Winner for the 1st Technique Inspired Challenge is....

June!! Congrats June! :) Hope you'll enjoy the RAK you've won!! Here's the winning layout!

Hope everyone had a good 2008 and will look forward to the year 2009!! :)The next challenge will be up tmr!

Entries for Technique Inspired Challenge 1 - Cut it out!

For the Technique Inspired Challenge, you are to use at least 8 PPs and hand cut elements using at least 1 PP on your page to inspire you to create a layout/project... So the technique is to include hand cut elements...

Here are the entries for this challenge...

"Little Chef for a day" by June

Description:
I cut-out the sliver flowers from the red pp. The splash of yellow/orange was to match his tee shirt. I layered the circles to represent cup cakes to tie in with the chef theme.

Feli says:
I love June's cut-outs and the cute cupcake! Great idea there! And she does great layering and matching of colours with the photo. Love how well she uses bright colours and lovely photos!

"Enjoy Yourself" by Stephanie

Description:

I cut out the flower and pasted a flower softies over so it has the pop out effect.

Feli says:

Sweet colours on her page. I love how she layered the love, elsie PPs... and nice technique there to bring focus on the flower cut-out...

"Nurul Izza by Wati K"

Description:
I'm complementing the title with pinks and cut-out flowers.

Feli says:
I love how she arranged the various flower cut-outs on her page together with the journaling. This is lovely!

"a giggle a day keeps the glums away" by Edleen

Description:

There are about 9pps and cut out words and doodled cloud with a smiley face.=)

Feli says:

I love especially the phrase "a giggle a day, keeps the glums away" and great photo of Edleen and Anis! I love how she always adds a fun element to her pages with doodling.

Anyone else trying out My Challenge?

Anyone else trying out my challenge?
Here's the RAK the winner of this challenge will get...
Yummy enough for you? :) Then give the challenge a shot! Email me at feliscraps_challenge [at] hotmail.com with a maximum of 3 photos of your layout / project by 30th December, 12 noon. Will get those who submitted to vote for the winner!

Altered Tissue Box...

Did this for Artz de Scrap's December Challenge... That is to alter any tissue box or even recycle it into Gifts or Gift packagings! I also combined this challenge with my Technique Inspired Challenge where i used cut-outs while altering...
Here's the top view... I decided to create an organiser to put in the office. :) It makes me smile whenever i look at it...

The sides of the tissue box...

Here's how it looks on the inside...

And here's the good news... Artz de Scrap is holding a DT call for 2 talented scrappers who love to alter!! :) I'm sure there are many of you out there, and i hope you'll give it a shot just like i did... All you need to submit is 3 samples of your best altered works by 25th December... Do check out the details on the blog...

Here's why i think you should give it a shot...

1) Altering projects is fun!!!

2) You get discounts from various online stores by being a DT...

3) It encourages you to alter with all the various challenges...

4) You gain recognition when you showcase your projects!

5) You get to inspire and be inspired!!

So come on and try it! :)

Challenge 4: Technique Inspired - Cut it out!

Here's the Technique Inspired challenge. Here's the technique to inspire you... The challenge is to include at least 8 PPs and hand cut elements using at least 1 PP on your page to inspire you to create a layout/project... So the technique is to include hand cut elements... To find out more about how the Technique Inspired challenge works, check it out here ...

Here's my layout for this challenge... I combined this challenge with the UYSC that i'm hosting and Emeline's challenge for MWL... So basically, i'm trying to dehoard my Sassafras PPs! I included as many cut-outs as i could...

Everything Sassafras except the thickers... I hope it isn't too cluttered.. :P i tried to incorporate the PPs from different range together... and these PPs are easy to use!!:)
One of my favourites... Owls!! i just had to cut them all out..hehe!
I kept this challenge simple, hope more scrappers will try out this challenge... So do submit as many entries as you'd like! Email me at feliscraps_challenge [at] hotmail.com with a maximum of 3 photos of your layout / project by 30th December, 12 noon. Voting starts right after all the layouts / projects are posted on the blog!

I hope this challenges you to come up with something creative! So let your creative juices flow, DO IT DIFFERENT and just have fun! :) I can't wait to see what you come up with...

Entry for Graphic Inspired Challenge 1

For Graphic Inspired Challenge 1, the challenge was to use this image by Sokkuan to inspire you to create a layout...

"Image produced by Sokkuan"

Here's the entry that I received for this challenge...

"Smile like me, Hold my hand & Walk with me" by Hariyani

Description:
I was inspired by the different pictures on the circles. Especially the middle column which shows a picture of the head, shoulder and leg. I scrapped my niece's photo for this LO coz all her photos seem proportion. I manually cut the circles using a bottle cap to trace n then cut.. I popped up the photos.. punched a few holes at the side coz i thought it was a little plain and inserted ribbon.. and ta-daa! :)
journalling reads: Smile like me, Hold my hand & Walk with me

Feli says:
What a sweet page by Hariyani! i love especially what she did to the photos... I can see a clear interpretation from the graphic which inspired her to do the layout in such a way! i also love how she matted the photos with black cardstock. I also noticed the combination of thickers used and how she made use of other alphas when she run out of the ones she need, so great use of thickers!

Sadly, for this challenge, there is only 1 entry that was submitted. Which also means, Hariyani automatically is the winner! So, congrats Hariyani! Yay! Here's what you'll be getting...
Congrats again and thank you for your support Hariyani.. :) I'll contact you about the posting of the RAK to you...

Anyone trying out...

My Challenge? This month's challenge is a graphic inspired one... do take a look and give it a shot! it's really simple!

I'll be posting the RAK this weekend.. :)

Challenge 3: Graphic Inspired

Here's what i did for the Graphic Inspired Challenge... I was inspired by the circles and how each circle show a different image...
I love this Sassafras PP! it's so easy to use, and the trees are so cute! i think it goes very well with the photo i scrapped... i added chipboard animals on the tree...:P The 'Nature Walk Want S'more?' is from the strip at the bottom of the PP...

For the photo, i cut the photo into circles.. I specially chose a photo with many different colours, showing different colours on each circle... I also added '2008' to the squirrel's tail.. hehe! I love how this page turned out...

Do try out the challenge k? :)

Challenge 3: Graphic Inspired Challenge

For the 1st Graphic Inspired challenge , let me introduce the person who has kindly let me use her images to inspire us. I love her illustrations!

Here's a description about Sokkuan...
"Base in Singapore after her graduation from The One Academy of Communication Art in Kuala Lumpur, Sokkuan is currently a commercial illustrator with versatile illustration styles. Her work has been used by clients like Nokia, Motorola, Heineken, Coca-cola, Pepsi, Nike etc. On another hand, she has Sophie Black as her personal project. She loves simplicity with necessary details and adores people and things that are in harmonious contradictions, the same way she appreciates black and white.. "
Here's the image to inspire you... One of Sokkuan's earlier work of Sophie Black. Each button extracts portions from one illustration which shows most of her favourite items hanging on the tree.

"Image produced by Sokkuan"

The challenge is to use this image to inspire you to create a layout... Click on the image to get a larger view of it... To find out more about how the Graphic Inspired challenge works, check it out here ...

Email me at feliscraps_challenge [at] hotmail.com with a maximum of 3 photos of your layout by 28th November, 12 noon. Voting starts right after all the layouts are posted on the blog!

I hope this challenges you to come up with something creative! So let your creative juices flow, DO IT DIFFERENT and just have fun! :) I can't wait to see what you come up with...

Do check back next week to see my take on the challenge! Will leave you to think about the challenge!

Winner for the 1st Stash Inspired Challenge is...

Edleen!! Congrats Edleen! :) Here's what you'll be getting for winning this challenge... PPs, flowers, buttons and of course RIBBONS!! It's time for a meet-up... *wink*

Here's the winning layout!

Everyone start planning for Challenge 3! I hope everyone will have fun... No stress!

Entries for Stash Inspired Challenge 1

For the first Stash Inspired Challenge, it is all about...

And here are the pages and project by all who tried out this challenge.

"Her Smile" by Stephanie

Description:
Since the ribbons is the main use of this challenge, and i do not own much, instead i used laces & flowers to enhance the photo.

Feli says:

I love how she used the lace to frame up the photo! it just brings focus to Aloysia's smile...

"up on dad's shoulders" by June

Description:

I loved how the ribbons gave the layout extra texture. I wanted to add something to represet the sun and somehow the red ginham ribbon caught my eye so I added a chipboard button to complete my sun.

Feli says:

Love how June used bright colours and ribbons to brighten up her page... And i like the flower she made out of ribbons, it adds a nice touch to the page...

"feeling great @ 38" by Edleen

Description:
I used ribbons to "decorate" my layout of me feeling great @ 38! photo taken with my Sony Ericcson! Couldn't find the right cut outs, so i doodled my own and also sprayed glimmer mist on flocked chipboard numbers.

Feli says:
Love how Edleen created a cheerful page by using the different coloured ribbons. Great photo and that doodling of the cut-out is just awesome! It looked like it came from a PP! :)

"Victoria B" by Hariyani

Description:

First and foremost, I've just produced a She-Lamp :) I altered a white ikea lamp. What inspired me was 'sugar n spice n everything nice' and a little bit victorian. and thus the name 'Victoria B'.
Victoria = victorian & B = Babe :)
And it cant be helped that i love PINK.. Therefore the 'pink ribbons infested lamp'!
I used the ribbons as tassle at the bottom and I added bling bling to add a little weight to it. And 3 different types of ribbon to tie the ribbons :D And of course prima flowers to top it off! And not forgetting the green ribbon to act as he 'leaves'.

Feli says:

Love how she altered a lamp! what a cool idea! now she has her very own lamp! and a sweet PINK lamp.. :) i especially love how she let the ribbons at the bottom drape, it adds a nice touch to the lamp...

Thanks ladies for your submissions! hope to see you try out the next challenge! Now it's time for these ladies to rank the layouts and project... Winner will be announced tmr! Stay tuned!

FeliScraps Challenge 2 - Stash Inspired

Do continue to submit for my challenge if you haven't, i extended the deadline to tmr...:)

Hope to see more entries!

Stash Inspired Challenge - It's all about RIBBONS!

Have you tried out my 2nd challenge? :) If you haven't or don't know what it is about, do check it out and try it! a really simple challenge.. just use up your ribbons! :)
Here's what you'll be getting if you win this challenge... PPs, flowers, buttons and of course RIBBONS!! :) Hope you like what you see and try out the challenge! :)

Challenge 2: Stash Inspired

Here's a layout i did for my own challenge using lots of ribbons... I did this layout on a wooden board...

Here's my title that describes my photo.. See Me Move!!! And I've used up the magnetic ribbon tabs which i bought a long time ago! :)
I love how i'm using up my ribbons for this challenge! I tried to give different textures by overlapping the ribbons and using them to hold the photo in place... I also tied the ribbons the ribbons together and create flowers with them..
Did this for Artz de Scrap's October challenge and for my challenge by altering this glass bottle... it turned out to look like a monster.. :p but i love the various textures created using fibers...
Did some weaving and tying of the various fibers together... No adhesives was used in this project...

Hope you like how i'm using my ribbons! And inspire you to try out this challenge! :)

Challenge 2: Stash Inspired - It's all about Ribbons!

Here's the first Stash Inspired challenge. Here's the stash to inspire you...
The challenge is to use at least 5 ribbons to create interesting textures on your layout / project. The ribbons should be the main stash on your layout / project... To find out more about how the Stash Inspired challenge works, check it out here...

Email me at feliscraps_challenge [at] hotmail.com with a maximum of 3 photos of your layout / project by 28th October, 12 noon. Voting starts right after all the layouts / projects are posted on the blog!

I hope this challenges you to come up with something creative! So let your creative juices flow, DO IT DIFFERENT and just have fun! :) I can't wait to see what you come up with...

Do check back next week to see my take on the challenge! Will leave you to think about the challenge!

Winner for the 1st Word Inspired Challenge is...

Renoa!! Congrats Renoa! :) I know you've wanted the 7gs stickers and that Heidi Swapp stamp, and your wish came true! Yeah! it was a close fight for these 3 girls with the votes from the 3 of them and Adib and me...

Here's the winning layout!

Everyone start planning for Challenge 2! I hope everyone will have fun... No stress!

Entries for the Word Inspired Challenge 1

Here's the word image for this 1st Word Inspired Challenge...

And here are the pages by all who tried out this challenge.

"it is a challenge" by Erlia

Description:

I'm always a sucker for words, so when I saw the collage of words, I immediately took in those that appealed to me. As a scrapbooker, I've always found it challenging and sometimes frustrating in trying to retain my style and creative rights. It's a constant battle for every artist, I think. It's a challenge, not only to be retain my rights but also to 'live with' the fact that people sometimes choose to appreciate art by copying them. Words are powerful, they don't only state facts, but they express your emotions too.

Feli says:
I like how the journaling is being brought as a focus because she kept the embellishing and layering to a minimum. The words in the image is used in her journaling, love how she put the words together and how the word challenge is emphasized and arranged to fold the shaped PP. I totally agree with what she wrote, sometimes it really is a challenge to come up with something new and something that's you when you scrap...

"sweet memories" by CS Lau

Description:
The photos were taken on 1st Jan of 2007- one find day. Family having a good day outing. Hope that we will always be a happy family and have joy together. For the layout, instead of putting all 'words' to decorate my LO, I prefer using some ribbons , lace and other element to make it look nicer.

Feli says:
I like how she emphasized on the centre portion of the page to bring focus to the photos and adding stickers & tags as journaling that look like the word image...

"You've Always Inspired Me" by Renoa

Description:
I am obviously captured by the word "inspired" and I knew the exact photo to scrap. Well this is my first attempt to scrap a boy layout and certainly I don't have any idea how to start. I am so sorry i failed to do it differently as I was working all night till dawn and my brain was too tired to think creatively though I would like to. I'm also inspired by the placement and i tried to make it as simple as it could be coz Boo likes it to be simple. hehe. I want to give this to him as a special gift from me and show how he has inspired me so far..

Feli says:
I love how she took the word Inspired to create this layout. Love the many details on her layout! love the cut-outs and her sweet journaling. And great effort to keep it simple to highlight the photo and journaling. I'm sure Boo will love the page!

Now it's time for Erlia, CS and Renoa to vote, winner will be out tmr! :)

Challenge 1...

I'd like to extend my challenge till the 30th... So please continue to submit your layouts! :)

Is the challenge too difficult? Please give me comments on what you think of the challenge... thanks...

feliscraps 1st challenge...

Anyone trying out this challenge? :) Deadline (28/09/2008, 12 noon) is almost up!

Would like to encourage my friends and other local scrappers to try out this challenge! the 1st to submit will win a RAK! and on top of that, still stand a chance to win the RAK for this challenge!

Here's my RAK for the 1st challenge, hope it's enough to tempt you! :) These are items from my personal stash where I specially chose words related stash (wherever possible)...

So come on and submit!!