My mental occupation

I started scrapping late 2012 through an introduction of my good friend. It had been a slow journey but it suddenly picked up momentum a year later. As a child, I loved to cut out newspaper and paste them in a jotterbook. I did my first photo album when I went on my first overseas holiday alone. I struggled to find a style that I like, a style that was "me". I like mixed media because the possibilities are endless. I'm new to this and I hope to grow in this area. :-)

Sunday, December 14, 2014

First b&w layout

I have been wanting to try using a black & white photo and I took this "perfect" picture last Friday.

Paper: DCWM

With Gelato, I doodled in dark blue & light blue, then used a brush to blend up the colours

Randomly, I used a palette knife to spread texture paste around...

For contrast, I used Tattered Angels "Coffee shop" mist and allowed the excess to flow around..

then I sprinkled Mr Huey's yellow (I asked my younger girl to help me here :P)

for the photo mat, I used a MS Round-the-corner punch to create 2 mats and put it diagonally to follow the flow. I used VersaCraft blue to colour it

then I embellished accordingly....

I'm not really sure if the cloud&rainbow really fits in the picture but it will do for now. until I get better and have more inspiration :-)

Friday, December 12, 2014

November fun

November is always a special time of busyness for me.

I celebrate the birthdays of my 3 girls and there are a lot of excitement and anticipation after watching their friends celebrate their birthdays before them.

This year, I decided to indulge them with their favourite wants. Frozen stuff for #2, #3 and football jersey for my eldest...

Now for the layout... :-)

I used paper from Heidi Swap and applied clear gesso. (I seem to like clear gesso more than white). I embossed randomly with a leaf stamp. I also sprinkled some mists.

I used a vintage metal heart shape from Daiso and some chipboard flourishes. a fairly simple layout.