smidapaper gals had a blast at Made With Love’s Sizzix Retailer Event. We spent 12 hours having the most fun ever with Julianna Hudgins, Sandra, Elvira, Swee Ching , Jasmine & Aida. Three cheers for the “Loving’ hospitality! These gals rock and smidapaper came home to Penang with the Grand Lucky Draw prize- a Sizzix Big Shot Pro & Pro Die. Sandra & Jasmine almost ‘died’ presenting it.

Last Saturday our cosy space at smidapaper studio was buzzing with activity and life. After our short break of reorganizing and hooking up a new cashiering system, the store was happy to welcome exuberant cardmakers into its arms.

Cindy Lee’s cardmaking class that day was a sold out affair, forcing us to even add an extra space for one more crafter. Everyone had an absolute blast, some rekindling their love for crafting and some being introduced to the array of tools and gadgets for the first time. Even though some were strangers it felt like a gathering of old friends sharing in the adventure of creating works of art.

Since it felt like a party, Sheila decided to make it even more fun by hosting an impromptu lucky draw and one beaming student won a brand new set of Practicing Creativity hot air balloon clear stamps. At 5pm, everyone left pleased with their creations and the splendid afternoon they had.

To get in on the action, check here for Cindy Lee’s monthly cardmaking classes. They’re really popular so book ahead and be prepared for a jolly good time.

note: pictures courtesy of Josie.

Autumn tones, May Arts trim, Prima pearl accents,

rediscovering my square punches. Happy scrapping!

It’s been a year since we closed the island store. so much has changed in our lives, and in yours, I would imagine.
Up, down, down , up, that’s the way life goes but I’m sure if you’re a scrapper, as you sit and look back, you would say, that it’s been good. =)
I was looking through old projects, deciding which to bring to the store to display and an unexpected gush of emotion answered the question I asked myself, yesterday morning, as I climbed the stairs to another new chapter in the smidapaper story. “Why on earth am I doing this?”

I looked through the pages. At the time I made them, it may have been hard work, I may have rushed through , wanting to finish. But today, they reminded me of the reason why. That so much more than the art, and the business. The pretty products . The faces & moments captured. Scrapbooking is the story of our lives!
I wanted you to know that I’m really happy to be able to help you to tell your story.

Colours turned down. Mixing patterned paper. ( & still in love with flowers)

In this layout I used at least 8 patterned papers, from a few different collections & brands. Who knew yellow would work with purple! =)
Try using many different papers in different sizes & proportions. Define each with distress ink & use slim strips to frame & separate.

Flowery products have never been prettier! Use different textures , even rub ons, choosing complimentary colors to unify your layout.

I’m also loving die cut shapes and messing them up.  I’m not really a technique person. What I really like is working with colour schemes & combos and being surprised
when they work.  Lately, I’ve been thinking of ways to incorporate more journaling into my pages. The usual journal tags are usually too small to tell the whole story. I’ve taken to occupying 1/3 of a page to tell my story and in mini books have found all sorts of ways to add journaling pages.

We will be at Cziplee Plus, Bangsar this weekend for some workshops. Come by if you have questions on journaling, colour matching…

Next week, we will introduce our new DT, who will share her beautiful card creations with us!

Our “This Is Love”, “What a hoot” & “Girl Friday” Kits have sold out on our e store, not sure if there are any more available at Cziplee but grab them if they do cos they won’t be repeated. Thanks for your support =) More kits coming up soon!

Also more shopping days!

smidapaper wishes all the mums out there, happy mothers’ day!