Veeboutique

ten thoughts

1. i finished human anatomy & physiology 1 with an A!
2. i started human anatomy & physiology 2 today.. this time, it won't be as easy as the 1st part [but i will be studying my butt off for sure!]
3. partying for 3 nights in a row was super awesome
4. getting a sore throat & feeling dehydrated on sunday & monday.. totally NOT awesome
5. already started brainstorming for my birthday weekend celebration. the thing is, my bday isn't until september... but i'm making up for last year's 'i'm too old to party so i won't do anything' celebrations
6. fast five = amazing [note: wait until after the credits are done] & i play 'danza kuduro' by don omar on repeat although technically i have no idea what he's saying but i'll assume its about living the rich life with beautiful girls all around [that's what i interpret based on the music video].. i'm close right?!?!
7. i'm worried i won't have much funding for summer 2011 vacation.. so i might have to make this summer 'the summer i fell in love with nyc' [don't hate me laa we might have a one state road trip `=T]
8. i need to get my blog schedule on check! [after i feel better though]
9. it's 6pm & i wanna go to bed already. i'm going to eat the pasta i made, take nyquil & knock that #%*^ out!
10. did i mention my throat hurts when i talk or swallow?!?! grrrr...

my adventure book! scrapbook inspired by the movie UP

I'm super excited to finally unveil the latest project I finished working on.. the 'My Adventure Book' scrapbook featuring my newest friend Melissa & her sweet husband Hugo.

Couple months ago, Melissa contacted me to find out if I can recreate Ellie & Carl's 'My Adventure Book' from Pixar's movie UP as a surprise birthday gift for Hugo. In the 8 years they're been together, they've traveled to many places so she wanted to document it all in a special scrapbook. And last summer they got married & rather than taking a short honeymoon, they're about to embark in another new adventure - for 6-8 months, they're leaving NYC & heading to Portugal!

So it was up to me to make the absolute best birthday gift Hugo would ever receive! I'll admit, I was super intimidated because I had to make the scrapbook from scratch. But once the book was built, filling in the pages was easy & fun to do.

                                                                               

Measurements of the book came out to be legal size paper [11" x 8.5"]. I used two chipboard pieces & covered it with vinyl & red cloth fabric. I punched two holes on the left side & added leather string to bound the chipboards & cardstock papers together.

I didn't have the font for the lettering used in Ellie & Carl's book but I had stamps with a similar freestyle effect to it. So I stamped the letters on white cardstock, outlined it with black pen & cut out each letter, hoping they all would fit into the book (thankfully it did).

I would say the hardest part about the book covers was just using glue & waiting for it to dry. I don't have much patience & I had to redo the front cover because I messed it up [had to keep telling myself.. 'practice makes perfect' over & over]. Overall it came out looking 10x better than I had expected!

                                                                               

If you look at the inside pages of Ellie & Carl's book, you'll see how simple & easy everything was put together. Most of the pages are filled with photos, each with black photo corners. When embellishments were involved, it was random things [ripped articles, pins, drawings, stamps, etc.] put together with glue & tape.

So I created similar pages to Melissa & Hugo's book but added little more details using embellishments. I had used almost all of my scrapbooking supplies that I've saved for the past 2-3 years.. things I've kept for myself to use in the 'future'. But I realize who knows when that will happen & by then I'll have more cute & fun stuff to work with so why not give these things to the people who'll appreciate it the most.

I divided the book into 4 sections: trips taken in the states, trips taken outside the states, wedding, & daily life. Each event has the same lettering stamps used on the front cover & all the photos have black photo corners. I was able to cut & add stickers on the photos themselves & create my own backgrounds and/or scenary.

Along with the pages I scrapbooked, I added additional pages for Melissa [& Hugo because after this I think he'll want to start scrapbooking hehe] to use for their life in Portugal. As a bonus, I added in a travel package with tons of embellishments to go with the whole theme of the book (along with my own personal letter) & a cute hot air balloon mini-card as a gift tag/birthday card.

Ok enough babbling, below are some of the pages I made:

For a complete look at the book & all of the pages, here's a link to my flickr page. I loved making this custom scrapbook (I know, I say that to almost every thing I've crafted but I'm for real this time!) & I can't wait to see what Melissa [& Hugo] add to the rest of the book.

I'm thinking I should make a couple more 'My Adventure Book's & sell them on Etsy. What you guys think? Would they still be popular?!? Either way I think I'll make one for myself `=]

 

 

 

another rainy day.

heeellloooo!

another rainy day. *sigh so far i've missed out on the beautiful sunny days due to sleep and/or school/work. yet i somehow managed to stay awake on rainy days.. am i doomed with wet frizzy hair & over-the-top huge umbrellas for another month?!?! let's hope not!

i finally finished this HUGE scrapbook i've been working on for a customer/newest amigo [Hi Melissa!]. you know it's huge & awesome when you finish it & think 'ok i want to keep this for myself now..' luckily the scrapbook is in the very hands of the customer plus it would be really creepy to keep it with photos of a couple i just met last summer. but that just means make another one for myself (& possibly anyone else who would like to buy one)! once i upload the photos, a post about it will come soon.

you won't believe the mess i've left while working on this project. not only is the office in shambles, but even the dining table looks like a war zone. so guess what i'll be doing today?

hopefully i'll get back to a 'regular' posting schedule by tomorrow but for now i'd like to share some links that's caught my eye in the last few days [& possibly even a week or two ago]. enjoy!

• love reading cute simple love stories, like this one
• for people who are easily distracted.. [5 minutes later] click here!
• because my bathroom is a mess right now, cleaning tips. i guess it's more of a reminder for me than you.
• 38 life lessons in 38 years via zen habits
• 50 things every graphic designer student should know [most can be even relatable to other careers] via swiss miss

i'd like to end this post with my current favorite song as of late [most likely will be my summer 2011 jam]: