how do you journal?

After scrapbooking for a few months was when I think I turned to using my handwriting mostly for my journaling. When I get into the mood to scrap something, I don't bother with the computer (to find fonts that'll go perfect with my page theme - just too lazy for that). I really don't even know my page theme when I'm creating so I'd probably be searching forever for that perfect font and get nothing scrapped. That's why I love using my handwriting:) - it's perfect for any theme.

Here's some neat little items that I like to do my journaling on:

-lined papers out of a small notebook from the dollar store (love using these to give different sorts of looks). It's not acid free/archival but if you know me, you know that it doesn't bother me cause it's cheap and I love the texture/interest that I get especially when I include the "holey" edge.

-You know the insert in the packaging that the Love, Elsie acrylic stamps came with? That's what the grid paper is. Couldn't see it go in the recycling bin so into a scrapbook page it goes. Love it when companies include little things like this - makes me smile:).

-then there's prebought tags and diecuts like this one from Creative Cafe.

My fave journaling pen?

-none other than the Sakura Microperm. It can write on any type of surface and dries quick. LOVE.

Titles?

-I admit. I own my share of alpha stickers and stamps. I'm a collector. Always on the lookout for the perfect font for my titles but sometimes I just get so darned lazy to pull out any of these items that I just use my handwriting.

Love to just simply write a title on textured cardstock then cut out.

Made a mistake?

I used to write out my journaling in pencil first but then found having to retrace all my journaling very tedious and then the erasing part was even worse, often leaving my paper all crinkled from the rubbing. I just learned to go with the flow and reword things if I happened to make a mistake. I look at the journaling space that I've got as a challenge and to fit what I have in mind inside that space. It's quite fun and liberating. You should try it. And when I run out of space, I just look for another spot to add more journaling on. Take the layout above for example. I sewed the stitching at the end so it looks like the journaling was purposely broken into 2 sections.

Happy Sunday:)

escape art journal back in stock :)

The last batch sold out really quick so I made another batch but this time there's only 43. They've been relisted :). Thank you for your patience! This is definitely the last batch so please get it before they're really gone. You can find them here or here.

Just had my Gestational glucose tolerance test (the 1 hour one) done so crossing fingers that won't have to do the 3 hour one or have to go pay the Diabetes centre a visit. Happy Friday everyone:).

guess who we met...

...last weekend?

Got a funny story...Eddie told me that his coworker friend was on the phone with her husband and asked him what he thinks we were having. The funny thing is - he's always been 100% wrong on all his guesses. So his guess? That we were having a boy. Well guess what?

It's a girl!! :D

This little sweetie was very camera shy, sleepy & stubborn. She loves her feet as you can tell in the last photo. So stinkin' cute! Eddie almost had a heart attack when the technician was giggling my belly to get baby to move her limbs so we could see her face. She told us we could reschedule another appointment to get better photos. We said, no thanks - we'll save it for when we meet her in person. A few so-so ones is enough.

back in stock

rainbow button felt circles


back to school button paper apples

Hi again:). Just got over another cold. My immune system is doing funny things - Eddie had the Norwalk virus after Christmas dinner and I totally didn't get it but I can't run from these nasty colds!


My parents finally came back from being in Vietnam for 6 weeks. The last time my dad & brother went, my dad got a relative to buy a bunch of cute buttons for me. Unfortunately, she only got a small bag of everything so needless to say, I ran out pretty quick. This time, my sweet mom did the shopping and bought me a whole load of the ones that I wanted:). As soon as I got home with my huge bag full of buttons, I went right to remaking these 2 sets of cute embellies. Made me so happy to see them back in shop again!

Sew Grateful kit & tutorial (green)


Sew Grateful Kit & Tutorial (pink)

These kits are also back in stock - yay!

Right now I'm working on the Escape Art Journals:). They should be ready to ship right after this weekend. I'll probably list them in a few days.

this colour makes me happy :)

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Evalicious yellow green mix felt embellies

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giveaway winner & what's new

Chiara, please email me for your PDF file of the coptic book tutorial! Congrats!!

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So I waited as long as I could. Definitely WAY after my first trimester...and got my hair coloured. I was already feeling really haggered and didn't want to look the part too. Much better now :).

Sorry for the delay in posting the winner for the giveaway. Just came back from this girl's house. We made Valentine's treat bags for family and coworkers with the Daisy Ds treat bag kits. Saw them at a local dollar store for $1.25 and had to get like 9 boxes LOL for a total of 90 treat bags. It came with baggies, the topper and ribbons. It was such a good deal!

PS. I won't be making Valentine's embellies this year after all. It's just too much to push myself cause I started feeling not so good again. But will instead work at restocking old fave embellies and kits ;).

studio update and giveaway

Love looking at this neat area as soon as I make my way down the last few steps of the staircase leading down to my studio.

Studio is almost all tidied up. I just have to figure out what I'm going to do with all my scrap paper. Maybe just give it all away to my MIL's friend's grandkids to play with? And just get a fresh start in accumulating more:). Then there's the Christmas stuff...think I told you that I ordered/collected enough stuff to make 200 Christmas art journals but only ended up making 140 because of my feeling crappy. Maybe I'll put together little baggies of these items and list them for a good price just to get it out of my space. That'll be later though. Got too much restocking to do.

Bought more fabric to make more Sew Grateful kits. I thought the last batch was going to be it but there's still a few of you out there who want more. They'll be back in shop soon - thanks for being patient:).

Been sitting on the couch a lot and just taking it easy but feeling too good to sit still still so have been sewing like mad. These were done within the last week or so heehee.

Plan for next week or two:

-order remainder items for Escape Art Journal and make a few more

-put together some Valentines items (just a few)

-start working on restocking some other kits

-put together a new art journal:)

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Giveaway: Have you been contemplating on making your own journals lately but undecided on what kind to make? I would love to share the Coptic journal PDF tutorial with one lucky winner if you haven't gotten it already. If you already have it, you can still enter and if you win, you can pick 3 Evalicious embellishments instead:).

To enter, leave me a comment on how many scrap projects you've made in the new year so far. I'll pick a winner tomorrow @ 8pm PST:).