BLOGHEAD full of (S)craps

2009-12-28T20:21:00.004+08:00

i made this as a free gift for a friend, alfie, who ordered two notebooks from me recently. i hope he likes it. i need to practise scrapping notebook for the guys because i have received 3 orders for next year...all meant for young teenage boys. i am now hunting for the right patterned papers and embellishments for the three books.

2009-12-27T15:05:00.019+08:00

in view of the queries i received regarding my scrapbooking work, i decided to put this up for those who are interested.

please email me at putri_serikandi@yahoo.com.sg for clarifications and/or with the item details. discounts will be given if you order 2 items and more. thank you :D

item description and sale price

door sign cum fridge magnets
price: S$12

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item description and sale price

wedding guestbook
album: 9.5" x 10.75"
page: 9" x 9", 12 pages (front and back)
price: S$100

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item description and sale price

journal/notebook
size: 13cm x 20.5cm
writing pages: 104 pages (front & back)
binding: silver ring with ribbons
cover pages: mounting board
price: S$30.00

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item description and sale price

journal/notebook
size: 13cm x 20.5cm
writing pages: 78 pages (front & back)
binding: choice for longer-end binding or short-end binding
price: S$20.00

writing pages: 104 pages (front & back)
price: S$25.00

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item description and sale price

journal/notebook
size: 10.5cm x 15.5cm
writing pages: 78 pages (front & back)
binding: choice for longer-end binding or short-end binding
price: S$15.00

writing pages: 104 pages (front & back)
price: S$20.00

2009-12-27T14:44:00.001+08:00

my new notebook!!!

2009-12-06T01:01:00.004+08:00

i have been executing few projects in a month since october. and i have currently 3 projects in hand of which i have to complete before end december. however, i have to drop whatever i was working on to start on a new rush job with a short deadline, ie. monday 7 dec. my niece is flying to japan on tuesday and she has to bring it for a japanese family there.

scraping a notebook for a japanese family is another great challenge for me. i have been thinking for a theme and layout since i received the call. japanese love printed florals and they love cute stuff. i have never done any cute book before. and i really have to put in all my thoughts about japanese preference and all the cute characters which have become their icons. i do not want this book to end up like a present from a japanese to another japanese. i must ensure that japanese identity won't be present in this book.

so, this is what i have done to date ...

below: one of the dividers

below: cover page

i will bind them together tomorrow with silver rings as the request was for more writing pages. i shall update the pictures after i have completed the set.

2009-12-19T10:40:00.006+08:00

my first wedding guestbook that i scrapped...

my hubby and i managed to complete it last night. it was a very exciting experience and we both enjoyed working on it together. as i felt very tensed working on this project and couldn't get myself the confidence to cut the papers, my hubby was more than happy to rescue me. he cut all the textured and patterned cardstocks, and pasted them so well with his steady hands.

the final product is so so so pretty, that i wish it was my wedding and this is my guestbook.

2009-12-18T21:02:00.012+08:00

a friend ordered these two books as gifts. this time, i need to bind 4 sets of writing cardstocks. his requests -

1. one cat motif
2. one butterfly motif
3. extra writing pages
4. incorporate with photos of his friends

above: a thick notebook. extra set of writing pages also mean extra dividers and embellishments.

above: i used a broader and wider binding spine for these two projects

below photos: i shall let you compare the dividers in the two notebooks

2009-12-13T16:47:00.002+08:00

made these 3-d door signs for my sis' house-warming gifts. my hubby helped to cut out the mounting board for this project.

it was my hubby's idea to paste magnet plates at the back of the signs. it gives a better alternative for my sis. she can either hang them on her door or paste them on her fridge. nice...

2009-12-08T23:08:00.000+08:00

i love my butterfly tags

2009-12-08T22:37:00.003+08:00

a simple notebook as a birthday gift for a 11-year old. it was simple with only three dividers as i only had to complete it overnight.

2009-12-08T22:09:00.005+08:00

my notebook already in japan by the time i posted these up

2009-12-08T21:53:00.002+08:00

today is a beautiful day because the postlady turned up at my door with these...

2009-12-04T20:51:00.001+08:00

trying to get my funky right

2009-12-02T21:07:00.007+08:00

traditional scrapbooking

2009-11-25T00:17:00.004+08:00

bookmark for him (free gift)

scrapped notebook from him to her

2009-11-22T16:16:00.001+08:00

a scrap notebook
theme: black and pink
remarks: gift from him to her...2-yr relationship
finishing touch: name spelt out on a pvc clear sheet instead on the cover page

2009-11-17T20:25:00.001+08:00

thank you, marilyn!!!

2009-11-15T22:55:00.001+08:00

went to popular to get these two mounting boards - black and red

2009-11-14T15:59:00.004+08:00

i know that i need lots of different techniques in order to produce better and nicer notebooks. and for the record, to date i have received 4 orders to complete by december. and this round i'll be using more clips and frames. my hubby will help me to cut mounting board as frames and corners. and i plan to have 1 of the books to have a mounting board frame as the cover page, and bound not using the normal white binding spine, but the silver rings. i can visualise how cool it will be. as everything will depend on all the details, well...i need to be more creative when using eyelets this time, especially when playing around with patterned papers and cardstocks. eyelets, papers and cardstocks sound very basic and elementary. but after watching more video tutorials over the youtube, i realize every detail on these basics makes lots of difference.

this time my work will be more challenging because i will be applying new techniques and totally different layouts for all the 4 books. even the themes vary. outdoor, tomboyish, funky and all-floral themes will allow me to play and discover.

my hub asked me to get airbrush whilst my eldest girl found a portable binding machine at a shop somewhere in limbang. i'm not sure if i have enough funds to go around. why? it's another story in my another blog.

anyhow, this is one of the techniques that i'd love to try...

2009-11-11T19:19:00.003+08:00

fatin's new cover page, dividers and tags

2009-11-08T22:06:00.002+08:00

fatin has been asking for a new cover page for her scrapped notebook. so, today i executed the new pages, dividers and tags for her...

2009-11-05T10:24:00.006+08:00

scrapbooking started only as a leisure past time to relieve my stress but somehow it took a turning point and subsequently it is now glued on me as an undivided passion.

i never initiated my work to go for sales. there has never been such plan but it happened. it started as gifts i made for my friends appreciating the bonding, for their birthdays or simply as farewell gifts. and realizing of how forgetful a person i am, i decided to preserve them in pictures and post them on my blogs for journaling purpose. not only for records but also for me to assess the progress i made.

gradually these pictures have attracted my FB friends, bloggermates, colleagues and friends of my children and i have since been receiving queries and orders for my work. i am pleased with myself because i have always wanted to make a mark in my life and scrapbooking has somehow let me create a colourful mark independently.

and now i have started to receive order from malaysia. but i need to survey how can the payment be transferred to me at their convenience. i do not wish to trouble anyone. for them, i want to execute something so beautiful that they will give the first look with a WOW!

i am currently studying tim holtz' layouts and creations. there is no way i can copy his work because i am really lousy at 'copy and paste'. tim, like the others namely marion, heidi, janet etc., never failed to leave his signature on his work. one look and you know it's tim's. that's what has always inspired me. i want to create my own signature work. i am making that my goal. 2009 will only last for another less than two months, and i am glad to bring my signature work over to 2010. it will be a brand new year with a brand new chapter in my scrapbooking. and to make it a more awesome mark, i have now decided to have my work reach my customers and fb fans with my own signature.

a label-cut will be printed on 120gsm/150gsm card and pasted outside the back-cover of the book, or at the back of a bookmark, etc. what do you think?

2009-11-05T10:18:00.002+08:00

free gifts for my customers

to show my appreciation, each customer will get either a bookmark or a mini-swing-undated-calendar, or both
thank you for your kind support

2009-11-04T10:18:00.010+08:00

november order #3

the birthday girl's favourite colour is purple. therefore, i need to play around with the colours to blend well with purple. as she's still a young child, i challenge myself to make it pretty sweet for her age. and when i received the latest kit and saw 'bambi', i knew it's meant for her. i really hope she likes 'bambi'.

2009-11-04T09:54:00.006+08:00

november order #2

a gift for ayinn

i tried to make her book colourful, sweet and neat to suit her age

2009-11-04T08:55:00.006+08:00

november order #1

simple, without name to personalize