Easy DIY Using Happie Scrappie Goodies

Hello, it’s Mits here to show you a quick and easy DIY using some of the items received in my kit last month.  But first, here is what my planner spread looks like this week. 

I dissected a page from the monster theme fauxdori insert.  Since the holidays are soon approaching, I have to-dos up the wazoo (lol it rhymes), so I decided to use this super cute page that allowed me to write down my long list.  As always, I used the stickers from Happie Scrappie for the days.

Here is what my spread looks like.  Unfortunately, it is already almost full (>_<).

Thanks to an organized planner, I can keep everything in check.

If you enjoy watching Plan With Me type of videos, please feel free to watch one that I filmed a couple of weeks ago: 

I wanted to share with you a quick DIY project using the super cute tags that were in last month’s kit.

It all starts with dusting off my laminating machine. I remember when I first got it, I had so many ideas.  Unfortunately, I haven’t been giving it much love lately.  This was a perfect opportunity to start using it for this super easy DIY project. 

The first thing is to make sure all the holes are punched out.   

I am using the laminate film that I got from Daiso. It includes 14 sheets of A4 laminate paper.

After cutting and punching the tags, you can put them in your planner as pretty decoration or even to add a bit of motivation to your daily life. You can also gift them to your friends.  I decided to take out some of the washi tape that I had and put these pretty tags to good use.  I think one of the issues with not using my washi is that I have a hard time co-ordinating the washi together.  I took some washi that worked well together and wrapped them around the tag.  

And when you’re done with them, you can put them in your planners or organizers. I think the washi sample tags are a great gift for penpals and friends as well.   

I currently house these washi tape tags in my super soft and cute watermelon pouch along with some other washi samples I received from my sweet friend. It’s perfect!  

If you end up doing this super easy DIY project, don’t forget to tag me @mylifemits and Sam @happiescrappie.  Why not share the washi love with your friends all over the world :) 

Until next time, I hope you are staying warm :) Much love, xoxo Mits

Things that I used in this blog post.

Happie Scrappie Traveler Notebook

Tutti Frutti Pouch

Tutti Frutti Tags

Fruity Listing in my Happie Planner Insert

I'm in complete love with the October happie planner kit. In Australia we are just starting summer so it's extra perfect for those of us in the Southern Hemisphere!

The happie planner fauxdori insert this month has tons of pages perfect for making lists!

I really love having this insert in my confettidori for those days and times when you need to make some serious lists to get your thoughts and plans organised!

I'm heading on a big trip to South Korea, so needless to say I have been making a lot of lists in preparation for this trip!

I especially love that with these inserts you don't need to do a lot of decorating! They are super cute as is!  All I've added here is a couple of stickers, a few bits of washi, and one of the awesome little tags from the kit!

One of my favourite things about this month's kit is the little packet of washi strips. Inside the packet is a little card that is perfect for wrapping washi tape samples around so you can take them with you on the go!  How nice is that?!

Hoping to see lots of fruity lists popping up all over the Internet! Till next time! 😘

Teddi

Things that I used in this post.

Fruity Washi Tapes

Mini Dew Drop Stickers

Tutti Frutti Tags

Tutti Frutti Fauxdori Inserts

Random⎪Citrus Twist Kits NewsFlash!!

I am so excited that I finally able to spill the bean that I am so honored to be part of the Citrus Twist Kits Project Life DT girls! Kindly hop over to Citrus Twist blog for the full article. I have shared a mixed media layout using the 6x6 paper pad that came in  CTK April PL Kit. 

Love love love the pretty packaging of Citrus Twist kit that delivers to its subscribers monthly.

Sneak peek of the layout that I shared at Citrus Twist blog on 3 April. 

Playing with Gesso, modeling paste, Mister Huey & Distress Markers (for full layout, click here)

PS. Trina from Citrus Twist Kit is offering an awesome deal to new main kit subscribers: 

Get a $5 gift certificate to the CT store with a 3 month subscription and

get a $10 gift certificate AND a set of Thickers with a 6 month subscription. If you've been thinking about subscribing, now is definitely a good time to sign up! 

And I am sure most of my Facebook & Instagram friends are aware that I have just given birth to a baby boy, Ivan on Easter Sunday.

and yes, his head is elongated and with a forceps mark on his right face. And his head is huge!! I am so proud of myself to have given birth to this beautiful baby naturally.

The day we went home...

The little man that rocks our world

Sleepless mom in the making...

Jojo the guardian angel who takes care of Baby Ivan while mommy doing Project Life.

These are the random stuff I do the day before I went into labour ward ;)

Craving for a bowl of yummilicious Cendol 

Playing with washi tapes and doodling

Love me some FroYo (MooCow original flavor froyo with almonds and digestive biscuits is always my fave!)

Playing with washi again to ease my contraction pain. I endured 17 hours of contraction pain before i gave into Epidural.

And I made a layout a few hours before admitted to Labour Ward. Funny but true, crafting and playing with papers do ease my contraction pain (or maybe distracting me a great deal in dealing with the awful pain). How awesome is scrapbooking, LoL!

And I know I have been receiving a lot of happy mails since last week. Will definitely share more of my projects (if I ever get to be crafty) and my piles of happy mails this weekend. Thanks for looking and also all the sweet wishes on Facebook + Instagram. <3

Think Out Of The Box

Happy new year people!! And here to share my first craft project of year 2013...

Let's do something out of the box. Yea... i really decorate outside of the shipping boxes with all my scrap papers, Thickers and washi tapes. 

I started decorating this scrap box with the leftover from June/July Studio Calico kit. I keep all my scrap papers from the kits & silhouette cut. I tone the colorful papers with a layer of white acrylic paint. Love how it turn out.

Gonna use this box to keep my latest Studio Calico kit. When new kit arrived, then I will swap the current content with the kit. Its easier to dig thru' the papers, embellies and stamps in a box than in the crop bag. 

This is the box to keep my Work-In-Progress projects. I might need another WIP box as I have too many abandoned projects.

and lastly, a box that I used for misting and splattering. I added a layer of gesso then splatter some Mister Huey on the box. Blow it with a straw and tadah! here's the outcome. I might try this for one of my layout after i practice yoga more. I was feeling dizzy half way through >_< 

Saw some pretty watercolor tags on Pinterest. I cut a few shipping tags with watercolor paper. Stamped and heat embossed with White Zing. Paint different colors with Mister Huey. Tadah! The ombre effect turn out super pretty!

Close-up of the tags. I just love those Amy Tangerine stamps from sketchbook collection. I found that White Zing works much better than clear embossing powder. 

And then, my washi-fied MacBook Pro keyboard. My keyboard was in plain black color. so I layer the keyboard with solid white washi tape then add another layer of colorful washi. End up it was too opaque and I can't read the letter on the keys. So I marked each of them with my trustable black Sharpie. 

Thanks for looking. I hope you have done something out of the box this year to!

What Else Can You Do With Erasers?

The picture says it all! We all love Fridays don't we? And all thanks to Hari Raya Adilfitri, it's a long weekend this week and I am gonna go back to Malaysia for 3 days! Woot woot! Can't wait to have fun with my furries and girlies + take lots of pics for scrapping!

I met up with my scrappy friend yesterday to learn eraser stamp carving. It was so fun to catch up with the Facebbook friends that I got to know via a scrapbook group. She showed me how she carved the panda-peanut stamp and I proceed with carving the speech bubble. It was so easy peasy as long as you have the right tools and patience. Yes... It takes a lot of patience to carve those intricate design.

And once I got home, I couldn't stop carving and came out with another 4 more eraser stamps. 

And here's what I do with the stamp image:

An ultra simple I-LOVE-YOU card for Ethan. The panda / bear took me quite a while to carve as I am not very good with carving intricate details like eyes and mouth etc. But it's worth the time & effort as I could see I will be using this stamp everywhere as it is so versatile. Bear can write anything and everything right? >_<

A Thank-You card made for Ash who taught me how to carve eraser stamps! many many thanks & many many loves ❤❤❤

Love Concoction

We went for Cocktail class for beginners one of the weekend and i scrapped 2 layouts the very next day. Just wanted a very very simple layout to house all the pics that I took during the class.

Love the pie stamps in the July Kit. So pretty and versatile! For some stupid reasons, my Cameo isn't working very well thus I hand-cut the "LOVE" word using pen knife. I guess it turn out awesome too =) I adore every embellies in the July kit to bits... the birdie wood veneer, the stamps, the flags and the papers are all so pretty!

I want to add some mixed-media technique to this particular layout dedicated for my scrappy - stamping buddy, Cheryl. She pretty much adore mixed media techniques in her layout while I always prefer my layout to be clean and tidy.

I didn't know what to deal with the acrylic paint so I just splashed a huge amount of white acrylic paint on the papers and used a paint brush to spread it rather un-evenly. Then dry it with heat gun until it created some bubbles due to the thick layer of paint. 

The speech bubbles are die cut from using silhouette file from the Studio Calico classes.

Love the flower embellies to bits. and also the two thickers in the kit. ❤❤❤

Oh... did I mention I love the woodgrain papers to bits too? It is slightly thicker than the normal white card stock and the woodgrain print on it is subtle but makes a huge difference to the texture of the layout.

I stamp the title with Stepping Stone alphas and embossed with white embossing powder. Splash some mist using my paint brush. Love how the woodgrain print showed up on the background.

The sunburst hexagon stamps is one of my new have nowadays.

Misting and cutting and stamping —> makes this layout one of my FAVE of the month!

More and more layouts plus mini albums to be shared soon! And guess what? I am meeting up with one of my scrappy girly tomorrow to learn rubber stamp carving. I am sooooo excited now! Thanks for looking =)