Friday 28 March 2014

I Made IT to the Top 30 for the Graphic 45 DT Call!!!

Shouldn't I be jumping high up!?! I felt like a room without a roof... Too happy to describe... And YES!!! I made it to the top 30 for the Graphic 45 DT call!!! Can't express the excitement I'm having now...

The next thing is to get crafty again for the final round... Can't get my hands on it...


Thursday 27 March 2014

My Guest Post as a Featured Artist at The Artsy Addicts

I'm so glad and honoured to be invited by Tonya Gibbs and Peggy Lee Baker from The Artsy Addicts Team as a featured artist...


Hop over here to view my guest post where I share more about my altered clock projects...

Cheers!!!

Saturday 22 March 2014

By the Sea Altered Clock...

The Botanical Tea altered clock has created an aftermath wave here; scrappers are going crazy over the idea of altering clocks... As much as I'd like to teach for this clock, the idea was solely to show what you can do to revive the broken clock... It never occured to me this has caused a "serious" impact... >.<

Upon popular request, this altered Graphic 45 By the Sea altered clock will be brought to you at The Art Republic very soon... Learn how to transform a plain Ikea clock into a piece of art via various art mediums... With such skill, you will see alter art a different way... I hope to see you guys very soon... Cheers!!!





Friday 21 March 2014

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...





Thursday 20 March 2014

WINNER, Winner, winner...

My project was picked as a winner!!! The clock that has swooned by a lot of people... Thanks to Gloria and her team for choosing me... And the great prize pack from Graphic 45!!!



Hop over to Craft Hoarders Anonymus Challenge Blog to see other amazing projects by other scrappers...


Friday 14 March 2014

Graphic 45 Design Team 2014 Audition

It has been coming to 6 months I've been teaching at The Art Republic; a place where the owners and scrappers get addicted to Graphic 45... Needless to say, I'm one of them... This explains the reason why almost 90% of my classes are Graphic 45 projects... When the 2014 DT call announcement is up, I was so excited, and without a second thought I'm grabbing this opportunity!!!


For this audition, I've created a couple of new projects and the rest are my past projects and teachings at The Art Republic... Starting from the most freshly baked from oven, here I'm presenting my Graphic 45 creations...

Project #1 - By the Sea Altered Display Shadow Box

Freshly baked from the sea!!! Despite of my busy schedule for my footwear design course, I managed to bring this project out in time for this audition... I constructed this shadow box using the Ikea photo frame which I altered using colours that will goes with the paper collection; creating a worn-out look...




Those twigs are actually fallen branches from the trees surrounding my estate... So one evening on my way home, I decided to pick a few up just for this project... Love to incorporate some nautical elements, I handmade these little glass floats using glass marbles and crochet thread...

Project #2 - Botanical Tea Altered Clock

This clock was the Ikea clock that used to have a torn face at The Art Republic's studio... Instead of trashing the clock away, I decided to revive it by giving this clock a brand new vintage chocolate minty look to match the Botanical Tea paper line...



This clock is widely-loved and I'm so happy to know it has inspired a lot of people and get them wanted to altered their used clock... And... I found this clock being pinned on Graphic 45 Pinterest... Oh I'm on cloud nine...

Click here for more details about this project...

Project #3 - A Secret Garden Pincushion and A Grower's Tag

This is one project that I used a combination of fabric (Wilmington Prints) and paper from the Secret Garden collection... And again... I found this project pinned on Graphic 45 Pinterest... I'm on double cloud nine already...


Click here for more details about this project...

Project #4 - Sweet Sentiments Forever & Always Hanging Ornament

Inspired by Ferrero Rocher, I created these Love Rochers for this Valentine's... Yummy and sweet, I wished I could just eat them... And again!!! I found this pinned on Graphic 45 Pinterest!!! Oh my God! I'm on triple cloud nine... Can't love you guys any lesser...



Click here for more details about this project...

Project #5 - Bohemia Bazaar Addicted to Shoes Mixed Media Layout

This is one of my favorite layout, partly because there's a story behind which makes this entire layout so different from what I've done previously... Featuring my designs, this layout is created after I've won a shoes design competition this January, landing myself a scholarship to study footwear design... Thanks to this vibrant collection, which I used greatly for my display showcase during the finals which plays a major part in winning the competition...


Click here for more details about this project...

Project #6 - Typography Altered Cosmetics Box

Inspired by Z-palette, I upcycled  this holiday gateway cosmetic box to house my pots of blushes and eyeshadows... Small and handy enough, I love how portable this palette is which I actually brought it along with me during my last holiday trip...



Click here for more details about this project...

Project #7 - Happy Hunting Halloween Album

My very first attempted Halloween album, comes with a frame that's removable from the album cover which can be used as a wall hanging ornament or frame yourself in and take a picture...


Click here for more details about this project...

Project #8 - Bird Song Altered Rotating Flipping Mirrors

An oriental project created for the mooncake (aka mid-autumn) festival during Autumn... My very first attempted altered project...




Over here are the various Graphic 45 projects that I've designed and taught at The Art Republic... Starting from the last latest project I've taught... 

Project #1 - Typography Communique Mini Librarian Matchbox Book Cover Dresser

A modified book cover matchbox dresser that houses lots of mini scroll, books and scripts owned by the messy Librarian... Inspired from an online game Typing Maniac...



Click here for more details about this project...

Project #2 - Sweet Sentiments Spring Blossom Mixed Media Album

My first mixed media full album class for this Spring season... Specially mixed the colours from various mediums to match this paper collection, this shabby chic diary is spacious enough for lots of embellishments...




Click here for more details about this project...

Project #3 - Couture Avant Garde Shoe Art

One of a kind, inspired by Alexander McQueen, there's actually an album on top of the shoe... This grand ensemble can be dismantled into various parts, revealing a glass slipper, a top hat that can be worn as a fashion accessory, a stationery holder that holds the album and 4 ATCs... 2 of the scrappers who attended this class of mine appreciate this piece so much that they had customized an acrylic showcase to display the shoe...



Click here for more details about this project...

Project #4 - Mother Goose Nursery Rhymes Handy Caddy

Something childhood and functional, this caddy is sturdy enough to house every scrappers' craft tools... Built from scratch, it comes with 3 mini handbound notebooks which can be used as a craft inventory...




Project #5 - Twelve Days of Christmas Victorian Box 

A treasure box for the last Christmas; it opens up like a book cover and beneath the door houses a mini album...




Project #6 - Twelve Days of Christmas Eco-Wreath

My pilot project for The Art Republic; for the very first time I build this whimsical Christmas wreath using solely toilet rolls... This is one such recycled eco-art project that I actually conceptualized and came out a different way to create this wreath... 



End Note Project - A Secret Garden Thank You Pop-Up Card

Lastly, a big Thank You to Graphic 45 for featuring my works on Pinterest and Instagram, as well as the beautiful pretty papers and creations which have inspired me so much in almost all aspects of my life, especially in my current persual in footwear design...



Click here for more details about this project...

I'd like to take this opportunity to express my gratitude to The Art Republic who believes in me, my lovely scrappers peeps who love my creations, and of course my wonderful husband (also my best critic) who encouraged and supported me for this audition...  It has been a wonderful journey, especially with such excitement, I'm enjoying this creative mojo almost every day...

Thanks for viewing and I hope you've enjoyed what I've shared here... I hereby wish best of luck for those who have applied for this DT call... =)



Friday 7 March 2014

Botanical Tea... An Altered Clock...

On one particular day when I was teaching at The Art Republic, I noticed the clock we had in our studio has a torn face... Not very eye pleasing but still able to accept it to a certain extend... However, when I'm back for my another teaching session, almost half of the face was gone... Hmmm... This started to irritate me quite a bit... So... It finally reached a stage it really irks me, I decided to do something to the clock... 

The clock in the studio that I decided to alter it...

In conjunction with the Craft Hoarders Anonymous Challenge, I altered the clock using mint, chocolate and latte acrylic paints together with Graphic 45 Botanical Tea paper collection, creating a peppermint vintage look... Oh hmmmm... Minty-baked from oven... How yummy is this??

The revived altered clock...

Closer look at the details... Notice a lady having tea in the pool of roses?

The peppermint weather-look... Yummy!!

Hands of the clock... Hello Friend!!!


Thursday 6 March 2014

NEWS, News, news...

It's official!!! I'm now part of Clear Scraps Design Team!!! Honoured and excited!!! Catch the announcement here to meet other marvelous new members!!!

Can't wait to create and start sharing...


Wednesday 5 March 2014

A Secret Garden Dressform Pincushion...

It's March!!! Time to get crafty!!! Mojo juice is overflowing...

The very first project I'm going to share for this month is this lovely Secret Garden dressform pincushion using Graphic 45 Secret Garden collection including the matching fabric from Wilmington Prints... She's actually quite a petite, standing at about 6" in height and has a garden at her feet...

The pincushion together with the
Grower's tag I had made previously...

A closer view of the pincushion...

Here is the entire frontview...

The backview...

And the sideview... I actually made a removable braclet
which sits on her hips (pic not taken)...

The garden that's on her feet...