Earth Day Notepad Holder

This will be my last DT project for Scrap-n-Crop as my DT term will be up by end-Apr'08. It has been quite an experience I must say, and a great opportunity. So thanks Val, for believing in me.

This is a little notepad holder which is filled with recycled papers/envelopes. Great thing is, you can cut up more paper scraps, etc., punch holes with a regular puncher and just refill this holder for use over and over again.

"Reduce, Reuse, Recycle" - must admit the hardest part for me will be to reduce" (especially when it comes to scrapbooking materials), but I will try!

Foil tape used on the spine.


Double-embossed image of the tree. It gives the impression of a textured bark. Used a crystal brad to function as a button (with an elastic string) to hold it all close.


Love the effect of the foil tape on the spine - a little gleam, a little distressed, a little texture.

The stretched-out view of the notepad holder (topside).


And the inside where I used a ribbon to hold the papers together.

* this is now used by little J as her sketch book.

Supplies - SnC Earth Day Kit, Hero Arts Stamps, Tim Holtz Distress Inkpad, Ranger Inkssentials Memory Foil Tape, Making Memories Acrylic Paint, Making Memories Crystal Brad, Modge Podge, SnC Embossing Powder, SnC Ribbon, Hard Card.

Easter Basket

I decided to make a little Easter basket for my SnC DT project and thought that since Earth Day is also just round the corner, I'd make the basket out of recycled magazine pages. Of course Wabbit had to make a guest appearance, after all, Easter will not be complete without the essential bunny right?

Made pinwheels (J's favourite!) with beads and sequinned centres to decorate the basket. And yes, they can actually spin.

A little flag-banner for wishes.


A close-up of the 'stickled' and sequinned flag-banner.

Happy Easter!

Supplies - SnC Easter Kit, Making Memories Acrylic Paint, ColorBox Petal Point Inkpad, Stickles, Recycled Magazines Basket, Beads, Heart Peg.

This Little Piggy

J and I had some fun with paper clay a few weeks back and we made Lil' Piggy and a heart which she wants to wear as a bracelet. As usual, she was the Art Director and I had to execute accordingly, but I must admit we had a blast! The results ...

These little babies are itty-bitty - Piggy's about 6/8" and we actually made it a little house, except that the house has yet to be painted ...




Supplies - Paper Clay, Making Memories Acrylic Paint, Embroidery Floss.

Valentine Boxes Of Love

Latest release on the Scrap-n-Crop newsletter - a pair of handmade boxes made for my Valentine's Day DT project.

{Heart} box is layered with 3 different sized foam hearts with a touch of bling.


{Love} box is finished with bling-ed alpha stickers.

A close-up to show the dimension of the layers and details.

Supplies - Scrap-n-Crop Valentine's Kit, bling

Yoonie-At-Home

A little hanging that I made for Yoonie. Enjoyed the process of painting the bronze background and inking with the distress ink.

Yummy little daisies from Prima and little buttons for the middles. The alphas are Heidi Swapp's Ghost alphas which I outline-painted with white acrylic paint.

A bunch of buttons to make up the roof of the 'home' and I added 3D foam adhesives for dimension on on the house.

Simply love the chocolate lace-like paper from KI Memories Pop Culture range which I dotted over in silver.

... and some altered clothes-pegs.

Materials - Pattern Paper: 7 Gypsies, My Mind's Eye, KI Memories, Karen Foster, Making Memories; Alphas: Heidi Swapp; Paint: Making Memories; Buttons: Autumn Leaves; Flowers: Prima; Pen: Sakura; Ink: Tim Holtz Distress Ink Pad, Tsukineko Brilliance Dewdrop; Others: twine, eyelet, Modge Podge, pegs, clear embossing powder.

Valentine Project {Sneak Peek}

A little sneak peek of my Scrap-n-Crop DT project for Valentine's Day ... stay tuned to see more!

CNY "Kum" Bag

So, I can finally share this - my project for Scrap-n-Crop, my humble little "kum' bag.

For those who celebrate Chinese New Year, you will be familiar with the tradition of gifting people with "kum" (which translates to "gold", well, not the real gold but those mandarins), especially when you visit someone or when you have visitors. I decided to do my take on this tradition and came up with this little bag for carting around the mandarins when we do our visiting rounds this year - my little "kum" Bag, which will be filled up with lots of "gold"!!! Here's wishing all Happy Chinese New Year, and may your houses be full of "kum".

A close-up of 1 of the sides with the character 'Fu' which translates as happiness.

The other side with the monograms making up 'CNY' for Chinese New Year.

More 'blings'. Love the cute flower eyelet used for the cord-handle.

Materials - Scrap-n-Crop CNY Kit Gongxi Gongxi, blings.

Basket Weave Box

This basket-weave box is made out of recycled old magazines and painted over with acrylic paints with a layer of varnish. It was made a couple of years ago using basketry techniques - lots of fun. What I like about this is that it's made of old magazines - get something new from something old ... save the environment!

The underside of the lid.
And a close-up to show the weave.

Supplies - old magazines, wires, acrylic paints, varnish, strong glue.

Chinese New Year Project {Sneak Peek}

Here's a teeny peek of a something-something done for my DT work for Scrap-n-Crop which will be featured in an upcoming newsletter.