Monthly Guest Artist

Hello crafters,

Its about time we hear from you too :o).

Every month from now till December 2011, we will be featuring a Guest Artist in addition to our monthly DT features, showcasing his/her inspiration with a given project kit.

The project(s) will be posted here on the blog, as well as showcased in-store. If you're interested to be a Guest Artist, do send in some project pics & profile to papierlove@gmail.com for a chance to become our monthly Guest Artist. We have 2 more available spots.

Dont' miss out on the upcoming months posts as we will be featuring works from some very talented crafters in the trade.

Come May, we will be featuring our very first Guest Artist, check back soon!

Terms & conditions:

Guest Artists will be selected based on ideas, skills, creativity and designs. Experience level not required but we regret that we may not be able to feature all submissions. Once selected, you will be given a mini project kit as well as stipulated projects (i.e. Layout, card, off the page, etc) to complete. This is a voluntary assignment and there will not be fees payable. The featured projects will be returned to you 2 months after being published. If however, you do not reside in Malaysia, we will be happy to feature your submission on the blog. All submissions must be original works of the artist.

Looking forward to seeing your creations!

Macy :o)

May Store Kit- Bello Corredo

May is the month of appreciation, gratefulness, cherish, respect & unconditional love. In other words, it is also the month of endless beauty. Thus, I have named this kit, Bello Corredo, just a simple, "Beautiful Kit".

Consisting of 7 quality cardstocks from Graphic 45 & My Mind's Eye's latest paper collections, Spring Fairy & Stella Rose, with beautifully matched embellishments of the latest collections from various scrapbooking brands, this kit will be an inspiration to all. Complete with some of the latest embellies from various famous brands such as Prima flowers, American Crafts decorative flags, Kaisercraft crochet doilies, ribbons and more, it's definitely a not-to-be-missed kit.

Retailing at only RM150 with value over RM180. Save over RM30!

Check back for project inspirations by Amelia, using this store kit in May!

Happy Mother's Day to all mommies out there!

Macy :)

My Red Shoes

Today I'd like to share a layout I made using the store kit! It's a simple one, with a bit of clustering round the centre..

I choose to scrap a pic of my Missy A using her fav red shoes a dear friend got her :) Believe me, she's crazy over it *lol*

Off to the layout, it's a two photo layout and the potrair photo is layered with a chipboard baroque die cut. The rest is layering using the Prima flowers & AC Pebbles that also come with the kit ;)

The alphabet stickers were layered with cardstock and adhered to the layout using foam dots.

Off to the layout we go !



Materials Used : Echo Park PP, AC Pebbles, Prima flowers and Ribbon, Tim Holtz Baroque Die, Pink Paislee Alphabet Stickers

Altered Wooden Wall Frame by Rosa

Hola crafters! For Papier's DT project this week, I altered a wooden wall frame. Its a simple, straight forward project. This is what I created.



I cover the wooden wall frame with gesso, then I apply Tim Holtz Crackle Paint, put it aside to dry.



I did some stamping and masking onto the background pp. I stamped the designs onto a plain cs, cut it out and adhere it with foam dots.



I embossed the bird with Zing embossing powder, stamped the bird cage with TH script stamp, added some pearls to it and finish it off with my handmade bloom.



Hope you like it. Till then, have a nice day and happy crafting sweeties!

Materials used: Pink Paislee pp, Distress Ink, Tattered Angels Stencils, TH Dies Caged Bird, TH Dies Elegant Flourishes, TH Stamps, Dear Lizzy + American Crafts Clear Stamp, Gesso, Crackle Paint, Hero Arts Pearls, Stickles, Prima Lace, Wooden Wall Frame

Altered Photo Frame by AK

My final project for Apr is this Altered Frame. After 3 layouts i did not have much left in my kit and the truth is i'm not really good with card making! lol. So you see i'm normal after all, just like any other crafter except perhaps i am too crazy that i scrap everyday. Back to this entry, i decided to make a smaller project that dont require much papers and embellishment.

I found this small frame at Daiso for RM5 of course. Basically i covered the white frame with pattern papers and i did stamping with a script stamp, add ice stickles, lace and embellish with my last two piece of prima flowers and brads. With the remaining papers i fussy cut the flowers, add photo and alpha.

A simple and fast project to do. Dont throw away your bits and pieces, you'll never know you might used it again someday. Bye for now i'll see you next month.

ONE DAY CLOSURE

Dear Papier customers,

We will be taking the day off, Wednesday 27, 2011. Our team will be taking a short trip out of town. Store operations will resume as usual Thursday 28,2011. Our apologies for any inconvenience caused.

Happy weekend!

Macy :o)

Beautiful blooms from Prima

Hola,

These look familiar? Well, they're back with more and lovelier buddies.

Vintage trinket

Dress Foam Stamp

More pretty blooms arrived yesterday. New April releases as well as replenishments from Prima Marketing from the Botanical, Madeline, & Melody collections which include 12x12 printed papers, assorted blooms, 6x6 paper pads, flocked rub-ons and more. Other must haves include the pretty dress foam stamp (as shown above) and mini clear stamps. Check out these beautiful blooms from various collections such as Whisper, Aurora, Audrey Rose, Miss Sophie, Eminence, Love Note, Innocence 2, Dollhouse, Marri, Sugar Blooms, Paloma and more... (some pics as shown below).

Paloma Collection

Love Note Collection (one of my fav)

Melody Collection

Marri collection

Botanical printed paper

Aurora collection

Audrey rose collection

Sugar blooms

Innocence 2 (one of the many from the collection)

Why wait? Hurry in and get your best picks today!

Happy Easter!

Have a happy, blessed week ahead!

ps: hope I've got all the labels done correctly.. :p apologise for any error

Macy :o)

Happy weekend :o)

Macy

All time Fav!

Hola!

They are finally here... all new from Webster's Pages. Gorgeous printed papers, vellum & die cut papers you definitely do not want to miss out on. If you're a lil short on inspirations, check these out and they will give you that extra boost. Don't forget the matching embellishments especially the lovely, lovely fabric ribbons & more.

Need I say more? Hurry down to the store before they are sold out...

Happy weekend & happy crafting!

Macy :o)

Party Mini Album

Using the store kit again this week, I made a simple & fast mini album. It's an 8 page mini which you can fill up with what you wish to. I didn't add any pics so you can actually decide for yourself, what you'd like to put in..!

and when I said in my first post that this kit is perfect for a lil child, I sure wasn't kidding ;) you'll soon see why..

Cover page:
Tip 1: Paint the chipboard and tie a bow at the hole of the keychain ring
Tip 2: Make a pocket in the front and put in a tag. You may embellish the tag with a photo etc.

Page 1:
Tip 1: A lil bit of fussy cutting

Page 2:
Tip 1: Create a 'gate' like layer. You can open up to add a pic or some sentiments and quotes

Page 3:
Tip 1: A strip of balance patterned paper
Tip 2: A kraft border

Page 4:
Tip 1: Embellish the cupcake chipboard with kraft border and bling

Page 5:
Tip 1: Add some kraft borders along the sides

Page 6:
Tip 1: Add a sentiment and flower embellie

Materials Used : Echo Park Patterned Papers, Maya Road Chipboard, Bazzill Basics Cardstock, Sizzix Tag Die, Prima Ribbons, Prima Flowers, Bazzill Basics Kraft Borders, Bazzill Basics Bling

By the way, there's still lots of supplies left to go around despite the 3 projects I've made so far! so this kit sure is value for money! :)

'Never Say Never' LO by Rosa

Today, I'm sharing with you another LO that I did with the DT kit from Papier. Again its a simple LO that I created. I must say, my DT kit this month is quite challenging for me, as there's no pp that I can fussy cut. (Yup, am still in that fussy cut & layering phase). Been bitten by the bug! Hahaha...

Oh oh... Few more days to go to Justin Bieber's Concert! I'll be going with my two kids. Gonna have a Bieberific time! That explains the title for this LO, Never Say Never. LOL...

Let's move on to the LO I did with my DT kit this month. This is what I created... I apply gesso all around the plain cs, then I apply Tim Holtz Distress Crackle Paint (Clear Rock Candy) on it, heat it with a heatgun and swipe some distress ink onto it.



I used the negative from the Stars Design that I cut out for my 'Cheeky Boy' LO few weeks back. Waste not any papers!



I stamped the bg randomly with Hero Arts Starburst Lace stamp. Apply the rub-ons onto transparency, cut it out and use foam dots to give it a raised effect.



I used the Cuttlebug Quilled Rose/Carnation Kit Dies to create the quilled flower. Its easy to do.



Its simple right? Till then, have a nice day and happy crafting sweeties! Oh, I can't wait for the Justin Bieber's concert this Thursday! Bieberific time! Never Say Never!

Materials used: Pink Paislee pp, Plain cs, Bazzill cs strips, Jennibowlin button chipboard, Distress Ink, Tim Holtz Frame Dies, Pink Paislee Element Stickers, Prima swirl with white lace, Sassafras Lass rub-ons, Basic Grey Curio pp.

Dies: Tim Holtz Tag & Bookplate dies, Cuttlebug Quilled Rose/Carnation Kit.

Ranger Distress Stain

Happy Tuesday,

Here's what arrived yesterday. Unforunately, there's been some shipment hiccups and only one of the cartons came in from Ranger but I'm too excited to wait so I have to let you know that these new stains came in. Check them out in-store.
Have an artful week ahead!

Macy :o)

Story Layout By AK

Happy monday!!! I'm glad i am so much better this week after weeks of coughing. I'm here to share another layout that i did with my dt kit. I have a confession...i hardly journal on my lo. That's about to change here! lol. I decided to do a long story of my girl and my hope and dreams of her. I figure i dont want to stick to only a certain ways of scrapping and would love to try everything out there.

I hope you like this little changes that i'm going through in my scrapping phase and style. This piece is straight forward by nature. My main concern apart from highlighting my photos is the journalling. Dont be afraid to try and get out of your comfort zone. If previously you always play with paint and embossing, why not try something clean and simple or perhaps if you've always been a fussy cut scrapper, try the rest for a change. That's what i like to do besides, scrapping is a hobby and i like to have fun and enjoy the process.

Stay positive always and you'll be amazed at the outcome. Okay too long a ramble? Material lists as follows.

Pattern Papers: Pebbles Inc Happy Go Lucky, Tickled Pink & Delightful

Flowers: Prima

Stamp: Unity Stamp Our Life Story

Embellishment: Pink Paislee Artisan Element, Ribbon

Medium: Alcohol Ink, Ice Stickles, Glossy Accents, Versafine Ink.

'To-do' Book for Papier

I'm sure many of us have trouble keeping track of the things we need to do for the day, or maybe even for the week! I know I do *lol*..especially in the craft scene where there are so many awesome challenge blogs to be participating in! So, using the store kit this month, I made lil a 'Things To Do Today' book! I simply photocopied a list template that I found at home (lucky me *lol*), cut out a piece of cardboard to the measurement of 5x8 and embellished it with the cutesy embellishments and patterend paper from the kit! It's very easy to make and I'm sure you'll find yourselves organized in no time! :) Here's the project I'd like to share with you sweeties! :)

Materials Used : Echo Park Patterened Papers, Ek Success Border Punch, Prima Ribbons, Bazzill Basics Kraft Borders, Martha Stewart Butterfly Punch, Prima Flower, Binder Rings, Lace

'Sweetie' LO by Rosa

Hey you sweeties! I'm back with another LO for Papier. I'm loving the Pink Paislee pp. The colours are simply gorgeous. You can get the pp from Papier and check out the new arrivals. Its yummylicious!

This is what I did for this week.



My handmade blooms cut-out using Slice and I added Jenni Bowlin chipboard button in the center. The Bazzil cs strips makes it a lot easier to add that little extra touch, I glue it to the side of the photo. To glam it up, I used the Prima swirl with white lace.



The Prima lace is so cute. Luv the colour! I tuck it underneath the pp. Again, I'm using the packaging, I cut-out the design from it.



Very easy and simple to do. Hope you give it a try. Till then, have a nice day and happy crafting sweeties!

Materials used: Pink Paislee pp, Bazzill cs strips, Jennibowlin button chipboard, Prima swirl with white lace, Pink Paislee Element Stickers, Prima lace, Sassafras Lass rub-ons, Button.

Slice Design Card: Wedding.

Play Time Layout By AK

Hi everyone. Happy monday! I hope things are good with all of you. If you happens to drop by the store come and check out the many classes available for you. From basic scrapbook to card making, mini album, altered canvas and many more. All you need to do is ask our friendly staff and check out the schedule for this month and more.

This week i have another layout to share and mainly i played with stamps. I used the bubble effect stamp from unity stamp (best seller and out of stock for the moment) for the background. The title is from Pebbles ABC stickers and i add glossy accents to get the 3d effects. I love making these poppy flowers, they are the easiest to make and will brighten a layout any time.

Material lists:

Pattern Papers - Pebbles Happy Go Lucky, Carefree and Happy. Pebbles Ever After, Little Princess.

Alpha - Pebbles ABC Stickers.

Embellishments - Pink Paislee Artisan Elements Borders, AC Glitter Brads and Ribbons.

Stamp - Unity Stamp, Our Life Our Story Words.\

I'll see next week. Take care.

New Goodies!

Hello Crafters, I'm soooo excited to show you what's new in-store...

Teresa Collins Stampmaker Kit make your very own acrylic stamps, masks & embossing folder

New by MME- Stella & Rose

printed papers, embellishments & more

More in store: Graphic 45 (Once Upon a Springtime) More Sizzix dies (Alterations, Sizzix, Ellison Pro) Paper Quilling Kit & quilling papers Grant Archival sticker pads Assorted 12x12 paper pads (Coredinations, Graphic 45) & more...including stock replenishments call us for more info or better still, drop by to grab your favourite brands soon! Create, Enjoy & Be Free Macy :o)