The Good Life

Currently You Class

After reading the entire lesson of CURRENTLY YOU, I started gathering the supplies. Unfortunately, I don't have glassine bags. What I have is a Neena translucent paper and sewing machine. So before I started, I made my own glassine bag. I also fussy cut 95% of the embellishments and use a Cricut machine for the cover page. I truly enjoyed this class. :)

IS IT FOMO?

Ever since I started scrapbooking, I have always wanted to buy the latest products in the market. Pre-order is my favorite activity. It gives me that certain high knowing that after waiting for a few weeks, a knock on our door will be heard and a delivery guy will hand over to me a box full of new goodies. It feels like I'm in craft supplies heaven.

After a while, I question myself if this is even normal and that is where I first heard the word FoMO or Fear of missing out. I read a few articles and even consulted a few friends in my field of expertise and came out with a better understanding of my situation. I am definitely not experiencing FoMO as I don't look at what others are having and end up experiencing social anxiety for not having it. Most of the time, I'm not even aware of what my crafty friends have in their craft rooms or space because I don't ask them unless I needed them for my projects.  

I concluded that what made me love having new supplies are the following:

• New products inspire me to make new projects. 
• New products inspire me to mix together supplies. It made me go outside my comfort zone and just play with it. 
• Just like any products on the market, I believe in using them before they expire. 
• I love the idea of looking at my past projects and knowing what year it is based on the materials I use at that time. 

New supplies, make me happy. It taught me not to want it all, instead, just the things I needed. 

Day In The Life 2022 | The Process of Building The Base Album

Hello There! How you've been? I hope you are all fine. I am Okay and my absence in this space of mine again was due to a lot of things+sickness of my entire family (we, unfortunately, got infected with Omicron even though we rarely go out) last January. The recovery was long, but we are finally okay now. :) 

While recovering, I spent most of my time in my craft area and just create mini books and Project Life pages day after day. The creative juices keep on flowing and I'm able to create this mini album (4 inches x 4 inches) while talking to a friend yesterday. This coming Thursday, I'm going to participate in Ali Edwards community documenting day. 

Supplies:

• Assorted double-sided (4-inches x 4 inches) scrapbook papers. The number depends on how much you need. For me, I used 17 pcs
• A roll of washi tape
• Scissor
• Double-sided tape
• Cotton bias tape
• Foam tape
• Assorted chipboard pieces
• Assorted Die cuts 
• Assorted Ephemera
• 1 Decorative brads

I stacked the papers to see if I cut them evenly. Well, I didn't, but it's okay. Then, I arranged them side by side one by one, and roll a washi tape in between. 

I leave a small space between two papers for allowance. 

I cut the excess washi tape. 

As you can see, the papers line up nicely by adhering them one by one. If I just add a strip of washi to the side, it will not adhere properly. I'm still thinking if I should spread a thin layer of white glue for an additional bond. 

LAYOUT SHARE: YOU & ME

Thanks to my dear friend Lala for the Overlay & Mintay papers of Kaera Crafts I really had fun layering and consuming almost 100 pcs of glue dots 😂 while watching Penthouse and getting crazy over the storyline. Here's a quick video of the finishing touches.