Funny Girls

The Challenge:

Sketch N Scrap #36

here's the sketch

and my take......

I mixed some old with new things on this layout, and I am loving the result, can you spot which is old and which is new?

Clare's school mate Michelle came over to Las Vegas few weeks ago before she starts her new job in CA, the girls had some good time together!

both the girls are funny girls, so you can imagine how much fun we had at home that week"

Michelle graduated from CalArts 2 years ago and just got a pretty good paid job at a well-known firm as a graphic designer, I managed to get a few lessons from Michelle by baking her the best chocolate chip cookies with dulce de leche and take her out for some good meals here in Las Vegas! LOL! Lucky me!

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City Crafter Challenge Blog Week 168 ~ Dress it up

This week at City Crafter Challenge Blog, Ros is our lovely host. She is challenging us to take any ordinary item and turn it into a beautiful project.

Dress it Up!

When Clare came back for summer break, we went thrifting together, she picked up this item and asked me to make her a beautiful jewelry box

the box cost only 1.50, in good condition and it is clean, just that we don't really like that Mr. Santa is delivering fish instead of presents... LOL!

as you can see, the fun started with paint, gesso, moulding gel....

and of course there were paper, printed images and masking involved in this project

I divided the inside into 3 section so Clare could organized her jewelry

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You really need to hop over to see the beautiful projects from the team, especially our Guest Star Ira, her project is just Stunning!

Our Beautiful World Week 3 ~ Lace

Our Beautiful World 

is a place where you can share photographs taken by you from your part of the world

We have a new word prompt every Sunday

and this week is

It all started nearly 2 years ago, I stopped by some yard sale with my daughters, and found this beautiful rose saucer

and this plate

and there was the beginning of this idea

I want to collect pretty plates from yard sale and thrift store, and I can have my own miss-match Alice tea party at home

not just from Las Vegas, I found a pretty good stack in New York City while I went thrifting with Lauren too.

imagine how I brought this stack home from NYC?

but wait.....

aren't we talking about LACE

and not rose?

Yep, it is part of my plan

to find a lacy border plate to match my rose plate

I finally did....

they are like 0.75 per piece, in perfect condition, I grabbed 6 from the shelf the minute I saw them, and regretted after I walked around the other side of the aisle, thinking I should just get all of them, there were 8, but guess what, it was gone 5 minutes later, so I had to settled with just 6, oh well....

I still get a beautiful stack there though...

would you like to come over for tea now?

♥

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Our Beautiful World


kirsty

Mother-Daughters Time

Dolce and I drove to CA to spend a few hours with Clare, I am happy that I get to see her again

Plus we get to go to Ikea!!!! (happy happy me!!!!!)

So this is a pre-scheduled post

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The Challenge:

PTI Make it Monday #124 

This week is my favorite people - Melissa Phillips, making a card with matching envelope, focusing on the beautiful envelope, love it (Watch video by Melissa HERE)

Here's the front of the envelop....

and the back.....

The scallop edge is a PTI die called Edgers #3 die collection

I used 3 stamp sets from Papertrey Ink on this project

PTI 2012 Anniversary set - Pretty Peonies and its matching die

PTI Postmarks stamp set (I love this and used it a lot)

Sentiment is from PTI Signature Series Dress form mini stamp set

and the orange and yellow polka dots patterned paper is also from PTI

2008 Bitty Dots Basics patterned paper 8x8 paper pad

now every pretty envelope needs a pretty matching card right? LOL!

vintage button and twine are both from Papertrey Ink

the card is basically using the same stamp set and die as the envelope

it is weird that this time I actually started with the envelope and then make a matching card, LOL!

 like the envelope said - 

Wishing you a fabulous day!

♥

kirsty

My Star

The Challenge:

Scrap our stash - Stash Challenge # 5 Red, White and Blue

Use only red, white and blue and must include (3) or more pre-made STAR embellishments

Here's my layout....

first I pull out all the red, white and blue paper that I have, and the Tim Holtz chipboard stars

I traced the star on patterned paper and that's the cover for it

Here's my little shining star on the beam

close up...

There's a little trick I would like to share today, it is not new, I learn it from Betsy Veldman sometime ago, but I though it would be helpful to some who are looking for solution on this particular subject, if I could do my part and spread the words to more people, that would be nice wouldn't it?

Do you have problem when comes to using embossing powder?

You'll leave bits of embossing powder or glitters around the stamped image?

Like in this case, the background is white, and I have red paint splatters so I really want to keep the area around my stamped glittered star as clean as possible

I think they called it embossing buddy, it helps keep unwanted flecks of embossing powder or glitter from sticking to the paper. I think they sell it at scrapbook store, in a nice pouch form of course, I just want it quick so I find a piece of rag, filled it with baking powder and tie the top with rubber bands.

rub it around the area that you want to stamp on, and here's the 2 photos where you can compared the result, I didn't use the embossing buddy on the left. The one on the right has the cleaner effect around the stamped image, the red glitters didn't stick as much outside the star

Well, if you are one that is looking for some solution for your crafting problem like I used to, I hope this little trick helps....

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On the road again

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see you when I am back

♥

kirsty