Pearl's Paperfections

MLSB Enchanted Garden layouts

2012-01-25T19:23:00.000-08:00

Lest I forget that I know how to create layouts -

2 garden inspired layouts to share today ,

using the My Little Shoebox Enchanted Garden line.

It was definitely a lot about banners and rolled up flowers last year .

I spy the Chevron trend may not let up just yet

( although I haven't tried that one yet- perhaps I will venture with a black & white Chevron french manicure - but not in my papercrafting yet ) .

Otherwise I'm not sure if there's a particularly new trend yet for 2012.

Seems to be a continuation of the past trends still to me .

You're Sweet !

2012-01-21T05:18:00.001-08:00

While waiting for the latest Cottage Cutz Valentine's release to reach our sunny shores,

I took a look at one of my very favorite earlier releases - the July 2011 Carnival release -

to see which designs would work with a Valentine's Day theme.

The Cotton Candy die easily stood out for me and I went on to diecut it in white cardstock so as to color in the colors to match the DP I was using.

I used Pebbles Inc chalk to color &

added some stickles to add a pop of color and dimension as well.

Thanks for stopping by !

Living the Sweet Life - Eyelet Outlet Creations

2012-01-18T16:01:00.000-08:00

I am loving & using up all the new goodies I bought

recently - like this Doodlebug Design Sweet Cakes Valentine line !

Works great with my Eyelet Outlet Brads -

featured here the Cotton Candy brads.

Sentiment - Studio G clear stamp

Eyelet Out ribbon & cupcake brads .

Sentiment - Bella Blvd

And the Eyelet Out mushrood brads are just

perfect with this MS Enchanted Woodlands pp & owl here ! ;)

I've got loads of Valentine's Day cards made up & more to come ! ;)

MLSB - 2012 Winter Reveal Week - Day 3 - Up in the Trees

2012-01-18T15:47:00.000-08:00

Hello MLS fans! It's day 3 and we are so excited that there is so much buzz about the past two days of reveals around the net! Thank you so much for your support and amazing comments. We really appreciate each and every one of you helping us get the word out.

We are excited to share our next new release with you today!

New for 2012! Up in the Trees Collection Kit

double sided patterned paper
double sided color cardstock
12x12 Cardstock Sticker sheet
3D Roll Up Flower
die cut paper

Check out the details in the reveal post here

Tell us what you think of Up in the Trees and share this post by clicking the Facebook and Twitter links below this post and we'll select one lucky My Little Shoebox fan to win our Up in the Trees collection before you can buy it in stores!

If you're just joining us today make sure you leave a comment on each of our reveal posts to have at least 5 chances of winning this week.

**Comments will close Sunday January 22nd at midnight Pacific time and winners will be announced Monday January 23rd on our Facebook page wall! Good luck fans!

2012-01-17T04:53:00.000-08:00

WOW MLS fans, we love that SO many of you visited our blog and shared our first new release Keepsake with all your Facebook and Twitter friends yesterday! Let's kick off another day of fun at the MLS blog and share our next new release!

New for 2012! Happy Go Lucky Collection Kit

double sided patterned paper
double sided color cardstock
12x12 Cardstock Sticker sheet
3D Roll Up Flower
circle Die Cut

2012 Winter Reveal Week - My Little Shoebox - Keepsake & Giveaway

2012-01-16T04:50:00.000-08:00

Hello MLS fans! It's reveal week and we are excited to share our 5 new Winter collections with you this week. Let's get this party started!

New for 2012! Keepsake Collection Kit

double sided patterned paper
double sided color cardstock
12x12 Cardstock Sticker sheet
3D Roll Up Flower
circle Die Cut

Sweet,adorable you !

2012-01-11T00:23:00.000-08:00

With Christmas behind us, I'm so ready for the next holiday -

Valentine's Day !

I knew the Cottage Cutz Snow Globe die would be perfect for this holiday going

with the sweet theme.

And so using fun Valentine's Day colors , metallic foil , cardstock and Doodlebug's patterned paper

this gumball machine turned out exactly the way I wanted it .

Have a great crafty week ahead and remember to always look at your holiday dies

and consider another way to use them ! ;)

Martha Stewart's Enchanted Woodlands & Glitz Design Pretty in Pink

2012-01-05T01:56:00.000-08:00

It's been too long since I indulged in some creative and crafty retail therapy .

So I just had to do it today !

I am even sharing cards made from new arrival purchases today. woot !

Happy Day !

It's my first time buying Martha Stewarts' paper pads of any kind -

and since I am in the mood to make as many V Day cards as I humanly can today.

I just had to take a pad home . ;)

It helped that we're getting a better than usual discount too.

Patterned papers on this card are all new Glitz Design Pretty in Pink( 6x6 pad)

Sentiment - MAMBI glitter sticker

Dimensional stickers - Martha Stewart

Everything on this card ( save CS - which is AC)

is from the MS Enchanted Woodlands range.;)

This is such a value for money paper pad - it also includes glitter and metallic papers . The details on the patterned paper are fab too .

Stamp sentiment - Pebbles Inc With Love

Felt hearts - Martha Stewart's

Banner diecut- K&CO

Pebbles Inc : Mix & Match Monday

2012-01-03T19:44:00.000-08:00

"My 16 year old DD will be staying in her high school hostel this year as part of a year long residential program . So she will be gone 5 days a week and home only on weekends. For sure kids grow up too fast. I altered this notebook for her , knowing that she will be appreciative of having something on hand to remind her of home, something she can use to pen her thoughts.I have picked out colors, patterns and elements from our various lines that I know she will love especially and that's what makes this project so fun yet meaningful at the same time."

Pebbles supplies used:
Welcome Christmas Santa's List (751182)
Welcome Christmas Gingerbread House (751181)
Welcome Christmas Jewel Candy Dots ( 744265)
Fresh Goods Flower Basket (751183)
Fresh Goods Dimensional Border Sticker ( 732077)
With Love 12" Border Stickers (732084)
With Love Mini Dimensional Flower ( 747156)
With Love Candy Dots Hearts ( 744279)
Floral Lane Phrase ( 732054)
Floral Lane Chips ( 747108)

Other supplies used:
Cardstock (American Crafts)

Ribbon (American Crafts)

Hello 2012 !!!

2012-01-01T08:45:00.000-08:00

HAPPY NEW YEAR , dear blogging friends !

& Wishing you ALL a NEW YEAR

filled with more inspiration than ever !

More love , more laughter , more happiness

in 2012 , okay ?! ;)

I am so looking forward to enjoying the ride in 2012 ,

so it is only fitting that I chose to use the

Carnival Silhouette die from Scrapping Cottage's Carnival release in July 2011

to go with my card sentiment today .

I have used American Crafts' glitter paper for the diecut -

one of my faves to use when using a silhouette die- glitter paper ie.

As I look to the year ahead , I like to be reminded -

"The Best is Yet to Come ! "

Enjoy 2012 , blogging friends !!!

Hugs,

Pearl

Pebbles Inc : Whip It Up project

2011-12-28T16:31:00.000-08:00

It's my very first Whip It Up Wednesday project over at Pebbles Inc's blog .

And I have some step by step instructions to create these adorable Post It Note holders

that can be whipped up in 30 minutes or less.

"I was still in need of last minute Christmas gifts and decided to whip up these post-it-note holders when I found a few stacks of Post It Notes on hand"

And here are the step by step instructions:

Trim chosen cardstock to 7.5 x 3.5 inches.
Score at 3.5 and 4 inches in along the sides that are 7.5 inches. This is easiest to do with either a scoring tool (e.g., Martha Stewart's Score Board) or a paper trimmer with scoring blade.
Fold at score marks, up and over, and the basic structure is completed.
Take a stack of post it notes and glue to the bottom of the holder.
From here, it's really up to you how you want to decorate your holder.

Pebbles supplies used:
Welcome Christmas Merry Christmas (751175)
Welcome Christmas Candy Cane (751181)
Welcome Christmas Candy Cane (751181)
Welcome Christmas Dimensional Border Stickers (732072)
Welcome Christmas Chipboard (732073)
Welcome Christmas Felt Layered Embellishment (747144)
Welcome Christmas Candy Dots (744726)
Welcome Christmas Wooden Button (747147)
Welcome Christmas Ribbon (780012)
Coffee Candy Dots - Cardmaking ( 744238)
Rouge Candy Dots - Cardmaking ( 744240)

Other supplies used:
Cardstock (American Crafts)
Score Board (Martha Stewart)

I wanna wish you .....

2011-12-24T00:00:00.000-08:00

...a Merry Christmas

from the bottom of my heart !

Hey , hey , hey blogging friends !

Happy Merry Christmas eve from a wet Singapore !

Thinking of all my blogging friends round the world as

we celebrate yet another Christmas .

Praying you will all be warm and safe and happy with those you love most !

And sharing some more holiday ideas here today.

I found these Christmas tree candle holders and thought

they would be great brad organizers to be given to a scrappy , crafty pal. ;)

The Christmas brads here - sock monkey, peppermint candy, holiday lights, gingerbread men are all Eyelet Outlet's.

And cards featuring some of the same brads too.

Papers are Echo Park's - Holly Jolly Christmas .

My Little Shoebox - Audrey

2011-12-22T17:02:00.000-08:00

Taking a little break from holiday creations today

to share some everyday cards .

The MLSB Audrey line is such a pretty one ,

perfect for all occasions .

The yellow felt flowers here are by Chelley Bean Designs.

The sentiments are by Bellla Blvd.

Ribbon diecuts by Cottage Cutz.

Butterfly brad by Eyelet Outlet.

Just Chillin'

2011-12-21T00:30:00.001-08:00

Hi , everyone !

Trust this is the time to kick back the heels , sit back

and catch our breathes a little in the days just before Christmas. LOL!

And a card today that I can share that expresses that sentiment exactly -

I have used the Snowglobe , Winter Accessories die for the

Fishing Penguin .

I have cut out most of the parts using white cardstock

and used my current fave Pebbles Inc chalk

and American Crafts Glitter Gel pens to color in .

Warmest Wishes for a blessed Christmas time with you & yours !

Pearl

Eyelet Outlet's Sock Monkey blog hop !

2011-12-16T00:08:00.000-08:00

Thanks for joining us for the Eyelet Outlet Sock Monkey blog hop!

These little brads are so fun to create with.

I have a joy fold Holiday card to share today .

Instructions can be found here for those

who are interested to try out this special card fold.

I have used one of the Christmas sock monkey brads to hold

down the card when folded.

I also used the coordinating Sock Monkey ribbon on

the inside of the card. ;)

Now head on over to Kristine Berc's blog for another

fun creation using the Christmas Sock monkey.

& Here's wishing you & yours Christmas joy! ;)

2011-12-10T00:30:00.000-08:00

Hey , hey , hey blogging friends !

It's my first challenge posted over at the Scrapping Cottage's blog !

My easy peasy challenge is as follows :

Make a SQUARE holiday card - any size -

and decorate your Cottage Cutz die used with 3D embellishments.

For my 6x6 square Christmas card sample here -

I have used the Whimsical Tree die cut out of patterned paper.

I chalked the edges and the embossed areas for more definition .

And for some fun embellishments for the tree,

I have added Eyelet Outlet's Holiday Sock Monkey brad,

gingerbread man and some peppermint candy brads.

We will choose one random winner to win a $25 Gift Certificate to the Scrapping Cottage! ;)

With Love

2011-12-06T16:24:00.000-08:00

with Pebbles Inc !

"I just love getting a headstart for my themed holiday cards - you can never be too early with handmade cards. I was inspired to make some all purpose Valentine's Day cards that my daughter can give to her school friends when the time comes. One is a double pocket card - where a gift card can be placed inside the scalloped envelope perhaps."

Pebbles supplies used:
With Love Be Mine (751201)
With Love Love Letter (751206)
With Love You & Me ( 751212)
With Love Dimensional Word Sticker ( 732083)
With Love 12" Border Stickers ( 732084)
With Love Masking Tape Stickers ( 732086 )
With Love Dimensional Heart (747157)
With Love Scalloped Envelopes ( 747158)
With Love Toothpick Flag ( 747159 )
With Love Gift Tags ( 747160)
With Love Dimensional Flowers (747156)
With Love Candy Dots ( 744279)
With Love Ribbon ( 780014)

Other supplies used:
Punch (Martha Stewart)

Bloghop winner !

2011-12-06T16:21:00.000-08:00

Michelle is the winner from the PSA Essentials and Cottage Cutz Holiday Card Blog Hop.

You have won a 3x3 Cottage Cutz die. I have sent you an email.

Thank you to all of you who joined the hop and left such sweet comments!

PSA Essentials & Cottage Cutz - Holiday Card Blog Hop – 12/2 – 12/4

2011-12-02T00:00:00.000-08:00

Hello and welcome to the

PSA Essentials & Cottage Cutz Holiday Card Blog Hop !

A fabulous group of PSA Essentials and

Cottage Cutz DT members have joined forces for this blog hop

to inspire you to grow your Christmas card stash !

If you have been following along with the hop already , you should have arrived here from the very lovely Kim Schofield's blog.

If you are only starting here, please head to Kay Norman's blog and start from there.

You won't want to miss any stops along the way!

Also, don't forget to comment on as many stops as you can....the more comments the better your chance of winning one of the fabulous prize packs! :)

PRIZE PACKAGE DETAILS: Readers who hop to each of the blogs, comment at each, and are a follower of PSA Stamp Camp will be entered to win the “Holiday Card” prize. This prize contains 3 Peel & Stick stamp sets, 1 stamper, 1 black ink & 1-2 color ink from PSA Essentials. The winner will also receive a $50 gift certificate to The Scrapping Cottge for the grand prize. There are also 9 opportunities to win a 3 x 3 die from The Scrapping Cottage.

Leave a comment on my blog for a chance to win a 3x3 Cottage Cutz die of your choice. I will use a random number generator and announce the winner on Monday Dec. 5th. Good luck!

My card features this darling Santa with sign diecut

from the Cottage Cutz Snowglobe/ Winter Accessories die.

My Santa and sign were colored with

Pebbles Inc's chalks and American Craft's Glitter Gel pens

and paired with the Winter Wonderland paper from My Little Shoebox.

Ready for the next stop? Your next stop on the hop is the amazing Vera Yates but just in case there are any hiccups, here is the whole list of participants -

Link list:

· www.kcreatedbykay.blogspot.com - Kay Norman

· http://www.thecountrychiccottage.net - Angie Holden

· www.thethinkinspot.blogspot.com - Lorie Souther

· http://paperiepetals.blogspot.com - Kim Schofield

· www.maisymary.blogspot.com - Pearl Liu

· www.lingshappyplace.blogspot.com - Vera Yates

· www.stampingwithjanice.blogspot.com - Janice Wilson

· www.simpleflourishes.com - Jennifer Holmes

· www.pinkcloudscrappers.blogspot.com - Lori Leng

· http://inkypaws.blogs.splitcoaststampers.com/ - Jeanne Streiff

· www.ginicagle.blogspot.com - Gini Cagle

· www.livingthecircuslife.blogspot.com - Kim Moreno

· www.taylordconcepts.blogspot.com - Erika Taylor

· www.fantastink.blogspot.com - Meylssa Connolley

· www.handmadebyangelica.com - Angelica Suarez

· www.sweeetdesignsbycheryl.blogspot.com - Cheryl Walker

· http://maearmstrong.blogspot.com - Mae Armstrong

· http://scrappingcottage.blogspot.com/ - The Scrapping Cottage

· www.psastampcamp.blogspot.com – PSA Essentials

Remember to leave comments and have FUN!!

The Best Gift of Christmas

2011-12-01T01:28:00.000-08:00

The best gift at Christmas for me ,

year after year ,

is eternal life which is the gift of God

in Christ Jesus. ( Roms 6:23)

"Christ" is my reason for this season.

And helping me capture my belief is the Cottage Cutz Nativity Silhouette.

I have diecut my Nativity scene out of self adhesive cardstock here

and used American Craft's Glitter Gel pens to add highlights .

A few choice colors and pieces of bling

easily finishes off this Nativity scene for me .

Blessings to you and yours

as we celebrate this sacred season !

Pearl

Dreams make 'em happen

2011-11-28T15:57:00.000-08:00

Hey blogging friends,

long time no see . Trust you all have been

enjoying yourselves every which way you can in life .

I know I am having one of my best years in recent history.

( trust me I had been living under a rock

for the past 5 years at least ! lol )

A quick, cheery card today featuring MLSB designed Cottage Cutz die cuts -

the tree, birds & clouds.

More to share later ! ;)

You melt my heart !

2011-11-21T00:30:00.000-08:00

Today I want to share a Christmas card project

where I explore using a new medium to me -

that is using chalks to color die cuts cut out of white cardstock.

For my snowman diecut here , I've used Pebbles' Inc light blue chalk to add

a little subtle shading to the body of the snowman, black chalk
for the top hat and blue for the snowman's scarf .

I also used 2 shades of green chalk on the pinetree .

For more definition on my snowman's scarf,

heart, hands and red band on the top hat,

I've used American Craft's Glitter Gel pens .

I so love this discovery of using this

new combo of using chalks with gel pens on my diecuts.

The patterned paper used here is from the Winter Wonderland line

by My Little Shoebox.

Happy Crafting !

MLSB Winter Wonderland Holiday Cards Blog Hop -coming Nov 21 !

2011-11-16T16:40:00.000-08:00

We are so excited about our mid release Winter Wonderland, that's arriving in stores now and the wonderful Unity Co Branded stamps and dies from Scrapping Cottage!

This collection is so fun for scrapping all your winter fun and creating holiday cards.

We want to help you get inspired to create some holiday cards with this collection so we're busy organizing a fun holiday card blog hop with our talented design team. There will be lots of inspiration and we'll be giving away Winter Wonderland collections too!

Make sure you join us Monday November 21st right here on MLSB's blog.

Holiday Card Blog Hop - coming up 2 -4 December

2011-11-14T00:43:00.000-08:00

with PSA Essentials and Cottage Cutz !

My Little Shoebox DT layouts - Playtime

2011-11-10T22:40:00.000-08:00

Sharing some fun layouts created with My Little Shoebox's Playtime collection.

Supplies:

Hide n Seek -11512

Sidewalk Chalk - 11513

Catch Me if You Can - 11515

Day Dream - 11517

Up in the Sky - 11516

Ladybug Sprinkle Glaze Alpha Sticker - 08954

Walnut Glitter Alpha Sticker - 10116

Pearl Mini Alpha Sticker - 08427

3D Roll Up Flower -11511

Cardstock Sticker - 11519

Cottage Cutz Summertime Fun 4x4 Die , designed by My Little Shoebox

Supplies:

Day Dream - 11517

Sunny Side Up - 11514

Marshmallow Glaze Alpha Sticker - 08952

3D Roll Up Flower -11511

Cottage Cutz Summertime Fun 4x4 Die , designed by My Little Shoebox

Supplies:

Sidewalk Chalk - 11513

Catch Me if You Can - 11515

3D Roll Up Flower -11511

Cottage Cutz Summertime Fun 4x4 Die , designed by My Little Shoebox

Cardstock Sticker - 11519

For my layouts this month ,being that I had more masculine layouts than usual, I decided to have fun with templates to mask in designs using different mediums - mists , distress ink , color pencils and markers. These mediums can really help bring out your inner artist!

A Happy Christmas

2011-11-10T00:00:00.000-08:00

Still loving my older Webster's Pages Christmas pps -

definitely they work well with a little Prima , Melissa Frances or K &Co embellie..

I sure am making a record number of Christmas cards early .

Treats for My Sweet

2011-11-08T16:13:00.000-08:00

Always a first time for everything -

how about some sweet treat boxes to share for a change ! ;)

Valentine's Day lines have been arriving on our sunny shore -

Pebbles' Inc With Love line

is definitely one of them .

The heavyweight patterned papers of the With Love line were easy to score

and fold up and this box shape held well even after candy was added to the boxes.

As always I had fun embellishing with everything I have on hand from the collection.

Pebbles supplies used:

With Love I Heart You (751203)
With Love Sweetheart (751204)
With Love Masking Tape Stickers (732086)
With Love Mini ABC Stickers (732087)
With Love Adhesive Notes (732088)
With Love Toothpick Flags (747159)
With Love Gift Tags (747160)
With Love Mini Clothes Pin (744280)
With Love Heart Paper Clips (744281)
With Love Candy Dots (744279)
With Love Ribbon (780014)

A little more EP Times & Seasons

2011-11-06T19:32:00.000-08:00

Posting up more of my EP Times & Seasons cards .

Made a whole bunch but didnt have time to take pics till now . ;)

Not my usual color palette but still love

the patterns and color combo .

Celebrate the Season !

2011-11-01T02:59:00.000-07:00

Today I'm featuring Cottage Cutz' Celebrate the Season die

from our second release for October .

Gotta love the swirls and flourishes of this design .

I've added Red Glitter glue to my diecut ,cut

from American Craft's Cranberry cardstock

and embellished with a coupla pearls.

Enjoy all the adorable designs with our great

bundle offer for this release !

Sketchy Thursday on Pebbles' Inc Blog

2011-10-30T04:40:00.000-07:00

It's my very first Sketchy Thursday assignment

for Pebbles' Inc and I sure had fun with this layout :

" I loved this unique grid design that I've never considered before and was particularly pleased to go with a multi photo layout, allowing me to scrap my teenage kids with their church youth group here. I usually follow any sketch closely at the beginning of my design - in this case I followed the placement of the photos and the ticket border across the top half of the layout. After that I made the sketch my own , using different types of Fresh Goods embellishments to create what I want in terms of a balanced design."

Pebbles supplies used:
Fresh Goods Flower Basket (751183)
Fresh Goods Window Display (751189)
Fresh Goods Rain Check (751184)
Fresh Goods Dimensional Phrases & Icon Stickers (732076)
Fresh Goods Embossed Masking Tape Stickers (732078)
Fresh Goods Chipboard Flowers (747155)
Fresh Goods Dimensional Butterflies (747154)
Fresh Goods Toothpick Flags (747153)
Fresh Goods Chips (744118)
Fresh Goods Clothes Pin Natural Wood (747278)
Welcome Christmas Buttons (747147)

Other supplies used:
Cardstock (American Crafts)
Border Punch (Martha Stewart)
Tickets

My Little Shoebox and Unity Hip Hop Blog Hop!

2011-10-27T01:04:00.000-07:00

Hello there blogging friends and welcome to the Unity & My Little Shoebox blog hop!

We are so excited to see you hop along today with us -

there are some yummy prizes to be won!

As most of you know, this past CHA, Helen partnered with Unity for her adorable stamp sets that match her fun, whimsical lines!

Here’s the lineup of sweet and talented ladies participating in today’s blog hop:

Unity Blog - http://theunitystampco.blogspot.com/

Angie Blom – http://angieblomdesigns.blogspot.com/

Nicole Wragge - http://beingoutoftheboxcreative.blogspot.com/

Christi Snow – http://www.alteredambitions.blogspot.com/

Norine Borys- http://www.thevelvetlemon.blogspot.com/

Jen Buck – http://thebuckstampshere.blogspot.com/

Pattie Beltran- http://www.pattiebeltran.blogspot.com/

Jimmi Mayo – http://www.stampingwithjimmi.blogspot.com/

Pearl Liu- http://maisymary.blogspot.com/ << YOU ARE HERE ! >>

Lisa Arana – http://dahlhouse-designs.com/

Rocio Duran - http://www.chiotaz.blogspot.com/

Maren Benedict – http://zanynotcrazy.blogspot.com/

Ro Philippsen - http://www.scrapbyrophilippsen.blogspot.com/

Natalie Dever – http://www.dougnat.blogspot.com/

Shelly Berg – http://shellyberg.blogspot.com/

Shemaine Smith – http://www.shemainesmith.blogspot.com/

Zoe Nemburt - http://ceydaboo.blogspot.com/

Stephanie Muzzulin - http://handmade75.blogspot.com/

My Little Shoebox Blog - http://www.mylittleshoebox.typepad.com/

Today we're all sharing a project we created using MLS and Unity, and I made a Layout using the adorable new line from MLS called "Destination", as well as the Unity stamp set that coordinates with that line.

I stamped the sentiment "Have a nice " unto patterned ledger paper first and then cut out the words and adhered them

unto the MLSB cardstock airplane with banner sticker as part of the titlework.

I also used the journalling block stamp with distress ink , stamping unto

a coordinating MLSB Destination pp.

I then cut out ribbon strips for journaling .

PRIZE HAUL:

Please be sure to leave a comment on each of the blogs as a random commenter will receive a fabulous prize from Unity Stamps

**Comments close on 30th at MIDNIGHT…winner posted on 31st on Unity blog**

Now it's time to head off on the blog hop journey to visit:

Lisa Arana

Thanks for stopping by!

Season's Greetings !

2011-10-24T17:57:00.000-07:00

Lots of lovely new irresistible Christmas lines released this year

( well , every year isn't it ?!).

Echo Park's Season's Greetings is certainly one of them.

Supplies here -

EP's Season's Greetings 6x6 paper pad, Doodlebug Design twine & Die Cut sentiment,

MR scroll chipboard, Prima lace.

Supplies here -

EP's Season's Greetings 6x6 paper pad, K&Co Die Cut sentiment,

MS Border punch.

Happy mail came yesterday -

received my Cottage Cutz Christmas designs - simply darling they are ! -

I just had to try out a design or two immediately .

I have used the Holiday Ornament die here (from Christmas Release 1. )

and stickled up the ornament for effect.

Check out the designs of Release 2 !! -

Altered acrylic frame - Webster's Page's Celebrate

2011-10-23T20:13:00.000-07:00

I've made a record number of acrylic frames this year,

all using Webster's Pages papers.

Here's another.

supplies :

Webster's Pages Let's Celebrate papers , stickpin and cardstock stickers.

Prima vintage buttons, lace & florals,Stickles.

My Little ShoeBox - Destination - Mini Album

2011-10-22T23:22:00.000-07:00

I love collecting quotes and decided to make this mini as a gift for a teenager - the patterns of the Destination line were my guide as to the kinds of quotes with pictures that I would want in the mini . I also did a little stamping on the kraft envelopes of the mini using the Unity Stamp set - A little destination . On some of the chipboard pages I simply misted with Chalkboard Glimmer Mist and the rest of them I simply inked around the edges for a quick treatment for the background .

MLSB Destinations Supplies List

Miss U Already - 11562

Sit Back and Relax - 11563

Happy Hour - 11564

Souvenir - 11565

Journey - 11566

Postcard - 11567

3D Roll Up flower sheet - 11561

Cardstock Sticker - 11569

Happy Haunting !

2011-10-21T04:31:00.000-07:00

I've had so much fun using Cottage Cutz's Halloween dies

with My Little Shoebox's Trick or Treat all month long.

For my card today, I wanted to create a ghoulish scene

and wanted to see what would come out

when I combined the following 2 dies :

I used white cardstock to die cut the 3 ghouls and

inked up 2 bats with distress ink in purple for a pop of color .

The Haunted House border was diecut using self adhesive cardstock.

I've used patterned papers here from My Little Shoebox's Trick or Treat line.

Definitely simple and easy to create a new scene each time

with different die combinations in our Halloween release .

I can't wait to see more sneak peeks with our second Christmas Release

here on our blog in the following days !

Do keep a close eye

and I'll be back with Christmas projects the next time !

Can't wait ! ;)

Echo Park's Times and Seasons

2011-10-19T18:01:00.000-07:00

I thought the new Echo Park Times and Seasons 6x6 paper pad

would be a great starting point to make a batch of Thank You cards.

Most of the sentiments here are Kaisercraft's Rub ons.

Managed to use some older Prima and Pink Paislee embellies

where I could. ;)

I still have so much colored crinkled seam binding on hand

I don't have to make up new colors no more .

Fall themed cards - Eyelet Outlet

2011-10-18T16:23:00.000-07:00

A little more Fall themed creations

using Eyelet Outlet's Fall themed brads.

Paper : Crate Paper Farmhouse 6x6 paper pad.

Exciting news to share - My Little Shoebox !

2011-10-17T16:17:00.000-07:00

We are pleased to share our new Winter Wonderland mid-release collection with you today. Just like our popular Holly Jolly mid-release from last year, once this collection is out of stock it's gone!

Also brand new are 3 Itty Bitty stamps and coordinating nesting dies from our Co-Brand partners, Unity Stamp Company andScrapping Cottage.

OK... so would you like to win this collection before you can buy it??

here's how...

Share the news about our Winter Wonderland collection by posting the name of your favorite patterned paper and Itty Bitty stamp from this new release on our Facebook wall and we'll draw a lucky winner to win the entire collection plus the Itty Bitty they chose Friday!

Joy, Peace , Love !

2011-10-16T19:08:00.000-07:00

I'm just enjoying creating for the holiday seasons way ahead of time this year.

I must have made at least 20 Christmas card bases in the past coupla days

using old Heidi Swapp Christmas pps and new Echo Park Season's Greetings.

For today I have cards made with new Authentique Paper's Wonder pps

with MME's Lost & Found Christmas layered stickers for the sentiment.

Here's a card with older Webster's Pages Christmas petite papers with my all time

fave K&CO Christmas dimensional stickers.

K&Co 's detailed dimensional stickers are really hard to beat

when I want a quick, finished look.

Authentique Paper's Wonder pp again with K&CO diecut for the sentiment.

I'm waiting for the DHL man today

for delivery of the latest Pebbles Inc Valentine line - With Love.

So yeah , you've guessed it , I'm moving on to Valentine's Day

projects by week's end for sure ! ;)

Pebbles Inc : New Valentine's Day Collection - With Love

2011-10-15T16:43:00.000-07:00

Pebbles Inc has a new line to share with you!

Our new collection, With Love, incorporates traditional holiday colors—red, pink and white—to create an endearing line of products for lovely scrapbooking and, most especially, Valentine’s Day cards.

It's chock-full of hearts, flowers, dots and even a few (love) birds to form the perfect collection of patterns for customers to create Valentines for loved one. Note that some of the patterns are printed on kraft paper, which makes the line extra special and warm.

Masking Tape Stickers and Clear Stamps

These stickers have the look of masking tape, but go on smoothly, while the warm colors and adorable designs are as precious as your Valentine. The Clear Stamps are sweeter than candy hearts (but we recommend those, too) with usable phrases and designs for expressing cardmakers' twitterpation.

Mini Dimensional Flowers and Dimensional Hearts
Mini Dimensional Flowers and Dimensional Hearts add cuteness and depth, something desirable in a Valentine as well as a Valentine’s card.

The flowers have multiple layers of paper petals and a metal and pearlesque middle, while the hearts—not to be outdone—also have multiple layers, with a stitch up the middle to create a flirtatious butterfly effect.

I know I can't wait to start creating with this wonderful new lovely collection ! ;)

MLSB - Winter Wonderland sneak peek

2011-10-14T00:44:00.000-07:00

Look for My Little Shoebox's Winter Wonderland collection

to arrive in stores in late October.

Woohoo !

A note from Helen about this collection: I created this playful winter collection with the hope that you'd enjoy scrapbooking your family's winter activities, holiday gatherings and memories. I know many of my scrapbooking fans also love to create their own holiday cards so I've included 6 different patterns that will work well for whatever theme you have in mind this year.

Crate Paper Random

2011-10-11T19:01:00.000-07:00

I have almost forgotten that I have the CP Random collection pack

but when my Chelley Bean Designs dyed paper doilies arrived, I knew

vaguely that they could work with that collection.

This also was a great opportunity to use some of my latest Prima buys - love their Vintage Buttons - so many wonderful designs in one pack !

Also brought out some Primas that I bought earlier in the year - I have tried to stop buying their florals as far as I can help it - trying up to just use my existing Prima stash .

Still love these older black Prima crystal swirls .

Nice to do a pretty , feminine layout for a change . ;)

Happy Howloween !

2011-10-11T00:35:00.000-07:00

I was thinking about how to use the Cottage Cutz Broom Mini die on a project

and when I saw this scalloped journal die cut

by Doodlebug Design a little lightbulb went off.

I diecut a dark grey Owl mini from patterned paper and adhered it unto the the scalloped diecut,sitting it on the branch/broomstick.

Then I trimmed off a smaller orange owl from Cottage Cutz' Spooky Frame w/Owl die ,

sitting it on our Broom mini diecut

and viola , here's wishing you "Happy H*owl*oleen"!

These mini diecuts were sure made to be "scene" ! lol !

Hope this gives you ideas for piecing together other fun scenes

that you can think of this Halloween !

In September,Cottage Cutz released some darling new Christmas designs -

about 15 in all ! & they are shipping now !

Guess what our October release is ? -

14 adorable new designs that are Fall themed !

I'm just so thrilled to see all the new designs

that I had to whip up something Fall inspired too , for today.

I started my card design here with the Halloween Lamp Post w/sign die

and cut a dark brown lamp post out of self adhesive cardstock.

Then I added a pumpkin , cut out of Crate Paper's Farmhouse pp, using the My Little Shoebox Spooky Treats die. The leaves in the patterned paper inspired me to use the Pink Peony and Orchid Flower dies, inking some of the leaves for better definition.

As always , we have a 25% savings offer when you order the entire release Bundle .

This new Fall release ships Oct 17th.

More MME Lost & Found 2 cards

2011-10-09T04:18:00.000-07:00

This MME Lost & Found 2 - Ruby - paper pad

is definitely a current hot fave still.

With these cards , I've also gone a little punch crazy

with different types of Martha Stewart punches

and some new petite Zva Creative crystal swirls. ;)

Finally Fall with Eyelet Outlet

2011-10-06T01:39:00.000-07:00

Here's my joy fold card with new BG Indie Bloom 6x6 pps

and featuring some fun Fall themed products by Eyelet Outlet.

I used 3 of the latest Eyelet Outlet products here.

Squirrel Brads

Acorn brads

Acorn ribbon

Let's Party with Pebbles Inc

2011-10-04T18:29:00.000-07:00

It's time to party with Pebbles over

at the design team blog this week.

I created this party invitation card set using the Fresh Goods Signage patterned paper as my starting point of inspiration. These cards came together quickly using the label shapes from the Floral Lane line and the Fresh Goods embossed stickers as the main embellishments.

To add a fun touch, I used a fancy fold type card to make have a card shape a little different from the usual.

Pebbles supplies used:
Fresh Goods Signage (751186)
Fresh Goods Window Display (751189)
Fresh Goods Embossed Border Stickers (732077)
Fresh Goods Embossed Masking Tape Stickers (732078)
Fresh Goods Mini ABC Stickers (732079)
Floral Lane Dimensional Phrase Stickers (732054)
Floral Lane Lollipop Button Candy Dots (732054)
New Addition Girl Dimensional Border Sticker (732060)
New Addition Girl Pink Button Candy Dots (747125)
New Addition Boy Dimensional Phrases & Icons Sticker (732065)
New Addition Boy Layered Embellishments (747131)

Other supplies used:
Cardstock (American Crafts)
Border Punch (Martha Stewart)

Halloween Accordion Flower ideas

2011-10-03T05:08:00.000-07:00

Wow ,

It's October already -

plenty of time still to create Halloween projects

if you haven't already started.;)

I wanted to use some of the Cottage Cutz mini dies on a project

and thought why not together with an accordion flower idea !

For this rosette , I cut the My Little Shoebox Trick or Treat patterned paper

measured at 2x12" and scored at every 3/4".

After folding the scored lines accordion style ,

I adhered one end of the folded piece to the other to create a circle.

I cut a piece of circle about 2" in diameter to adhere over the accordion flower center

as well as to keep it in place.

I also diecut the Cottage Cutz ornate circle frame in silver metallic paper to frame the dark circle center.

My Frog mini diecut was cut out of coordinating My Little Shoebox Trick or Treat green patterned paper and then inked with Distress Ink in Black Soot for more depth and definition. Finally I adhered the Frog mini using a foam pad to pop it off the background.

The finished size of this accordion flower is about 4.5" .

For this accordion flower ( finished size is about 7" in diameter ) ,

I cut 2 strips of patterned paper each measuring 2x12" and scored at every 1/4".

I adhered each end of the 2 accordion folded pieces to each other to create my circle.

I cut a piece of circle about 3.5" in diameter to adhere on the back of the accordion flower center to keep it in place.

I used our ornate circle frame again for the flower center ,

this time diecutting with a silver glitter paper.

My Owl Mini was diecut out of self adhesive cardstock.

You can use these accordion flowers on wands, banners , on top of boxes -

the possibilities of decorating them are endless too.

The Crafter's Workshop - template fun

2011-09-29T22:54:00.000-07:00

Took a little time today to sit down and use a coupla new templates by

The Crafter's Workshop on a layout.

These are the templates that I used here with a variety of mediums - Chalkboard Mists,

new Tim Holtz's Fall Ltd Ed distress inks and black markers.

Tried out a little new Doodlebug twine, Prima fabric blossom and OA Sidewalks flags

with scraps of My Little Shoebox Playtime pps.

The new Prima masks are really fab too -

hmmm, how to have 'em all ?

Tools & mediums I do recommend anytime tho' . ;)

Pebbles Mix & Match DT creation

2011-09-27T02:03:00.000-07:00

Here's my very first Pebbles

project for the Pebbles' blog.

"One of the first things I was so taken with Pebbles' patterned papers was the sheer quality and the heavy weight of the papers . I was curious to see how a note card set would look with coordinating die cut petal envelope utilizing double sided patterned paper. The square card base here is about 5x5 and this cami fold card would also be suitable to hold a gift card inside."

These petal self enclosing envies were diecut using an Accucut Die.

I then made coordinating cami-fold cards to go with the envelopes.

Here's a link to a camifold card tutorial for those interested .;)

Pebbles supplies used:

Fresh Goods Front Desk (751187)

Fresh Goods Freshly Picked (751187)

Fresh Goods Chips (744118)

Floral Lane Warm Thoughts ( 751117)

Floral Lane With Love ( 751122)

Floral Lane Dimensional Stickers ( 732056)

Floral Lane Hello Duplicate Rub Ons ( 747115)

Floral Lane Thank You Duplicate Rub Ons ( 747115)

New Addition Boy Baby of Mine (751157)

New Addition Boy Toothpick Flags ( 747134)

New Addition Girl Dimensional Border Stickers ( 732060)

Other supplies used:

Cardstock (American Crafts)
Ribbon (American Crafts)
Border Punch (Martha Stewart)

Eyelet Outlet Sock Monkey Creation

2011-09-22T18:17:00.000-07:00

I've jump started my Christmas projects

using these Eyelet Outlet Sock Monkey brads as the starting point of inspo too !

Here's my first go

with a tent card ,

using new Pebbles Inc's Welcome Christmas

paper and embellies.

Check out more delightful DT inspo

over here at the Eyelet Outlet Blog.

Spooky Haunting !

2011-09-21T17:01:00.000-07:00

We have a Japanese dollar chain store over here ( called Daiso )

and this year they have loads of adorable Halloween decor / costumes for sale

and when I saw these gauzy hats in different Halloween colors - I just had to bring one home with me to try an altered witch's hat . ;)

I diecut this Lantern tree using at least

4 different My Little Shoebox patterned papers

in the colors I wanted - some of them I inked in the color of choice

to make piecing this come together easier.

The little Ghouls were shadowed with extra black ones and then given a little textured Stickles treatment.

To make the little bats stand out more I also stickled them in royal blue.

Finally I adhered my entire Lantern tree on half a circular diecut from the My Little Shoebox Trick or Treat line.

The Spooky Haunting sentiment is from Cottage Cutz Haunted House border die.

Finally , when I was happy with my outcome I adhered my entire piece around the brim of the hat

I've had a fab time this year with all the Halloween projects thus far,

& I'm SOOOO thrilled that Cottage Cutz's Christmas release is available

for pre-order NOW !!! woohoo ! Gotta love them all !

A little more MME Lost & Found 2

2011-09-20T18:56:00.000-07:00

I recently had a fabulous all day stamp crop session ,

with much thanks to crafty pal , Flora Tan , once again .

I brought along this MME Lost & Found card all assembled but not complete

without an appropriate sentiment.

Flora then pulled out a Tim Holtz stamp which she felt would be perfect for the space here. And I sure loved the effect. I also shadowed the text in grey .

I can say now that I have developed a new fascination for stamping after that great learning session ! ;)

My First Pebbles DT creation

2011-09-17T20:05:00.000-07:00

Hey blogging friends , it's a beautiful Sunday morn over here

in Sunny little Singapore !

Hope you all are having an awesome , crafty weekend !

I wanted to do something different ,something I haven't attempted yet

for this first Pebbles DT intro creation.

I am very blessed to know of a generous Singapore crafter , Flora Tan,

who has kindly hosted me on at least 2 diecutting maniac cropping days !

& using Flora's awesome Accucut Grandmarke machine , we simply cut away

at boxes , albums, cards etc

I brought them home and work on them as opportunity arises.

This particular box uses the latest Pebbles Fresh Goods pps and chipboard

and cardstock sticker embellies .

The ribbon is AC. ;)

It also doesnt require adhesive with its special top enclosure.

For the other gift box ,I created a shadow box scene and die cut a dressform to

hold the bracelet which is the gift.

Pebbles supplies used:
Fresh Goods Front Desk (751187)
Fresh Goods Window Display (751189)
Fresh Goods Come Again (751191)
Fresh Goods Freshly Picked (751193)
Fresh Goods Embossed Borders Stickers (732077)
Fresh Goods Chipboard Flowers (747155)
Fresh Goods Chipboard Buttons (747152)
Fresh Goods Dimensional Butterflies (747154)
Fresh Goods Chips (744118)
Fresh Goods Fabric Brads ( 744277)
Welcome Christmas Sleigh Ride ( 751178)
Floral Lane Dimensional Stickers (732056)
New Addition Dimensional Chipboard Sticker ( 732061)
New Addition Mini Clothes Pin ( 747124)
Spinach Button Candy Dots (744275)

Meet the Pebbles' DT intro day !

2011-09-15T17:32:00.000-07:00

Over at Pebbles Inc's blog, the new DT is being introduced for the past 2 weeks.

The blogposts feature a short Q&A with each DT member as well as

our very first project for Pebbles !

You can head over here for mine today ! ;)

& here's a sneak peek of my first introductory project-

I decided to go with a 3D project for something new and different from me -

a sneak peek here

MME Lost & Found 2 / Sept card sketch challenge

2011-09-14T00:55:00.000-07:00

I would never have thought to buy the latest MME Lost & Found 2 Rosy collection 6x6 paper pad ( if not for consumer promos ...)

and when I cut into it - I surprised myself & quickly made 4 cards at one go .

Which is to say , this paper range practically scraps itself ! woohoo !

Made this one for the Sept card sketch challenge over at MME's blog.

The cardstock sentiment is from the Stella Rose line

and I made a lace collar for my paper bloom . ;)

This was actually the 4th card I made in that afternoon and utilizes a lot of scrap pieces

which I cut into paper ribbon strips . Too pleased that nothing was wasted.

I used the new EK Success Dahlia flower border punch to make my rolled flower here .

Pardon the imperfection here - it was just my first go ! ;)

I'll show the other cards next time.

Eyelet Outlet's Sept Card Sketch Challenge

2011-09-13T00:00:00.000-07:00

Create a card based on the sketch and post it to our Facebook wall or email it to eyeletoutlet@gmail.com by September 30th at midnight Pacific time.

We'll post the cards on our blog and let our followers vote for the winning card.

The winning card will be awarded a prize pack of Eyelet Outlet goodies

and a Guest Design spot on our blog in October.

Share this contest with your friends!;)

Here's my take using the Pretty Little Things line by My Little Shoebox.

I have used Eyelet Outlet's bird and butterfly brads here as well as the coordinating ribbon.

For more fabulous DT creations head over here . ;)

"Never Forgotten. Forever Grateful " / Halloween Treat Box

2011-09-11T18:41:00.000-07:00

It's Sept 11 : I just want to say that even here in Singapore,

we remember 9/11 . Our hearts and prayers are with America and all our American friends. Praying for worldwide safety and appreciating the resilience of America in moving forward with hope and confidence.

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Today , I want to share a quick treat box/bag project which can be mass produced in quick time .

I have decorated both sides of my box to show the scale of some of Cottage Cutz' Halloween dies on this type of box .

My assembled Accucut box size is about 6x4" .

You may prefer to use inexpensive , store bought ready made bag/boxes .

For this side of the box , I have used the 4x6 Haunted House Border die

and I diecut the design using self adhesive cardstock to spend less time applying adhesive.

I went to town with some stickles here - Black Distressed Stickles - for the rough texture , Blue and Green stickles too for added sparkle and color.

For the other side of my box , I used the Spooky Frame with Owl .

I love using patterned paper to die cut in the colors that I prefer for the project .

Then to add depth I simply ink in the colors I want - in this case I used Walnut Stain distress ink . A little Black distressed stickles and I'm done .

All the patterned papers used here

are from the latest Trick or Treat collection from My Little Shoebox.

September My Little Shoebox DT projects- Pretty Little Things

2011-09-10T17:02:00.000-07:00

Love the unique color combo and pretty little girls on this adorable line .

And particularly pleased that tho' DD is not a girly girl this line with the blue , green and yellow combo is one of her faves and definitely worked out here for me .

The yellow scalloped circle die cut was cut using an Accucut die , thanks to the generosity of fab crafty pal , Flora Tan , who has the Accucut Grande Mark machine.;)

And more rolled flower die cut fun here - these flowers are a very nice size - not too big and even gets down to small sizes for rosettes.

Being still a stamper who doesn't color images yet , I love the character cardstock stickers from this Pretty Little Things line , which make quick work of cards.

Butterfly brad here by Eyelet Outlet.

My Little Shoebox - Pretty Little Things -Punky Sprout Mixed Media Album

2011-09-08T00:23:00.000-07:00

Punky Sprouts is the September Product Sponsor over at My Little Shoebox.

It was so much fun to create with this mixed media type album .

I have created here a birthday gift mini filled with quotes of beauty for a glam gal .

For the cover : I used distress stain to quickly cover the chipboard cover - in a streaky manner and decided to try misting over it to see how that would turn out .

This dried very quickly and I went on to use die cuts to embellish .;)

Inside cover : Again , using distress stain I quickly covered the chipboard page and without much mess and when dry I went over it with Glimmer Glaze in Expresso.

BeYou(tiful) page : I discovered the easiest way to make brackets when you have none on your alpha sheet - just take an "O" and cut it in half ! ;)

I had a lot of fun with alcohol inks in neutral colors and gold mixative to quickly create a dramatic background here.

Page 3 : I whipped out my handy dandy 6x6 circle template and misted in 3 colors

to quickly create a background that is easy to use.

Some journaling tags cut up into ribbon strips is an easy way to work in some paper here.

So glad to have this mini to try out distress stains in a major way - again distress stain in broken china before painting on glimmer glaze is a very quick and NOT such a messy way to play .

I have also learnt that using diecuts and journalling tags on minis is a very quick way to

embellish a page.

The quotes used throughout this mini I found on the Pure Nourishment page on Facebook . ;)

I used a consistent page design throughout and that made quick work of putting the pages together - I just have to decide on the base colors that would work with the individual photos.

I didnt know what it means for glamor to meet whimsy - & didnt know how it would turn out

but I sure had a lot of fun with the mixed media part of it .

I just loved it that the colors of this Pretty Little Things line went so well with these pics .

Check out more DT Punky Sprout projects on the

My Little Shoebox blog today !

Lawn Fawn + My Little ShoeBox Destination

2011-09-06T01:58:00.000-07:00

So I wanted to try out more of my new in stash Lawn Fawn stamp sets .

I settled on this particular sentiment and pairing it

with the latest My Little Shoebox Destination line .

Lawn Fawn Stamp Set - Hello Friend

My Little ShoeBox Destination - pps & cardstock sticker

Just start --- & Sept My Little Shoebox sneaks

2011-09-05T19:43:00.000-07:00

Just start - whatever you have in mind, blogging friends !

Whether it is spending less on stash , reducing the stash , playing with stash ...

losing weight , becoming more healthy , be better "whoever" in any area of our lives...

Just start ... again .... today ! lol

You get the idea .;)

Card supplies :

My Little Shoebox Pretty Little Things pp & cardstock stickers, mini alphas

Eyelet Outlet Brads

MS border punch

I used the Pretty Little Things line for my Sept MLSB projects

including a Punky Sprout Mixed Media album ,

which I would be posting later in the week.

Loved how it turned out - glamor meets whimsy & mixed media !

My card idea .

and a layout .

More later ....

Webster's Pages Western Romance & All About Me - Cards

2011-09-04T00:00:00.000-07:00

Admittedly, I was not going to add to my Webster's Pages stash this season .

Alas , consumer promos get the better of me yet again ! ;)

& Since the Summer releases seem to get here faster than ever , it really is soo hard

not to bring home some . ;)

I did only bring back the 6x6 paper pack & 12x12 papers ( even so not complete )

So embellishments here are all old stash - Making Memories, Primas ,

My own handcolored seam binding ribbons, Maya Road pin, Tim Holtz tissue tape ( LOVE!)

Stamped verse from Our Daily Bread Designs.

The stamped sentiment here is by Lawn Fawn . ;)

Really love how easy it was to put these cards together . I guess I am getting the hang of using these WP petite papers.

WP cards are amongst the first to be used up

when folks look for cards from me;)

& the recipients are always delighted with any WP card

so it's a safe bet still to have in the stash .;)

Really work so well with any of my Our Daily Bread Designs stamps too.

Dream a little dream - My Little Shoebox- Heartfelt line

2011-09-03T23:29:00.000-07:00

I do so like moving between styles now and then .

My Little Shoebox's Heartfelt line is a definitely natural to use the shabby chic style with.

& so I did with this layout .;)

Lots of water distressing on the edges, some Primas , Tim Holtz tickets , stickles and pearls , mists, crystal swirls make it easy to go shabby here.

Dream a little dream ,

smile a little smile

wherever you are this weekend !

Have a GOOD one ! ;)

Crate Paper + Lawn Fawn

2011-09-02T19:58:00.000-07:00

okay ! here we go again !

Buying up stuff unexpectedly ie ! ;)

Thanks to consumer promos ,

best laid stash building plans go awry at times - hey ! hey !

Wasn't expecting to bring home a CP Farmhouse anything but since I "had" to grab any paper PAD as part of a buy 4 items deal - I thought why not the CP Farmhouse -

an obviously Fall line .

& I broke into that stash combining some Lawn Fawn sentiments ( from their Hello Friend set ) . I did bring 3 sets home . So I'll definitely be stamping up with them more . ;)

And Webster's Pages landed like an avalanche here yesterday - I brought home a 6x6 paper pad & 10 pcs of pps from the All About Me & Western Romance lines.

They look pretty versatile to me . So okay ,we're swimming in paper here .

Thought my plan was actually to stick to buying up more of the embellies .;(

But going that route does cost more overall usually .

The "Thank You " card here also features Chelley Bean Designs crochet flower with an Eyelet Outlet Squirrel brad. ;)

I'll be back to share a layout next post . ;)

Toodles !

Booyah !

2011-09-01T01:00:00.000-07:00

Hello again from Sunny Singapore , everyone !

Inspired by our latest Halloween release ,

I ,too, brought out our My Little ShoeBox designed Spooky Treats die

and had a go at my first proper Halloween card evah ! ;)

I only used the My Little Shoebox Trick or Treat papers for the entire card - including

the witch's hat , pumpkin and sweet diecuts .

I also tried for the first time using Black Soot distress ink to add some shading to the pumpkin and hat diecuts and realised how very easy it is ! Love the effect ! I also added some foam pads for additional dimension with the hat .

I do not celebrate Halloween over here,

but even I got really excited by the delightful designs in this latest release.

I spy some rather versatile designs which we should be able to use beyond Halloween projects - like the Gothic frame, Lampost with Sign & the adorable Trick or Treat Puppy !

Check out our pre-order bundle offer today !

More BG Oxford cards

2011-08-29T18:49:00.000-07:00

Hey blogging friends ,

I have been busy good this August -

lots going on behind the scenes - crafting wise & otherwise ! ;)

I made these cards a coupla weeks ago when I wanted to use up as much of the BG Oxford 6x6 paper pad as I could at one go !

Love the versatility of this line - definitely great for both masculine & feminine cards .

& I've almost forgotten about this stash now as I grabbed hold of the latest BG Indie Bloom 6x6 paper pad last week - & already created some Fall themed cards ( surprise ! Surprise ! ) I don't think Indie Bloom is obviously a Fall theme line but certainly some of the colors do work together for a touch of Autumn ;)

And here's a card with a fave Girls' Paperie line -

pardon the imperfect sentiment stamping here ;)

I have learnt how to use the Tim Holtz tissue tape -

really is a great touch on any project !

Last week , I also brought home the Crate Paper Random collection pack ( & EP Happy Days ! ) -

another surprise to myself - it was at a little better than usual discount so that of course helped but I felt that I could use it at least more than once immediately on some projects . Hey ! Hey ! & Oh ! I couldnt help bringing back a few pieces of the latest MME Lost & Found 2 papers - the glitter is just irresistible on those papers !

Hope to use them quickly real soon !!!

2011-08-26T01:41:00.000-07:00

This is the quickest present/project I've made todate - needed before i headed for a birthday party that same night.

An altered acrylic photo frame + a 14 page cy handmade 6x6 accordion album made only from the WP Let's Celebrate papers . Took me a good one and a half hours to put them together from scratch.
Just gotta love WP when you need an elegant , feminine project to come together quickly . ;)

I didnt have time to take pics of the accordion album - so this was at the end of our dinner party .

A little bit of bling , stickles & gorgeous Prima blooms and everything comes together quickly .

& some Prima crystal swirls in black for some oomph !

My Little Shoebox Treat Blog Hop 2nd Chance Winner

2011-08-24T16:13:00.000-07:00

Thank you everyone for making our MLSB Trick or Treat Blog Hop such great fun and for leaving your lovely comments !

The first winner I picked did not claim the prize as such I now have a second chance winner !!!

And so the winner of the 14 packs of yummy mini alphas ...................................................

Do email me : paperfections@yahoo.com

with your mailing addy and your treat will be on its way to you !

Happy Sunday ! - Hi, There!

2011-08-21T00:08:00.000-07:00

Just a reminder blogging friends, you have till Sunday at midnight pacific time to participate in the My Little Shoebox blog hop to be entered to win all of the Treats we have for you!! My treat can be found here.

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I must say that tools in my papercrafting are such gamechangers for me!

I'm NOW having even more fun than before with my Cuttlebug ,

diecutting with Cottage Cutz's latest , adorable releases.

No project now feels complete unless I add even one little tiny Cottage Cutz diecut !

It's that gamechanging for me !

For my first card here , I wanted to try out the coordinating Orchid die

with the My Little Shoebox Enchanted Garden line.

And loving frames at the moment , I couldn't resist adding half a circle ornate frame

to "contain" my piecing . ;) I also glitzed up the Orchid Flower with some Stickles !

A little bling is never wrong , huh ?! I also used foam pads to pop up the design as and where I wanted more dimension.

No matter your cardmaking style , whether it be on the simpler side or otherwise ,

the use of diecuts to me simply gives you a unique finishing no matter how many times

you use the same design !

For this Thank you card , I have combined the girl silhouette and ribbon diecuts from the Cameo and Oval Frame die with the ornate circle frame for a more balanced design with this card orientation.

I wouldn't say that clean and simple is my go to style usually with cards,

but it was easy to be inspired to try to this clean , graphic look for

a change here ! ;)

So, don't allow your dies to be in cold storage .
Keep them always in sight on your crafting table and the more you use them ,
the more your creative mind

will find ways to get more out of them ! ;)

My Little Shoebox Trick Or Treat Blog Hop

2011-08-19T07:21:00.000-07:00

Welcome to My Little Shoebox's Trick or Treat Blog Hop!

Our design team has been busy creating some Spook-tacular projects
using our first ever Halloween line .

Today's bloghop is all about that - Trick or Treating !

First of all , here's the actual order of our bloghop

- trust me you wouldn't want to miss anyone -

http://www.mylittleshoebox.typepad.com/

Pearl Liu ---- You are Here !

Shemaine Smith

And here's why you shouldn't miss any blog-

On each of our blogs , look for a Trick or a Treat -

find it and leave a comment on each blog -

now here's mine - I have a TREAT for one special person -

its a collection of 14 packs of our latest mini alphas from all our lines released for CHA Summer ! Yummy colors !!!!

Just leave a comment on my blog to qualify for my giveaway and I will randomly pick a winner in 2 days' time !!!

But that's not all , we also have a Grand Prize giveaway -

here's how to qualify - on each of our blogs - look for a SECRET LETTER -

when you reach the last blog - Erin's - she will tell you what to with them !

easy peasy huh ?! Just don't miss anyone's blog and make sure you go in the order specified ! ( hint , hint ! )

And now on to my Halloween layout to share - this is my second ever Halloween layout I've ever attempted and

made possible also with much thanks to dear Jing Jing for letting me "borrow" her photos of her adorable younger daughter !

I used practically every paper in this line here - layering them up.

I tried out some of the die cuts from the Cottage Cutz MLSB Spooky Treats die -namely the raven and sweets cut out of coordinating patterned paper.

Used the Tim Holtz rosette die here for a fun embellie.

Love the adorable characters of the cardstock stickers.

And learning to use mini alphas as part of my journaling on top of a journaling tag. ;)

So You've made it this far - bravo !!!! ;)

Now unto my SECRET LETTER for you - remember - "H" !

And finally, I send you off now to the next blog , to our beautifully talented

Shemaine Smith .

Remember , look out for your next Trick or Treat there ( and secret letter ! )

Enjoy !!!!

Pearl

ODBD & Basic Grey

2011-08-18T00:38:00.000-07:00

Some quick card shares -

cards I made with my second order of ODBD stamps .

I havent had time to make more since then .

So not much stash building either going on here! teehee !

CHA Summer arrivals are in absolute full swing here .

I've found a great way out of NOT buying more - simply get much busier in other non scrappy areas of your life ! No time to use stash, so no need to buy more , rite ?;)

I used the BG Oxford 6x6 papers here .

A touch of bling and Prima flowers and leaves are surefire ways of finishing them off

when I dont have time to add on ribbons . ;)

Best start to the week in August !!!! Pebbles Inc DT

2011-08-15T18:27:00.000-07:00

So uber excited to announce ,

with a very grateful heart ,

that I get to be on the same team as these girls !

oh my !!!

My couch jumping moment it is !!! lol .

Domestic
Aphra Bolyer from Pineville, LA
Ashley Stephens from Boise, ID
Christa Paustenbaugh from Manassas, VA
Elizabeth Carney from Airway Heights, WA
Gretchen McElveen from Helena, AL
Jill Cornell from Windsor Heights, IA
Kim Kesti from Phoneix, AZ
Lynn Ghahary (DT Coordinator) from Randolph, NJ
Mandie Pierce from Vacaville, CA
Suzanne Sergi from Trabuco Canyon, CA
Valerie Mangan from Middletown, NJ
Wendy Sue Anderson from Herber City, UT

International
Anna Sigga from Reykjavik, Iceland
Eva Pizarro from Venaria Reale, Italy
Laura Craigie from Victoria, BC, Canada
Melanie Blackburn from Orleans Ontario, Canada
Melinda Spinks from Victoria, Australia
Pearl Liu from Singapore, Republic of Singapore
Sarah Webb from London Ontario, Canada
Stephanie Baxter from Epsom, Surrey, United Kingdom

Look for projects from our new team beginning in September!

p/s :

Never say NEVER , blogging pals !

Never evah be fearful of submitting a trillion times if that's what it takes ! ;) and

yeah ! Don't evah lose sleep, tears or sweat over waiting

to find out out the announcement either

after submitting .

Don't get bitter , just get better is my best motto re: these things . ;)

My Little ShoeBox - Heartfelt - Card

2011-08-14T00:12:00.000-07:00

This month I chose to work with My Little Shoebox's Heartfelt line for my DT projects .

I definitely enjoy switching out to a different style every now and then

and it's only too easy to go shabby chic with this Heartfelt line .

And how about something different to share on this blog ? LOL

Evidence of my sometimes cosmopolitan life ?!

That's the nice thing in little Singapore -

we don't have to travel out of the island to meet peeps from all over the world.

Can you even guess the different nationalities represented here? ;)

Checking out a new Italian restaurant called Capri last nite - we left very very late to say the least !

gotta love their Tiramisu and homemade ginger liquer , not to mention their Sembuca shots !!!

We have just finished off a plate of warm lemon cake here - mamma's recipe ! yums !!

It was full house last night , great going for a one month old restaurant.

Happy to report too that my 2010 weight target

of losing just 5 kg is finally materializing NOW !

( oh yeah! Never say NEVER ! )

yup , just lost 3 kg ( more of it was water I suspect ! )

and I can finally appreciate wearing dresses ! yay !

enjoying a more active social life ( oh yeah ! - my amicis here are totally non scrappy pals ) ,

exercising , being able to eat anything I want .

Oh the joy & wonder of a simple change like that ! I kid you not .

It's all thanks to having discovered Resveratrol & Dr PPARs( a wholefood )

in the last 3 months. ;)

Carousel Birthday Cards

2011-08-11T02:28:00.000-07:00

When I first saw this Carousel Silhouette die , I just knew

I would want to make birthday cards with it .

For this card , I layered a cream colored patterned paper over black textured self adhesive cardstock.

To pretty it up I added a pink ribbon die cut from the MLSB Cameo & Oval Die

with a touch of lavender pearl bling.

Some Diamond stickles on the carousel finishes this card off quickly.

I used the tickets cut from the Ticket booth die to "hold" my sentiment using MLSB mini alphas.

I also tried out die cutting the carousel in black self adhesive cardstock

and gave the horses a different treament from the first card -

I used Tim Holtz Distress stains for the blue and green horses

and topped them off with Diamond Stickles,

and faced them the opposite way from the first card.

I just love how versatile this Carousel Silhouette die is -

and I'm only just getting started using them on different types of projects.

My First Eyelet Outlet DT creations

2011-08-08T19:42:00.000-07:00

First up is a tri shutter card featuring Eyelet Outlet's Musical Notes Quicklets and Musical Instruments brads.

& here's a link to a tutorial for a tri shutter card for those interested.

(you can also do a search on youtube as I often do with such fancy fold cards)

I used Basic Grey's Oxford 6x6 papers for a masculine feel for the card.

I really love how these next 2 cards turned out - they are different from what I do usually - which sometimes take us by surprise - highly inspired by the products I used.

Cottage Cutz MLSB Oval frame & ribbon die cuts were the starting point of my design for both.

Here I mixed Eyelet Outlet's butterfly, flower and mushroom brads to coordinate with this cute Doodlebug Design Home Sweet Home scene.

And finally this cute love bird brad scene card .

The sentiments are Lawn Fawn's . Gotta love their font !

K pop cute !!

2011-08-05T23:19:00.000-07:00

I was asked by DD to create a 12x12 size card for a 16 year old schoolmate( a boy ! ) who's just crazy about this K pop singer , Izzy !

So looking at the pics I was forwarded I created a little accordion card within the layout .

Leaving lots of white space so that his classmates can doodle in their birthday greetings .

Green was also a requirement on the layout

and I went with some MME Lime Twist for the base of the design.

The accordion album uses paper and journalling spots from the new MLSB Playtime Up in the Sky

which has a matching kites & clouds background.

Also features a new product by Chelley Bean Designs - the white typed journalling strips.

Other supplies : Eyelet's Outlet's brads - to hold close the accordion - camera , airplane.

Baker's twine, metal bling, MM buttons, Stickles, Basic Grey bling and doily ribbon.

Matchbox storage box - My Little Shoebox Enchanted Garden

2011-08-03T16:38:00.000-07:00

A quick little project to share today ,

made easy only because it is an Accucut die cut ,

all thanks to a generous crafty friend - Flora Tan -

she let me cut up a storm for a coupla hours earlier this week .

( Do check out her blog which is still work in progress - it will be filled

with great , practical tips for crafters online .)

Also got to try out Tim Holtz's rosette die - I've used one here -

not completely folded out 'cos the box isn't very big.

These boxes are quite deep and great for storing my MLSB Rolled flowers.

I also used Eyelet Outlet's mushroom and stitched flower brads for the box handles

and Butterfly ribbon in Fall colors.

I don't always notice singing birds around my bouganvillea but that evening

as I was taking pics of my matchboxes here ,

I couldnt help noticing them for the first time

and tried snapping at them ( with the DSLR only ! ;)

I have no idea what kind of birds these are -

if anyone would tell me I'd be happy to find out ! lol .

How do we look ?

2011-08-01T03:38:00.000-07:00

Around here , that is ?

Notice any changes, blogging friends ? **winks and laughs **

I have a 3D tropical travel themed project to share today -

this was created for my first Aug blogpost over at Cottage Cutz's blog.

One that celebrates quite a few of our

Carnival and My Little Shoebox releases together.

On the exterior of my little travel tote here ,

I have created a little scene -

I pieced together the ticket booth - using an assortment of paper types -

different colors of glitter paper,

green glitter and foil paper(for the window pane) , patterned papers

and white cardstock for the clouds which I also added Stickles .

The horses I added for fun from the Carousel Silhouette Die .

The clouds I cut from the My Little Shoebox designed die - Summertime Fun.

My little travel tote folds out to reveal a photo stand ,

which I decorated easily using -

the Boardwalk Carnival Silhouette - using blue glitter and foil paper.

The orange tickets for the word "Fun " were cut using the Ticket Booth die .

The airplane here was cut from the Airplane w/Banner & Sign die

and I've used the banner cut with the same die with the word "Fun" - a pink ribbon it became !

The white arrow from that die I layered on top a pink water lily for a fun dimensional embellie .;)

I've placed the white cloud (cut with the MLSB Summertime Fun die )behind my green airplane . My brown bird on the sun is also cut using the same die.

My green ( legless - all our bird dies have legs actually- too cute ! ) bird

is from the Laundry Line die .

As you can tell , I had a tonne of fun using up

adifferent dies from our July releases .

Truly the possibilities are endless -

trying out different paper materials to cut with these adorable designs .

Have fun in the sun wherever you are !

I sure am !

Complete with a new blog makeover to usher in a new season in my crafting journey ! lol

Pearl

My Little Shoebox - Audrey

2011-07-31T16:44:00.000-07:00

My DT box with all the papers of My Little Shoebox CHA Summer 2011 release arrived this weekend . & it was difficult not to want to cut into it right away ! woot !

Certainly my all time fave releases from My Little Shoebox todate !

I just had to try out the 3D rolled flowers - super easy to make - for the larger flower here I rolled it less tight for a bigger bloom and proceeded to design around it with the Cottage Cutz MLSB dies - leaves from the Ornate Circle frame , Orchid Flower; the oval frame from the Cameo and Oval Frame die set.

I added a little feathery boa to the flower set for a fun, wispy touch.

I used the coordinating mini alphas of the Audrey line for the sentiment.

Some stickles on the rolled flowers for a little sparkle too.

More later !

Tri Shutter Card - MLSB Sew Cute

2011-07-30T03:35:00.000-07:00

This month's My Little Shoebox assignment to use the Sew Cute line

was just sew much fun !

My first time here trying out a tri shutter card - it's so much easier than it looks-

and I can say that since I'm so happily using my Martha Stewart scoring board to score

up the necessary folds.

I put the Imaginisce i-rock rhinestones and glam rocks to good use here -

using up as much as I could . ;)

And my first go at altering a dressform too .

The blue Webster's Pages tulle trim was just perfect to easily create a cute skirt here.

And the necklace was created using the Imaginisce metallic glam rocks.

Pearl's Paperfections

MLSB Enchanted Garden layouts

You're Sweet !

Living the Sweet Life - Eyelet Outlet Creations

MLSB - 2012 Winter Reveal Week - Day 3 - Up in the Trees

Hello MLS fans! It's day 3 and we are so excited that there is so much buzz about the past two days of reveals around the net! Thank you so much for your support and amazing comments. We really appreciate each and every one of you helping us get the word out.

We are excited to share our next new release with you today!

New for 2012! Up in the Trees Collection Kit

WOW MLS fans, we love that SO many of you visited our blog and shared our first new release Keepsake with all your Facebook and Twitter friends yesterday! Let's kick off another day of fun at the MLS blog and share our next new release!

New for 2012! Happy Go Lucky Collection Kit

2012 Winter Reveal Week - My Little Shoebox - Keepsake & Giveaway

Hello MLS fans! It's reveal week and we are excited to share our 5 new Winter collections with you this week. Let's get this party started!

New for 2012! Keepsake Collection Kit

Sweet,adorable you !

Martha Stewart's Enchanted Woodlands & Glitz Design Pretty in Pink

Pebbles Inc : Mix & Match Monday

Hello 2012 !!!

Pebbles Inc : Whip It Up project

I wanna wish you .....

My Little Shoebox - Audrey

Just Chillin'

Eyelet Outlet's Sock Monkey blog hop !

With Love

Bloghop winner !

PSA Essentials & Cottage Cutz - Holiday Card Blog Hop – 12/2 – 12/4

The Best Gift of Christmas

Dreams make 'em happen

You melt my heart !

MLSB Winter Wonderland Holiday Cards Blog Hop -coming Nov 21 !

Holiday Card Blog Hop - coming up 2 -4 December

My Little Shoebox DT layouts - Playtime

A Happy Christmas

Treats for My Sweet

A little more EP Times & Seasons

Celebrate the Season !

Sketchy Thursday on Pebbles' Inc Blog

My Little Shoebox and Unity Hip Hop Blog Hop!

Season's Greetings !

Altered acrylic frame - Webster's Page's Celebrate

My Little ShoeBox - Destination - Mini Album

Happy Haunting !

Echo Park's Times and Seasons

Fall themed cards - Eyelet Outlet

Exciting news to share - My Little Shoebox !

Joy, Peace , Love !

Pebbles Inc : New Valentine's Day Collection - With Love

MLSB - Winter Wonderland sneak peek

Crate Paper Random

Happy H*owl*oween !

More MME Lost & Found 2 cards

Finally Fall with Eyelet Outlet

Let's Party with Pebbles Inc

Halloween Accordion Flower ideas

The Crafter's Workshop - template fun

Pebbles Mix & Match DT creation

Eyelet Outlet Sock Monkey Creation

Spooky Haunting !

A little more MME Lost & Found 2

My First Pebbles DT creation

Meet the Pebbles' DT intro day !

MME Lost & Found 2 / Sept card sketch challenge

Eyelet Outlet's Sept Card Sketch Challenge

"Never Forgotten. Forever Grateful " / Halloween Treat Box

September My Little Shoebox DT projects- Pretty Little Things

My Little Shoebox - Pretty Little Things -Punky Sprout Mixed Media Album

Lawn Fawn + My Little ShoeBox Destination

Just start --- & Sept My Little Shoebox sneaks

Webster's Pages Western Romance & All About Me - Cards

Dream a little dream - **My Little Shoebox- Heartfelt line **

Crate Paper + Lawn Fawn

Booyah !

More BG Oxford cards

My Little Shoebox Treat Blog Hop *****2nd Chance Winner*****

Happy Sunday ! - Hi, There!

My Little Shoebox Trick Or Treat Blog Hop

ODBD & Basic Grey

Best start to the week in August !!!! ****Pebbles Inc DT****

My Little ShoeBox - Heartfelt - Card

Carousel Birthday Cards

My First Eyelet Outlet DT creations

Happy Howloween !

Dream a little dream - My Little Shoebox- Heartfelt line

My Little Shoebox Treat Blog Hop 2nd Chance Winner

Best start to the week in August !!!! Pebbles Inc DT

Matchbox storage box - My Little Shoebox Enchanted Garden