Welcome Baby @ STAMPlorations ~ Blog Hop

Hi there lovelies! 
I am so thrilled and would love to share a piece of good news with you.
My fellow STAMPlorations teammate Deepti Malik who also design for STAMPlorations stamps is now a mother to a baby son.
Isn't that exciting?
Congratulations Dee. 

Thus to celebrate the happenings, we the design team at STAMPlorations is having a blog hop.
Here's my card I made for Dee and Vikas.

Take a look at this link Deepti popped to join us all.

Hugs and smiles,

Smiles @ Scrap Africa

{My DT work for Scrap Africa}

Hello there my crafty scrappy artsy friends!

Wish you all a great start into 29 days of February. Yes, it's a leap year. 

On this first day of the month {since yesterday to be precise}, I spent quite a lot of time on the road for my middle girl's sake. She's been chosen to represent her school for regional netball tournament next week so my job is to drive her to and fro school every five days a week until next. After shower and dinner, she lay down on the floor doing homework with sleepy look, poor thing! My other job besides driving is to ensure she finishes her homework {strict mom...that is me!:-} 

Okay, let me share with you my first layout of the year! I had this photo printed last year when we visited the museum last March. Afza had the chance to play huge bubbles and I didn't miss capturing her in several shots. Would have been nicer if this photography shot has depth of field, don't you think?

The sketch as usual is by Denise and you can make whatever projects you like based on this sketch. You have until February 14 to upload your project here.

 Some up-close photos:

That's it for today hoping you like my layout.

I shall be back tomorrow with a portrait project. See you!

Hugs and smiles,

In My Dream {art journal} @ STAMPlorations

{My DT work for STAMPlorations}

Hi there! Life's been hectic again on my end but so far so good. It has been a wonderful January all along and I'm hoping February will bring in more happiness to me and you too {smile}. Here I am to share my art journal page which I hope will inspire you to play with paints if you like that. I always do.

I started with paper strips layered pieces by pieces for the background and applied a layer of gesso. Let dry for a while before I started spritzing water and dropped watercolor paints. I basically used my palm and fingers to apply the colors as this allow me full control over my project.

 Nice huh? {lol}

Okay, the handwritten sentiment is actually part of a song lyric that my eldest daughter loves listening too and so I asked her to jot it down for me so I can write it in the circles made with bottle cap using white gel pen.

 I used Feathers and Arrows LARGE ARTplorations stencil to design my art journal by applying modeling paste through it. When dried, I doodle the outline and color it.

Click here to see my fellow teammate's project to give you more inspirations.

Until I see you again. Take care and have a good time.

Hugs and smiles,

Explore ATC & Tutorial @ ARTplorations

{My DT work for ARTplorations}

Good day everyone! Here's a quick sneak peek to share my latest ATCs.

I hope you will visit ARTplorations and check out my step by step tutorial. I shall be back soon with anotherproject coming up next.

Until then. Happy exploring!

Hugs and smiles,

Art Journal @ Digistamps4Joy

{My DT work for Digistamps4Joy}

Hello again! I'm having two posts today to share with you. This minute on behalf of Digistamps4Joy, I'm here to remind you a mid-challenge reminder and this will continue until the end of the month. My teammates at Team B have designed awesome projects

to inspire you. Click here to take you to the blog.

Here's sharing my art journal pages about flora and fauna. The challenge theme is as always Anything Goes and the twist is add a handmade embellishment. I punched some tiny flowers to adhere on the pages and stick on rhinestones in the center of the flowers. 

 Some up-close pictures:

I love this quote...to be successful and prosperous in life one shouldn't let others turn you down. One may listen to their advice and opinion but it's you who will face all the steps in your life. At the end of the day it's all about you! Don't you agree?

 You may notice the birds looking shabby. I purposely rub on the image and tear the paper naturally so they look like feathers. 

We are pretty excited to see your entries before the month ends so start creating and have fun.

Challenges I wish to enter:
1. Path Of Positivity : Challenge #34 Prosperity

Until the morning after.

Have great days ahead.

Hugs and smiles,

Be Strong ~ Art Journal @ Scrap Africa

{My DT work for Scrap Africa}

Hi there! Hope everyone is having quality time with your loved ones and enjoying what you do. Same here {smile}. Today is another challenge at Scrap Africa and we bring you a lovely mood board. Hop on to Scrap Africa blog and have a see at the designers awe-spiring projects.

I made an art journal using three colors from the mood board: blue for the background, green and pink with black to highlight my project. Just can't do without black {smile}. 

Here is the mood board:

And some up-close photos:

Feels motivated by the quote? I sure do {smile}. Growing up, that's what my Mother has taught me to be independent in order to be successful and someday I will gain the fruit of prosperity that only comes with hard work. 

I hope my work gives you some inspirations.

Look forward to see your projects at Scrap Africa before the month ends.

I wish to enter this challenge:
1. Path of Positivity : Challenge #34 Prosperity
2. More Mixed Media Challenge: Blue Challenge

Have a nice day.

Hugs and smiles,

Always Remember @ Digistamps4Joy {Sunday New Release}

Hello crafty friends! I'm back after being so hectic the past week having to deal with my car leaking and causing wonder so took it to the mechanic and so on so forth. Hmm, that was the first problem in the beginning of the year...nice. Life is back to normal and back to routine. I'm happily crafting once again but only today I manage to find time to post this card made as part of my design team work for Digistamps4Joy Sunday new release.

We have new stunning images at DS4J shop you surely don't want to miss if you are digi lovers.

Team B designers have come out with beautiful cards to share with you. Click here to view for more.

My center step card used Lil-Jill 1-2-3 Dance image {click here to purchase}.

Hope you like my card and may it gives you some inspirations.

Until next time. Happy crafting.

Hugs and smiles,

Canvas Artwork @ TTCRD

Hi everyone! Here's sharing my DT project for Through The Craft Room Door newest challenge for this week. Same theme as always Anything Goes.

The design team has come out with lots of awesomeness using beautiful images sponsored by Pickled Potpourri. Click here to take you to TTCRD weekly challenge.

Once again I created a less is more canvas as I am very much into canvas work to kick start the year and play with paints and mixed media stuff.  

I want my canvas to be simple without layers and cluster for a change. Not my style but less is more can be more stylish I think. So I only added stencil work for interest.

I printed the images entitle Hearts and Flowers sponsored by Pickled Potpourri on tissue paper, cut them out and adhered directly on the canvas with clear sealer and let dry. Then I colored the hearts with similar acrylic colors.

The sentiment used is part of a song lyric by local band Akim & The Magistrate. Here's the video clip by the way:

The song simply inspired me to create and keep creating {smile}. Having said that, I hope you like my art piece this time and I look forward to see your make at TTCRD before time runs...send in your Anything Goes entries by 12 January 2015. 

Challenges I wish to enter:
1. Where The HeART Is : Challenge 5 ATG
2. Our Crafty Corner : ATG

Have a good day and take care.

Hugs and smiles,

Create Your Destiny Without Fear @ STAMPlorations

Hi everyone! Wishing you a blessed and wonderful 2016 with good health and prosperity. I started the new year preparing for the new school term commencing today. That's right...it's the return of school where I live while other states in Malaysia starts tomorrow. The children and I were away vacationing for five weeks, hence my silence from blog land. Holidays over and play time done so it's back to higher thinking level to my children and behind them is their mother who will screw them up from time to time {chuckle}.
 Today I am back with fresh mind but unfortunately the flu bug came from nowhere and hit me so bad. Breathing is difficult when one nostril is runny and blocked. I hope to feel better soon.

On a cheerful note, here's bringing you my newest artwork to kick start the year designed for STAMPlorations.

Click here and have a see at the wonderful mixed media projects by my fellow teammates.

This is my less is more canvas artwork sandwich with paper strips, gesso and and modeling paste for simple texture.

 
I created a homemade canvas from chipboard and added layers of paper strips. Then gesso-ed the surface with two coats and let dry naturally. I used acrylic paints and blended four to five colors for the background and let dry once again.

 I used modeling paste through Tribal Triangles ARTplorations stencil to create patterns randomly and highlighting them with some coordinated colors. I also used STAMPlorations stamp set BOLD SENTIMENTS - Create for the sentiment. 

Next I stamped three butterflies namely Blossom Like A Butterfly on cardstock, cut them out, colored them with different shades of color pencils and adhered them on the canvas. 

Are you all set for 2016 challenges?

The STAMPlorations January Mixed Media Challenge is waiting for your entries!

Link up your work here by January 31.

Heading over to these challenges:

1. Crafty Calendar : Something New {using new acrylic paints and canvas}

2. Scrappers Delights : ATG

3. Creative Artiste : ATG /with a twist to use chipboard

4. Altered Eclectics : Mixed Media

5. The Artistic Stamper : ATG

Thank you for dropping by and have a great week.

Hugs and smiles,

ARTplorations Stencil Blog Hop 8-13 Dec

Hi everyone! It's blog hop time at STAMPlorations. 

Check out what the rest of the team made! You'll find links to all our projects here.

Here's my art journal:

I used fearless stencil for the sentiment and artsy border maker stamp to create spiders. Hopefully you get some inspirations from my artwork.

These are the prizes offered:

• FIVE (5) winners will receive their choice of ARTplorations stencil (standard size - 5x7). Winners will be randomly drawn from all comments left on the designers' blogs.
• ONE (1) winner will receive a $15 gift certificate OR her choice of 2 ARTplorations stencils (standard size - 5x7). Winners will be randomly drawn from comments left on the STAMPlorations blog.

Extra prizes for those who participate in the Flash Stencil Project Linky Party and link up by December 13: 

• TWO (2) winners whose projects feature stencils (any brand) will each receive their choice of one (1) ARTplorations stencil (standard size - 5x7)
• ONE (1) winner whose project features an ARTplorations stencil will receive her choice of three (3) ARTplorations stencils (standard size - 5x7) OR a $15 gift certificate to the shop.

Wish you happy hopping and all the best of luck!

Hugs and smiles,