DS4J: Challenge # 127: Anything Goes (optional twist of add roses)

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This month at Digistamps4joy is about...

Challenge # 127: Anything Goes (optional twist of add roses)

I have used Dream for this month project.

Card Recipes:

1. Acid free card stock.

2. Pearl and rose acrylic sticker.
3. Washi tape - roses.
4. Digi from Digistamps4joy. Colored with Derwent Inktense. She is beautiful isn't it?

Remember to visit other DT's work too and submit your creations.

Handmade Paper Bouquet

Hi everyone

Sorry for the late update in my crafty idea blog.
Busy with the next upcoming project, i.e.e Victoria Street Project, Georgetown Festival at Penang on this coming June 29, 2013.

This is my recent project - handmade bouquet.
Specially made for special occasions: Pre-wedding, wedding, engagement, loved one, etc.

These flowers are hand crafted from paper & used many hours to complete the bouquet.

Nice isn't it? ^_^

Stay tuned.

Valentine's Day Card Swap 2013

This year I joined one of the card swap event organized by Craftmate Store in Malaysia.
I was so excited with this event as it is my first time to participate.

Everyday I have been waiting for my card from assigned partner & it came at last due to festive season is just around the corner.

This is the love card which I received from my assigned partner. Love how she has designed it. Simple & lovely.

This is the love card I have designed to my assigned partner. Lovely isn't it? ^_^

Right now, I am looking forward to such activity in Malaysia.

Way to go, girls! Don't forget to support Paper Craft Malaysia Challenge too.

Fabric Roses - Roses are women's best friends

Roses, roses.

Roses are women's best friends. Would you agree with me?

Today, I would like to share with you about handmade roses using fabrics.

During my secondary school, I make miniature roses using ribbon for one of my project in school. The subject name was "Kemahiran Hidup Elektif 2" where our teacher taught us for the following subjects -  electronic, wood, cooking & sewing.

The technique I used was folded ribbon roses.
The ribbon width I used was about 0.5cm or lesser. After the rose was shaped, I stitched using thread & used some white lace as bottom.(P/s: I do not have the photos of it as it was a project I did for approx. 15 years ago)


Now, I made roses using fabric. It gives more width & you can even made bigger petals.
I made these roses because I need to upcycle one of my dress. I am still working on it & shall post the upcycle dress once I have done.

I have been surfing the Internet for "handmade roses or handmade fabric roses". Guess what?! Wow! There are so many tutorials over the Internet & you can get handful information with photos tutorial from these lovely crafters.

Here is my handmade fabric roses which I combined a few techniques I learnt over the Internet.
Note: There are always failure during the making process. You will always need to practice to make it perfect or to achieve on how you want it looks like.

4th roses. Used gold button to give a maturity looks.

1st & 2nd roses. Used glass pearl to give vintage looks.

What about my 3rd roses? I ruined it as it does not come out with what I expected. So I need to remake it.


Here is the list of the links for you to learn about handmade fabric/ribbon roses.
1. http://duhbe.com/blog/2010/03/a-list-of-11-rose-making-tutorials/
2. http://ilove2create.blogspot.com/2007/09/tutorial-fabric-rose.html
3. http://whathappensnext.typepad.com/what_happens_next/2011/03/fabric-rose-tutorial.html
4. http://www.cluckclucksew.com/2010/05/tutorial-scrappy-strip-rose.html
5. http://calamitykim.typepad.com/calamity_kim/2009/05/how-to-make-fold-twist-fabric-flowers.html

Thank you for visiting my humble blog. Feel free to comment.

Stay tuned.

Scrap booking using Canvas

Yesterday I managed to made another scrap book.

However, this round I made it by using canvas board for oil / acrylic painting & I loves the outcome.

My scrap book canvas design is as below.

I used a canvas board (140x180mm). I color the canvas edge using Distress ink from Ranger distress ink - Walnut Stain.

Left side of canvas board:

1. Punch paper (white paper acid free paper for graphic designer use): MS Punches - Cherish & Ranger distress ink - Aged Mahogany.
2. Pearls
3. Roses: added some glitter glue
4. Swirl: Die cuts (forget which co. as I went to a craft lesson with free flow embellishments)

Right side of canvas board:

1. Punch pattern paper: 7gypies (Fluer De Lys), MS Punches - Doily & Ranger distress ink - Aged Mahogany.
2. Cut out a pattern paper: Webster's Pages (Western Romance: Sweet Romance)

 Nearer view of the glittered roses and a look of myself. (^_^)

Nearer view of the sentiments from Kaiser & stamped on Docrafts (Spring Time). The paper edge was colored with Ranger distress ink - Walnut Stain & added glitter glue.

I choose "a journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step" as my self portrait sentiment because this is my first time to go for photo shooting. I have been wonder how would I look like for a real photo shooting & I was satisfied with the outcome after all the posing instructed by the photographer. I really thank to the photographer because he managed to capture the photos scene that I really want. (perhaps because of my dresses then he managed to get the idea.. hahaha)

That's all for now. Stay tuned.