Goodbye 2010 ! Hello .....2011 !!!

Wow ! how fast did 2010 fly by us all ! 

I'm more than pleased that my bit of scrappy crystal ball gazing on 

Dec 31,2009's post 

was all spot on !!!! woot ! 

Alas , I have nothing much to offer this time save

 to pass this on from Pantone : 

Say Yes to HoneySuckle Pink : 

A sherbety shade of pink , with a hint of red and orange zest ...

oooo yeah ! Color me vivid & with extravagant optimism any day ! I likey !!! 

& I just might buy more clothes in this color going forward into 2011 . ;) 

Now continuing my celebration of creations of 2010 - 

From July . 

O my ! TA's Limited Edition Colors - Fall 2010 - 

sure had me at Hello !! woot ! such a fine collection of versatile mist colors . 

With them , I can alter any olde, ugly patterned paper into something I could love ! 'nuff said ! 

From August. 

I made a record number of cards to appreciate teachers this year. 

& bought a record number of school themed lines too. 

With my kidlets at the age their at , 

totally worth justifying the hoarding for me ! 

From September . 

 Joy is  handcoloring my own crinkled ribbons . 

I even used some to make flowers here. ;) 

& It really was a banner year , wasn't it ? 

From October.

Although Turquoise was 2010's hue of the year ( Pantone) , 

I was very happy to add shades of purple to my creations this year.

& did you notice Bloomers everywhere - 

on clothes, tees , not just for scrappy use ...

From November . 

My first GD spot for a stamping company - myStampBox ! 

Sweet ! 

From December. 

Playing with newfound mediums ( in this case - alcohol inks ) 

always always make me happy ! ;) 


Now Here's wishing all blogging friends a berry, merry New Year - 

 w/ a champagne cherry cheesecake truffle w/ pecan praline & amaretti... 

and a generous scoop of vanilla gelato + cider-marinated fruits by  the side. 

Yupz , I sure hope my first dinner of 2011 is gonna be rounded off like this ! ;) 

Celebrate 2010 !

Being that it's a nice new shiny decade , 

it's only fitting to celebrate what we've done in 2010 ! 

From January .
I liked the soft colors of the G45 Le Romantique line coupled with kraft.
& I carried on misting throughout most of 2010. ;) 

From February .
Love acrylic photo stand projects - made quite a few as gifts for guys.
G45 A Proper Gentleman was a fave masculine line for me.

from March . 

Handmade flowers are here to stay it seems & I certainly jumped 

on that major trend with this altered canvas project. 

from April . 

Celebrating scallops -every which way & the use of white spot laminated cardstocks with mists. 

From May . 

This Girls' Paperie line - for cards is a major fave for me . 

from June . 

Finally using my clear stamps more this year - 

Technique Tuesday stamps by Ali Edwards is a major fave. 

I'll continue in the next post 

with my choices from the remaining 6 mths of the year ! 

What fun to look back at what we've done sometimes . ;) 

Real Life. in photos .

It seems that I like rounding off my year end scrapping with Webster's Pages. 

Definitely one of my top go to brands . To me,  Webster's Pages papers are versatile enough 

to match many different photo themes. 

I used a mix of scraps from 2 different lines - Seaside Retreat & Nature's Storybook.

Used some cardstock stickers from the Garden Gala line . 

& Vintage sparklers from the Wonderfall line on top of 

Chelly Bean Design's crepe paper flowers. ;) 

Lest I forget how to scrap & mist & all that - 

couldn't resist misting with Perfect Pearl mist in green unto the black cardstock. ;) 

Quick Pressie Ideas

Trust you're mostly done with present opening or giving marathons ! ;) 

I made these as stand bys to give away , just in case I need a present with a handmade touch. 

A quick altered notebook using BG Capella . 

I'm also entering this for the Krafer's Paradise Challenge #4 - using BG in our projects . ;) 

A Tattered Angel Bingo Card hanging for a change here. 

I tried coloring some of  the Prima crystals with green alcohol ink & loved the result ! ;) 

The TA chipboard frame was painted with Pink Bubblegum GM and then coated with 

Glimmer Glam in Lavender. 

Some Prima floral, leaves , crinkled ribbon , JB vintage buttons and I was 

able to call it done . ;) 

It's Christmas !

& it just wouldn't be Christmas without you , 

you , 

& you ...... dear blogging friends ! ;)

As for me & my house , we celebrate the Reason for the season ,
the birth of Jesus Christ, and unite in heart with fellow believers all over the world
on this very special time of the year !

Sending you all extra warm thoughts & wishes 

from Sunny Singapore ! 

Be Blessed in the year ahead , 2011 ! ;) 

More G45 Springtime cards

Some peeps bake & bake during Christmas . 

Not me , I'd rather be creating paperfections ! lol 

Especially with new papers for inspiration. 

Made a batch of G45 Once Upon a Springtime cards at one go - 

using all my fave things - bling, pearls , crinkled ribbons,

lace/crochet trim. 

SRM Stickers for the card sentiments . 

O Happy Day , indeed  after these were made . ;) 

More hidden stash finds

In the course of uncovering the Bo Bunny Edgy Album ,

 I found a Maya Road Acrylic Butterfly Album amongst others. 

I wanted to see where I could go with these acrylic pages with the alcohol inks I have on hand. 

I kept it fairly simple to allow the alcohol ink patterns to come thru' , 

using a few of my fave things . ;)
Prima florals, crinkled ribbon , glittered chipboard, AC soft fleece heart

& I figured if I could do one page , I can do another & see what happens. 

True enough, the 2nd is quite different from the first - 

even though I was using the same color combos . 

Sure had fun with alcohol inks & these butterfly acrylic pages ! ;) 

Bo Bunny Edgy Album

Once in a while I take a look at 

my hidden stash & this time I rediscovered a whole load of 

mini albums I bought when they were on sale . 

So I've had this Bo Bunny Edgy Album for more than  a year 

and decided to turn it into a gift album  

for one of  DD's schoolmate . 

I took a clean & simple approach , 

featuring Such Sweet Tierney buttons as the main embellies . 

Papers are Jillibean Soup's Atomic Soup line 

and SC Elementary . 

Very pleased to have used up stash 

( yeah ! hands up bloggy friends who can relate ! ) 

even if this album took me longer to complete

 than I thought it would . ;) 

I guess that's why I don't make mini albums so much . 

BG Hopscotch

So I brought home some BG Hopscotch papers at the same time as the 

G45 Once Upon a Spingtime line. 

I think this is such a versatile line - 

not an obvious in your face Valentine line -

very teenager inspired to me . 

Lots of geometric prints, some seem Japanese inspired too . 

I have used these BG Hopscotch pps with some Such Sweet Tiernney Buttons here. 

Can't go wrong with some twine, gingham ribbon or crochet trim . 

Card sentiments are by SRM Stickers. 

I love it that their Card Sentiment sticker sheet has a

 slightly different variation on the same theme, sticker to sticker.

I do have a problem being bored with the same old same old on one sheet. ;) 

Which you sometimes get with rub ons or stamped sentiments .  

So yes ! I am highly recommending 

SRM Stickers for your card sentiments ! ;) 

moving on , moving on

with Graphic 45's Once Upon a Springtime line ! 

It's that time of the year for us here , 

New lines arriving even before the CHA summer show ! woot ! 

We are spoilt for choice, as scrappers in lil ole Singapore . For sure ! 

I was inspired by The Color Room's Challenge #37 , 

pastel colors from Her Room 

& the latest card sketch challenge at 

Sketches in Thyme 

( a new to me challenge site ) .

Other supplies : 

AC felt heart, Prima Rosebud, 

Maya Rd chipboard ( painted with Twinkling H2O) ,

my own handcolored crinkled ribbon, 

SRM Stickers - Sticker Sentiments - Thank You . 

I'll be back very soon with 

a BG Hopscotch card or two to share next ! ;)  

silly peeps

Taking a wee break from Christmas projects 

with this tropical , outdoorsy layout 

featuring Magistical Memories' Cara Scroll chipboard, 

Nicole Lombardo Design's Birdivine cardstock scroll border, 

Paper Trunk's Maybe Baby papers. 

I also used my MM Slice for the word "us", cut from cardstock .

& tried out a little shipping tag banner fun here with my fave crinkled ribbons . 

ICS #95 & DT Call

is up & running here . 

& here's one where I used my MM slice for 

the layered scalloped circles cut from CP's Snow Day line. 

I used the Ho Ho Ho stamp set from myStampBox - for the Santa & the sentiment - 

which we received in my Magistical Memories' DT box .

Added a touch of White Liquid Applique on Santa just for fun . 

Some painting using Glimmer Mist . 

Do Check out ICS' DT call here too 

if you love making cards ! ;)

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Look thru' the lens

what do we see ? 

A layout to share today using the new Viewfinder chipboard by Magistical Memories 

( designed by Amy Teets ) 

I backed the viewfinder with some black embossed Core'dinations cardstock,

added a vintage stamp image ( Technique Tuesday ) which was stamped on coordinating 

Prima Jack & Jill paper & topped off with Glossy Accents. The date is clear numeral stickers

by SRM Stickers.  

I thought the Prima Jack & Jill papers would be fun to use to make some Baby cards . 

These are my first gos are it . 

Gotta love the clear stickers by SRM Stickers for the perfect Baby card sentiments . 

They do go on seamlessly , like how I want it . ;)