CSI #32/Once Upon A... Sketch Aug 2012 - Sentosa Sandsation'99

Yoohoo everyone! Hope everyone had been enjoying their week :) Its a new week at CSI again - Case #32 is so nautical-themed! 

And the always-wonderful coordinates to help along with solving the case file...

And i used the sketch from Once upon a Sketch Aug 2012 and I journalled about a childhood memory which was a beach trip when i was 6years old :)

 And the results?

I loved all the colors in this case file, and have just tried this "messy-style" for the first time lol
Some closeups..

(Starfishes and seashells)

 (Gesso over the twine netting)

 (Gold & Brown sand embossing powder to have a sandy feeling)

 (Chicken wire embossing folder inked with Bark & gesso)

 (My handmade twine-netting/mesh!)

I used all the colors stated.. 

For the evidence I used: 

- Stars (the starfish at the corner)

- Wet medium (I used gesso for the first time on the handmade "mesh")

- Textured paper (I used 2 embossing folders and gesso-ed the twines, and embossing powder at the btm)

- Dots (from embossing folder)

- Something grainy (Gold & Brown sand embossing powder at the btm)

- Mesh/Netting (handmade by using twines)

Testimony:

- Document about a beach trip.. 

It was a trip to our local sentosa beach where it was holding an event called Sentosa Sandsation in the year 1999, I guess it was also my first trip to the beach too hehe :)

Supplies used:

- Kraft cardstock

- CSI coordinates 32

- gesso

- twine

- blue glitter thickers from American Crafts

- Black alphas from Prima marketing

- Journaling tickets from Tim Holtz

- Gold & Brown sand embossing powder from Zing

- Bark ink pad from VersaColor

- Glue tape/3D dots/Craft glue from Beacons

Thanks for looking and feel free to comment! Have fun playing with the case files! :)

Get creative Aug 5 card sketch

Hello everyone! Just made a card according to Get creative's August 5 card sketch! Check it out now for inspirations if u haven't :)

 

 And so what i made from this sketch was.. 

Teacher's day is just around the corner! so i got inspired of making a teacher's day card :)

Wanna have this card? Or something customised?
Feel free to contact me at chermaine_chua@hotmail.com or leave a comment below!
Have a great day :)

Housewarming & Birthday card !

Hello everyone! Just want to share 2 cards I made this week for my uncle's housewarming party and my friend's 19th birthday card :)

The housewarming card.. I made it a little more bright then what i usually make (shabby-chic/vintage/pastel) 

 And the back..

And next is the "Sweet 19" birthday card for my good friend! I made it shabby-chic/vintage style as she likes vintage things too :)

Wanna have this card? Or something customised?
Feel free to contact me at chermaine_chua@hotmail.com or leave a comment below!
Have a great day :)

Mojo sketch #253 !

Hello again! Found this fabulous card sketch challenge blog while surfing the net for card sketches.. Mojo Monday! So this week's sketch challenge is already #253.. guess i have been lagging alot haha. This is the sketch for this week!

So i used this sketch to do up a birthday card for my sister's classmate :)

and a few close ups..

Supplies used:
- Pink and red cardstock
- Prima romantique collection papers
- Prima flower
- Buttons
- Pearls
- Cream rosette ribbon
- 'Happy Birthday' stamp
- Handmade seal stamp from Technique Tuesday
- Little Miss clear stamps from Bobunny
- Vintage photo distress ink pad from Ranger
- Bark ink pad from Versacolor 
                    

Thanks for looking and have a greaaaaat weekend!

Wanna have this card? Or something customised?

Feel free to contact me at chermaine_chua@hotmail.com or leave a comment below!

Have a great day :)

CSI #31 - A Hatty Summer

Hello everyone! Have u all checked out case #31?

Beautiful and bright colors aren't they? Not forgetting the coordinates to help with solving the case file..

 And what i had made..

I used all the colors as stated , 

for the Evidence I used: 

- woodgrain for the planks behind my photos

- repetition of elements like the wooden planks

- parallel lines for the placement of the wooden planks

- circles on the coordinates provided 

And for the Testimony I chose:

- to document a vacation, as i found these pretty hats during a vacation to Ho Chih Ming city :)

- added an umbrella on top of my journaling

Supplies used:

- Sweet threads - knotted shirt from Basic Grey

- CSI coordinates #31

- corrugated cardboard

- Dolled up - wooden planks from My Mind's Eye

- Bronze fasteners

- Glue dots from EK Success

- Washi Tapes from Made With Love

- Olive/Cream Soda foam letters thickers from American Craft

Thanks for looking and have a great weekend playing with the case files!

CSI #30 - When i was a primary 6 kid

Yes I was so inspired by the colors that I did 2 layouts last week! Head over to play with the new case #30!

Adorable little kids! which inspired me to do a layout on my class photo when i was a primary 6 kid.. Those were the carefree days... Ha o ya dont forget about the lovely coordinates!

And the result...

 I used all the colours stated, and for the evidence, i used:

- Distressing (my favorite technique and a must-have in all my layouts)

i distressed the sides with a mixture of vintage photo, pine needles, spun sugar and peeled paint.

- bricks below the white cardstock

- childlike elements like the icecream from the coordinates at the corner

- metal from the brads in the rosettes i made from the papers of the coordinates

- hinge at the side of the frame

- Usage of 4 patterns in the rosettes

For the testimony, I chose:

- to document about one of my childhood story, in which is the class i had much fun with 

unforgettable memories (journaling at the back of the layout)

- weathered frame which i enlarged from the coordinates 

Thanks for looking and feel free to comment ! 

Have fun playing with the cases :) 

Supplies used: 

Bobunny's Xtreme barbed wire

White cardstock

CSI coordinates #30

Bronze fasterners

Large monarch butterfly punch from Marthe Stewarts

Versacolor- malted mauve

Sizzix alphabet dies (Once upon a time)

Ranger distress inks - peeled paint, vintage photo, spun sugar, black soot and pine needles

                      

CSI #29 - Tatty Marsh

Hey everyone, been so busy with school work to update the blog .. finally got the time to do the csi layouts after finishing my school projects!
Case #29 consist mostly my favourite colours.. especially the pink shade (strawberry icecream)! yummy as usual! Head over to the site and check it out here ;)

As usual, i just love the coordinates made by them!

And so after seeing the colors for this case, I immediately remembered about a shop i came across in Tanglin Mall called Tatty Marsh, which has loads of vintage stuff, ranging from tea cups to very cute and vintage-y home accessories! So this is what i came up with ...

 Cute stuff, arent they? Heehee :) I used all of the stated colours for this layout ..

And for the evidences, I used:

- stripes on the handmade flowers

- a little rolled paper at the corner

- the woody feeling paper given by the coordinates

- gave the whole layout a weathered look by distressing the edges with my favourite distress ink colour (vintage photo)

- pocket made from the wood paper with the top 10 and bottle sticking out :)

Lastly, for the testimony, I chose:

- to journal on thin strips about the things they sell in their shop that attracted me 

Thanks for looking and feel free to comment! 

Have fun!

Supplies used:

Kraft and white cardstock

October afternoon - Sunday Dinner

CSI coordinates #29

Brads from DAISO

American craft thickers

Tim Holtz distress ink pads - spun sugar, peeled paint and vintage photo