White Christmas

Oooh.. and i have a great announcement.. Ali-Craft was so kind to let me won Graphic 45 on her October winner - follow and share ..woohoo, finally!!

 

 And so, I'm going to enter the challenge for:

1. Ali-Craft - Challenge #6 White
2. Sugar Creek Hollow - Anything vintage goes
3. Creative corner challenge - Cant touch this (texture)

I made my own background for this card, as you know that i'm so terrible in straight cutting, so, the best way to "fix" it, is to distress the edge and add modelling paste around the edge.
I'm using my cuttlebug folder to puff up the paper, but since i don't have cuttlebug machine, i had to used my salad-wood spoon to transfer the folder on to my paper.. haha..

Then, I layered them with my florish snag'em clear stamp with Tsukineko - white embossing powder, just to give more texture on my layout.
Since I don't have Christmas tree stamp, I used my christmas stencil and modelling paste to create a tree (I know, it (really) didn't look perfect at all, but at least you can still know that it's a Christmas tree, right??)
At last, I embellished the card with WOC lace, ribbon and gem.
I'm perfectly satisfied, how this card turned out!

Thank you for visiting my blog!

Ps: Oohh please don't forget to check Challenge for Days for new challenges and win some yummy candies!!

Anything goes for Halloween

Here is my creation (again) using the metal plate from Captain Popeye broken DVD.

After I coated the background with black acrylic paint, i covered them with brownies black 12 x 12 paper from my stash and give it a little bit of hint of orange mist. I thought it would be fun to fuzzy cut the image of children hiding behind a pumpkin ghost and add a cut out of big scary spider and bird. I found the image from The graphics fairy - halloween. Life couldn't be simplier for limited crafty, if you don't have too many stamps or even die cut machine ( like me). I also embellished the metal tag with little bit of flowers from WOC, just to tone down the dark.

This tag is just perfect for our bathroom sign - hahahaa
"Enter at your own risk"

I will entering this project for:

Challenges 4 everybody #31 - anything goes

Anything but a card - Orange and black colors

 

 

Have a happy thursday!

 

 

 

Wild Orchid Crafts haul

Wooohooo... holiday is over and this is my reward for being a good olive-popeye wifey.. hahaha..
I've been waiting for these goodies to arrived, so I can get to the next project that i've been dying to altered.
After 6 days of every day checking up my post box.. finally, it's on my hand.

Witnessed by Captain Popeye, hard to hold my breath of excitement while he stared at me in disbelief of how can a person be drooling over paper flowers - he truly does my best supporter XOX, but merely, he just being amazed of how I held the box so tightly and called it "my precious" when we walked home from the post office.

With a hinch of warning "this would be the last order, before you sell something outta this" - (oh yeah?? - rolled my eyes) but whatever the unspoken thought, i'm going to enjoy these precious flowers ;)

This is my second order from WOC and i've challenged myself to have at least colorful roses. It looked so yummy, crispy and delicious to looked at. I know, right at this moment, i can't get my hands dirty again..
And I just have the right idea... *wink

Breaking time - Up coming yummy project

Well, with the big event here in town coming this weekend and Captain Popeye is on holiday, i'm pretty much sure that I will take some break time from my crafting desk..

Not easy doing this, while i'm on my "Highway of Crafting"..

Oh anyway.. This will give me some time to do yummy craft. More new ideas, altering the junk that I have under my desk, waiting for me to do something about it.. or probably, some papers that need to be create.. hmmm.. i wonder what ;)

Well, I'll be back soon..

Ljósanótt - Altered tray

Hello, this weekend is going to be fun! I'm sure, there will be lots of people coming for Ljósanótt and I can't hardly wait !!
And now, i am going to share my new project of altered tray, that i found.
I really like how it turned out. Hope you like it also, because.. you're my star!

All flowers that I'm using  are from my favorite Wild Orchid Crafts, and they are15mm Ivory Mulberry Paper Open Roses, 2 tone peach mulberry paper flower,earth tone mulberry paper lily flowers, Filigree silver corner, white cotton lace and unfortunately, my antique bronze circle embellishment is hiding behind my picture. All them painted in cyan acrylic paint and a little bit of antique gold from Americana. I also used paper echo park paper - everyday eclectic collection 6x6 and distress all the edges with Tumbled Glass - Tim Holtz, also a little bit of dark blue splash from We are memory keeper sweetheart distresser. I'm pretty much happy with the result :) 

 

This is my 1st time ever, to entering this altered tray in Sugar Creek Hollow as their theme is Rose garden :)

Here's the close up.. cute isn't it?

 

 

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Anime

Ohayo...I need some power boost today!!! i need speedy project.. i need fast-no mess project.. and I lovee cartoon or comic book. I'm the greatest fans of Japan thingy.. from food to anime. I've subscribed on youtube Japanese cooking channel and browsing their movies or reading the comics.
My favorite all time comic books (which i collected too - with my heart and soul to get all completed) is Popcorn by Pop Corn and The Rose of Versailles ..I love drawing Lady Oscar and totally in love with Okita.. they're such lovable characters.

Oh well.. now, back on my anime drawing.. Since i never learned how to drawing manga and now, i'm trying to learned their technique. I never knew that drawing the shape of head required ruler and measurement. DARN!, i sucked with straight lines.. i think that is the reason why, i'm not good with making card, i have terrible syncronitation, as they said..haha.. as much as i'm not good with numbers too (don't tell anyone!) but, i'm glad i'm getting the hang of it and like they said (again) "Practice makes perfect", in my situation, i need to fixed my motoric sense :p

This is the results.. far from perfect..

Happy that i found on youtube channel for step by step anime/manga drawing technique.

Canvas - Mixed media collage

Canvas has always been my biggest challenge (or nightmare).. I mean, what kind of artist am i? i definitely has no sense on painting.. I love papers or coloring, but painting??? But, I guess, spending time in front of youtube has changed my opinion. There are many things that you can do with canvas. Even when you have no talent on painting, scrabbled some paint to make defiant art.. It's called Mixed Media or something kind visual of an artwork. This is where you take your crafting into the next level.


DIY embelishment: button, coins, needle core, PRIMA flowers
 

As for me, it's like playing in the wet ground under the rainy day. Scared that it might make your clothes dirty but also, exciting because you can be free and who does not like that??
From screws into the bottle opener, from plastic center flowers to WOC, from scribbling paint to sprays. From button to coins.. EVERYTHING!!

This is one of my ultimate glorious achievement (exaggerated announcement, isn't it?)



 

So, after that, i have the courage to do another canvas project. With the note of how much I love coffee (even though not as much as my Captain Popeye who can drink coffee 5 cups a day) and this canvas was posted on starbucks page in facebook. I thought, it would be something to remind us on the 1st place when my Captain Popeye and i met for the 1st time..





Altered Frame - Mixed media collage

Here's my 1st trial and error of making the mixed media collage. My confession of youtube addiction has finally did the result. Living in faraway land, certainly have price differences (yeah..what's new??) . I just couldn't get all the fancy - must have utensils for my project.. so, i've been browsing a lot on how to do the DIY stuff..

For crafter, there is always a thin line between "desire" and "passion".. anyway, currently "fashion" is the spray mists.. I've been drooling for Ranger pearl mists , Lindy's stamp gang for vibrant-pearly spray that make my life fun (in other word: easier) to do this (hope Captain Popeye hears my pray #crossfinger). Now, that is desire..
But, as i've tried to get a grip (not very successful), i'm trying the DIY spray mists recipe, that's what i call passion, it give me something to hold on for doing some crafting, whether i have the delicious tools or not, i'll find a way to make it happened.

From DIY spray mists into making my own embellishments or even make a better used of dry wall tape, i'll go for it!! But, of course, i won't mind spending few bucks to buy a goody from Wild Orchid Crafts, i think they have reasonable price and gorgeous paper flowers for my project.
Using my DIY spray mists, sometime is a bit watery, when i sprayed it on to my paper, but WOC has a sturdy paper texture and i have no complained with the customer service, they send it quite fast too.

 

And so, I took my crappy scrappy to the higher level, Unfortunately, with the strong big muscles, my Captain Popeye broke down the glass frame when we wanted to change the inside picture.. hmmm... as a creative -junk collecter, i couldn't let the precious frame to be thrown away.

Material: The last frame, scrapbook paper, junk collection ( from computer parts, screws, dice and bottle opener)

 

With every junk collection, this is the result. The computer part (right in the corner) found when I was visiting Captain Popeye's sister.He actually the one who found it on an old junk - trash place. It was just awesome! (for someone who claimed to hate the junk collector, he has a pretty good eyes) Note: Lucky to have Captain Popeye who really support my hobbies. So, this frame is totally dedicated for him :)  

 Definitely, after those altered project, i've announced myself as the junk collector by the universe.



 



 

 



 

 

 

Paper Fetish

Ever since i was a little girl, i inherit one odd thing whenever i looked at a piece of paper, i used to, "feel" the surface of paper or "sniffed" my nose on the old paper.. I love the colorful pages of the paper, than i did with my clothes.. For me, Library and book store were more fascinated than clothing stores.. ooouuggh, for me, the paper was more electrifying than 1st kiss!! ok, ok! nuff said, i'm a total nerd..

Back to the subject, and here i am, over the passing years, finally been told by Captain Popeye that, I might probably have paper fetish syndrome.. errr.. whatever strange my behavior was, back in the past, but it was amazing how i can be more alive, creative (or smart) with just one piece of paper.

I've been scrapbooking since i didn't even know what is scrapbooking was. I love writing my life story and combined it with pictures. As i know what is scrapbooking, i don't think, i will ever stop doing it. It is just me with my everyday life, whom i will shared with those i loved the most.

 

Whatever it is, until now, i never going to give up my love for paper.. I love you, paper!!

  



 







Re-appearence

I've been doing this blog since 2011, but somehow, everything just disappeared :( oh well.. no time to mourned of what was lost.

Anyway, it's also give an opportunity to spread the news to the world of what just happening into my life.. o yea.. lots of changes.. MAJOR!! hehehee

Let me give you a little briefed on what this page is all about.
I'm taking my craft pleasures to the basic level, where you think what if there you don't have eligible tools but you have 1000 ideas in your mind.. i'll say, go for it.. let's think outside the box and be pleased with what achievement you have reached. I know, sometime, i get so frustrated for not having this and that, or i wish that i can have this and that.. well, "this and that" won't get you nowhere, unless you transformed it into something..

And now, i transformed into becoming one of the million junk scrapper.
From doing scrapbooking, altered mixed media art, drawing.. anything that satisfied my art soul from so faraway land.

A new beginning of different culteres and definetely amazing traveling journey..

So, let's have a fairy magic day!!