Another batch of handmade goodness :D

I thought I should update with a little something 

these few weeks is going to be really busy

with all the tests and exam coming in 

But here goes, some layouts I have done over the last holidays

These layouts are done using the studio calico handmade kit

BY the way, I have updated my gallery at studio calico

You can take a look HERE

and like or comment as you wish :)

Comments are welcome , here there everywhere!

*photos are taken before i write the journalling , some privacy hehe *

Mcguigan is a Winery in Adelaide 

which i visit during may

They produce de-alcoholized wine which i find interested

This layout is done following the sketches by Shimelle Laine

in her 4x6 photo love class from twopeasinabucket

The colourful chevrons are stamped with 

exclusive studio calico stamps

and hero arts midtone inks

hidden "unglam" photo inside!

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Love the chevrons so much that i thought i make a bunch

this layout is on Whispering Wall 

same trip to Adelaide

Love the photo

Little flower i made using studio calico Fab-rip

Fun:)

Here's another fab-rip (fabric )

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Ok, i'm officially crazy over the chevron stamp

Now trying them on a sheet of 12x12 kraft cardstock

a more muted tone, but i still love how it looks like :)

A close up

You see, I love twines, 

they are great to add a little touch to every project you're doing

doesnt add bulk, but it does change alot

imagine the layout without the twines

missing a whole lot!

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trying a little something different and simple

using my new ek- success cheese punch

to do some decoration with confetti

Another way to use the fabric is to layer it under the photo

fold it a little, make it looks like a section of a curtain on the window

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Love this layout

I used this awesome maya roads words stamp 

love the font

some close ups

i did some misting too :)

haha not forgetting the chevron

see that tone - on - tone chevron peeking in the right hand corner ?

still loving chevron

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and last but not least!

I was thinking what can i do with this bright pink die cut paper

and i thought i muted it down alittle 

using some studio calico white mist

more flowers

flowers :)

and flowers! haha

Wow, that's alot of layouts from one kit

that's how fun a kit can be.

you can make your own kit and scrap lots of photos at once

or buy a kit from various kit clubs like studio calico and many others

I love studio calico's kit so far 

and there are more to discover too :)

If you haven try a kit, give it a try 

it might not be for everyone

but it can be really fun and therapeutic 

sitting down with everything and not having to worry of what to match :)

Because they all matches!

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That's all for now and till next time!

~ xoxo ~

My favourite technique :)

Hello!

Hope you're having a great weekend so far

While making the guestbook/scrapbook 

I was tempted to use my favourite technique for card making

It's something to do with stamping

colourful and water

And time, i added some shine too :)

Here is one card that i made during valentines using this technique

and i though i could share how i made it :)

LOVe the colours :)

Here is how the finished page looks like

on my guestbook project

Close ups

See the shine and the water colour look

and the mix of fabulous colours!
LOVE IT!

Here is the supplies

You would need 

1. a few colours of dye ink

(I'm using distress inks cause I really lovee the colours)

2. A bottle that spray water

(i usually use tap water, this time I though of adding some shine

Hence i'm using the studio calico mister huey in the shine colour

it's just a glimmer water, add a glittery touch to your project. 

Quite subtle but nice in real life )

3. Your favourite stamp!

( I'm using the tim holtz cling stamp 

from the nature moment collection )

Mount ur stamp onto an acrylic block

Add the darkest colour onto your image first

I just smear direct ink pad to stamp

just be a little careful 

then add the other lighter colours,

also in ascending order or the colour tone

( from darkest to lightest)

this prevent yourself getting the ink pad stained 

i usually have no problem with that :)

then i come back in with the darker colours

to add some touches at the edges of some parts of the flowers

this add a little dimension to the stamped image

now u can see our image is all inked up

take the bottle of spray mist

Mist it about 2-3 times dependng on the size of the image

u can see the ink darkens

and become more watery looking then before

then we are good to stamp

now stamp :)

and you have ur pretty image

i thought could do one that just use all greens in different shades

Hehe this is an example of me misting too much 

becareful if you mist too much water, 

some parts of the ink might flow to other parts

and parts of the image might not stamp clearly

and it might even drip onto your project before you stamp!

(that has happen before to me >< )

well here you go the final product

fun right?

I love mixing the colours up 

and trying different colour combination

Hope you have enjoy this little tutorial

and hope you give it a try

share with me if you do ! 

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Also want to add

I have signed up for shimelle's neew class called Scrapbook Remix

And so I though I could share my recent paper stash

I was buying so much given that my LSS is having moving out sales

and follow by ware house sales

and all the CHA goodies

I cant resist

So it's time for me to sort out my paper stash before it gets out of control!

I used the cropper hopper divider 

and added some washi tape 

and label by company

Here is part one, some papers sits in between my albums

and somehow 

the comb and hairband just find their way into the hole

haha, kind of a good way to store them too :)

makes me happy when i comb my hair and look at the pretty paper lol

Here is part 2

This rack is from goodwill

a friend of mine RAK it to me

It's really nice of her!

It sits some of my favourite collections 

Beside it sits the container that house all my thickers

and alpha stickers

Love it :) 

And the class starts coming monday.

It's about mixing the pattern papers

and all the fun stuff.

I can't wait :)

Join in if you can :)

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Thanks for stopping by today :)

then next time!