Su Hun's First Photo Frame...

Had been away for so long...now I have new my new product here after waiting for 9-10months...yes is my baby boy Su Hun.

This is a very simple layout that I had made as I don't have many baby stamps and accessories with me...maybe is time to do some shopping again...hahaha...

But lucky I have stocked up this stack of pattern paper from DCWV Nana's Nursery - Boy collection, if not I sure have headache to match the photo and the frame. As you know most and majority of my collection are very distress and they are not so suitable for my little angel.

Now I'm waiting for Su Hun's daddy to come back this evening to hang this picture up. And guess what...I'm going to have more frame and picture soon for the little Hun and soon the living will be filled up by his cute photo...

Hope to see more creation by Hun's mummy...

Thinking of You...

Here is my another Magnolia creation with the sketch from Bev.

I only used a piece of pattern pattern paper and with this I match with Cuttlebug embossing folder as the background.

I have lot of different design of these embossing folder and each one is very unique, you can create your own background and coloured by distress ink.

Here Come the Pirate...Edwin

Using the Magnolia for this layout and I just found out that the barrel and the anchor stamps are just nice to match the layout.

While I making this card, I was thinking of my unborn baby...seems like I'm making this card for him and I really feel that way...

Paper used are all from DCWV and as usual my colouring is from Caren D'ache colour pencil. I just like this theme and it is not really hard to make a card for a boy or man, just apply the rule of no flowers and ribbon...

Enjoy...

I Like Butterfly

This big butterfly stamp is from Judith Kins and is one of my favourite butterfly stamp. It is easy to use and it suits my distress and vintage style.

Other than Judith Kins, I used French Letters from Hero Arts as the background of the butterfly. The inks that I used basically is based on 3 distress colours and it looks more "clean" than my usual distress project. The Distress ink colours are Mustard Seed, Dried Marigold and Spiced Marmalade.

The lace that I used is from Daiso the $2.00 shop and originally it was white in colours and I used my "cocktail mixing" from Tattered Angels...so now from white it turns into vintage brown. Next time if you buy flowers, laces or ribbon, you can choose more to white base so that you can turn into the colours that you like.

Overall, I like this masterpiece, it is a simple and nice layout from Sketch Saturday.

Will continue my another distress journey...enjoy...

I'm Back With Magnolia

It has been a while I was away card making. My life was busy with cooking, baking and preparing for my new born.

After reading the Magnolia Magazine, my inspiration is back and here is my creation. Distress is always my favourite technique that I like to use in most of my project.

For this card, I have used my first own Tim Holtz's rubber stamp together with Tilda. I just like the stamped tags and it is very easy to match with any theme.

I hope to have another creation soon with my new added stamps...

How I colour the little Tilda

This is a very simple way to use colour pencil with blender for colouring and it is also easy to bring around compared with watercolours.

What you need is colour pencils, blender which is Sansodor and paper stump. You can get all this Sansodor and paper stump from Art Friends.

Tilda's image, Sansodor and paper stump

Low odour solvent

Normally, I will pour some of the Sansodor into a little platter...you can get this little platter from Daiso, 6 in 1 packet and only cost you $2.00 so as the squeezer, also 6 in 1 from Daiso

Face, these are the colours I use for face

Started with the lightest one

Dip the paper stump with the blender

Blend with paper stump for the 1st layer

Apply 2nd layer with darker tone

blend again with paper stump

you will get the darker tone effect after the blending

The colour looks so smooth

3rd layer, use the most darker tone, touch up from the side of the face so that it won't turn up too pinkish...

Here it is...

For hair also use the same technique, start with lighter colour and go darker layer by layer...

Is very simple and easy to follow, go with you favourite colour tone and you can do with many Tilda and other stamping images.

Mono Tone...

I always like to do mono tone and this time I will try with Tilda...

Look at the image, the first colour that came into my mind is brown...it a bit boring colour and I just like it as I can distress it more :)

This is a simple card and is as easy as ABC...like the background paper. This embossing folder is from Cuttlebug, just roll over with my EpicSix, distress it...that's it...

The pirate Tilda, I used my favourite colour pencil from Caran D'ache, blend with Sansodor. It is easy to do mono tone cause you no need to think of what colour should I dress for her and how about other accessories... :) is good for lazy people like me :)

Grunge Paper Rose...

I would like to say sorry that I unable to snap the photo while I was doing the rose, firstly I was too excited, secondly my hands are so dirty to touch on my camera...and thirdly I think I need to hire a camera man...hahaha

Anyway I will share with you how Tom Holtz made his and please click HERE to get the steps and you can make your own roses...

I do not have many flowers stamp and specially those with 6 petals...when I wanted to give up I saw that I have a clear stamp from Hero Arts...and hey...after counting it has 6 petals... :)

I stamp 3 images on the grunge paper the cut it out. It is easy to cut, just follow the lines.

After that I spray with Tattered Angels...as you know I have many colours of them...so I just spray and spray and spray...mixing with many blue, red and brown tone of colours.

And the picture shown are the after I have completed the "cocktail mixing"...

Here is the close up wet look of the flower. Tim Holtz used the perfect pearls and distress re-inker...but I found out that using Tattered Angels will save lots of hassles...easy that applied the distress ink with a sponge...just spray and spray...heheheh...

For the rest of the steps, I just follow his instruction and here it is...the rose...

I follow Tim Holtz to apply a layer of Rock Candy as the touch up and the rose will stay on glossy and shinning...

I really like the grunge paper...It so durable than normal paper...start to make your own now...

In Love with Grunge Paper...

I just bought the Tim Holtz's Grunge Paper from Made With Love so today I made it into 3D flowers and butterflies on my altered notebook.

Immediately I fall in love with this grunge paper and it is so easy to use. I like the texture of the paper as it was so easy to shape the petals of the flowers and it more durable than normal paper. No wonder so many people use this for flower embellishment.

I bought a new note book from bookshop and I turn into this as a birthday gift for Jill. I used the paper from DCWV-Rustic stack and as you know I like this stack a lot.

After I stamped the flowers and butterflies on the grunge paper, I used distress ink to colour them and shaped them into the way that I want.

Letters used are from QuicKutz Diesel and stamps are mostly from Hero Arts.

These flowers stamp is a free stamp from Crafty Stamper magazine...I like this magazine and it a must have magazine every month :)

Background stamp is from Hero Art...

And finally I spray the Tattered Angels - Pearl to complete the whole creation.

I hope she like this little gift that I made for her.

Watercolour on Tilda...

Yup...these are the two Magnolia that I have used water-colouring...

Such a long time I have abandon my water-colouring skill and lucky I am still able to control the colour quite well.

Well...I will continue with other image and stay tune to look out more...

My Hero...

Who is my Hero???

Yes...answer is my dear Mr. Bear :)

I made another card for coming father's day and this time I'm using only Quickutz and embossing...no stamping at all.

This is from the paper doll series, medieval time is my hero's favourite...I think that is why he is my hero...hee hee...

Very simple card, just need to roll the EpicSix.

This is my first time making a card without rubber stamp.