FAREWELL GIFT

Just a short post to share a farewell gift that I had created for a colleague who left recently.

Supplies: Prima, Pebbles, Papertrey Ink, K & Co, Jenni Bowlin, American Crafts

Basically a simple wooden letter from Cotton On Kids, though I believe that they are discontinuing these letters, and I prettied it up and personalised it. Actually this was a 'W' but due to a lack of letters, I turned it around and made it a 'M'.

The letter stickers are from Pebbles newest release and I love them a lot, though the glitter falls from time to time. I used the Dear Lizzy Vellum too, love the pick polka dots. I used it actually in my Project Life post yesterday, overlaying the words Hong Kong on my photo, and I like the subtleness that it brings.

Hope that I have given you some ideas on a simple yet effective looking personalised gift. Thanks for looking and have a good long weekend. I hope I have something cool to share with you next week that is currently brewing.

OF VINYL AND WASHI TAPE

No Project Life spread yet for me :(  Have been too busy this week and hoping to catch up with it for the weekend.

Just wanted to share a mini project that I did with my silhouette SD.

I designed the placement of the words and then cut them out on Vinyl. This is good stuff, as it is thin, which doesn't add bulk to the notebook. The other good thing is that if this were cut out on paper or cardstock, it would be difficult to ensure that the placement of the words remain the same, as transfer paper is used.

To understand more about what I'm talking about you can click here where there is a much better explanation (:

Here's a close up look to what it looks like

There's a "frosted" plastic cover on top which explains why it looks a bit blur. (:

These were made for friends, but I will be putting some up in my etsy store if anyone is interested.
So as everyone knows, CHA Winter 2012 was the CHA of Washi tape or paper tape. Having a sizeable collection, storage is an issue. And the phrase out of sight out of mind is very applicable. So I sought a solution.

While in my search, etsy had some gorgeous ones, but it was out of my price range, especially factoring in shipping from the US. Enter a great place to find things that you never thought that you would need here in Singapore - Daiso. And the absolute best part is that it is just $2.

This is originally a dish/plate holder - imagine dishes slotted in between every two 'poles'. Once I saw it, thinking that it was indeed similar to what I had spotted on etsy, albeit shorter, I knew that it would work.

On average each 'pole' can take four tapes, depending on the thickness. As the rolls from Amercian Crafts and Hambly seem to be smaller in diameter, this made it fit perfectly with my bigger size MT ones. And you can classify them to dots, stripes, themed or mix them all up (:

 So now it will sit on my desk as a gentle reminder to be used, and yet not rolling about the place in a container. And it is easy to move around if needed too. And you can personalise it by painting the wood or decorating it with Washi tape (:

For anyone who is curious on how you can use these pretty tapes, you can check out this post on the Scraplicious blog. It is especially convenient for those of us who are doing Project Life.

For those in Singapore and Asia, Scraplicious is still having a promotion to giveaway a $10 gift voucher on FaceBook and Twitter so do check it out. And remember to go down to your nearest Daiso to find yours.

BADGES GALORE

***giveaway now closed***

To say that I am enamored by my badge making machine might be an understatement. My mind is flowing with ideas for badges, and I have tried my best to execute some of them. If you would like to purchase them, details can be found HERE

So here are just some pictures that I hope you enjoy!

Now to get back to my project life week 1. Will be back soon!

  

PROJECT LIFE ORGANISATION AND A GIVEAWAY

In order to be better organised for Project Life 2012, I have set up my "station" of PL goodies that I will head towards when filling in my pages. And of course whatever is on my desk is fair game to going into my 2012 album. The container is from IKEA for just $2, with it's original intent to be a drawer organiser.

Let me take you through my bits and how I have arranged all my things.

First up, washi/paper tape. A mixture of American Crafts, MT Tape and 7 Gypsies accquired over the years. I have a bigger stash then this but these are the colours that I think will work well with my "in my head" project life colour scheme.

 

Tags, PL cards and various miscellany that will fit into the 3x4 pockets. This is where having a stash "helped". The Jenni bowlin memo pads are from pretty long ago and the October Afternoon cards are from quite a while back and the snapshots with a camera card has my heart fully.

As I have been destashing, I also found papers that I knew I wouldn't use on a layout, because it was too busy, but would fit PL. So those have been cut down to size and prepared to be used. I also found Melissa Frances journaling tags which would work perfect. In front is the Smash datestamp as well as a normal office date stamp. All 4x6 cards and scraps will go here.

Some of the stamps that I assembled for PL as well as other bits. The stamps at the far back are Autumn Leaves, designed by Jenni Bowlin, with he said, she said on it, perfect for PL. Also the Tim Holtz Adage tickets will add perfect little touches.

Project Life is a line of products by Becky Higgins, and can be used for documentation of daily life or anything else you may want. I am using it to remember the year and take more photos of  my everyday. Follow my PL journey here. For those who live in Asia, you can get your PL supplies from Scraplicious.


If you have made it this far, you are in for a treat and this is why. I received a badge making machine during christmas, along with supplies to make 25mm size badges (yes we use the metric scale here in SG)  This is after someone saw my "obsession" with October Afternoon Tin Pins.  So I tried my hand at making some designs, things that would go with PL and scrapbooking.

Here's an upclose look : sayings and cameras (do excuse this slightly poor photography due to no light here at home, I was excited to share)

 

What do you think?

*****please note that giveaway is now closed*****
Well for a start to thank my blog followers, those who have been following my blog, drop me an email at piecedpapersATgmail.com and I will send you a couple. If there is any colour you would like in particular, let me know.

For everyone else, if you would like to get a set of these badges I have created (all the sayings and choice of two cameras), leave a comment below and suggest some phrases/icons which you think would be good, especially to document life. I'll draw a winner by 13 January.

If you would let me know if you think that there would be a commercial demand for this, let me know too, as support will be appreciated. I haven't decided what to do yet, but so far I'm just enjoying making them. Oh and you never know when I might do a giveaway to my followers as and when I get mojo to make a bunch.

CHRISTMAS ISN'T CHRISTMAS TILL IT HAPPENS IN YOUR HEART

Christmas week has come and gone, though its remnants are still around (:

I have been busy finishing my "cup-dom" of christmas gifts. Let me explain cup-dom which comprised of a kingdom that spanned more than 100 cups.

So this year I discovered the joy of vinyl and decided to spread it all around, giving vinyl decorated cups. I special ordered chalkboard vinyl and used my silhouette to cut vinyl like a mad woman. Chalk is somewhat a rare commodity nowadays, being somewhat of a novel thing especially for children. This is as schools here now use whiteboards and eraseable markers unlike the yesteryears.

And this was the result (front and back):

The chalk was placed inside the chalk, giving it a tinkling sound as it clanged against the cups.

Giving a hundred of these meant:
- coming back from ikea with 3 big boxes stacked with the cups
- countless repetitive actions of remove the three stickers that were on the cup (though I do not understand why there is a need for THREE stickers), clean with nail polish remover, peel vinyl, center it, and smooth it out with a scraper.

While I have been doing that, I have been keeping up with my DD.



Here it is, looking nice and fat, the rings are about to burst, but I think it makes it look well-loved

Just some pages to share, will be back to share more of it in due time.

Hope that you are having a lovely christmas with all your loved ones.

A BLOOM FRAME

Another birthday, another frame. That's just how it has to roll for now

Supplies: Cosmo Cricket

This is a oldie but a goodie, the Early Bird collection. Love the quote and this came together easily, though there was fussy cutting involved.

Speaking of fussy cutting, I love my Cutterbees. After using them, I cannot imagine using any other scissors, even for non-scrappy stuff. That's all for now.

A FRAME FOR YOU

With a big paper stash, I try to use it well by making gifts for people, especially birthday ones. Photoframes for me are my go-to, as we all need to display more photos.

Here's one that I made recently, using twine to 'link' everything together.

Supplies: October Afternoon, Hero Arts, Tim Holtz, Crate Paper, Jenni Bowlin

This was thrown together with scraps on my table and I think it turned out quite well. Doilies are still "hot" in the scrappy world and in my world too.

A short scrappy share (: