1st DT Layout for Scrappingville

I LOVE Graphic 45 pattern papers!. The papers have bold, flamboyant, vintage designs and I especially love their rich earthy colors. Yup, all of them. One time, I saw this challenge blog that gave away Graphic 45 papers and I was drooling! LOL.

My wish came true recently. I was given loads of Graphic 45 pattern papers for my first Scrappingville DT projects!. I've got 'Playtime Past' and 'Domestic Goddess' to play with. I have two projects; a LO and a mini book. I'm going to share just the completed layout for now (I'm still working on the mini book).


Here are the raw materials used for the layout;

And here is the finished page;

I used an old picture of me (when I was 6) to go with the
'Playtime Past' theme. 

I scrapped about me, trying so hard NOT to smile. (I still can't remember why). Wooden alphabets & flowers to give a vintage feel for this LO. I created a little pocket on the roof of this playhouse to hide little tags with notes. Love them tags!. Added bunting to give a child-like playfulness to the LO.

Why didn't I smile?. 
Maybe I didn't like the photographer ?!?. Just maybe.


Materials used in this LO:
* Pattern papers: Graphic 45 'Playtime Past'
* Wooden Alphas: Pink Paisley Expressions Woodshop
* Stamps: Margaret Stamp Set, Paper Artsy Minis
* Cardstock: Coredinations
* Red pompoms ribbons, black lace & twines
* Small paper doilies
* DYMO Omega label maker for making notes on tags


I do hope you are all inspired to play more with Graphic 45 bold papers. It was such an adventure for me!


XO,
Shahrul

February mini albums classes @ Scrappingville

Hello all. It's February, and I'm going to start teaching my first mini album class ever!. Yay!

I have assigned to teach making two of my personal mini album & altered projects called "Twilight A-Z Mini Album' and 'Box of Hearts'. They were featured in my blog posts back in December 2011. 

For the link to 'Box of Hearts' post, click here:

...an altered box to keep my hearts embellishments.

For the link to 'Twilight Mini Album' post, click here:

...littlest mini book

So excited to share how to make these projects with everyone. Just visit Scrappingville Scrapbook Store website, to find out about the details of all the classes schedule for February. Very delicious and lovely projects by great scrapbook artists such as Sharon Yong and Sharon K, and little me as well :)).

So, please come join in the fun!. 

It's going to be lots of playing, creating and laughing.

XO,

Shahrul 

Pre-War Chinese Postcards

I spent the morning at Central Market (Kuala Lumpur's art market) today. Other than walked along the artists lane, admiring their work and watched them painting portraits, I happily browsed some of the art & craft products in the main gallery/building.

And look what I have found! 

Very pretty pre-war Chinese postcards.

They are actually old advertisement postcards featuring classic Shanghai beauties; either holding a pack of cigarette, or trying on new shoes, playing new games like golf or promoting Scott's Emulsion Cod Liver oil!. Here my favorite ones, mothers & child paintings. I LOVE to be able to use them for Mother's Day scrapbook projects.

I particularly love the Scott's Emulsion postcard because it reminds me of a very fond childhood memories. I actually RAN, bursting out the front door when my mother tried to make me take Scott's Emulsion cod fish oil by the spoon! LOL. My younger brother was braver, though. Wished I could scrap that! I wonder if these black & yellow bottles of cod fish oil are still out there in the market?

XO,

Shahrul

Mollie Makes Fever!

I'm in trouble. I have been indulging myself too much in reading (and buying! LOL) lots of Mollie Makes magazines, lately. They're LOVELY. They make me HAPPY. I have to pass this fever along. Haha. Seriously, it doesn't matter if you don't like knitting or crocheting.

Mollie Makes is my number one magazine (Sommerset magazines are my number two, for now). This magazine is perfect for anyone who love hand-made things. Each photo in this magazine is an eye-candy. Go ahead and check out their website here. 

I promise you're going to have a grreaat time reading it, from cover to cover. Maybe, if you are lucky you'll get all inspired and start making beautiful things! Enjoy!

XO,

Shahrul

Frosted Designs Fabulous Friday Recipe Challenge

Yesterday, I found an interesting challenge called Fabulous Friday Recipe Challenge @ Frosted Designs. At first I thought, OMG, I have to COOK something to play along this challenge?! LOL. Silly me. 

Actually, for this week's challenge participants have to use 3 'ingredients' which are 3 pattern papers, 2 buttons and 1 word title. Aha! And they encourage ALL kinds of papercraft projects, not only cards and layouts!. I said, GREAT. One of the designers' work titled 'Upkar' by Amanda, inspires me to create a minibook for this challenge. It is called 'LOVE' mini album (so February, right?)

It has paper bag handles so I could carry it around like a book bag or turn it into a wall hanger. (The handles are from a Starbucks paper bag). It opens like an accordion-like pages made out of various shades of pink cardstock papers, all secured 

with a 1" coil-binder (Zutter). This allows for thicker scrapbook content later on. These blank pages are now ready to be filled with love quotes, doodles or any photos of animals, people and things of nature that symbolized LOVE. Some sort of journal about LOVE. 

I used 3 different pattern papers (faint pink flowers, pink stripes, pastel dots)for the cover. The crochet flowers 

match the faint floral design of the pink pattern paper. 
Do you see it? :). A simple accents such as crochet flowers and 

2 pink buttons. And my 1 word title is 'LOVE'. Lastly, I tied up the paper bag handles with cute ribbons for additional support and also to give it a 'finished' look.

I hope you enjoyed my minibook project.


XO,
Shahrul