Clear Scraps + Echo Park Simple Life Collection

This week is Echo Park week on Clear Scraps blog... I received this Simple Life Collection Kit in my latest Clear Scraps DT package... Seriously, this is my very first attempt working with Echo Park collection... In particular for this collection, it's just simply too cute... Too cute that I do not know what to do with it... LOL...

Then... One day I caught my sister uploading a big chuck of selfies she had with my niece onto her FB and Taa-Daaa!!! I used those photos to create an album for this using the 6" x 6" Acrylic Tab Album...

And here it is, one of the cutest album I've ever created...

Enjoy!!!

A Good Ol' Sport Briefcase

Today on Clear Scraps blog post, I've created this Good Ol' Sport briefcase using Graphic 45 Good Ol' Sport paper collection and Clear Scraps Chipboard Brag Bag Album...

Instead of using the album as it is, I actually altered it to become a briefcase by using one of the chipboards to sandwich between the front and back covers... The other 2 remaining chipboards I used it as the album covers... What's inside as pages are the remaining acrylic pages from my previous Clear Scrap DT projects...

Not exactly an album I should say but I'd think it's more towards a collage display book frame which I fully made use of the acrylic sheets to build up the pages to give a final collage when pages are stacked together... On the inside of the covers, I delibrately keep it simple, leaving it just it is for placement of photo which I think it will look great together with the collage pages... Something one can use as a photo display piece... The big red bow in the front cover is actually an origami bow made from a single sheet of 6" x 6" pattern paper, which you can find it all over the web on tutorials how to make this.... Hmmm, something that I think it will look well and indeed it does!!! And I'm loving it how it turns out...

Here is the list of supplies to make this project:

• Clear Scrap Travel Brag Bag Chipboard Album
• Graphic 45 Good Ol' Sport (Good Ol' Sport, Game Day, Big Score, All Star, Newsworthy, Number 1 Fan, 6" x 6" Patterns & Solids, Chipboard 2, Tags & Pockets, Banners and Stickers)
• Jute Twine

I hope you will like it... Enjoy!!!

Graphic 45 Botanical Tea Spring Duet Album Class at The Art Republic

Finally, I manage to find some time to sit down and blog a bit here...

For the past weeks I was busying clearing my craft corner, space-digging to accomodate my Graphic 45 DT package... Took me several days to clear my area and I managed to re-organize quite a number of stuffs... Not very ideal but it has de-cluttered alot... What came next was something all crafters dread most; I injured my right index finger which landed me "handicapped" for a week!!! This explains why I was quite inactive for the recent weeks...

Well, I know this is what my scrapping peeps have been waiting for - the pocket album... It was all done up finally!!! Learn how to create this pocketful album via modified saddle stitching... Happening in June, opening for registration...

The pocket album...

Added some stickles to enhance the embellishments...

The spine; there'll be some stitching involved...

A pocketful of album...

Tags in the pockets...

One of the little "things" inside the album...

Tagging the tags...

Authentique Printemps Delightful Box & Album Duo at The Art Republic

Upcoming class at The Art Republic is this sweet shabby delightful box and album duo, created from scratch using Authentique Flourish paper collection... Whimiscal and Springly, you can use this box as a decor or store some of your favourite things...

Happening in April, book your seats now before it's gone...

Graphic 45 Sweet Sentiments Spring Blossom Album at The Art Republic

For my latest class at The Art Republic, finally I've created an album by request... Although it's not really my strength, for this album I've incoporate some mix-media into this project so that it won't be too boring for an album...

Using Graphic 45 Sweet Sentiments paper collection, the pages are empty enough for you to create and embellish the way you want... Happening in March, do sign up to avoid disappointment...

Avant Garde Shoe Art at The Art Republic

It has been busy weeks for me... My shoes prototypes are finally out and I was busy reviewing them and to make some adjustment before my grand finals for The Art of Shoes Design Competition which is happening on 8th January 2014... My designs can be found here and is open for public voting till 6th January 2014...

Finally after weeks, to commemorate the competition I'm currently in, my new project with The Art Republic is this shoe art using Graphic 45 Couture paper collection... Absolutely love this collection... Inspired by Alexander McQueen, I came up with this detachable concept where the album, toe-box and a mini-top hat can be removed as individual pieces... The top-hat itself can be worn as a fashion accessory... Reveal underneather the toe-box shows a glass slipper within... When put together, it is a grand master-piece of shoe art ready to be displayed... Besides, there'd be 4 ATCs which can be traded during class...

The Grand Ensemble...

Remove the toe-box to reveal the glass slipper...

The stand comes as a separate entity to hold the album...

4 ATCs that can be traded in class or in any interest groups...

It's Halloween!!!

Yes, it is Halloween today. For this Halloween, I've created a 6-page Happy Hunting album using Graphic 45 Happy Hunting collection. With lots of goodies, fussy cuts and hidden bookmarks, the album also comes with a removable photo frame which can be used to frame your face and take pictures with.

It's actually my very first time building an album from scratch, so the binding was not really that good in fact. But after watching several tutorials on YouTube, I guess I'll do a better job in my next album. So exciting!!!

Happy Hunting!!!

The album...

The removable frame...

The inside front cover after the frame is removed...

Some details inside the album...

Some pockets to house some bookmarks...

Frames!!! I like to make frames!!!

Using the chipboard to make another mini frame here...

I like adding on some details using craft punch and fussy cuts...

The clock...

The last page that marks the day of Halloween...