Hello 2013!!! OLW for 2013...

Hey, hey , hey blogging friends ! 

Anyone out there , that is ! 

Just a quick pop in - to welcome in 2013 . 

2012 was A FABULOUS YEAR all around for me , personally & in being in the marketplace.

As one might be able to tell here, I haven't crafted at all since my last June 2012 projects. 

At around the same time my 5 year old Canon photo printer totally broke down , my home pc which I use to upload pics from my Canon DSLR also had issues. Technology has a way of getting in the way of craftin',just sayin'.

More than anything else returning to the marketplace simply did not leave me with much time to scrap or for cardmaking.

But that doesn't mean I have forgotten about my crafty blogging friends ,
 who have made my days bright and inspired 

these past 5 years especially ! 

Do stay in touch via Facebook if you haven't added me as friend yet 

http://www.facebook.com/pearl.liu2

In the meanwhile I have started another blog to collect & share quotes & pics to inspire 

http://youandsoultions.blogspot.sg/

while waiting to get back to crafting eventually.

And here's My Word for 2013  - "Fruition " 

-state of bearing fruit.enjoyment, as of something attained or realized.

attainment of anything desired; realization; accomplishment.

It is inspired , in part , by my move to a penthouse duplex unit in a condo of the same name ! 

Seen here , that's my unit on the uppermost floor - my move should be completed not later than mid Feb! woohoo! I have an awesome city view there from the master bedroom terrace. 

Unlike where I currently live , which is a single storey house. 

Here's wishing each & everyone one of my blogging friends 

a bigger and greater 2013 ! 

May it be your best year yet ! 

Pebbles' Sunnyside card projects

"It's always inspiring to get our hands on the latest Pebbles collection.  Having a 6x6 paper pad in this line quickly yielded me these 2 easy to make cards featuring the lovely colors and floral patterns I like best in this line."  

Sunnyside 6x6 paper pad (751288)
Sunnyside Border Stickers (732116)
Sunnyside  Masking Tape Stickers ( 732117)
Sunnyside  Paper Flowers (747184)
Sunnyside  Dimensional Butterflies ( 747186)
Brown Button Candy Dots (747138)
Glitter Candy Dots ( 744249,744250)

May flowers with Pebbles

"For this month's floral assignment, I took inspiration from the Country Picnic collection choosing to focus especially on mixing and matching floral papers and embellishments. For a fun touch,  I added some pink and white tulle used in different ways on the two cards. And viola, more cards added to my stash for every ready for those special moments to celebrate." 

Shop for Pebbles Country Picnic products here

Country Picnic Secret Garden (751240)
Country Picnic Picket Fence (751241)
Country Picnic Patio (751245) 
Country Picnic Orchard (751249) 
Country Picnic Vineyard (751250)
Country Picnic Dimensional Stickers (732101)) 
Country Picnic Dimensional Flowers (747172) 
Country Picnic Layered Gift Tags ( 747173)
Hip Hip Hooray Flag Banner Kit (747163) 

Free for all project for Pebbles

"My favourite Pebbles collection to scrap my teenage girl has got to be Hip Hip Hooray.   I had fun mixing it up with some Country Picnic and With Love for this layout.  I love the cheerful, fun and bright colors and patterns together which help to capture my girl's personality.  I also tried using the twist tie embellishments in a different way here - ruffling it up to add some dimension."  


Shop for Pebbles Hip Hip Hooray products here

Hip Hip Hooray Good Times ( 751223)
Hip Hip Hooray Party Time ( 751225)
Hip Hip Hooray Celebration ( 751231)
Hip Hip Hooray Stitched Dimensional Circles ( 744290)
Hip Hip Hooray Banner Kit ( 747163)
Hip Hip Hooray Decorative Twist Ties ( 747169)
Hip Hip Hooray ABC stickers ( 732089)
Hip Hip Hooray ABC stickers ( 732090)
Country Picnic Terrace ( 751246)
Country Picnic Vineyard ( 751250)
Country Picnic Masking Tape Stickers ( 732100)
With Love Be Mine ( 751201)
Fresh Goods Sticky Notes ( 732088)
Button Candy Dots ( 744275)
Button Candy Dots ( 744138)
Glitter Candy Dots (744247) 
Glitter Candy Dots (744250) 

Pebbles' Inc Whip It up Project

Here's a project that I whipped up under 30 mins for the Pebble's blog feature last week - 

"Birthday cards are always in demand in my household. The Hip Hip Hooray line is definitely perfect for whipping up quick birthday cards for teenage gals and guys in my kids' lives. I used the same card design here to create both a feminine and a masculine square 6x6 card to save on time, switching out different embellishments to add to the boy or girl theme.  I also tried making my own medallions using the Banner kit for the ribbon tails and dimensional flowers or embossed stickers for the medallion."

Pebbles supplies used:
Hip Hip Hooray You're Invited  (751226)
Hip Hip Hooray Let's Party  (751227)
Hip Hip Hooray Confetti (751233)
Hip Hip Hooray Surprise  (751235)
Hip Hip Hooray Woo Hoo (751236)
Hip Hip Hooray Flag Banner Kit (747163)
Hip Hip Hooray Embossed Stickers  (732091)
Hip Hip Hooray Pinwheels (
Hip Hip Hooray Dimensional Flowers  (747165)
Hip Hip Hooray Circle Sequin Candy Dots  (744285)

MLSB - Up in the tree projects

Card supplies list - 

Up in the Trees Woodgrain Love 

Up in the Trees In the Trees 

Up in the Trees Heart On a String

Up in the Trees  My Way

Up in the Trees  Free as a Bird 

Up in the Trees  Cardstock  Ruby & Organza 

Up in the Trees  Cardstock  Ocean & Brownie

Up in the Trees  3D Roll Up Flower Diecut

Up in the Trees  Circle Diecut paper Fly High 

Up in the Trees  Mini Alphas - Kiss

Up in the Trees  Cardstock Stickers 

Glossy Accent

Bag of Buttons buttons 

This is my final DT assignment for MLSB . 

How quickly time flies when we're having fun ! 

I'm so looking forward to the new DT inspiration in place ! ;) 

MLSB Aiko cards

Sharing some adorable patterns from the Aiko line on these cards.

The latest MLSB DT has been announced 

& I spy some scrappy pals & familiar names on that list ! 

Way to go , grrlls ! You're all gonna rawk MLSB ! ;)