MemoryDex Card -VR to Carolina's Creations-Handmade 6K Subscriber Giveaw...

This is the first time I make Memorydex card. I had been seeing so many people creating their beautiful works online.

Thanks to Carolina challenge, I finally take the step to create it for her.

As I do not have the punch/ dies to create the holes, thus, I manage to search online for making it using normal hole punch. Hope it fit to the memorydex tray/holder.

( Tutorial from Lolly Palooza : Lolly Palooza Tutorial: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GLI65... )

Carolina's Creations-Handmade had reach her 6000 subscribers milestone in her Youtube. She is such a wonderful and sweet creator,  Do join her challenge, as she is giving very attractive prize especially if you are living in US. (too bad I'm her International subbie)

Below is the link for her challenge:

Carolina's Creations-Handmade : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y_2ef...




Below is the card that I had made for her. I like to create scene in my card making.

For the 2nd card, as I want to create a memory for her to congrat on the 6K milestone, I specially draw and color a Youtube Logo on the badge. Hope she will like it.

Plan With Me | Alice in Wonderland | Weekly Layout

This is the first time I try using stamps set on my bullet journal.

I was quite afraid of the outcome as I had no confident in it. However, I still give it a try as I'm going to treat it as practicing.

Alice in Wonderland is one of my favorite fairytales where there are so many iconic characters in it.

In this layout, to fill out the page, I also try to draw some simple image that represent the story and added their famous quotes to make it a complete look.

So here is the process video and I hope you get inspire.

Here the closeup look of my weekly journal.

Aliexpress Dies of the Day #6 - Merry Go Round / Carousel

Omg, This is one of my favorite die set.

Merry -Go - Round Dies Set

I had been playing with it for the past 2days and I just cant get enough of it.

The dies cut very well on it, and I had been enjoying coloring it to make different combination.

I'm trying to make it on brighter or pastel side to make it more dreamy and whimsical look.

Below is the link that I bought the dies set from:

Merry Go Round Die - https://www.aliexpress.com/item/95-97...

This week happen to be Aliexpress Brand Week, where some shops are having sales on some of their products. The discount may not be big, but with the sales, I still had some damage to my pocket.
Yup, crafter is also a shopaholic, and now I'm looking forward for my items to be here.

Happy Shopping to all Crafter out there.

September Monthly Layout

Been thinking what to draw for September layout.

September is a month that make me feel like Autumn is coming. Although Singapore had no 4 seasons, but I still like the idea of Autumn where the reddish and orangy leaves start falling.

Also thinking of the Woodland Animals start having fun in the forest.

So here is the layout that come across my mind and I start sketching it out.

I love the feel of having the chop tree in the center, where it look like a gathering place for the little animals to party.

Well it took me about 2days to complete the coloring ( yup i'm abit slow in it )

But I love the out come, so below is the completed colored page.

Cant wait for September to come.

Plan With Me | Winnie the Pooh | Weekly Layout

I had never use a Happy Planner before, but I know it is quite popular out there.

This time i had try to search for free planner layout online, and i manage to come across a blog which post lots of cute and pretty Happy Planner sticker for personal use.

Link as follow:

www.victoriahatcher.com

Since i had been doing disney theme recently for my habit tracker, so why not I do Winnie the Pooh theme for the 1st week of Sept.

I love the images that Victoria had created, so now I'm figuring out how i can add into my bullet journal from scratch.

Overall Layout

Close Up View

Close Up View

So below is my process video, on how I start from scratch to full layout.

[Daiso] DIY Coin Envelope Tutorial

I could'nt find glassine bag in Singapore. Not quite sure where to get the small size one that is good for snail mail.



Instead of trying to find, I decided to make the envelope myself using Daiso Origami Paper.

I had often buy things from Daiso especially their origami paper with design, and one bag contain at least 100pcs which it seems like never ever able to complete using it.



So here I am to make use of the origami paper to make coin envelope.

Coin Envelopes

Watch my video below to see how simple it is to make:

Mini Album for Polariod

Mini Album is something that I wanted to do on my list for crafting.

Finally this mini album is completed as I had some miscellaneous photos and Polaroid which i'm  not sure where to store it at.

So here is the simple mini album that i had made using 2x A4 size Kraft paper.

I decorate the page as i add the photos in it so as to journal and deco according to the event.

Watch the below video for more details:

 

Tea set Embellishments

I finally get hold of my tea set dies and I love it so much.

The seller had forgotten to place it in my package, after telling them, it took about a month to arrive.

So here is the look of the tea set:

It comes in a total of 6pcs and cost me SGD3.07
This set is currently oos from the store which i get. ( store website: https://www.aliexpress.com/store/1271097 )

Nevertheless, i like to show the lovely embellishments which i had made out of it.
And my Youtube subbies will be able to win 1 of the set.

Close-up of the Set#1

Close-up of the Set#2

Close-up of the Set#3

Close-up of the Set#4

Hope that it give you some inspiration.
Also for my Youtube subbies giveaways, it will ends on 8th Mar 2018, 2359 Singapore time.
This giveaway is open for international.

Birthday Flipbook

Happy Belated Birthday to my Sista Agnes.

So here is some close-up photo of the flipbook.

Love this page the most. Where all the flowers are handmade by me. Including the little Cherub Angel at the top.

So here is the video of the overall flipbook.

Greeting Cards with Aliexpress Die #2

Start of a brand new year is time to make greeting cards again. Since I had bought quite a few dies in 2017, to make my money worth, I had been thinking how to fully utilize my dies. Here is the 4 cards that I had made.

2 Valentine days cards and 2 all occasion card.

Here is the close-up view:

A Jar of Love

Love Swan

Sunny and Bright

Feel the Breeze

Which is your favorite one? And had you start preparing for valentine's day?

Watch my video to see in details.

Cardstock Shadow box

Had saw many people recently had made shadow box.

As such, i would like to try out myself too. Especially with some of my new dies arrived from Aliexpress, i shall made one as a gift for my friend.

So here is what I had made.

For more details and which dies i had been using, below is the video.

It was really fun making it and i shall play more on it.

Greeting Card Using Aliexpress Dies

I had bought quite alot of dies in Aliexpress back in Nov, and finally some had reach.

Upon seeing it, i immediately wanted to try it out, and below is the cards I had made.

The frame die is inspire by Faithful Design Christy, and i often see her use it. Thus i like to get one too.

Below is the video of the details of the card.

Handcream Gift Box Tutorial

Christmas is coming, and it is time for shopping and gift wrapping.

Handcream seems to be one of the common gift that we give/received.

So with the odd shape, i had made these gift boxes specially to hold it.

P/s: the original idea of the box is not from me. I had only use the concept and resize to fit the handcream.

The complete look of the handcream

This is really easy to make and below is the size of a cardstock required.

Those Straight lines are folding line. 

Those with zig-zag line / shaded area are the place where you cut

For your easy of assembly the gift box, watch the below video:

Birthday Card and Envelope Making

I had made a birthday card for my best friend.
She is a sweet girl who loves white color. Thus i thought of making a simple and sweet card.

This is what i had made for her.

The card is 5" x 5" and color use is mainly pink and white.

A handmade envelope is also made to enclose the card.

Overall size is 5 1/2"x 5 1/4" and is made out of A4 size paper.
And here is the dimension before cut out.

The most important is the center section dimension 5 1/2"x 5 1/4" , the rest of the dimension is able to adjust to your preference.

Here is how the finish product look like.

Place to buy Local Stuff in Osaka - Don Quijote

Icon of Don Quijote is the Mr Penguin

I believe that when we travel, we love to buy local items back home. This is the same for me when I am in Osaka recently.

Along the street, you may find lots of drugs store, small shop that sell Japanese good that are tax free.

Different store manage differently on the tax free procedure.

One of the store that I really visited the most is Don Quijote at Namba.

There is a total of 3 stores in that area and I feel each store had some unique items for sale.

In general, the common items that Tourist buy are available in all 3 stores, but favorite is the one at the main street.

Address: 

Don Quijote, 2 Chome-5-9 Nishishinsaibashi, Chūō-ku, Ōsaka-shi, Ōsaka-fu 542-0086, Japan

Click on Google map

The store is bigger which is a few storey high.

Level 1: Mainly are snacks and drugs items

Level 2: More foods (eg instant noodles, sauces etc) , toiletries.

Level 3: Bags, electronic items etc

Prices in this shop are more competitive compare to most other drug store.

The only cons are:

Drugs items eg. vitamin, supplements etc need to be pay at their drug store counter, and all items include tax must be pay upfront. After purchase, if total purchase exceed 5000yen then using the receipts we will proceed to the tax refund counter to had all the items pack and had the tax refund.

As this store is so popular, we took quite a long que to get the tax refund and they had all the item seal in a clear bag. This make luggage packing quite inconvenience especially when you buy lots of items like i do.

Above are all the items I bought during my Osaka trip.

Snacks, chocolates, shampoo and hair dyes were all bought at Don Quijote.

It is definitely a place worth to shop, just watch your pocket before it get burn badly.

Matcha with Red Bean Agar Agar Mooncake

For this recipe, I'm using the small mooncake mould which able to make about 16 pieces.

Unused Red Bean Paste is able to keep in freezer and store for about a month

Suggest everyone to try out the recipe first and adjust the sugar level to your liking.

Enjoy making the agar agar mooncake for the upcoming festival.

Red Bean Paste:

100g Red Bean                                30g Sugar                  10g Oil

Instructions:

       1)   Red Bean soak overnight ( min 6hours)

       2)   Steam the Red Bean with 1cm of water cover above the red bean. Steam still in can be mash.

3     3)   Add Sugar and oil into the mash red bean and stir well.

4     4)   In a non-stick pan, fry till the paste stick together.

Red Bean Agar Agar Filling:

2tsp Agar Agar Powder                 100ml Water           150ml Coconut milk ( i use Kara brand)

30g brown sugar               2 Pandan leaves                  80g Red Bean Paste

Instructions:

1)    Put everything except red bean paste in a pot and bring to boil.

2)    Remove the pandan leaves, and add in the red bean paste and stir well.

3)    Pour into a small mould  and let it set.

Matcha Agar Agar Skin:

150ml Coconut milk           1.5tsp Green Tea Powder

2tsp Agar Agar Powder     250ml Water            2 Pandan leaves  60g  Sugar

Instructions:

1)     Mix Coconut milk and Green Tea Powder evenly and set aside.

2)     Bring Agar Agar Powder, water sugar and pandan leaves to boil.

3)     Stir in stir in green tea mixture and mix evenly. Discard pandan leaves.

4)     Pour mixture into agar agar mooncake mould to cover the base design. Set slightly. Place in red bean filling and fill up the mould with balance green tea mixture. Chill till set.

Art In Paradise, a 3D Art Museum @ Bangkok

Bangkok is well known for shopping, eating and having a massage.

But today, I like to introduce 3D Museum at Bangkok call Art In Paradise. A place where you will spend 2hour there busy making a pose to get the best picture. It is also a time to be creative in order to think of the best realistic photo.

The location is easily accessible by taking the MRT and dropping off at Thailand Culture Center Station.

The Museum is located at Esplanade shopping mall. Suggest that you come in the afternoon not because it is crowded, but rather you can spend your day at there because after visiting the Museum, you can go to the Rod Fai Night Market 2 (Train Night Market 2) which is just behind the building.

So here are some pictures that I had took