Scrapbook Workshop Book

It's time to share another little news again. Sometime in last December, the talented "May Flaum" had invited me to be part of her new book "Scrapbook Workshop". May had put together this awesome book with Memory Makers. I felt so honored to be part of this book together with so many other amazing and talented artists. Go to Amazon, if you would like to read a little more about the book.

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What We See

Today's tutorial at The Crop Spot is based on the above layout titled "What We See". This layout features the beautiful "Butterfly Garden" line by Pink Paislee.

Here are some close-ups on it.

To follow through the detail tutorial on this layout, check it out now at The Crop Spot! Enjoy!

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Miracle News!! Hiro is Back!!

Today is a super miracle day for the whole family. We finally found Hiro after 16 days of him gone missing. A very kind lady had found him wandering in her area and took him in. Later, he had been given away to another person who is far from the neighbourhood. Unfortunately, the lady who had taken him in did not see any of our flyers or our posts online for Hiro's search.

But I guess all the prayers from Hiro's fans around the world had helped us. Hiro's grooming lady had saw his picture and informed us immediately about him. It took us a few days to track him and finally went and took him back today. 

We're really grateful to everyone who has helped us to find Hiro and those of you who had prayed for his return. A special thank you to those who had taken care of him while he's lost. 

We've taken him to his vet and after a full check on him, everything is fine except for some minor cuts and tons of ticks. From now on, our family is complete again with his return. Thank you so much!!    

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Bella Volo

This is a layout created using Swirlydoos April kit, Bella Volo.

Here are some close-ups on it.



I've used some Shimmerz Paints to create the splash on ths background in the close-up above.



These flowers are created using the velvet paper which is included in the kit. I've also dress it up with the bottle of liquid pearls in the kit.

Hope you all find this layout inspiring.


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Sources: Products Included in the kit: Pattern Papers: Bo Bunny, Crafter's Workshop; Special paper: SEI; Others: Swirlydoos butterfly, Bo Bunny Trinkets, American Crafts alphas, Swirlydoos loose rhinestones, Swirlydoos acrylic spray, Ranger Liquid Pearls; Others not included in the kit: Inks: Ranger Distress Ink; Others: Shimmerz Paint, alpha rub-on, thread for stitching, Tombow and Beacon adhesives.

Beautiful As A Butterfly Mini Album

This is a mini album which I've created a while ago using Bo Bunny's Gabrielle line. I've used the butterfly album in this project.

Here are the pages in this album.





I really love the sweet feminine look of this line. It's just a perfect mini album for Chloe. Hope you all find this mini album inspiring.

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Sources: Cardstock: Bo Bunny; Pattern Papers: Bo Bunny; Inks: Ranger Distress Ink, Tsukineko Staz On; Stamps: Bo Bunny; Stickers: Bo Bunny; Rub-Ons: Bo Bunny; Chipboard: Bo Bunny; Others: Bo Bunny wraps, trinkets, crystals and ribbon, Inkssential white gel pen,  Zig writer, lace, Sizzix dies, Making Memories acrylic paint, Heidi Swapp mask, thread for stitching, Tombow and Beacon adhesives.

Shimmerz Surprise!

Here is the surprise!!

**BREAKING NEWS!!!**

Shimmerz now has a youtube channel, SHIMMERZ PAINTS TV!

All of our crazy talented educators will be continuing to inspire you with their creative brilliance by now uploading videos to SHIMMERZ PAINTS TV!  You can visit and watch video after video showcasing all of the incredible Shimmerz Paints and Products.

To really kick our channel off, we decided to give away an equally awesome prize... take a peek!

Do you want to get your hands on this delicious giveaway? Then here's what you need to do...
1. Visit our ShimmerzTV channel on YouTube
2. Watch one of our videos
3. Like us on facebook
4. Leave us a comment on facebook telling us what video you watched, and what you liked about it!

We will be randomly drawing a winner in about two weeks, so head on over now to ShimmerzTV - trust us, you won't be able to watch just ONE video... there are so many awesome techniques and trips, that we know you will want to visit over and over again!!!

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Timeless Moment

It's Monday at The Crop Spot! Time for me to share another project there! This week, I'll be sharing the above layout which features the Teresa Collins, Timeless line.

Here are some close-ups on it.

Look at all the fun designs on these papers! Want to read how I've created this layout from scratch? Check it out at The Crop Spot. Enjoy!

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Always A Pup

As of today, there are still no news on Hiro. We missed him very much and will continue to pray that he comes back to us someday.

Today, I would like to share this layout of Hiro which I've created sometime ago using Swirlydoos April kit. I've also used tons of chippies from Dusty Attic, acrylic frame by Clear Scraps and stamps by Stamp Enjoy. I've also used some Shimmerz Paints to paint the acrylic and chipboard pieces.



Here are some details on it.

This acrylic buckle frame is by Clear Scraps. I've painted it with some Shimmerz Paints to add a little colours to it.

These are button chippies by Dusty Attic. I've cover them with pattern papers and crackle paints.





These stamps are by Stamp Enjoy.





This hinge is also by Dusty Attic which I've painted with some Shimmerz Paints too.



I've used some Hambly overlay and metal sheets to create these flowers. I've coloured the overlay with glass effect gel by Viva Decor.

Thank you so much to all of you who continue to pray for Hiro's safety and return. I will definitely blog if there is any news on him.



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Sources: Products Included in the kit: Pattern Papers: Bo Bunny; Stamps: Prima; Others: Bo Bunny trinkets, American Crafts alphas, Ranger Liquid Peals, Swirlydoos rhinestones; Others not included in the kit: Inks: Ranger Distress Ink, Tsukineko Staz On; Stamps: Stamp Enjoy; Others: Dusty Attic chippies, Shimmerz Paints, thread for stitching, Ranger Crackle Paint, Hambly Overlay, Ten Seconds Studio metal sheets, brads, rhinestones, Tombow and Beacon adhesives.   

Butterfly Mini

This is a mini butterfly book which I've created using Clear Scraps acrylic mini butterfly album. This idea came to be when Chloe asked me about where does butterflies come from. I thought it would be a cute idea to use a fun acrylic butterfly mini to create a book to explain it to her.

Here are some of the pages in this mini book.

This is such a fun project and I hope you all would try it. Clear Scraps do have tons of other designs of these minis. I'm sure the different designs will inspire you all even more!

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Sources: Acrylic Products: Clear Scraps; Pattern Papers: Jenni Bowlin; Inks: Ranger Distress Ink, Tsukineko Staz On; Stamps: Dark Room Door; Others: Viva Decor pearl pen, Ranger Stickles, Accent Creative Designs flowers and crystals, Basic Grey rub-ons, Hambly rub-ons, TA glimmer glam, ribbons, Tombow and Beacon adhesives.

Social Butterfly

This is a layout which I've created for Shimmerz Paints video tutorial this month. This month's video tutorial will teach you all how to use some easy techniques to enhance your chipboard and acrylic pieces with Shimmerz Paints.
Besides Shimmerz Paints, I've used chippies from Dusty Attic and acrylic products by Clear Scraps in this tutorial and layout. I've used an XL acrylic shape by Clear Scraps as the base for this layout.
The Shimmerz Paints products featured in this video tutorial are:

Let's not wait further. Here's the video tutorial for today! There will be more close-ups on this layout in the video! Enjoy!

Thank you so much for the emails and messages from you all asking about latest progress on finding Hiro. At the moment, there are no news or traces of Hiro. We've done all that we can. From doing countless neighbourhood searches to giving out flyers. We've even offer rewards for anyone that could find and return him home. There are not much we can do except to pray and hope for some news on him. Thank you so much to all of you who care and think about Hiro in your prayers! Will definitely post more updates if there is any news on him.

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Sources: Acrylic Products: Clear Scraps; Cardstock: Bazzill; Pattern Papers: Basic Grey; Inks: Ranger Distress Ink, Tsukineko Staz On; Stamps: My Stamp Box; Stickers: Basic Grey; Chipboard: Dusty Attic; Others: Shimmerz Paints, Viva Decor pearl pen, Magic Mesh, Copic markers, thread for stitching, decorative brads, Tombow and Beacon adhesives.  

Ideas & Create

This week at The Crop Spot, I'll be sharing a detail tutorial based on the above layout titled "Ideas & Create". This layout features the "Twig" Line by MLYB.

Here are some close-ups on it.

To read on the detail step by step tutorial, check it out now at The Crop Spot! Enjoy! 

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Latest News on Jakarta Workshops!

Box of Love Workshop (4th June, 2011) (10am ~2pm)



Have you registered for my workshops in Jakarta? If you're still thinking about it, I would suggest you do it fast. Now, the "Book Of Love" workshop is already full! There is only a few seats left for the "Box Of Love" workshop. Some of you have asked further about this box workshop. Let me spill a few more hints on this workshops. First of all, this project measures about 18 inches in length!! And ...it's not just a configuration box display....do you like layouts?....Come and find the answers and learn on the techniques in this workshop. Grab your seats now before it's all gone! Early bird paid registration before 21st May is entitled to a limited edition goodie bag! See you all in Jakarta soon!

Registration details:

Venue of the workshops: Grand Indonesia, West Mall in Jakarta, Indonesia
Contacts for registration:
Email: info@madeinlove.com.sg (Email with the title "I'd Love To Party With You MWL!!!"
Phone #: +62 8122035813
  

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