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Hi! Just a quick post to show you guys how gorgeous the "Field Guide" kit of Scrappin Studio is! For those who are not yet familiar with Scrappin Studio, they are actually distributors of Studio Calico kits in Asia. So if you are in Asia and you want to get your SC kits faster, go subsrcibe to their kits now! You will love it!
Have a great weekend everyone!
Hi everyone! I have loads to share lately and I wanted to start off with this mini-album I made for Fancy Pants using the "Off To School" line. I find that making minis ahead of time in preparation for an event makes documenting much easier and faster. Here is one that you can assemble quickly.
Thanks for your visit!!
Several boxes filled with scrapbook goodies arrived at my LSS Lasting Impression a few days ago... and that always translates to a light wallet and busy nights for me. There is nothing like new scrap stuff to get you going right?
I made this one tonight. Love the new "Farmhouse" collection from Crate Paper...
This next layout was made for Aussie Scrapsource - Color Theory Rainbow assignment...
Remember I told you before about a wooden birdhouse that I found in a street market a few years back? It was cream colored and blended with my old space but since I changed the color scheme of my room, I wanted this little treasure of mine to blend in as well. So I used it as my inspiration piece for an assignment I had with Aussie Scrapsource for a weekend inspiration post for Tattered Angels.
It went from this..
to this...
I first coated the wooden piece with white gesso. After it dried I painted the roof and the base with a deep shade of red. After the paint dried, I then misted it with "Mel's Diner" which is a glimmer mist in a rich shade of red.
For the body, I painted a thin coat of white paint over the gesso just to make sure that the entire surface is painted in white. I then added strips of Tim Holtz Tissue Tape in random areas. On the left and right sides of the bird house, I applied a glimmer screen before misting it again with “Mel’s Diner”.
To finish the entire piece,I added a Prima Vine to the roof and applied some “Twinkle Toes” glimmer glam over pearl mica flakes which resulted in the silver glittery chunks you see on the roof.
Hope I was able to share some useful tips to those who are just staring to alter things.
Do check out the blog for more Tattered Angels projects!
Thanks for your visit!!
The winner for the personal rak I am giving away for the Berry Bleu Blog Hop is Jhoanna Madrid. I hope you get to see this post Jhoanna cause there was no blog link in your post. I don't know how to reach you. I'll give it around 10 days, then I'll have to pick another winner if I still can't reach you.
Thanks for joining the hop!
As for the winner for the RAK from Berry Bleu, please check the Berry Bleu site.
... a post from Brandin...
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now it's time to sit back
be inspired
I used to have an all white space with junk and mismatched colors thrown here and there. Last month I thought of fixing up my space by adding a couple of metal drawers from Ikea. I have three of those in white and thought of buying two more. Problem was, the white ones were all out of stock and they only had red and grey ones. I decided to go with the red ones and the change all started from those two new red metal drawers...
my old work area...
to this...
Big difference I think! It looks brighter, organized, and much easier to clean up too.
I'm sure you know by now that my work area is in the corner of our bedroom. So it's really important that I keep it clean and organized.
I used to have my wooden stamps displayed on the corner shelves. It does look pretty all in view but it is so hard to clean the shelves. I would have to take it down one by one, wipe off the dust from the shelves and the stamps, then put it back again one by one. These desk orgaziners from Ikea are a life saver. Much easier for me to store my stamps and clean my space too.
I use my distress inks all the time so I make sure to have these in view and within easy reach all the time.
These two white mini shelves are actually for quickutz dies. It fits the distress inks perfectly so I used it to house my inks, paints, glazes, etc... I got those from Lasting Impression.
These are my favorite finds in the street market near our place. Jewelry organizers turned into glass covered cases for my tapes and favorite embellishment packs.
The boxes are great for adding color and design to my area. Plus my flowers and other stamps are easily stored there as well.
The clear acrylic shelves keep my bits and pieces and left over embellishments from kits and collection packs. The black and white fit form was a purchase I made in Malaysia when my friend Michelle Ku took me out shopping. I love it. It holds small metal embellishments and my favorite mediums. The rest of my mediums are kept in another cabinet.
The box on top holds my mists.
some of my favorite flowers on display. The black shadow frame was repurposed into a container for some flowers. It has a sliding frame so it's easy to get flowers from it if I need to use some on a project. It also doubles as an item for display in my area. I got the frame from the Yellow Violet House...
here is another favorite find... a jewelry organizer turned into a desk top organizer for my adhesives, inks, scissors, etc. Stuff that I use all the time in my projects.
back to my two lovely red drawers... a place for my cling stamps and punchers...
Here are the white ones... a place for embellishments, trims, etc.
The inside of my white cabinet... papers and clear stamps stored in the 7 Gypsies stamp holder...
paint dabbers stored in a wooden shelf... other stuff like my MM slice and Canon Selphy are kept here.. away from the dust and the playful hands of my two little girls:)
There you go! Hope you were able to pick up some tips on organizing your craft area. I can honestly say that the only expensive items in my work area are the Ikea metal drawers and the quickutz white mini shelves. Everything else are bargain finds from street markets and repurposed items. I also don't have much supplies as compared to most scrappers. I purge and purge all the time. I make a decision on the stuff that I am sure to use and those that are just sitting around in my area. I give those away through raks and prizes. It's really much easier to find the things that you need without all the clutter.
Oh one last thing, you may have noticed the small birdhouse from the old photo and the new photo of my work area. The bird cage used to be white and brown. Now it's red, white, and black. I will have a post soon about that.
Thanks for your visit!
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P.S. I got so many comments on my facebook page about the room. I just wanted to let you know that it does not really cost that much to come up with an organized space. But you do need a bit of patience. Try to decide on a color scheme and stick to it. Your space will look brighter and prettier if you have a specific color scheme. That also helps when you shop for your stuff. I go to dollar stores, street markets, and buy only the things that I know will work for the area. If it's too expensive I let it go knowing that I will find a suitable alternative for it. Boxes are great. It's cheap and it contributes so much to the design and color of your space. Plus it hides all the mess:)
I really wanted to do this post cause I wanted to show you my friends and reader (who don't have a dedicated craft area yet) that you can have your own space at a budget cost even in a small area of your room.
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Hello everyone! Welcome to the very first blog hop for Berry Bleu! I have recently been invited to be a sponsored designer for them and I am beyond thrilled to be able to work with their beautiful and unique vintage tags.
To show you an example of how the tags look and how easy it is to incorporate the tags into your projects, here is my very first project for Berry Bleu...
... detail shots of the tag...
Now, how about playing along with us for the entire hop? If you have started the blog hop then you came to this site from the blog of the amazing Lisa Novogrodski.
So how does this blog hop work? The design team and October guest designers will be revealing their first projects for Berry Bleu. You will need to visit each blog and leave a comment that you have been there. Your last stop will be the Berry71Bleu blogspot. To qualify for the prize you will need to leave a comment on that blog letting us know you have visited all the designers. A winner will be randomly selected. You have from October 1- October 4 (12:00 a.m. eastern time) to complete the hop. A winner will be selected on October 4th!!!
