Mixed Media Layout + GIVEAWAY!!!

Hi Guys! MERRY CHRISTMAS!

It's been awhile since I last blogged about my crafty projects since I've been BUSY BUSY BUSY! If you have been following me on my Instagram (@mabelsim) or on my Facebook page (thecraftminded), you would've realised that I conducted my first workshop for Fujifilm (insert *squeal*) at Harvey Norman Millenia Walk for their new photos and scrapbooking store called Wonder Photo Shop by Fujifilm. It's a very exciting experience for me to venture into something more than sitting in front of the camera and filming or taking photos for tutorials so I would really have to thank Fujifilm and a dear friend of mine for offering me this awesome opportunity.

I'm feeling particularly happy this christmas season so I intend to organise a 

GIVEAWAY!!! 

WOOHOO!!!

Stand a chance to win all of these awesome products by simply doing the following steps:

1. Subscribe to my YouTube channel (CLICK HERE!)

2. Follow me on my Instagram (CLICK HERE!)

3. Tag a friend on my Instagram GIVEAWAY post

THAT'S IT!!

I will be announcing a random winner on 5 Jan 2016. 

The more friends you tagged in that instagram post, the more chance you get stand to win!

This is opened to international participants as well!

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Anyway, back to the topic for today, I'm doing a mixed media layout for Scrap Around the World's last challenge. It's pretty sad to see this awesome challenge blog coming to an end as I really enjoyed challenging myself with their monthly moodboards. So no matter how busy I was, I gotta participate this last challenge. 

Click HERE for more details

As you can see, apart from the colour scheme, my layout is inspired by different elements of the moodboard, including the floral 'wreath' and the gold glitter. 

Here are some close up shots.

View the entire process here!!

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Supplies Used

ColourArte Twinkling H20’s

Pink Cloud

Blushing Rose

ColourArte Primary Elements

Sunflower

ColourArte Silks

Ginger Peach

Plumeria

Others

Kraft Cardstock

Kaisercraft ‘Recollection’ Patterned Paper

Kaisercraft ‘Tiny Dots’ Stamp

Crate Paper ‘Darling’ Patterned Paper

Sizzix ‘3D Flowers’ Bigz Dies

Sizzix Thinlits Die Set ‘Tiny Tattered Florals’

American Crafts ‘Open Book’ Thickers

Prima Marketing Stamp Set ‘Glorious Fauna’

Prima Marketing Lace Trim

Prima Marketing Clear Gesso

Prima Marketing White Gesso

Prima Marketing Black Gesso

Memento StazOn ‘Jet Black’ Ink Pad

Cheese Cloth

Robin’s Nest Dew Drops

That's all for today! Hope you like my video tutorial! 

Leave some love in the comment section below to let me know what you think!

Remember to participate in the GIVEAWAY!

SEEYA~!

VIDEO TUTORIAL: Quick and Simple Christmas Snowflake Card

Christmas is coming soon everyone!

It's definitely one of my favourite festival of the year with all those merry and cheerful christmas vibes going on. 

If you have not started preparing beautiful christmas cards for your pals, do it now!

I've created a video tutorial for the quick and simple card I'm showing you. It's quick because I made 7 of these cards under 1.5 hours! If I can do it, so can you!

Supplies Used

ColourArte

Twinkling H20s

Wine & Roses

Pale Porcelain

Pink Cloud

Mediterranean Blue

ColourArte

Primary Elements

Go Navy

Autumn Skies

Ginger Flower

Sunflower

Others

Acetate

White Yardstick

Simon Says Stamp's Eliza Snowflake Die

Simon Says Stamp's Merry Christmas Dies

Prima Marketing Watercolour Paper

Black Glitter Cardstock

Hero Arts Fine Clear Embossing Powder

Versamark Ink Pad

Sizzix Big Shot Machine

That's all for this post!

Thanks for reading! :)

Video Tutorial: How to make Mixed Media Pen Holder from scratch

Hi Guys!

I'm back today with a video tutorial on how to make your own pen holder from scratch. 

I desperately need a new pen holder for my increasing collection of pens, hence I decided to make one myself by recycling toilet roll. 

Here are some close up photos of the outcome. 

You can view the process video here!

List of Supplies

ColourArte Silks

Pink Anthurium

Honey Amber

Yellow Rose

Iridescent Copper

Ginger Peach

ColourArte Primary Elements

Sunflower

Others

Toilet Roll

MME ‘Christmas on Market Street’ Enamel Dots

Assorted Mulberry Flowers

Prima Marketing Flowers

Prima Marketing Copper Crackle Texture Paste

Prima Marketing Checker Stamp

Prima Marketing Art Sugar Light Pink

 Liquitex Modeling Paste

Liquitex White Gesso

Tim Holtz ‘Stripes’ Stencil

Papertrey Ink ‘The Sweet Life’ Stamps and Dies

Floral Lace

13arts Black Gesso

Cardboards

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The colour scheme was inspired by Words & Paintery's moodboard. 

You can view more information about their challenge HERE! 

That's all for this post!

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VIDEO TUTORIAL: Family Day

Hi! I'm back again!

New video tutorial is up now if you haven seen it!

As usual, I made this for my design team project for Colourarte. It's really a memorable day for me to bring my parents to Universal Studio Singapore for a special night out. We couldn't resist to take multiple photos with the iconic castle from Far Far Away! They had fun, I had fun, it's really a magical night. 

As you can see, I decided to go for bold colours this time round, along with the beautiful patterned paper from Blue Fern Studios that's super thick as compared to other brands and works really good if you intend to apply tons of mediums. 

Some closeup shots to see how awesome Colourarte's products are. 

Here's the supply list!

Colourarte Twinkling H20’s

Blushing Rose

Lemongrass

Dreamsicle

Pink Cloud

Mediterranean Blue

Colourarte Primary Elements

Go Navy

Lucky Apple

Autumn Skies

Ginger Flower

Sunflower

Others

Blue Fern Studios ‘Dans Le Jardin’ PP

Blue Fern Studio ‘Collage Frame’ Chipboard

Petaloo Flowers

Prima Marketing Flowers

Prima Marketing Stencil ‘Lace Trim’

13arts Stencil ‘Tattered Grid’

Stamper Anonymous Stamp ‘Sketch Elements’

Kaisercraft Stamp ‘Tiny Dots’

Kaisercraft Stamp ‘Journal’

Liquitex Modeling Paste

Liquitex White Gesso

Liquitex Texture Paste ‘Glass Beads’

Daler Rowney Clear Gesso

Cheese Cloth

Memento StazOn Black Ink Pad

Martha Stewart Adhesive Silkscreen on Vellum

Dear Lizzy Thickers ‘Glitter Vanilla’

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I actually did my layout based on this BFS sketch. I think my usage of 2 photos and my over-enthusiasm of using the paints somehow made layout looks different from the sketch. *OOPS*

Anyway, you can view the details of the challenge HERE!

That's all for this post!

See y'all soon!

VIDEO TUTORIAL: Somewhere Over the Rainbow Mixed Media Layout

 

Hi Guys!

I'm back again with a video tutorial for Colourarte Design Team.

 

This is a rather special blog post designed to the Breast Cancer Awareness Month that Colourarte took part in. I have to admit that this layout has got nothing to do with breast cancer, but I know that rainbow always comes after rain! Remember the beauty in life and stay positive!

 

 

 

Please feel free to donate National Breast Cancer Foundation to the people in need of your help by clicking on the image below.

 

I've also taken my inspiration from Scrap Around the World October Moodboard.

You can check them out over HERE!

 

Here's the final look of the layout!

 

 

 

Supplies List

 

Colourarte Twinkling H20’s Think Pink Set

(Breast Cancer Special Set)

Hopeful Honeysuckle

Courageous

Dreams Bloom

Luv-u-pink

Lucky Apple

Good News

Colourarte Primary Elements

Firefly 3 pcs Set

Indian Summer 3 pcs Set

 

Others

Heidi Swapp 'Ticket to Ride' PP

Prima Marketing Flowers

Prima Marketing Stencil 'Checker'

Prima Marketing Checker Stamp

Kaisercraft Stamps

Liquitex Modeling Paste

Liquitex White Gesso

Liquitex Resin Sand

Daler Rowney Clear Gesso

Blue Fern Studio Chipboard

SewEasy Fancy Floss

2Crafty Chipboard 'Somewhere over the Rainbow'

 

 

That's all for this post. 

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