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Heeheeheee. I need to write names on my kids baby photos so they’ll know which one is who. It is my duaghter on the photo, but she looked so much like her older brother. Thank goodness for her long hair, these days people don’t ask if she is a boy or not.

Created this layout for a baby scrapbook contest at the Kodak – Tips & Projects Exchange. Contest ended past Sunday. But, I’m sure they’ll have more in the future.

I’ve used the following digital kits for the layout:

Polka dots by Boutique Cute Dolls Designs

Bliss by Boutique Cute Dolls Designs

The Book Baby by Boutique Cute Dolls Designs

By the way, have you guys heard of Paperclipping Roundtable? If you love scrapbooking, you will love to listen to this podcast. They had famous people like Tim Holtz, Jessica Sprague, Ali Edwards on the show. They just started a digital show podcast and Steph from theDailyDigi.com is hosting it!

silhouette tile

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I’ve been thinking about what to give to my kids teachers for the end of the school year gift for a long time. I thought about making silhouette images of teachers etched on glass frames or vinyl on glass frames. But, that would take too long to make and I wanted something simpler.

I liked the style from ModernBirdStudios and thought about using woods. But, didn’t feel like asking anybody to cut the woods. Thought about using stretched canvas, but I wanted to save this for a future project.

Well, I remembered seeing a tutorial from theHybridChick.com on how to use Modge Podge to transfer images onto tile, and decided to use the tiles.

I liked this side profile photo of my kids.

I used this tutorial for creating two tone silhouette in Photoshop.

I made this one to test. But, for the actual gifts, I plan to use teachers photos. I hope I have all their photos. Heehee.

The tutorial said to use a laser printer, but I did not listen. I only have a black and white laser printer and really wanted to use brown color. So I tried the technique TWICE using images printed on my ink jet printer, and it did NOT work.

So, I tried the b/w laser printer and it worked like a charm (gray color). The ink scratched off from the tile when I was rubbing the transfer paper off (regular white printer paper). But, when I cleaned the title again the next day, the ink stayed on the tile. This technique will work on stretched canvas as well.

It doesn’t show on the photo, but I added clear liquid glue (Crystal Lacquer) over the image. It looks like embossed and I love it.

So if you haven’t decided on what to give to teachers, why not try this? =)

pull-out castle album

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The winner of Here’s To You Wine Box Template Set is…

Jackie! Thank you so much, and I’ll email you shortly. =)

This is another mini album. A pull-out album. It’s about 3.5 x 3 inches.

Flag is attached to a toothpick.

Connected each piece with eyelets.

I covered inside the castle with a plain green card stock paper.

Digital kit: Sundri by MK-Designs

I’m participating The Greeting Farm’s Royal Battle. It’s a team challange, and our team is called, “International Ink”. Because we have 3 Canadian (Stephanie – team leader, Sheena, and Tanya) and 2 Asian-American (Corinne, and me =) stampers. This week, Tanya created a gorgeous scrapbook page for us to compete. Please head over to TGF galleria and vote for our team!

THANK YOU!!!

purple flower mini album

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Hello~

I’m back with another mini album. This one is 2.5 x 2.5 inches.

I used Just Chill – Relax kit by Joyce Paul Designs. This digital kit is available at theDailyDigi.com this month. This FULL kit plus 6 other designers’ kits/templates for $5!!!

Just like yesterday’s mini album, I used a frame element from the kit to create the inserts.
Printed on 11 x 8.5 Polar Matte Double Sided paper (60 lbs.) from Red River Paper. This time, I printed a darker color digi paper on the back side as well.

Okie… so after assembling the accordion inserts (yesterday’s post)…

Attach the cover (Double sided sticky tape recommended, but liquid glue like Tombow Mono Multi Liquid Glue will work, too.)
I started from the front.
Score the spine (leave enough room).

I was lazy to measure the exact cover size before attaching it to the inserts, and ended up with the huge leftover on the back cover. The paper is so pretty, I decided to keep it.

Score, fold, and trim the edge. This will fold around the inserts.

See the spine?

Since it is an accordion style album, the inserts will fan out like this. I do not like accordion album. I don’t like my pages fly out like this.

So, pull out the inserts and apply glue on the spine. I used Aleene’s Super Thick Tacky Glue. It’s not the best. I like the thickness and how quickly it dries. But, things don’t bond together that well.

Once the glue dries, the spine will be very flexible when you turn pages.

While waiting for the spine to dry, I made a flower for the front cover…

I used Sizzix Bigz Die – Sprial/Garland. I think, it’s for the Christmas tree ornament, but when I saw the die, I thought it would make the perfect flowers. The die cut line is very similar to the spiral paper flowers I made in the past.

BLOG CANDY information on the bottom of this post!!! =)

Roll it starting from the outside.

Squish it down to distress.

I decorated the center with a brad.

okie… I bought the above mentioned Sprial/Garland Sizzix Bigz die back in January or February and got extra to share with some of my blog friends.

I will send one spiral/garland die to three readers to comment on this post.

- SORRY!!! USA and Canada only, please! This die is heavy. =(
- The Bigz die only works on Big Shot or Big Kick. I don’t know if it’ll work on CuttleBug or not. So you need to have the die cut machine. =)

Leave a comment and let me know where you live (USA or Canada), and which die cut machine you own (I’m being nosy here =). I”ll pick FIRST THREE people with these information.

THANK YOU~~~

UPDATE: Tanna, Stephanie, and Eva, I’ll email you to get your addresses! THANK YOU!!!

spring break 2010 mini album

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Kel from Boutique Cute Dolls Designs asked me if I’d like to be their Hybrid Creative Team. THANK YOU Kel!!! BCD digital kits are soooo cute, I can’t wait to play with all of them!

It’s about 2.75 x 4.25″

Using a new kit, Fresh Garden by BCD. Can you scream, CUTE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I like the bunny the best because I was born in the year of rabbit.

The album was inspired by the frame elements from the kit.
Printed on 11 x 8.5 Polar Matte paper (60 lbs.) from Red River Paper.

Cut, score and fold. Leave the extra papers on the side for now.

Adhesive on the tab (extra paper). I used double-sided tape, but liquid glue like Tombow Mono Multi Liquid Glue will work, too.

Just cut the excess paper after putting two panels (pages) together.

Accordion style layout.

It was getting really late, and I was rushing to finish this album. I’ve created another album with this “technique” (heehee), so I’ll come back tomorrow to show you how I assembled the accordion inserts to the cover page to create this mini album.

Oh yeah, photos are from Washington DC. My kids were on a spring break last week and they had fun visiting Smithsonian museums and the zoo. I used point and shoot camera.

Thank you~