Rainy Days

Wow.  That was some rain.  It rained cats, dogs and the entire zoo!

I've always delegated rainy weather as perfect scrap weather.

I made a couple of cards in an afternoon.

I made one after the other.

Afterwards, I needed chocolate!

Be safe in this crazy weather.  

Challenge #27 August

This is my take on the August sketch up at the Filipino Scrapbooker's Blog.  

I love it.  This is one of my better works.

                           I colored the stamped Magnolia image with distress inks and a watercolor brush.  I found that if you look for a small enough doily,  you can use this to frame Tilda.  And no need to purchase every spellbinder die out there.
  I used some small Bangkok paper flowers and a resin flower from All About Scrapbooking.
  Please do join the fun and make more cards this August.

Making More

Totally loving the Martha Stewart Circle Punch.  I am still waiting to purchase mine!  So I just borrowed a friend's and punched one.  Next up, I used script stamp on top and distressed it Peacock Blue.  For the stitching on top,  that is a handy stitch stamp.  I still have yet to use my stitching tool.  Argh.  I keep buying tools I hardly use.

Going through my stash,  I end up with new discoveries all the time.  I found out that I hoarded up on twinkling waters.  So here I colored all the corners with twinkling water creating a colorful border.  I am also using more of my self made mists.  Time to get the mists out of storage and finish those first.

Early Start

I woke up this morning with a desire to make lay outs.  And I managed to make three before heading out to work.  Still working with the Kaisercraft die cuts, and   hand cut some doilies.

trying to get more use out of my stamps.  The wooden fence is from All About Scrapbooking.

I didn't have blue pan pastel.  So I used watercolors to paint over the textured paste.

And for my third lay out,  I just used what was available.

I am so happy to finish my DT assignments for this year.  So now,  I am looking forward to scrapping more and posting more often.

Baby Love

    Life got busy,  and mojo left me behind.  I am currently finishing up projects for the Filipino Scrapbookers group.  Three more cards, and I am done for the assignments for the year.  Hooray!
  Just because I don't post here,  doesn't mean I am not creating stuff.
    I bought like a packet of these papers,  which I totally love since I don't have to punch punch around the page anymore.  The die cuts are from 1 page of Graphic 45 papers.  So nice!  It goes well with my Mamita and Baby Hans picture.    I also used a Prima Cherubim resin, Webster's papers for the flowers,   and Prima flowers.
   Totally loving this oh so cute Baby lay out.

Hello again.

Thanks for still sticking around even if I still do not update as  much.

I bought an extra Kaisercraft embellishment kit,  and I am working with that.  I mix it up with new Webster's papers.  I add butterflies from a Melissa Frances embellishment box and some resins.

I used some modeling/texture paste from my friend Karen Ngo.  I swear,  you don't need all the other mediums.  All you need is this one.  And maybe some gesso.

A lay out of my mommy.

The apple of my eye,  my nephew Hans making pa-cute.

  Crafting doesn't have to be expensive.  But when you source your products creatively,  it becomes like an addicting game.

A Saturday Class with Iris

Awesome mask technique.  Another way of using masks.  Get a mask and then paint alternating colors over it.

Used  mist and flicked it over the page.Used Martha Stewart circle punch for the doily.

Beautiful die cuts made from foam and used paint dabbers to add vibrant color.

Loved using pumice gel medium over the masks, and added color using pan pastel.  We used embossing ink to make the colors stick.

I made two extra lay outs so I can squeeze more out of the kit,  trying to bring the cost down.

Beautiful masks used.

a foray into mixed media using canvas.