VIDEO TUTORIAL! JANUARY 2015 MOODBOARD CHALLENGE!

HI PEOPLE!

Im back again this week with my very first VIDEO TUTORIAL!!!

THIS IS SO EXCITING!!!

Okay. I'll have to admit that video editing is one tough cookie. Esp when your mac is old and ancient and iMovie keeps jamming up on you. Hahah. And I'm having mixed feelings of doing another video tutorial. Sigh~

What inspired me to make this video was that I went to Malaysia JB recently for a short one-day trip and I came across shops that sells little camera stands with a grip that allows you to clip on to the edge of the table yada yada. Anyway, since it's inexpensive, I bought it with the idea that I can clipped my phone onto that thing so I don't need to hold my phone when I read (I'm lazy I know). 

Afterwards, I realised that the stand was actually long enough for me to video record the process of me doing a project! So being curious and strangely excited, I tried it out. 

Little did I know that the whole process of making this video ended up being so funny. Hahaha. I was super conscious with my phone hanging on top of me that I ended up doing things in slowmo. I also had to tell my mum to quit talking to me. Hahaha. She must have thought I'm outta my mind. 

Anyway, I suck at video editing so pardon me for the jerky video as well as the shaky screen somewhere in the middle of the video. And I'm really sorry that my head kept appearing because I was trying to see better. Haha.

So these are the mood boards that inspired me to make this layout.

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Off the Rails Scrapbooking Moodboard

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This is the final look! 

I was trying to clear up my christmas stash so this is something I created with a christmas paper from Kaisercraft in a non-christmas way.

Most of the materials I used are from Prima Marketing. There are some flowers that I altered before the video. They were altered with Shimmerz. 

Anyway, enjoy the video!

Leave a comment to let me know what you think! And thanks for stopping by! :)

Maja Designs and Scrap Around the World January Challenge

Hello again!

For this week, I'm making a layout for both Maja Designs and Scrap Around the World January mood board. 

I was actually deleting my photos from my phone since I simply have too much photos and it's becoming a problem for me, when I found this photo I took at the foot of Eiffel Tower in Paris. I am really thankful for a chance to step foot into Europe for a study trip. I befriended a lot of awesome people (which I don't know if we ever have the chance to meet again) and visited a lot of awesome places in different countries. It was definitely a highlight in my life thus far. Anyways...

Maja Designs Mood Board

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Scrap Around the World Mood board

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I discovered Maja Designs through my friend Jelissa whom I befriended through our local scrapbook store.  So I began to follow Maja Designs and took a liking to their moodpboard this month and did my layout according to the tones and colours. But because I'm an idiot who got too exciting after seeing something I like, I conveniently missed the part which says we must use their products. Oh well, I have already completed my layout so I'm still gonna give it a shot. It's okay if I don't win anything, it's still a fun process doing this layout. :)

I started out with this piece of 12x12 die cut from Kaisercraft Blue Bay Collection named Indigo. And I have to say this collection is absolutely fabulous and I didn't even manage to lay my hands on other patterned papers from this collection in our local scrapbook store. :(

Anyway, I cut out the centre piece and layered it with another piece of 12x12 paper at the back of the frame from the same collection. 

Did some stamping first with Kaisercraft Tiny Dots stamps as well as Prima Stamps from the Cigar Box Collection. I then used the Damask stencil from Prima with Finnabair Light Paste.

It's not really obvious now, but once it's dried and after I add colours through spray mists, it'll be much more obvious. 

I also decided to alter the frame slightly. I added thin coat of Finnabair White Crackle Paint. It's not really obvious in the picture as the cracks are really small since I only painted a thin coat. I also added more colours with my Prima Chalk Edger in Worn Jeans, Pastel Blue, Attic Dust and Pastel Yellow. 

I also added some stamping with Tattered Angel stamps that was designed by Heidi Swapp. 

Next, I started spraying randomly! Haha. So I used Tattered Angels' Silver Sugar, Mustard Seed and Tim Holtz Distress Stain Spray in Tattered Rose, Milled Lavender. 

Once everything is nice and dry, it's time to start layering! Most of my embellishments are from Prima and that tag belongs to Kaisercraft. 

I layered flower die cuts from Prima as well as a lot of flowers. Hahaha. My layouts are always so flowery. Those butterflies are from Tim Holtz Sizzix Movers and Shapers. 

I've also added some Flocked Rub-ons from Prima, before this, I have no idea such things existed. I bought them over from another crafter who don't need them. Initially, I don't know what they are but after using it, I think it's rather awesome since it gives off interested texture. 

Take a closer look. :)

I also added from Glass Glitters from Finnabair in Platinum as prepared to call it a day, I even took photo for the completed layout for blogging. But when I came back the next day, I decided I'm not very happy with this piece. I felt that it's lacking of some intensity. I felt that my centre composition is too bright/cheerful for an ornate frame which looks vintage. 

So I began to grab whatever that were near me and adding it on (of course its something that fit in the theme). I added some Art Anthology Dimensional Paint in Sandstone for the sand texture on the frame. It might not be obvious, but it's nice to touch. :)

Altered the flowers by spraying Tattered Angel's Old Lace and Silver Sugar and painted some gesso over it as highlights. I also painted a light coat of gesso over the glass glitters to mute them down a little as I felt they're too shiny. 

I used Dylusion Spray in Melted Chocolate as well as Silver Sugar. 

Made some splatters with gesso, Dylusion Melted Chocolate and Tattered Angels' Sugar Maple. The sentiments are stickers from Crate Paper. 

So this is the main composition after all the impromptu altering. 

And TADA! The final look of this layout. 

I actually prefer this look better as the colours are more intense as compared to the previous one. And I felt that the blue highlights from the frame ties in nicely with the black and white photo of Eiffel Tower I took in Paris as well as the platinum glass glitters. 

So this is it! 

Thanks for reading! 

Tell me what you think of this layout! :)

Tschüss!

January Challenge for Scrap Around the World and Blue Fern Studios

HAPPY NEW YEAR!

I'm back with a new layout this week. This is actually a gift requested by Valerie, it's supposed to be a gift for a person that she's thankful for.

I took this chance to participate in the January Challenge for both Scrap Around the World as well as Blue Fern Studios.

This is the mood board for this month's Scrap Around the World Challenge. IT'S SO PRETTY RIGHT?!? I really like this shabby chic theme. I'm very much influenced by the elements of this mood board. As you can see later, I'll include the elements of the dusty pink roses, clock as well as keys.

For more information of the challenge, click here!

And the picture below is the sketch by Blue Fern Studios. For more information, click here!

Okay, so I started out with trimming this piece of Blue Fern Studios pattern paper to 8x8 inches to go into my 8x8 inches shadow box then primed it with Prima Finnabair Clear Gesso. 

Then taking the leftover pieces from that patterned paper and fussy cut out the pieces.

I began to pull out some scraps and tore them to pieces for layering, trying to figure out where I should do my stencilling. The papers are from Maggie Holmes and Blue Fern Studios. 

If you noticed, I had heat embossed some Stampendous Embossing Enamel in Bronze on the 'vine' thingy randomly. Then I proceeded with the stencilling. I did this with Heavy Matte Gel by Liquidtex with Dear Lizzy Serendipity Collection stencil.

Did this with modelling paste by Teresa Collins with one of the Studio Calico stencils. 

This is how it looked so far after stencilling as well as adhering the fussy cut pieces. 

I watercoloured over the gel medium. If you noticed, watercolouring over gel medium and modelling paste will yield different results. Gel Medium acts like a resist as it will not absorb the colours, whereas the modelling paste will absorb the colours. 

Over here, I used a mixture of Dylusion Brown ink spray with Hot Pink to get this kind of dusty pink colour. 

IT'S TIME TO EMBELLISH!

Learn this trick from Jelissa, if you don't know about her, please go check her out! Her works are super amazing. Anyway, these roses I used are made of Mulberry Papers, so when I applied ink at the bottom, I just need to add a little water, the ink will bleed naturally and create this very natural coloured rose.  

So this is the final look! I added some circles at the back with my pencil to create more interest in the background. I also added resin key from Prima Marketing and fussy cut a clock out as they're part of the elements on Scrap Around the World mood board. :)

Here are some close-ups. :)

Painted some clear distress crackle to give it some texture.

So at the end of the day, I deviated from the Blue Fern Sketch a little because I thought I needed something on the left to balance out the 'heaviness' on the right. But I'm still gonna try my luck and enter the Blue Fern Studios Challenge. Haha. 

Anyway, this is it for this week!

HAPPY NEW YEAR ONCE AGAIN AND HAVE A GREAT YEAR AHEAD!

Thanks for reading! :)