Project Life - June - Love You To The Stars

Hello again, i'm back to share to quick post on my project life for june. i completed this spread some time back but couldn't find time to share it so here it is! i am currently using project life as a baby album to document the everyday memories of my growing boy, ethan. i am working on monthly spreads and i usually have 4 pages for each month. i had too many photos in june so i added 2 extra pages. here we go...

this is page 1 and 2. i am using studio calico pl kit for may - planetarium. 

my favourite cards this month are the morning, afternoon and evening cards which i used to highlight a regular day for ethan. 

i have been seeing the studio calico noah outline alpha stamps quite often in the studio calico gallery, so i decided to purchase it after a consideration. it's quite an expensive stamp but it's totally worth it! love how easy i can add titles to my cards now with this stamp. i like the look of it plain or filled with watercolour.

this is page 2 and 3. in this spread, i mixed the planetarium pl kit with becky higgins midnight edition. 

this particular weekend, we went to the art museum for an annual art exhibition for kids! the neutral tones of the midnight edition are great for the colourful pictures.

this is page 5 and 6. in this spread, i mixed the planetarium pl kit with some cards from older studio calico pl kits and papers from my slash. 

i wanted to keep track of the list of words that ethan can say now so i wrote the list and slot it into the beautiful striped envelope from spencer pl kit.

that's all for my june pl spread. i am working on my july spread now and will share it once its done! thanks for stopping by!

Love You To the Stars

hi there! today i would like to share my first layout using mist. i bought a couple of bottles of studio calico mister huey color mist sometime back but did not have the chance to use them. i love the mist splatters that i have been seeing so much of, hence, i decided to try adding some to my layout. 

this background paper is one of my favourite from the dear lizzy "lucky charm" collection. i love the subtle circular design on the paper and i wanted to place the photo in the middle so i started by adding splatters to form a circle. 

for the title, i stamped the quote "love you to the stars" on white cardstock using the studio calico noah outline stamp. next i painted the letters with mist, cut them out and adhere to the page to form a semi-circle. for more texture, i hand-stitched (this is the time i wish i have a sewing machine!) a couple of circles along the mist splatters added earlier.

i then place the photo in the middle of the page and added a few pieces of patterned papers, vellum and a floral die cut from dear lizzy "5th and frolic" collection as layers.

since the title only forms a semi circle, i place some wood veneer stars, feathers, sequins and a gold foil heart sticker on the opposite side to balance it.

here are some detailed shots.

i'm happy with the results of the mist splatters and will definitely try them again in my next layout.

products

kits: studio calico ("planetarium scrapbook kit")

additional paper: dear lizzy ("lucky charm")

white card stock: american crafts

mist: studio calico mister huey in gold and seafoam

die cut: dear lizzy ("5th and frolic")

wood veneer: studio calico

others: vellum, gold foil heart sticker, sequins, wooden peg

thanks for looking! I will be back soon to share my project life spread for june.

Oh Happy Day

hello there! today i'm here to share a new layout i made using some new mt tapes i got from the mt expo held here in singapore! this layout is inspired by the mt tape covered hallway at the expo. the floors, walls, pillars and almost everything else was covered with mt tape. 

I love how colourful and happy it looks!

to create this background, i started with sticking the mt slim tapes and some cath kidston tapes on white cardstock. i though the colors were a bit too strong, hence, I added a piece of vellum on top to create a softer tone. i hand stitched the vellum to secure it to the cardstock since i do not have a sewing machine. 

i added the title on the photo in photoshop. 
next i printed the photo and pierce holes on the photo using the title as the guide. then i hand stitched on the photo using some pink dmc threads. the title 'oh happy day' is a free download from paislee press.

love this yellow flair button from studio calico planetarium scrapbook kit.

products

mt slim tape: yellow, neon yellow, neon pink, neon green

cath kidston tape: blue polka dot, light pink

flair button: studio calico ("planetarium scrapbook kit")

stamp: dear lizzy roller

paper: studio calico ("valley high card kit"), 

studio calico ("sundrifter") 6 x 6 paper pad

white card stock: american crafts

others: arrow paper clip

thanks for looking!

You Are Almost 2

the challenge for june was to use polka dots on your project. 
i love polka dots so i had so much fun playing along 
for this challenge.

i started with the heatwave paper from the pier collection. i love the different colors and patterns on this paper so i decided to cut circles to create the polka dots. after placing the circles on a piece of white cardstock, i added a black and white photo of ethan. i wanted to add some journaling so i created a flip card and place it behind the photo. i also added some buttons, enamel dots, sequins and other embellishments to the layout. For the title, i used the gold thickers from the pier collection. these are my favourite thickers! love the color, font and they are just the right size!

here's my submission for the challenge

products

all products are from crate paper "the pier" 

except for the following:

buttons: october afternoon ("midway")

brads: studio calico ("34 street scrapbook kit")

stamp: studio calico ("spencer pl kit"), dear Lizzy roller

white card stock: american crafts

others: dollie, sequin, vellum paper

thanks for looking!

At The Beginning...

i love documenting everyday memories.

i love paper and crafts. 

like little treats i enjoy over a cup of tea. 

this is after dinner treats.  

thank you for stopping by.