New Year Creations

With another week off, I got more scrapbook layouts done.  Also helps when mom came to "visit", and I did not have to worry about cooking and washing dishes.  So I had all the time in the world to scrap (and watch earlier seasons of Supernatural on Netflix).

Hawaii Wedding
The main reason we went to Hawaii last year (2012) was to get married!  I love Hawaii.  It's seriously my favourite place on Earth.  It's a place I can visit again and again.  Just love it, and therefore, it's a perfect setting for our wedding.

Paper: BoBunny, Core'dination

Embellishments: Stickers, vellum love quote, memo card (Elle's Studio)

Marukame Udon

Although it was on my list of restaurants to try in Waikiki, B got to it first and fell in love.  He's not a big fan of cities in paradise, but he sure is a big fan of this place.  Near the end of our short stay in Waikiki, I finally made it there and of course, he had no complaints going there again.  It was good, but I didn't fall in love with it as much as him.  The reason to go back to Waikiki for him is this udon shop.

Paper: Basic Grey

Tools/Techniques: Cricut Create a Critter, Silhouette Cameo 

Traveler

During my holiday, I got a chance to go through and develop my newest vacation photos and getting all gung-ho to start another new scrapbook (yes, I'm crazy!).  So to start things off with this scrapbook, let's start with page 1, the title page!

Paper: Bazzill Basics Paper, Core'dination

Tools/Techniques: Prismacolor pencil crayons, distressing/ink

Embellishments: Sticker (title "Traveler" by Jolee's Boutique), stamps, vellum quote

Puppy Portraits

A long time ago, I took these photos with a borrowed dslr camera.  This holiday, I finally got a chance to scrap these photos.  I actually could have finished this when I was at my parents' but I don't know how I managed to lose one of the photos.  The good news is that I bought a new printer that could print out awesome (backup) photos!  And so to test it out, I reprint the photo I lost/misplaced.  

   

Paper: My Mind's Eye, Making Memories, Echo Park

Tools/Techniques: Silhouette Cameo, circle cutter

Embellishments: Stickers

It's been a while... again.

It's been about three months since I last posted.  However, I have been scrapping hard ... well, relatively hard.  Here are my latest six pages - that's an average 2 pages per week!  Provided that I've been working on weekends this summer, I think I'm doing pretty good!!

Byodo-In Temple
On the day after our wedding, our first stop on our one day road trip around Oahu was the Byodo-In Temple.  Didn't think I would scrap this page this early on... until the BoBunny Serenity collection gave me some ideas!

Paper: BoBunny, Recollection, Bazzill
Techniques/Tools: Cricut Pagoda, stamp
Embellishments: letter stickers

Cruise Adventure
Our honeymoon was a one week Hawaiian cruise.  On embarkment day, we had a crew member took a photo of us just in front of the ship.  It was a good photo... to scrap.

Paper: Basic Grey, Sandylion, scraps

Embellishments: stickers, vellum, Bazzill pleated border, pearl bead, ribbon (cut up to make the coconuts!)

Cock-a-doodle-doo
Wild/farmed chickens and roosters are EVERYWHERE in Hawaii.  How could my Hawaii scrapbook not include this bird?!

Paper: Echo Park, scraps

Techniques/Tools: Cricut 3 Birds on Parade

Embellishments: stickers

Stonehenge
For my England trip, I originally didn't plan to see these famous rocks.  However, my friend suggested to visit them since she also never been.  So why not?  I'm always up to see famous things - even if it means being a typical tourist.

Paper: Bazzill

Techniques/Tools: Silhouette Cameo, Gypsy

Embellishments: letter stickers

London
I heart London.  I just love this city.  Too bad my time there was so short.  I haven't seen everything yet.  I will have to go back.
 

Paper: Recollection, Core'dination

Embellishments: Thickers, stickers, stamps

Over the Rainbow

This photo is very special to me.  How often are you in the sky, and a perimeter borders around you?  Almost never.  

Paper: Forgot!

Techniques/Tools: Sillhouette Cameo

Embellishments: sticker

Mr. & Mrs.

So after one year of marriage, I finally got around to scrap one of my wedding pages (no, I'm not scrapping a wedding book.  I have great friends who already printed me a photo book, and I'm happy with that).  This one is for my general Memories scrapbook.

I bought so many paper packs from Homesense for $4.99, so I had to used them for this page.  Luckily for me, I found a layout online that utilized one of my paper packs.  I used to be against copying other people's layouts.  It makes me feel so uncreative.  Now, let's get 'inspired'.  I'm not going to show the comparison, but it's posted here.

Paper: Crate Paper, Little Yellow Bicycle, scraps

Embellishments: Stickers (Doodlebug Design, Fiskars), punch outs (Crate Paper)

Cookie Valentine

Well. my 'cookie' isn't the most romantic kind of guy. If he can skip over Valentine's Day, he so would (in his dreams!) I am totally opposite. So to balance it out, I made him an atypical Valentine's Day card. Not too mushy and something fun. The best part, I got to use my Sesame Street Font Cricut cartridge (which I got on sale for $30 CAD during Christmas and thought it would go to waste since I had no clue what to do with Sesame Street). Happy Valentine's Day, baby!

Face (left), Inside (right)

Paper: Recollections, DCWV, scraps

Techniques/Tools: Cricut Sesame Street Font, From My Kitchen, Wild Card

2 Peas in a Pod

This page was made for BBTB contest. This was the only 'number' thing that came to mind. It's pretty simple. Very straightforward. In my mind, it was going to look more complicated. However, I'm still glad with the way it turned out. Hope I made the deadline!

Paper: The Paper Company, Core'dination, Sandylion, Bazzill Bling, K.I. Memories

Techniques/Tools: Cricut Stretch Your Imagination, Don Juan, Doodlecharms, Cuttlebug

Embellishments: ribbon

Another Wedding

Seriously, more than 1/2 of my girl friends are married. Sigh. What is up with that? Anyways, I couldn't make it to my childhood friend's wedding in Toronto. So all I can give is a card. I think I'm really lacking creativity lately. My swap cards seem kind of bland. This wedding card seem kind of plain. However, I do like this one. It's simple and pure - just like my friend. I wish her all the best... thousands of miles away.

Paper: The Paper Company

Stamps: Penny Black - Every Which Way, Basic Grey - Two Scoops/Sweet Sentiments

Embellishments: self adhesive pearls and gems

Jing's Scrapbook - Together

Original Post: May 23, 2009

Jing gave me a lot of pictures of just her and Ken. Honestly, I don't want to make THAT many pages (else I will never get it done), and therefore, I just combined all these miscellaneous 'Together' pictures onto one page. I think this is my very first 'girly' style page: butterflies, floral, pink/green/brown color scheme. I quite like it! Haha.

Paper: DCWV, Basic Grey, K.I. Memories

Techniques/Tools: Design Studio, Cricut Opposites Attract

Embellishments: Basic Grey element stickers, vellum quote

A close up of the vellum quote, which I found perfect for the pictures:

"Love does not consist in gazing at each other, but in looking together in the same direction. " ~ Antoine de Saint-Exupery

Jing's Scrapbook - Title Page

Original Post: April 7, 2009

It's been a while since I last scrapbooked. I have just been in this rut with no ideas, but I really have to get going. I'm making a scrapbook for my friend, Jing, as a wedding present (July 2009). I really didn't want to get her a household item or contribute to a registry. So I figured a scrapbook is meaningful and something she would like (and she does, since I had to get pictures from her, she had to know!).

So, here is the title page. I love making title pages. I don't know why. More to come!

Paper: K&Company (pattern), Core'dination, DCWV, scraps

Techniques/Tools: Cricut Stretch Your Imagination, DonJuan

Embellishments: Prima flowers, Liquid Pearls

Crazy for You

Original Post: January 5, 2009

January 19 is my professional engineering exam and SHEIST... I can't read those ethics books anymore. It's like eating cardboard... DRY. So instead, I took up a challenge on the Cricut Forum and made a card instead. The challenge is to make a monogram based card. I chose 'C' since my name starts with it. Also, since Valentine's Day is coming up, let's make another cheesy one. Can you read what it says? I'm somewhat not quite satisfied with the inside. Maybe one day I'll build more on it. For now... STUDYING!

Paper: DCWV and scraps
Stamps: Penny Black - Critter Party
Embellishments: ribbons
Techniques/Tools: Cricut Don Juan

Seasons may change...

Original Post: December 31, 2008

Last last weekend, I spent some bonding time with my dad to install a closet organizer system for my closet and some wall shelves for me to put (or buy) more stuff in my room. Because of this, I was forced to clean my room and do some reorganizing! Besides throwing out some "you'll never catch me wearing this again" clothes, I also reorganized my papercrafting supplies. I stumbled upon these SU stamps that I got a while ago. I have never really used them. Somehow, I got this cheesy idea for a card: Seasons may change...

Paper: DCWV Neutrals and Jewel Colored, The Paper Company (vellum and white cardstock)
Stamps: Stampin' Up - A Tree for all Seasons
Embellishments: eyelets, sparkly heart sticker
Techniques/Tools: Cuttlebug (Celebration Stamps die), watercolor pencils, printer