Lucky 8 - Guest Designer Scraps N Pieces

Hi crafters,
Happy New Dreams, Happy New Days, Happy New Desires, Happy New Ways, Happy New Year and above all Happy New YOU!!! I wish you all the happiness for this new day of the year.
This time I would like to share with you the project I did for Scraps N Pieces for the month January with the theme "Lady Luck" and for the sketch, you can use it if you'd like

So, here's what I came up with. Here the packaging of a cheese before...

And this is after I turned it into what I wished to be....

I've up-cycled the packaging of Maxi Calvados (one of Camembert cheese). I covered all the holes around the side of the package with some toilet paper tissue. Then I started to do gesso all around it (except the backside). I drew no.8 on a thick chipboard paper and I hand-cut it.
I started to placed the embellishments(flowers, filigree, junks from my stash, cabochons, chipboards and buttons) before I started to spray everything. Once I did, started to do again another gesso, and once it dried, I sprayed with Dylusions Ink Sprays - Black Marble, Funky Fuchsia and Lemon Zest. I wanted to soften a little bit of the colors, so I did again a couple layers of gesso. Once I'm happy with the results, I used Cosmic Shimmers H2O - Purple Violet, Black Pearl and Yellow Sun. Sprinkle it again with gesso and black acrylic paint. The reason I did no.8 is because for an Indonesian with chinese background, we've been taught that 8 it's a lucky number. Short explanation, in chinese, "8" means prosper/wealth. That's why on chinese new years we tend to use "double 8" as a symbol of double joy/happiness. We chinese tend to use number 8 almost everywhere. As a telephone number, flight route number and even in a price points. So I chose this 8 lists to begin my new year with some new goals for my self.

Thank you for stopping by and thank you Scraps N Pieces for having me this January 2015.

Hugs,Merry

I Am Blessed - Sketchabilities Sketch No. 130

Dear all,

I can't believe it's the end of the year already.... to make it more merrier, would like to share you, even though will be the last share from year 2014, the new sketch from Sketchabilities Skecth No. 130

Here's my layout for that...

To be honest, I've been struggling weeks just to figure it out what kind of paper I will use. Cause I would like still to use some paper that reminds me more of holiday feeling. I don't feel like buying one since I have a lot of paper I bought and end up never use it... so somehow I dig my own stash and found this old paper from Cosmo Cricket - Odds and Ends Collection I've never touched. I did some gesso in some parts that I would like to put my photo and embellishments(which is the left corner). Then I did some stamps from Prima - Finnabair - Vintage Vanity No.4. I really love this stamp. I always think that, this stamp makes my pages more beautiful (lol, silly me). Anyway, I splattered some black ink and a little bit red Acrylic Metal Ink from Viva Decor - Maya Gold - Fire Red.

All the chipboards, I colored them black and rubbed with Viva Decor - Inka Gold - Fire Red and for the flowers and title I added some Stickles - Crystal. At the end I distressed the paper with Distress Ink - Walnut Stain.

I chose the title "I am Blessed" because that's what I feel for having them as part of my life. 

I am truly blessed....  And I wish you all have a wonderful New Year...!!!

Hugs, Merry

Christmas is... - CSI Case File No.150

Hi Friends,
Merry Christmas to you all!!!! Hope you enjoy your time with your family and friends...this is the last case for the year 2014 from CSI (Color Stories Inspiration), it's the Case File no. 150

Here's my layout for that...

The color Scheme : Bright Red, Cream/Off-White, Grass Green, Black and Cadet Blue.

The Evidence : Swiss Dots, Arrows, Holiday Accents, String, Heat Embossing, Branches and Label.

The Testimony : The topic was our last year Christmas Eve and I wrote my journal in a how to/ direction format.

The paper was from My Mind's Eye - I Believe and Holly Jolly Collection. 

I'm not a "clean and simple" layout person. I thought at first I want to do it with this layout, but always thinking that something missing. So like always, I did some gesso here and there, some stamping and heat embossing the

background so it's more me. Since I thought I wanna write the journal in a how to/direction format, I created my scene as well like I wanted it to look like a how to/direction format way... So, the journal which is on the back of the page said,"Christmas is Festive/Decoration ➛ Tradition ➛ Family ➛25 December, Festive/Decoration ➛ To be home ➛ Family ➛ 25 Dec, Festive/Decoration ➛ To be home ➛ Peace, Joy, Love ➛ Believe ➛ Presents ➛ 25 Dec or The List ➛ Presents ➛25 Dec. Whatever it is for you, for me is our Savior was born to save us..." We'll see us next year everyone with the new cases from CSI... and I really wish you have a great new year...!! Hugs, Merry.

Dream Big Dreams - Sketchabilities Sketch No.129

Hi all...

What do you love about December? What I love about it is christmas' feeling... the cold weather, the people that shop for christmas gifts, the music all around the shopping malls, the food they sell on christmas market, christmas market itself, I guess everything make the month so joyful! Anyway, let's join the new sketch from Sketchabilities with Sketch No. 129 to fill your month more with a magical feeling of Christmas....

Here's my layout for that....

The paper is from Kaiser Craft - 75 Collection. I prepared the background on the left side (where I want to put my photo) and on the top right, with a little bit of gesso and some masking.

Then I stamped some music note with Versa Mark and used black embossing powder to create more texture for my background. I splatter some white ink around my page. Once I'm happy, I sprayed Dylusions Ink Spray - Crushed Grape and Funky Fuchsia. The color that I wanted to use was there, but still it wasn't like what I expected. I needed a little bit stronger purple. So, to add just a bit of more , I used Cosmic Shimmer H2O - Violet Purple. Here's more details....

Once I was happy with all the colors, I glued everything and started to put some glitter all over the flowers and chipboards to make them more glittery like in a dream... just to match the title.

Hope you like what I did... and thank you for stopping by.

Have a great day!!!

Hugs,

Merry

Warm - CSI Case File No.149

Hi scrappers,

today is soooo cold, I love cold but I don't really enjoy the weather when it's wet, cold and windy. I was almost blown away on my way home this afternoon...lol. Well, to warm you up a little in this cold weather (at least some of you who live in Europe), here's the new challenge from CSI (Colors, Stories, Inspiration) with Case File No.149. Here's the moodboard....

I really love the colors this time. Really make you feel like warm and cozy kinda feel eventhough outside is cold and wet. Well, here's my layout....

The Color Scheme : Grayish Midnight Blue, Lime Green, Light Blue, Teal Blue and Bright Yellow.

The Evidence : Stars, Polka Dots, Button, Swirls, Mix Media Background, Tree/Twigs and String.

The Testimony : I used inspiration word "warm" - Hold on to whatever keeps you warm inside. The photo was taken 2 years ago. It was the night before Christmas. My baby was 3 months old. We were very proud of having her. All we wanted to do was just to hold her tight, as she's such a precious gift. She makes us warm, whenever we're near her, we know that we are blessed. 

Here's details about my background: I prepared the background with Gesso and Structure Paste. Since I wanna make more like 'holiday feeling' I mixed the Paste with fine glitter from Martha Stewart. I sprayed the top part with Maya Gold Paint - Ice Blue and the bottom part with Dylusions Ink Spray - Lemon Zest. Painted all my chipboards in black and again added some more fine glitter. Stamped lots of leaves and painted them with my Caran Dache watercolor pencils. Added some midnight blue glitter to the stars and then covered them with Glossy Accent from Rangers.

And I hope you hold on to whatever keeps you warm inside as well...

Hugs,

Merry