Scrapbooking systems Day 1 - Packing a kit for a big project

Hello people!

This post came in late and I apologize for that! 

Work had been really busy and I'm sleep deprive right now. 

But I will still continue to scrapbook!

A few months ago, I decided to scrapbook my childhood

and then this month, Big Picture Classes has a free event called Big Idea Feastival

And it's all about scrapbooking your childhood using list

I got inspired and it pushes me to get the project started

I got the Simple Stories Snap 12x12 Faux Leather Album in Teal 

I used a studio calico kit box to keep all my supplies

I had so much fun shopping my own supplies for the project !

So today I'm sharing how i kit up this GIANT kit :)

I choosed some journaling cards

The main company products i'm using is October Afternoon

Because of it's cream background

And the main collection i'm using is Cake Walk

Here are some Cakewalk embellishments

I also have these from Prima and Studio Calico

Flowers and butterflies reminds me of childhood

So does wood chips and metal elements

Love this banner from Dear Lizzy and I couldn't get myself to do it until now! I should really just use it on a page :)

Some new products from Studio Calico Storytime collection

it's a childhood collection, however the colour scheme doesnt match the 90s,

so i included only the embellishment

Some chipboard elements

Some heidi swapp memory files stuff

which i might include inside the albuum for fast scrapping

the load of papers which are mainly from October Afternoon Cake walk

another reason for choosing this collection is because there are alot of birthday photos in my collection

Farm Girl sticker and alpha sheets

some bingo cards

some circle shapes I cut from silhouette as I want to test a technique out :)

And finally the photos :)

I always keep the album and the kit together so that i'm aware of what is going on :)

Tomorrow I will share how I choose, use, print and organised the photos :)

SO check back in here tomorrow.

All the way until sunday , I will have post each day

sharing the rest of the system :)

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Today's giveaway 

To be entered into this giveaway, leave a comment sharing which is your favorite kit club:) 

. Comments will be closed at the end of the month. The winners will be posted 1st October.

Pink Paislee LONDON MARKET Chipboard Buttons 

*Pink Paislee VINTAGE VOGUE Chipboard Pops Stickers

Thank you for the comments , and have a great day!

[SNEAKS] Scrapbooking systems Day 1 - Packing a kit for a big project

Hello there, 

i'm sorry today post will be just a sneak

the series this week will start on wednesday instead

as i'm working on a project of making cards to all my students.

Here is a sneak of what will the post be about on wednesday

Check out here on weds to see the full post and giveaways!

Thanks!

Organisational Systems Day 4 - The scrapbooker bookcase Part 2

Hello! I'm back with the second part of storage solution on my Expedit

Stamps

I'm using Jennifer Mcguire stamp storage solution

using the below avery plastic pocket

i use kraft paper and small alphabet sticker to divide and label the stamps

they are all sitting in a daiso container

Project Life

I store the project life cards in 2 daiso containers

they are divided by collection

and type of cards

say journaling cards, pattern cards or word cards

Ephemera

I keep all my ephemera in one daiso box

i placed some glassine pockets on top

so that i can easily grab some put inside and scrapbook them

The Lazy Box

I also have something called the LAZY box

it is where i dont organise the items, i just dump everything inside

these are expedit plastic boxes

which fits nicely inside the expedit bookcase

the first lazy box is The recycle bin
i put all the plastic sheets, kraft papers which scrapbooking kits come in
chipboard backing of page protectors and toilet rolls
sometimes i use chipboards and toilet rolls for mini albums and projects

the second one is the new box
in which i dump the new things i'm lazy to put away

The giveaway box

I also have another lazy box in the living room under the table

where i place products i'm going to giveaway 

when it gets too full, i make grab bags and sell them here

this is a good system for me to remove clutters as new stuff keep coming in!

Hope you enjoy the series so far This week we have a new giveaway. 

My Favorite Things LEAD THE WAY Die-Namics MFT

My Mind's Eye SIMPLY LOVELY Brads Honey The Sweetest Thing

Thanks for all the comments yesterday.

To be entered into this giveaway, leave a comment sharing what is your favourite storage container:) 

. Comments will be closed at the end of the month. The winners will be posted 1st October.

Check in tomorrow for more storage ideas i'm sharing :)

Organisational Systems Day 3 - The scrapbooker bookcase Part 1 + reviews on photo editing apps

Hello all! Today I'm sharing how i use my expedit bookcase .

The bottom row holds my albums (the heaviest stuff)

My system about album comes from Shimelle Laine's class

It's call Cover to Cover.

 

i colour code my scrapbooks

BLACK= Project Life

BROWN = New zealand trip

YELLOW = Adelaide Trip 2012

BABY BLUE = my relationship

PINK = About Me (personality)

TEAL/RED = Childhood stories

They are all filed chronologically 

although i do not scrapbook the pages chronologically

I'm just someone who love to see things is a chronology

probably is the mathematical side of me

You can also take a look at Stacy Julian's Library of Memories system

where she let go of the chronology part

and scrapbook more about stories that mean to her

She has a really good system , so check it out :D

I also have some mini albums which are approximately 6x8 

I have one which is a summary about my year 2012 which i made when

I took part in this event with Big Picture Classes and Stacy Julian

There are 3 studio calico handbooks which are about my adelaide trip 2013

I scaled it down as I'm lazy to make the giant album :p

It works fine and since the album is chipboard, I might paint it yellow to fit my Adelaide theme

:)

Others will be soon used for smaller stories

Below i'm showing how i keep some of my materials

All the refills/extra adhesive are in one box

glue tapes, glue dots, double sided tapes

tiny attacher

Twines get one box

I have twines from may arts which i use alot

and also some from twinery 

By leaving some of the items outside I can remember what items is where

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One of my friend asked me how do i edit my photos

I edit them using Lightroom on computer

but mostly I use apps in my iphone

So here i though i would share FIVE apps i use all the time

#1 - PicTapGo

I love this app to death!

This is my favourite go to app for editing. 

All apps allow you to add filters, but this app allow you to control the strength of the filter. There are sliders which allow you to determine how intense the effect you want it to be, and you can keep layering filters over the photo until you are satisfied :) This is by a company Totally Rad. Try this and you will never regret! Just so you know, my top favourite filters in this app is highfive, brightside, lights on, air, skinny jeans, +contrast, awake and loft

#2 Snapseed

This is my second fave! This app is soooooo comprehensive that it can almost replace photoeditor on computer. Almost. It has ability to adjust exposure, brightness, contrast and many other specifics. It can add fliters as well, but are more on the vintage side. It allows you to blur our certain part of your photos. My favourite use is actually to do selective adjust. It allows you to pin point one area on the photo where you want to edit. I did tried to help a friend to edit a pimple away using that ! haha! This app has a rather steep learning curve because it's comprehensive. I didnt explore all the usage, just stick to what I need it for.

#3 Hipstamatic

This is NOT a photo editing app. This app works like a flim camera. You get to choose 3 things - 1. The Lens, 2. The flim 3.The flash. Different combination of these 3 items create a different look. after taking the photo, you cannot edit it in the app. So instead of post processing, it's pre processing haha. What I like about this app is the sharpness and the resolution of the photo taken. It is actually BETTER than the photos taken by the normal iphone camera. And you can blow it up really big and get really clear images. The thing to know about this app is, the 'lens' will auto focus , so you cannot choose where you want to focus, which is a disadvantage. but once it focus on the right thing, it actually can create a good bokeh. Another point to know, it is great under high light conditions, especially natural sunlight. I can actually take a photo of a seagull flying on the sky and zoom in to see it's eye! 

#4 Rhonna Design

This app is new to me , i just started playing recently. It allows you to kind of create a layout. You can add "stamp" images over the photos, and word arts, texts and etc. It allow you to add layers and mask over the photos which create depth. My favourite use of this app is to add words and some arrows at the corners of the photo to add a little interest. I love the font available on this app. There is alot of fun icons to use, such as camera, polaroids, hats, mustache etc.

#5 Photo Grid

I use this to collage my photos before uploading the any social media. You can also use this to collage your photos to print, so that you can print one 4x6 directly. I love it has the rounded corners options and also you can control whether there is gap between the photos.

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This week we have a new giveaway. 

My Favorite Things LEAD THE WAY Die-Namics MFT

My Mind's Eye SIMPLY LOVELY Brads Honey The Sweetest Thing

Thanks for all the comments yesterday.

To be entered into this giveaway, leave a comment sharing what is your favourite photo app on your phone :) 

. Comments will be closed at the end of the month. The winners will be posted 1st October.

Check in tomorrow for more storage ideas i'm sharing :)

Organisational Systems Day 2 - The MINT cart

So, every scrapbooker should have THE mint cart. Joking.

This is my favourite piece of furniture in my house and i love it!

I roll this in and out of the room as and when i need it

A closer look

1st Tier

The first tier gets the embellishments that i always use

also the tools such as my favourite adhesive, and ink pads

and also my blending tool

I throw everything on top as i scrap, so the embellishments got more and more

it's usually the embellishments from the previous project

if it gets too full, i pull out some and put into the donate box

2nd Tier

second tier gets the tools

I have 4 buckets that are super cute

first one get the tools i use often

such as the Tim Holtz Tiny Attacher that i use on all projects

Silhouette pick me up tool

scorer, paint brush, paper piercer etc

second bucket holds my Gelatos:)

3rd holds some of the spray mist that i use often

like white, gray, black and blue

also water, glue and stamp cleaner

the fourth one just holds my cropadile and corner chomper

I also have a box that holds my favourite punches 

I love this butterfly punch!

Actually there are 2 other butterfly punches in this basket!

(this is of course not my entire stamp collection! 

it's just those i use often)

Behind the buckets i have 2 long and narrow pink boxes

one holds my favourite washi tape (the neutrals like black, gray, gold and red)

the other holds some favourite ribbons from Dear Lizzy

and recent washi tapes

I change them now and then so that I use up as much supplies as possible :)

The last tier gets the random stuff

I have some squeeze punches from fiskars that cant be squeezed into the second tier hahah

and also a vintage bin that holds random stuff if needed

Also a plastic container behind that holds 2 boxes of wood veneers

and fiskars stamp press, and my most go to product for layering - glassine bags

I also have a mouse pad for stamping and piercing, a self healing mat for cutting

and a pack of vellum for layering 

Because I find that I use on all projects nowadays, so it gets into my cart :)

I also have the Ranger Craft sheet folded inside

What I love about this cart is it can easily hold allll the supplies I love recenly

and I can always change it up

and it rolls to everywhere I want to scrapbook

sometimes I can watch TV with my family as i scrap

Sometimes into the air con room 

And my bedroom is so small 

so having a cart saves space, when i'm sleeping the cart got rolled outside to the living room

I LOVE LOVE LOVE IT!

I have a pinterest board on hold others are using THE TEAL trolley

You can see them here

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This week we have a new giveaway. 

My Favorite Things LEAD THE WAY Die-Namics MFT

My Mind's Eye SIMPLY LOVELY Brads Honey The Sweetest Thing

Thanks for all the comments yesterday.

To be entered into this giveaway, leave a comment sharing which is your favorite piece of storage product and if you have this teal trolley, how do you use it to suit your need :) 

. Comments will be closed at the end of the month. The winners will be posted 1st October.

Check in tomorrow for more storage ideas i'm sharing :)