PictureDesigns : Visible Changes

Yesterday, I was so excited to receive an email from Mayya Al Rawahi, my dear friend from Oman whom I just met on last fasting month. She is the wife of Hamed, my husband's business partner, and she has four kids. Wow, I couldn't imagined having four kids and still managed to spare the time traveling the world like she did... Even though we just met, I thought we shared many things in common and we clicked right away like old friends!

She sent me photos of our kids trip to Trans Studio and I made it into scrap as a remembrance of the good time we had in Bandung. Too bad I forgot to take picture of us, me and her together, when we went shopping at Heritage Factory Outlets or while we were having dinner at The Valley. It would have been great to have something to remember her of! I turned the photo into sepia to match the tone of the autumn kit and put loads of flower clustering around the frame. I really glad to have a dear friend like her from across the continent and I hope we can see each other again real soon...

On top of all, this layout received LOTW (Lay Out of the Week) at ScrapMatters. So many lovely comments are left in my gallery. I'm so surprised :)

Fall is almost here and this is the first autumn kit that I worked on this season. Sandra of Picture Designs re-released this kit at ScrapMatters and I think this is truly a very versatile kit with some beautiful fall elements, but also perfect for preserving all kind of your memories.

Visible Changed by PictureDesigns

PictureDesigns : little gardener, Artsy Paperpack, Whoopi - The Alpha (25 May)

This May, Sandra from Picture Designs is still guesting at ScrapMatters and these are her latest release : little gardener, Artsy Paperpack, Whoopi - the alpha. I adore her artsy papers, they are so exquisite.... :)

PictureDesigns : little owl in the blossoms

Fancy owl and snail? This kit is for you then! Little owl in the blossoms by PictureDesigns is a beautiful kit to scrap your priceless memories. Its versatile enough to scrap boys and girl, pets and nature.

Included are:
- 18 unique papers (solids and patterned)
- 68 unique elements (85 in total)
- 3 labels in 3 colours each

I used it to scrap Alyssa's playgroup photos while she was performing in an end of school assembly, posing as owl. She also sang this song :

Matahari tenggelam hari mulai malam.
Terdengar burung hantu.
Suaranya merdu.
Ku ku ku ku ku ku ku ku ku ku.

PictureDesigns : Sweet Life (6 April)

Mama Mia, this kit is just so sweet... as sweet as its name, Sweet Life by PictureDesigns. She is a guest designer at Scrapmatter this April and this kit is already released there.

I just love the soft color pallet : blue, pink and a splash of beige. Pastel colors really are my favorite nowadays since they are very versatile to be used with almost all photos. The soft colors blend quite harmoniously with the photos without becoming to overwhelming...

This kit is perfect to scrap page about someone you love. Lots of scattered hearts and various flowers can be found here. LOVE this....!

Note : Honorable Mention at Ginger Scraps

PictureDesigns : Colourful Life

March is here! Spring time.... Sandra from PictureDesigns has a new release just come out fresh from the oven. She named this kit Colourful Life and it's up for grab here.

This is a beautiful, colourful and very versatile kit perfect for scrapping so many captured moments in your life. Included are:
- 65 unique elements (some in differents versions - over 100 in total).
- 13 unique papers.

And this is my take on this kit :

PictureDesigns : lil'Boy Kit & The Urban Fairy : Photo Treatment Action Version 2

I used this lil`Boy Kit by PictureDesigns to experiment with Selective Colour technique. I needed a dark bakground to show off the photos, so I chose this kit. I've downoaded this kit last month but hasn't got any idea how to use it yet so... this is it! This time, I opted for more clean look and only used a little element. And I tried out a new shadowing technique using Edit > Transform > Warp to get the this look on the photo's shadow! Check it out....

This kit contains 13 papers and more than 60 elements plus unique Word Arts. The color scheme of the papers is so soft, with combination of pastel blue and brown. Even though this kit is clearly dedicated for boys, but you can use it for basically anything, like what I did here.

I was in the mood to try out The Urban Fairy's Photo Treatment Actions Volume 2 - Black & White. Danielle has created series of fantastic actions that really speed up your scrapping time. It's being tested now and will be released soon. So stay tune, scrappers!  I'm so grateful that I sent her my CT applying email back then :). She is such a creative and productive designer! Here is the result of my experiment with her Black and White actions :

PictureDesigns : You and Me

Sandra from PictureDesigns created this beautiful kit called You and Me as a celebration of love. So, it works great for all pages and cards about love, anniversary's, valentine`s day and also just for every other kind of lovely memories. Included are 12 great papers, 60 unique elements (92 in total) and 5 WAs.

If you're looking for lots of heart form to scrap your layout, this kit is totally yours! And the colorful flowers available here will make a diverse cluster suited to decorate your frame.

I, myself, decided to re-do my black and white wedding photo into totally new layout. Wow, I love the total look... so colorful, so different with the original version :)

LOTD from Scrappity-Doo-Dah

On the morning of Christmas Day, I received this email in my BlackBerry :

Dear swastinadia,
You have received a new private message at Scrappity-Doo-Dah from hclappy, entitled "Congratulations on LOTD!". To read the original version, respond to, or delete this message, you must log in here: http://scrappity-doo-dah.com/forum/private.php

This is the message that was sent:
***************
Congratulations on winning Layout of the Day at Scrappity-Doo-Dah.com! We have a special blinkie for you to wear and show off your win! You can find your winning layout in our Spoon Full of Sugar Forum (http://scrappity-doo-dah.com/forum/showthread.php?p=168264#post168264)!

Need some help adding it to your signature?
1.) Right click on the blinkie and select Copy Image Location
2.) Click on User CP from the Scrappity-doo-Dah Forum page
3.) Click on Edit Signature
4.) In the Edit Signature box, click on the Insert Image icon, then paste link
5. ) If you now click Preview Signature you'll see your blinkie above. Remember to Save Signature when you're done!

Best Wishes!
SDD Cardinal Team

She also commented on this thread : Today's LOTD goes to swastinadia for her LO Mother's Day. I love the blending and poem. The photos are sweet and it makes me want to make one for my mom :).   Wow, what a nice surprise! I just join SDD on 15 December 2011, and I got LOTD 10 days after that. Yippie.... This is the layout that won LOTD :

This is a totally my lucky charm's layout! Not only that I gave this layout to my mother as Mother's Day gift, this piece also won me LOTD. How cool is that :). By the way, I use poem by Champagne S. Baker and growing love kit by PictureDesigns.

PictureDesigns : joyfully, growing love, Life is beautiful

My newest designer that I work as a CT for, Sandra from PictureDesigns, just released a new kit called joyfully. This huge kit is created in honour of the most magical time of the year. Included are 12 papers, 60 unique elements and 15 Wordlabels and WAs in traditional colours to preserve all of your wonderful christmas and holiday photos.

I used this kit to participate in one of SDD challenges : Wordart Lovin hosted by CLAUDIO. I love all the unique patterned papers in this kit... making it such a hard decision just to pick one :). Finally, I came up with this layout :

Other kit that I used to create my next page is this : growing love. She created this kit with her sweet little niece in mind. She is 15 month old now and her love for her is growing an growing every time she sees her... So this kit is perfect for scrapping all the sweet little (and bigger) girls in your life, your best friends, your furry friends or every kind of love-pages.

All elements are created in PNG-format and all papers in JPG-format (12x12 at 300 dpi) for perfect printing-quality. Included are: 12 papers, 45 unique elements (some come in different colours, so its a total of 58 elements), 9 WAs and 6 Word-labels (2 of them in different colours, so a total of 17). You will find frames, stamps, bows and ribbons, different flowers, doodle-stickers, a staple, a stich, a crown, tags, and much more in it...

Since today is Mother's Day in Indonesia, I made this layout and dedicate it to my lovely mom. Love you, mom... you're my inspiration!  I used old pictures of she and baby me and my 3 years old me. I created this is in 10 inch x 8 inch size paper so I can print it and frame it to out in her office :)

The last kit I experimented for my layout is Life is beautiful. This is a colourful, versatile and huge kit with a lot of unique papers and elements. Everything is designed in a great quality for perfect printing results! Included are : 14 papers 12x12, more than 50 unique elements, 8 WordArts, 9 WordTags/WordLabels. Some elements come in more colours, so there is a total of 78 elements and WA included!

My niece, Salma, has perfect photos of her as a little-orange-riding-hood  to create my layout. She is a very active toddler with lovely smile :). And here is my layout on her :

OKC Welcome 2012 by PictureDesigns

This is the second OKC I did this month from Sandra at PictureDesigns. This kit is called Welcome 2012 and I love it so much.This kit has various stunning frames that I really had a hard time picking one :). Look at the frame I finally chose for my layout! It's such a classic and has a royal feeling to it...

My favorite paper would be the black paper with gold glitter accent. It has completely caught my eyes the first time I check the folder. An the elements are just fabulous. There are some colorful music notes, keyboard, resolution list, butterflies and pretty flowers.  I didn't have New Year pictures so I just wrote down my resolution for next year instead.

When I PM her to submit my layout, I admitted that I am a fan of her work and truly had a great time playing with it. And guess what, Sandra offered me to join her team as Guest CT. Wow... what a dream comes true.... :)