My 2011 Fav Layouts

How time flies and we are bidding 2011 farewell soon! 2011 has been very good to me. I am still smiling whenever I think about it. So without further due, let's go thru my fav layouts of the year...

January - This layout is my fav of all favs because I love that man so much and of course the Studio Calico stamps too. This got to be pubbed in the Create: Stamping magazine. How cool eh?

February - Basic Grey has always been one of my fav manufacturer and I created this layout after our V-day celebration.

March  - My first time scrapping this pretty girl called Telia. She's the daughter of the scrapping diva, Emeline Seet. It's also my first layout for the Nook kit club. Also glad that it got picked for Create: Families magazine.

April - I still remember that I was sick back then and created this. I really liked how it turned out tho I was feeling so lousy. Lol.

May - Totally diggin' the Studio Calico number stamps and I went all out to do stamping all over and not forgetting misting too. Love how this turned out to be like digital scrapbooking like kinda layout. I miss digital scrapbooking :(

June - That's my friend, Karen Hughes. She is one fun girl to be with. This is my fav mixed media layout because I went to town for the Smooch spritz. I had so much fun creating this whole piece colorful and not forgetting... fabulous!

July - Receiving the Pink Paislee collection from YSS made me go crazy!! I totally love this line because it is so shabby n& romantic. This layout is pubbed in one of the Brazillian book and I am grateful for that.

August - One of my fav using products by Donna Salazar Designs. I am happy that I can pulled off a shabby, pink and romantic layout. It is just so fun to do lotsa fussy cutting. My fav thing to do *wink*

Oh yeah, this got pubbed at ScrapStreet magazine :)

September - Crate Paper : Random has to be my fav this year. Whenever I play with CP, I always get lost. I love their chippies to bits!! I can just pile and pile the chippies... ;p

October - My nephew, Caden is one of the cutest boy I have ever seen. He was so engrossed with his cars that I have to capture the pics. Love all the different paper by My Mind's Eye on this layout.

November -  I was given the opportunity to guest for Freehand Scraps and I was given a beautiful kit, mostly filled with Fancy Pants. Cindy came to visit and had a short photo shoot session. I love these photos so much that I have to scrap them :) Another thing to smile about... this got chosen to be featured at 2peas header @ gallery home!

December - Lastly, a layout about our godson, Adam. Love this Doodlebug christmas line : Santa's Workshop. For the past 3 years, we have been spending Christmas with Adam. Unfortunately, this year we couldn't join along. Missed this boy alot. Can't wait to travel with him again :)

So there you go on my 2011 fav layouts. I am glad to go through all my layouts and it definitely brought back alot of wonderful memories. This year, I also got chosen to design for 3 manufacturers ie: Donna Salazar Designs, Doodlebug & Basic Grey. I am still pinching myself for that but am grateful for such opportunities. God is good!

Thanks for dropping by and thank you for all your tremendous support and encouragements throughout the year. I pray that we will have a good 2012 together. 

Happy New Year 2012!!

Xoxo Jessy

Nook News!

Hey hey! It feels good to be back after a 3 weeks teacher's training! Will talk more about that next time :) So for now, I'd like to share with you the Nook Dec kit that is filled with beautiful papers & embellies mostly from Crate Paper : Peppermint collection :)

Here are my creations that I managed to do before I went for my training...

A card was created using origami folding :)

Created using PINSPO. A tree that was filled with feathers and owls!!

Here's one with my church member, Yvonne. We went for Christmas shopping and saw this beautiful Christmas tree that was filled with paper pink fans and lots of girly details.

This is my cute lil' nephew, Caden. Love this pic of him.

Lastly, a photo of me and my friend, Claire. We got this pic together before we went to watch Ten Thousand Talents playing live at a bistro :)

Hope you enjoyed what you see & let me show what's up for January ...

Want to know more how to subscribe to the kit? Pls click HERE...

Ok, it's time for me to catch up with the gift wrapping! Something I look forward to each year.
I wanna take this opportunity to wish you Merry Christmas and a blessed New Year!!
Xoxo Jessy

Mixed Media Background Tutorial

I love to create mixed media background because it is such a "therapy" session for me. Mixed media allows me to create freely. I can just mix and match with all sorts of medium onto a background.

Just a lil insight before I begin. This time round I was inspired by masking tape. My papa is an excellent painter. Well I am referring to painting walls (lol). I remember seeing him using masking tape to get tidy lines. That technique definitely spark an idea! So today I am gonna share with you a step-by-step tutorial on creating a mixed media background...

First, you'll need to trim your background paper to 8.5"x11". Then just do a lil spritzing and stamping. Next you'll need to cover it with masking tape. Position them randomly, just like the example above.

Apply the emboss gloss onto the masking tape.

Then, pour the mix'd media embossing powder onto the masking tape.

Then, get your hot gun out for embossing fun!

Here's the result after the embossing powder is melted.

Get wet wipes and gesso, apply all over the paper. The whole intention is to blend in the masking tape to the paper.

The next fun part is to do masking with doily. Here I use the smooch spritz.

Here's the result after the masking.

Lastly, get a circle template and smooch spritz it another darker color.

Ta daa... here's the completed mixed media background!

Here's the completed layout...

For this layout, I played around with the artistic papers. They are just so pretty without any colors. Love the natural look to it :)

Close-up shots:

Hope you enjoy this step-by-step & do share with us if you play along! Oh yeah, Donna Salazar is having a design team call for 2012-2013 and she'd love to have you to stop by her blog HERE to read the deets :)

Products list:
DSD Artistic Paper for GCD Studios
DSD Mixed Media Inx Embossing Powder for Clearsnap
DSD Emboss Gloss for Clearsnap
DSD Smooch Spritz for Clearsnap
Cat's Eye Fluid Chalk Queue by Clearsnap
DSD Antiquities Artistic Paper for GCD Studios
Gesso
Masking Tape
Doily
Catslife Press stamp
Basic Grey title sticker



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Basic Grey Layouts

While browsing through my photos, I noticed that I have not share my Basic Grey layouts. For the first two layouts, I have 2 pretty models - Telia (Emeline's DD) & Rebekah (Karen's DD). Their photogenic photos made my work easier as I totally love these 2 girls. The last one, a layout of my fur-baby, Tobes. Enjoy viewing...

SUPPLIES : [OLIVIA] VIA-2641 Kembrie, VIA-2648 Ashlyn, VIA-2642 Amelia, VIA-2649 Chloe, [HELLO LUSCIOUS] HLO-3242 Simply Grand,HLO-3266 Pieces, [OFFBEAT] OFB-1399 Die-cut alphabet stickers, [BASIC WHITE] BAS-2542 Sphere.

SUPPLIES : [PICADILLY] C-PIC-3530 Collection Pack, PIC-3532 Element Stickers, PIC-3533 Alpha Stickers.

SUPPLIES : [PICADILLY] C-PIC-3530 Collection Pack, PIC-3532 Element Stickers, PIC-3544 Journaling Cards with Transperencies, INB-3420 Alpha Stickers.







Will be back with more Basic Grey's creations soon :)

A lil update: I have been attending a teachers' training course by the government since last week, hence the silence! I so can't wait for it to end on the 23rd Dec. This 3 weeks training is literally driving me crazy as I am so not in the mode of going through it, kwim? Classes are from 8am to 6 or 7pm daily (no joke) + a replacement on Saturday. There are tons of assignments in between classes and an exam at the end of the course. Basically when I am back, I just don't feel like doing anything. Sigh. But I know it's all for my own good, I am gonna make it thru with God's strength and please say a lil prayer for me will ya? I need all the attention and focus to go through so many new things in the government syllabus ... fyi, I am teaching in a private sector. The government wants us to know what they are doing for the preschools. Anyway, it feels good to let it out! Thanks again for dropping by!

Xoxo Jessy

Final projects for YSS

Well, y'all prob heard that Your Scrapbook Stash is closing for business. Yes, they are :(
I got my last YSS DT kit and I was in awe when Erica sent me the new Lily Bee Design : Head Over Heels collection. It was beautiful!! I just couldn't stop creating. No kidding! Perfect for any theme - love to everyday theme :)

Love / Valentine's theme: We took this self-potrait when we celebrated Valentine's this year.

Book Of Me theme: Just a way to remind myself that I am 31 this year :)

Friendship theme: I am very blessed to know a friend like Emeline! A layout to treasure our friendship and hope it will last for a long time...hmm...forever sounds better. Lol.

Everyday theme: My friend and her children came to visit us and what better way to scrap all those fun and happy moments, eh?





Hope you enjoyed the different themes that are displayed here and hope to see you around :) I am gonna miss designing for YSS and would like to take this opportunity to thank Erica Weinstock for all the lovely collections that she has sent me for a year now! I am blessed :)

Remember to grab this collection at the store now! Oh yeah, YSS has a new coupon code available.  Good on everything in the store. Save 15% off your ENTIRE order with us when you enter HOLIDAY in the coupon code box during checkout.

Xoxo Jessy