Mini scrapbook album from used desk calendar

I never made any scrapbook before.

Until one day I took a peek in youtube on how to make scrapbook album from envelope, from paper bag and so on and so forth. So here it is, last year desk calendar stood before me, and I thought, Heyy, this can be something useful for scrapbook since it has ring binder and hard cover, perfecto!!.

So I cut some wrapping papers ( I don't have any of designed or patterned papers, pity me *LOL*) and start my venture with the calendar. So here what I came out with.

So you have pocket with the excess paper from the cover.

Glue a ribbon (also in the back) as a lock for the book

This for the girl, she added wooden peg and girl punch outs

And this is for the boy :)



Frugal (or thrifty??) crafter

Since almost all the card making supplies come from US, hence consequently the price also way beyond from its nature. Therefore I always look forward if those item can be replaced by DIY one :).

Thanks to Mr Google, I found out how to make your own baker's twine and how to make your own glimmer mist beside my handmade stamp. So this is what I came out with.

Tadaaaaa, my handmade baker's twine.

Need to apply the marker longer on the twine so will get even color all way long.

And my handmade glimmer mist. I changed the materials a bit from the video since I didn't have pearl or metallic acrylic paint and mod podge, but I DO have pearl glue. So here it is, just add water (warm water is better so the solution will mix thoroughly) and the glue in the spray bottle ( I bought in Mr D.I.Y for just RM 0.90),shake it until all the glue dissolved in the water, and voilaaaa, you have your own glimmer mist.

Pardon the camera quality and the lighting, but I'm very satisfy with the result

The only problem is the opening of spray nozzle is too big so it created big droplets. Need to find good spray bottle now.

So, do you have some way to make something on your own?. Share it with me, I will be more than glad to hear it.

Wooden peg card

One of the hidden treasure I found in Mr D.I.Y is wooden peg that comes in various shape and colors, and of course make them very cute. And I can't resist the urge to buy them *LOL*.

Here are some of the wooden peg I bought.

All for only Rm 1.80 :)

Not wooden peg but shape paper clip.

Not wooden peg, but also made from wood :)
I think I can use them someday for scrapbook or card

And this is the card I make using the wooden peg, with insight from Mbak Yulis on Ana Linda suggestion.

Which one nicer? first or second card? (notice the flower position).

Cheap blink blink :)

So there is one little store in my town that sell material for DIY project,the name is Mr D.I.Y. and guess what? there I found so many items for card making (or I thought it can be used in card making). And since mostly all the items are from China, the price consequently come very cheap compare to that in the 'real store'.

One of the items I found is acrylic rhinestone sticker for hand phone and faux pearl sticker (also for hand phone). For the acrylic rhinestone, For one packet, contain 175 pcs (big) or 180 pcs (small) for only RM 1.30, compare to that that I bought from ols in facebook that sell the same acrylic rhinestone (without adhesive), a dozen for Rp 1500 (around RM 0.50), wowww, what a biggie right?. Considering I didn't have to put the glue on it anymore, Am I lucky or not to find those stuff?

This the sticker looks like

And I get my mojo back since I got these sticker, and I put the blink blink in every card I made since then*LOL* (including easel card and love is in the air card plus Japanese doll bookmark).

Easel Card

Inspired from the gorgeous easel card I received from Leva and Arie, I decided to try to make one. I had great time in making it. Here they are.

One more I submit for a challenge, I'll post it after the challenge done.

Share your thought about them :)

Cards from friends

One of the most happiest thing for cardmakers of course when we receive card, am I right or am I right?.
So these are those cards that make me happy *grineartoear*

From Mbak Evieta Craft

From Levana Xu

From Jovita

All the way from German, from Arie Falter

From lovely Mbak Dwita

From Melissa

From mbak Nova

From mbak Asihati Dewi

Aren't they gorgeous?

Valentine card

For February challenge, of course the theme is valentine, so Mbak Dwita asked us to make card with Love is in the air theme. At this time I really really have had no idea what to make, so I just grab one stamp out from Levana and color it and put some pearl on it, not very creative :(.

One Layer card

2012 kicked off with  One layer card challenge in mbak Dwita facebook.
So here's my card (and many attempt to make one).

(sorry, the light not so good, it supposed to be yellow card)

Which one do you like most?