a facebook group with a bunch of crazy scrap-die hard fans in January, finally everything has arrived and I'm so excited!! Thank you everyone for your effort and especially JieYing for hosting the January swap :)
the glitter one with hand carved stamped images is mine!!! :D

Not ending yet!!!!! I won a prize from Dorcas' Cherish All Memories and Jamie Leija BLOG!!!!! OMG!!!! I cannot breathe *hoooooo hooo hoo hooo*
Thank you Dorcas MaMa for a mini album
Jamie for Kelly Purkey's Sketchbook PDF and your goodies from London and Lisbon!!!!!
i cannot breathe.... *hoooooo hooo hoo hoo* too excited....

Pretty Little Studio DT box!!!!!!! egakkkkkkkk!!

*ding dong*
the mailman has come to deliver something GOOOOOOOOOOOOOD to me!!!!!!!!!!
I ripped off the envelope and, and, and........................!!!!!!!!!
overspill goodness!!!!!!!
lemme see..... Pretty Little Studio (Melissa) has mailed me 2 of the collections I like the most to date :D
with extra dextra embellishments... let them flowwwwwwwwwwwwwww
mini tags. garlands. bingo cards.
larger tags.tickets.journal tags
vintage cut outs!!!!
pennants. buntings. banners. flags. whatever you call them... a lot!!!
to sum up, everything awesome was jam packed in the mail. woohoo~!
and I've just finished my 1st project *wink*

Thank you Melissa :)

Head over PRETTY LITTLE STUDIO'S shop if you find them amazing :D I can't wait for their new collections coming --> MONSIEUR & SAND CASTLE!

LO #14 TWENTY

Sometime ago I participated in an international swap at MonikaWright's blog I LOVE IT ALL, it was a swap with people in France. WOWEE!!! I love stuffs from France. Oh my heavens, I was fortunate enough to swap with a French lady, Camille. She sent me a box lotta goodness! SHE EVEN SEWN MY NAME ON A ITTY BITTY CUTE POUCH!!!! YIKES!!!! *me jumping or rather doing the happy break dance, duh*I have receive this quite some time ago but always forgotten to blog about it. Thanks CAMILLE!

alrighty, a layout I made before going to Singapore (again) last week, inspired by one of the sketches in Sketchpad and AT stuffs.I inked up the naked chipboard Thickers with VersaColor again, but added some GlimmerGlam to it (turns out nothing special). You can see faux stitching with white pen and splatters again.... ye-ah~The pin attached at the top is no TimHoltz thingy, it comes with a tag on my shirt I bought last week... aha, thrifty me but clever me x) just tie a knot with the AT ribbon and done!
zoom in to let you see the 3 layer photomat.


WHAT A SIMPLE AND EASY LAYOUT! but it took me quite some time mix matching the colors and patterns... FYI: I used iPhone's PhotoBooth apps to take the photos.

Thanks for popping over :)

Cardstock: AC, PatternPapers: AmyTangerine by AC, Mits: StudioCalico in white and classic, Ribbon: AmyTangerine by AC, Stickers: Thickers by AC and Random collection label sticker by CratePaper.

using the DSLR with some photos

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The photo says it all :) I received one of the happy mails this week and it is loaded with happy things.....
one of it is SpeedBall, *i heard* it is one of the best carving tool
THANKS CELESTE :)

oh, I borrowed a DSLR recently so I took some random photos including the ones that are above, it was my first time handling a big-fat-heavy DSLR in my life...
there's only one thing I have to say... it is so darn heavy!!!
so not used to the size cause I've been snapping photos with my slim-o digital camera :) guess now have to think twice since i'm considering of getting one DSLR, it's the focus and clarity that I'm in love with... Mmmmm... mmm~~~~~

okay, time to show-off another layout made long time ago...
sometimes I always find the results so amazing cause they always turn out the way I didn't plan for... creativity is powerful!
started off with some washi tape borders and most of the products is from the Glee Club kit by Studio Calicoseriously in love with the Out of Print flowers by Basic Grey and INK SPLATTERS!!!!! can somebody please stop me??????
me likey the negative butterfly punches... i find it cute
the white pen comes in handy for faux stitches again
the droplets punch is from the residues of my red border punch *below the TOGETHER stickers title*, reused and recycled
the banner is from one of the Studio Calico product packages, I added printed journaling on it, and it is being reused!!!!
( FYI: April mentioned that most of the paper packaging products from Studio Calico is acid free.)




THANKS FOR VISITING!!!!

gifts and LOs :)

Like what I mentioned before, someone who is very sweet shared her stuffs and I received them last week! :D and I did not expect "it" to be these...
Not very sure to mention who she is since I haven't ask her permission of mentioning her name.
TAGS baby!!! and those stuffs that I don't have... woohoo!! love those! I couldn't wait to use them!!!! twiness..... i need lots of those.. gotta find a way of getting twines with a variety of colours... mmm... gonna search the web
twines @o@ chipboard (I'm loving the potraits and birds!!!!!)stickers from SC's past exclusive kit...

buttons!! I missed them from the SC Grab Bags. and 7 Gypsies washi tape,a nice roll :D


LO#3 US
i used add on pattern papers from SC's Fieldguide kit, three stickers from Happy Days, AmyTangerine and Random line, and others with the stuffs shown above :D.I'm glad that I did not use any references or skecthes for all of my layouts, I wanted to make up my own.. This was easy to make, but I still have not master the art of taking photos of layouts... AND I NEED A NEW CAMERA!


LO#4 HAPPY BIRTHDAY
I used the SC's Glee Club kit for this layout, the "Happy Birthday" sentiment was from an ad paper that comes along with the kit. I waste nothing :) I love GLEE CLUB

My 1st Studio Calico haul

= this is a long post, full of photos, time consuming =

I'm just too happy and I couldn't contain myself, so I ended up at my blog for this post. shoot me please.
I should not be here right now as my bloody finals is in a week's time
okay, just for once... I really need to share this.

I made my first purchase from Studio Calico quite some time ago and the box has finally arrived! GOOD! ----> www.studiocalico.com
The great thing about purchasing from the Studio Calico shop is that it's a flat rate shipping of $17.50 to anywhere outside of US! So if you add and add and add and add and add and add (dizzy words~)products to your cart, it's still $17.50 for shipping, but you are limited to get max 3 main kits in a box.
I was super excited but something horrible happened

the orange Zing embossing powder bottle cracked and BOOM! the powder flown everywhere inside and OUTSIDE of the box, even thru the plastic sheets of my other products.
What a terrific orange party
I spent more than half an hour cleaning up everything, and boy it was difficult for me as the powder is so fine
I got rid of the box and place them to the other SC box for some photo shooting, woots~
Best haul ever (at this moment) as I got SUPER CHEAP STUFFS from the Last Call section in the shop last month. But still dissapointed that I didnt get the grab bags and other add on kits :(

QUICK ZOOM
The broken bottle incident has given me a powder phobia now and it's bad news cause I got 8 bottles in my box. I scooped the leftover orang Zing into my container
I got the ZAP! heat tool and Zig embossing pen, and I dont really know how to use them
The products that I love the most are theseI couldn't wait so I tried spraying on small square cardstocks and make color charts (with Glimmer Mists too) :)COLOUR CHART
Stickers are my friends (this seems scary) since I was.. i dunno when [Left to right] Chipboard alpha tan ($3.50, no sale), 2 Blue Chipboard alpha ($0.50 <---WHAT?!!!!, on sale), Grenn Yellow Pink addy alpha ($1.25 no way, on sale), 3 Die cut stickers ( cant recall, on sale). I've gotten everything I wanted!
Be prepared for this deal. FISKARS everywhere punch RM85 (retail price in Malaysia), but I got for RM18, please don't be sad. Sew easy $1.25?? (on sale)
Tags ( no sale) and Journaling cards ($0.15, so cheap, on sale)
A display of all add ons I get from the sale, not the sale and a contest prize. I didn't realise I have so many.
The old Studio Calico pp add on in one of the off season kits. 4 papers,2 of each design, only $0.70 i think? (on sale)
This is from the Mind the Gap kit. (on sale)
Cardstocks please (no sale).

WHITE
Fieldguide add on pp (no sale)
GLEE CLUB kit! (prize) spot the to-die-for WOODGRAIN thickers?
Some Countryside pp, all stained by my Zing powder :( FRONT:love the cow, bamboos and yellow triangles
BACK:
Some ads, great to use on mini albums as they are acid free too,good!
That's all

NOT TO WORRY because Studio Calico has great customer service, all damaged products will be either refunded or replaced, mine is settled :D

Something to share, i got what they call Twills (cotton tape) in manyyyyyyyyyyyy colors from a local store long time ago, love the colors

Did you get something from Studio Calico too? please share :D LOVE HAUL POSTS~