Some exciting news!

YSS is having their 12 days sale. Each day 1 brand or some items goes on discounts. Eg Basic Grey Offbeat collection at 20-30% discount. Then there is a daily checkout discount. Eg.... 20% off entire order. So, this is on top of the already marked down and the special.... which means the Basic Grey offbeat is 20% + 20% discounts off... now, that's what I call a SALE That's not all, YSS allowed you to accumulate all 12 days of items you buy so you can can free shipping or better rates. Check them out now. http://yourscrapbookstash.blogspot.com/ Hurry today is Maya Road sale. Remember the cute Christmas tags I did... on sale now!!! Woohoo... kids can play with them. You can add them on Christmas cards!!

Fun projects with kids

Dec time I hear this lot from Charis : "Mom, I am bored"...... or she just simply lie on the sofa and do nothing. So, i had a brilliant idea... why not include her in doing my craft? Today I decide to let her do the Christmas ornaments..... These MAYA Road tags are part of my DT kit from YSS. Well, I hope Erica will be ok if I let my kids play with these.

We painted each tag with white paint, pour white glitter over each and we add stickles.

Easy and fun. Charis is simply thrilled! With little supervision, she just plays with stickles, paints, glitter. I love it.... I am happy, she is happy! All Maya Road tags, stickles available from YSS. They bought in many many colours. Yummy! Grab them now! We can do with more colours, right!

Thankful

Hello......... I am back. Back from a short break.......... spending time with family. Eating... way too much! Shopping .......... ahem.... I shall leave that out for now! LOL! It has been refreshing. I like it ........... to take it slow and just be there. I am THANKFUL for these: 1) I have 1 Mini Album published in Scrapbook News And Review Mag and 1 LO too in its Dec issue. So thankful 2) Finally I can fulfilled a long time wish - I will be teaching a class in my LSS, madewithlove....... woohoo.... I really cherish this amazing opportunity. I am a bit jittery... being my first class........ but well, I am just going to let my passion lead me and have a good time. 3) I won the Jenni Bowlin Contest over at CMK with this project. Woohoo... I love Jenni Bowlin stuff. Will be returning tomorrow with some YSS DT work. See ya!

Happy Thanksgiving

To all my friends who are celebrating. HAPPY THANKSGIVING.............. Enjoy the warmth of family. I will be taking a break........ will be back Friday 5th Dec.

Mini Album - 2009 Observations

I was reflecting all that I have done this year and I realised i kinda of forgotten some things. And I wish I stay in that memory a bit more of some important events. Wish i had journal or record some things more. So now, I decided to make this album for 2009 - as a journal, as a book to record all that will happen for 2009. The concept is the same as Ali Edwards Dec Daily Album where you add as you go along. I like this concept alot cos it will make us more aware of each day. Capture that which matters. I adapted the concept to a monthly one - to take note of what happen each month. It can be an event, or just a photo. Or some random journaling. So, at the end of 2009, I will have an album which I had taken along for that year and recorded some of the things which I may have forgotten as the year close. Here is it:

1. The Jenni Bowlin Calendar cards are perfect for this project. I can use all of them in 1 project. I position them like tabs on each page. 2. I stick to black, cream and red theme. Some of my fav colours. All papers from Jenni Bowlin. 3. I added some journaling cards, Bingo cards from Jenni Bowlin. 4. And of course, can't do without my fav stamps. I use these 2 sets of stamps alot in this project. - Fontwerks Patterna set - October Afternoon 'save the date" These 2 sets are very versatile, esp the Patterns........ I use them like background stamps....... to create lines... so much you can get out of this set. And these 2 stamps are ON SALE over at YSS. At 25% off. Quick grab them before they are gone.

Technique- Tape transfer

Remember some LOs I posted yesterday.

Here is one technique which I want to share:

Tape Transfer

1) First cut out a pattern, flower from your Pattern Paper.

Here I cut out this lovely print from Jenni Bowlin paper.

Then I put clear tape over..... covering the entire motif.

2) Then I soak it into a bowl of water. Leave it there for 5 mins.

3) By now the fibers of the paper will soften.... use your thumb to rub it off.

You will see that the motif is transferred to the tape.

4) Dry it and use clear glue to stick it your LO.

This gives the motif a clear gloss on time....... a fun way of using the patterns on your PP.

Here is the LO:

And another tip off: YSS is having a October Afternoon Contest. Load your LOs and projects using the latest OA range like Hometown, Weathervane...... you can win MORE OA goodies.

YSS DT work - Jenni Bowlin goodies

For my first DT assignment, YSS sent me these gorgeous Jenni Bowlin goodies. Plus lots of Prima Voila Felt, flowers... etc... I am so excited. Here are 3 LOs I did......... more projects to come. 1) Blessed Life

Concept: Initially I find the large piece of Prima Felt very intimidating.... dont know how to use it so it will not be overwhelming.... so I played around with it by cutting it up..... Once it is cut up, it is so much easier to use. I layer it around the corners of my paper block. I like it that way!

Then to use some left over scraps, I cut some circles from the scrap and layer them on top of each other to make flowers. Put a button and a 7G sticker as the centre.

2) Why I am still married to him? Concept: This Jenni Bowlin die cut with lines is perfect for journaling. i love it so much!

And the Prima Voila Felt is perfect for this LO. This has a heart in the centre so I decided to use the entire piece. Not so intimidating afterall.

Here I listed 10 reasons I am still married to my hubby. Time to remember why I love him sooo much!

Hope he is reading this!!!! And thereafter, buy me a Zutter!!! LOL!

3) Grow old together

Concept: And the Prima Voila Felt is perfect for this LO. This has a heart in the centre so I decided to use the entire piece. Not so intimidating afterall.

And I use the theme of hearts throughout this LO. I cut a heart from a Jenni Bowlin paper. Cut 2 small hearts and layer them on the top right corner.

November is a special month for us! I just celebrated my 12th wedding anniversary.... how cool!

So all these LOs has that theme in them.

Meanwhile, hop over to YSS........... some things are marked down now! Quick... time to grab the goodies!

Tomorrow I will be posting some technique i used here.