2012. Mojo Monday 251

Another project for Mojo Monday. This time, I am also trying to sew on my card. What a crappy sewing skill I have. lol But I love the effect and I think I am going to do more experiments on my project later. TFL and hope you like it.


Paper & Embellishment: Echo Park paper-Sweet Day

2012. Project life Week 28

 

Week 28, July 09~July 15,2012.

Thus week, we went up to Santa Cruz with our new friend and her two girls who are visiting US from Taiwan this summer. During summer, every Mondays & Tuesdays, Santa Cruz offers 1 $ Hot dog and drink. They also give you a lot of different coupons with different deals on the boardwalk. The weather was lovely, but it does get breezy after sunset. We still had a great time together.

 

The photo above with me and the dog makes me smile whenever I see it. She looked reluctantly to take this photo with me or I made her to pose with me. She is indeed a sweet heart to me. Super cute. lol 

2012. Project life Week 27

Now, I am sharing my Project Life Week 27 layouts. It's still so hard to believe that it's already July.

After July, it's my favorite portion of the year. Because after summer, will soon be fall. During fall and winter, there are full of many festivities. They all make me happy. Best of all, my birthday is in September, so after that the celebrations just never end. Super fun. Plus, I can't wait to play with those fall/winter collections from Basic Grey, Simple Stories, Pink Paislee, Studio Calico, My MInd's Eye...etc. Seriously fun stuff.

TGIF and Mojo Monday 250

Wow, this week has gone by so quickly. I was pretty productive but don't have a lot of time to blog. Finally, make some time to update my blog post. lol Hope everyone has a splendid weekend.

2012. Mojo Monday 249 Sketch Challenge

Another Mojo Monday Sketch Challenge

2012.Project life Week 25 & 26

 Week 25

Week 26

My project life is currently up to date, even thought I am only posting Week 25 &26.  In retrospect, I am greateful that I decided to document my project life the end of last year and stick with it this far. My project life is not only the way I am documenting my life, but it's also a way to talk to my self. The inner self. During this process, I am saying goodbye to the old self and live in the moment. A lot of time, I enjoy to look through my album and realized why I felt the way I felt before for certain things.

Thanks to Becky Higgins, who invented this easy and fun method to document your life an celebrate who you are.

2012.Life is good with you aroend layout

 
I created this layout to participated a Sketch challenge that goes on once a month in a  Facebook club.
I used Studio Calico's June main kit SO Cal, and some pattern paper that can be found here.

For my layout, I also tried a new technique to use stamps to finish your journaling that I learned at Studio Calico's Summer Stamp School. Super fun.

 
Also, I took all my markers out to color on the cheveron stamp. Now, are you feeling crafty?

2012.Mojo Monday 248 Chill out

 

I didn't get to Mojo last week. I was so busy and by the time when I realized it's already Sunday night. lol So much to craft and so little time. So this Saturday, I make sure I finished my card for Mojo Monday first. Here you are, this card is creating using

Echo Park Paradise beach collection. Love this colloection SO MUCH. And the yellow Baker's twine is My Mind's Eye Miss Caroline colleciton. TFL and hope you like it.

2012. Happy Independence Day card

Wishing all of you in the US a wonderful Independence Day. And Thank you for those who suffered and died for our freedom. And God bless America, the beautiful.

Paper:Pink Paislee Declaration collection

2012.Washi flower with pleating

• Jul 02 Mon 2012 16:02

• 2012.Washi flower/用紙膠帶摺出一朵花

 
We just finished our Washi workshop at Studio Calico last week. So sad. :( I learned so much different ideas to play with my washi tapes and my fellow classmates never disappointed me with their own inspirations. Wish we can do that class longer. And today I'd love to show you the pleating I learned from this class. Hope you will like it.

1. First, pick a couple rolls of washi tapes

 
2. Use a circle punch to create a circle that it's easier to work with later

 
3. Fold a strip of washi tape over, partialy over itself and then repeat it until cover the outer circle

 
4. Use another roll of washi tapes to repeat the pleating until fully cover the circle

 
5. Use any rhinstones or pearls to docorate the washi flower
Hope you enjoy and have fun creating this cutie.
My favorite place for Washi tapes is Freckled Fawn