This Happened Today @ Scrap Africa

{My DT work for Scrap Africa}

Hello everyone! I'm feeling tickled pink every time I do my blog {smile}. Reason being that is I get to share my creations with you. So here's the latest from me, an altered notebook or should I just say that I brightened up a kraft notebook and gave it to my eldest daughter so she can doodle in it as that's what she likes doing while studying.

Supplies used: Notebook, Alpha modeling paste, Kaisercraft watercolors & dies cuts sentiment, Buncho watercolors, Eno Greetings wood flourish, Tim Holtz distressed ink, Versafine black ink pad, Chevron Crazy ARTplorations Stencil, sequins and pearls 

Take a look at Scrap Africa designers' work here who used a mood board to inspire their amazing projects. That's right! This fortnight we present you an interesting mood board for you to keep your creative juices flowing.  

I'm inspired by the colors green, yellow and orange from the mood board and black is a must color in almost my work. I am attracted to the green pots {oh yes, I love topiary} and the pretty door as well as chevron. I combined all those on both covers...

Some up-close photos:

Here's the front cover:

 And the back cover:

And this was before texture took place:

I really enjoyed this project and plan to get started with a few more notebooks and the like.

So what are you waiting for? Challenge ends 31st August so start creating! 

I would like to link up my project in these challenges:

1. CAS-ual Chic : Pretty Patterns

2. Mixed Media World : MMW#6 Gorgeous Textures

3. Mixed Media Mojo : Anything Goes

4. ARTastic Challenge : Background

Thank you for dropping by and please know I really appreciate your crafty comments and support. Thank you from the bottom of my heart!

Hugs and smiles,

Altered Pizza Box, Sunday Stencil & Mixed Media Challenge @ STAMPlorations

{My DT work for STAMPlorations}

Hi everyone! Happy Sunday! And that brings you to Sunday Stencil #5 and August Mixed Media Challenge at STAMPlorations blog. 

I altered this pizza box to fill in a travel mini album {still in the making, smile} for my niece birthday end of September. So I have ample time to make her the album. Zahra' and her parents went to Korea in July so I thought it would be neat to present her a travel theme gift for her 16th birthday. 

At first I wanted to make it shabby chic but decided a vintage style would fit the paper collection better and I'm very happy with the end result. 

 Supplies used: STAMPlorations Foiled Again Stencil, STAMPlorations Artsy Border Maker Stamp, Versafine black ink pad, Kaisercraft Now Boarding Collection, Alpha gesso & modeling paste, Tim Holtz Distress ink pad, Tattered Angel glimmer mist, Sizzix machine, Heartfelt Botanical Wings die, watercolor paints, black gel pen and from my stash: gauze, gem, buttons and kitchen slip mat for stamping

Some up-close snap shots:

 What do you think of this project? I hope it gives you some idea to decorate your pizza box or whatever box you have.

 This was how it looks like in the first place:

I shall update you when I have finished the travel album.

Until then. Have fun stenciling and join the mixed media challenge here.
You have until August 31 and enter as many project as you like.
See you there!

Heading off to these challenges:
1. Paper Artsy : Topic 14 Flowers

Hugs and smiles,

Nothing Is Impossible @ Stamplorations {Stencil Sunday & July Mixed Media Challenge}

{My DT work for Stamplorations}

Hello everyone! I am so excited to share my story for today. 

On this beautiful Sunday, me and six teammates from Stamplorations Mixed Media Design Team is officially presenting our first creations to inspire you.

We bring you our first Mixed Media Challenge every Sunday. 

Hop over to Stamplorations blog and have a see at what the design team created. 

You can make anything your heart desire but no cards please. 

I altered an old ping pong bat into a home decoration for wall hanging. My eldest daughter is a sports fanatic and school athlete since primary school until she attends secondary school yet her love for sports never fade. She knew I was up to something when I asked if she still needed her old worn out ping pong bat that she hardly use ever since she bought new ones with my money {smile}. 

Supplies: Stamplorations Gridlocked Stencil, sentiment from Lisa, Webster's butterflies, Tattered Angel Glimmer Mist, Buncho watercolors, Copic Sketch, Micia brown ink pad, Tim Holtz distress pen, Alpha gesso and modeling paste, tissue serviette, PVA glue, flowers from haberdashery, brown string, buttons and beads from my stash

I used gridlocked stencil to make a brick wall on the bat so I can decorate it with flowers in a way to create a garden scene. Like the stencil I used? Click here for info.

Some close-up photos:

When crafting sometimes I get brain stuck. I wasn't sure whether I I should wrap up the entire handle or stop right in the middle so I asked for my little girl's opinion. She said I should stop in the middle. Yup, I listened to my 7yo child {kids often knows better, smile}.

So I thought of sharing how the ping pong bat looks like before alteration.

Left picture is the front side. I peeled off the first layer and sponge underneath until I get nice rough texture of purposely uncleaned surface. Then I gave two coats of gesso, placed tissue serviete and gesso(ed) again.

Right picture is the back side; rid off the black and sponge layers and smooth the wood surface with sandpaper. 

My eldest daughter will be home next Tuesday; she lives in boarding school by the way. Well you bet I can hardly wait to show her what I did. I'm already thinking what else she owns and not using no more {lol}. You know, just to keep myself busy :-)

 I hope you find my project inspiring or should I say one's thrash is another person's treasure.

With that note, I wish you good luck in your mixed media project and show us your creativity. Remember, 31 July is final day to link up your project at Stamplorations.

Hugs and smiles,

DS4J Two Freebies Up For Grab!

Hey there! DigiStamps4Joy is having superb freebies you wouldn't want to miss for the first Friday of April. The two lovely images are Pinweel drawn by our talented artists Margy and Trendy Shoes by Jen Lee. 

The freebies are available at DS4J Shop for 2 days only from April 5-7 so you better hurry!

I have designed two different projects using the freebies:

Decorated Box

Fridge Magnet

I hope you will get some inspirations from my creations. Can hardly wait to see what you would create with the freebies :) What are you waiting for...go get them NOW!

Hugs and smiles,

Altered Bottle

It was my dear friend's birthday on the 4th day of June and I made her a special gift! It didn't take me long to think because I know what she loves so I decorated an empty glass bottle with duplicate postage stamps from my collection that I normally swap with my penfriends. I adorned the bottle with some ribbons, lace and flowers. Finally I applied coating over the postage stamps.

I was inspied to make an altered project from Let's Scrap DT Denise who offered an Altered Project Challenge during [Inter]National Scrapbooking Month previously. Her challenge was to use postage stamps for the altered project. Unfortunately I was too busy myself with my own challenges back then to take part. In the end, I spent some moment and designed this gift for Asnah's birthday.

...and here's the back view...

...the top view...

...close up...

...the birthday lady...

I felt so happy the day I gave Asnah my art project. To see her smile and happiness simply thrills me. I'm so glad she likes my handmade creation.

I am already thinking what to give her next, lol. We both love crafts a lot and can talk about it for hours and often inspire each other. Such a great friend!

Thanks again for visiting me today. Until then, have a great weekend!

Hugs!



Deco Box ~ Garden Party

Hello again! It's been so long I haven't been making any altered art so today I spent a couple of hours finishing off my decorative box. I'm a very "green" person, I save useful things I know can  use for crafting some day.

Just two weeks ago we celebrated our son's 11th birthday on the 15th day of April. Daddy bought him a cake from the bakery and I thought the sturdy cake cardboard box is perfect for making my own box for a garden party theme challenge hosted by Alda Stevens from Flying Unicorn this entire month.

For this challenge, we can either make cards, tags, layout, altered and/or digital. For each creation, Alda has required us to fulfil 'eleven must have'...1) Must use 3 minimum patterned papers. (2) One butterfly. (3) One bird. (4) Use some ribbons/trims. (5) A fence. (6) A sign.

(7) Twig/vine. (8) Three flowers (9) Leaves (10) Tea-cup (11) Birdhouse/birdcage.

 I don't have problem with the ten items except one that is tea-cup! I don't have a stamp neither a tea-cup picture I can alter. Also I just don't have free moment to browse the net for freebies {tea-cup digi images precisely}. It's funny Lili {my supportive chatty sister on the phone!} and I even discussed about tea-cup; she planned to cut out a tea-cup shape off her 12x12 pp, lol. The tea-cup is main reason why I took this long to deco my box! Then couple days ago I remembered the wall hanging craft I bought at the border between Malaysia and Thailand many years ago. This craft that holds keys has a miniature tea-cup and teapot! I thought why not? Isn't my china tea-cup looks smashing on the lid?

Notice the sign on the right? I almost forgot the sign after placing everything and ready to take photos when I just remembered the sign! At this point I remember Anis (my second daughter) made some lollipop flowers for me from DMC skeins last month. I didn't think twice and wrote down 'welcome' on a tiny piece of cardstock. Her sister 'Alyaa offered to glue it down for me. Awesome!

I love that fence! Made it from toothpicks {new ones of course} =D Almost all the items used are from my stash except the trim is newly bought yesterday!

Materials used: Kaisercraft patterned papers, Ranger's disstress ink, Prima flowers and birdcage.

This is really a fun project I made for 'Alyaa and will make another one for Anis.  

I'm so glad to be able to reuse, reduce and rescue just anything I feel useful!

Go green...save our planet! 

I'm so happy you drop by today! Thanks for your time!

Hugs!